The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)

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It was twenty years ago today,
Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play,
They've been going in and out of style
But they're guaranteed to raise a smile.

So may I introduce to you
The act you've known for all these years
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

We're Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
We hope you will enjoy the show,
We're Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sit back and let the evening go.

Sgt. Pepper's lonely, Sgt. Pepper's lonely,
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
It's wonderful to be here
It's certainly a thrill
You're such a lovely audience
We'd like to take you home with us
We'd love to take you home

I don't really like to stop the show
But I thought that you might like to know
That the singer's going to sing a song
And he wants you all to sing along

So let me introduce to you
The one and only Billy Shears
And Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

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"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" as written by John Winston Lennon, Paul James Mccartney

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    General Comment:going on whats already been said, definitely the better of the two versions - its short, sweet, and the bit where it says "one and only lonely hearts club band" is so irresistibly clever, even with a short reprise of a song thats already been done the beatles manage to conjur up a little bit of genius yet again
    Flag cartlidgeon October 04, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I like this song because it truly sounds like it was recorded live in the studio. I can picture the 4 of them actually playing this while it's being recorded. Plus, it ROCKS. Much better than the first version and a great lead-in to A Day In The Life.
    Flag Digi-Gon July 25, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:A Day in the Life would be the encore, no? after they "officially" end the show- would make sense cause the best song(s) are often in the encore
    Flag floating_eyeon June 14, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:I have always considered that album as a show that an imaginary band (sgt. peppers....) has perfomed. so the first version was the opening song of the show and the 2nd one is setting the end of the show while the in-between songs are represinting the show itself .
    but the confusing thing is that "why did the song (a day in the life) come after the 2nd version and not before it "
    this means that it is not included in the show, is it?
    Does any body has a clue?
    Flag lennon-mccartneyon May 03, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:the whispering is just a crowd, and john lennon saying either "Hi" or "Bye" in a creepy upscale voice.
    Flag scimitar_255on December 15, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:From the album, the lyrics are We hope you have enjoyed the show, not we hop you will enjoy the show. Rest is fine though
    Flag Swishon May 31, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:This is way better than the original one, IMO.
    Flag PinkFloydrulezon January 16, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:does anyone know what the whispering at the beginning right after the animal noises is???
    Flag theused-tbs182on January 01, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:I just have to say that this song rocks and I wish it was longer...
    Flag arothmanmusicon April 16, 2004   Link
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    General Comment:I haven't got the lyrics close at hand right now - in fact, I don't have the lyrics too close at hand anywhere... but I'm sure that the point of the Reprise is that part of the lyrics are "We hope you have enjoyed the show", and not those as printed... gee, I'm good at picking holes, I know, but that's what carphology's for, just making a point.

    To have this song as a reprise, personally, I think, works very effectively, besides which, you've still got a track to come on the CD...
    Flag Bobo192on March 07, 2003   Link

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