John Lennon's Silver Hammer

John, George, and Ringo decided to do another take of Maxwell's silver hammer by themselves when Paul went to use the bathroom

[jonnys]

The actual sound of someone slipping into madness after trying to record an album absolutely perfectly.

[muchanadziko]

"All Beatles except Paul hated recording Maxwell's Silver Hammer and nobody wanted it on the album"

[charlesstuart]

Bang Bang Maxwell's in the Slammer.

[DennisB]

And here people is the best band of all time truly beautiful

[thee]

just... imagine using the bathroom and hearing this through the walls

[gothcaillou]

This is how it feels being in the studio working on the same song for 6+ hours straight

[Januar]

This is what happens when Paul is not in the Studio for 1 minute and 10 seconds:

[MW-xbrz]

Paul, having eaten questionable Thai food earlier, arrives back from several minutes spent in the restroom, sees Yoko sitting on an amp, and hears this. - April 9, 1970

[kingcobra]

Any music fan will tell you that Stairway To Heaven, Bohemian Rhapsody, A Day In The Life, Good Vibrations, Smells Like Teen Spirit and any other iconic rock song you could think are good, but can't compare in the slightest to the classic masterpiece, John Lennon's Silver Hammer.

[jeffnaslund]

Paul drove George and Ringo crazy with this song with his endless takes. When John finally showed up for the sessions, he offered some well-needed comic relief

[callanfox]

John Lennon doesn't need autotune

[mickytherat]

You have no idea how long I've been looking for this

[Thesupermuse]

I'm laughing so hard aha that's why i love John

[Some_danish_guy]

The real question is; why is there a flute at 0:40???

[snakerivers]

"He's a hooligan...send him off to school again"

[horo]

That guitar solo at the beginning is so terrible that it's hilarious
0:08

[charliejohn]

Lyrics:

Max was strong again, taken out to "Paul?" again.

She's gone!



You're in the hammer!

He's a hooligan, send him off to school again.

HA! You Dirty dog!

She's a "Zalee Zaleela Zaaaa???" (whatever that means I have no clue LOL) Joooo-ho-ho-ho-an!

But as he crawled up on her leg, a knock came on the door.

Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer, down upon his head.

Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer made sure that Joan was dead.



Yeah... I don't really know to be honest. 🤔🤣

[carlbaumeister]

Too bad he didn’t sing like that more often — would have matched up seamlessly with Yoko’s golden pipes.

[zanegracie]

Only a real mate could totally mock a mate, John had a great sense of humour.

[justinhamilton]

I would give anything to be a fly in the studio during the 100+ takes and this one too