Comments on: Lady Madonna

By: Jake

Jake — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 20:04:14 +0000

Doesn’t disconnect it at all. It just means there are several layers of punning/word play/self-referencing going on here.

By: Jake

Jake — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 20:02:25 +0000

Great point. I daresay that with many a Lennon/McCartney song, a suggestion from the non-primary-writer elevated the song from “really cool” to “great.” See also “Come Together” and McCartney’s bass line and “Hey Jude” and the famous “Leave it in!” remark from John about “The movement you need is on your shoulder.”

By: Is There Anybody Going to Listen

Is There Anybody Going to Listen — Sat, 21 Apr 2018 20:38:40 +0000

Most likely he is just forgotten how that wording goes in the original.
No reason to mythologize everything. 😉

By: Grant Porter

Grant Porter — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 20:43:05 +0000

Perhaps McCartney wanted to soften the lyric as he is later quoted as saying that the song is a “tribute to women.” The phrase “Did you THINK that money was heaven sent?” sounds a little bit derogatory.

By: Michael Scott Parker

Michael Scott Parker — Thu, 19 Oct 2017 12:17:26 +0000

Nope. But Brian Jones did do some sax in “You Know My Name, Look Up My Number”. 🙂

By: rdnzl

rdnzl — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 06:09:22 +0000

JL hadn’t caught the dragon that day.

By: rdnzl

rdnzl — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 06:07:26 +0000

You bet, poached. You know better than the Beatles.

By: Joe Feldman

Joe Feldman — Mon, 28 Aug 2017 06:09:20 +0000

I’ve wondered the same thing – the Moody Blues song is interminable! Tuesday Afternoon is…never ending. Great song, of course, but I’m wondering if Paul or John did a subtle dig at it.

By: MikeP

MikeP — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 01:11:05 +0000

I’m on the board, I have a right to respond. Point being: You can make references between almost any 2 songs if you want. Unless the writer says something about it, it’s pointless and – IMO- silly.

By: Dean Anderson

Dean Anderson — Fri, 07 Jul 2017 19:26:39 +0000

Well, no. There is nothing from “Wednesday Morning, 3AM” that relates back to the line used in “Lady Madonna,” which is why I didn’t ask about that. Your opinion wasn’t what was sought; I was hoping someone on this board would actually KNOW.

By: Teddy Salad

Teddy Salad — Mon, 22 May 2017 20:38:34 +0000

Sarcasm noted JT, but McCartney was certainly already pretty well off by 1968.

By: MikeP

MikeP — Mon, 22 May 2017 12:25:50 +0000

Yes, I think the lyrics are excellent. It’s perhaps my most consistant favorite of the Beatles’ catalog.
I never understood Lennon’s remarks about so many songs: “doesn’t go anywhere”, “doesn’t resolve itself”. They aren’t novels, for chrissakes, and aren’t supposed to be.

By: MikeP

MikeP — Mon, 22 May 2017 12:21:16 +0000

And “Wednesday morning…” was a direct reference to Simon and Garfunkel…. we could go on and on.

He’s singing about what she does each day and uses words that fit the metre of the song. I seriously doubt it means much more than that.

By: MikeP

MikeP — Mon, 22 May 2017 12:15:37 +0000

He’s older and he wants to. Really, it’s not a big deal at all.

By: Ron

Ron — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 03:36:31 +0000

What no one has stated thus far is that Lady Madonna has a tremendous hook, grabs the listener right off the start with its upfront upbeat tempo and doesn’t let up until the Lennon line “See how they run”… That is dynamic songwriting – period. The lyrics are damn good, clever even, no matter what John says.

By: Dean Anderson (@penpusher)

Dean Anderson (@penpusher) — Sun, 05 Mar 2017 10:02:33 +0000

I have never heard anyone mention this but was the line “Tuesday afternoon is never ending” a direct reference to the Moody Blues’ song “Tuesday Afternoon” aka “Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?)” The timing of the release of the songs suggest it could be, as the Moody Blues piece came out in October, 1967 and this Beatles song was, as listed above Feburary/March 1968.

By: SaxonMothersSon

SaxonMothersSon — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 03:21:14 +0000

Didn’t Fats Domino record this?

By: scrambled

scrambled — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 16:43:46 +0000

There is nothing bluesy about this song. It is a pop song.

By: Graham Paterson

Graham Paterson — Sat, 21 May 2016 12:34:33 +0000

Brilliant Paul McCartney vocals. A touch of Elvis or Fats Domino.

By: James Ferrell

James Ferrell — Sat, 27 Feb 2016 06:24:04 +0000

The snare part, with brushes, comes directly from Humphrey Lyttleton's 1956 "Bad Penny Blues" (as does the general feel of the piano part, as Joe mentions). You can hear it here.