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It's at the end of Abbey Road, Mam   She like's it and him

DaveRam

This gem from A.R. shouldve been extended..
Just think of the endlessly sarcastic lyrical possiblities if John was "let loose" on this ditty instead of the more staid Macca....

I shudder (with joy) at the thought

[BlueMeanie]

I don't think he'd have had to give his MBE back then! The Queens Guard would have been knocking his door down, and taking him to the Tower.

I don't think he'd have had to give his MBE back then! The Queens Guard would have been knocking his door down, and taking him to the Tower.

guess what..I have a visual of that now--only its Macca I see being dragged to The Tower LOL --(I see Heather Mills calling from the crowd, "OFF WIFF HIS BLOODY 'ED!!!" ...she just wont give up, will she ?  

macca u bloody kiss ass              

[wingsman]

With the inclusion of Her Majesty Paul was right 28 years after. 'The Beatles were not a serious group.'  

The strangest thing about this track is the fact that the all the music begins on one side of the stereo track, and then moving to the other. Did you notice that? What's the point?  

[Andy Smith]

'The Beatles were not a serious group.'  

yes, and everyone looked into these 'ridicolous' serious meanings!

[alexis]

By memory, I've always had the recollection that the first chord of the song seems to waver a bit in its tuning, like the tape speed hasn't quite settled in, the tape itself has been stretched.

Anyone else notice anything like that?

Thanks!

[BlueMeanie]

By memory, I've always had the recollection that the first chord of the song seems to waver a bit in its tuning, like the tape speed hasn't quite settled in, the tape itself has been stretched.

Anyone else notice anything like that?

Thanks!

That may be the end of Polythene Pam you're hearing.

[alexis]

That may be the end of Polythene Pam you're hearing.

I wonder! Let us know what you think next time you listen ...

Thanks!

[BlueMeanie]

I wonder! Let us know what you think next time you listen ...

Thanks!

Her Majesty does start with the end of Polythene Pam. It's the very first thing you hear.

[alexis]

Her Majesty does start with the end of Polythene Pam. It's the very first thing you hear.

Right, but is that the cause of the "wavering" kind of sound? I'm not sure why a clean splice would do that, or maybe I'm just hearing something that's really not there (like these here voices :-)  )

[Chris]

You're hearing the lingering harmonics of the guitar from the song that was supposed to come before it, "Mean Mr. Mustard." When strings are strummed hard, their pitches shift slightly as the ringing dissipates.

Like many, I'm sure, I've made my own edit of side 2, just to see what it sounds like with this short song in its original place, between "Mustard" and "Pam." Um...I think Paul made the right decision by taking it out.

[BlueMeanie]

You're right of course, MMM, not Polythene Pam. Can't understand why Paul even considered putting it in there.

[Chris]

Considering that particular stage of their recording career, maybe he didn't want two more John songs in a row.