What is the meaning of yellow submarine?
The Beatles released the song “Yellow Submarine” in August 1966. It became a hit single in the UK and U.S., spawned a feature animated film and endures as one of The Beatles’ most memorable songs.Ancient Mariner”Yellow Submarine” is the story of an “ancient mariner…telling the young kids where he’d lived,” according to Paul McCartney in “A Hard Day’s Write.”Childen’s SongAccording to McCartney, The Beatles were simply trying to write a children’s song and that “there’s nothing more to be read into it than there is in the lyrics of any children’s song.”MisconceptionsAccording to Songfacts, people were reading too much into the song’s lyric; some people felt the song was about drugs or war.RingoMcCartney wrote “Yellow Submarine” with drummer Ringo Starr in mind. He wrote it within Ringo’s range and without a lot of notes.DonovanSinger/songwriter Donovan helped with the lyrics of “Yellow Submarine.” McCartney visited him one day, asking for his input.
