Today we meet the "Lady Madonna", released in March 1968 as an A-side, which was written by Paul McCartney in an attempt to emulate Fats Domino's style of piano blues. About the lyrics, Wikipedia says:
John Lennon helped write the lyrics, which give an account of an overworked, exhausted (possibly single) mother, facing a new problem each day of the week. The lyrics miss Saturday and in a 1992 interview, McCartney, who only realised the omission many years later, half-jokingly suggested that, given the difficulties of the other six days, the woman in the song likely went out and had a good time that night.
This is an interesting song, in that the lyrics can be interpreted in a couple of vastly different ways. Wikipedia's account of the story is that the Lady Madonna of the song is simply an overworked mother; however, when I read the lyrics closely, I noticed a couple of things that make me believe she's possibly prostituting herself in order to feed her children. That may not be what McCartney and Lennon intended the song to say, but the lyrics suggest it nonetheless. I like this song, overall; no matter which interpretation you embrace, the song is about a hard-working woman trying to take care of her children--always an admirable and courageous feat. :)
That's all for today... see you tomorrow!
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Heard It Tally: 51
Songs Completed: 204
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