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...obscure Beatles trivia

  Author:  5301  Category:(Entertainment) Created:(10/8/2020 8:50:00 PM)
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The year was 1942
 
World War II  raged on.
 
Mary and James McCartney became the proud parents of baby Paul on February 18th, just slightly one month after the
last German bombings of Liverpool. By this time in 1942, food was heavily rationed, the exceptions being fresh fruit and vegetables.
Even those were hard to come by.
 
By war's end, young Paul's diet had consisted mainly of  oatmeal mush, weak vegetable "stews" and stale breads.
 
He teethed on an old Dunlop automobile tyre.
 
As England buried her dead and began rebuilding, food started to become more plentiful once again.
 
Paul's first taste of meat happened when he was three years old when his family managed to obtain a ham for their Easter dinner.
 
It was love at first bite. He couldn't get enough.
 
The years pass by and  Paul and a few of his mates formed a band which would eventually evolve into The Beatles.
 
The boys from Liverpool had a sound that was so big that it was heard across the pond, kicking off a sensation
which became known as Beatlemania.
 
North American record company Capitol Records took notice and released the Beatles on their label.
 
Here is an early LP:
 
 
Now, being an astute reader, you may have noticed something slightly awry with this album cover.
Yes, you did notice! It's the song title.
 
The song you've always known as "I Want to Hold Your Hand" was originally written by John and Paul as an ode to Paul's love of ham.
Why did the song title change, you inquire.
 
Let me explain.
 
As The Beatles fame grew, producers at the Ed Sullivan Show took notice.
The Sullivan show was well known for introducing new talents and the "Fab Four" was booked to appear on February 4, 1964.
At the time, "I Want to Hold Your Ham" was at the top of the charts but there was a little problem.
 
 
What problem???
 
Well, it seems like the problem was Ed Sullivan.
 
As a young boy, living in Port Chester, New York, Sullivan was injured by a hit-and-run pig that had somehow managed
to get on the football field near his home.
Since that fateful day, Ed had a great fear of hogs and pork-related products.
 
WOW!
 
 
 True to style, Ed Sullivan opted to correct the problem in much the same way as he had attempted with such notables as Buddy Holly, The Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan.
Change your lyrics a bit boys. The Beatles were amenable to this small request and that small change made Rock and Roll history.
 
 
"I Want to Hold Your Hand" was an even bigger success story.
 
Now, you're thinking...Gee Whiz Hekler! Was this the end of Paul's obsession with ham?
 
 
...and the answer is...NO!
 
After the breakup of The Beatles and the solo careers that ensued, Paul decided to let his secret out once again.
 
The second solo album, a final nod to his favourite meat before becoming a vegetarian was to be his billboard, released in 1971.
 
Here it is:
 
 
After a slow sales start, record executives discovered that fans of the Muslim faith were shunning the disc.
Due to extreme pressure, McCartney caved in and agreed to rename the album and change the cover graphic.
 
It became:
 
 
 
Wasn't that interesting folks?
 
Now, get out there and amaze your friends with this little tidbit of Beatles lore.
 
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About the Author:  Doctor Hekler is a graduate of the Sam Clemens College of Literary Flexibility
and was also awarded an honorary Phd from the D.J. Trump University of Super-Duperness.
He currently lives somewhere in the frozen wastelands of Ontario, Canada
 
The author enjoys long walks on the beach with his Pet Rock and Mood Ring.
Abstaining from alcohol when not actively writing, he also creates sandwiches.
 
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Date: 10/8/2020 10:26:00 PM  From Authorid: 5940    Most interesting indeed! I heard a rumor that there exists a bootleg live album version called SPAM when Paul toured smaller casbah type venues in Algiers. Due to poor reviews the record company ORANGE pulled the records off the shelves and burned them.  
Date: 10/9/2020 12:48:00 PM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 5301    
...sure, the SPAM album didn't do well but that was because the songs were all medleys of the "porky" hits.
He did however retain the master tapes and they will soon be re-released online under his new indie label PLUM.
  
Date: 10/9/2020 5:24:00 PM  From Authorid: 5940    I'd also like to point out the "Paul is dead" rumor that was going around after the Beatles broke up. Well, I have a theory that Paul had an identical twin (so did Elvis) and his name was Saul. Saul didn't like meat as he still managed to enjoy said meager ratios as you presented in your story. Anyway, Paul decided to take hiatus and let Saul take over as Paul. Hence the reason "Paul " is vegan today.  
Date: 10/9/2020 5:25:00 PM  From Authorid: 5940    Love your new ad by the way. Reminds me of someone I know.  
Date: 10/9/2020 6:03:00 PM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 5301    
...Paul did die during the recording sessions for Sgt. Pepper but Billy Shears stepped in to fill the gap.

The guy in the ad? Yeah, we all knew someone like him in high school. Now he's the CEO of G.M.
  
Date: 10/10/2020 3:21:00 AM  From Authorid: 5940    Did you know the song "Yesterday " was originally titled "The Day Before?" And the Wings song "Let 'em In" was originally called "Who In The World Could That Possibly Be, I'm Busy Writing Music Right Now!"  
Date: 10/11/2020 6:47:00 AM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 5301    
..."Let 'em In" should have been titled "Don't Put This on an Album, it's Crap".
  
Date: 10/11/2020 8:53:00 AM  From Authorid: 5940    Rolling Stone music critic eh?  
Date: 10/11/2020 11:14:00 AM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 5301    
...your response got me curious as to how Rollig Stone DID review "Wings at the Speed of Sound".
They lauded the arrangements but called the lyrics "soup slurpers".
I thought that most of the songs were syrupy and insipid.

This coming from one that bought every Beatles main album (not the compilations) and followed through
with the solo albums from John, Paul and George. I think I even purchased one Ringo album so he'd
get something of a royalty. Call me a softie.

  
Date: 10/11/2020 11:57:00 AM  From Authorid: 5940    No, I would call you a fan who appreciates the artist.  
Date: 10/11/2020 5:03:00 PM  From Authorid: 42945    Great read Hekler, thoroughly enjoyed it and learned from it lol..never too old to learn something huh?  
Date: 10/11/2020 8:23:00 PM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 5301    
...great to see you Zema!
The part of you that matters most never gets old.
You can be a teenager for life if you feel like it.
My body is sorta getting messed up but, in my head,
I'm still sitting on the bench outside the principal's office.

  
Date: 10/16/2020 6:19:00 PM  From Authorid: 21435    Hekler I love ham. Always have and probably will more than likely expire from too much saturated fat in my bloodstream. Ahhh, "The Beatles." When I think of that band, I flashback to the jukebox at the back of Mrs. Pete's store, twenty five cent packs of Camel shorts and fried bologna and mashed potato sandwiches. "Eleanor Rigby" was the song of theirs that really did it for me. (always was into the slightly tragic)....But anyway, we were talking about ham? My father got the idea that he should raise a colossal swine, (no, not me) bought a young Yorkshire pig and fed the beast until it weighed nearly eight hundred pounds. My father named the animal "long white hog." I, for reasons that I have long forgotten, called it "Vernon Pork." Vernon and I had a classic love/hate relationship. I was responsible for slopping the hog and for keeping Vernon and his casa squeaky clean and fly free. Vernon loved all the attention and I loathed him for taking up so much of my time. When the animal's "time came," he dressed out just short of six hundred and fifty pounds and I felt that, like Hannibal Lector, I exacted my revenge every time I sat and snarfed up a couple of pork chops.....Oh, and my favorite is the apron with the melted "Hersheys kiss," on it.
  
Date: 10/17/2020 1:10:00 PM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 5301    

...Thanks for replying Kronk. The Beatles were always my "go to" band.
There was always something there to match my mood.

Sorry to hear about the sad fate of Vernon.I hope you had lots of napkins.

Oh, and FYI...that's not a melted Hershey's Kiss but it can be if you want.

  

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