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Captain Fudge 
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Joined: December 21 2004
Location: Romania
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 Topic: HAPPYNESS IS A WARM GUN
Posted: February 25 2005 at 10:52 |
Yeah, the song is the precursor to Bohemian Rhapsody, right? It starts off nice, goes nutty, seems to become good again, then gets a cheesy ending thayt brings you to tears, knowing that The Beatles actually meant it to be this way. Still, a great song, and my ll-time favourite Beatles song, along with While My GuitarGently Weeps and Within You, Without You 
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 Teenage sucks hard -- Emo sucks even harder Epic. Simply epic.
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Sean Trane
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Joined: April 29 2004
Location: Heart of Europe
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Posted: February 25 2005 at 10:55 |
His warm gun meant his dick smoking after he shot his load.
Guitar Gently Weeps and I Me Mine are my personal fave.
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Captain Fudge
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Joined: December 21 2004
Location: Romania
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Posted: February 25 2005 at 10:57 |
Kind of poetic for something as brutal, vulgar, sub-human and utterly gross as sex.I wish i could be so good at euphemisms 
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Teenage sucks hard -- Emo sucks even harder Epic. Simply epic.
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Raymon7174
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Joined: December 16 2004
Location: United States
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Posted: February 25 2005 at 11:09 |
All great songs and all among my very favorites as well.
I would add:
Oh! Darling;
She Came In Through The Bathroom Window (if I could only choose 1 from side 2 Abbey Rd);
I Am The Walrus (Spooky Tooth did a great cover of the Walrus).
Hard to choose just a few from The Fab Four.
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Rob The Plant
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Joined: December 15 2004
Location: Netherlands
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Posted: February 25 2005 at 11:47 |
 Captain Fudge wrote:
Kind of poetic for something as brutal, vulgar, sub-human and utterly gross as sex.I wish i could be so good at euphemisms |
"As I cuddled the porcupine
He said I had none to blame but me.
Held my heart, deep in hell,
Time to shave, shave it off, it off
No. no time for romantic escape
And your fluffy heart is ready for rape
No. no time for romantic escape
And your fluffy heart is ready for rape
No time. "
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Collaborators will take your soul.
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Syzygy
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Joined: December 16 2004
Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: February 25 2005 at 13:50 |
A very strong Zappa influence on 'Happiness...' as well - the Fabs were massively impressed by FZ, and I believe Paul once referred to Sgt Pepper as 'Our Freak Out'.
I know that John and Ringo both worked with FZ at different times, but what about George and Paul? Over to you, Mr. Heath.
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'Like so many of you
I've got my doubts about how much to contribute
to the already rich among us...'
Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom
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gdub411
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Joined: August 24 2004
Location: United States
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Posted: February 25 2005 at 14:54 |
Happiness is a Warm Gun is up there in my top 10 Beatle songs. I love the constant changing in the tune.
Paul would try to repeat this formula in You Never Gave Me Your Money and Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey, but while good, they never reached the crazed greatness as Happiness.
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