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“YELLOW SUBMARINE”
“Yellow Submarine” is a 1966 song by The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney (credited to
Lennon – McCartney), with lead vocals by Ringo Starr. It was included on the Revolver album and issued as a single, coupled with “Eleanor Rigby”.
The single went to number 1 on every major British chart, remained at number 1 for four weeks and charted for 13 weeks.
McCartney was living in Jane Asher’s parents’ house when he found the inspiration for the
song: “I was laying in bed in the Ashers’ garret... I was thinking of it as a song for Ringo, which
it eventually turned out to be, so I wrote it as not too rangey in the vocal, then started making a story, sort of an ancient mariner, telling the young kids where he’d lived. It was pretty much
my song as I recall... I think John helped out. The lyrics got more and more obscure as it goes on, but the chorus, melody and verses are mine.”
The song began as being about different coloured submarines, but evolved to include only a yellow one. In 1980, Lennon talked about the song: "Yellow Submarine" is Paul’s baby. Donovan helped with the lyrics. I helped with the lyrics too. We virtually made the track come alive in the studio, but based on Paul’s inspiration. Paul’s idea. Paul’s title... written for Ringo.”
Donovan added the words, “Sky of blue and sea of green”. McCartney also said: “It’s a happy place, that’s all. You know, it was just... We were trying to write a children’s song. That was the basic idea. And
there’s nothing more to be read into it than there is in the lyrics of any children’s song.”
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25 октября 2023