TL;DR:
- Paul McCartney sang The Beatles’ “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” at a celebration and the Maharishi heard it.
- Paul discussed the way the Maharishi and other people reacted to the song.
- “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” charted in the United States but it didn’t reach the top 40.

Paul McCartney wrote The Beatles‘ “Ob-La Di, Ob-La-Da” while the Fab Four were studying meditation under the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Paul played “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” for the Maharishi during a celebration. Subsequently, he revealed what the spiritual leader thought of the tune.
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