Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
U2 & Paul McCartney Lyrics


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It was twenty years ago today,
Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play
They've been going in and out of style
But they're guaranteed to raise a smile.
So may I introduce to you
The act you've known for all these years,
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
We're Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band,
We hope you will enjoy the show,
We're Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band,
Sit back and let the evening go.
Sgt. Pepper's lonely, Sgt. Pepper's lonely,
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
It's wonderful to be here,
It's certainly a thrill.
You're such a lovely audience,
We'd like to take you home with us,
We'd love to take you home.
I don't really want to stop the show,
But I thought that you might like to know,
That the singer's going to sing a song,
And he wants you all to sing along.
So let me introduce to you




The one and only Billy Shears
And Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Overall Meaning

The song Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is a tribute to the fictional band with the same name that was created by The Beatles. The song was released in 1967 and is the opening track of the album with the same name. The song starts with "It was twenty years ago today" which is referring to an imaginary concert that took place twenty years before the recording of the song. It is a fictional concept that was created by The Beatles to depict the band as wearing colorful military band costumes, and this imaginary band led the listener into the rest of the album's track-list.


The lyrics, "We're Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, we hope you will enjoy the show," immediately establishes the band's identity and intention for the song. The lyrics "They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile," suggests that the band is perhaps past its prime but still enjoyable. The reference to "Billy Shears" in the lyrics refers to the fictional alter-ego of Ringo Starr that The Beatles created for the album.


Line by Line Meaning

It was twenty years ago today,
Sgt. Pepper taught the band how to play music 20 years ago.


They've been going in and out of style
The band's popularity has been fluctuating.


But they're guaranteed to raise a smile.
Their performances always bring joy and happiness to their audience.


So may I introduce to you The act you've known for all these years, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Introducing the well-known and beloved band, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.


We're Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, We hope you will enjoy the show, We're Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Sit back and let the evening go.
The band hopes the audience will enjoy their show and encourages them to relax and enjoy the evening.


Sgt. Pepper's lonely, Sgt. Pepper's lonely, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Despite their success, the band and their leader Sgt. Pepper may still feel lonely sometimes.


It's wonderful to be here, It's certainly a thrill. You're such a lovely audience, We'd like to take you home with us, We'd love to take you home.
The band is ecstatic to be performing for the audience and expresses their desire to spend more time with them and take them home.


I don't really want to stop the show, But I thought that you might like to know, That the singer's going to sing a song, And he wants you all to sing along.
The band's singer Billy Shears is about to perform a song and invites the audience to sing along with him.


So let me introduce to you The one and only Billy Shears And Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Introducing Billy Shears, the band's singer, with the support of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: John Lennon, Paul McCartney

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@Random-cs5om

Fun Fact: Paul McCartney has said that if John Lennon was still alive and they were all present, The Beatles would have reunited at the original Live Aid.

@RafaelRamone1990

And George too, of course.

@loganpudak7283

@@RafaelRamone1990 george was still alive when live aid happened he died in 2001

@RafaelRamone1990

@@loganpudak7283 Yeah, I was confused. I was thinking about live 8 in 2005.

@loganpudak7283

@@RafaelRamone1990 oh ok I got confused too

@matthewloughran73

I'm not sure, I think at the time of live aid George and Paul were still on rough terms.

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@nevohyams

The way Bono was looking at him. You can tell that every other musician absolutely adores Paul, he's like a God

@aliasmith0425

Ik😭❤

@jackdoheny5704

Of course he's a god he's Paul McCartney

@nightwingtt

The one above all.

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