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Where did John and Paul find the inspiration to the song, "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" from???
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David Mauldin
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« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2005, 06:06:29 am » |
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Hint: It has something to do with a recent death! Bang! bang! bang! Yep he's dead!!!
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David Mauldin
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« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2005, 08:50:46 am » |
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O.K. another hint: John and Paul John an Paul John Paul
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« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2005, 12:35:12 am » |
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According to Paul McCartney the song "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" is something out
of the blue. It is not about any event. It's a fictional story. He said at first it didn't
even have the word "silver" in it, but it sounded better.
--Joe
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« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2005, 01:29:41 am » |
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According to Paul McCartney the song "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" is something out
of the blue. It is not about any event. It's a fictional story. He said at first it didn't
even have the word "silver" in it, but it sounded better.
--Joe
I'm a serious Beatles enthusiast and I had never heard that about the song either. Brent |
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« Reply #5 on: April 06, 2005, 07:12:00 am » |
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« Reply #6 on: April 06, 2005, 08:11:05 am » |
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This is really kind of Middle Ages wierd, eh? |
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« Reply #7 on: April 06, 2005, 09:05:05 pm » |
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I am currently listening to a series of lectures on how popes are elected (download for free): http://www.teach12.com/ttc/PapalElectionLecture.asp?ai=18744According to this professor (Professor Thomas F. X. Noble, the Robert M. Conway Director of the Medieval Institute and Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame), the silver hammer thing really didn't happen. Kind of a middle age urban legend. |
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David Mauldin
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« Reply #8 on: April 07, 2005, 04:49:29 am » |
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O.K. all you Beatle fans! Next trivia question:
Paul McCartney met John Lennon for the first time at:
A. Reform School
B. Paul's grandmums' funeral
C. Church
D. The Cavern Bar
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« Reply #9 on: May 02, 2005, 11:31:58 am » |
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C. Church. Who knew?
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« Reply #10 on: May 02, 2005, 11:26:51 pm » |
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O.K. Next question, Who inspired John Lennon to use the name "Beatles"  A. Buddy Holly B. Lee Marvin c. Bill Hailey D. Brian Epstien |
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« Reply #11 on: May 03, 2005, 12:01:38 am » |
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B. Lee Marvin.
"We all missed ya, Johnny! The Beetles missed ya!"
Maybe A., Buddy Holly, too. John said that they were looking for something Crickets-sounding.
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« Reply #12 on: May 03, 2005, 12:40:03 am » |
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You are pretty good! O.K. Who is the song "Dear Prudence" written about?
A. United States of America, Prudence is used as a metephorfor "American"
B. Prudencial Fund Co. (Paul wanted them toaid starving children in Bangeldesh)
C. The little sisiter of Mia farrow
D. George's wife who left him for Eric Clapton
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« Reply #13 on: May 03, 2005, 02:48:59 am » |
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You are pretty good! O.K. Who is the song "Dear Prudence" written about?
A. United States of America, Prudence is used as a metephorfor "American"
B. Prudencial Fund Co. (Paul wanted them toaid starving children in Bangeldesh)
C. The little sisiter of Mia farrow
D. George's wife who left him for Eric Clapton
Prudence was Mia Farrow's little sis. The song was written in India, while they were hanging with the Maharishi. Prudence didn't want to "put out," and thus the song. Here's another, Who is "Martha," from Martha My Dear, on the White Album? Brent |
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« Reply #14 on: May 03, 2005, 06:41:28 am » |
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What, no Multiple Choice??
This excerpt from "A Hard Day's Write: The Stories Behind Every Beatles Song" by Steve Turner:
"Martha may have been the name of Paul's two-year-old Old English Sheepdog, but this song was not an account of canine love. 'Martha My Dear' is a plea to a girl who has always been the singer's muse: he asks her to remember him because he still believes that they were meant for each other. In January 1968, Paul and Jane Asher had anounced that they were going to get married during the year but Paul began dating other girls while Jane was away acting and in July she called off the engagement. "We still see each other and love each other, but it hasn't worked out," Jane said at the time. "Perhaps we'll be childhood sweethearts and meet again and get married when we're about 70."
The song began as a two-handed piano exercise, something that was deliberately beyond his level of competence at the time and designed to stretch him musically. 'Martha My Dear' was recorded in October 1968 - by which time Linda Eastman had become Paul's girlfriend."
I think Heather might have something to say about that, seeing as how he'll be 70 in about 6 years . . .
So, what do you think? The dog or the muse?
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