I hear what your saying, but the words "helter skelter" in this song were in reference to the Age of Aquarius. Many people think that the Age of Aquarius occurred in the 20th century. Like the 5th Dimension singing that "this is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius." The origins of the phrase "Helter Skelter" go back a lot further than the Beatles and Charles Manson. I always assumed the line in the song "Aquarian Age running helter skelter" meant that the mid to late 1900's had some bizarre, wild, violent and tumultuous moments. It certainly ties in with the theme of the song a lot better than a semi-hidden personal attack of Dennis.
If he was referencing the song - well, even that makes sense as we know Mike likes to name drop other songs into his songs, so this is not unusual. He uses quotes from Jan & Dean and the Rolling Stones as well as the Beach Boys. In that particular verse, he is singing about the British Invasion and Liverpool in a song that talks about the best of times, the worst of times. The Manson killings during the era he is singing about certainly qualifies as the worst of times.
I think that people hate Mike so much that they are always looking for ulterior motives with everything he sings, says or writes. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.![]()
If he was referencing the song - well, even that makes sense as we know Mike likes to name drop other songs into his songs, so this is not unusual. He uses quotes from Jan & Dean and the Rolling Stones as well as the Beach Boys. In that particular verse, he is singing about the British Invasion and Liverpool in a song that talks about the best of times, the worst of times. The Manson killings during the era he is singing about certainly qualifies as the worst of times.
I think that people hate Mike so much that they are always looking for ulterior motives with everything he sings, says or writes. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.