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Paultx Posted 19 years ago
Song Writing & Lyrics

Monkberry Moon Delight

0This is mostly for those my age or about, but I think younger people could find this interesting.02br
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00As a Brazilian quasi Beatlemaniac, I listen to the band's songs once in a while, as well as their members solo works. Some stuff still surprise me--one of them being the lyrics of "Monkberry Moon Delight".02br
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00Can anyone give me a clue on what Macca means with all that? :-S02br
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01b00Monkberry Moon Delight02b00 (*)02br
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00So I sat in the attic,02br
00A piano at my nose,02br
00And the wind played a dreadful cantata (cantata...).02br
00Sore was I from the crack of an enemys hose,02br
00And the horrible sound of tomato (tomato...).02br
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00Ketchup (ketchup)02br
00Soup and puree (soup and puree),02br
00Dont get left behind (get left behind)...02br
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00When a rattle of rats had awoken,02br
00The sinews, the nerves and the veins.02br
00My piano was boldly outspoken, in attempts to repeat its refrain.02br
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00So I stood with a knot in my stomach,02br
00And I gazed at that terrible sight02br
00Of two youngsters concealed in a barrel,02br
00Sucking monkberry moon delight.02br
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00Monkberry moon delight,02br
00Monkberry moon delight.02br
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00Well, I know my banana is older than the rest,02br
00And my hair is a tangled beretta.02br
00When I leave my pajamas to billy budapest,02br
00And I dont get the gist of your letter (your letter...).02br
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00Catch up! (catch up),02br
00Cats and kittens (cats and kittens),02br
00Dont get left behind (get left behind)...02br
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00Monkberry moon delight...02br
00Monkberry moon delight...02br
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01i00(*) Exactly as found over the Net.02i0-
  

Top answer

What is Macca? Its not in the song. What exactly is your question?

— Anonymous

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  • Its not in the song.
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What is Macca? Its not in the song. What exactly is your question?

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MACCA is just like a nickname for paul McCartney
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AnonymousWhat is Macca? Its not in the song. What exactly is your question?

Beatles fan

Yes, Macca is Paul's nickname. As for what is my question, you see, I can't even find what "monkberry" means. In fact, the lyrics at times seem so surrealistic to me!
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I think it's all simple actually.
Paul is sitting in some ****** bar or hotel or smth ("The Attic", "soup and puree, don't get left behind"), in a bad mood, trying to make music. Then someone turns on a radio with some silly band ("Tomato"). Of course, Paul is feeling upset about it. And some two under-ages sitting drinking coctail ("Monkberry Moon Delight")
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as an old beatles fan-(i hope ican say this here?) but i always knew monkberry moon delight as a reference to a *******

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Nope. As with most of Ram it's about John. He an Lennon were kids getting high on the fame (Monkberry) trapped in a 'barrel' ie a goldfishbowl and enjoying every minute of it. The 'tomato' is a reference to his slanging matches with Lennon. The 'crack of my enemy's hose' is another. 'Pyjamas' is a dig at Lennon's charity work (in bed with Yoko). 'The gist of your letters' is simply saying he does
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"When my kids were young they used to call milk 'monk' for whatever reason that kids do - I think it's magical the way that kids can develop better names for things than the real ones. In fact, as a joke, Linda and I still occasionally refer to an object by that child-language name. So, monk was always milk, and monkberry moon delight was a fantasy drink, rather like Love Potion
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I went on line to get anything that I could to ADD to what I know what M.M.D. was about. And after reading posts, I'm baffled. There's no huge secret to it. it's obvious. LENNON said that it was directed at him. It was (as almost al lof Ram was) an angry assault on Lennon, at a ime when two men that loved each other as brothers were very, very angry at one another (and hurt). Lennon had come out
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Very good. I enjoyed reading this & it makes sense.
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It's actually a song recorded by Screamin' Jay Hawkins recorded many year before McCartney recorded it.

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