With a Little Help from my Submarine Quiz

Answer: "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Penny Lane"

"Living is easy with..." is from "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "A portrait of the Queen" is from "Penny Lane".

"Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Penny Lane" were first released together as a double A side single in 1967. Both sings were then released as part of the "Magical Mystery Tour" album later that year. 'Strawberry Field' was the name of a Liverpudlian children's home and 'Penny Lane' the name of a street, both close to John Lennon's childhood home.

The second verse of "Strawberry Fields Forever" is as follows:
"Living is easy with eyes closed
Misunderstanding all you see
It's getting hard to be someone
But it all works out
It doesn't matter much to me".

The relevant verse of "Penny Lane" is as follows:
"Penny Lane there is a fireman with an hourglass
And in his pocket is a portrait of the Queen
He likes to keep his fire engine clean
It's a clean machine".

Answer: "When I'm Sixty-Four" and "With a Little Help From My Friends"

"Digging the weeds..." is from "When I'm Sixty-Four" and "...when my love is away" is from "With a Little Help From My Friends".

Released on the 1967 album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", "When I'm Sixty-Four" was written much earlier by Paul McCartney and often used in early Beatles' gigs as an acoustic filler track when equipment failed.

The lyrics used for this mash up are as follows:
"Doing the garden, digging the weeds
Who could ask for more?
Will you still need me, will you still feed me
When I'm sixty-four?"

"With a Little Help From My Friends" was also included on the 1967 same album. It was written by Paul McCartney with John Lennon's help and included a limited vocal range in order to allow it to be sung by Ringo Starr.

The second verse is as follows:
"What do I do when my love is away?
(Does it worry you to be alone?)
How do I feel by the end of the day?
(Are you sad because you're on your own?)"

Answer: "Yesterday" and "A Day in the Life"

"There's a shadow hanging over..." is from "Yesterday" and "...four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire" is from "A Day in the Life".

"Yesterday" was originally written and performed solely by Paul McCartney. It was released on the 1965 album "Help!", but also as a single in the USA (its B-side was "Act Naturally"). It is perhaps one of The Beatles' most famous songs and over 2000 cover versions have been made.

The second verse of "Yesterday" is as follows:
"Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be
There's a shadow hanging over me
Oh, yesterday came suddenly".

"A Day In the Life", by contrast, is not so well known. It was written by both John Lennon and Paul McCartney, who each wrote specific sections of the song. Lennon's lyrics were obviously reminiscent of newspaper articles, whilst McCartney's were related to his youth. The song was included on the 1967 album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band".

The final verse is as follows:
"I read the news today oh boy
Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire
And though the holes were rather small
They had to count them all
Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall
I'd love to turn you on".

Answer: "Revolution" and "Ticket To Ride"

"Carrying pictures of Chairman Mao..." is from "Revolution" and "...she ought to think twice" is from "Ticket To Ride".

"Revolution" was inspired by John Lennon's views on the protests and riots of the late 1960s. In 1968, it was released both as a B-side to the single "Hey Jude" and as a part of the eponymous ""White Album". The version released on The "White Album" was slower and named "Revolution 1". A third piece entitled "Revolution 9" was also included on the "White Album".

The relevant verse is as follows:
"You tell me it's the institution
Well you know
You better free your mind instead
But if you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao
You ain't going to make it with anyone anyhow".

"Ticket To Ride" was released as a single in 1965 with "Yes It Is" as its B-side and later as part of the "Help!" album of the same year. It was the first song to feature Paul McCartney on lead guitar.

The relevant verse is as follows:
"I don't know why she's riding so high
She ought to think twice
She ought to do right by me
Before she gets to saying goodbye
She ought to think twice
She ought to do right by me".

Answer: "Martha My Dear" and "Happiness is a Warm Gun"

"Hold your head up you silly girl..." is from "Martha My Dear" and "...like a lizard on a window pane" is from "Happiness is a Warm Gun".

"Martha My Dear" was written and performed solely by Paul McCartney. It appeared on the "White Album" in 1968 and was said to be inspired by his Old English Sheepdog, Martha. There are, of course, other theories that it is actually about his ex-love Jane Asher.

The relevant lyrics are as follows:
"Hold your head up you silly girl look what you've done
When you find yourself in the thick of it".

"Happiness is a Warm Gun" also appeared on the "White Album". John Lennon saw the phrase in a magazine, though it was itself a pun on Charles Schulz's "Happiness is a Warm Puppy" a phrase from the 'Peanuts' comic strips.

The first verse is as follows:
"She's not a girl who misses much
Do do do do do do do do, oh yeah
She's well acquainted with the touch of the velvet hand
Like a lizard on a window pane".

Answer: "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill" and "Her Majesty"

"So Captain Marvell..." is from "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill" and "...gotta get a belly full of wine" is from "Her Majesty".

"The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill" appeared on the 1968 "White Album". John Lennon admitted that it was inspired by a young man who arrived with his mother at the ashram of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in Rishikesh when The Beatles were staying there.

The relevant verse is as follows;
"Deep in the jungle where the mighty tiger lies
Bill and his elephants were taken by surprise
So Captain Marvel zapped in right between the eyes, zap!
All the children sing".

"Her Majesty" was featured on the 1969 album "Abbey Road", though it was not originally listed on the album sleeve. Instead, it appeared 14 silent seconds after the last song "The End".

The relevant lyrics are:
"I want to tell her that I love her a lot
But I gotta get a bellyful of wine".

Answer: "Roll Over Beethoven" and "Come Together"

"And tell Tchaikovsky..." is from "Roll Over Beethoven" and "...you can feel his disease" is from "Come Together".

Originally a 1950s hit for Chuck Berry, The Beatles recorded a cover of "Roll Over Beethoven" and included it on their 1963 UK album "With The Beatles" (it was released in the USA on the 1964 album "The Beatles' Second Album").

The relevant lyrics are as follows:
"Hey little little
Gonna play my fiddle
Ain't got nothing to lose
Roll over Beethoven
And tell Tchaikovsky the news".

"Come Together" was released as a double A-side single in 1969 with "Something". It then featured on the "Abbey Road" album of the same year.

The relevant lyrics are:
"He bag production, he got walrus gumboot
He got Ono sideboard, he one spinal cracker
He got feet down below his knee
Hold you in his armchair you can feel his disease
Come together right now over me".

Answer: "Polythene Pam" and "Something"

"The kind of a girl that makes the "News of the World"..." is from "Polythene Pam" and "...attracts me like no other lover" is from "Something".

"Polythene Pam" was included on the 1969 album "Abbey Road". It was linked together with "Mean Mr. Mustard" (the songs run on without a pause). The song related to a fan known as "Polythene Pat", who hung out at the Cavern Club in The Beatles' early days.

The relevant second verse lyrics are:
"She's the kind of a girl that makes the 'News of the World'
Yes you could say she was attractively built".

"Something" was written by George Harrison and released as a double A-side single in 1969 with "Come Together". It then also featured on the "Abbey Road" album of the same year.

The first verse is as follows:
"Something in the way she moves
Attracts me like no other lover
Something in the way she woos me".

Answer: "Blue Jay Way" and "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"

"Soon will be the break of day..." is from "Blue Jay Way" and "...twenty years ago today" is from "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band".

Written by George Harrison, "Blue Jay Way" featured on the "Magical Mystery Tour" album of 1967. The title is the name of a street on which George Harrison rented a home during his time in Hollywood.

The relevant lyrics are as follows:
"Now it's past my bed I know
And I'd really like to go
Soon will be the break of day
Sitting here in Blue Jay Way".

"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" was included on the concept album of the same name released in 1967. The album also features a reprise of the song. It was later released as a single in 1978 with the B-Side "A Day In The Life" following the expiry of the Beatles' recording contract with EMI.

The opening lyrics are as follows:
"It was twenty years ago today
Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play".

Answer: "Dear Prudence" and "Piggies"

"The clouds will be a daisy chain..." is from "Dear Prudence" and "...in their starched white shirts" is from "Piggies".

Both "Dear Prudence" and "Piggies" featured on the "White Album" in 1968. "Dear Prudence" was written by John Lennon about Mia Farrow's sister, Prudence, who studied with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in India at the same time as The Beatles. Her lack of socialisation in favour of meditation inspired the lyrics of the song. "Piggies", by contrast, was written by George Harrison as a commentary on social class and corporate greed (there are similarities with Orwell's 'Animal Farm').

The relevant lyrics for "Dear Prudence" are as follows:
"Dear Prudence, let me see you smile
Dear Prudence, like a little child
The clouds will be a daisy chain
So let me see you smile again
Dear Prudence, won't you let me see you smile".

The second verse of "Piggies" is as follows:
"Have you seen the bigger piggies
In their starched white shirts?
You will find the bigger piggies
Stirring up the dirt
Always have clean shirts to play around in".