Paul McCartney: Let Em In Meaning

Song Released: 1976

Let Em In Lyrics

Someone's knockin' at the door
Somebody's ringin' the bell
Someone's knockin' at the door
Somebody's ringin' the bell
Do me a favor, open the door and let 'em in

Someone's knockin' at the door
Somebody's ringin' the bell
Someone's...

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   anonymous

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   Apr 21st 2012 !⃝

   It's about some lazy dude that won't get up off his ass to answer the door.

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   Dec 6th 2019 !⃝

   I think it’s about opening up our hearts and lives to others and To God and not isolating In our own self imposed emotional prison of loneliness

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   anonymous

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   Dec 29th 2012 !⃝

   I am not sure Who Sister Suzie is, Brother John might be Lennon or so other Jon as In I have lots of people and only one lue. But Martin Luthor is thee famous reformist, Phil and Don are the Everly brothers Brother Michael Is Michael jackson Who was great friends with McCartney at the time (until jackson bought all of Paul's songs out from under him) and he often referred to him during this period as "Brother Michael" WHO ARE THE REST
4. anonymous

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   Sep 2nd !⃝

   Paul wrote a song with phrases he thought sounded lyrically pleasing. Just like the musical phrases that are continuously added to the song. They sound good
5. anonymous

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   Apr 24th 2023 !⃝

   My interpretation of this song is it’s speaking about God and letting “em” (Him) into your life. As for the names, that have been interpreted by many to be close friends and family of Paul, I think he is asking them to let Him in also. Hence why he says “open the door, let em in!” after naming them all. :) I personally interpret it this way because it’s all I can think of when I hear this song, and I think it’s a beautiful song that is open to much interpretation.
6. Drk

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   Nov 13th 2022 !⃝

   C'mon people, it's a hidden meaning about anal penetration. Many Beatles/Paul McCartney songs have innocent sounding lyrics with hidden drug and sexual contents.
7. anonymous

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   Jul 25th 2021 !⃝

   My interpretation would be famous people that have passed on,that being movie stars and people that made a difference and of course music artists, all of who we know.
8. anonymous

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   Apr 22nd 2021 !⃝

   Wondered why Martin Luther would be in this list, but it's occurred to me that his claim to fame, as it were, was posting his "95 Theses," nailing them to the door of Wittenburg Church (no doubt making a "knocking" sound in the process), for all intents and purposes signaling the beginning of the Protestant Reformation.
9. anonymous

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   Mar 27th 2021 !⃝

   Songfacts®: the true story
   
   Paul McCartney "shouted out" to several of his relatives and friends in this song: his aunt ("Auntie Gin") and brother ("Brother Michael"), the Everly Brothers ("Phil and Don"), Keith Moon ("Uncle Ernie") and his famous former bandmate ("Brother John"). His reference to "Sister Suzie" was a reference to Linda, who once recorded a song under the name "Suzie And The Red Stripes."
   
   Paul McCartney told The Mail on Sunday's Event magazine: "When we went to Jamaica on holiday, a lot of the local guys used to call Linda 'Susie' for some reason. And we kind of liked that. Then 'brother John' – I would be thinking either of John Lennon, or Linda's brother, John. But the weirdest thing is, my wife now, Nancy, has a sister Susie and a brother John." >>
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    Feb 8th 2021 !⃝

    immigrants, ets and....spirits! Let’em in! Truly a demonic thing....Luther is known having had interviews with the Devil himself.

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11. anonymous

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    Jan 17th 2021 !⃝

    Let’s ask Paul before it’s too late, he obviously has a meaning he was trying to share? We can continue to try and break this down or ask the source?
12. DollyRocker

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    Aug 13th 2020 !⃝

    Me thinks some of you knuckleheads do not know who Martin Luther is. (No, not Martin Luther King, Jr.)
13. anonymous

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    Jan 13th 2020 !⃝

    Paul McCartney wrote the song in 1976 but it seems to be based on something much older. In an abandoned room in London notes and diaries belonging to someone who died in the late 1960s were found, including:
    Someone's knocking at the door. Somebody's ringing the bell. Go and see who it is. It is Rabbi Amitov. Let him in, please come in, welcome.
    This is described in Rodinsky's Room by Rachel Lichtenstein and Iain Sinclair. It may have originated as a children's game, where one person chants the first two lines and then the others take turns at naming the visitor, and I suppose you usually name someone you know.
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    Dec 14th 2019 !⃝

    Open the door to the deportation bus to remove the illegal immigrants from our Constitutional Republic.
15. anonymous

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    Sep 13th 2019 !⃝

    It's about freedom so asking anyone to come in who ever it is.
16. anonymous

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    Jul 5th 2019 !⃝

    It's about Charles Manson.

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17. anonymous

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    Feb 15th 2019 !⃝

    It could be about a boy and girl having sex to let him in her front door if you know what I mean.

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18. anonymous

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    Feb 22nd 2018 !⃝

    About the Protagonist who's playing god and telling his 'door man' of his heavenly mansion to let those people in for him to see what they want, that have been ringing his bell{by doing some good works of faith while on this earth}

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