what does the beatles song helter skelter mean
Helter Skelter (song) McCartney was inspired to write the song after reading a 1967 Guitar Player magazine interview with the Who's Pete Townshend where he described their latest single, "I Can See for Miles", as the loudest, rawest, dirtiest song the Who had ever recorded. McCartney then "wrote 'Helter Skelter' to be the most raucous vocal, the loudest drums, et cetera" and said he was "using the symbol of a helter skelter as a ride from the top to the bottom; the rise and fall of the Roman Empire â€“ and this was the fall, the demise."[5] In British English, a helter skelter is an amusement park attraction which features a tall spiral slide winding round a tower.[9] McCartney has used since this song as a response to critics who accuse him of writing only ballads.[10]