Frank Ward, Toledo, USA I've listened to this song for over forty years and have always thought it was just a way to say "now they know how many 'assholes' it takes to fill the Albert Hall". Ordinary max capacity is , so it makes sense to me. A send-up for some reason. Lennon was jealous of the Stones - of course he would never admit it! The Stones filled Albert Hall and the "holes" were assholes obviously. And the "lucky man" killed himself because he was bummed at getting a red light, another example of his dark humour.
Gordon, Medford, US I always thought the line referred to the search for the missing children, too. John Lennon was just making a joke. A hole is an empty space so how is it possible to know how many it would take to fill the Albert Hall?
He was just making a joke about bureaucracy. I can't believe your answers! It is quite simple. Paul McCartney explained what the holes are. They were referring to screaming girls filling up Albert Hall for a concert. Paul said there were only two dirty references in their songs Mystery is over.
Goodness no! Oh let me tell you honey" is a thinly veiled and deliciously punned description of vigorous sexual intercourse. If it were John would have used 'brain' or 'head' instead. A mind describes a person's intellect or consciousness, and not the corporeal. Ergo, the line in the song refers to something more akin to, "whoa, that just blew my mind That just adds a layer of humour, does anybody see the visual shock effect here?
What's so funny about a dead guy with face splattered around his car.. The fact that he can't see the lights? His eyes are on the roof..
Now, attacking his wife and children is redundant, pointless, a sacrifice of high class and honor. John wanted to highlight the last laugh. One, big, F you.. He probly smiled as he pulled the trigger.
Supposedly, john knew this man so now, think about this!! If my inkling is even close to true, that is so damn funny, but sad, and furthermore illustrates the depth of thought he was capable of without effort. A I was reading the news today and thought, Oh boy!! People are crazy!! All the wars, killing, hate.. It reminded me of the song. I thought that the holes in Albert Hall were probably ass I made a blog page this morning, first one being, "John Was Right" of his song "Imagine. So that easy answer just can't happen.
Maybe it was a double meaning. Having spent many hours in practice studios I too have counted holes, so the story sounded true when I saw the show.
Songwriters have the same constraint as poets to use very few words. Poets already find it difficult to make much sense; at best they guide the sentiment along. But songwriters also need to wrap the cadence of the lyric around the structure of the music, constraining it even further. As a result it's almost impossible to really write lyrics that make sense, unless you have terribly blunt, awkward lyrics, which the Beatles didn't.
So songwriters very often drop in phrases that really don't mean anything at all, knowing people will assume it does mean something. It's best not to figure it out, because if the meaning isn't obvious, it usually didn't mean anything in the first place, at least nothing beyond some vague notion the author figured would suffice to complete the phrase.
If you want poetic lyrics that actually carry meaning, even tell a story, there's Dylan; otherwise go with the feeling and don't analyse too much. David Bradley, Chicago USA The pothole answer is right and sometimes you just got to scribble down some lyrics to make the song right even if it makes no sense lterally.
There aint no one there for to give you no pain. The song "a day in the life" refers to a car crash - that Paul was in? The driver was decapitated. There are lots of videos on YouTube about this.
How many holes does it take to fill anything? You can't fill anything with a hole! Much like the riddle "how much dirt is in a hole that is 1' x 1' x 1'? There's no dirt in a hole! Just saying. Bretticus Max, Fredericton Canada The "holes in Albert Hall" refers to the assholes of upper British Society who would attend stuffy concerts, long before Albert Hall permitted rock and pop events to be held there.
We need to ponder this voluminous matter. On January the 17th. If Blackburn is typical then there are over two million holes in Britain's roads and in London. Or was that just a newspaper that they read — I sense a future topic.
One might conclude that each of the holes would have to be cubic feet by volume. But where does it say that the holes are identical? I mean we could have a myriad of hole sizes, some 23 cubic feet, some 1, cubic feet etc. What about the seating? Roughly 1. But wait …. Just because there were holes in Blackburn at that time, we must not assume that all were necessary to fill the Hall.
Is it just insider information? Can we ever know? And he reckons that today, rather than the 4, in , there are just "a couple of hundred" potholes in the town. Perhaps the new holes are 20 times larger, in which case the Royal Albert Hall would be the same size. Should the new holes be the same as the old?
Gentle readers, you see the dilemma. Please help John B , Jun 4, Johnny Boy, Welcome back! Steve Hoffman , Jun 4, Location: Nashville. In , the group topped Billboard magazine's list of the all-time most successful artists; as of , they hold the record for most number-one hits on the Hot chart with twenty. The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in , and all four main members were inducted individually from to They were also collectively included in Time magazine's compilation of the twentieth century's most influential people.
Featured lyrics. I read the news today oh, boy About a lucky man who made the grade And though the news was rather sad Well, I just had to laugh I saw the photograph He blew his mind out in a car He didn't notice that the lights had changed A crowd of people stood and stared They'd seen his face before Nobody was really sure if he was from the house of lords I saw a film today oh, boy The english army had just won the war A crowd of people turned away But I just had to look Having read the book I'd love to turn you on.
Woke up, fell out of bed Dragged a comb across my head Found my way downstairs and drank a cup And looking up, I noticed I was late Found my coat and grabbed my hat Made the bus in seconds flat Found my way upstairs and had a smoke And somebody spoke and I went into a dream Ah I read the news today oh, boy Four thousand holes in blackburn, lancashire And though the holes were rather small They had to count them all Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the albert hall I'd love to turn you on.
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