Day after day
Alone on The Hill
The man with the tiny hands
Is tweeting angry and shrill
But nobody wants to be near him
They can see that he's just a fool
Though he alone has the answer
But the fool on The Hill
Sees his polls going down
But the hair on his head
Keeps his ego spinning round
Well on the way
Head in a cloud
The man of a thousand falsehoods
Spouts them madly and loud
But nobody ever trusts him
Or the rules he appears to make
And he won't release his taxes
But the fool on The Hill . . .
And nobody seems to like him
They're afraid what he wants to do
And he never gives a flying fuck
He never listens to them
He thinks that they're the fools
They don't like him
~ The Beatles (with some interference from yours truly)
This one is for my friend Ron, an American living in the Netherlands. A couple of months ago . . . I mean, a couple of weeks ago . . . (why does it seem like months?) . . . right after the Unauguration, Ron suggested that I do a post on the Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour, because it sure felt like that was what we were on. I put it on my list. Since this week marks 53 years ago that the Beatles "invaded" America, I thought it would be a good time to honor Ron's request. And now I have to wonder if John, Paul, George, and Ringo would even be allowed into the United States if they were invading us now. Those Nehru suits might arouse suspicion.
Magical Mystery Tour was released in 1967. In Europe, it consisted of two EPs containing six songs and a 28-page booklet. Since EPs weren't popular in America, Capital Records added five non-album singles to the six-song soundtrack from the Magical Mystery Tour film and released them as an LP. The drug-related product was considered "an experiment even by Beatles standards" and got mixed reviews. The Fab Four admitted to exploring the world of hallucinogens. Hell, it was 1967.
After watching the trailer for the film (linked above), I agree with you, Ron. This does feel like an alternate universe.
The Magical Mystery Tour is coming to take you away
Coming to take you away
The Magical Mystery Tour is dying to take you away
Dying to take you away
Take you today
Roll up.
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