From: Harlan L Thompson
BEING FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. KITE- The Beatles
Bb A7 Dm G
Cm G
For the benefit of Mr. Kite
Bb Dm G
There will be a show tonight on trampoline
Cm G
The Hendersons will all be there
Bb Dm A
Late of Pablo Fanques Fair- what a scene!
Dm Dm/C
Over man and horses hoops and garters
Bb A7 Dm
Lastly through a hogshead of real fire!
Bb A Dm Gm A7 Dm G
In this way Mr. K. will challenge the world!
The celebrated Mr. K.
performs his feat on Saturday at Bishopsgate
The Hendersons will dance and sing
As Mr. Kite flies through the ring- don't be late!
Messrs. K. and H. assure the public
Their production will be second to none
Bb A Dm F+ C A
And of course Henry The Horse dances the waltz!
Dm F+ C B Em G
The band begins at ten to six
When Mr. K. performs his tricks without a sound
And Mr. H. will demonstrate
Ten summersets he'll undertake on solid ground
We've been some days in preparation
A splendid time is guaranteed for all
And tonight Mr. Kite is topping the bill!
Dm A C Em A Dm A C Em B
Em Em/G C B7 Em C B Em
Em/G C B Em Em/G C B Em
(from Sgt. Pepper's, 1967)
(sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu)
The Beatles - Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!
The Beatles - Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!
High Quality: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGUB9Zc2Yos&feature=related&fmt=18
Copyright - 1967 EMI Records Ltd.
"Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" is a song from the 1967 Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. It was composed primarily by John Lennon with input from Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon/McCartney.
Lennon wrote the song taking inspiration from a nineteenth century circus poster for Pablo Fanque's circus which he purchased in an antique shop in January or February of 1967, while filming the promotional video for the song "Strawberry Fields Forever" in Kent. Mr. Kite is believed to be William Kite, who worked for Pablo Fanque from 1843 to 1845.
Recording
One of the most musically complex songs on Sgt. Pepper, it was recorded on 17 February 1967 with overdubs on 20 February (organ sound effects), 28 March (harmonica, organ, guitar), 29 March (more organ sound effects), and 31 March. Lennon wanted the track to have a "carnival atmosphere", and told producer George Martin that he wanted "to smell the sawdust on the floor." In the middle eight bars, multiple recordings of fairground organs and calliope music were spliced together to attempt to produce this request; after a great deal of unsuccessful experimentation, George Martin instructed Geoff Emerick to chop the tape into pieces with scissors, throw them up in the air, and re-assemble them at random.
On 17 February, Lennon sings "For the benefit of Mr. Kite" in a joke accent, just before Emerick announces, "For the Benefit of Mr. Kite!, take 1." Lennon immediately responds, "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!", reinforcing his title preference, a phrase lifted intact from the original poster. The exchange is recorded in The Beatles Recording Sessions (slightly misquoted) and audible on track 8 of disc 2 of Anthology 2.
Although Lennon once said of the song that he "wasn't proud of that" and "I was just going through the motions," in 1980 he described it as "pure, like a painting, a pure watercolour."
It was one of three songs from the Sgt. Pepper album that was banned from playing on the BBC, supposedly because the phrase "Henry the Horse" combined two words that were individually known as slang for heroin. Lennon denied that the song had anything to do with heroin. Despite Lennon's denials, the version of the song recorded by British comedian Eddie Izzard in the movie Across the Universe still contains the phrase "turn on, tune in, drop out" by noted drug advocate Timothy Leary.
Recorded 17, 20 February,
28, 29, 31 March 1967
Lyrics:
For the benefit of Mr. Kite
there will be a show tonight on trampoline
The Hendersons will all be there
late of Pablo Fanques'fair, what a scene
Over men and horses hoops and garters
and lastly through a hogshead of real fire
In this way Mr. K will challenge the world
The celebrated Mr. K
performs his feats on Saturday at Bishopsgate
The Hendersons will dance and sing
as Mr. Kite flies through the ring, don't be late
Messers K. and H. assure the public
their production will be second to none
And of course Henry the Horse dances the waltz
The band begins at ten to six
when Mr. K performs his tricks without a sound
And Mr. H will demonstrate
ten somersets he'll undertake on solid ground
Having been some days in preparation
a splendid time is guaranteed for all
And tonight Mr. Kite is topping the bill
Being For The Benefit of Mr Kite!
A video made by me set to The Beatles' Being For The Benefit of Mr Kite!
The Beatles - Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite (Love)
Track 10
Benefit Of Mr.Kite/I Want You(She's So Heavy)/Helter Skelter
This is a montage of Beatles footage I put together, so enjoy;)
The Beatles -Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!(Takes 1 & 2)
The Beatles -Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!(Takes 1 & 2)
Copyright - 1996 EMI Records Ltd.