It's All Too Much

George Harrison wrote It's All Too Much in 1967 about LSD and the ideals of the Summer of Love; the Beatles recorded it that spring and released it on Yellow Submarine in 1969. Hillage told Trouser Press in 1976 that he was drawn to its positive message and its way of conveying joy without escapism, and Sounds called his choice of it one of the policy statements of his solo career. He changed one line of the lyric. Richie Unterberger at AllMusic called it a dazzling cover, and Uncut's Nigel Williamson called it stunning.

It closed L and was released as a single in October 1976, without charting. Live, it became a crowd-pleasing stomper and one of his three most played songs, often joined to The Golden Vibe; there are versions on Live Herald, the Rockpalast film and the BBC's Radio 1 concerts. Journey, The Church and The Flaming Lips have also covered it.