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Originally Posted by Andrew025
I am he as you are he as you are me.
I really want to know what they were on when they wrote that song.
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I actually know this story.
John Lennon was told that an English teacher in Liverpool was analyzing his song lyrics for his literature class. John thought that this was preposterous, so he set out to write a song that literally made no sense at all. The result was "I am the Walrus". After recording the song, John was quoted as saying, "There. Let the f***er figure that one out." There was a clue provided, though. The lyric, "Yellow matter custard dripping from a dead dog's eye" was from a playground rhyme popular with elementary school boys in Liverpool; it was there to tip off the English teacher, but he didn't notice it or didn't understand the hint.
To me, the song is like a musical Rorschach test. Even if you know it's intentional gibberish, your mind still tries to find meaning in it.
Here is the film that went with the song (from Magical Mystery Tour). It makes every bit as much sense as the song:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xtq...al-video_music