"I saw a film today oh boy
The English Army had just won the war"
John was acting in a movie "How I Won The War" at the time the song was written.
"Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire"
Another Daily Mail article, about a politician commenting on the state of repair of Blackburn's roads - yes, they were potholes! Lennon made the phrase surreal by treating the holes as objects that could "fill the Albert Hall" (London's Royal Albert Hall, a famous Victorian concert venue).
the Blackburn reference is to a major redevelopment which was ongoing in the town centre in the 60's.There were massive construction works and the town centre was full of holes,some of them enormous, dug as part of the various projects.A national newspaper at the time had the headline that the holes in total were the size of the Albert Hall,a well-known London theatre.Believe me,I lived thru it.At the time of release in USA the song was briefly banned in some areas because the word 'holes' was thought to be a drug reference.
the Blackburn reference is to a major redevelopment which was ongoing in the town centre in the 60's.There were massive construction works and the town centre was full of holes,some of them enormous, dug as part of the various projects.A national newspaper at the time had the headline that the holes in total were the size of the Albert Hall,a well-known London theatre.Believe me,I lived thru it.At the time of release in USA the song was briefly banned in some areas because the word 'holes' was thought to be a drug reference.
"I saw a film today oh boy The English Army had just won the war"
John was acting in a movie "How I Won The War" at the time the song was written.
"Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire"
Another Daily Mail article, about a politician commenting on the state of repair of Blackburn's roads - yes, they were potholes! Lennon made the phrase surreal by treating the holes as objects that could "fill the Albert Hall" (London's Royal Albert Hall, a famous Victorian concert venue).
the Blackburn reference is to a major redevelopment which was ongoing in the town centre in the 60's.There were massive construction works and the town centre was full of holes,some of them enormous, dug as part of the various projects.A national newspaper at the time had the headline that the holes in total were the size of the Albert Hall,a well-known London theatre.Believe me,I lived thru it.At the time of release in USA the song was briefly banned in some areas because the word 'holes' was thought to be a drug reference.
the Blackburn reference is to a major redevelopment which was ongoing in the town centre in the 60's.There were massive construction works and the town centre was full of holes,some of them enormous, dug as part of the various projects.A national newspaper at the time had the headline that the holes in total were the size of the Albert Hall,a well-known London theatre.Believe me,I lived thru it.At the time of release in USA the song was briefly banned in some areas because the word 'holes' was thought to be a drug reference.