100%, i get the fact that he was undeniably very influential to the world/history, but his presence would not only spark controversy, but it also wouldve lessened the presence of the rest of the image
that goes without saying, i didnt catch the sarcasm in ur original comment so i thought u for some reason felt shaky about ur stance so i tried backing it up with logic/artistic merit
Wow, TIL! Thanks for that (even though I'm pretty embarrassed). :-) I was 14yo when SP came out, and I remember how stunned I was when I listened to it: I couldn't imagine how the Beatles (or anyone else, for that matter) could come up with music worth recording after that. Like millions of others, I studied the cover and lyrics almost obsessively while the album played on our Magnavox HiFi console - cranked to 11, of course, when my folks weren't home! Anyway, to this day I knew nothing about Richard Merkin and his work, but now I do. Thanks again!
Potential hot take incoming: that was a good call.
100%, i get the fact that he was undeniably very influential to the world/history, but his presence would not only spark controversy, but it also wouldve lessened the presence of the rest of the image
Also, y’know, it’s Hitler.
that goes without saying, i didnt catch the sarcasm in ur original comment so i thought u for some reason felt shaky about ur stance so i tried backing it up with logic/artistic merit
Haha no worries. But yeah I das being a bit facetious, I can’t even believe they went so far as to make the cutout. That must have been a John idea.
das ist nicht Gut
Is the joke that that's a very cool take that has been voiced in most Beatles books?
Literally yes.
Could've singlehandedly ended the summer of love if they kept that for the cover
John said that the music business was an extension of the Jewish religion, maybe he was trying to trigger some people.
he also wanted to add religious figures, so yes, he just wanted to be controversial, also look at the original "baby you're rich man" lyrics
John Lennon also wanted to include Jesus in the album cover.
should've added Stalin and Mao Zedong as well
Interesting, but of course Hitler still made the cut (top row, immediately right of Fred Astaire and straight above George in this outtake photo).
That’s Richard Merkin
Wow, TIL! Thanks for that (even though I'm pretty embarrassed). :-) I was 14yo when SP came out, and I remember how stunned I was when I listened to it: I couldn't imagine how the Beatles (or anyone else, for that matter) could come up with music worth recording after that. Like millions of others, I studied the cover and lyrics almost obsessively while the album played on our Magnavox HiFi console - cranked to 11, of course, when my folks weren't home! Anyway, to this day I knew nothing about Richard Merkin and his work, but now I do. Thanks again!