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Happiness is a Warm Gun
"Happiness is a Warm Gun" is a Beatles song that closes side one of the "White Album". It is a John Lennon composition (although credited Lennon-McCartney, as all his songs with The Beatles were).
The song is unusual as it features five different sections but is less than three minutes long. The song begins with a brief lilting section. The drums, bass and distorted guitar are introduced in the next section. The surreal imagery from this section is alledgedly taken from an acid trip that Lennon experienced. After this, the song becomes more omninous and the next couple of sections are based on repeated verses. The final section is a doo-wop send up, with the back-up of vocals of "Bang, Bang, Shoot Shoot."
The song could be considered a commentary of gun culture in America as Lennon was a celebrated pacifist, but the lyrics could be interpreted as sexual metaphors as well.
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