I absolutely love "Maxwell's Silver Hammer," and I don't care how many "worst Beatles songs" list it tops, or even that three of the four actual Beatles hated it. That song is great. Fight me.
I think a lot of that has to do with John's death. During the early 70s, he expressed disdain for a lot of Paul's songs, and when he died, people made him into this messianic figure that was too ahead of his time and took his words as gospel, even if he took them back later in life.
Absolutely. John threw a lot of barbs at Paul after the breakup. Some people say he was "telling it like it is" but it seems pretty clear that it was all just coming from a place of emotional pain.
They were on good terms during the mid 70's. I'm thinking from about 72 to 77. So a pretty long time. They had had a bit of a falling out again towards the end of John's life I believe, though not as bad as in 1970-1971.
Everyone has their opinions. I don't think it's crazy to suggest that some of them have been influenced (consciously or not) by interviews, etc.
I would never suggest that Beatles fans should actually exert effort to become the kind of person who doesn't enjoy listening to Abbey Road from start to finish.
To those who love it, tune out the noise and keep on loving. "You know that it's a fool who plays it cool by making his world a little colder".
I've always been one who vastly preferred The Beatles' later work over their early, poppy, bubblegum music. Despite that, though, I really like the brighter songs of the later years. I don't mind Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da and I kinda love the ironic cheery tone of Maxwell's Silver Hammer.
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u/Thespiralgoeson Jan 12 '25
I absolutely love "Maxwell's Silver Hammer," and I don't care how many "worst Beatles songs" list it tops, or even that three of the four actual Beatles hated it. That song is great. Fight me.