Comments on: Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite! https://www.beatlesbible.com Not quite as popular as Jesus... Mon, 01 Apr 2019 15:50:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.1 By: Josh https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/comment-page-1/#comment-492690 Sat, 29 Dec 2018 19:59:32 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/#comment-492690 You don’t usually listen to songs right until the end?
And I hear no similarities,

]]> By: Patrick Hubbell https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/comment-page-1/#comment-469527 Tue, 25 Sep 2018 20:50:13 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/#comment-469527 I wouldn’t make too much of the fact George’s involvement was minimal. How many songs by the other two included contributions from the rest, instrumental and/or vocal? Yesterday, Eleanor Rigby, Blackbird, Julia. Heck, George didn’t even play lead on two of his best songs: While My Guitar Gently Weeps and Taxman.

]]> By: Karen Picoult https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/comment-page-1/#comment-459588 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 16:00:03 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/#comment-459588 I heard this song again today and listened all the way to the end. I couldn’t help but notice how the song moved into the music of “She’s So Heavy”, yet i have never seen anything written about this. Has anyone else noticed this?

]]> By: amtlpaul https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/comment-page-1/#comment-453093 Sat, 27 Jan 2018 21:20:51 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/#comment-453093 In the 1970 Rolling Stone interview John frequently expresses resentment at the fact that by Sgt. Pepper, Paul had become the catalyst of the band, so he (John) had to come up with songs just to sorta keep up, even though he wasn’t feeling particularly motivated (he seems to have been in a depression). So that might be part of the reason he wasn’t overly fond of “Mr. Kite” at the time.

]]> By: amtlpaul https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/comment-page-1/#comment-453092 Sat, 27 Jan 2018 21:14:02 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/#comment-453092 Although it seems plausible that Paul helped out with the writing, I have to think of it as mainly John’s song. That seems to be how George Martin remembered it too, as evidenced by the quote about John’s vague arranging ideas, suggesting that in the studio it was treated as mainly John’s song.

]]> By: MikeP https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/comment-page-1/#comment-453085 Sat, 27 Jan 2018 02:23:38 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/#comment-453085 I have a very well-done reproduction of that poster in my music room. Love the song even if John didn’t.

]]> By: MikeP https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/comment-page-1/#comment-453084 Sat, 27 Jan 2018 02:22:08 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/#comment-453084 Once again, all one can to is yawn and move on. Your ridiculously biased, non-factual posts are really not worth the time.

]]> By: great sajby https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/comment-page-1/#comment-450473 Fri, 17 Feb 2017 22:56:33 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/#comment-450473 Recorded 50 years ago today! Pretty sure that’s the guitar solo at 1:16- 1:26 (played by Paul…what a surprise). How he got THAT sound out of an electric guitar I have no idea. And is that ADT on John’s voice? It’s definitely not double-tracked but really full for being just one track.

]]> By: Adee Feinstein https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/comment-page-1/#comment-450322 Thu, 26 Jan 2017 21:38:54 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/#comment-450322 I believe that the original poster now hangs in Julian Lennon’s residence.

]]> By: Jasmine Arthur https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/comment-page-1/#comment-450236 Sat, 14 Jan 2017 02:58:07 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/#comment-450236 Why must John put down songs I love?

]]> By: Jude94 https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/comment-page-1/#comment-448968 Sun, 24 Jul 2016 17:45:11 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/#comment-448968 Yes definitely a sound of guitar. Very strange but awesome sound

]]> By: Graham Paterson https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/comment-page-1/#comment-447742 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 10:20:49 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/#comment-447742 Great way to end side one of “Sgt Pepper”. Loved this song when I first heard it, the sound effects are amazing. George Martin and Geoff Emerick do deserve a lot of credit. Legendary how John Lennon saw the poster and got the idea for the song.

]]> By: wopthedo https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/comment-page-1/#comment-447232 Tue, 01 Dec 2015 18:41:30 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/#comment-447232 Spot on about McCartney. He never gives anyone credit re THEIR contributions. But Lennon was also dismissive of Martin

]]> By: wopthedo https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/comment-page-1/#comment-447231 Tue, 01 Dec 2015 18:24:32 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/#comment-447231 There is clearly a LOT of work in this song. Maybe sour grapes from Lennon

]]> By: wopthedo https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/comment-page-1/#comment-447230 Tue, 01 Dec 2015 18:21:54 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/#comment-447230 As a songwriter, he’s entitled to do that. I change my opinions of my own creations.

]]> By: Nelson LeDuc https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/comment-page-1/#comment-446380 Fri, 04 Sep 2015 22:32:48 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/#comment-446380 Easily overlooked in all the attention that the words and production of this song attract, are the seamless (and therefore easily overlooked) key modulations in this song. Each verse begins in C minor but modulates up to D minor for the second half. After the second verse, instead of modulating back down to C minor, they stay in D minor. Thus, the instrumental break begins in D minor and modulates up to E minor (also changing time signature to 3/4). With the big piano chord (G major), they move back to C minor to get into the 3rd verse. The ending repeats the tonal centers of the middle section (D minor and E minor), but remaining in 4/4. Quite an astounding little piece, I think.

]]> By: Jo Sparkes https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/comment-page-1/#comment-446079 Tue, 11 Aug 2015 08:16:06 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/#comment-446079 My husband and I have just just been to Liverpool on holiday and did The Magical Mystery Tour and saw John Lennon’s homes and Sir Paul Mc Cartney’s and Ringo’s and George’s and stopped off at Strawberry Fields and Penny Lane and took photos, and the sense of history was fantastic, and I felt such a connection with the songs penned about the area.
We visited the Cavern several times and heard a sound alike who was John Lennon in all but reality. It was like stepping back in time and we were in the 60’s again !

Tributes were left to the Immortal Cilla Black outside the Cavern in Mathew St—- not the original Cavern which is situated a few yards along Mathew St.
I picked up some leaves from outside Strawberry Fields and I shall frame them.
We saw the Barbers shop and the fire station along Penny Lane, and the bank too.
Was told Yoko Ono bought her husband’s first home for half a million pounds, but I believe she donated it to The National Trust along with his other home — I may not be correct in this, so it may need to be checked.
Loved the trip and so did my husband

Jo Sparkes

Dereham Norfolk UK

]]> By: Johan cavalli https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/comment-page-1/#comment-445461 Sun, 14 Jun 2015 14:40:36 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/#comment-445461 The melody is falling, very typically Lennon. McCartney always — after Lennon´s death – exaggerates his own importance; they wrote it “together”, meaning McCartney contributed with some words, and the melody just “wrote itself”.

]]> By: Susan Finch https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/comment-page-1/#comment-443862 Fri, 20 Feb 2015 05:41:05 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/#comment-443862 Then I go the political route thinking Mr K is Kruschev, Hendersons are Kennedys. So glad I found this site.

]]> By: LennonFan https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/comment-page-1/#comment-443832 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 15:16:48 +0000 http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/being-for-the-benefit-of-mr-kite/#comment-443832 I’ve always thought this too! The circus-ish sounds and parts in this song is so much like a floating acid trip.

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