For his Song of the Week yesterday, Mark chose one near and dear to my heart ever since I started in this business back in 1976; George Harrison’s TaxMan, which originally appeared on The Beatles’ 1966 Revolver album. Long time readers know that I have been collecting and posting various different versions of this song as performed by a wide range of different artists for many years.

It’s been a while since I have added any new ones to my collections, but I still have several audio and video versions in some of my online storage facilities.

There have been several articles discussing the lyrics to the song and how they are still as relevant today as they were in the 1960s. Mark, who is an accomplished songwriter and singer himself, takes his analysis even deeper, going into the possible origins of the music and its beat. The connection to the theme song from the old Adam West Batman TV show seems so obvious now that I’m embarrassed I didn’t notice it earlier.

If, like me, you can’t get enough background info on George Harrison’s timeless classic, check out Mark Steyn’s review of it.