What If I Just Jump Off A Bridge

Thinking about the story of Paul always straightening John's tie.

Thinking about how for John, having his tie loose and the top button undone was his little act of rebellion and push back to having to wear suits all the time in their early years, and Paul always coming up to him before a show and straighten it up, was Paul saying "shape up, knock it off, don't disturb the peace."

But when Paul when he heard this, he said "There’s a story that I used to straighten John’s tie before we went on stage. That seems to have become a symbol of what my attitude was supposed to have been. I’ve never straightened anyone’s tie in my life, except perhaps affectionately.”

To Paul, he wasn't trying to tell John to stop, he wasn't asking him to change something about himself, he wasn't trying to make him do anything. To Paul, that was a show of affection. That's how he showed all the excitement and joy before they would go on stage together.

Paul saw fixing a problem as an act of love, and John saw it as an act of criticism.

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is a perfect illustration of how they were always doomed.

every story you hear about george harrison is either “yeah he fucked my wife” or “he was the only being that truly understood the meaning of this mortal life”

truly no one does it like mclennon when it comes to literary devices. paul and john being narrative foils, both insanely creative and competitive to a fault? the dramatic irony of john being able to recognize paul's music from MULTIPLE FLOORS down in the dakota while paul thought john hated his guts? the imagery of paul trying to pull tape of his bass while talking to john in dreams? the symbolism of paris (the city of love) being the happiest memory they'd both reminisce about in future years? the foreshadowing of "think of me now and then, old friend"? the tragedy of "all my loving" allegedly playing over the hospital pa the minute john died? its honestly stomach turning and the worst part is that all of that literally, actually happened

grr I hate rendering

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Ringo Starr and Michael Lindsay-Hogg in Get Back (2021)

Saw V is a comedy film actually

Absolutely obsessed with these photos from the Rubber Soul recording sessions.

November 3, 1965.

oh i’m sure

waddles in........