Re: I liked the songs better before I knew...

On Jul 13, 7:52=A0am, "RichL" <rpleav...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> How about a Beatles songs discussion? =A0Here's the idea.
>
> Sometimes it's interesting to dig into what motivated a particular song.
> Occasionally, however, the truth can be severely disappointing.
>
> Case in point: =A0***y 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 Mahari****! =A0Damn, I get all wound up
> imagining this girl named Sadie who broke men's hearts who gets her
> comeuppance. =A0And it's really about a petty little spat. =A0All the
men=
tal
> images I had formed over the years related to the song, just thrown out
> the window.
>

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 Mahari****. Big
suprise for me!

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