Monday, November 13, 2006
John Lennon's crack
Pud,
This is from way out in left field, but I've been curious about this for a long time. I want to find out some first hand or anecdotal history about the song "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" from The Beatles' Abbey Road album.
In it, Paul McCartney is singing. At one point, you can hear an obvious chuckle or muffled short laugh, and it is clear that he is trying his best to hold back a laugh. The laugh comes a little after the phrase "She tells Max to stay when the class is gone away," and the laugh comes right around the words, "so he waits behind, writing 50 times I must not be so-oh-oh-oh."
What made Paul laugh? Was somebody making him laugh? Who? Why?
Thank you,
Bruce Hoefer
Bruce,
The story is that John Lennon decided at that moment to "moon" Paul from the studio's control room. True story, I'm not kidding.
I hope this brings you closure.
Pud
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