Talk:Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (song)

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[edit] Lyrics

I like those lines at the beginning.

It was twenty years ago today
Sergeant Pepper taught the band to play
They've been goin' in and out of style
But they're guaranteed to raise a smile
So let me introduce to you
The act you've known for all these years
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

The act we've known for all these years are, of course, The Beatles themselves. But, the song—or, at least, the single—was released in 1978. Minus 20 years, that's 1958, the year Paul and George joined John's band, The Quarrymen. Who taught this band to play? Who is Sgt. Pepper? What does this have to do with Paul and George joining John's band?

Or, more likely since the song first came out on the album in 1967 before it was 20 years ago, what happened in 1947? Anything important to The Beatles? I can't find any history about them identified by year before 1967. Other than the member's personal life, their birth dates and stuff.

I don't expect anyone to answer these questions, or think about them, or even read them, let alone notice them; I just wanted to ask them somewhere. Beatles tragodology is a hobby of mine.

--VolatileChemical 01:48, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

You're being too literal, VC. For the purposes of the song, The Beatles weren't The Beatles, but, in fact, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. That is the act you've known all these years, not The Beatles. Forget that the single was released 1978; The Beatles could have had no foreknowledge of that. "Twenty years ago today" had no special significance to The Beatles, but made for a ripping good opening line, and was specifically chosen because Paul, John, George, and Ringo wanted listeners to know straightaway that the group singing to them wasn't the Beatles, but Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Cub Band. StarryEyes 08:21, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Singles

The singles in the info box are a little messed up. I dont know how to go by doing this sorta thig, so could anyone fix it? 216.222.255.113 00:28, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

This song was most deffinately not released in 1967. No Singles were released off of Sgt. Peppers. CharlesMartel 02:37, 9 June 2006 (UTC)Charles Martel

No one said it was released as a single in 1967. It came out on the album in 1967. It was later released as a single in 1978 and then the (cover) version by Paul McCartney and U2 was released as a single in 2005. —Gordon P. Hemsley→✉ 08:39, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

The original 1967 single managed to chart for three weeks in the UK, with a peak position of 63. Unless I'm retarded, or something, thats what somebody said. I'm aware that that chart position is from 78, but it says "1967 single".CharlesMartel 03:30, 10 June 2006 (UTC)CharlesMartel

Oh, you're absolutely right. It turns out it was some uncaught vandalism from February by 212.238.240.118 (talk · contribs · logs · block user · block log). I've fixed it now. —Gordon P. Hemsley→✉ 19:58, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Infoboxes

This article looks terrible the way it is (with two infoboxes). Maybe we could reduce that fist box into an album listing infobox (like the one I put in "One", for example)? --Kristbg 03:14, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

I tried to put the two infoboxes together , with a orange part for the album and a yellow part for the singles.I just can't figure out how to put in the Chart Positions and Single Chronology.Here's the orginal infobox, so you can integrate the missing info.

"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
Single by The Beatles Paul McCartney & U2
from the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Released	September 30, 1978 July 3, 2005
Format	7" download
Recorded	Abbey Road Studios February-March 1967 Live 8, July 2, 2005
Genre	Rock
Length	2 min 28 s
Label	Parlophone R6022
Producer(s)	George Martin
Chart positions
#63 (UK 1978) #1 (UK Download Chart 2005) #48 (US 2005)
The Beatles Paul McCartney & U2 singles chronology
"Back in the USSR" / "Twist and Shout" (UK-1976) ---- "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" (US-1976) --- "Tropic Island Hum" / "We All Stand Together" (2004 - Paul McCartney) ---- "City of Blinding Lights" (2005 - U2)	"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (1978) ---- (2005 - Paul McCartney and U2)	"Beatles Movie Medley" (1982) --- "Fine Line" (2005 - Paul McCartney) ---- "All Because of You" (2005 - U2)

MrGater 11:42, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

There isn't much info in the orange infobox that isn't already on the other one, but I added the album version length to the new infobox. --Kristbg 14:31, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Reprise

I think that Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) deserves to be an artice by itself, the two versions of the song are completely different. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 58.104.26.162 (talk) 09:41, 6 December 2006 (UTC).

[edit] Mal Evans

Mal Evans co-wrote the song. 'Nuff said - read the quotes... ThE bEaTLeS aka andreasegde 15:39, 3 March 2007 (UTC)