Beatles’ 1967 television film Magical Mystery Tour. At the time, the song had the distinction of simultaneously being at number 1 and number 2 on the British chart.
‘Am I a horrible human being if I think this version is better than the original?’ – a comment from the YouTube
We, too, can’t help adoring them: the song and Jim Carrey, of course! George Martin seems to enjoy the performance, too.
See the video on YouTube, too.
The lyrics of the song with the vocabulary, and links to find ideas and background meanings:
| I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together. See how they run like pigs from a gun, see how they fly. I’m crying. Sitting on a cornflake, waiting for the van to come. Corporation tee-shirt, stupid bloody Tuesday. MAN, you been a naughty boy, and let your face grow long. I am the eggman, they are the eggmen, I am the walrus, goo goo g’joob Mister City P’liceman sitting Pretty little policemen in a row. See how they fly like Lucy in the Sky, see how they run. I’m crying. I’m crying, I’m crying. I’m crying. Yellow matter custard, dripping from a dead dog’s eye. Crabalocker fishwife, pornographic priestess, Boy, you been a naughty girl you let your Knickers down. I am the eggman, they are the eggmen, I am the walrus, goo goo g’joob Sitting in an English garden waiting for the sun. If the sun don’t come, you get a tan From standing in the English rain. I am the eggman, they are the eggmen, I am the walrus, goo goo g’joob goo goo g’joob Expert texpert choking smokers, Don’t you think the joker laughs at you? See how they smile like pigs in a sty, see how they snide. I’m …Semolina Pilchard, climbing up the Eiffel Tower. Elementary penguin singing Hare Krishna. Man, you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allan Poe. I am the eggman, they are the eggmen, I am the walrus, goo goo g’joob, goo goo goo g’joob, goo goo g’joob, g’goo goo g’joob g’goo… There, I did it! I’ve defiled a timeless piece of art! For my next trick I’ll paint a clown face on the Mona Lisa while using the Shroud of Turin as a drop cloth! |
run from sg – fut vmi elölcornflake – gabonapehelyvan – kis teherautó (zárt)wait for sg/sy to do sg – arra vár, hogy vmi/vki tegyen vmit
corporation – vállalat(i) tee/T-shirt – trikó let sg/sy do sg – engedi, hogy vmi/vki tegyen vmit one’s face grow long – megnyúlik az arca walrus – rozmár pretty – eléggé, meglehetősen in a row – sorban matter – anyag(ú) custard – sodó drip – csepeg priestess – papnő knickers – bugyi, bugyogó get a tan from sg – lebarnul vmitől expert – szakértő choking – fuldokló, fulladozó joker – tréfamester, joker sty – disznó ól snide – csal pilchard – szardíniahal elementary – kisiskolás penguin – pingvin kick – megrúg, rugdal defile – beszennyez, bepiszkít, meggyaláz timeless – maradandó piece of art – művészeti alkotás trick – trükk for my next trick – a következő trükköm az lesz, hogy … clown – bohóc Shroud of Turin – a torinói lepel drop cloth – védőhuzat |
Here you can read a lot of items of speculation on what message the song may carry, or where the idea of the contents may have come from.
If you want to take a closer look at the Beatles’ greatest guitar techniques see Beginner Guitar HQ (by guitarists for guitarists).