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| From | "Miguel Motta" <a2j@bellsouth.net> |
| Subject | Meaning of Fool on the hill |
| Date | Sun, 6 Feb 2005 21:02:45 -0500 |
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> HELP, anyone know of a decent website that explains
> the meaning behind the Beatles song Fool on the Hill?
Well Michael, if we are to believe what appears on:
http://www.songmeanings.net/lyric.php?lid=775
This song is about a man who is considered a fool by others, but whose
foolish demeanor is actually an indication of wisdom. An event which
prompted this song happened when Paul was walking his dog Martha, on
Primrose Hill one morning. As he watched the sun rise, he noticed that
Martha was missing. In an instant, Paul turned around to look for his dog,
and there a man stood, who appeared on the hill without making a sound. The
gentleman was dressed respectably, in a belted raincoat. Paul knew this man
had not been there seconds earlier as he had looked in that direction for
Martha. Paul and the stranger exchanged a greeting, and this man then spoke
of what a beautiful view it was from the top of this hill that overlooked
London. Within a few seconds, Paul looked around again, and the man was
gone. He had vanished as he had appeared. A friend of McCartney's, Alistair
Taylor was present with Paul doing this strange incident, and wrote of this
event in his book, Yesterday.
Both Paul and Alistair could not imagine what happened to this man. He had
seemed to vanish in thin air. The nearest trees for cover were too far to
reach by walking or running in a few seconds, and the crest of the hill was
too far as well to reach in that short time. What made the experience even
more mysterious, was that just before this man first appeared, Paul and
Alistair were speaking to each other of the beauty they observed of the view
towards London and the existence of God. Once back home, they spent the
morning discussing what had happened, trying to make some sense of it. They
both agreed that this was something others were infer occurred as a result
of an "acid trip," but they both swore they had not taken or used any drugs.
.... Then that's it I guess... go figure...
Cheers,
Miguel
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