Talk:Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

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[edit] Barrow

Anyone know what they're saying by "Desmond has a barrow in the market place"?

• A barrow is a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels, like a wheelbarrow, the kind you might see at a farmer's market. It's unclear exactly what he sells, but he's a vendor of some kind. --DropDeadGorgias (talk)

[edit] Yoruba?

I once read that the phrase "ob-la-di ob-la-da" comes from the Yoruba language. Can anyone verify that? --Metropolitan90 07:32, August 20, 2005 (UTC)

The phrase Ob-la-di ob-la-da is indeed a phrase from the Yoruba language. When Paul used this phrase in the song Jimmy Scott was annoyed because he wanted a cut for coming up with the phrase. Scott was born in Sapele, Nigeria and went on trial in around 1969. He wanted Paul to foot the legal bill, which he did on condition that Scott dropped his case against the him and the song. Bobo. 15:57, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] What ?

"* After Paul makes his slip of the tongue by swapping the Molly and Desmond characters, we hear either a surprised John, George, or Ringo say "what?!""

Are you sure of this ? I hear "Foot !" at the end of the swapped sentence.In the previous normal sentence , you hear "Arm! Leg!" after "lend a hand";so the "foot" is normal.

82.124.6.86 18:45, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] A single?

Wouldn't it make sense that the cover for the single should appear at the top instead of the album cover? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Garsha (talk • contribs) 03:19, 9 March 2007 (UTC).

[edit] the list?

Why is this song part of List of "songs with questionable lyrics" following the September 11, 2001 attacks ?

The article says it's because of the "life goes on" lyrics, but I always thought it was because of the title's similarity with "Osama bin Laden" or something like that. I wonder if I can find a source. 160.39.152.201 (talk) 22:54, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Vinyl Record 7"

Redundant? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jimmyupt (talk • contribs) 00:28, 29 September 2007 (UTC)

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