Topic: Song Facts Game (Read 41418 times)

BlueMeanie · « **Reply #40 on:** April 08, 2007, 10:20:53 AM »

2. Lennon called it "three minutes of contradictions and meaningless juxtapositions."

BlueMeanie · « **Reply #41 on:** April 08, 2007, 10:22:01 AM »

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Oh, do explain!

No!! Look it up!

tangerine · « **Reply #42 on:** April 08, 2007, 11:33:49 AM »

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I was going to explain what "A four of fish and finger pie" meant, but it might offend some people!!!

lol wikipedia manages an explanation without the offensive details I'm reckoning:

''The mysterious lyrics "A four of fish and finger pie" are British slang. "A four of fish" refers to fourpennyworth of fish and chips, while "finger pie" is sexual slang of the time, apparently referring to intimate fondlings between teenagers in the bus shelter, which was a familiar meeting place. ''

3. 'Hello Goodbye' came about after Alistair Taylor (a guy who worked for Brian Epstein) asked Paul how he wrote his songs so Paul offered him an example- using a harmonium he asked Alistair to yell out the opposite of what he sang as he played the harmonium- and 'Hello Goodbye' was completed shortly afterwards

Andy Smith · « **Reply #43 on:** April 08, 2007, 01:45:13 PM »

4. At least three promotional videos were filmed for "Hello, Goodbye", but not aired by the BBC due to its strict rules on miming.

McLennon · « **Reply #44 on:** April 08, 2007, 01:55:50 PM »

5.There is a fake ending which drove Disk Jockey's nuts!

Norwegian Wood

Bobber · « **Reply #45 on:** April 08, 2007, 07:00:03 PM »

1. Norwegian Wood was the first song recorded for Rubber Soul.

Joost · « **Reply #46 on:** April 08, 2007, 07:15:37 PM »

2. Norwegian Wood is some sort of cheap pine wood that people would decorate their walls with.

Hello Goodbye · « **Reply #47 on:** April 09, 2007, 02:15:41 AM »

3. Take 1.....among the differences is the reversal of the phrases:

"biding my time/drinking her wine"

Andy Smith · « **Reply #48 on:** April 09, 2007, 01:38:44 PM »

4. Lennon said of the song, "I was trying to write about an affair without letting my wife know I was having one".

Hello Goodbye · « **Reply #49 on:** April 09, 2007, 03:53:02 PM »

5. George's first use of the sitar on a Beatles song.

Next song: Fixing A Hole

raxo · « **Reply #50 on:** April 09, 2007, 05:20:40 PM »

1. On the day of recording it, John arrived at the studio to find a homeless man hanging around the front door and the man introduced himself as Jesus Christ :

... at which point John, quite amused, invited him to sit in on the song's recording. After the session, the man left the studio and was never heard from by any of The Beatles ever again

...

Actually Paul stated in an interview that it was he who invited this man to the session ... I still remember that interview ... he was promoting Off The Ground (1993) and Paul said that the man knocked on his Cavendish Avenue home door and told him that he was Jesus Christ ... Paul then invited him to go to the studio with him because (I don't remember Paul's exact words but it was something like this: ) "Of course, I didn't believe that he was Jesus, that was a time of drugs, but you never know, y'know

" ... of course, Paul! :

Hello Goodbye · « **Reply #51 on:** April 09, 2007, 05:35:42 PM »

2. The first of two recording sessions for the song was at Regent Sound because Abbey Road was not available that night.

Bobber · « **Reply #52 on:** April 09, 2007, 05:36:31 PM »

3. It is said that Mal Evans had a part in writing the song, but he wasn't credited.

McLennon · « **Reply #53 on:** April 09, 2007, 06:51:46 PM »

4. George Harrison got annoyed as Paul kept reworking the vocals for the song all day!

Hello Goodbye · « **Reply #54 on:** April 09, 2007, 08:01:20 PM »

5. Fixing A Hole has one of Paul's brilliant trick rhymes:

.....if I'm wrong I'm right where I belong

I always liked that one!

OK, I guess it's up to me again. She Said She Said

Andy Smith · « **Reply #55 on:** April 09, 2007, 10:00:58 PM »

1. This was the final track recorded for Revolver.

Hello Goodbye · « **Reply #56 on:** April 09, 2007, 11:31:36 PM »

2. In John's demo, he sings "He said, he said."

Bobber · « **Reply #57 on:** April 11, 2007, 09:49:48 AM »

3. The song was inspired by actor Peter Fonda, who was dropping acid with Lennon and George Harrison. When Harrison had a bad trip and thought he was going to die, Fonda told him not to worry, that "I know what it's like to be dead." This gave Lennon the idea for the the lyrics.

tangerine · « **Reply #58 on:** April 11, 2007, 07:39:18 PM »

4. Paul McCartney recalls that the band had a row before the track was recorded, with McCartney walking out. His vocal is certainly missing, and George Harrison is thought to be the bass player, though many sources insist that it was Paul all along. George Harrison did however contribute the line 'when I was a boy, everything was right'. Well done him

Bobber · « **Reply #59 on:** April 12, 2007, 07:26:12 AM »

5. Recording took nine hours.

Next song: Besame Mucho

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