2006-07-02 09:44:36 · 9 answers · asked by mercia 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
The vaudevillian-style song is about medical student Maxwell Edison, who uses his silver hammer to murder his girlfriend, then his teacher, and finally the judge during his murder trial. Despite the grim subject matter, the song is bouncy and upbeat. Although thought by many fans to be a thinly-veiled allegory on the Charles Manson scandals, McCartney says it merely epitomizes the downfalls of life. He said in 1994:
"Maxwell's Silver Hammer" is my analogy for when something goes wrong out of the blue, as it so often does, as I was beginning to find out at that time in my life. I wanted something symbolic of that, so to me it was some fictitious character called Maxwell with a silver hammer. I don't know why it was silver, it just sounded better than Maxwell's hammer. It was needed for scanning. We still use that expression now when something unexpected happens."
2006-07-02 09:51:34 · answer #1 · answered by Erica 1 · 14⤊ 3⤋
Maxwell Edison Notorious Silver Hammer Triple Murderer (1969)
bludgeoner's real name was Maxwell Edison
2006-07-02 09:52:14 · answer #2 · answered by R J 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it refers to a bloke called maxwell who owned a hammer that was silver.....
2006-07-02 10:03:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was at the trial.The clerk of the court read out the charges.."You are charged with battering your wife to death with a hammer"..at which point a voice in the court shouted out "You bastard!".The judge called for order and the clerk continued.."You are also charged with battering your daughter to death with the same hammer"..The voice shouted again.."You ******* bastard"..The judge said.."Now I understand people being upset at these horrific crimes,but I will have order in my court..who is making these accusations?"..A man stood up.The judge asked him.."Do you know the accused?"..."Know him?"replied the man.."I lived next door to him for ten years.Every time I asked to borrow a hammer,he said he didn't ******* have one!".
2006-07-02 09:59:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out the site...-pokes source-
If you ever question a songs meaning again....Just go there. It's like the best place ever if you don't understand a song.
2006-07-02 09:48:11 · answer #5 · answered by Steph 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the ramblings of someones imagination
2006-07-02 09:49:17 · answer #6 · answered by giddy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
was it about some one called joan being quizical
2006-07-02 09:56:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
here you go, too much to write lol
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell%27s_Silver_Hammer
2006-07-02 09:48:04 · answer #8 · answered by FIONA C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a killer. i think the just made it up, no?
2006-07-02 09:48:02 · answer #9 · answered by T-RoZ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋