The Beatles Bible - Topic: The strange, weird, and random Beatles

Egroeg Evoli on The strange, weird, and random Beatles

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:53:46 +0000

Oh. I didn't know that. That's cool! It's also a good idea for humans who are worried about home decor and stuff like that.

Ben Ramon on The strange, weird, and random Beatles

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 11:45:49 +0000

Egroeg Evoli said
I also find Octopus's Garden a bit weird, just because it's about, well, an octopus's garden. No offense, Ringo, but I didn't know octopi (octopuses?) had gardens.

I doubt Ringo would take offense, seeing as it's apparently the truth - he had the idea for the song on Peter Sellers' yacht in the sunny climes of Sardinia, when the ship's captain told him that octopi often find shiny or interesting bits of debris on the seabed and use them to make "gardens" in front of their caves.

Egroeg Evoli on The strange, weird, and random Beatles

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 03:37:43 +0000

I also find Octopus's Garden a bit weird, just because it's about, well, an octopus's garden. No offense, Ringo, but I didn't know octopi (octopuses?) had gardens.

Von Bontee on The strange, weird, and random Beatles

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 22:01:36 +0000

Me, I like that particular pairing ("Let it Be"/"You Know My Name") - it's similar to "Eleanor Rigby"/"Yellow Submarine" in its juxtoposition of the sublime with the ridiculous, showing off the incredible range these guys had.

Egroeg Evoli on The strange, weird, and random Beatles

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:49:32 +0000

Zig said
I saw some dislike for "Run For You Life" upthread. Perhaps it's time to trot out my kinder/gentler/warmer/fuzzier lyrics to that song again. Check out post # 18 in this thread.

lol that's awesome! I will now sing those lyrics instead of the real ones whenever I hear that song!

meanmistermustard on The strange, weird, and random Beatles

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:39:23 +0000

The '66 and '67 Christmas messages have weird strange moments, very funny but weird and strange. Probably the best two of the 7. I love the Podgy and Jasper sketch ('66) and John and George's mock quiz ('67). Or Tiny Tim doing Nowhere Man in 1968.

I need to get listening to them before Christmas is over.

bikelock28 on The strange, weird, and random Beatles

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:29:05 +0000

Its a credit to Jane Asher that she hasnt sold her story for hundreds of thousands of pounds when many hacks with far lesser roles who were nowhere near as close to the four and have much lesser stories to tell have. She must have a ton of dirt on how Paul was off bonking 18 year olds whilst she was working or at home.

Sometimes I wish she would write a tell-all book about Paul and the Beatles, but ultimately I really, really respect her for retaining her dignity by not doing so. She seems very wise and won't stoop to ...

parlance on The strange, weird, and random Beatles

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:22:08 +0000

Ben Ramon said

Another honourable mention would be You Know My Name (Look Up The Number). Although a pretty enjoyable psycho-novelty song, I've always thought it was a bizarre choice for the B-side of Let It Be when they had so much more great material to choose from.

I just discovered this song on Past Masters and it's now one of my favorites. It reminds me of The Sweeney Sisters skits on Saturday Night Live, and I've been playing it in my car to anyone unfortunate enough to need a ride. One of these days I'm going to get the 7" ...

parlance on The strange, weird, and random Beatles

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:18:52 +0000

Zig said
"Getting Better"...I used to be cruel to my woman, I beat her and kept her apart from the things that she loved.

Yikes.

I saw some dislike for "Run For You Life" upthread. Perhaps it's time to trot out my kinder/gentler/warmer/fuzzier lyrics to that song again. Check out post # 18 in this thread.

Ahahaha! That's awesome, Zig. Now if we could get a tribute band to record it...

Ben Ramon on The strange, weird, and random Beatles

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 12:50:52 +0000

fabfouremily said

parlance said

DrBeatle said
Paul has admitted over the years that he was quite the chauvanist and pretty controlling with women back in the day. One of the reasons he and Jane Asher didn't work out was the fact that he refused to stop sleeping around because, in his own words, he wasn't married so why should he? Apparently, you only stop doing that once you've tied the knot! (I don't agree with that one bit, for the record!)

And I doubt he would have tolerated the same attitude from Jane.

meanmistermustard on The strange, weird, and random Beatles

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:24:09 +0000

I think those views were also part of the time period; the woman was expected to stay at home in the kitchen whilst the man was out earning the wage. One of the things that annoyed Paul about Jane was that she was a determined actress who wasnt always there at his beck and call as can be seen in tracks like I'm Looking Thru You and You Wont See Me. Its a credit to Jane Asher that she hasnt sold her story for hundreds of thousands of pounds when many hacks with far lesser roles who were nowhere near as close ...

Long John Silver on The strange, weird, and random Beatles

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:38:08 +0000

fabfouremily said

parlance said

DrBeatle said
Paul has admitted over the years that he was quite the chauvanist and pretty controlling with women back in the day. One of the reasons he and Jane Asher didn't work out was the fact that he refused to stop sleeping around because, in his own words, he wasn't married so why should he? Apparently, you only stop doing that once you've tied the knot! (I don't agree with that one bit, for the record!)

And I doubt he would have tolerated the same attitude from Jane.

Zig on The strange, weird, and random Beatles

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:55:49 +0000

"Getting Better"...I used to be cruel to my woman, I beat her and kept her apart from the things that she loved.

Yikes.

I saw some dislike for "Run For You Life" upthread. Perhaps it's time to trot out my kinder/gentler/warmer/fuzzier lyrics to that song again. Check out post # 18 in this thread.

thewordislove94 on The strange, weird, and random Beatles

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:29:28 +0000

"Wild Honey Pie" is a very strange song. Thank God it's only 30 seconds because I wouldn't like it if it was longer. In the seemingly innocent "All Together Now," there is the line, "Black, white, green, red, can I take my friend to bed?"

bikelock28 on The strange, weird, and random Beatles

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:41:11 +0000

Also All My Loving ("i'll pretend that im kissing the lips i am missing"). Suggests he's cheating on his loved one with another girl.

Oh my gosh, I never thought about it in that way. I just thought he was imaginig kissing her.

I won't get started on the ugliness that is "Run For Your Life." I thought it was a catchy tune when I was a kid, and then I paid attention to the lyrics. Can't listen to it now.

I'm OK with the agressive sexism in Run For Your Life, actually, but John is probably the only person who I'd let get ...