Beatles: Long, Long, Long Meaning
Song Released: 1968
Long, Long, Long Lyrics
How could I ever have lost you
When I loved you
It took a long long long time
Now I'm so happy I found you
How I love you
So many tears I was searching
So many tears I was wasting
Oh, oh
Now I can...
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It's a suicide. He's trying to reunite with a lost love in spirit after death. That's why he can "see you, be you," and that's also the harrowing scream and thud at the end. He's a jumper.
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The beatles were huge fans of bob dylan,have a listen to sad eyed lady of the lowlands from the blonde on blonde album and you may hear the connection.
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This song is about George's search for and discovery of God, not a mortal person. He is expresiing his philosophy of having found his God and his resulting happiness and contentment.
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Wrong! This song was written and recorded about 4 years before they split..
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George, at this time was going through, Patti, his wife being in love with his friend Eric Clapton. George was immersed in his mysticism and didn't pay attention to Patti. Then after Patti was gone George realized how much he actually needed her. Thus creating this song.
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