Tony Sokol Nov 9, 2018
50 years after The Beatles' White Album was released, "Happiness is a Warm Gun" remains progressive musically and politically.
It is difficult now to hear The Beatles' song "Happiness is a Warm Gun" without feeling the subliminal twinge of pain associated with John Lennon's death. Along with the "shoot me" taunts spoken over the introduction of Abbey Road's "Come Together," the anti-gun satire teases strings of predictive allusion. But Lennon wrote the song to bring out a warm and cozy feeling. And no, it wasn't the first rush of bliss that happens when heroin hits the veins. It was from a book by Peanuts cartoonist Charles M. Schulz which had a panel reading "Happiness is a Warm Puppy." The intent and the delivery weren't too far off from what Lennon was pushing with "All You Need Is Love," and as far as the Beatles were concerned,...
50 years after The Beatles' White Album was released, "Happiness is a Warm Gun" remains progressive musically and politically.
It is difficult now to hear The Beatles' song "Happiness is a Warm Gun" without feeling the subliminal twinge of pain associated with John Lennon's death. Along with the "shoot me" taunts spoken over the introduction of Abbey Road's "Come Together," the anti-gun satire teases strings of predictive allusion. But Lennon wrote the song to bring out a warm and cozy feeling. And no, it wasn't the first rush of bliss that happens when heroin hits the veins. It was from a book by Peanuts cartoonist Charles M. Schulz which had a panel reading "Happiness is a Warm Puppy." The intent and the delivery weren't too far off from what Lennon was pushing with "All You Need Is Love," and as far as the Beatles were concerned,...
- 11/5/2018
- Den of Geek
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