The Beatles
Happiness Is A Warm Gun
White Album
(1968)

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(former member)
Oct 13, 2010 - 11:41
Cynaera wrote:

Wow - thanks for the information - I didn't know the details about this song! And yeah, I love the song, too. Sometimes, romeotuma, you just come through with guns blazing.



Thanks! This song be soooo good...




blue_angel
Oct 13, 2010 - 11:31
krich58 wrote:
Mother Superior jumped the gun...

Now who writes lyrics like that...Amazing.


exactly!


krich58
Oct 13, 2010 - 11:29
Mother Superior jumped the gun...

Now who writes lyrics like that...Amazing.


On_The_Beach
Aug 10, 2010 - 17:50
gjr wrote:
nope - its about shootin' up smack.

Not according to the guy who wrote it (but then, what does he know?).



gjr
Jul 13, 2010 - 07:30
SweTex wrote:


So did I for a long time...but are you sure it's not?

nope - its about shootin' up smack.



Cynaera
Jul 09, 2010 - 19:41
romeotuma wrote:


The original working title of the song was "Happiness Is a Warm Gun in Your Hand," which was inspired by a magazine containing the phrase, which in turn parodied "Happiness Is a Warm Puppy," a Peanuts book written and illustrated by Charles Schulz in 1962...

love it...



Wow - thanks for the information - I didn't know the details about this song! And yeah, I love the song, too. Sometimes, romeotuma, you just come through with guns blazing. {#Sunny}


(former member)
Jul 09, 2010 - 19:36


The original working title of the song was "Happiness Is a Warm Gun in Your Hand," which was inspired by a magazine containing the phrase, which in turn parodied "Happiness Is a Warm Puppy," a Peanuts book written and illustrated by Charles Schulz in 1962...

love it...




Xstar
Jul 09, 2010 - 19:35
Sloggydog wrote:

If this is a joke it is in very poor taste.

The joke is on us all. {#Whisper}


Giselle62
Jul 09, 2010 - 19:33
my mind always goes ——- aaahhh! when I hear this, not sure why, has the coooolest sound!


Sloggydog
Jun 07, 2010 - 23:03
Saliby_Br wrote:
Sorry....but not good

If this is a joke it is in very poor taste.


ra990
Jun 07, 2010 - 23:02
One of their best, IMO.


Saliby_Br
May 07, 2010 - 05:41
Sorry....but not good


sirdroseph
May 07, 2010 - 05:40
Not one of my Beatle favs, I gave it an 8.


helgigermany
Apr 05, 2010 - 13:12
Very nice!


horstman
Apr 05, 2010 - 13:11
Happiness is a warm, bloody gun.


(former member)
Apr 05, 2010 - 13:02


This song always makes me so happy even though I ain't got no gun...




(former member)
Mar 04, 2010 - 21:56


fantastic... love it...




flipfish
Mar 04, 2010 - 21:55
Pyro wrote:
I always thought this song was about sex. Seriously.


OK, and....


azdcryan
Feb 01, 2010 - 10:05
never heard anything sounding like this before or since...

...simply brilliant


liser
Feb 01, 2010 - 10:03
{#Music} Thank you, Bill!!


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