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The song was also viewed as a code for drugs, at a time when it became common for fans to scrutinise the Beatles' lyrics for alternative meanings. [131] [132] "Yellow Submarine" was adopted by the counterculture as a song promoting the barbiturate Nembutal, [133] which was nicknamed a yellow submarine for the colour and shape of its capsule. [134]
The song's sequence in the Yellow Submarine film has been recognised for its adventurousness in conveying a hallucinogenic experience. Although several Beatles biographers dismiss the track as aimless, "It's All Too Much" has received praise from many other commentators.
"Only a Northern Song" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1969 soundtrack album Yellow Submarine. Written by George Harrison , it was the first of four songs the band provided for the 1968 animated film Yellow Submarine , to meet their contractual obligations to United Artists .
The song appears in the film Yellow Submarine, where the Beatles sing it about the character Jeremy Hillary Boob after meeting him in the "nowhere land". The song was also played throughout the Beatles' 1966 US tour and their 1966 tour of Germany, Japan and the Philippines.
McCartney and Lennon wrote "Yellow Submarine" as a children's song and for Starr's vocal spot on the album. [ 201 ] [ 202 ] The lyrics were written with assistance from Scottish singer Donovan [ 203 ] and tell of life on a sea voyage accompanied by friends. [ 204 ]
Yellow Submarine, a 1968 feature-length animated film featuring The Beatles' music; Yellow Submarine, 1969 soundtrack to the film; Yellow Submarine Songtrack, 1999 expanded remix of the Yellow Submarine album; Yellow Submarine, large-scale work of art at Liverpool Airport, based on the song and film; Ringo's Yellow Submarine, 1983 radio show ...
If you've been shopping in a big box retail store you've probably heard an announcement on the loudspeaker such as, "code yellow toys, code yellow toys."
"Eleanor Rigby" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1966 album Revolver. It was also issued on a double A-side single, paired with "Yellow Submarine". Credited to the Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership, the song is one of only a few in which John Lennon and Paul McCartney later disputed primary authorship. [3]