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Post by jarvitronics on Jun 23, 2007 22:52:23 GMT -5
I posted this over at TKIN, so some of you may have already read it, but I repost it here, being for the benefit of those not on TKIN. In the song "Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite" John Lennon sings, "The Hendersons will all be there, late of Pablo Fanques Fair..." The lyrics to this song were adapted from a circus poster acquired by Lennon at an antique shop in Kent, on January 31, 1967, (a couple of weeks before the song was recorded). At the top of the poster are the words "Pablo Fanque's Circus Royale," and farther down the poster we read "Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite (Late of Wells's Circus)..." So for the song, Lennon intentionally changed the "late of" from Wells's Circus to Pablo Fanques Fair. Pablo is Spanish for Paul. Paul McCartney was known as the "cute" (or "fair") Beatle. The name Fanques works out to be a play on "fan queues." Is Lennon telling us that the Hendersons (Beatles) are all there, late of the fair one, Paul "Fan Queues" McCartney? Here is the Kite poster.
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Post by jarvitronics on Jun 24, 2007 0:23:43 GMT -5
I just noticed something else about this poster. The event occurred on February 14th, Valentine's day, and the song just happens to be on a Hearts Club record?
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Jude
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Post by Jude on Jun 24, 2007 1:26:20 GMT -5
Congratulations, you have officially blown my mind! I think you're definitely on to something. John always loved to play on words, and I think he knew very well that Pablo was the spanish form of Paul when he wrote the song. The fact that the event happened on Valentine's day is just icing on the cake.
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Post by mommybird on Jun 24, 2007 15:23:59 GMT -5
Jarvitronics, this is an excellent post. I agree with Jude. After reading the poster, it's obvious that John used to opportunity to perform a play on words ! WTG ! ;D
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