 Soon afterwards, Lennon told Jonathan Cott of "Rolling Stone" that this criticism was "sour grapes" on the director's part, since Godard had been unable to get the band to appear in "One Plus One" and so had approached the Stones.On her arrival in London in December, American singer Nina Simone was quoted as saying she wanted to "know what the message is" in "Revolution" so that she could perform the song effectively in concert.Instead, she wrote and recorded an answer song, also titled "Revolution", partly based on Lennon's composition.