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Song «Maxwell's Silver Hammer» von Beatles.

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Veröffentlichungsdaten: 1969 09 26 (Album)
Label: Apple PCS 7088
Songwriter Lennon-McCartney
Produktion: George Martin
Genre: Rock - Poprock

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«Maxwell's Silver Hammer» ist wie Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da oder Yellow Submarine einer von Paul McCartneys «Singalongs» (Songs zum Mitsingen).
Die Sessions dauerten ewig und gingen George Harrison und Ringo Starr auf die Nerven. John Lennon war im Studio nicht anwesend, weil er in Schottland einen Autounfall hatte.
Auch wenn der Song schlecht gealtert ist – eine seiner Stärken ist die gelungene Verwendung des Moog Synthesizers.
Quellen
– Parlogram: Beatles Fans Top 10 Least Liked Beatles Songs – das Video weist das Stück als den Beatles-Song aus, der von Fans am wenigsten gemocht wird

Personen und Querverweise


Beatles
Lennon-McCartney
George Martin

Lyrics

Joan was quizzical; studied pataphysical Science in the home. Late nights all alone with a test tube. Oh, oh, oh, oh. Maxwell Edison, majoring in medicine, Calls her on the phone. "Can I take you out to the pictures, Joa, oa, oa, oan?" But as she's getting ready to go, A knock comes on the door. Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer Came down upon her head. Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer Made sure that she was dead. Back in school again Maxwell plays the fool again. Teacher gets annoyed. Wishing to avoid and unpleasant Sce, e, e, ene, She tells Max to stay when the class has gone away, So he waits behind Writing fifty times "I must not be So, o, o, o" But when she turns her back on the boy, He creeps up from behind. Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer Came down upon her head. Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer Made sure that she was dead. P. C. Thirty-one said, "We caught a dirty one." Maxwell stands alone Painting testimonial pictures. Oh, oh, oh, oh. Rose and Valerie, screaming from the gallery Say he must go free (Maxwell must go free) The judge does not agree and he tells them So, o, o, o. But as the words are leaving his lips, A noise comes from behind. Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer Came down upon his head. Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer Made sure that he was dead. Whoa, oh, oh, oh. Silver hammer man