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ALBUM NOTES:
Release Date: August 5, 1966
This album was praised for being a breakthrough into
new musical areas. Harrison was experimenting with more Indian
music, backward recorded guitar phrases, and the use of other studio
effects.
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out the album clues:
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FRONT COVER CLUES
- Some
people say that since Paul is the only Beatle not facing forward, that
it means that he is not 'one of them' anymore.
LYRIC CLUES
- 'TAXMAN'
"If you drive a car *Paul*"
... Reinforces the fact that Paul died in a car accident.
"If you get too cold *Paul*"
... A reference to the state of a body after death.
"My advice to those who die - Taxman"
... Think of 'Taxman' as a Taxadermist - one who preserves the
remains of the dead.
'YELLOW SUBMARINE'
"...sky of blue, sea of green in our yellow
submarine"
... The yellow submarine represents a coffin, buried beneath a
sea of green which represents the grass."...
in the land of submarines"
... In a cemetary - in the land of coffins.
'GO TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE'
"I took a ride, I didn't know what I would
find there"
... Another reference to a car ride.
"...and then suddenly I see you"
... Once you read the Sgt. Pepper clues you will realize that he
saw Lovely Rita.
'TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS'
"*Paul* played the game existance to the
end"
... Life is the 'game of existance' and when you die the game
ends.
... The song title is taken from the 'Tibetan Book of the Dead.'
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