When songs had real lyrics: Paperback writer - The Beatles: Dear Sir or Madam, will you read my book? It took me years to write, will you take a look? Its based on a novel by a man named Lear And I need a job, so I want to be a paperback writer Paperback writer Its the dirty story of a dirty man And his clinging wife doesnt understand His son is working for the Daily Mail Its a steady job but he wants to be a paperback writer Paperback writer Paperback writer Its a thousand pages, give or take a few Ill be writing more in a week or two I can make it longer if you like the style I can change it round and I want to be a paperback writer Paperback writer If you really like it you can have the rights It could make a million for you overnight If you must return it, you can send it here But I need a break and I want to be a paperback writer Paperback writer Paperback writer Paperback writer, paperback writer Paperback writer, paperback writer Paperback writer, paperback writer Paperback writer, paperback writer (fade out) According to disc jockey Jimmy Savile, McCartney wrote the song in response to a request from an aunt who asked if he could write a single that wasnt about love. Savile said, With that thought obviously still in his mind, he walked around the room and noticed that Ringo was reading a book. He took one look and announced that he would write a song about a book. In a 2007 interview, McCartney recalled that he started writing the song after reading in the Daily Mail about an aspiring author, possibly Martin Amis. The Daily Mail was Lennons regular newspaper and copies were in Lennons Weybridge home when Lennon and McCartney were writing songs.[9] The songs lyrics are in the form of a letter from an aspiring author addressed to a publisher. The author badly needs a job and has written a paperback book based on a book by a man named Lear. This is a reference to the Victorian painter Edward Lear, who wrote nonsense poems and songs of which Lennon was very fond (though Lear never wrote novels). Aside from deviating from the subject of love, McCartney had it in mind to write a song with a melody backed by a single, static chord. John and I would like to do songs with just one note like Long Tall Sally. We got near it in The Word.[12] McCartney claimed to have barely failed to achieve this goal with Paperback Writer, as the verse remains on G until the end, at which point it pauses on C. The backing vocals during this section are from the French childrens song Frère Jacques. Lennon told Hit Parader in 1972 that Paperback Writer was primarily written by McCartney: I think I might have helped with some of the lyrics. Yes, I did. But it was mainly Pauls tune. Lennon also said to Playboy in 1980 Paperback Writer is son of Day Tripper, but it is Pauls song. (son of Day Tripper meaning a rock n roll song with a guitar lick on a fuzzy, loud guitar.)
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