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The Beatles said this song was the most difficult one they ever recorded. Paul McCartney got his inspiration from the writings of French playwright and author Albert Jarry (1873 - 1907) who invented "pataphysics," which has over 100 definitions, the most commonly referenced one being "the science of imaginary solutions." It is supposedly the next step beyond metaphysics. (WWI started in 1914).
Jarry was drafted into the French army, but he was too small for their smallest size uniform. First, he was prohibited from marching with the other soldiers because he looked so ridiculous and he was eventually given a medical discharge for being too short. . At the first performance of Jarry's play "Ubu Roi," men in the audience came in wearing tuxedos and top hats which was customary dress at the time.. The first word of the play is "Merdre," spoken by Father Ubu. There is no such word in the French language. Merde, of course, means "shit," and the "-re" ending indicates that is a "reflexive" verb like "etre," (to be), and as soon as the word was spoken, the audience rioted. In most English translations, the word is just given as "shit."
. The play is ridiculous and it makes fun of several Shakespearean Plays as well as Sophocles.more »
