"And Your Bird Can Sing" by The Beatles.

OK, girls and boys, more Fabdom: Cotroversy abounds as to the inspiration for this 1966 John Lennon composition from the "Revolver" album. Sinatra, Jagger, Sir Paul - we'll never know. According to Cynthia, his first wife, he wrote it after she gave him a bird (hint, hint!) cage music box as a present. He was always dismissive of and indifferent to the song, even though his bandmates very much liked it. He described it as a "throwaway". Describes a person who values material goods and their own achievements more than human companionship. The exquisite guitar work was inspired by The Byrds' trademark jingle-jangle. It is no secret that George and Jim "Roger" McGuinn had a society of mutual admiration. John sings lead vocals with Paul and George on tight harmonies. The trademark of the tune, however, is the dual-lead harmonized guitar work from George and Paul that inspired many Southern rock, hard rock and metal bands. George uses his sweet "jingly" Rickenbacker 360-12 and Paul his Epiphone Casino. The baroque structure mimics that of a Bach chorale. In my humble opinion, it features one of Macca's finest bass lines. Song? Answer: "And Your Bird Can Sing" by The Beatles. I was always taught in grammar class, both English and Spanish, that you should never start a sentence with "and". That was, of course, in the 50s and 60s. Apparently, these days it is very much permissible - the ol' guy just can't keep up with the times. After "Rubber Soul", "Revolver" is, without a doubt, my second favorite Beatles album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g2eU9YGwWQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf22VR71ags

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