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By Pages:   1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    Add Your New Review About The Song The Reviews about Happiness is a Warm Gun (page 3/ 8) ------ performed by The Beatles escape | Reviewer: UberGanz | 12/9/08 a gun is warm after it is fired--happiness (release) is achieved when you escape misery. perhaps the song describes a state of grief in which one is willing to take drastic measures in order to alleviate the condition. Explination | Reviewer: Cathy | 12/5/08 The meaning of this song is shooting Heroin. Guns shoot, as do Heroin needles. Even if you watch Across the Universe, the song is sung whilst Max is getting shot with a needle. Yes, we all interpret songs accordingly to our own beliefs, but it is interesting to know what the singers/songwriters actually intended when they wrote it. Either way, its a beautiful song and must always be appreciated, no matter what it means to you. Happy Listening! Across the Universe | Reviewer: Genna | 10/3/08 If you love this song, see the movie 'Across the Universe'. Joe Anderson's version of 'Happiness is a warm Gun' is great. Hizzi, I totally agree with your understanding of the song, but other people may not. That's perfectly acceptable. Happiness is a warm, yes it is... GUN!!!! it's imagery man! | Reviewer: Anonymous | 9/20/08 the song is about nothing in particular, but a mix of ideas (as is usual with lennon) -- the imagery of the gun came directly from a gun magazine, the fix is about his need for a fix, one line came from his mate derek taylor, etc. What?! | Reviewer: Hmm | 9/12/08 Alright apparently you can't read because wikipedia is a very reliable source because the ppl that run it check it on the time so maybe u could put that it was written in the 1800s by a grizzly bear but it'll only be up for a short period of time unless u have that information sited so yer dumb! "Inappropriate changes are usually removed quickly, and repeat offenders can be blocked from editing. If you add new material to Wikipedia, please provide references. Facts that are unreferenced are routinely removed from the encyclopedia." -straight from the website so get yer facts straight & also i agree with "who cares?! from lalaland" and it just absurd to think that the meaning is up to the fans because clearly they had SOMETHING goin' on in their head when they wrote it! unless u think that they write w.o thinking but yes across the universe was rather dope My thoughts | Reviewer: Hizzi | 9/3/08 As someone stated, John Lennon himself said their music is whatever it means to you. That being said, instead of arguing about what it means, pay John some homage in a peaceful way he would've wanted. Stop the flaming and just discuss your interpretation of the song. Here's mine: I think this song is about a soldier in the Vietnam War. A conservative man that misses his wife; scared, depressed and suffering from timely panic attacks. Commands, missions and his instinct of survival has forced him to take the lives of other humans beings. He drinks and uses drugs to attempt to cope with the blood on his hands and numb himself to internal conflicts plaguing his mind. Eventually after having numerous sexual encounters with a civilian woman; his heart and mind have finally joined his body in his distance from home. Each passing day he becomes more and more disturbed as his mind deteriorates; and his former life gradually slips aways without him ever noticing because the beast inside has consumed him too quickly. A man transformed, raped and left soulless by war. OK people | Reviewer: Ur mom | 9/1/08 I know and understand that these songs are not all about drugs but they were influenced by drugs when they wrote them and they've even said it is don't deny it.It was what that time in history.I love the beatles and i'm not bashing on them. People try to act like they were as clean, and they weren't who would want them to be. tired of this bull | Reviewer: MusicMania | 8/21/08 to the person who wrote you people are retards- first off, wikipedia is the worst source for information. someone could say that this song was actually written in the 1800s by a grizzly bear and it could be published on wikipedia. if people believe it was about drugs, thats their own personal belief. it was said by someone else, john lennon, along with the other beatles members, left all their songs up to their fans to determine the song meanings. and paul mccartney did once mention that the four had all tried pot, which was around the time they were making songs such as lucy in the sky with diamonds and strawberry fields forever. i am majoring in music history and am tired of looking at song lyrics on sites like this and finding people like yourself telling people how to interpret the songs. other than my rant... this song is amazing and just beautiful. you should hear it sung by joe anderson from the movie Across The Universe. it's just astounding in that movie. who cares?! | Reviewer: lalaland | 7/14/08 who cares what the song means?!!!!!! its a song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you can think its about drugs, or sex, or heroin, (btw- isnt heroin another type of drug?) but to me, its a great song!!!!!!! i like to look up the lyrics, just so i know what im singing!!!!!!!!!! who cares what its about!!!!! its a great song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thats the opinion no one can say no to!!!!!!!! Happiness is a Warm Gun... | Reviewer: Brad | 3/30/08 The song is about America's obsession with weapons; many called it an anti-war piece. Whatever the case is, it is indeed poetry and should be interpreted however the reader/listener wants. That is what music is about. The same song can pull so many different emotions out of a person depending on the mood. It could mean something one day and something totally different the next. Add Your New Review About The Song By Pages:   1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8