The 1964 Beatles song John Lennon considered meaningless: “It doesn’t mean a damn thing”The Beatles’ evolution during the mid-1960s in a relatively short time will never be seen again, but it didn’t happen overnight, despite appearing to be incredibly sudden. John Lennon was brazenly open about 1964’s ‘I Should Have Known Better’ being devoid of meaning. However, in 1980, when Lennon sat down for a candid conversation with Playboy’s David Sheff, he brutally said: “Just a song; it doesn’t mean a damn thing.” They’re good— but if you read the whole song, it doesn’t say anything; you don’t know what happened. ‘I Should Have Known Better’ doesn’t have a profound message attached; it’s a beautiful pop song, nonetheless, with a delightful hook that only The Beatles could have recorded in 1964.