Regular readers will recall our previous antipathy towards Beatles puns. This week, however, there may be no escape.
Like a canoe story amid a political crisis, Sir Paul and Heather's courtroom battle has reeled in the hoards of pun-happy sub-editors. Yesterday's Sun bore the headline "A Hard Day's Fight" alongside a picture of Sir Paul looking decidedly down in the dumps. Inside we hear that the day was Heather's (though fear not, McCartney fans - today we're informed that they "Can Work It Out"). The Guardian gave it a laborious go with the somewhat-less-than-snappy "Mr Justice Bennett tries to work it out," while one court "source" made a risky foray into Sir Paul's solo work, suggesting that a settlement was near after the pair "played the pipes of peace."
All of which left us thinking that, well, we may have been might too hasty in spurning the pop pun. After all - who knows? - with a little help from our friends (seamless) we might be able to reduce all news stories to snappy A/B side combinations.
So we've given it a whirl, and now it's over to you. Can you guess the story from the lyrics?
- "Baby you're a rich man"/"We Can Work It Out"
- "Taxman"/"Drive my car"
- "I wanna be your man"/ "Ticket to ride"
- "Hello, Goodbye"/ "The Fool On The Hill"
- "Getting better"/ "A Shot of Rhythm and Blues"
- "Eight Days A Week"/ "Paper back writer"
- "Can't Buy Me Love"/ "When I'm Sixty-Four"
Answers:
1. Non-dom tax negotiations / 2.Congestion charge rises / 3. Obama wins more primary elections / 4. Disillusioned Republicans abandon GOP / 5. Amy forgets her troubles on night of Grammy glory / 6. Hollywood writers end strike /7. Compensation for those who sold homes to pay for care
This is great. I love The Guardian's middle-aged attempt at humour!
However, I must confess to not having guessed very many stories from the lyrics, which perhaps reflects quite badly on my grasp of current affairs!
Posted by: John | Thursday, 14 February 2008 at 09:14 PM