Glass Onion – Nick Coates

Send us Fan Mail Nick Coates writes Alice and the Eggmen, a Substack that digs into the tangled links between The Beatles and Lewis Carroll. Here he takes on Glass Onion, from the White Album, and makes the case that its refrain – 'looking through a glass onion' – is really a nod to Through the Looking-Glass. They get into the song's queasy, unresolved chords and its sly nods to other songs, including John's lifelong obsession with the Walrus. Alice & The Eggmen: https://thealicecode.substack.com Alice Songs: https://alicesongs.substack.com Follow My Favourite Beatles Song Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/myfavebeatles.bsky.social X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/myfavebeatles Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyFavouriteBeatlesSong Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myfavouritebeatlessong Original music by Joe Kane Logo design by Mark Cunningham