It’s easy to forget about “Tomorrow Never Knows.” Bruce has never performed it live, and I’ve never seen a fan ask for it or heard Bruce talk about it. And yet, it’s arguably one of the songs that best defines the album on which it’s hidden away.<\/p>\n
Bruce wrote “Tomorrow Never Knows” during the mixing stages of Magic–<\/em>in fact, it was one of the very first songs written for the album that would become Working on a Dream. <\/em><\/p>\n That first group of songs also included “What Love Can Do<\/a>,” “This Life,” “Life Itself<\/a>,” and “My Lucky Day<\/a>,” and together with “Tomorrow Never Knows,” it’s clear that Bruce was beginning to come to terms with aging in a way that he really hadn’t addressed before.<\/p>\n Working on a Dream<\/em> would develop into a fascinating document of an artist taking stock of his life, love, family, friends and body of work. It’s the gateway to all of his later work, both musically and lyrically–and “Tomorrow Never Knows” is one of the plainest yet loveliest examples.<\/p>\n Take a careful listen to the song below, and use headphones if you have them to get the full effect.<\/p>\n