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The Beatles', "And I Love Her"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
A love like ours could never die
as long as I have you near me
as long as I have you near me
Why They're Nonsensical:
Throughout the entire song, Paul McCartney is referring to his love in the third person. Thus, he is talking about her, not to her. So why does he suddenly change his point of view towards her? He should sing '..as long as I have her near me.'
Submitted by: Paul G
The Beatles', "Baby You're A Rich Man"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Baby you're a rich man,
Baby you're a rich man,
Baby you're a rich man too
You keep all your money in a big brown bag,
inside a zoo
What a thing to do
Baby you're a rich man,
Baby you're a rich man too
You keep all your money in a big brown bag,
inside a zoo
What a thing to do
Why They're Nonsensical:
Zoos are not good places to hide money. Didn't John Lennon have a piggy bank or a checking account or something?
Submitted by: The Deke
The Beatles', "Baby You're A Rich Man"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Baby, you're a rich man, too
You keep all your money in a big, brown bag,
Inside the zoo! What a thing to do!
You keep all your money in a big, brown bag,
Inside the zoo! What a thing to do!
Why They're Nonsensical:
So, apparently, there's some sort of billionaire who keeps his funds next to Bubbles the chimp and the lemurs?
Submitted by: Mr. X
The Beatles', "Come Together"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
He wear no shoeshine, he got toe-jam football
He got monkey finger, he shoot coca-cola
He got monkey finger, he shoot coca-cola
Why They're Nonsensical:
This is a cool song but what kind of lsd did John do before writing it?
Submitted by: Mark
The Beatles', "Come Together"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
He's got feet down below his knees...
Why They're Nonsensical:
Well duh!! Where else would this guy's feet be? Sticking out of his forehead?
Submitted by: Mr. Critic
The Beatles', "Come Together"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Here come ol' flat top, he come groovin' up slowly
He got juju eyeballs, he one holy roller
He got juju eyeballs, he one holy roller
Why They're Nonsensical:
The entire lyrics actually belong here. Who knows what was going on at that session...
Submitted by: Martha Hankins
The Beatles', "Do You Want To Know A Secret?"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
I've known a secret for the week or two.
Why They're Nonsensical:
This is the way George Harrison sings this line in the album version of the song. I think 'THE secret for A week or two' would make a little more sense. However, I'm not sure if he sings it the correct way in any live recordings.
Submitted by: Mr. Critic
The Beatles', "Eight Days A Week"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
I ain't got nothin' but love, babe
Eight days a week.
Eight days a week.
Why They're Nonsensical:
There's no such thing as eight days a week. A week is only seven days long!
Submitted by: Wes
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Waits by the window,
Wearing the face the she keeps in the jar by the door
who is it for?
Wearing the face the she keeps in the jar by the door
who is it for?
Why They're Nonsensical:
She keeps her face in a jar? How is that possible?! And what is it supposed to mean?
Submitted by: Suzanne
The Beatles', "Every Little Thing"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Every little thing she does
She does for me, ooh!
She does for me, ooh!
Why They're Nonsensical:
So she only brreathes in and breathes out for him and only him, does she do her own washing-up for him? Don't get it.
Submitted by: sonikal
The Beatles', "Get Back"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Sweet Loretta Martin thought she was woman,
But she was another man.
But she was another man.
Why They're Nonsensical:
These lines, in conclusion, imply that Loretta Martin was a man, as unlikely a name as "Loretta" is for a man. And conceivably this peculiarly named man could have thought that he was a woman, but that is just the point -- he. Using "she" in reference to this person makes no sense when in conclusion the person is said to be a man.
Submitted by: Karen Smith
The Beatles', "Good Night"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Now the Sun turns out his light
Why They're Nonsensical:
The Sun is always shining, so it never turns out its light -- although when it's on the other side of the Earth from the observer, there is no sunlight at the observer's location. And "his light" implies that the Sun is a living thing and a male entity, but it is neither.
Submitted by: Candy Welty
The Beatles', "Happiness Is A Warm Gun"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
A soap impression of his wife which he ate
And donated to the National Trust.
And donated to the National Trust.
Why They're Nonsensical:
Well, if this person ate the soap impression, how was he able to then donate it to the National Trust? I probably don't wanna know. :p Oh well, the rest of this song makes just as little sense.
Submitted by: Roberta
The Beatles', "Hello Goodbye"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
You say goodbye
and I say hello
Hello, hello
I don't know why you say 'good bye'
I say hello.
and I say hello
Hello, hello
I don't know why you say 'good bye'
I say hello.
Why They're Nonsensical:
It's sort of a nonsensical double entendre. :)
Submitted by: Celeste
The Beatles', "Her Majesty"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Her majesty's a pretty nice girl
but she doesn't have a lot to say
but she doesn't have a lot to say
Why They're Nonsensical:
Quite frankly Paul you don't have a whole lot to say either.
Submitted by: The Big Guy
The Beatles', "Hey Jude"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
So let it out and let it in
Why They're Nonsensical:
Well, which is it? Out or in? That's contradictory advice!
Submitted by: sXe LeXi 5X2
The Beatles', "Hey Jude"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
The movement you need is on your shoulder
Why They're Nonsensical:
McCartney says he writes nonsense lyrics for his songs until he can fill them out. This line proved tough to replace but Lennon told him it was brilliant and he should keep it.
Submitted by: Matt Stevenson
The Beatles', "I Am The Walrus"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
I am the walrus, goob, goob, g'joob!
Why They're Nonsensical:
Sounds like baby talk!
Submitted by: Mr. Joe
The Beatles', "I Am The Walrus"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Priestless boy you been a naughty girl
Why They're Nonsensical:
The whole song is absolutely ridiculous, but this line seems to stand out as one of the most nonsensical.
Submitted by: Dutch_Justine
The Beatles', "I Am The Walrus"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Semilina plichard... climbing up the Eiffel Tower!
Elementary penguins singing Hari Krishna!
Man! You should of seen them kicking Edgar Allan Poe!
Elementary penguins singing Hari Krishna!
Man! You should of seen them kicking Edgar Allan Poe!
Why They're Nonsensical:
huh? what. the. heck. does that. mean.?
Submitted by: Nick
The Beatles', "Lady Madonna"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Sunday morning creeping like a nun
Why They're Nonsensical:
Pray tell, how exactly do nuns creep? And how/why do you compare it to Sunday morning?
Submitted by: Rachel
The Beatles', "Norwegian Wood"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
She asked me to stay and told me to sit anywhere
So I looked around and I noticed there wasn't a chair.
So I looked around and I noticed there wasn't a chair.
Why They're Nonsensical:
It makes it kind of hard to sit when there is no chair around.
Submitted by: Rychendroll
The Beatles', "Nowhere Man"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
He's as blind as he can be
just sees what he wants to see
Nowhere man can you see me at all
just sees what he wants to see
Nowhere man can you see me at all
Why They're Nonsensical:
If he's blind, how can he see? and why are they asking if he can see you?
Submitted by: Rychendroll
The Beatles', "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, rah!
Why They're Nonsensical:
When I heard it I was like yeh, whatever!
Submitted by: Dutch_Justine
The Beatles', "Penny Lane"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Penny Lane is in my ears
and in my eyes
and in my eyes
Why They're Nonsensical:
What does he mean 'Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes'? Penny Lane sounds like a street name.
Submitted by: Peppermint Patty
The Beatles', "She Came In Through The Bathroom Window"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
And so I quit the police department
And so I got a steady job.
And though she did her best to help me
She could steal but she could not rob.
And so I got a steady job.
And though she did her best to help me
She could steal but she could not rob.
Why They're Nonsensical:
She could steal but she could not rob?! What the hell?! How does one steal but can't rob?
Submitted by: Celeste
The Beatles', "She Came In Through The Bathroom Window"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Sunday's on the phone to Monday,
Tuesday's on the phone to me.
Tuesday's on the phone to me.
Why They're Nonsensical:
This is one of those cases that makes posters just tend to say "Self explanatory". I can't really think of anything to add to elucidate why these lyrics are nonsensical!
Submitted by: Karen Smith
The Beatles', "She's A Woman"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
My love don't give me presents
I know that she's no peasant
I know that she's no peasant
Why They're Nonsensical:
These are the first two lines of the song, and it's not a great start. What does it mean when a woman is not a peasant? I think Paul couldn't come up with any other word to rhyme with presents.
Submitted by: Randy P.
The Beatles', "Strawberry Fields Forever"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Always, no sometimes, think it's me
But you know I know and it's a dream
I think, I know, I mean, ah yes but it's all wrong
That is, I think I disagree
But you know I know and it's a dream
I think, I know, I mean, ah yes but it's all wrong
That is, I think I disagree
Why They're Nonsensical:
Ummm... good song, but what the hell?? This whole song is random, but eh? It sounds like an indecisive little kid: 'Did you break that toy little Paul? Uh, I think, uh, I mean, uh yes, but no...
Submitted by: Dave
The Beatles', "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Deep in the jungle where the mighty tiger lies
Bill and his elephants were taken by surprise
So Captain Marvel zapped in right between the eyes
Bill and his elephants were taken by surprise
So Captain Marvel zapped in right between the eyes
Why They're Nonsensical:
Why would Bungalow Bill take Captain Marvel along with him? If not, how the hell did Capt. Marvel show up deep in the jungle?
Submitted by: Gustavo Fleury
The Beatles', "The Inner Light"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Arrive without traveling
See all without looking
do all without doing.
See all without looking
do all without doing.
Why They're Nonsensical:
The final lyrics of this song don't make any sense whatsoever! I mean 'arrive without traveling' applies to 'the farther one travels the less one knows', and some people 'see' stuff in their heads - but nobody can 'do all without doing'
Submitted by: Alan the Ottoman
The Beatles', "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
I look at the floor
and I see it needs sweeping
While my guitar gently weeps.
and I see it needs sweeping
While my guitar gently weeps.
Why They're Nonsensical:
Well... sweep it up then, George! If the floor needed sweeping, why couldn't he have got off his bum and swept it?
Submitted by: Hippiegirl
The Beatles', "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
I look at the floor and I see it needs sweeping,
while my guitar gently weeps
while my guitar gently weeps
Why They're Nonsensical:
OK I love the Beatles, I love this song and I love George Harrison....but this line just throws me every time. Like, what is it supposed to mean, exactly? If the floor needs sweeping and you know it, then why not just grab a broom and do the task?!
Submitted by: Michael C.
The Beatles', "Why Don't We Do It In The Road?"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Why don't we do it in the road?
No one will be watching us
Why don't we do it in the road?
No one will be watching us
Why don't we do it in the road?
Why They're Nonsensical:
I'm sure it will be very hard to notice you, right in the middle of traffic...
Submitted by: Rock Princess
The Beatles', "With A Little Help From My Friends"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
What do you see when you turn out the light?
Why They're Nonsensical:
Nothing - it would be pitch dark (if it's at night, which it suggests)!
Submitted by: Chowder
The Beatles', "Yellow Submarine"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
And our friends are all aboard
Many more of them live next door
Many more of them live next door
Why They're Nonsensical:
Listen, if your friends are all aboard, then you can't have any other friends who live next door. Period.
Submitted by: Jeff Stambo
The Beatles', "Yellow Submarine"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
And our friends are all aboard
Many more of them live next door
Many more of them live next door
Why They're Nonsensical:
It isn't the poor rhyme of 'aboard' and 'door that confuses me; nor even that there are people 'living next door' to a submarine. What I want to know is: If all your friends are aboard, how can 'many more of them live next door'? Which is it, John and Paul: all or some of your friends are aboard?
Submitted by: Doug Montgomery
The Beatles', "Yesterday"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Why she had to go I don't know, she wouldn't say
I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday
I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday
Why They're Nonsensical:
One second you say you don't know why she left then the next you say it was because you said something wrong, so you obviously do know!
Submitted by: sXe LeXi 5X2
The Beatles', "You Never Give Me Your Money"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven
All good children go to heaven
All good children go to heaven
Why They're Nonsensical:
What does that have to do with the song? Part of me thinks it was a lame attempt at making a rhyme.
Submitted by: Nick
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