"All those lonely people, where do they all come from?"?

Question

"I-I-I-I-I look at all those lonely people." (violins kick in at this point)da-da-da .. da-da, da-da, "Father McKensie went to the church" ........ and did something or other, I can't remember. Who were the other people mentioned in that song?
I think that this is one of the Beatles better songs - they had some that were good, and some that weren't so good. But I'm no music expert.

How'd that second question mark get in there?

Answer 1

Just Eleanor Rigby - I love all The Beatles stuff. Surprisingly my children, now in their early 20's love them also! And Springsteen, Clapton and the Doors! (guess I brainwashed them!)


Ah, look at all the lonely people
Ah, look at all the lonely people

Eleanor rigby picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been
Lives in a dream
Waits at the window, wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door
Who is it for?

All the lonely people
Where do they all come from ?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong ?

Father mckenzie writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear
No one comes near.
Look at him working. darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there
What does he care?

All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?

Eleanor rigby died in the church and was buried along with her name
Nobody came
Father mckenzie wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave
No one was saved

All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?

Answer 2

From the first time I heard this song, I found it very disturbing, to say the least...certainly one of the heavier songs they wrote.
It does not take an expert to know the Beatles wrote good and bad songs...all composers do, I suppose.
Another song that I always found disturbing was from a Bette Midler live album, "Hello in there." The skit starts off as funny, then turns very serious in one little line. Bette had that ability ... to make you laugh, then turn around and make you cry...some artists are amazing, many underappreciated. Some have a quiet, strong talent with a small following, others have no talent and have a huge following, but for a very short time. I have a feeling there are no friends in the music industry..it is "what have you done for me lately" kind of thing. IN fact, I think that translates to life in general these days. There was a time we stuck with friends through thick and thin...today, the 'thick'ain't so thick, and the thin is a lonely state to be in. alas. Goldwing

Answer 3

Are we that cynical, then? I was a cynic when the Beatles recorded "Eleanor Rigby," but now I'm more of an optimist. Maybe by the time I really start to think of myself as a senior the cynicism will creep back in. (I figure I can claim to be middle aged until I'm at least 70 - told you I was an optimist!) There are more ways than ever to reach out to other people to escape loneliness. Why else are we on this site?

Hello in there....hello.

edit: Thanks for putting beautiful songs in my head this morning - even if they are sad - I usually go to work with a song I can't stand in my head, and because I don't remember all the words, I just can't get rid of it. Won't mention any titles, or we'll all be miserable. lol

Answer 4

Growing old kinda sucks. Our friends and family die. We don't want to make new friends because they die. Father McKensie is always doing funerals. We prefer to stay lonely because it's harder to say good-bye. The Beatles were ahead of their time, able to see things from other people's point of view. Sit on a park bench sometime and watch people. You too shall grow older. Your hair will thin, your skin will fade, as will your memory. Your appetite will fade. The people you love will go. All that will be left are the memories. You will live with the memories and the regrets. The few friends you have left, you will talk only about your ailments. Your boobs/sacks will drag (gravity works) Ain't nuttin' you can do about it either. Young people will make fun of you, and in your mind, you still remember the 60's and how great you looked in a mini-skirt. Now you worry how you will survive on disability retirement.

Answer 5

THE BEATLES of course.

I look at all the lonely people.
I look at all the lonely people.

Ella Marigby
Picks up the rice in the church where her wedding has been;
Lives in a dream.
Waits at the window,
Wearing a face that she keeps in a jar by the door.
Who is it for?
All the lonely people, where do they all come from?
All the lonely people, where do they all belong?

Father MacKenzie
Writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear;
No one comes near.
Look at him working,
Nodding his socks in the night when there's nobody there.
What does he care?
All the lonely people, where do they all come from?
All the lonely people, where do they all belong?

I look at all the lonely people.
I look at all the lonely people.

Ella Marigby
Died in the church and was buried alone with her name.
Nobody came.
Father MacKenzie
Wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from her grave.
No one was saved.
All the lonely people, where do they all come from?
All the lonely people, where do they all belong?

And it's a very deep and profound and good question?

Answer 6

A lovely and poignant song from the early Beatles days.

And where do the lonely people come from, indeed? In our age group, from outliving our spouses, our friends, our families. From our old neighbours moving away. From the fear of getting out and meeting people. It all compounds to spell loneliness.

Answer 7

Lol in the starting up i idea you wanted to call your toddler after being lonely or misunderstood. i changed into like "WHY could you do this for your toddler???" Haha...nicely in any case, the following is a sturdy call: Barkarne: version of Basque Barkarna, meaning "lonely." i imagine it truly is form of an gruesome call...notwithstanding it changed into the purely one i could discover.

Answer 8

Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice at the church where her wedding has been.

http://home.att.net/~chuckayoub/Eleanor_Rigby_Lyrics.html

They mention a Father Mckenzie...

Sometimes Answers puts a question mark at the end of your question for you it gets quite annoying.

Answer 9

I do like this song! I'm no music expert either and I certainly am no expert on where extra question marks come from. :)

Answer 10

North Florida!!(because we're TOO CLOSE to Georgia!!) lol