This week I've decided to talk about the song "Hey Jude" by the Beatles. "Hey Jude," was written by John McCartney and credited to John Lennon, and sung by the Beatles. The song was originally called "Hey Jules" because it was written to comfort Lennon's son during his divorce with his mother. McCartney changed the title to "Hey Jude", because McCartney felt it was easier to sing Jude instead of Jules. This is not the only interpretation of the meaning behind the song. Paul wrote this song for John's son, Julian, during John and Cynthia's divorce. It was initially going to be called "Hey Jules."
John, however, thought it was written for him, supporting his relationship with Yoko.
Julian, (Lennon's Son). admitted to McCartney, that he felt closer to him than he did to his father, while growing up. "Hey Jude," is the Beatles longest running song, running at 7 minutes and 11 seconds. This was the first song released on Apple Records, the record label owned by The Beatles. It was recorded at the Trident Studios, London, on July 31 and August 1, 1968 with a 36 piece orchestra. Orchestra members clapped and sang on the fadeout.
Hey Jude
Hey Jude, don't make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better
Hey Jude, don't be afraid
You were made to go out and get her
The minute you let her under your skin
Then you begin to make it better
And anytime you feel the pain, hey Jude, refrain
Don't carry the world upon your shoulders
For well you know that it's a fool who plays it cool
By making his world a little colder
Na na na, na na, na na na na
Hey Jude, don't let me down
You have found her, now go and get her
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better
So let it out and let it in, hey Jude, begin
You're waiting for someone to perform with
And don't you know that it's just you? Hey Jude, you'll do
The movement you need is on your shoulder
Na na na, na na, na na na na, yeah
Hey Jude, don't make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her under your skin
Then you begin to make it better
Better, better, better, better, better, oh!
Na na na, na-na na na
Na-na na na, hey Jude
Na na na, na-na na na
Na-na na na, hey Jude
Na na na, na-na na na
Na-na na na, hey Jude
Na na na, na-na na na
Na-na na na, hey Jude
Na na na, na-na na na
Na-na na na, hey Jude
Na na na, na-na na na
Na-na na na, hey Jude
Monday, January 30, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
"Penny Lane"
"Penny Lane" was written by Paul McCartney and sung by the Beatles in 1967. Paul and John Lennon would ride a bus that met at the corner by John's house. The bus so happened to drive along "Penny Lane." Throughout the song, Paul and John write about the everyday sights and sounds they see along their bus ride. They incorporated all of their surroungdings into a very popular song.
Digging a little deeper into the lyrics, "the 'shelter in the middle of the roundabout" refers to the old bus shelter. Later this bus shelter was developed into a restaurant with a Beatles theme. "Four of fish and finger pies," turned up as british slang. This refers to four pennies worth of fish and chips back in the day. Looking through the lyrics you can infer to the different places that run along this bus route, and use imagery to see what they saw through their eyes so many years ago.
In Penny Lane there is a barber showing photographs
Of every head he's had the pleasure to know
And all the people that come and go
Stop and say hello
On the corner is a banker with a motorcar
The little children laugh at him behind his back
And the banker never wears a mack
In the pouring rain, very strange
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes
There beneath the blue suburban skies
I sit, and meanwhile back
In Penny Lane there is a fireman with an hourglass
And in his pocket is a portrait of the queen
He likes to keep his fire engine clean
It's a clean machine
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes
A four of fish and finger pies
In summer, meanwhile back
Behind the shelter in the middle of a roundabout
The pretty nurse is selling poppies from a tray
And though she feels as if she's in a play
She is anyway
In Penny Lane the barber shaves another customer
We see the banker sitting waiting for a trim
And then the fireman rushes in
From the pouring rain, very strange
Penny lane is in my ears and in my eyes
There beneath the blue suburban skies
I sit, and meanwhile back
Penny lane is in my ears and in my eyes
There beneath the blue suburban skies
Penny Lane
Digging a little deeper into the lyrics, "the 'shelter in the middle of the roundabout" refers to the old bus shelter. Later this bus shelter was developed into a restaurant with a Beatles theme. "Four of fish and finger pies," turned up as british slang. This refers to four pennies worth of fish and chips back in the day. Looking through the lyrics you can infer to the different places that run along this bus route, and use imagery to see what they saw through their eyes so many years ago.
In Penny Lane there is a barber showing photographs
Of every head he's had the pleasure to know
And all the people that come and go
Stop and say hello
On the corner is a banker with a motorcar
The little children laugh at him behind his back
And the banker never wears a mack
In the pouring rain, very strange
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes
There beneath the blue suburban skies
I sit, and meanwhile back
In Penny Lane there is a fireman with an hourglass
And in his pocket is a portrait of the queen
He likes to keep his fire engine clean
It's a clean machine
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes
A four of fish and finger pies
In summer, meanwhile back
Behind the shelter in the middle of a roundabout
The pretty nurse is selling poppies from a tray
And though she feels as if she's in a play
She is anyway
In Penny Lane the barber shaves another customer
We see the banker sitting waiting for a trim
And then the fireman rushes in
From the pouring rain, very strange
Penny lane is in my ears and in my eyes
There beneath the blue suburban skies
I sit, and meanwhile back
Penny lane is in my ears and in my eyes
There beneath the blue suburban skies
Penny Lane
Monday, January 16, 2012
I Am the Walrus
Anybody who listens to music by The Beatles has to know the song I am the Walrus. This song makes absolutely noooo sense. John Lennon wrote a song that made no sense and it turned into a huge success. I decided to do some reasearch. It turns out that Lennon wrote this song after he found out that an english teacher was having his students analyze Beatles songs. So John Lennon wrote a song like no other, a song that was random but became very very popular.
If i had to guess what the meaning behind it was, I would go with how not everything is what it seems. It kind of goes along with assumptions. You can assume that the meaning is one thing, while in reality the song writer was shooting for something completely different. In all truth, I believe that there is no specific meaning to the song "I Am the Walrus," written by John Lennon, and sung by the Beatles.
I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together.
See how they run like pigs from a gun, see how they fly.
I’m crying.
Sitting on a cornflake, waiting for the van to come.
Corporation tee-shirt, stupid bloody Tuesday.
Man, you been a naughty boy, you let your face grow long.
I am the eggman, they are the eggmen.
I am the walrus, goo goo g’joob.
Mister City Policeman sitting
Pretty little policemen in a row.
See how they fly like Lucy in the Sky, see how they run.
I’m crying, I’m crying.
I’m crying, I’m crying.
Yellow matter custard, dripping from a dead dog’s eye.
Crabalocker fishwife, pornographic priestess,
Boy, you been a naughty girl you let your knickers down.
I am the eggman, they are the eggmen.
I am the walrus, goo goo g’joob.
Sitting in an English garden waiting for the sun.
If the sun don’t come, you get a tan
From standing in the English rain.
I am the eggman, they are the eggmen.
I am the walrus, goo goo g’joob g’goo goo g’joob.
Expert textpert choking smokers,
Don’t you thing the joker laughs at you?
See how they smile like pigs in a sty,
See how they snied.
I’m crying.
Semolina pilchard, climbing up the Eiffel Tower.
Elementary penguin singing Hari Krishna.
Man, you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allan Poe.
I am the eggman, they are the eggmen.
I am the walrus, goo goo g’joob g’goo goo g’joob Goo goo g’joob g’goo goo g’joo
If i had to guess what the meaning behind it was, I would go with how not everything is what it seems. It kind of goes along with assumptions. You can assume that the meaning is one thing, while in reality the song writer was shooting for something completely different. In all truth, I believe that there is no specific meaning to the song "I Am the Walrus," written by John Lennon, and sung by the Beatles.
I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together.
See how they run like pigs from a gun, see how they fly.
I’m crying.
Sitting on a cornflake, waiting for the van to come.
Corporation tee-shirt, stupid bloody Tuesday.
Man, you been a naughty boy, you let your face grow long.
I am the eggman, they are the eggmen.
I am the walrus, goo goo g’joob.
Mister City Policeman sitting
Pretty little policemen in a row.
See how they fly like Lucy in the Sky, see how they run.
I’m crying, I’m crying.
I’m crying, I’m crying.
Yellow matter custard, dripping from a dead dog’s eye.
Crabalocker fishwife, pornographic priestess,
Boy, you been a naughty girl you let your knickers down.
I am the eggman, they are the eggmen.
I am the walrus, goo goo g’joob.
Sitting in an English garden waiting for the sun.
If the sun don’t come, you get a tan
From standing in the English rain.
I am the eggman, they are the eggmen.
I am the walrus, goo goo g’joob g’goo goo g’joob.
Expert textpert choking smokers,
Don’t you thing the joker laughs at you?
See how they smile like pigs in a sty,
See how they snied.
I’m crying.
Semolina pilchard, climbing up the Eiffel Tower.
Elementary penguin singing Hari Krishna.
Man, you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allan Poe.
I am the eggman, they are the eggmen.
I am the walrus, goo goo g’joob g’goo goo g’joob Goo goo g’joob g’goo goo g’joo
Monday, January 9, 2012
Starting My Blog
I have chosen finding the meaning in songs written by the Beatles as my topic for my blog. I chose this topic because the Beatles have always been one of my favorite bands, and they have some interesting songs, with some interesting meanings behind them. I am qualified to write about this topic because I have always had a great interest in the Beatles, and I am a great fan.
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