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The Beatles — Happiness Is A Warm Gun
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(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: 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. {#Sunny}
 


Thanks!  This song be soooo good...

 

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

Now who writes lyrics like that...Amazing.
 

exactly!

krich58
(SCruz)
Posted: Oct 13, 2010 - 11:29
 
Mother Superior jumped the gun...

Now who writes lyrics like that...Amazing.

On_The_Beach
(Vancouver BC, Bud)
Posted: 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
(boston, ma)
Posted: 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
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: 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)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: 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
(Florence, Kentucky)
Posted: 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
(many bear, big rock, estuary California)
Posted: Jul 09, 2010 - 19:33
 
my mind always goes ——- aaahhh! when I hear this, not sure why, has the coooolest sound!

Sloggydog
(UK)
Posted: Jun 07, 2010 - 23:03
 
 Saliby_Br wrote:
Sorry....but not good
 
If this is a joke it is in very poor taste.

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

Saliby_Br
(Outer space)
Posted: May 07, 2010 - 05:41
 
Sorry....but not good

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

helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Apr 05, 2010 - 13:12
 
Very nice!

horstman
(Syracuse, New York)
Posted: Apr 05, 2010 - 13:11
 
Happiness is a warm, bloody gun.

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Apr 05, 2010 - 13:02
 


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



(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Mar 04, 2010 - 21:56
 


fantastic... love it...



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

OK, and....

azdcryan
(Sunny Arizona)
Posted: Feb 01, 2010 - 10:05
 
never heard anything sounding like this before or since...

...simply brilliant

liser
(Rancho Gato)
Posted: Feb 01, 2010 - 10:03
 
{#Music}  Thank you, Bill!! 

On_The_Beach
(Vancouver BC, Bud)
Posted: Nov 30, 2009 - 19:35
 
 sabige wrote:
My all time favorite Beatles song, hands down.
 
Mine too! (and given the choices, that's saying a lot!)  {#Music}



(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Nov 30, 2009 - 14:42
 


This song is soooo gooood for the ears...



Pyro
Posted: Apr 01, 2009 - 14:43
 
 SweTex wrote:


So did I for a long time...but are you sure it's not?
 
I still think it is.  Interesting to see the "other takes" on it....


conglif
Posted: Apr 01, 2009 - 14:26
 
A real favorite of mine by the lads.

...from an album that is not my favorite.

...But it seems that alot of folks would turn this album into their favorite Beatles album by paring it down to a single disc LP (of course, there would be about as many versions as there are Beatles fans).

...But then, that would leave a disc's worth of material homeless!

...But then again, that would leave more for the compilations of unreleased stuff to include (or worse yet, would have expanded Specter's "Let it Be" into two releases).

Thank you, George Martin, for saving this album from itself.


SweTex
(Swede living in Texas)
Posted: Apr 01, 2009 - 14:17
 
 Pyro wrote:
I always thought this song was about sex.  Seriously.
 

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

SweTex
(Swede living in Texas)
Posted: Apr 01, 2009 - 14:16
 
Great little band and I wish them all the luck in the world. A 10.

Pyro
Posted: Apr 01, 2009 - 14:15
 
I always thought this song was about sex.  Seriously.

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Apr 01, 2009 - 14:15
 


love it...



Jungle_Jim
(Brighton UK)
Posted: Jan 28, 2009 - 11:45
 
Another cracker off the White Album.

rmh3
Posted: Jan 28, 2009 - 11:39
 
THIS song is why there should be an 11.

sabige
(Oak Park, IL)
Posted: Jan 28, 2009 - 11:38
 
My all time favorite Beatles song, hands down.

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Dec 27, 2008 - 21:00
 


This song is such a wonderful jumble of semiotic symbols... love it...



Otomi
(La orilla de la civilización)
Posted: Nov 26, 2008 - 09:06
 

Vatican 'forgives' John Lennon



rdo
Posted: Nov 26, 2008 - 06:33
 
 nance wrote:


you hate the beatles.....people like them not because they are timeless but because of their music...has nothing to do with being timeless.....never heard of anyone who hated the beatles....
 
Lots of people do.  You're confused. They are still the greatest rock band. But don't get delusional.

ajbernath
(planet earth)
Posted: Oct 25, 2008 - 17:13
 
we all need a FIX cuz we re goin down

xkolibuul
(Chuckanut sandstone)
Posted: Aug 23, 2008 - 12:43
 
Stylistically, the two are dead ringers, right down to the lead guitar riff.  

 thatslongformud wrote:
What's the Deal with the segue from Where is My Mind to this?
 



PurplePrincess
(the mountains)
Posted: Aug 23, 2008 - 12:42
 
Oh My.......a 10. This one always makes me smile.

andrewimft
(North Californie)
Posted: Jul 23, 2008 - 02:12
 
tapatia wrote:


While you're correct that there is no proof that this song was written/recorded under the influence, it's a safe bet that this song is about drugs - specifically, heroin.


I think you and the others are reading way too much into it. The Beatles themselves thought it was pretty funny how people read things into their lyrics. Not that there's anything wrong with that, it's part of the fun to have your own interpretations and discuss it.

I always saw this song as a pretty straight forward (although surreal) satire of drug addicts, gun lovers, and religious fanatics, and what they all have in common-- happiness found in a warm gun (the needle for the addict, the religion for the religious fanatic, the gun for the gun lover).

It's well known Lennon didn't like the shooter mentality, as shown also in Bungalow Bill on the same album.
1wolfy
(Mission Viejo California)
Posted: Mar 18, 2008 - 21:56
 
Go Johnnny Go....
kalkin84
(Sol, planet 3)
Posted: Feb 16, 2008 - 11:45
 
nance wrote:

never heard of anyone who hated the beatles....


you don't know very many people then it seems :p
jtdiver
(Farmington, CT)
Posted: Jan 15, 2008 - 22:46
 
nance wrote:

never heard of anyone who hated the beatles....


Yeah true that... how can you "hate" the Beatles? Hum now.
nance
Posted: Dec 15, 2007 - 13:17
 
dreadpixie wrote:
10

I hate the Beatles. Overrated with a sound that is not timeless.

However, this song is great. Can't believe it.


you hate the beatles.....people like them not because they are timeless but because of their music...has nothing to do with being timeless.....never heard of anyone who hated the beatles....


dreadpixie
Posted: Dec 15, 2007 - 13:06
 
10

I hate the Beatles. Overrated with a sound that is not timeless.

However, this song is great. Can't believe it.
hunthunthunt
(London)
Posted: Nov 14, 2007 - 03:34
 
thatslongformud wrote:
What's the Deal with the segue from Where is My Mind to this?


The deal is Kim Deal. The Breeders, who include Kim Deal from the Breeders, covered this song on their debut album 'pod'.
eastcoast
Posted: Nov 14, 2007 - 03:32
 
Where was Mark David Chapmans mind when he shot John Lennon with a warm gun.

thatslongformud wrote:
What's the Deal with the segue from Where is My Mind to this?

wferrier
(Johnson City, New York)
Posted: Sep 12, 2007 - 08:20
 
One of the all-time great dumb-ass songs. . .
CafeRacer
(Still Waiting To Wake Up, Indiana)
Posted: Sep 12, 2007 - 08:19
 
thatslongformud wrote:
What's the Deal with the segue from Where is My Mind to this?


"Sometimes I segue is just a segue."
-Sigmund Freud
Dior
(Sherbrooke, Quebec)
Posted: Sep 12, 2007 - 08:18
 
curufinwe wrote:
Maybe I'm a minority of one, but I've always thought this song was tiresome. Glad someone (everyone?) else is enjoying it.


Curufinwe, I think you may be right, when I listen the album it goes by ok, but I guess it lacks luster out of context.
philbertr
(Hurricane Target Florida)
Posted: Sep 12, 2007 - 08:17
 
lawman wrote:
Flippin eck: is it just me, or my age and therefore my associations? Every, single Beatles track seems to be brilliant in its own right -- a 9 or a 10, in RP terms.


Its definitely not just you. And a very large amount of their work--though not all--is much liked by my 18 year-old daughter and her college friends. So I'd say that they were brilliant in their own right. Not all of their work rates a 9 or 10, but damn near all.
renlat
(Montreal, Canada)
Posted: Sep 12, 2007 - 08:17
 
Happiness is a Beatles song !