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Abbey Road

With which song was “Come Together” paired on its single version?

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Something. The 1969 single “Something” / “Come Together” was the first George Harrison single to reach #1 since “Taxman” in 1966 (if anyone has more information on the "Taxman" single, don't hesitate to e-mail me).



Who was the Sun King?

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Louis XIV. The second of two Abbey Road songs whose first words are “here comes the sun.” Great guitar.



Who was rumored to be the woman in the blue dress that walked into the shot on the back cover?

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Jane Asher. Jane Asher, Paul McCartney’s girlfriend and fiancé throughout much of the sixties, was rumored to have walked in front of the camera, which made the cameraman yell at her. She was said to have done this because she was angry at Paul because of his recent marriage to Linda Eastman.



Who was Maxwell Edison's first victim in "Maxwell's Silver Hammer"?

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Joan. Only Paul McCartney could get away with writing and recording a novelty song about a serial killer. After killing his girlfriend, Maxwell went on to murder his teacher and a judge. "Maxwell Edison, majoring in medicine, calls her on the phone, "Can I take you out to the pictures Joan? 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. Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer made sure that she was dead."



Which “Abbey Road” song is brought back in “Carry That Weight?”

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You Never Give Me Your Money. Paul interrupts Ringo and sings a verse not included in “You Never Give Me Your Money.” It begins "I never give you my pillow."



Which song is the last song on the album?

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Her Majesty. "Good Night" was not even on "Abbey Road". The Beatles did not want their fans to think this was their last album because, in fact, they were not even sure if it was. So they ended up using "Her Majesty" instead of "The End". Knowledge from "The Beatles Anthology" DVD set.



Which of Paul McCartney’s relatives owned the book Paul used for the lyrics to “Golden Slumbers?”

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His half-sister Ruth. Paul’s younger half-sister Ruth McCartney had a children’s book in which most of the lyrics (written by Thomas Dekker) were written. Paul added a verse in order to be credited as an author.



Where would the singer in "Octopus's Garden" like to be?

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Under the sea. This song was written by Ringo Starr, and was inspired by octopus stories told him by a boat captain during a 1968 family boating trip. "I'd like to be, under the sea, in an octopus's garden in the shade. He'd let us in, knows where we've been, in his octopus's garden in the shade."



Where did George write “Here Comes the Sun?”

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In a garden. George wrote this song while “sitting in an English garden” owned by Eric Clapton.



When was the entire album “Abbey Road” recorded?

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1969. Save for a few re-recordings, editing sessions and the new song "I Me Mine," which came out on “Let it Be,” “Abbey Road” was the Beatles’ last album to be recorded before Paul announced the group's separation on April 10th, 1970, nine days after "I Me Mine" was recorded.



What was was the name of the sister to "Mean Mr. Mustard"?

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Pam. A Hyde Park bag lady and a newspaper article about a money-hiding old miser were John Lennon's inspirations for this song. "His sister Pam works in a shop she never stops, she's a go getter. Takes him out to look at the Queen, only place that he's ever been."



What was the profession of the narrator of “She Came in Through the Bathroom Window?”

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Police officer. “And so I quit the police department and got myself a steady job.” The woman in the story was a dancer.



What soft drink was mentioned in the lyrics to "Come Together"?

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Coca-Cola. This song was written by John Lennon at the request of Timothy Leary, the LSD advocate who had decided to run for office with the campaign slogan of "Come Together". Lennon wrote the song in May of 1969 during his famous Montreal "bed-in" with Yoko Ono. Leary was arrested and jailed before he could use the song, so it was recorded by The Beatles. "He shoot Coca Cola, he say I know you, you know me, One thing I can tell you is you got to be free. Come together, right now, over me."



What season of the year was mentioned in "Here Comes the Sun"?

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Winter. As The Beatles were disintegrating as a group, they were required to spend long days in meetings at Apple Headquarters. After the meetings concluded, George Harrison was basking in the sunlight in his garden and the song came to him. "Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here. Here comes the sun, do do do do, Here comes the sun, and I say, It's all right."



What promise did the singer in "Oh! Darling" make in an attempt to keep his girlfriend from leaving him?

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Never do her harm. This was a 1950s style song written by Paul McCartney begging a girlfriend to not leave in exchange for a promise. "Oh! darling, please believe me, I'll never do you no harm, Believe me when I tell you, I'll never do you no harm. Oh! Darling, if you leave me, I'll never make it alone, Believe me when I beg you, ooo, don't ever leave me alone."



What kind of solo (with no other instruments playing at the same time) is in “The End?”

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Drum solo. Ringo performed the drum solo in “The End.” He didn’t initially want to, but the rest of the Beatles persuaded him. “The love you take is equal to the love you make.” –Paul McCartney



What does Mean Mr. Mustard keep up his nose in the song "Mean Mr. Mustard"?

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ten bob note. Mean Mr. Mustard was a dirty old man who lived in a hole in the road. This song is one of the many that make up the "Abbey Road Suite".



What did the Beatles originally want to call “Abbey Road?”

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Everest. They wanted to call the White Album “A Doll’s House,” the film “A Hard Day’s Night” “Beatlemania,” and the working title of “I Want to Tell You” was “Laxton’s Superb.” The Beatles wanted to call “Abbey Road” “Everest” after engineer Geoff Emerick’s favorite brand of cigarettes. They wanted to fly to Mount Everest and have their picture taken in front of the mountain, but they were too mad at each other to have their cover photo taken farther than down Abbey Road, the street on which their recording studio was located. Thanks for playing!



What did John Lennon originally want to call Mean Mr. Mustard’s sister Pam?

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Shirley. “His sister Shirley works in the shop…” This version, recorded in 1968, was featured on “Anthology 3.” Her name was changed to fit in with the next song, “Polythene Pam.” To American ears, it may sound like “Shelley.”



What day of the week was not mentioned in "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window"?

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Wednesday. An actual event was Paul McCartney's inspiration for this song. A group of teenaged girl stalkers gained entrance into Paul's home when one of them climbed a ladder and entered through the bathroom window. The song was covered by Joe Cocker in 1970 and reached number 30 in Billboard's Top 40. "Didn't anybody tell her, didn't anybody see, Sunday's on the phone to Monday, Tuesday's on the phone to me She said she'd always been a dancer, she worked at fifteen clubs a day."



What beverage was mentioned in the lyrics to "Her Majesty"?

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Wine. Actually, The Beatles were quite fond of Queen Elizabeth and received their Member British Empire (MBE) from her in 1965. Paul once said that "she was just like a mum to us." "Her majesty's a pretty nice girl, but she doesn't have a lot to say, Her majesty's a pretty nice girl, but she changes from day to day. I wanna tell her that I love her a lot, but I gotta get a belly full of wine Her majesty's a pretty nice girl, someday I'm gonna make her mine, Oh, yeah, some day I'm gonna make her mine."



The famous love song, "Something", is written by which Beatle(s)?

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George Harrison. This is one of the most beautiful love songs of all time. George Harrison wrote it for his wife Pattie Harrison. Sadly George was not given the proper credit when Frank Sinatra credited it to Lennon/McCartney. Want more Info? check out this website!: iamthebeatles.com/



Of the choices given, which song is the longest?

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Golden Slumbers. "Her Majesty" is the shortest at 23 seconds. Then comes "Mean Mr. Mustard", 1 minute 6 seconds in length, and then "Polythene Pam" is 1 minute 12 seconds in length. "Golden Slumbers" is longest at 1 minute 31 seconds! The longest song on the album is "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" at 7 minutes 47 seconds!



In the song "Come Together" what word completes this line, "One thing I can tell you is you got to be____"?

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free. John Lennon wrote this song while in Montreal during his bed-in with Yoko. It was intended to be used by Timothy Leary in a campaign, but he was arrested before he could use it. More Info?:iamthebeatles.com/



How many times were John, Paul and George’s voices copied for “Because?”

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3. John, Paul, and George recorded their voices for “Because” once. Those tapes were triple-tracked for the song’s outstanding harmony vocals. Listen to it without instruments on “Anthology 3.”



How many songs did Ringo Starr write by himself before “Octopus’s Garden?”

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1. The first was the White Album’s “Don’t Pass Me By” in 1968.



How many different words are in “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)?”

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14. At 7 minutes 47 seconds, this John Lennon song, written for Yoko Ono, only contains the words "I," "want," "you," "so," "bad," "know," "it's," "driving," "me," "mad," "she's," "heavy," "babe" and "yeah."



How did the singer in "Something" answer the question, "will my love grow"?

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I don't know. Written by George Harrison after hearing James Taylor's "Something in the Way She Moves", this was the only Beatles song that Frank Sinatra would sing. He called it the "greatest love song ever written", but changed the lyrics "You stick around and it may show" to "You stick around, Jack, she might show." "You're asking me will my love grow", with "I don't know, I don't know."



How did "Polythene Pam" look?

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Like a man. Two women were John Lennon's inspirations for "Polythene Pam". One was a fan from The Beatles' old club days who ate polythene and was know as Polythene Pat. The other was a girl named Stephanie who dressed in a polythene bag. "Well you should see Polythene Pam, she's so good looking but she looks like a man. Well, you should see her in drag dressed in a polythene bag, Yes you should see Polythene Pam, Yeah, yeah, yeah."



"Oh yeah, all right, are you gonna be in my dreams tonight?" is a line from which song?

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The End. Here are the lyrics for "The End": "Oh yeah, all right, are you gonna be in my dreams tonight? Love you, love you, love you, love you, love you, love you, love you... And in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love, you make, Ah". Not much but it is a brilliant song.

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