Talk:Happiness Is a Warm Gun

message: I always thought this song was about suicide. John Lennon said that if he wanted to write a song about drugs it would be about drugs. The fix they are referring to is then an escape from the life or "abyss" they were talking about during the first verse. Toward the end of the song when the author sings, "When I hold you in my arms/And I feel my finger on your trigger/I know nobody can do me no harm/Because happiness is a warm gun, momma" the author is obviously personifying the gun that he or she is considering shooting himself or herself with. 
Where is the information about the song's meaning one the page now from? It seams to me like it is an individuals opinion. This seems like individual research.  -Thomas
 
If it is, it's fairly common. We were just talking about this song at the bar, and someone brought up the Yoko component; I had always assumed it was part of it too. 24.89.213.42 22:46, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Suicide?

message: The section on the song's inspirations seems to be totally based on the writer's interpretation and speculation, not on actual fact.  The Beatles Anthology has John saying that the title comes from a magazine cover that read "Happiness is a warm gun."  I remember nothing about pacifism or American culture. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Drifternumber9 (talk • contribs) 22:26, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Disputed Inspiration

message: I have moved this here as it was not working.
*Song Lyrics
Then it started again, so I put it back! (RJP 20:52, 27 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Web address store

message: Does Lennon sing the entire song?  I always assumed the screaming at the end was McCartney, but wasn't sure.  Wanted to make sure before i changed anything.
This song had a long-standing record for being my least favourite Beatles song, but I recently decided I love it! This song rocks! --Ian911299
No, John sings the entire song. Paul sings with John towards the middle of the song, but Paul never does a solo. The 'screaming' at the end is John again by himself.
And I agree, this song rocks. I think its the best song on the album.-12/30/06
Not to take anything away from Paul, he has a great scream, but John is the champion screamer of the band. Just listen to Well Well Well by John.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.81.141.247 (talk) 11:25, 25 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Vocals

message: Could someone owning the album please check whether they use capitals or not? Thanks.  --217.235.229.14
:On my version, the "is" is not capitalized (Happiness is a Warm Gun). The information from WMP capitalizes it, though (as in the current artcile title). - LeaHazel 12:46, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Capitals 

message: Should the "Yoko Oh No" Section from Anthology 3 perhaps be mentioned here?  It might help display further proof as to the songs relationship to Yoko. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.64.56.157 (talk) 07:10, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Yoko Oh No Section

message: When did Paul say that this is his favourite song on the album? -Vladimir Lenin 17:04, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Check The Love You Make: An Insider's Story of The Beatles by Peter Brown; my edition has it on page 315, but check the index on the edition you have for "The White Album". According to that, it's his favorite song on the album due to the fact that all four of them collaborated on it just like old times. agahnim 21:33, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Paul's Favourite Song? 

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:The White Album.jpg

message: For decades I've believed warm gun in this song meant female sexual organ. Have I been misled? Nurg (talk) 04:33, 18 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Warm gun & female sexual organ 

message: A tuba can also be heard: 
Tambourine and organ also: 
Helpsloose 19:12, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Instruments 

message: The piece of Radiohead trivia seems slightly out of place in this article.  It's a widely-known piece of information, but belongs in the Paranoid Android article not this one.  Perhaps a more general comment about the influence on multi-part rock songs.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.112.234.78 (talk) 18:33, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Radiohead trivia 

message: Where is the source for this entire paragraph?
One of the most salient musical features of the song is its frequent shifts in meter. Beginning in 2/4 time, the song shifts to 3/4 time on "which he gave and donated to the national trust" and to 6/8 time for the guitar solo in the "I need a fix..." section. This gives way to 6/8, 3/4, and 4/4 measures in the "Mother Superior..." section before returning to 4/4 for the majority of the doo-wop style ending. During Lennon's spoken-word interlude, the song briefly switches into 6/4. The spoken word section has its roots in the song later on the album "I'm So Tired" because, exhibited in the song's home demo, is a spoken word section in 6/4 time that is almost exactly like the one in "Happiness is a Warm Gun."
First of all, the time signatures seem way off, the "national trust" section is not in 3/4 (try and count it out), and the lyric is "which he ate" not "which he gave". Where did this come from?70.91.35.27 (talk) 20:50, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Tagged with original research template.  If nothing sources can be found for this, it'll have to go.  Cycle~ (talk) 21:00, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: So someone took the tag off and still hasn't sourced any of this, so I removed it. If someone wants to put this back they need to provide a source.70.91.35.27 (talk) 15:58, 21 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Structure? 

message: What is this nonsense about the title being spelled "Hapiness" on Rarities Vol. 1? There is no Beatles album entitled Rarities Vol. 1 and "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" wouldn't belong there anyway. There is a version of "Happiness" on Anthology 3 but the title is not misspelled. How about we just delete the whole sentence? Signinstranger (talk) 23:31, 24 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I am not sure if it is an official release, but i have seen a disc called B-sides and rarities vol 1 floating around on the internet. If i recall it was one of many beatles bootleg releases.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.24.142.225 (talk) 07:30, 4 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Other Uses

message: What is up with the genres linked in the infobox... Hard Rock and Doo Wop?? Am I the only one that thinks that neither of those are particularly appropriate? --Entoaggie09 (talk) 22:37, 1 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Infobox - Genre

message: Part two, chapter ten.
The eyes that were fastened upon her set her pulses tingling. She looked at him a moment, meeting his glance, and a light broke in upon her. Whitehot passion was in that face, passion silent as the grave, and it had made her his. At last they were left alone without the others to pry and pass remarks and she knew he could be trusted to the death, steadfast, a sterling man, a man of inflexible honour to his fingertips. His hands and face were working and a tremour went over her.
...
Mr Bloom inserted his nose. Hm. Into the. Hm. Opening of his waistcoat. Almonds or. No. Lemons it is. Ah no, that's the soap.
O by the by that lotion. I knew there was something on my mind. Never went back and the soap not paid.
--Oinopa (talk) 06:28, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  James Joyce's Ulysses 

message: Speaking of the "sections" of this song, how about a mention that the "When I hold you..." narrative section of the song was something Lennon had originally written as an ultimately lost section of "I'm So Tired": "When I hold you...in your arms/When you show...each one of your charms/I wonder should I get up...'n go to the funny farm..." (then repeats "No, no, no!/You'd say, I'm putting you on/but it's no joke..."), as heard in the "Esher" demo of "I'm So Tired" (on bootleg), eh what?? 70.17.165.247 (talk) 20:27, 30 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  'When I hold you...' section 

message: Please can i add Progressive rock as one of this song's genres? This has every characteristic of prog, including unusual time signatures, odd structures, and complex musicianship. Y45ed (talk) 21:36, 1 September 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: - Could you please provide a reliable source that states that this song is progressive rock?  Thanks!  GoingBatty (talk) 01:01, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
replies: text:  Here's a helpful reminder for you. Notice that "asking politely" isn't covered. ChakaKongLet's talk about it 12:55, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
replies: text:  Yes, i'm well aware of that, hence that not being my reason for my suggested genre addition. I was just being nice, something that you seem unable to be. It's called common manners. You're the one who's always telling me to start discussions before i edit something, but when i do you just come and say unnecessary things like that.  Y45ed (talk) 19:20, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
replies: text:  You certainly should be well aware by now of how sourcing works here. Asking for permission to change genres without a reliable source doesn't cut it as "discussion". Even saying "please" won't convince anyone to support it. ChakaKongLet's talk about it 20:32, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
replies: text:  I didn't say it to try and convince people to support it, i said it because it's just common  manners. I don't know why I have to explain this to you, it's so blindingly obvious. Y45ed (talk) 19:19, 6 September 2013 (UTC)
replies: text:  My best suggestion to you is to take the advice given by the admin who blocked you. ChakaKongLet's talk about it 20:45, 6 September 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Progressive Rock