The Beatles – Her Majesty

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  My Interpretation:I thought they were just kissing royalty's ass. Still sorta funny tho!

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  Song Meaning:Duh, the meaning's in the lyrics.

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  General Comment:I actually think this is a lovely way to end the album. I agree with an earlier comment, to end the album with "The End" is too predictable, and I love how after the humongous marvelous medley, there's just a sweet little song that for me, is what the Beatles were really about.

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  My Interpretation:Her Majesty is so short because like most of the other songs in the medley, it was an incomplete song that in this case, Paul had. The medley was The Beatles' usual innovative way of making the most of what they had, like how Lennon combined 3 incomplete songs in Happiness Is a Warm Gun, and the incorporation of John's incomplete 'Everybody Had a Hard Year' into Paul's 'I've Got a Feeling'.
  
  I'm not sure why Paul wrote it, although Queen Elizabeth II was quite young around the time it was written so maybe Paul had a little crush on her...or some other Queen from another country perhaps.
  
  I originally thought this was a sweet but cliche song, with regards to the lyrics, but now I see it a bit more interestingly - I can't stand wine but all the girls I fancy, like most girls really, seem to love it and find it to be this really romantic thing...ugh, lol. I wanna tell her that I love her a lot but...well, you know...

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  General Comment:this song is perfect in every single way, including its length, which makes it even better if not being the reason why it's so goddamn good.

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  General Comment:Does anyone know why this song is so short? I mean you think the beatles would've added more lyrics to the song, don't you? Also does anyone know why Paul was inspired to write this? Was he just messing around or was it about someone in particular? Also does it mirror any other songs by some other musicians?

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  General Comment:First off, I agree that this song is wonderful and a fitting end to an excellent album.
  Maybe this is over-analyzing a bit, but I always thought the song was an expression of the writer's feelings about England, "Her Majesty" the Queen being a personification of the nation. A bit of stretch, maybe, but who knows?

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  General Comment:It's a great song! That person who told the long story about how it got put on the album - that's what I heard too, and it makes the song all the neater. One or all of the Beatles hated it and I also heard that it was just lying on the floor when somebody put it back in at the end, and then the Beatles all liked it. They must have appreciated the quirky ending as much as I do.

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  General Comment:This reminds me of 'Robert Johnson - They're red hot'.
  or maybe the other way around? :]

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  General Comment:This song gives me shivers.

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