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Mi-Amigo
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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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@Cleoriff- safe journey and speak later.

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Hi everyone.

As I did last night, I shall be posting the results for the names submitted today around 11pm.

Last night I said that there were seven names to find, unless there were any I had missed, and "yes" you guys have found some more I`d missed. I know that`s a bit of a tease, but more details when I give the results.

Thanks to all of you for all the posts, which have now reached over 300.

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RESULTS for names submitted Mon 25 March 2019:

As I did last night, I am giving the names submitted and my decision....

 

Correct - and on my list of seven still to find:

GURU DEVA in Across The Universe - @pgn Accepted because of capitals and was a real person, who was with the Maharishi Yogi when The Beatles vivited him in India.

 

Correct - but missed by me:

JOHNNY in For You, Blue - @Bambino 

THE DUKE in Cry Baby Cry - @Cleoriff . Accepted because, as in the case of The Queen in Penny Lane, this has capital letters and refers to the husband of the Duchess of Kircaldy - previous given and accepted.

YOKO [Ono] in Come Together - @jonsie 

DENNIS in You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) - @MI5 . Accepted because alternative names to those previously given [for example Magill and Lil in Rocky Raccoon] accepted.

 

MR PARKER in Yellow Submarine - @Glory1 not acceted because the name is not mentioned in the lyrics. But, incidentally, Suzy Parker was an off-the-cuff song played by The Beatles during the making of the Let It Be film!

 

With only one of the seven songs left on my list being found, there are still six to be found.

Please do not post your entry for Tuesday until after midnight and with so many names now found could I gently ask you to please check the list of names found, which will be up shortly.

Thanks 

 

 

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Clarabella in Clarabella.

 

Definitely my last, last shot, @Mi-Amigo !  Handshake

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P.C. 31 in the song Maxwells Silver Hammer. (the Policeman)

Veritas Numquam Perit

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So, really clutching at straws here....?????????

Bonnie - My Bonnie

This was a record with Tony Sheridan on lead vocal way back in 1961. I believe it was released over here as Tony Sheridan with The Beatles

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Another stretch but I am really scratching my head now.

 

Max in the song Maxwell's Silver Hammer.

 

And I'm really out as the only other names are in a song that I don't think will be accepted by @Mi-Amigo though I know the Beatles did the song at the Cavern regularly and the song was included on a later Anthology LP.

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                                                        NAMES, in alphabetical order, FOUND

                                                               up to MON 25 MARCH 2019

 

ANNA in Anna (Go To Him) - @MI5 

AUNT MARY in Long Tall Sally - @Glory1 

B B KING in Dig It - @Cleoriff .

BEETHOVEN in Roll Over Beethoven - @pgn 

BILLY SHEARS in Sgt Pepper`s Lonely Hearts Club Band - @MusicIan 

BUNGALOW BILL in The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill - @pgn 

CAPTAIN MARVEL in The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill - @pgn 

CHAIRMAN MAO in Revolution - @MI5 

CHARLES HAWTRY in Two Of Us - @Cleoriff .

CHRIST in The Ballad Of John And Yoko - @Bambino 

CHUCK in When I`m 64 - @pgn .

DAN in Rocky Raccoon - @Bambino 

DANIEL in Rocky Raccoon - @MI5 

DANNY in Rocky Raccoon - @MI5 

DAVE in When I`m 64 - @pgn 

DENNIS in You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) - @MI5 

DENNS O`BELL in You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) - @MusicIan 

DESMOND in Ob la di, Ob la da - @Cleoriff 

DOCTOR ROBERT in Doctor Robert - @Glory1 

DORIS in Two Of Us - @Bambino 

DORIS DAY in Dig It - @Cleoriff 

DUCHESS OF KIRKALDY in Cry Baby Cry - @Cleoriff 

EDGAR ALLEN POE in I Am The Walrus - @Cleoriff 

EDMUND, EARL OF GLOUCESTER in I Am The Walrus - @Glory1 

ELEANOR RIGBY in Eleanor Rigby - @MI5 .

ELMORE JONES in For You, Blue - @Cleoriff 

FATHER McKENZIE in Eleanor Rigby - @MI5 

GEORGE HARRISON in Honey Don`t - @jonsie 

GEORGIA in Back In The USSR - @Glory1 .

GEORGIE WOOD in Dig It - @jonsie .

GIDEON in Rocky Raccoon - @jonsie .

GURU DEVA in Across The Universe - @pgn 

JO JO in Get Back - @Bambino 

JOAN in Maxwell`s Silver Hammer - @MusicIan .

JOHNNY in For You, Blue - @Bambino 

JUDE in Hey Jude - @pgn 

JULIA in Julia - @Glory1 

JUNIOR in Bad Boy - @jonsie 

LADY MADONNA in Glass Onion - @Bambino 

LADY MADONNA in Lady Madonna - @Glory1 

LEAR in Paperback Writer - @Cleoriff 

LIL in Rocky Raccoon - @Bambino 

LORETTA MARTIN in Get Back - @Bambino 

LUCY in Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - @Cleoriff 

LUCY in I Am The Walrus - @Glory1 

MAGGIE MAY in Maggie May - @Glory1 

MAGILL in Rocky Raccoon - @MI5 

MARIGOLD in Cry Baby Cry - @Cleoriff 

MARTHA in Martha, My Dear - @Glory1 

MARY in Let It Be - @Bambino 

MATT BUSBY in Dig It - @Cleoriff .

MAXWELL in Maxwell`s Silver Hammer - @Glory1 

MAXWELL EDISON in Maxwell`s Silver Hammer - @Cleoriff 

MICHELLE in Michelle - @Glory1 

MISS LIZZY in Dizzy Miss Lizzy - @jonsie 

MO [Maureen Starkey] in Get Back - @jonsie 

MOLLY JONES in Ob la di, Ob la da - @MI5 

MR BOATSWAIN in Yellow Submarine - @pgn 

MR CITY in I Am The Walrus - @pgn 

MR HEATH in Taxman - @MusicIan 

MR JONES in Yer Blues - @Cleoriff 

MR KITE in Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite - @jonsie 

MR MUSTARD in Mean Mr Mustard - @pgn 

MR POSTMAN in Please Mr Postman - @pgn 

MR WILSON in Taxman - @MusicIan 

NANCY in Rocky Raccoon - @Bambino 

PABLO FANQUE in Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite - @Bambino 

PAM in Mean Mr Mustard - @Glory1 

PAM in Polythene Pam - @pgn 

PAUL in Glass Onion - @Bambino 

PETER BROWN in The Ballad Of John And Yoko - @MusicIan 

PRUDENCE in Dear Prudence - @Bambino 

RINGO STARR in You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) - @jonsie 

RITA in Lovely Rita - @jonsie 

ROCKY in Rocky Raccoon - @MI5 

ROCKY RACCOON in Rocky Raccoon - @Bambino 

ROSE in Maxwell`s Silver Hammer - @MusicIan 

SADIE in Sexy Sadie - @MI5 

SALLY in Long Tall Sally - @pgn 

SEMOLINA PILCHARD in I Am The Walrus - @jonsie 

SGT PEPPER in Sgt Pepper`s Lonely Hearts Club Band - @MusicIan 

SIR WALTER RALEIGH in I` So Tired - @MusicIan 

TCHIAKOWSKY in Roll Over Beethoven - @Bambino .

THE DUKE in Cry Baby Cry - @Cleoriff 

THE HENDERSONS in Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite - @Bambino 

THE QUEEN in Penny Lane - @MI5 

UNCLE JOHN in Long Tall Sally - @pgn 

VALERIE in Maxwell`s Silver Hammer - @MusicIan 

VERA in When I`m 64 - @pgn .

YOKO [Ono] in Come Together - @jonsie 

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@pgn- Clarabella was previously submitted but was not allowed because it is a live, BBC recording, first released on bootleg, and not officially released until 1995.

I know you said you are out of ideas but have a think, as you are allowed to submit an answer in place of this for Tuesday.

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