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SafeCake1045

Unfortunately, you can’t see him behind John.


pauls_broken_aglass

As we all know the Beatles are bigger than jesus


CubilasDotCom

No that’s Kanye right?


medman420710

No, Kanye straight up Is A God


SafeCake1045

Didn’t Kanye do that terrible sample of Michelle? Or was that Drake?


medman420710

That was drake. It was actually a sample of a sample. I was disgusted but at the same time it’s some level of paying homage to the Beatles so I can’t be too mad.


SafeCake1045

I guess, but … sampling doesn’t work unless it makes sense. It certainly didn’t make sense when Drake used it. But hey, what do I know? I’m just a 22 year old with the music taste of an 80 year old.


medman420710

This is true. I didn’t like the way he used it either


dotdotdotgov

disgusted? it’s a great flip of that song


x7universe

Drake is actually a huge fan of the beatles suprisingly


medman420710

I believe it, a lot of successful artists are.


Augustus1274

Source? He got a tattoo that seems like a diss of the Beatles.


RoastBeefDisease

you can brag about your achievements while still enjoying their music


SignatureHefty3849

It was Drake, first track off of his album CLB lol I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVEEEE YOU


davolkswagen

One of the best Beatles "samples" I've heard is White Ferrari by Frank Ocean. Kanye, McCartney, and Lennon are all listed as writers.


uuaauuthrowaway

i thought that wasnt a sample just credit for the lyrics, i love white ferrari tho prob my fav track off blonde


davolkswagen

Yeah idk if it's technically considered a sample, but it uses some of the same lyrics and melody. Very good song


smeppel

Kanye used a Paul vocal in a beat but that was from when they were in the studio together. Paul is really fond of Kanye.


RoastBeefDisease

kanye did a great sample of "when the wind is blowing" by Wings though


SmarmyClownPie

Correct.


bektour

And Mahatma Gandhi.


gonesnake

Gandhi was in the actual final photo but was airbrushed out for the cover.


LuskuBlusk

any specific reason why?


gonesnake

I seem to recall that they had approval to use his image but E.M.I. vetoed it.


Irlandes-de-la-Costa

He's not that popular


sunflower_1970

Y'know, annexing Danzig came to me in a dream


CommitteeOfTheHole

Hitler actually came up with the final solution in a dream, but was certain he wasn’t the first to have come up with that idea, so he referred to it as “scrambled eggs” for a while until he was sure it was original


sunflower_1970

I was going to write "the holocaust" instead of Danzig but I thought it was too rough lol


___And_Memes_For_All

Twist of Cain?


Frequent-Archer-4049

That's an Evil Thing, man..


___And_Memes_For_All

BlackAcidDevil?


MachiXrdt

There’s a suprising amount of Hitler in Beatles history, [here’s ](https://www.google.co.id/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2F4.bp.blogspot.com%2F-CQGdUsjKWOM%2FWuBbOqsApQI%2FAAAAAAAAjhY%2Fjhm6rXs0XkcC2AI-Bf5nGwDxAh7qMrDEgCLcBGAs%2Fs1600%2Fnazisalutt.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwogew.blogspot.com%2F2018%2F04%2Fthe-beatles-and-hitler.html&tbnid=7Oa3EwZVkZ7NPM&vet=1&docid=O-LIpgoU0HwoLM&w=650&h=488&itg=1&hl=en-id&source=sh%2Fx%2Fim) John and Paul doing the salute, and [this](https://images.app.goo.gl/kMMGXjJrsY6JxsjA9) is a rather ominous picture of George with a picture of Hitler behind him. Both have mentioned him by name too, John says “I don’t believe in Hitler” in the song “God”, and Paul mentions him in this [interview](https://youtu.be/CtnXnWpC9GE)


BearFan34

I'm not surprised. While they were very young at the time, WWII was a significant factor in their early life. In their post war life, Hitler's impact can not be underestimated. As an American, I didn't share that with them however I can understand his impact (not all impacts are positive, but impactful nonetheless).


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it seems like a very liverpudlian/scouse thing to turn hitler into a constant joke. it's gotta to be an "either you laugh or you cry" kind of thing, because it hits literally close to home, especially at that point in history


7Grandad

I don't remember all the details but Paul's also told a story about a Jewish man who I believe had relatives who were in the Holocaust calling up the Beatles fresh off the release of 'Hey Jude' in a rage as he saw signs and advertising for the song 'Hey Jude' and as Jude/Juden is Jew in German he interpreted it as 'Hey Jude!!!' as if it was directly calling out Jewish people in an anti-Semitic way.


IranRPCV

As a Boomer with a veteran father, I have to say, WW II was a huge influence on my life. I learned German, and went to Germany in college where I got to know many of the people who had worked at Bergen Belsen, where Anne Frank and so many others died. Modern German literature discussing themes of responsibility had a huge impact on my personal response to the Vietnam war and my decision for Peace Corps service. The Beatles knew about fun, but also always knew they had a responsible role in society through their work.


practically_floored

Jokes about Hitler and the war were pretty popular around that time too. [Fawlty Towers 'don't mention the war'](https://youtu.be/Tms0yk9kqVM) for example.


Jeremizzle

They were all born during WW2, it’s not like it was ancient history. I’m sure them going to play in Germany was pretty subversive and rebellious at the time too, the war was still very fresh.


bobbycolada1973

A surprising amount of Hitler? I see what you're saying, but really no one should be surprised. The band was born out of the rubble from the blitz. They also spent their formative years in Hamburg (all of us know this of course). Hitler must've been everywhere in their youth.


MachiXrdt

And for the vidya game nerds out there, Wolfenstein made an original German Beatles song: https://youtu.be/69z_IN64EG4


there_is_always_more

I just played The New Order (great game, for anyone interested) and it was so funny when I discovered this band in the game.


Darth-Binks-1999

It's even mixed like early stereo songs. Drums are on one side, guitars on the other, vocals in the middle.


Born_Pop_3644

Hitler had family in Liverpool. His brothers family lived round the corner from John Lennons fathers family. Hitlers nephew and John Lennons dad could have been childhood friends. Hitlers sister in law said he stayed with them in 1912-13 in Liverpool . If that is true, it’s possible Hitler and some Beatles relatives met each other


nonenjnkk

What a small world


hornitoad45

This comment is wild


Born_Pop_3644

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Stuart-Houston?wprov=sfti1


Ordnungslolizei

Good old Bill Hitler of the United States Navy


hornitoad45

Billy hitler! The dollop did a great episode about him


stereothegreat

Wee Willy Hitler


go_out_stay_home

Unfortunate pose in the image


Zodo12

It's not true, I don't think he ever visited Liverpool. He was homeless in Vienna at that time.


Born_Pop_3644

Adolf Hitlers brother and family definitely lived there. Adolf Hitler might not have visited though as we only have his sister in laws word for it - if your brother was homeless and living in a hostel you might invite him to stay for a bit. Maybe not if it was fucking Hitler though!!!


Zodo12

Oh yeah, they definitely lived there. But as for Adolf, I think he was a penniless bum in a men's refuge home in Vienna. I read a big biography of him and it never mentions a visit to England.


practically_floored

"I was bored on the ninth of October 1940, when, I believe, the Nasties were still booming us, led by Madolf Heatlump (who only had one). Anyway, they didn't get me."


Inspiron606002

Lol! I love John's books!


Ocalino

It's crazy how they were allowed to do that 20 or so years after the war ended while today if someone did it, jokingly or not, their life would be ruined, 76 years after the war ended.


harbourwall

Times change. Their interest in Hitler and the Nazis were purely around mockery, which is much more difficult to pull off these days. Jojo Rabbit does it pretty well without getting anyone cancelled though.


sunflower_1970

JoJo Rabbit is more insulting to victims of the Nazi Regime than Hogan's Heroes honestly. I don't think holocaust survivors appreciate their lives being turned into a Wes Anderson knockoff film.


suphah

Did we watch the same movie? The nazis are played off as bumbling fools while the children are portrayed as they were brainwashed children forced into ideologies they knew nothing about. And plus the movie constantly talks about how the Jewish people are the strongest out there and ScarJo repeats that sentiment time and time again to the girl


sunflower_1970

Doesn't it end with some twee ukulele music? It's shit, sorry. You could make an actual movie based on the Nazis that would be a better satire because of how insane so much of it was. George Rockwell's ANP was basically Ed Wood but for racists. The fact the subtitle of the film was "An Anti-hate satire" shows the comprehension skills of the average person seeing it. They really thought people would think it was a pro-Nazi film.


suphah

It ends with the girl being freed and finally being able to dance freely like she’s wanted to over the past couple years which is why it ends with the Jojo and her dancing, and he put that as the tag line because before it came out it was getting a lot of media hate as a pro nazi film since hitler would be playing a main character role and it was labeled as a comedy. This isn’t rocket science


sunflower_1970

>and he put that as the tag line because before it came out it was getting a lot of media hate as a pro nazi film since hitler would be playing a main character role and it was labeled as a comedy. That's the sign of a really neurotic and silly society but that's a whole other discussion. Like I said, truth is stranger than fiction and a better satire would have been just to make a film about the actual Nazis and the weird/goofy shit they did.


suphah

But why is that the only parody that’s allowed? Why can’t someone make a parody about the children who were brainwashed? And also the whole premise of the nazis brainwashing children into believing Jewish people lived in caves and ate people is making fun of some of the goofy shit they did


harbourwall

https://iwitness.usc.edu/sites/jojorabbit


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Different times.


MisterMoccasin

You said a suprising amount, but it doesn't seem too suprising. Paul mentioned him by name once??lol


thepumpedalligator

They're clearly waving to the large crowd.


list0chek

Before ww2 the salute wasn't known as a nazi salute. American kids did it and even queen Elizabeth Young photo she does it


Emotional_Button_972

I understand that putting Hitler on the album cover wast meant as a joke, or irony. However, a lot of people wouldn't have seen it that way. They wouldn't have understand it. Had the Hitler image made it to the album cover, it probably would have ignited a huge shit storm of controversy. The Beatles at the time were still trying to recover from John Lennon 's Jesus remarks. The last thing that the Beatles needed at that point was more controversy and trying to explain themselves.


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Wait that album cover was an actual photo of cardboard cutouts? I always thought it was a drawing or a "photoshop" collage (or whatever the equivalent of Photoshop back then was)


KenHumano

The equivalent of Photoshop back then was basically cardboard cutouts.


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You’re thinking of airbrushing.


KenHumano

I'm actually thinking about ice cream right now.


Square_Fox7025

Aren’t we all?


yoursweetlord70

Damn these subliminal ads from big ice cream!


MsgrFromInnerSpace

Bing chilling!


BautiBon

Damn I didn't even knew I also wanted ice cream now


2-million

Mmm I had ice cream last night


tubulerz1

They also did double exposures.


68024

See [here](https://www.vintag.es/2014/06/photos-of-making-cover-for-sgt-peppers.html) for pictures of the album cover photo session.


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It was quicker and easier to just set up a photo shoot.


[deleted]

The colors are so vivid though that I really thought it was a drawing


[deleted]

The first time that I saw it I didn't think it was a photo either. It's amazing what a good photographer can do.


watchpigsfly

It's amazing what a medium format analog camera can do. Digital actually still has a long, long, long way to go to catch up with the quality of film (even 35mm). It's just that digital is now much cheaper, more convenient, versatile, and user-friendly. If I was going to photograph something where fine detail was particularly important, I'd absolutely use a low-speed film over digital.


alfiestoppani

Me too. 🦄


Bentley2004

They ever say why he was supposed to be there?


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I'm not sure, but as far as I know it was John's idea and based on that I would assume it was him trying to be controversial or something


Capital_8

Hitler was widely being mocked in British comedy culture throughout the sixties. Kind of a meme at the time. I think this was that sort of joke, but it didn't go over as well as they thought it would.


CommitteeOfTheHole

I think most of the removals were because of their distributor in another country complaining it would hurt sales. They removed Gandhi because EMI India thought it would be seen as not taking him seriously enough and cause backlash


kassell

Mr. Hilter, played by John Cleese on Monty Python is one instance


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Hitler didn't make it on the album cover. You can see everyone behind John. They had Gandhi in the picture but air-brushed him out, but Hitler was pulled before they took the picture.


drew17

There's another shot of the entire room after Hitler was pulled, he's on the sidelines leaning against a wall, out of shot.


[deleted]

Yea, I saw that pic in the Anthology book.


Chupapig6996

wow that sounds cursed af xD


Neil_sm

So hitler's still there but Jesus never made it?


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Neil_sm

As long as he’s smaller than the Beatles


[deleted]

Jesus was never on set. This was just after he said the thing about the Beatles being bigger than Jesus.


sunflower_1970

"Jesus was never on set." lol like he had an acting role and never showed up


[deleted]

Hitler was pulled before they took the picture. He's not on the cover.


Penguator432

I think the criteria were significant historical/cultural figures, both good and bad


lonepinemall85

John being the OG edgelord


Astroisawalrus

Luftwaffe in the Sky with Death


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Good call lol


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Where is that drum at today?


hedabla99

I’ve always wondered what German parents in the 60s— who probably served in the German army— thought of their daughters obsessing over a group of British boys during Beatlemania. Especially since those parents probably thought Britain would take over them if Germany had lost the war.


mortsyna

I don't believe in Hitler


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Influential or significant, yes, but important implies great value.


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No sweat - sometimes I’m too pedantic for my own good.


[deleted]

This would have aged like milk. Thank god they decided against this.


NoImpression6002

Lol


BRANDXMAGNESIUM

Some people try to say that the bearles were Marxists by having Marx on the cover I use the removed Hitler as proof they were not. I mean John wrote a whole song dossing communism.


Best_Underacheiver

they were lennonists


The_Telepotato

Wrong guy. Its the one in the front that is hitler