Many of us have heard of the hidden messages and meanings in The Beatles’ songs. But who has the time to decipher them? The Fab Four had more brains behind their nonsensical lyrics than you might think. Visit NotWithoutMustard.com, click on a Gold Bug, and read on! Also check out the YouTube promo.
The Gold Bugs - How the Beatles Turned Classic Literature into Classic Rock
-Was “Polythene Pam” really Sir Francis Bacon? dressed to the hilt? The BACON IN THE PAN bug will really surprise you.
-Was “Eleanor Rigby” a poor woman sweeping the church steps? or the daughter of the King of England? Click the FACE IN A JAR bug.
Visit NotWithoutMustard.com, read the free Introduction, and then read each Bug or Chapter for only $.99! The first two Chapters are free. Happy reading!
I see what you did there! The problem is that the Bathroom window is actually Agincourt and She is Henry V. Sure that song isn’t as eloquent as the St. Crispin’s Day speech, but it’s still wonderful. In fact, the entire side 2 of Abbey Road is about Henry V.
The Beatles are my heroes and they had extremely well-crafted musicality, fun upbeat and sometimes nonsensical lyrics, sometimes touching, but i’m not about to spend a buck-a-chapter to find out someone’s ideas of links between their music and literature just because their heads were collaged onto the Sgt. Pepper’s album cover.
He’s also posted on Craigslist, but that’s intended for promotion.
NotWithoutMustard, would you care to discuss the lyric/Literature connection or are you here for just a promo?
Hi guys. Sorry to post promo material here, you are correct. However, I think you’ll find it really interesting, and the Intro and first two chapters are free. We’ve also just posted a new chapter: Was John Lennon trying to be a False Prophet? If you like James Joyce, you’ll find a beautiful analysis of some text from Ulysses here. Thanks for checking it out!
Hi guys. Sorry to post promo material here, you are correct. However, I think you’ll find it really interesting, and the Intro and first two chapters are free. We’ve also just posted a new chapter: Was John Lennon trying to be a False Prophet? If you like James Joyce, you’ll find a beautiful analysis of some text from Ulysses here. Thanks for checking it out!
-The Gold Bugs
No more posting this kind of promo stuff here, notwithoutmustard. I let it slide in the first place because people enjoyed riffing on it, but it’s clearly violating Forum Rule 2: No, SPAMming, no malicious links, no illegal downloads. Do it again and we’ll ban you.
That said, you’re welcome to participate in the forums, and you’re welcome to add a self-promoting signature to your account (like Jason Bugg has), but veering any further than that is out of bounds. If you want to advertise on the forums, our web-ad rates are very reasonable.
I liked the Monkee’s music too, but mostly the work of Neil Diamond and other writers of the time. And Nesmith went on to form the First National Band (and Second National Band) which did OK with some hits.
But the Beatles were in a class by themselves to me. Use of creative rhyme, signature changes, backwards tracks, triplets, clapping/drum patterns, and poetic and coy lyrics. Some Beatles songs can be recognized just from their bass line, which would be hard to say for many other bands.
I guess i’m a Beatlesnob and don’t mean to soapbox about them. I’ll step down now.
