50+ Music<p>"Taxman" is a song by English rock band <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/theBeatles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theBeatles</span></a>, from their 1966 album <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Revolver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Revolver</span></a>. Written by the group's lead guitarist, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GeorgeHarrison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgeHarrison</span></a>, with some lyrical assistance from <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JohnLennon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohnLennon</span></a>, it protests against the higher level of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/progressiveTax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>progressiveTax</span></a> imposed in the United Kingdom by the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a> government of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HaroldWilson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HaroldWilson</span></a>, which saw the Beatles paying a 95% <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/supertax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>supertax</span></a>. The song was selected as the album's opening track. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMdcE8jdz70" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=gMdcE8jdz7</span><span class="invisible">0</span></a></p>