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Insulting Song Lyrics, The Beatles
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The Beatles', "Don't Bother Me"
The Insulting Lyrics:
Go away Leave me alone
Don't bother me
I've got no time for you right now
Don't bother me
Don't come around
Leave me alone
Don't bother me
Don't bother me
I've got no time for you right now
Don't bother me
Don't come around
Leave me alone
Don't bother me
Why They're Insulting:
George is really saying, "I never want to see you again. I only want to be with the woman I love."
Submitted by: Alan of Seville
The Beatles', "Lovely Rita"
The Insulting Lyrics:
The bag across her shoulder
Made her look a little like a military man
Made her look a little like a military man
Why They're Insulting:
I'd be quite hurt if someone who was chatting me up said I look like a military man.
Submitted by: Ella Jones
The Beatles', "Martha My Dear"
The Insulting Lyrics:
Hold your head up you silly girl
Look what you've done
When you find yourself in the thick of it
Help yourself to a bit of what is all around you
Silly girl
Take a good look around you
Take a good look you're bound to see
That you and me were meant to be for each other
Silly girl
Look what you've done
When you find yourself in the thick of it
Help yourself to a bit of what is all around you
Silly girl
Take a good look around you
Take a good look you're bound to see
That you and me were meant to be for each other
Silly girl
Why They're Insulting:
Well, they'd be pretty insulting if it was a love song the way it appears to be.. but hey, Martha was Paul's dog. Maybe it's not so bad. Dogs can be pretty thick sometimes.
Submitted by: Gus
The Beatles', "Maxwell's Silver Hammer"
The Insulting Lyrics:
Bang Bang Maxwell's Silver Hammer came down upon her head,
Bang Bang Maxwell's Silver Hammer made sure that she was dead
Bang Bang Maxwell's Silver Hammer made sure that she was dead
Why They're Insulting:
Because it's a very mean song; the fact that Maxwell sneaks up from behind people and bashes them in the head killing them!
Submitted by: David Pratter
The Beatles', "Maxwell's Silver Hammer"
The Insulting Lyrics:
Bang Bang Maxwell's Silver Hammer came down upon his head,
Bang Bang Maxwell's Silver Hammer made sure that he was dead.
Bang Bang Maxwell's Silver Hammer made sure that he was dead.
Why They're Insulting:
Because it's a very mean song, the fact that Maxwell sneaks up from behind people and bashes them in the head killing them! It's especially serious that in the third verse it happens to be a man who's a judge, rather than a woman named Joan who's into science or a school teacher!
Submitted by: David Pratter
The Beatles', "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)"
The Insulting Lyrics:
And when I awoke I was alone,
this bird had flown
So, I lit a fire,
Isn't it good,
Norwegian wood
this bird had flown
So, I lit a fire,
Isn't it good,
Norwegian wood
Why They're Insulting:
Seems like they're basically saying "Hooray for arson"!
Submitted by: The Deke
The Beatles', "Run For Your Life"
The Insulting Lyrics:
Well I'd rather see you dead, little girl,
Than to be with another man.
Than to be with another man.
Why They're Insulting:
These lines obviously suggest violence against women. (See also "Baby Let's Play House", by Elvis Presley.) Which is precisely why Ottawa radio station CFRA banned this song from the airwaves in 1992. Furthermore, this stanza indicates how John didn't want Cynthia to be somebody else's gal, and he was right until 1968, when he finally divorced her.
Submitted by: Chowder
The Beatles', "Run For Your Life"
The Insulting Lyrics:
Well, I'd rather see you dead, little girl
Than to be with another man
Than to be with another man
Why They're Insulting:
Geez, I didn't know John Lennon was that aggressively protective of his girlfriend!
Submitted by: Cat
The Beatles', "Your Mother Should Know"
The Insulting Lyrics:
Let's all get up and dance to a song
That was a hit before your mother was born
Though she was born a long, long time ago
Your mother should know (Your mother should...)
Your mother should know (...know)
That was a hit before your mother was born
Though she was born a long, long time ago
Your mother should know (Your mother should...)
Your mother should know (...know)
Why They're Insulting:
They're basically saying "Yo momma so old, that...", you know, one of them "yer mama" jokes, which are just not funny.
Submitted by: The Deke
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