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You made a fool of everyone
You made a fool of everyone (wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa)
Sexy Sadie (wa wa wa wa), oh, what have you done? (wa wa wa wa)
(Wa wa wa wa)
Sexy Sadie (wa wa wa wa wa wa wa), you broke the rules
You laid it down for all to see
You laid it down for all to see (see see see see see see see see)
Sexy Sadie (see see see see), oh, you broke the rules (see see see see)
(Sexy Sadie, oh) One sunny day the world was waiting for a lover
She came along to turn on everyone
Sexy Sadie (sexy Sadie)
The greatest (she's the greatest) of them all (wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa)
Sexy Sadie, how did you know
The world was waiting just for you?
The world was waiting just for you (wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa)
Sexy Sadie (wa wa wa wa), oh, how did you know? (wa wa wa wa)
(Wa wa wa wa)
Sexy Sadie (wa wa wa wa wa wa waa), you'll get yours yet
However big you think you are
However big you think you are (wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa)
Sexy Sadie (wa wa wa wa), oh, you'll get yours yet (wa wa wa)
(Sexy Sadie) We gave her everything we owned just to sit at her table
Just a smile would lighten everything
Sexy Sadie (sexy Sadie)
She's the latest and the greatest (she's the greatest) of them all
(Sexy Sadie)
(She's the latest and the greatest of them all)
Woo
She made a fool of everyone
Sexy Sadie (Sexy Sadie)
However big you think you are
Sexy Sadie (Sexy Sadie)
And to think this started out as a biting musical critique of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi when John learned about his alleged exploitation of young women. It was George who told him, well, maybe it's a good idea to replace the word Maharishi with something less obvious, like Sexy Sadie, for instance.
The things one learns at this site are amazing!
Love this one, and I like to read all the comments here.
The album contains so many great songs. Anyone mentionerd already "Everybody's got something to hide except me and my monkey" ? Imagine you would go to your manager and tell him about your new song with such a title
John, you are the greatest of them all ...
Dear Prudence
"which most don't like"??
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Is that true? It's one of Paul's most beautiful songs... ??
The album contains so many great songs. Anyone mentionerd already "Everybody's got something to hide except me and my monkey" ? Imagine you would go to your manager and tell him about your new song with such a title
John, you are the greatest of them all ...
Everybody in my hotel room loves this song, and the double album this song and the Revolution #9 flashback are from!
Ha ha! Our HS vocal music teacher in the day said that the Beatles were good musicians and songwriters, which of course made us all wonder about their creds. I mean he was *old*—probably 40 or so. Guess he had the last laugh. R.I.P., Mr Larson.
My mom reacted the same way to "Happiness is a Warm Gun":
When I hold you in my arms (Oo-oo oh yeah)
And I feel my finger on your trigger (Oo-oo oh yeah)
I know no one can do me no harm
Pretty tame compared to gangsta rap, but back in the suburban 70s just...dangerous.
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The piano is very cool. Was it mixed to stand out? I know so little of recording tricks.
6/3/15 edit: overwhelming urge to hear the next track on the side, "Helter Skelter"....
when I was in high school, having dinner with the family, I expounded on how profound the Beatles' music was, how insightful, how intelligent, and my dad belts out "Why don't we d-do it in the ro-o-oad?"
really like this song
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it is perfect ´bout Beatles in this wonderful station !
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not awful, I for example didn't give it a 10, I dialed all the way down to 9
You've made a fool of everyone.
My mom reacted the same way to "Happiness is a Warm Gun":
When I hold you in my arms (Oo-oo oh yeah)
And I feel my finger on your trigger (Oo-oo oh yeah)
I know no one can do me no harm
Pretty tame compared to gangsta rap, but back in the suburban 70s just...dangerous.
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The piano is very cool. Was it mixed to stand out? I know so little of recording tricks.
6/3/15 edit: overwhelming urge to hear the next track on the side, "Helter Skelter"....
A few weeks ag, i made my 16 year old daughter sit thru Revolution #9 ... she hasn't looked at me the same since (tho she told me later she thought it was cool)
My mom reacted the same way to "Happiness is a Warm Gun":
When I hold you in my arms (Oo-oo oh yeah)
And I feel my finger on your trigger (Oo-oo oh yeah)
I know no one can do me no harm
Pretty tame compared to gangsta rap, but back in the suburban 70s just...dangerous.
![{#Roflol} {#Roflol}](https://img.radioparadise.com/emoji/icon_roflol.gif)
The piano is very cool. Was it mixed to stand out? I know so little of recording tricks.
6/3/15 edit: overwhelming urge to hear the next track on the side, "Helter Skelter"....
I hope Radiohead sue these guys for everything Klein owns.
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Thought bubble for Ringo: "I'll say I have to use the lavatory, then it's off to pub".
Yes, the story is that the song was originally titled "Maharishi." Swap it out and there it all fits.
I read once where Lennon was actually writing about the Hindu religion in India in this song from his experience there in 1968.
The whole of the concept appearing sexy until they actually peeled back the layers into the deeper meaning and discovered something quite different and apparently disappointing.
Back in the day, I knew a girl named Sadie , she was a dog.
I mean road kill ugly.
No one would label her sexy.
Too bad she walked out on you.
We be dancing... love it...
bingo... love it...
Everybody situated between my computer chair and monitor still love this song, though they're a little tired of some of the other songs on this brilliant double album.
Everybody in my church loves this song, and the whole double album...
He wrote it about (his disillusionment with) the fella in the middle:
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Thought bubble for Ringo: "I'll say I have to use the lavatory, then it's off to pub".
Back in the day, I knew a girl named Sadie , she was a dog.
I mean road kill ugly.
No one would label her sexy.
Same here. You know how you have one pet that stands out above all others during your lifetime? Well Sadie was a crazy Basset Hound that was always by my side for virtually all of my childhood into early adulthood. What a great dog, I hope she is rolling in poop in the great cow field in the sky.
As in "without 'Revolution 9,' it might be a 10!"? (Couldn't resist that one.) "Sexy Sadie" is a trifle to me, along with "Rocky Raccoon" and "Wild Honey Pie." All the same, I listen to albums the whole way through, and despite my best efforts, I didn't wear out my copy of the White Album.
Back in the day, I knew a girl named Sadie , she was a dog.
I mean road kill ugly.
No one would label her sexy.
well I once know a completely ugly dolt called john, I wonder if all johns are the same....
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what a great song... love it...
it just became even greater ..
It doesn't mean we have to berate her, although we know Sexy Sadie is a unique masterpiece in it's own right, not to mention everything the Beatles contributed, pioneered, etc.
Most amazing band ever IMHO.
So much blah blah blah over a corporate boy band - band. Just paste your dancing bananas and move on.. there's better stuff to waste time and words on. ...blAH blAHblAH blah blah blah .. blah.. artsy schmartsy. ‘can't even believe Van Gogh got mentioned anywhere near a Beatles song.. (shiv-v-v-ver-r-rr-rr) Kinkade and Barry Manilow fit pretty well though.. so you know.. I mean hats off for that I guess..
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So much blah blah blah over a corporate boy band - band. Just paste your dancing bananas and move on.. there's better stuff to waste time and words on. ...blAH blAHblAH blah blah blah .. blah.. artsy schmartsy. ‘can't even believe Van Gogh got mentioned anywhere near a Beatles song.. (shiv-v-v-ver-r-rr-rr) Kinkade and Barry Manilow fit pretty well though.. so you know.. I mean hats off for that I guess..
Feel mostly very sad for you young laddie.
So much blah blah blah over a corporate boy band - band. Just paste your dancing bananas and move on.. there's better stuff to waste time and words on. ...blAH blAHblAH blah blah blah .. blah.. artsy schmartsy. ‘can't even believe Van Gogh got mentioned anywhere near a Beatles song.. (shiv-v-v-ver-r-rr-rr) Kinkade and Barry Manilow fit pretty well though.. so you know.. I mean hats off for that I guess..
This was pretty topical at the time. TM was big and Beatles had gone to India to sit at the lotus feet, (so to speak), only to be disappointed. I remember the shock when folks realized that Sexy Sadie was actually the Maharishi. Blah, blah, blah to you, perhaps—but certainly not to that generation.
So much blah blah blah over a corporate boy band - band. Just paste your dancing bananas and move on.. there's better stuff to waste time and words on. ...blAH blAHblAH blah blah blah .. blah.. artsy schmartsy. ‘can't even believe Van Gogh got mentioned anywhere near a Beatles song.. (shiv-v-v-ver-r-rr-rr) Kinkade and Barry Manilow fit pretty well though.. so you know.. I mean hats off for that I guess..
It's called artistry. You go beyond the personal to make it the universal. You make it everyone's experience, not just your own. It's what good writing and composing on all levels of creativity is. Might even apply to the fine arts as well.
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Well, that's one explanation of "artistry", but not one I adhere to. One cannot make Art "universal" or "everyone's experience"; any attempt to do so would corrupt the innate purpose of it. There can be a marked difference between "Art" and "craft". If one makes a creative work which listeners, viewers, or readers can appreciate and/or relate to, then they have succeeded on that level, but that is not the ultimate responsibility of the artist. Barry Manilow has more universal appeal and recognition than Nick Drake does, and Thomas Kinkade probably has more of those things than Vincent Van Gogh does (certainly within their respective lifetimes). It is the job of an artist to work from the personal - technique and style are vehicles for that.
I think I know part of what you're getting at though: this is a relatively "lesser-played" tune from The Beatles, and millions of people enjoy it - regardless of whether or not its inspiration came from an angry, personal memory of John Lennon's.
In his personal letters and private interviews, you find that he was a gentleman, who knew how to choose his fights.
It's not that he "had to" change the lyrics for fear of litigation, it's that he knew how to use the inspiration engendered by a negative experience to make something positive and enduring. John Lennon thought a great deal about this kind of thing, and walked the walk.
It's called artistry. You go beyond the personal to make it the universal. You make it everyone's experience, not just your own. It's what good writing and composing on all levels of creativity is. Might even apply to the fine arts as well.
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In his personal letters and private interviews, you find that he was a gentleman, who knew how to choose his fights.
It's not that he "had to" change the lyrics for fear of litigation, it's that he knew how to use the inspiration engendered by a negative experience to make something positive and enduring. John Lennon thought a great deal about this kind of thing, and walked the walk.
Bravo
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In his personal letters and private interviews, you find that he was a gentleman, who knew how to choose his fights.
It's not that he "had to" change the lyrics for fear of litigation, it's that he knew how to use the inspiration engendered by a negative experience to make something positive and enduring. John Lennon thought a great deal about this kind of thing, and walked the walk.
Wow. This is one of the most insightful comments I've seen about the Beatles, here or anywhere.
How interesting to consider that they were the soundtrack to so much debauchery, yet not really feeding it at all, unlike say the Stones with their Stray Cat Blues and such. The Lads really did have a moral center, expressed each in his own way—George gently, John angrily, &tc. More power to that.
great tune. period
Not one of the Beatles better moments.........
federico wrote:
come on! it cannot be better than coldplay, porcupine tree etc.
oh no you didn't ~ LOL WTF
top20 wrote:
One day the Maharishi invited her to meditate with him, alone in his cave-like meditation room in the basement of his
bungalow. When they finished, and were standing up in the darkness, he wrapped his "hairy arms" around her in an embrace.
The whole episode was blown up by a chap called Alex Mardis who wanted to drive a wedge between the Beatles and the Maharishi. Enjoy your googling to fill in the details.
Huh???
Yes, sir, i like the modern ones!! (Live Performances)
Huh???
And now...she's crossing America, chasing the sun in her motorhome....in comfy slacks
I think the "disjointed" quality was part of the appeal. 30 wildly different tracks that clearly were not part of a "concept album". Offhand I can only think of 3 of the 30 tracks that weren't up to par; that's a pretty good average! The 4 Beatles were each doing their own thing at this point, which resulted in the crazy grab-bag that is the White Album. My personal fave by the Fab 4.
Agreed. It was the individual talent that shone through. There were only a few that I don't care for. Looking back, you can see the beginning of the end in this album. Can't say it's my favorite, but it's right up there.
I think the "disjointed" quality was part of the appeal. 30 wildly different tracks that clearly were not part of a "concept album". Offhand I can only think of 3 of the 30 tracks that weren't up to par; that's a pretty good average! The 4 Beatles were each doing their own thing at this point, which resulted in the crazy grab-bag that is the White Album. My personal fave by the Fab 4.
OMG! Me Too!
In 1962, that is.
Sigh.....
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The ultimate revenge.
Here they are both long dead and yet their encounter lives on.
Are you talking about Quiche LaPoodle!! ? So THATS where she went!
Bingo-licous, that was the sub reference!
come on! it cannot be better than coldplay, porcupine tree etc.
Working class and yet so very prudish.
Prudishness I happen to agree with, and practice the odd time when I find myself in a hierarchical position of authority. (EDIT: Or is that position of hierarchical authority? )
The Beatles suggested boundaries for a social and cultural period that needed them. Yet one more reason why the band members were so great.
Gotta add that Vince Bugliosi's book was a fascinating read, though! And poor Roman Polanski!
what? your high, this is about my dog, Sexy Sadie! one of those cute little poodles - you know, dyed dark green, about two inches tall, with a strawberry blonde paw. She has sunglasses and bonnet oh and designer jeans with appliques on it. She's a dog that has brought me an immense amount of joy since I found her. (to be honest, I did see " LOST" signs up for her by another name, but to hell with them, they didn't know how to treat her!!! I hope the previous owners are left wallowing in pain...
Are you talking about Quiche LaPoodle!! ? So THATS where she went!
what? your high, this is about my dog, Sexy Sadie! one of those cute little poodles - you know, dyed dark green, about two inches tall, with a strawberry blonde paw. She has sunglasses and bonnet oh and designer jeans with appliques on it. She's a dog that has brought me an immense amount of joy since I found her. (to be honest, I did see " LOST" signs up for her by another name, but to hell with them, they didn't know how to treat her!!! I hope the previous owners are left wallowing in pain...
One day the Maharishi invited her to meditate with him, alone in his cave-like meditation room in the basement of his
bungalow. When they finished, and were standing up in the darkness, he wrapped his "hairy arms" around her in an embrace.
The whole episode was blown up by a chap called Alex Mardis who wanted to drive a wedge between the Beatles and the Maharishi. Enjoy your googling to fill in the details.
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And to think this started out as a biting musical critique of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi when John learned about his alleged exploitation of young women. It was George who told him, well, maybe it's a good idea to replace the word Maharishi with something less obvious, like Sexy Sadie, for instance.
The National Lampoon ran with that with the quip "Love means not having to save your sari", with the image of Maharishi chasing Mia Farrow.