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Subject: Re: I liked the songs better before I knew...
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On Jul 13, 1:33 pm, cuppajoe2go  wrote:
> On Jul 13, 10:51 am, Mackenzie  wrote:
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> > On Jul 13, 7:52 am, "RichL"  wrote:
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> > > How about a Beatles songs discussion?  Here's the idea.
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> > > Sometimes it's interesting to dig into what motivated a
particular song.
> > > Occasionally, however, the truth can be severely disappointing.
>
> > > Case in point:  Sexy Sadie.
>
> > > I think it's a beautiful song, and before I started reading
RMB and RMBM
> > > I assumed it was about a girl named Sadie who did some wrong to the
> > > character singing the song.
>
> > > Then I find out it's about the Maharishi!  Damn, I get all wound up
> > > imagining this girl named Sadie who broke men's hearts who gets her
> > > comeuppance.  And it's really about a petty little spat.
 All the mental
> > > images I had formed over the years related to the song, just
thrown out
> > > the window.
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> > Mine was Dear Prudence
>
> > I had originally thought that the girl in question was a little girl
> > named Prudence hiding from the world and her little friends telling
> > her to come out and play.
>
> > I did not know before reading songfacts and wikipedia that the song
> > was about Prudence Farrow who stayed in her room to meditate during
> > the time when the Beatles were studying with the Maharishi. Big
> > suprise for me!


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> My biggest disappointment came when I heard pot was the inspiration
> for "Got To Get You Into My Life."  Great lyrics.  What a let down!


Yes, that is a good choice for this thread. When one hears Got to Get
You into My Life it sounds as if Paul is singing about a woman, about
religion or some other very important thing . . .  and then the real
punchline is it is about drugs.

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