Pataphysical Lyrical Beatles Trivia (For Scarlett & All)
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Act Naturally: They're gonna make a big star out of me
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Penny Lane: There beneath the blue suburban skies
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I Am The Walrus: If the sun don't come you get your tan from standing in the English rain
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I was talking to someone else about this, but how many Beatles songs have references to nursery rhymes or children's playground rhymes?
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Golden Slumbers for sure. I Am The Walrus would be another with the walrus ref corresponding to Carroll's "The Walrus and the Carpenter"...The egg man perhaps being a ref to Humpty Dumpty.
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Anyone wanna talk about Scarlett's fanny??
She posted a humorous story about using this word (in the American sense while in England causing eyebrows to be raised amongst the upper crust of British society). This is a prime example of "two nations separated by a common language." 
The lads apparently slipped in another very similar reference in one of their songs, perhaps a Liverpudlian reference I'm not sure (to what might be called a "fanny" in England) that was never caught by the censors. Can you name the line and the song? 
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Erik in NJ:
Thought I'd create a new thread for these Beatles lyrical and album art trivia questions. They're fun to learn from and often challenging. So I'll kick it off: Paul has a song called "Road" on his new album "New." So what songs sung by the Beatles contain the word road, street, avenue etc. There are several and album titles are OK too
Mean Mister Mustard: Sleeps in a hole in the road
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favoritething:
I was talking to someone else about this, but how many Beatles songs have references to nursery rhymes or children's playground rhymes?
I'm guessing that the very end of "You Never Give Me Your Money" might be another, but I'm not sure--can anyone weigh in on this??
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Erik in NJ:
favoritething:
I was talking to someone else about this, but how many Beatles songs have references to nursery rhymes or children's playground rhymes?
I'm guessing that the very end of "You Never Give Me Your Money" might be another, but I'm not sure--can anyone weigh in on this??
"Cry Baby Cry" has references to "Sing a Song of Sixpence."
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You don't miss a beat do you SP? You're good!
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Erik in NJ:
You don't miss a beat do you SP? You're good!
I try!
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How long have you been a Beatles fan and what's your name ?
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Sgt._Pepper:
Erik in NJ:
favoritething:
I was talking to someone else about this, but how many Beatles songs have references to nursery rhymes or children's playground rhymes?
I'm guessing that the very end of "You Never Give Me Your Money" might be another, but I'm not sure--can anyone weigh in on this??
"Cry Baby Cry" has references to "Sing a Song of Sixpence."
Interestingly Sing a Song of Sixpence was also referenced in John's Cleanup Time, one verse almost verbatim, having just transposed some words. Oh, the name Jenny Wren appears in the nursery rhyme too...
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favoritething:
I was talking to someone else about this, but how many Beatles songs have references to nursery rhymes or children's playground rhymes?
Frere Jacque is sung in Paperback writer.
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Erik in NJ:
How long have you been a Beatles fan and what's your name ?
My name is Luis, and I've been a Beatles fan since middle school! I'm in my late 20s now!
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Sgt._Pepper:
Rain Anytime At All Across the Universe Dear Prudence Good Night I've Got a Feeling Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds Mother Nature's Son It's All Too Much Julia Two of Us
All are correct except and Mother Nature's Son. ("son" doesn't count) You got 9 right, so there is one more. I'll just tell you what it is since Erik has asked another question. It's Yellow Submarine. Guess what? The book I used did not list Across the Universe and I almost said you were incorrect with that, but it clearly has the word "suns" in it. I'll have to write to the authors!
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Nice to meet you Luis. You seem to know the Beatles well--I was impressed with how fast you compiled that list of songs!
Sgt._Pepper:
Erik in NJ:
How long have you been a Beatles fan and what's your name ?
My name is Luis, and I've been a Beatles fan since middle school! I'm in my late 20s now!
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Erik in NJ:
Anyone wanna talk about Scarlett's fanny??
She posted a humorous story about using this word (in the American sense while in England causing eyebrows to be raised amongst the upper crust of British society). This is a prime example of "two nations separated by a common language." The lads apparently slipped in another very similar reference in one of their songs, perhaps a Liverpudlian reference I'm not sure (to what might be called a "fanny" in England) that was never caught by the censors. Can you name the line and the song? Was it "tit" being used in Girl? (they sing it over and over in the background during She's the kind of girl who puts you down when friends are there...)
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Hi Dappa! No, but that was another clever thing they got away with. This is (from what I understand) a Scouse (sp?)/Liverpudlian term that's synonymous with the English term "fanny."
Glad someone's thinking about this question. What the heck happened to Scarlett this weekend anyway?? -
Erik in NJ:
Anyone wanna talk about Scarlett's fanny??
She posted a humorous story about using this word (in the American sense while in England causing eyebrows to be raised amongst the upper crust of British society). This is a prime example of "two nations separated by a common language." The lads apparently slipped in another very similar reference in one of their songs, perhaps a Liverpudlian reference I'm not sure (to what might be called a "fanny" in England) that was never caught by the censors. Can you name the line and the song? Not sure about the fanny reference, but one they definitely slipped in and got away with was "a four of fish and finger pie."
How about other references to Sex in their songs, obvious or not so?
