Things only John8581 knows about the Beatles

"1. "Get Back"

The first draft of "Get Back" included the line "Don't dig no Pakistani taking all the people's jobs," but the line was cut when the band realized that the lyric, intended to be an ironic comment on right-wing groups attacking Pakistani immigrants, would be interpreted as racist. They were right about this: Years later, The Sun found a copy of the first draft and accused the band of xenophobia."

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