“I Am the Walrus” became a modest hit in the United States — if that. It reached No. 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed on the chart for four weeks.

The Beatles’ “I Am the Walrus” became a very modest hit. It peaked at No. 56 on the Billboard Hot 100, remaining on the chart for four weeks.

“I Am the Walrus” Album: Magical Mystery Tour (1967) Composer: Lennon/McCartney. Call it a voyeuristic ride through an acid head’s mind, or call it a cryptic diatribe on capitalism.

The Beatles had many many famous songs over the years, but one particular hit track wasn't played by the British Broadcasting Corporation because of the words being sung by John Lennon ...

That "I Am the Walrus" Cover Might Be Super Significant to Watchmen Season 2. By Amanda Prahl. Updated on Dec 17, 2019 at 9:20 AM. HBO HBO.

George Harrison's 1967 quote about "I Am the Walrus," for example, could equally apply to Watchmen: "People look for all sorts of hidden meanings. It's serious, but it's also not serious.