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| The Beatles – Revolution 9 Lyrics
| 2 years ago
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no one seems to understand the significance of the number 9. Spiritual as he was I cant believe Lennon didnt mention this in his verbal comments. 9 is a sacred number in many cultures. eg., the step pyramid at Chichin Itzu has 9 levels. Probably represents both Mayan and Aztec belief that there are 9 levels in the nether world. Maybe Dante's 9 circles of hell in the Devine Comedy was sourced from this. The Norman Blake song "Crossing Number 9" is partly about a railroad crossing and the death of a woman. But he knew that "crossing number 9" is a less familiar reference to the final stage of human life. It is a reference to dying. This shows how smart Norman Blake is. Maybe all this comes from the fact that 9 is the ultimate single digit number in the decimal system (an eastern invention). These lyrics... this song-- it's all about death, folks! OK. But it really require 8+ minutes to make this point?? |
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| The Beatles – Dig a Pony Lyrics
| 4 years ago
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Always consider the context. This song was written during a time of turmoil with the band and published after they had broken up. I think this song is thick and deep. So don’t listen to what John Lennon said. He was too wily to tell you what he really thinks. Even if its just pure word-smithing (just words that sound good together)-- nothing is without at least some meaning. Lets not get carried away— "Pony" doesn’t have anything to do with heroin-- but it does mean something. Fact: THIS IS A LOVE SONG composed at a time when there wasn't a lot of love going on between the band members. Lennon didn’t want that to be obvious. Note that the original title was "All I want is You." Well, to whom would those sentiments have been directed? Obviously, the woman that had just substantively broken up the Beatles. The fact is that for whatever reason Lennon was completely possessed by her and she pressured and manipulated the shit out of him. Maybe the second part of the chorus relates to this pressure. Or maybe the pressure was the conflict between her and the other band members. “I Dig a Pony” was yet another confession of Lennon’s endless, undying (ne semi-lucid) devotion to you-know-who. Ponies; Road hogs; Moondogs; Stonies; and Lorries? Maybe he saw these as childish things no longer worthy of serious grownup adult attention. So maybe these things are analogs or metaphors for George, Paul, Ringo and the rest of that less-worthy other-life that Lennon was just about to eschew. Now you can understand why John might publicly say that these were just meaningless words. “I Dig a Pony” might well be a seriously insightful bio into the tribulations of the Beatles at a critical moment in their history. Or maybe not. This is just my opinion. I might be full of crap. Or maybe not. —Rob H |
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| The Beatles – Dig a Pony Lyrics
| 10 years ago
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The non stupid elitist is partly right. He wasn't writing about heroin or boning road hogs. But these aren't really nonsense lyrics. They were carefully conceived thoughts+ sounds strung together mainly for their lyrical quality. Something he was copping from Bob Dylan style of lyricism. Aside from that this song very much has a meaning and intent. The original title was "All I want is You." Like just about everything else he was thinking about in those days, it was another glorification tribute to... you guessed it-- Yoko. |
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