Talk:Martha My Dear

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Would anyone be opposed to removing the accusation that Paul tortured a murdered a child?

Where has Paul stated that Martha My Dear is not about his dog? I have read interviews in which he states the opposite:

PAUL 1968: "You see, I just start singing some words with a tune, you know what I mean. Mainly I'm just doing a tune and then some words come into my head, you know. And these happened to be 'Martha My Dear, though I spend my days in conversation.' So you can read anything you like into it, but really it's just a song. It's me singing to my dog."

PAUL circa-1994: "When I taught myself piano I liked to see how far I could go, and this (song) started off as a piece you'd learn as a piano lesson. It's quite hard for me to play, It's a two-handed thing, like a little set piece. Then when I was blocking out words-- you just mouth out sounds and some things come-- I found the words 'Martha my dear.' So I made up another fantasy song... I mean, I'm not really speaking to Martha, it's a communication of some sort or affection, but in a slightly abstract way-- 'You silly girl, look what you've done...' Whereas it would appear to anybody else to be a song to a girl called Martha, it's actually a dog, and our relationship was platonic, believe me."

[edit] Delete entry suggesting Paul imprisoned and murdered a girl

We need to delete the sentence that suggests Paul imprisoned and murdered a girl. Is this type of entry considered vandalism? The statement is clearly wrong.

oh, I deleted the basement statement, I'm pretty sure you don't even have to ask that such thing should be deleted. pd: the song rocks ;)

[edit] Inspiration

I've seen the Paul quote in one of the bios where he says the song was inspired by the dog, so that could be cited, and I may add it back in when I locate the quote. For the uncited Jane Asher speculation that is there now, where's the citation? Which reliable source said that it was about her? John Cardinal 07:00, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Leon Calvert

Did he really play both flügelhorn and trumpet? Helpsloose 13:26, 25 May 2008 (UTC)