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Encyclopedia > Fixing a Hole
"Fixing a Hole"
Song by The Beatles
from the album
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Released 1 June 1967
Recorded 9 and 21 February 1967
Genre Psychedelic rock
Length 2:36
Label Parlophone
Writer(s) Lennon/McCartney
Producer(s) George Martin
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band track listing
Side one
  1. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
  2. "With a Little Help from My Friends"
  3. "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"
  4. "Getting Better"
  5. "Fixing a Hole"
  6. "She's Leaving Home"
  7. "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!"
Side two
  1. "Within You Without You"
  2. "When I'm Sixty-Four"
  3. "Lovely Rita"
  4. "Good Morning Good Morning"
  5. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)"
  6. "A Day in the Life"

"Fixing a Hole" is a song written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon/McCartney) and performed by The Beatles on the 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. A song is a relatively short musical composition. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... Back cover The back cover of the original 1967 UK LP. This release featured (for the first time on a Beatles album) complete lyrics. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Parlophone is a record label which was founded in Germany prior to World War I by the Carl Lindstrom Company. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... The songwriting credit Lennon/McCartney appears on all Beatles songs that were written by John Lennon and/or Paul McCartney without the aid of the other two Beatles, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Sir George Henry Martin CBE (born 3 January 1926 in Highbury, London, England) is sometimes referred to as the fifth Beatle—a title that he owes to his work as producer of almost all of The Beatles records. ... Back cover The back cover of the original 1967 UK LP. This release featured (for the first time on a Beatles album) complete lyrics. ... Sgt. ... Sgt. ... Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds is a song written mainly by John Lennon (credited to Lennon/McCartney) in 1967, and recorded by The Beatles for their album Sgt. ... Getting Better is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney based on an original idea by McCartney. ... Shes Leaving Home is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and performed by the Beatles on the album Sgt. ... Being for the Benefit of Mr. ... Within You Without You is a song written by George Harrison and recorded with a group of Indian musicians, without any input from his fellow Beatles. ... When Im Sixty-Four is a love song by The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney (but co-credited to John Lennon) and released in 1967 on their album Sgt. ... Lovely Rita is a song by the Beatles off of the album Sgt. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Sgt. ... A Day in the Life is a song composed by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and recorded by The Beatles for their album Sgt. ... Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an Academy Award- and Grammy Award-winning English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. ... The songwriting credit Lennon/McCartney appears on all Beatles songs that were written by John Lennon and/or Paul McCartney without the aid of the other two Beatles, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... See also: 1960s in music. ... Back cover The back cover of the original 1967 UK LP. This release featured (for the first time on a Beatles album) complete lyrics. ...

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Recording

The first of two recording sessions for the song was at Regent Sound Studio in London on 9 February 1967. Regent was used because Abbey Road was not available that night. This was the first time the Beatles used a studio other than Abbey Road for recording a track for an EMI album.[1] is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Abbey Road Studios, created in November of 1931 by EMI in London, England, is best known as the legendary recording studio used by the rock bands, Cliff Richard and The Shadows, and The Beatles. ... The EMI Group (LSE: EMI) is a British music company comprising of the major record company EMI Music which operates several labels, based in Kensington in London, England, and EMI Music Publishing, based in New York. ...


The lead vocal was recorded at the same time as the rhythm track, a change from their post-1963 approach of overdubbing the vocal.[1] Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Overdubbing is a technique used by recording studios to add a supplementary recorded sound to a previously taped musical recording. ...


Inspiration

A common theory is the song was about heroin, but McCartney said the song was "another ode to pot." He further said the song was about having the freedom to let one's mind roam freely. Another theory is the song is about McCartney repairing the roof of his Scottish farmhouse, but McCartney said he didn't get around to that until much later.[2] Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic) Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic and Scots1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II...


McCartney has added to the confusion:

  • In an interview with Q magazine from around the time of his 1997 album Flaming Pie, McCartney said that the song's lyric began with the simple idea of someone mending a hole in the road, and that he was living alone and smoking a lot of pot when he wrote it.[citation needed]
  • In a 1967 interview, McCartney said the following lines were about those fans who hung around outside his door day and night and whose actions put him off.[3]

    See the people standing there
    who disagree, and never win
    And wonder why they don't get in my door     Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Flaming Pie is an album by Paul McCartney, first released in 1997. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...

Writing credits controversy

According to Mal Evans' diaries—from which extracts have recently been released—he helped McCartney to write "Fixing a Hole". Evans wrote in his diary, on 27 January 1967: Malcolm Mal Evans (27 May 1935 – 5 January 1976). ... January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...

“ Sgt Pepper: Started writing song with Paul upstairs in his room, he on piano. What can one say about today — ah yes! Four Tops concert at Albert Hall. Beatles get screams they get the clap. Off to Bag after gig. Did a lot more of "where the rain comes in". [Evans' title for "Fixing a Hole"] Hope people like it. Started Sergeant Pepper.[4] ”

He also wrote on 1 February 1967: February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...

“ "Sergeant Pepper" sounds good. Paul tells me that I will get royalties on the song — great news, now perhaps a new home.[4] ”

He never received royalties and had to make do with £38-a-week pay. McCartney and the Apple label have not commented about the diaries, or the songwriting credits. Keith Badman, who is the author of "The Beatles Off the Record", stated that he obtained a tape of Evans talking before his death, on which Evans repeated the claims. According to Badman, Evans was asked (before the record came out) if it would be a problem that his name was not credited, as the Lennon-McCartney writing name was "a really hot item".[5]


Other versions

Billy Preston as . ... George Burns[1], born Nathan Birnbaum (January 20, 1896 – March 9, 1996), was an American comedian and actor. ... Man tap dancing. ... The Fray is a four-piece piano rock band from Denver, Colorado. ... Sgt. ...

Notes

  1. ^ a b Mark Lewisohn (1988). The Beatles Recording Sessions. New York: Harmony Books, 95, 99. ISBN 0-517-57066-1. 
  2. ^
  3. ^ Beatles Ultimate Experience: The Beatles Interview Database. Retrieved on 2007-02-17.
  4. ^ a b TIMESONLINE: March 20, 2005 - Mal Evans' diary Retrieved: 2 March 2007
  5. ^ timesonline.co.uk: 20 March 2005 – Evan’s writing of Beatles’ songs Retrieved: 3 March 2007
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The Beatles
Members John Lennon • Paul McCartney • George Harrison • Ringo Starr
Pete Best • Stuart Sutcliffe
Management Allan Williams • Brian Epstein • Allen Klein • Lee Eastman • Neil Aspinall • Mal Evans • Alistair Taylor • Apple Records
Production George Martin • Geoff Emerick • Norman Smith • Ken Scott • Phil Spector • Jeff Lynne • Abbey Road Studios
Please Please Me (1963) • With The Beatles (1963) • A Hard Day's Night (1964) • Beatles for Sale (1964) • Help! (1965) • Rubber Soul (1965) • Revolver (1966) • Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) • Magical Mystery Tour (U.S., 1967 / U.K., 1976) • The Beatles (The White Album) (1968) • Yellow Submarine (1969) • Abbey Road (1969) • Let It Be (1970)
Official post-
breakup albums
 Live at the BBC (1994) • Anthology 1–3 (1994–1996) • Let It Be… Naked (2003) • Love (2006)
Official compilations
 1962–1966 (1973) • 1967–1970 (1973) • Past Masters, Volume One (1988) • Past Masters, Volume Two (1988) • 1 (2000)
Filmography A Hard Day's Night (1964) • Help! (1965) • Magical Mystery Tour (1967) • Yellow Submarine (1968) • Let It Be (1970)
Related articles
 Line-ups • Bootlegs • Discography • Love (Cirque du Soleil) • Lennon/McCartney • Influence • Beatle boots • The Quarrymen • The Beatles' breakup • London • Beatlemania • Fifth Beatle • Paul is dead • The Beatles (TV series) • British Invasion • Apple Corps • Northern Songs • Yoko Ono • Linda McCartney • Billy Preston • Tony Sheridan • Chas Newby • Andy White • Jimmy Nicol • Astrid Kirchherr • Klaus Voormann

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