Talk:Glass Onion

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(This is rather inaccurate. This song is not a response to people looking for hidden messeges. The conspiracy theory hit it big AFTER the release of the White Album. Also, the conspiracy theory predicts Paul died before the Magical Mystery Tour. I am really beginning to question the competency of Wiki-shared information.)

[edit] Cast iron shores?

'"Cast iron shores" where drummer Ringo Starr grew up.' What does that sentence mean? Where or what are the "cast iron shores" where Ringo grew up? 212.2.170.101 19:09, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Gobbledegook

The quote says that Lennon used the word "goggledegook". Surely that should be gobbledegook? If he did say goggledegook, maybe we ought to throw a (sic) in there...138.243.129.4 17:00, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Rewrite

I rewrote this albeit using a lot of the existing text. I found it confusing. The "The Walrus was Paul" part was either wrong or easily misinterpreted. The line was written before fans started to believe there were clues to Paul's death in Beatle music, album covers, etc. I thought it was important to include the quote about John being nice to Paul given the fan's interpreation of the meaning of that line.

I changed some quotes that weren't exact, at least with regards to my copy of the sources. Yes, it is "gobbledegook". John Cardinal 06:59, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Song Mentionings

In the article, it mentions that George Harrison's "Within You, Without You" is mentioned in the piece. I've reviewed the piece several times before. Where is it mentioned? 01kkk 00:08, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

I think it's the "where everything flows" part. Today someone added "I'm Looking Through You" based (apparently) on the word "through" being used in both songs. I think that's stretching things, and "Within You Without You" might also be a stretch. John Cardinal 02:04, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

I removed the songs that are not explicitly mentioned. Original research is not allowed, so it isn't up to us to ponder the meaning of the lyrics in the article. If anyone finds a respectable source that explains where all the lyrics got their meaning, then feel free to add a referenced note in the article. -- kainaw™ 02:52, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] "...see how the other half lives"

Could this be a reference to the Jacob Riis book? Should it be added? </Smilack> 01:26, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Monacle?

Glass Onion is British slang for monacle? Never heard such a thing. Is there anything to support this?

[edit] "Sgt. Pepper Mythology"

John mentions writing this about that mythology in Anthology, surely that deserves a mention -MichiganCharms 21:38, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:The White Album.jpg

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BetacommandBot 03:52, 25 October 2007 (UTC)