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one and one is two

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going to a new town got me feeling like a caged animal, pacing around and shit bc i'm nervous grrr growl let me go home

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It is done.

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Look at Paul in John’s glasses. And John’s just grinning ear to ear at him with a sickeningly fond look in his eyes. I feel ill.

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Paul McCartney giggles his way through singing "Sitting on a woody-pecker/ sucking on a lollypoppa... everytime I try to do it/My whole darn tongue gets tired"

Transcript of Paul McCartney and Donovan recorded during the sessions for Mary Hopkin’s Postcard LP as heard on the “No. 3 Abbey Road N.W. 8” bootleg CD. (reproduced from https://davidgray101.tripod.com/PaulandDonovan.html )

Fade in, Paul playing acoustic guitar and singing How Do You Do?. Paul: (singing)How to suck a lollypopper, Sitting on a woodypecker, Dancing in the double-decker shoe, (Donovan snickers, presumably at Paul’s nonsensical lyrics) (note, this is the writers assumption that what Donovan is laughing about is the 'nonsensical lyrics' and not the innuendo) I don’t know,

How do you do?

Paul and Donovan:(singing together) How to suck a lollypopper,

Sitting on a woodypecker,

Dancing in the double-decker shoe,

I don’t know,

So, how do you do?

Donovan attempts to harmonize on the last word, ‘do’, but hits a sour note, causing both him and Paul to laugh. Paul carries on alone.

Paul: (singing) I don’t know how you do it,

Lordy, knows I try,

But every time I try to do it,

My whole darn tongue gets tied

Regarding ‘How Do You Do’ John C Winn writes in ‘That Magic Feeling’

As the tape opens, Paul is singing what appears to be a nursery rhyme of his own creation ‘How Do You Do’,, although the lyrics about “sucking on a lollipopper” and “sitting on a woody pecker” can be taken more than one way! Donovan harmonizes in spots, and Paul does a double-time impression of the song as Danny Kaye might perform it.

(yes, Paul singing about sucking and sitting on phallic objects can definitely be taken in more than one way!)

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If you’re having a bad day just remember that Paul is in Ringo’s phone as “Mac Macca” 📱❤️

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obligatory sgt pepper mclennon

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drew this one for my buddy paul mccartney

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#yikes

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People on tiktok liked this so majybe u guys will too…..

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Kris bc I couldn’t figure out how to draw ralsei

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little doodle for their anniversary <3

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Where it makes no difference who held back from who

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The Beatles interviewed in 1964, London airport after returning from Paris, France

PAUL: Wilder stuff I think, we- we stuck in a wilder number y’know… to finish off with-

JOHN: [mutters] ‘Gone With The Wind’

PAUL: [Instantly looks at John] ‘Gone With The Wind’ [laughs]

INTERVIEWER: They go for the Elvis Presley type of stuff though do they? I mean do they go for the rock and roll stuff?

PAUL: I think so yeah, a bit more. I might- [Paul stutters and John’s head snaps up] It depended really who was in… upon… [misspeaks and looks down at John as if he wants him to tell him what to say] depended upon who was in [John and Paul both laugh looking at each other] I- I can’t speak. Speaking French so much, you see

INTERVIEWER: What?

PAUL: *imitates French*

[John smiles and turns his whole body towards Paul]

INTERVIEWER: You’ve brushed up your French, have you?

PAUL: Nah, kidding I can’t speak a word of it.

INTERVIEWER: You still can’t speak a word?

PAUL: No… [Suddenly looks down at John] John’s… very good-

JOHN: *imitates French*

PAUL: Je- Bonsoir and all that sort of stuff very- oh he’s very good.

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NOW. I might be going crazy- but it sounds like John says something like ‘je vous veux’ (I want you) or ‘je vous aime’ (I love you) when he ‘speaks French’, although his pronunciation still has a prominent Scouse accent to it.

As with most clips, the audio quality is very poor and it’s very faint but anything is possible when these two are involved… If anyone speaks French please tell me if I’m onto something or if I’m going crazy lol

Adds a new layer to the ‘My Cheri’ home recording of John……

All the French aside, Paul is soooo obvious this whole interview. He interacts with John every chance he gets- that moment when he misspeaks and instantly looks at John so they’re both in on the joke- I mean come on…

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Twin Fantasy

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The Beatles’ tv appearance in the Netherlands, 5th June 1964 (video here)

John shouting abuse at Paul, Paul giggling in response… sounds about right