Just how many holes
does it take
to fill the Albert Hall?
Ernest O’Follipar,
Chief Executive, Royal Albert Hall,
objected
in the strongest possible terms –
Concert-goers will not attend
out of fear of falling
into a hole!
A self-appointed hole-counter,
O’Follipar tallied all the holes
and came up with 32
(if you include the doors).
Proposed lyric changes
submitted to Brian Epstein
were not accepted.
John Lennon forthwith
dispatched a note of reply,
further angering the
esteemed Royal Albert Hall Council.
A ban on performing the offending song
continued until Milli Vanilli (by God)
unknowingly played it in 1989.
I’d love to turn you on.
Wow, this is so much fun and striking. The use of details are terrific, and that last line is a big surprise, a turn I never saw coming.
I loved this section particularly
“A self-appointed hole-counter,
O’Follipar tallied all the holes
and came up with 32
(if you include the doors).”
Hey Caitlin, Thanks for your comment! Yes, all actually very strangely true. You know the Beatles song, “A Day in the Life”? Poem is about that song & last line is drawn from the song. The whole song/situation feels trippy to me so last line seems to fit!