lying in the sun again

John: "...come into my heart, tell me darlin' we will never part... I need you darling, so come go with me"

Paul: he means me

Ivan: uh, it's just a song Paul

John: "...Be bop a lula, THAT IS MY BABY, THAT IS HIM, RIGHT THERE, THAT IS MY BABY, be bop a lula, I DON'T MEAN MAYBE, HE'S MINE NOBODY ELSE TOUCH HIM..."

Paul: nobody else touch me

The central thesis of each song according to me:

As You Lie There I was an obsessive young man, and I'm an obsessive old man. If I fall for you I want you to obsess about me too.

Lost Horizon We live in time we lose people and things that meant a lot to us. Knowing that ought to shape what we do.

Days We Left Behind I'm feeling a lot better about a lot of things, but it's been a hard road getting here.

Ripples in a Pond I can't quite give full vent in public (possibly also in private) to my insecurities but I'm really glad you're here Nancy.

Mountain Top It can be really nice and fun to do mind altering drugs together.

Down South What I had with George before I met John was real and important. I love you George.

We Two I miss you John. Down South has me all in my feelings about poetry.

Come Inside I've already said I'm not going to say the secrets out loud, and that you should listen to my music. Listen!

Never Know I miss you John. I miss being your number one. And despite my previous protestations on this album I'm still never completely certain what I meant to you.

Home to Us When I speak positively about Liverpool, it doesn't mean it wasn't hard. And when Ringo speaks negatively about Liverpool, it doesn't mean it wasn't his home.

Life Can Be Hard Life can be hard. But I don't like to think about that. And honestly that approach has served me pretty well.

First Star of the Night Linda's spirit watches over our family and gives me a lot of comfort. I'm sad she's gone.

Salesman Saint The past weaves into the future. I forgive my Dad for some things I don't want to think about, but I can't think of anything I need to forgive my Mum for.

John cries while singing an early demo of Real Love and I’m Stepping Out. And it seems it’s about estranged Paul.

I hadn’t noticed that before, but it’s very likely it was intentional! If I Fell is actually Paul’s favorite song of John’s — something he’s only admitted twice (in 1964 and again in 2007). So he was clearly very attuned to the lyrics of that song, and it’s not a stretch to think he might’ve been responding to it in his own song. Paul and John did this often — they had a habit of “talking” to each other through lyrics. For instance, in If I Fell, John sings “I’ve learned that love was more than just holding hands,” which obviously echoes I Wanna Hold Your Hand. They kept doing this later too, especially in songs that seemed directed at one another: Let Me Roll It’s “You gave me something, I understand” mirrors I Wanna Hold Your Hand’s “You got that something, I think you’ll understand.” Now and Then’s opening line, “I know it’s true,” could easily connect to Dear Friend’s “Are you afraid, or is it true?” — and even I Know (I Know)’s “I know what I was missing” might be answering Dear Boy’s “I hope you never know, dear boy, how much you missed.” Because of things like this is why I have a hard time believing that Paul supposedly didn't become conscious of his true feelings for John until after John's death, as many people think. They both clearly knew what they were doing when they wrote these lyrics. So yeah, I think your observation fits perfectly with how they used to communicate musically. Great catch!

At least no one I know.

Streets always have weird names. I don’t ever think about what a street means, it’s just a street name.

But YOU did.

You thought about it. We didn’t, you did.

So YOU read significance into it.

An original 1960s address book owned and compiled by Bob Wooler. It contains the addresses and telephone numbers of hundreds of contacts in the music business from the sixties including groups, artists, managers, photographers, venues, agencies and the press etc., the vast majority in the hand of Bob Wooler. The entries in the book appear to have been written between 1964-1968.  In the earlier part of this period, Bob was in full flow as Cavern Club DJ and it is possible that he may have used this book on a day to day basis to make reservations for the club. It provides a perfect snapshot of the Merseybeat scene in the sixties. 

The address book lists Brian Epstein’s London telephone number (Regent 3261) and all of the Beatles contact details: John Lennon is listed under Aunt Mimi (251 Menlove Ave, Liverpool L18), Paul McCartney (Garston 4073), George Harrison (174 Mackets Lane) and Ringo Starr is listed as Richie Starkey (10 Admiral Grove, Dingle, Liverpool 8). Former Beatles drummer Pete Best is also listed (Stanley 6404). [x]

At least no one I know.

Streets always have weird names. I don’t ever think about what a street means, it’s just a street name.

But YOU did.

You thought about it. We didn’t, you did.

So YOU read significance into it.

#just like biden in dc#likely place for him to be (via @sohardlovingyou)

#he was predestined to be fruity (via @silverdoe)

#sensational (via @thesunsethour)

lobachevsky tom lehrer voice

#in the words of paul mccartney come onnn (via @jamande)

#we went to menlove ave and everybody knew you (via @acasternaut)

#BL avenue (via @tranquil-slaughterhouse)

#the beatles#muzaktomyears#made me come here and look in all their YAOI BEDROOMS (via @yuhengwanye)

#yaoi... dools (via @enoraba)

#come ooooooooon -man who fell in love with another man on menlove avenue (via @menlove)

#john lennon? you mean that guy who grew up on yaoi street? (via @oneafter909)

#John Lennon as a concept is so funny#God had fun with him I can tell (via @nbymop)

#he literally just did not need to say that (via @lauraeastwood)

#guys be so fr its less than [redacted] away 💀 (I'm not doxxing myself)#why do i live so near menlove avenue and why did no one tell me#yaoi road here i come#ofc i find out on a beatles post. such is my life. i can never escape them. (via @thekittyburger)

#cary elwes (via @rats4taxevasion)

#PREV SHUT THE HELL UP (via @sjwomanroy)

#mr gay man from yaoi street (via @philgbtqochs)

#thank you fujoshi paul mccartney (via @cohendyke)

#every time there's like a gay implication to something paul has seen it first#........which could mean nothing (via @nonsensegnomes)

#??!&(&(&;&;&($#it’s paul bringing it up unprovoked for me like sir……. (via @moondogmatinees)

#need to go here next time i visit my aunt (via @ilexdiapason)

#house called mendip on yaoi street yeah that tracks (via @starpros-sunshine-sunshine)

#holy shit.. kamijou hiroki... (via @juroguro)

#nominative determinism (via @poughkeepsies)

#writing his own fanfic in the context of an interview I see (via @silvermarmoset)

#everything i learn about the beatles is against my will (via @salemruinseverything)

#i love that mccartney is very much cognizant of how things appear lmao (via @auxphonographic-dysphonia)

#the way no one had ever read significance onto that until paul himself said it is so FUNNY to meefhhfhfjf (via @friends2go)

#john lennon was not a homosexual said his ex husband#menlove avenue#sometimes the universe works in mysterious ways (via @tauruscats)

#the beatles scriptwriters are maaaad (via @camphorror)

#it was named mendips (via @harddaysnite)