"i preferred a straightforward killing with a bash, hold the legs and just smash 'em on the head." proud connectors of paul mccartney's frog crimes with mclennon.
paul killed frogs for john. it was an act that only star-crossed lovers could carry out, like romeo & juliet except instead of killing themselves they killed innocent amphibians. they knew they could never display their love so they took their fury out, not on the society that scorned them, but on helpless creatures smaller than them. they needed to feel big. they needed to feel in control. this is what hey jude is about.
can we talk about the fact that paul mccartney used to kill frogs because he enjoyed it? can we talk about how he consciously decided to kill frogs because he enjoyed the act of killing frogs? can we talk about how utterly despicable that is? can we talk about how 1950s britain was the ideal place for a frog murderer like mccartney to be raised in?
can we talk about how magical it must have felt for him to show john lennon his frog skewer fence and for john to respond by literally making out with him on the spot? can we talk about how paul wasn’t drawn to john lennon because of his looks but because he knew john would love to see massacred frogs? can we talk about how what they both really needed and revelled in was the thrill of the hunt of frogs and the romantic act of killing them together?