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Eleanor Rigby

Lennon/McCartney

Lyrics:
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Ah, look at all the lonely people

Eleanor Rigby, picks up the rice
in the church where a wedding has been
Lives in a dream
Waits at the window, wearing the face
that she keeps in a jar by the door
Who is it for

All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?

Father McKenzie, writing the words
of a sermon that no one will hear
No one comes near
Look at him working, darning his socks
in the night when there's nobody there
What does he care

All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?

Ah, look at all the lonely people
Ah, look at all the lonely people

Eleanor Rigby, died in the church
and was buried along with her name
Nobody came
Father McKenzie, wiping the dirt
from his hands as he walks from the grave
No one was saved

All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?

Availability:
Anthology 2 (CD)
1962-1966 (Red Album) (CD)
Revolver (CD)
The Beatles 1 (CD)
Yellow Submarine (1999 Reissue) (CD)
Revolver (UK)
A Collection Of Beatles Oldies (UK)
Revolver (US)
Eleanor Rigby (UK 45)
Eleanor Rigby (US 45)

Lead Singer: Paul

Recording: 4/28/66, 4/29/66, 6/6/66
Mixing: 4/29/66, 6/22/66
Length: 2:03
Take: 15

What Goes On? Anomalies

0:14
The double tracking is not brought down fast enough after the end of the second "Ahhh, look at all the lonely people" in the introduction. It continues until the second syllable of "Eleanor." The bad mixing of the double tracking continues throughout the rest of the song, every time there is a transition from single to double or vice versa.

1:19
Right channel, "Lo" of lonely is sung on the wrong note

1:29
(Left channel) click

Note: I did not write or compile these anomalies. Please don't email me with new anomalies and please read the WGO Info page.

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