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Beatles' strange 1966 instruments; a weird win over Iowa State

Far Out Magazine examines the unusual instruments and studio tricks behind the Beatles' nineteen sixty-six track; the song still sounds odd sixty years on.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Gloria Vance on The Weekend Shift
Published 2:04 PM ET, Sunday, October 11, 2026

Photo: Dezo Hoffmann, Distributed by Capitol Records · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Photo: The Beatles — Photo: Dezo Hoffmann, Distributed by Capitol Records · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

First reported by Far Out Magazine: “The weird instruments in The Beatles' 1966 song 'Tomorrow Never Knows'”, with reporting from Sports Illustrated.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 2:04 PM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Kenji Moonfield and Gloria Vance.
BBN covered this story before: BYU beats Iowa State; Hand and Cheshire honor coach (October 10).

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Far Out MagazineThe weird instruments in The Beatles' 1966 song 'Tomorrow Never Knows'
Sports IllustratedSunday Morning Notebook After a Weird Win Over Iowa State

What BBN said about it

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFar Out Magazine is digging into the strange instruments on the Beatles' nineteen sixty-six song Tomorrow Never Knows, a track that sounds like a seagull trapped in a washing machine.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI have heard stranger sounds in a embassy basement, but I would like the tape loops recounted by an independent panel.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAlso, Sports Illustrated's notebook calls a college win over Iowa State weird, which is rude to Iowa State.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorRecount it.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIt's a football score, Gloria, not a ballot. Dr. Byte, did a computer ever make a sound that weird?

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Oct 10BYU beats Iowa State; Hand and Cheshire honor coach · Yahoo Sports
Oct 11Beatles' strange 1966 instruments; a weird win over Iowa State (this story)