I don't think he ever said "Beatle Bill" in that setting. He was saying, "I see Beatle Phil makin' a pig of himself" in reference to Phil Spector sitting across the table having breakfast. But when they joke about "Beatle Ed" I think they are definitely referring to Faul. One could research whether Faul & Wings had a hit record at the time that actually was number 5 on the charts in Sweden. Phil Spector and John were known to read the industry press about which records were on charts in multiple countries, so there could have been some truth to what they were joking about.
Beatle Ed WAS going on tour, and “Beatle Ed’s not doing too well, is he?” The number 5 in Sweden is an inside reference. Could be Beatle .ead is not doing too well. What is interesting is the dog barking and “just like the old days”. Lennon then makes a bark...
I don't think he ever said "Beatle Bill" in that setting. He was saying, "I see Beatle Phil makin' a pig of himself" in reference to Phil Spector sitting across the table having breakfast. But when they joke about "Beatle Ed" I think they are definitely referring to Faul. One could research whether Faul & Wings had a hit record at the time that actually was number 5 on the charts in Sweden. Phil Spector and John were known to read the industry press about which records were on charts in multiple countries, so there could have been some truth to what they were joking about.
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When george said fab three he meant Paul was in fact dead. And did I see Ringo for a second there?
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ReplyDeleteBeatle Ed WAS going on tour, and “Beatle Ed’s not doing too well, is he?” The number 5 in Sweden is an inside reference. Could be Beatle .ead is not doing too well. What is interesting is the dog barking and “just like the old days”. Lennon then makes a bark...
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