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11.14pm
14 June 2016
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From memory, I believe John uses the term slags during his Tom Snyder interview.
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11.41pm
6 May 2018
Offline Timothy said
From memory, I believe John uses the term slags during his Tom Snyder interview.
Yes, he certainly does. Well remembered!
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8.54pm
4 September 2019
Offline Ron Nasty said
“Slag” is an English slang term for a woman of “loose morals”.When it’s a man of “loose morals”, he’s a stud and patted on the back as a lucky so-and-so.
The tale of double standards.
Thanks for that. I’ve been hearing the term “slag” off and on for many years. But I never knew exactly what it meant. Kind of makes the song a little funnier.
And it may be a double standard, but it seems to be a double standard that is applied by both genders, not just the men.
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30 August 2021
Offline To slag or slag off is also a verb meaning to criticise or insult. In terms of grammar that makes more sense but of course I have no way of knowing what they had in mind and in any case the two meanings are not a million miles apart.
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I’ve always loved the instrumental backing track to You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) and thought it was a shame they only used it for a joke song. Anyone else feel this way and agree?
12.53pm
21 July 2023
Offline SomethingGeorge said
I’ve always loved the instrumental backing track to You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) and thought it was a shame they only used it for a joke song. Anyone else feel this way and agree?
You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)
I agree. By the way, I’m surprised that many people skip this song. I think it’s underrated.
9.48pm
7 November 2022
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I’ve always loved the instrumental backing track to You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) and thought it was a shame they only used it for a joke song. Anyone else feel this way and agree?
You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)
I think the joke on that level of humor madness is sublime! I can’t think of a better use of the backing track.
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11.22am
30 August 2021
Offline I often find myself whistling it for no reason. It’s a really nice tune on its own.
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5.11pm
17 June 2021
Offline I enjoy listening to it. It’s a fun track showcasing their humour which was a part of The Beatles’ amazing appeal.
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1 December 2009
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I enjoy listening to it. It’s a fun track showcasing their humour which was a part of The Beatles’ amazing appeal.
And it’s got a structure and logic to it as well – like, each of the five variations on the basic song grow sillier and more nonsensical than the last, in arrangement and vocal approach, until finally the words collapse entirely and it’s just John muttering upper-class accented gibbered nonsense through his beardbwhile Paul offers exaggerated soul-man grunts.
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9.31am
24 March 2014
Offline When I first heard it, it was awesome. I think it reflects pretty well what the Beatles were. Good music taste and a great sense of humor.
Once my older sister asked me “why do you like so much The Beatles?” and i said “because of this” and played that song. I think she didn’t get it, she went like 
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26 January 2017
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And it’s got a structure and logic to it as well – like, each of the five variations on the basic song grow sillier and more nonsensical than the last, in arrangement and vocal approach, until finally the words collapse entirely and it’s just John gibbering upper-class nonsense through his beard while Paul offers exaggerated soul-man grunts.
Plus the main theme has an amazing chord progression. Has a little bit of of a jazz structure but without the upper extensions. The rhythm is very Beatles, and has a very great Pop/Rock sound, yet the content of the song isn’t meant to be accessible or appealing to wide audience.
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9.14pm
14 June 2016
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When I first heard it, it was awesome. I think it reflects pretty well what the Beatles were. Good music taste and a great sense of humor.Once my older sister asked me “why do you like so much The Beatles?” and i said “because of this” and played that song. I think she didn’t get it, she went like
It’s so true. Beatlemaniacs get it but others won’t. If say John didn’t like stuff Wild Honey Pie or Why Don’t We Do It In The Road he had this and Revolution 9 . Those songs are all under the banner of The Beatles as much as Day Tripper or Hey Jude .
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