10-03-2019 11:10 - edited 10-03-2019 11:45
10-03-2019 11:10 - edited 10-03-2019 11:45
Between October 1962 and May 1970, The Beatles released 24 singles, 13 EPs, 13 Albums, with a total of 293 tracks.
THE SONG LYRICS CHALLENGE
To find the names of the people mentioned in the lyrics of the officially released records.
Hints/clues:
- not every song mentions a name in the lyrics.
- you have to find actual names - some first names, some surnames, some both - in the song lyrics
- lyrics may include a title or rank [e.g. if Miss Bloggs was in the lyrics, it would be included
- lyrics with only "a" or "the" not included [e.g. if "the Carpenter" was in lyrics, it would be excluded]
- some names are included in more than one song [not record]; you have to find all [in separate post]
- some songs include more than one name in lyrics; you have to find all the names [in separate post]
Rules:
- no googling/wiki/social media/playing song on iphone, smart phone, CD, record player
- all entries must be submitted as follows:
[name of person] in lyrics on [name of song] - [e.g. Mrs Bloggs on song Bloggs & Son]
- only one entry (guess) - [name of person] per post; only one post per person per day
- some names appear in lyrics of more than one song [not record], each to be given on separate post
- some lyrics contain more than one name, each name with title of song [not record] on separate post
- the words of the track Revolution #9 [on "The Beatles" ("White") album] are excluded
- only lyrics of songs on studio recordings officially released between Oct 1962 and May 1970 included
no "live" records, "BBC sessions", or bootleg/unreleased versions
There are 71 answers to find. All answers have been checked against lyrics on official song sheets.
Results - with correct [or incorrect] answers - will be posted each day after posts
Any questions or clarification, please post or pm me.
Good luck.
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@pgn, @Cleoriff , @MI5 - nice to see that you are picking up clues from posts by each other and others and have more lined up.
Some of the more difficult ones [and I`m not saying which] have been found, and look forward to what you, and everyone, comes up with in the days to come.
Answers to today`s submissions will be posted here at midnight.
Thanks everyone for your interest in this topic.
on 14-03-2019 00:06
on 14-03-2019 00:06
Results for answers submitted 13 March 2019
Well done @Cleoriff , @MusicIan , @Bambino , @pgn , @MI5 for correct answers.
Sorry @Glory1 but John in The Ballad Of John and Yoko is incorrect. The name is in the title but not in the lyrics, so is not allowed. But a wrong answer does not stop anyone from continuing to give answers.
For hints and rules see page 1
The names found, so far - up to 13 March - are, in alphabetical order:
Chuck in When I`m 64 - @pgn
Desmond in Ob la di, Ob la da - @Cleoriff
Edgar Allen Poe in I Am The Walrus - @Cleoriff
Eleanor Rigby in Eleanor Rigby - @MI5
Father McKenzie in Eleanor Rigby - @MI5
Jo Jo in Get Back - @Bambino
Lady Madonna in Lady Madonna - @Glory1
Lucy in Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - @Cleoriff
Lucy in I Am The Walrus - @Glory1
Lear in Paperback Writer - @Cleoriff
Michelle in Michelle - @Glory1
Molly Jones in Ob la di, Ob l da - @MI5
Mr Boatswain in Yellow Submarine - @pgn
Mr Heath in Taxman - @MusicIan
Mr Kite in Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite - @jonsie
Mr Wilson in Taxman - @MusicIan
Pablo Fanque in Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite - @Bambino
Paul in Glass Onion - @Bambino
Rocky Raccoon in Rocky Raccooon - @Bambino
Rita in Lovely Rita - @jonsie
Sgt Pepper in Sgt Pepper`s Lonely Hearts Club Band - @MusicIan
The Queen in Penny Lane - @MI5
Vera in When I`m 64 - @pgn
Plenty more to find...
Good luck
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B B King in the song Dig It
Veritas Numquam Perit
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Billy Shears in Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band