| | Eleanor Rigby Lyrics Artist(Band):The Beatles
Ah, look at all the lonely people Ah, look at all the lonely people Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been Lives in a dream Waits at the window, wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door Who is it for? All the lonely people Where do they all come from? All the lonely people Where do they all belong? Father McKenzie writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear No one comes near. Look at him working,darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there What does he care? All the lonely people Where do they all come from? All the lonely people Where do they all belong? Ah, look at all the lonely people Ah, look at all the lonely people Eleanor Rigby died in the church and was buried along with her name Nobody came Father McKenzie wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave No one was saved All the lonely people Where do they all come from? All the lonely people Where do they all belong? If you find some error in Eleanor Rigby Lyrics, would you please submit your corrections to me? Thank You. Review about Eleanor Rigby A poetical beatle | Reviewer: Anonymous | 10/26/09 Obviously the Beatles were not just a pop band. They are a band that recited poetry in a way that teens could appreciate and enjoy at the same time. I, being a teen, enjoy the Beatles (call me outdated, ha ha.) I enjoy the poetry and their style of music such as Eleanor Rigby,the ballad of John and Yoko and ticket to ride. I think that more youth today should learn to appreciate this sortof music!!! -Dave Simple as that | Reviewer: Nora | 7/22/09 I believe that when it says "Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice from a church where a wedding was held, lives in a dream" simply implies that she is a lonely person and wishes that she could be married, too. When it says "Wearing a face that she keeps in a jar by the door", I think it is saying that she tries to hide how sad, and lonely she really is. In the second part, I believe when is says "Father McKenzie, writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear" also implies that he is very lonely, but continues to keep his faith alive despite the fact that no one listens to his sermons. I also think that in the third verse where it says " "Eleanor Rigby died in the church and was buried along with her name" means that she killed herself in the church, and since no one knew her, no one came to her funeral, and she would soon be therefore forgotten. And last but not least, I believe in the chorus "All the lonely people, where do they all come from? All the lonely people, where do they all belong?" is simply asking why so many people are so lonely, and why they became that way. This song is no dought able to be interpereted in many different ways, but is nonetheless amazing in and of itself. THE BEATLES | Reviewer: Anonymous | 5/27/09 I LOVE the beatles but everyone at my school I'm crazy but I just say they are. The beatles are so AWESOME. I LOVE GEORGE HARRISON HE'S MY SOULMATE!!!!HE REALLY IS AND SO IS RICHARD STARKEY!!!! (RINGO STARR) my opinion | Reviewer: ANOYMOUS | 5/19/09 I believe that this song is talking about a woman who was killed by the Father McKinzie and by the face in the jar thing I think Paul meant she had to fake her emotions everyday to keep her real feeling to herself seriously i believe this song is about Father McKinzie killing Eleanor Rigby and then burying her In the church and sense she had nobody then nobody would care shes dead either this or Paul McCarteney needed a new song to make his millions!!!!!! my opinion | Reviewer: ANONYMOUS | 5/19/09 I believe that this song is talking about a woman who was killed by the Father McKinzie and by the face in the jar thing I think Paul meant she had to fake her emotions everyday to keep her real feeling to herself seriously i believe this song is about Father McKinzie killing Eleanor Rigby and then burying her In the church and sense she had nobody then nobody would care shes dead either this or Paul McCarteney needed a new song to make his millions!!!!!! The real inspiration | Reviewer: Mrsvirgo1975 | 1/8/09 Inspiration As is true of many of McCartney's songs, the melody and first line of the song came to him as he was playing around on his piano. The name that came to him, though, was not Eleanor Rigby but Miss Daisy Hawkins. In 1966, McCartney recalled how he got the idea for his song: “ I was sitting at the piano when I thought of it. The first few bars just came to me, and I got this name in my head... 'Daisy Hawkins picks up the rice in the church'. I don't know why. I couldn't think of much more so I put it away for a day. Then the name Father McCartney came to me, and all the lonely people. But I thought that people would think it was supposed to be about my Dad sitting knitting his socks. Dad's a happy lad. So I went through the telephone book and I got the name McKenzie.[2] McCartney originally imagined Daisy as a pre-pubescent girl, but anyone who cleaned up in churches would probably be older. If she were older, she might have missed not only the wedding she cleans up after but also her own. He recalled in 1984, "I just liked the name. I was looking for a name that sounded natural. Eleanor Rigby sounded natural."[5] The Beatles finished off the song in the music room of John Lennon's home at Kenwood. John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and their friend Pete Shotton all listened to McCartney play his song through and contributed ideas. Someone suggested introducing a romance into the story, but this was rejected because it made the story too complicated. Starr contributed the line "writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear " and suggested making "Father McCartney" darn his socks, which McCartney liked, and Harrison came up with the line "Ah, look at all the lonely people". Shotton then suggested that McCartney change the name of the priest, in case listeners mistook the fictional character in the song for McCartney's own father.[11] The song is often described as a lament for lonely people[12] It is also referencing the Second World War, and many women were lonely after the war[13][14]. McCartney couldn't decide how to end the song, and Shotton finally suggested that the two lonely people come together too late as Father McKenzie conducts Eleanor Rigby's funeral. At the time, Lennon rejected the idea out of hand, but McCartney said nothing and used the idea to finish off the song, later acknowledging Shotton's help.[11] : this is all based on the documents listed below: ^ "Revolver: Eleanor Rigby". The Beatles Interview Database. Retrieved on 2007-03-09. ^ "BEATLES' TRIBUTE TO 'FATHER MCKENZIE'". Northwich Guardian (2000-06-98). Retrieved on 2007-01-15. ^ "Item 934 - Beatles: Father McKenzie Catalog 292 (Dec 2004)". rrauction.com. Retrieved on 2007-01-17. ^ Goodman, Joan (December 1984). "Playboy Interview with Paul McCartney". Playboy (Playboy Press). Sorry if you get offended... | Reviewer: A high school student | 1/6/09 Don't get me wrong, this is a wonderful song. The Beatles have inspired so many people, including other bands. However, when I analyzed this song myself, I came up with a whole other meaning for it that was much darker than what I have seen when I researched it. Please note that I think this song takes place in a less understanding society, like in the 19th century. The line "picks up the rice in the church where her wedding has been" meant to me that she was either poor, or she had some sort of mental disorder (obsessive compulsive?). I thought the latter after the next line backed it up, "lives in a dream". I didn't think up myself that a "jar by the door" would mean a facade or a mask, and I thank pretentious for that. Great thinking! That, along with the lonely feeling also led me to believe that she was somewhat mentally challenged. When Father McKenzie was introduced, I got the idea that he was also suffering from a mental disorder, led on by the line "darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there/ what does he care?". I made the assumption that he is a free spirit, and no matter his disability (whatever it is) he disregards everyone else and he, too, "lives in a dream", possibly symbolizing all mentally challenged persons. By "the lonely people", I only thought that supported my theory that the two characters were suffering from mental disorders. Also, I suggested that the speaker of the story is a child, judging from the questioning perspective of the lines "where do they all come from?" and "where do they all belong", and the supremacy that normal people might have felt in the 19th century, and might hint towards the immorality of the white supremacy theories. It was only at the line "Wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave" that I came up with the possible theme of the song. Father McKenzie, if he and Eleanor ARE mentally challenged, would symbolize that mentally challenged people live in a mutual, unconsciously-occurring relationship, and no matter the people around them, they are on their own, and like McKenzie, "no one comes near". This closed relationship, which nobody but the mentally challenged people share, is shown through Eleanor's burial by McKenzie, "along with her name" symbolizing that nobody else cared but McKenzie, who represents the mentally challenged population, the only people who care about another mentally challenged person. I deeply apologize if I have offended somebody, and I thank whoever accepts my interpretation. This is one of the first songs I've ever analyzed, so if it isnt much trouble, could somebody give me some feedback on my first interpretation? This Song Rocks | Reviewer: n/a | 1/5/09 I think that this song shows how lonely Eleanor Rigby was because, nobody liked her and therefore she was always lonely and she tried to get friends but when she went to church God refused to give her friends. So she ended up right in the church to commit sucide. That's why the song says died in the church. DO NOT LISTEN | Reviewer: Anonymous | 9/19/08 do not listen to this song. this song has bad luck. im not superstisious but i liesten to this song once and my aunty commited suiceced the second time my unclie died.... the 3rd time my mum got really sick lonelyshooter | Reviewer: Anonymous | 8/25/08 The greatness of a song is that you can see any sense on it depending on your mind. Pretentious.... If a person see obscenity in a nude sculpture is becouse the obscenity is in his mind. 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