| Paul McCartney – Jet Lyrics | 7 years ago |
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@[dostoyb:15322] - I agree with you one hundred percent. To make it even more clear? Mater was the nickname of John's aunt who gave him 100 pounds for his 21st birthday. John used the money to take himself and Paul on a trip to Paris, a trip they remembered lovingly for years afterward. I know people are sooo hung up on sexual orientation, but from everything I've read, there was love between John and Paul waay beyond the "we're good mates" level. There were documented jealous hissy fits on both their parts aimed at the other's female partners and wives. You tell me! The two may well not have acted on their feelings given the times. But deep emotional intimacy seems clearly to have been there. Jet seems to be all about the painful severing of that bond, its meaning hiding in plain sight. |
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| The Beatles – And Your Bird Can Sing Lyrics | 7 years ago |
| I'm inclined to keep this really simple. McCartney and Lennon were astute songwriters, and I find that their lyrics are clear if you don't decide in advance what the words "cannot mean." For this great song, if you substitute the word "girl" Or "woman" wherever you see the word "bird," and read the lyrics aloud, I don't think you'll be in the dark about what is being said. I'm put in mind of Melissa Etheridge's "I'm the Only One." Everything else seems to be stretching to avoid the obvious. | |
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