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McCartney wrote the song after seeing two monkeys copulating in the street while on retreat in Rishikesh, India with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. He marvelled in the simplicity of this natural scenario when compared to the emotional turmoil of human relationships. He later said:

‘’A male just hopped on the back of this female and gave her one, as they say in the vernacular. Within two or three seconds he hopped off again and looked around as if to say, ‘It wasn’t me,’ and she looked around as if there’d been some mild disturbance … And I thought … that’s how simple the act of procreation is … We have horrendous problems with it, and yet animals don’t.’‘

Lennon was unhappy that McCartney recorded the song without him. In his 1980 interview with Playboy, he said:

Playboy: “Why Don’t We Do It In The Road?”
Lennon: That’s Paul. He even recorded it by himself in another room. That’s how it was getting in those days. We came in and he’d made the whole record. Him drumming. Him playing the piano. Him singing. But he couldn’t—he couldn’t—maybe he couldn’t make the break from the Beatles. I don’t know what it was, you know. I enjoyed the track. Still, I can’t speak for George, but I was always hurt when Paul would knock something off without involving us. But that’s just the way it was then.
Playboy: You never just knocked off a track by yourself?
Lennon: No.
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  • rborlax

    :twisted:

    18 days ago

  • pravdt

    the most important question of humanity, after 'to be or not to be?' [3]

    March 2012

  • foolsfallinlove

    the most important question of humanity, after 'to be or not to be?' [2]

    March 2012

  • coxyboy11

    The greatest philosophical question of the 20th century [4]

    February 2012

  • cooljulian

    The greatest philosophical question of the 20th century [3]

    January 2012

  • amagni

    Lydia Lunch did a freaky cover of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiowCFfejH8

    January 2012

  • naotas_forehead

    Because then we'd get run over and/or arrested. Jeez, Paul, keep it in yo pants

    December 2011

  • kayfabbs

    yeah...why Don't we do it in the road?

    October 2011

  • lyla_wonderland

    The greatest philosophical question of the 20th century. [2]

    October 2011

  • davidbowiegirl

    Great song! Love the screaming vocals :p

    July 2011

  • ritajun

    Why Not? I Will <3

    July 2011

  • malzee154

    The greatest philosophical question of the 20th century.

    June 2011

  • Lilloneto

    why not?

    June 2011

  • paul30802

    Love this song! By the way guys if any of u want a free iphone 4 check out this site FREEIPHONE4-METROLYRICS.INFO Actually works! Just got mine the other day haha

    May 2011

  • prominence_la

    Heh heh...used to listen to this "Breakfast Beatles" program in Georgia that'd play this every Friday. The DJs would then commence to sing this. Awfully. I miss that so bad.

    May 2011

  • jimgravy845

    no good reason I can think of

    April 2011

  • ElfniE

    Why? ~ WHY NOT! <__<

    March 2011

  • becker_90

    First thought while listening to this: "Obvious troll is obvious"

    March 2011

  • mjscholl

    My mom broke this record in half when I was a kid. Ha ha!

    February 2011

  • kristenbrutus

    Fuck this is good.

    December 2010
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