 Magical Mystery Tour (1967) [ larger cover art ] |
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Day after day, alone on a hill
The man with the foolish grin
Is keeping perfectly still
But nobody wants to know him
They can see that he's just a fool
And he never gives an answer
But the fool on the hill
Sees the sun going down
And the eyes in his head
See the world spinning round
Well on the way, head in a cloud
The man of a thousand voices
Talking perfectly loud
But nobody ever hears him
Or the sound he appears to make
And he never seems to notice
But the fool on the hill
Sees the sun going down
And the eyes in his head
See the world spinning round
And nobody seems to like him
They can tell what he wants to do
And he never shows his feelings
But the fool on the hill
Sees the sun going down
And the eyes in his head
See the world spinning round
Ohh oh-oh-oh-oh ohh-oh-oh
Round and round and round and round and round
He never listens to them
He knows that they're the fool
They don't like him
The fool on the hill
Sees the sun going down
And the eyes in his head
See the world spinning round
Ohhhh
Round and round and round and round and
Ohhhh
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet) | Posted: May 12, 2013 - 10:57 Classic Goodness |
| max_p | Posted: Apr 11, 2013 - 06:36 Flutes are not very rock and roll. 'cept Tull |
| bb_matt (Hampshire, England) | Posted: Apr 11, 2013 - 06:30 Man, this song makes me smile like a fool everytime - simply love it. |
| Lazarus (Bethany) | Posted: Feb 07, 2013 - 11:04 This song is soooo good for the ears... the story of my life... sigh... a great song from a marvelous album... |
| kojiroh (Istanbul, Turkey) | Posted: Jan 07, 2013 - 02:59 I generally prefer John's songs over Paul's, but this one of his better ones. Magical Mystery Tour is my favorite Paul song, which is on the same album as this. |
| johnjconn (chicago land) | Posted: Nov 05, 2012 - 08:31 RobK wrote: Beatles - good band but highly overrated IMO. well stated: - Good band - Highly overrated True on both points. They were good and they were way over hyped up. Even John agreed with that. But I still like them |
| Vogelfrei (Western Montana) | Posted: Sep 12, 2007 - 15:21 Regarding the debate about "first music video ever," it really does depend on what you mean. I would consider those 1950's Alan Freed films (such as "Don't Knock the Rock" and "Mister Rock and Roll") to be little more than collections of music videos. |
| secretsauce | Posted: Sep 12, 2007 - 15:21 RobK wrote: Beatles - good band but highly overrated IMO.
There's always someone ...  |
| gofishbish | Posted: Sep 12, 2007 - 15:20 Haven't listened to this old tune in a long, long time. What magic. Together they were gods. |
| 1wolfy (Mission Viejo California) | Posted: Sep 12, 2007 - 15:18 They have only transcended the generations. Been on the hill lately ?RobK wrote: Beatles - good band but highly overrated IMO. |
| redeyespy (Sunny, FL) | Posted: Jul 11, 2007 - 18:27 This one's for Mr. Trotsky (no, not Leon), my 10th grade English teacher who played this in class one afternoon. We spent most of the period discussing the lyrics--pure poetry, imo. |
| RobK (Leucadia, CA) | Posted: Jul 11, 2007 - 17:16 Beatles - good band but highly overrated IMO. |
| On_The_Beach (Vancouver, Canada) | Posted: Jul 11, 2007 - 16:47 fab4fan wrote: No it's you who obviously has such low standards and bad taste in music that you can't even hear what a beautiful song this is! Let me guess; your second-favourite Beatles song is "Mr. Moonlight"? |
| fab4fan (US) | Posted: Jun 21, 2007 - 14:44 On_The_Beach wrote: You must have pretty low standards.    No it's you who obviously has such low standards and bad taste in music that you can't even hear what a beautiful song this is! |
| fab4fan (US) | Posted: Jun 21, 2007 - 14:41 TexasAggies wrote: If you think the chord progression in "Great Gig In The Sky" is "tuneless," I'd have to say you've probably never played a note of music in your life.
Sure, this is a beautiful song by Paul, but no need to trash another gorgeous song in the process of complimenting this one. I don't have to play a note of music in my life,I have a very sharp ear for music and I always have since I was a child. I grew up with a lot of music in my house,my father was a big Bob Dylan fan when he was younger,he had Leonard Cohen,Peter Paul and Mary,and Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass albums and my sister who is 4 years older had a very big diverse music collection and I had my own radio at age 8 that I listened to a lot. So I know I hate Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin's music! Plus the guy who gave The Fool on The Hill a yawn,gave a Pink Floyd song a good rating! |
| Zep (Behind home plate) | Posted: Jun 10, 2007 - 08:16 parrothead wrote: The Beatles invented music videos.This was the first song to be released as a single video. Which came from the Magical Mystery Tour movie. The rest is history as they say.
Bullshit. |
| maxmox (Broome, Western Australia) | Posted: Apr 08, 2007 - 08:38 renlat wrote: Very bizarre !! I thought Paperback Writer was the first one, filmed in the Chiswick House gardens. Analysis paralysis |
| On_The_Beach (Vancouver, Canada) | Posted: Feb 20, 2007 - 12:15 fab4fan wrote: What? This is a beautiful song,one of Paul's best in The Beatles!
You must have pretty low standards. |
| renlat (Montreal, Canada) | Posted: Feb 20, 2007 - 12:06 celadonstone wrote: Ok, but I was focusing on the Beatles efforts and which came first. Not the 'first music video ever'. A lot of folks could claim that, Wiki covers some of them including Rick Nelson's, however, it does depend on the circulation of the video and time period whether it can take such credit. Again, URL is available here: (click here) Very bizarre !! I thought Paperback Writer was the first one, filmed in the Chiswick House gardens. |
| celadonstone (Southeast of the USA) | Posted: Feb 20, 2007 - 12:00 Ok, but I was focusing on the Beatles efforts and which came first. Not the 'first music video ever'. A lot of folks could claim that, Wiki covers some of them including Rick Nelson's, however, it does depend on the circulation of the video and time period whether it can take such credit. Again, URL is available here: (click here) |
| millenium (You are here) | Posted: Feb 20, 2007 - 11:56 celadonstone wrote: |
| celadonstone (Southeast of the USA) | Posted: Feb 20, 2007 - 11:46 parrothead wrote: The Beatles invented music videos. This was the first song to be released as a single video. Which came from the Magical Mystery Tour movie. The rest is history as they say.
????This is their first single video attempt? I need backup on this, but what aboutthe short Strawberry Fields Forever promo film (they're goofing around a big tree and there's a piano) was their first single 'video'. It was after they had stopped touring. Dick Clark showed the SFF movie on his Bandstand show, saying this is all we've heard from those Beatles lately. Wikipedia notes that SFF came out 40 years ago sometime last week, 2/13/1967, versus FOTH, which came out in Nov. 1967. The SFF "video" I refer to is at Youtube: (click here) Bio on music videos: (click here) |
| TexasAggies (Houston, TX) | Posted: Feb 20, 2007 - 11:46 fab4fan wrote: You must have been listening to Pink Floyd's totally tuneless "music"...
Sure, this is a beautiful song by Paul, but no need to trash another gorgeous song in the process of complimenting this one. |
| mojoman (Rocky Mountains, Colorado) | Posted: Feb 20, 2007 - 11:43 masterhead wrote: Ok Beatles connossieurs.. who are they talking about? I have heard several theories... Please enlighten me... It's Paul mocking the Maharaja Yogi, the guy they'd just spent some time with in India. Paul was the first to see through his bullshit, and John Lennon was close behind. Seems only poor George fell for it. |
| fab4fan (US) | Posted: Jan 28, 2007 - 03:47 On_The_Beach wrote: Love the Beatles but I don't think this is one of their better efforts.
What? This is a beautiful song,one of Paul's best in The Beatles!  |
| chix (Limburg, Germany) | Posted: Jan 21, 2007 - 12:28 9  |
| rachlan (nyc) | Posted: Dec 23, 2006 - 10:04 meydele wrote: Agreed. Not stellar. I have a bit of a prefrerence for John Lennon songs, this isn't JL song... |
| meydele (By the sea) | Posted: Nov 24, 2006 - 06:21 On_The_Beach wrote: Love the Beatles but I don't think this is one of their better efforts.
Agreed. Not stellar. |
| orpheus (east coast) | Posted: Nov 09, 2006 - 23:38 On_The_Beach wrote: Love the Beatles but I don't think this is one of their better efforts.
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| On_The_Beach (Vancouver, Canada) | Posted: Nov 09, 2006 - 16:48 Love the Beatles but I don't think this is one of their better efforts. |
| parrothead (could be anywhere in the great USA) | Posted: Nov 09, 2006 - 16:07 The Beatles invented music videos.This was the first song to be released as a single video. Which came from the Magical Mystery Tour movie. The rest is history as they say. |
| CCinSB (Santa Babylon) | Posted: Nov 09, 2006 - 16:02   |
| rah | Posted: Oct 11, 2006 - 10:00 masterhead wrote: Ok Beatles connossieurs.. who are they talking about? I have heard several theories... Please enlighten me... there's a story i've heard that paul was walking his dog one morning, and the dog got loose while he was admiring the view from the top of a hill that overlooks london and thinking about god, when this mysterious man appeared at his elbow... they exchanged greetings, talked about the beauty of the view, and before paul could ask another question, the man had vanished. the meeting had a profound effect on him, and he went home and wrote the song. |
| horstman | Posted: Oct 11, 2006 - 09:57 ploafmaster wrote: Obvious 10, for me. First Beatles album I ever owned, and one of my faves.
Not only the first Beatles album I bought but the first album I ever bought. I still have it. Its in great shape and now my son and daughter listen to it (and love it as well). Great tune. |
| exciter76 (venice - la bella italia / I am two people: one you know, but don't like, the other one you don't know but you don't want to...) | Posted: Oct 11, 2006 - 09:53 Paul's magic.... how to pass from a siiiimple quiet, comfortable atmosphere to something darker, less pop-pier...more deepier...and then come back again.... round and around.... lovely |
| ahoylola (35° 21' N - 120° 51' W) | Posted: Oct 11, 2006 - 09:50 sheer foolish fun. 10. |
| ploafmaster (Richmond, VA) | Posted: Oct 11, 2006 - 09:49 Obvious 10, for me. First Beatles album I ever owned, and one of my faves. |
| QueenLucia (Corner of the USA) | Posted: Oct 11, 2006 - 09:48 I'm wearing out the 10s this morning!! Keep playing this great music!!!  |
| renlat (Montreal, Canada) | Posted: Oct 11, 2006 - 09:48 Wow! That probably was the only song that could follow The great gig in the sky from PF without having a heart attack. Good choice Bill!! |
| slowhand (South!!!!!!!!!!) | Posted: Sep 26, 2006 - 17:53 Fab 4! |
| NorthernLad (Elk Lake, Northern Ontario Canada) | Posted: Sep 26, 2006 - 17:53 The anthology version is interesting. |
| hippiechick | Posted: Aug 28, 2006 - 11:08 llazare wrote: I keep forgetting how many Beatles tunes there are that I adore. Haven't heard this in a while. In fact, haven't listened to Magical Mystery Tour at all recently.
Just dragged this cd out yesterday. It still holds a place of esteem in the Beatles collection. |
| bwcyclist (Everywhere....) | Posted: Aug 28, 2006 - 11:07 Great segue from PF... |
| Ian911299 | Posted: May 03, 2006 - 16:08 phineas wrote: DD Joe 1 wrote:
*yawn*...
Geez, they write a song about you and that's all you can respond with? LOL!  |
| fab4fan (US) | Posted: Aug 25, 2005 - 15:44 joe1 wrote: *yawn*...
Yawn? You must have been listening to Pink Floyd's totally tuneless "music" not this beautiful Paul McCartney Beatles song where he plays the recorder himself very well I might add and sings it beautifully too! You might want to get your hearing checked! :-s <-X |
| rulebritannia (Sussex countryside, England) | Posted: Jul 05, 2004 - 11:28 llazare wrote: I keep forgetting how many Beatles tunes there are that I adore. Haven't heard this in a while. In fact, haven't listened to Magical Mystery Tour at all recently. Ditto, Ilazare. This disk gets lost in the hype around the disks before and after. I had forgotten how many enduring tunes it sported until catching several on RP. Now, if I could just get my US turntable to work on UK current I could hear this, once again, on the vinyl it was minted on.....
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| llazare (Ann Arbor, MI) | Posted: Jul 05, 2004 - 11:20 I keep forgetting how many Beatles tunes there are that I adore. Haven't heard this in a while. In fact, haven't listened to Magical Mystery Tour at all recently. |
| masterhead | Posted: May 13, 2004 - 10:35 ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote: Not their very best, but a swell song for sure.
Ok Beatles connossieurs.. who are they talking about? I have heard several theories... Please enlighten me... |
| ArbiterOfGoodTaste (Seattle WA) | Posted: May 13, 2004 - 10:32 Not their very best, but a swell song for sure. |
| phineas (lotusland) | Posted: Apr 30, 2004 - 09:34 joe1 wrote: *yawn*...
Geez, they write a song about you and that's all you can respond with? |