Yesterday afternoon I was casually listening to Paul McCartney, RAM [1971] ... and some thoughts came to my head when this happened. It is well known that John Lennon received several negative references to him and Yoko in the lyrics of the songs and the artwork.
( The back cover contains a picture of two beetles copulating ... a somewhat darker send a message to a 'Beatle', perhaps?)
was not surprising that John was so acidic replicate the theme " How Do You Sleep?" (ironically on the same album which contains his classic anthem of the 'peace', Imagine). Among the many things that criticizes this issue, we hear the lines "A pretty face may last a year or two," "All I did was 'Yesterday'" and "Those fools were right when they said they died", referring the popular myth of "Paul Is Dead ".... but that's another topic.
Back to talk about RAM. Paul McCartney said some years later that the only direct reference to John and Yoko on the album, was on "Too Many People " (more specifically in the phrase "Too many people preaching practices ")... But that's not something I'm willing to swallow.
My point is ... John clung to the idea of \u200b\u200bthe whole album was full of messages addressed to him, and had to have his good reasons to believe it. Even if what Paul says is true, and indeed only one song was about his former teammate .... is extremely interesting that Lennon interpret things differently.
The best example I can think of is "Dear Boy." According to McCartney the song was addressed to the former husband of his wife, Linda, who abandoned the little girl Heather. Seen this way, it makes sense. ("I never knew how much you missed, dear boy." And "even if you fall in love again, your love will not be even half as good as this one.")
BUT .... John said, as sure as a lock, that this particular song was about him.
That is the question: What
upset how the universe makes sense que esas palabras fueran dirigidas a John Lennon?
Aquí les dejo la letra completa de "Dear Boy", para que saquen conclusiones:
I guess you never knew,
Dear boy, what you had found,
I guess you never knew,
Dear boy, that she was just the cutest thing around.
I guess you never knew what you had found,
Dear boy.
I stepped in, my heart was down and out,
But her love came through and brought me 'round,
got me up and about.
I guess you never saw,
Dear boy, that love was there,
And maybe when you look too hard,
Dear boy, you never do become aware.
I guess you never did become aware,
Dear Boy.
When I stepped in, my heart was down and out,
But her love came through and brought me 'round,
got me up and about.
I hope you never know, dear boy,
how much you missed,
And even when you fall in love,
Dear boy, it won't be half as good as this
I hope you never know how much you missed, dear boy.
I stepped in, my heart was down and out,
But her love came through and brought me 'round,
got me up and about.
Dear boy, how much you missed,
Dear boy
Como yo lo veo, sólo hay dos posibles explicaciones.
( The back cover contains a picture of two beetles copulating ... a somewhat darker send a message to a 'Beatle', perhaps?)
was not surprising that John was so acidic replicate the theme " How Do You Sleep?" (ironically on the same album which contains his classic anthem of the 'peace', Imagine). Among the many things that criticizes this issue, we hear the lines "A pretty face may last a year or two," "All I did was 'Yesterday'" and "Those fools were right when they said they died", referring the popular myth of "Paul Is Dead ".... but that's another topic.
Back to talk about RAM. Paul McCartney said some years later that the only direct reference to John and Yoko on the album, was on "Too Many People " (more specifically in the phrase "Too many people preaching practices ")... But that's not something I'm willing to swallow.
My point is ... John clung to the idea of \u200b\u200bthe whole album was full of messages addressed to him, and had to have his good reasons to believe it. Even if what Paul says is true, and indeed only one song was about his former teammate .... is extremely interesting that Lennon interpret things differently.
The best example I can think of is "Dear Boy." According to McCartney the song was addressed to the former husband of his wife, Linda, who abandoned the little girl Heather. Seen this way, it makes sense. ("I never knew how much you missed, dear boy." And "even if you fall in love again, your love will not be even half as good as this one.")
BUT .... John said, as sure as a lock, that this particular song was about him.
That is the question: What
upset how the universe makes sense que esas palabras fueran dirigidas a John Lennon?
Aquí les dejo la letra completa de "Dear Boy", para que saquen conclusiones:
I guess you never knew,
Dear boy, what you had found,
I guess you never knew,
Dear boy, that she was just the cutest thing around.
I guess you never knew what you had found,
Dear boy.
I stepped in, my heart was down and out,
But her love came through and brought me 'round,
got me up and about.
I guess you never saw,
Dear boy, that love was there,
And maybe when you look too hard,
Dear boy, you never do become aware.
I guess you never did become aware,
Dear Boy.
When I stepped in, my heart was down and out,
But her love came through and brought me 'round,
got me up and about.
I hope you never know, dear boy,
how much you missed,
And even when you fall in love,
Dear boy, it won't be half as good as this
I hope you never know how much you missed, dear boy.
I stepped in, my heart was down and out,
But her love came through and brought me 'round,
got me up and about.
Dear boy, how much you missed,
Dear boy
Como yo lo veo, sólo hay dos posibles explicaciones.
1. John had an affair with Linda before she and Paul became a couple. John the underestimated and let it go, probably to repent and look after it again. By then it was too late ... Linda found a living as she wanted in a person like McCartney. (Then Paul makes fun way of "do not treat her well, now she is with me." And "While you re in love [Yoko Ono !] , my girl is better")
It might be possible, since in Linda McCartney's official biography, written by Danny Fields, she tells how a Beatle principle that "intrigued" was Lennon, but eventually became more interested in Paul.
addition to another famous line in the song "Too Many People", the same album, says "Now she's waiting for me." Mmmm, well.
or ....
2. Paul felt abandoned by John when he chose to flee with the Japanese instead of pushing through to the Beatles. Now Paul wanted to make prick the conscience with a "never knew how much I've missed" on plan "You thought I no longer need it, boy, but soon you will realize how wrong you are. "
The second option also has some logic ... so far. And I say that because even loose ends would not be consistent. As the "Never realized that love was there" ... And so: S
Whatever the why Lennon "misinterpreted" the meaning of the song ... it became clear that the former Beatle got really upset. And that anger would be the main engine of "How Do You Sleep?".
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I have no time for further analysis of the impressive topics RAM disk ... but I can recommend three songs of worship to have and listen: Dear Boy (Paul McCartney, 1971), TOO MANY PEOPLE (Paul McCartney, 1971) and HOW DO YOU SLEEP? (John Lennon, 1971).
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