Well, if you don't count the time I talked about The Beatles on a Monday Musing, that is... and the time I made a Top Ten List of their songs... but look! A Beatles Flashback Friday! That's something new!
So, what the hell is the deal with "Yellow Submarine"? Intended originally for children, the song has gained many different political and social interpretations, even though it's pretty much nonsense. Lennon actually addressed this phenomenon later by writing "I Am the Walrus", another intentionally nonsensical song, but this time, designed specifically to mess with those people's heads. But what made "Yellow Submarine" such a hot topic for analysis in the first place?
Well, I think part of it has to do with the fact that The Beatles were known for smart lyrics, rather than nonsense songs such as this one. That made people want to find out what they were missing, because this song couldn't possibly be meant to be taken at face value... right? Obviously people were too stupid for The Beatles!
I mean, look at this seeming nonsense! Yellow submarine? It's obviously much deeper than the surface! (It is a submarine, after all.) It's obviously about The Beatles' hardships! Or drugs! Or the police! Or... maybe it's just a goofy children's song.
Sorry, boys. Sometimes a spade is just a spade, and sometimes a yellow submarine is just a yellow submarine. Unless it's a magic school bus. Then all bets are off. And in the interest of leaving you guys with a slightly more exciting song meant for children, why not the Magic School Bus theme song? Take it away, Little Richard!
I could jam to this all day, seriously.
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