From: Paul Zimmerman
Subject: CRD: Fixing a Hole - Beatles
Fixing a Hole
The Beatles
F C+ Fm7 (2 beats per chord)
Bb9 F C+ Fm7 Fm6
I'm fixing a hole where the rain gets in and
Fm7 Fm6 Fm7 Fm6 Fm7 Fm6
stops my mind from wan - dering where it will go______
I'm filling the cracks that ran through the door and
kept my mind from wan - dering where it will go And it
F Gm/C F Gm/C
really doesn't matter if I'm wrong I'm right where I belong
F Gm/C F
I'm right where I belong
C G C G
See the people standing there who disagree and never win and
C G C
wonder why they don't get in my door I'm
F C+ Fm7 Fm6 Fm7
painting the room in a col - orful way and when my mind is wan -
Fm6 Fm7 Fm6 Fm7
dering there I will go Oo oo oo ah
Silly people run around who worry me and never ask me
why they don't get past my door I'm
taking the time to do a number of things that weren't important yes-
terday and I still go
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"Fixing a Hole"
Written by Paul McCartney
Performed by the Beatles
from "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
Transcribed by RKAMATH@DELPHI.COM
INTRO:
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The Beatles - Fixing a Hole
The Beatles - Fixing a Hole
The Beatles - Fixing A Hole
The Beatles - Fixing A Hole
High Quality: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mlHBO5iAJ8&feature=email&fmt=18
Copyright - 1967 EMI Records Ltd.
"Fixing a Hole" is a song written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon/McCartney) and performed by The Beatles on the 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Recording
The first of two recording sessions for the song was at Regent Sound Studio in London on February 9, 1967 in three takes. Regent was used because Abbey Road was not available that night. This was the first time the Beatles used a studio other than Abbey Road for recording a track for an EMI album.
The lead vocal was recorded at the same time as the rhythm track, a change from their post-1963 approach of overdubbing the vocal.
According to McCartney, on the night of the session an unusual man appeared at the gate of McCartney's home and identified himself as Jesus Christ. After a cup of tea, and after getting him to promise to be quiet and sit in a corner, McCartney brought the man to the recording session. After the session the man left and was never heard from again.
In another version of the story, John Lennon arrived at the studio, found the man hanging around the front door, and it was Lennon who invited him in.
Inspiration
A common theory is the song was about heroin injection (in reference to "hole" and "fix" lyrics) but McCartney said the song was "another ode to pot." He further said the song was about having the freedom to let one's mind roam freely. Another theory is the song is about McCartney repairing the roof of his Scottish farmhouse, but McCartney said he didn't get around to that until much later.
McCartney has added to the confusion:
In an interview with Q magazine from around the time of his 1997 album Flaming Pie, McCartney said that the song's lyric began with the simple idea of someone mending a hole in the road, and that he was living alone and smoking a lot of marijuana when he wrote it.
In a 1967 interview, McCartney said the following lines were about those fans who hung around outside his door day and night and whose actions put him off.
See the people standing there
who disagree, and never win
And wonder why they don't get in my door
According to his diaries, Mal Evans—the Beatles' roadie—may have made some contribution to the writing of the song.
Other versions
In the 1978 film Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, the song was performed by George Burns in a soft shoe style.
A classical version of the song was recorded on "Sgt. Pepper for Classical Guitar", the first full classical version of Sgt. Pepper. The album was released in 2004 by concert artist and composer Branimir Krstic.
The Fray performed the song on June 2, 2007 in the same studios that the Beatles used to record the original. The remake was part of a 40th anniversary tribute to Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Recorded Regent Sound Studio
9, 21 February 1967
Lyrics:
I'm fixing a hole where the rain gets in
and stops my mind from wandering
where it will go
I'm filling the cracks that ran though the door
and kept my mind from wandering
where it will go
And it really doesn't matter if I'm wrong
I'm right where I belong
I'm right where I belong
See the people standing there
who disagree and never win
and wonder why they don't get in my door
I'm painting my room in a colorful way,
and when my mind is wandering
there I will go
And it really doesn't matter if I'm wrong
I'm right where I belong
I'm right where I belong
Silly people run around
they worry me and never ask me
why they don't get past my door
I'm taking my time for a number of things
that weren't important yesterday
and I still go
I'm fixing a hole where the rain gets in
and stops my mind from wandering
where it will go
where it will go
I'm fixing a hole where the rain gets in
and stops my mind from wandering
where it will go
The Fray - Fixing A Hole (Beatles Cover)
Live performance on BBC Radio 2 special documentary about 40th anniversary of Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band album. Using original analogue 4-track equipment. Part 1 aired on 06/02/07.
Glass Union - The Beatles - Fixing A Hole
Glass Union (The Beatles)
Fixing A Hole in Belo Horizonte
Utópica Marcenaria
11 janeiro 2008
The Beatles- Fixing a Hole
A video with pictures of The Beatles with the song Fixing a Hole by The Beatles and written by Paul McCartney.