You Never Knew What These Misunderstood Songs Were Really About

‘Ticket to Ride’ – The Beatles

The Beatles’ “Ticket to Ride” is thought by many to be a reference to a young woman riding a train to see her boyfriend. However, according to John Lennon, the song had a different meaning entirely.

He claimed that the song actually referenced cards indicating a clean bill of health, carried by German prostitutes in the 1960s. The Beatles famously played in Hamburg, Germany often prior to attaining worldwide fame.