take pleasure in confounding dissectors of his "message" with cryptic lyrics that made no sense at all. Reception In 2006, Mojo placed "And Your Bird Can Sing" at number 41 on its list of "The 101 Greatest Beatles Songs". In his commentary on the track, English academic Toby Litt admired its Indian drone quality and the raga influence in the guitar melody. He said that the riff was perhaps "the most baroque that pop music ever came up with", adding: "Slow it down and it could be a Bach chorale." The following year, Q magazine ranked the song at number 6 on its list "The 20 Greatest Guitar Tracks". In October 2008, Guitar World magazine ranked Harrison's playing on the song at number 69 on its list of the "100 Greatest Guitar Solos". In his 50th anniversary review for Revolver, Steve Marinucci of Billboard described "And Your Bird Can Sing" as "an incredibly ambitious song, highlighted by a superb guitar solo by George Harrison". Thomas Ward of AllMusic describes the song as one of the finest on Revolver. He writes that although Lennon was indifferent to the song and the lyric is "probably nonsense", it's "wildly entertaining" and complements the vocal performances. Ward further praises Harrison's guitar playing, the "lovely" melody and the "unorthodox, yet ingenious bridge". Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone writes that despite Lennon's dislike of it, "And Your Bird Can Sing" is "one of his best songs ever", describing it as "scathing ... yet also empathetic and friendly". Legacy "And Your Bird Can Sing" was used as the theme song for the Beatles' cartoon series during its third season. It was one of the 45 playable tracks included in the 2009 release of the music video game The Beatles: Rock Band. In addition to the song's lyric being among the most widely and diversely interpreted in the Beatles' discography, the Anthology 2 recording is one of the band's most celebrated outtakes. The use of dual, harmonised lead guitar parts on the track was still in its infancy in 1966. The editors of Guitar World comment that this type of pop-rock arrangement would later be popularised by Southern rock bands such as the Allman Brothers Band and Lynyrd Skynyrd, as well as hard rock and metal acts such as Thin Lizzy, Boston and Iron Maiden. American guitarist Joe Walsh sought to master the solo on "And Your Bird