Posted on 08/22/2022 11:59:44 PM PDT by DallasBiff
She's Leaving Home (Remastered 2009) · The Beatles
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
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Yes it’s a very self reflecting song that hits me hard living in my big house with no more kids
Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’ at 50: Meet the Runaway Who Inspired ‘She’s Leaving Home’
It would be years before Coe learned that the Beatles were singing her story. “I first heard the song when it came out and I didn’t realize it was about me, but I remember thinking it could have been about me,” she tells Rolling Stone. “I found the song to be extremely sad. It obviously struck a chord somewhere. It wasn’t until later, when I was in my twenties, that my mother said, ‘You know, that song was about you!’ She had seen an interview with Paul on television and he said he’d based the song on this newspaper article. She put two and two together.”
From the article-
Dancing would become a major passion for the teen, but it often incurred the wrath of her parents. She was particularly at odds with her mother, who denied her dreams of attending drama school and pressured her into pursing dentistry. “I wanted excitement and affection,” says Coe. My mother wasn’t affectionate at all – she never kissed me.”
A beautiful use of strings that gives this song the sad mood for the sad lyrics.
Thanks for sharing!
This song was the impetus for my middle sister to run off. Broke my parents heart.
Ran off... to Omaha of all places!
Hippy pos
Since the moment I first heard this song my hate for it has burned with the heat of five suns. Hearing it gives me the same sickening feeling that I feel when I see Neil Cavuto on TeeVee.
It is a beautiful song, gorgeous in musicianship, darkly sorrowful in the storylines. The pace is about 60 beats per minute, similar to breathing. That quality makes the song nearly hypnotic.
Beautiful. The strings ... OMG!
Yea . I’ll s pretty terrible.😂
The Harp is what provides that ethereal, otherworldly quality to it.
What you are saying should be true. The song has long been criticized as being out of place on a 60's rock album. But it is so well arranged and performed I end up loving it every time I hear it. The harp at the end after the last "bye, bye" is just beautiful. Sometimes over the top emotionalism and sappiness are very effective.
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