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Monday, November 9

Tribute song to Ben Carson's Hammer - Beatles' "Maxwell's Silver Hammer".

I agree with Alex Jones, Donald Trump, Youtube published Minister Manning and others who say that Ben Carson's presidential bid is finished. We can nail this case closed with the old Beatles' tune "Maxwell's Silver Hammer". Listen now, and mentally replace Maxwell with Carson-- and you'll hear what my next parody song might be.  Note that in the Beatles' lyrics, Maxwell Edison was majoring in medicine-- like Ben Carson. What a coincidence. (First, listen to Carson himself on Chuck Todd's Meet the Press). THE FOLLOWING VIDEO IS THE FIRST OF MANY IN A PLAYLIST... You can easily advance to the "next" video by clicking on "next" in the bottom left corner. I'll be adding to this playlist in coming days... or I may slightly edit it. I've included a few parody songs by famous PBS humorist Mark Russell and Parody creator Weird Al Yakovich to set the frame of reference for creating musical parodies in general. This too is a piano lesson. 

Here is a google search on the terms "ben carson" and "maxwell's silver hammer". It's not just me apparently, who sees the connection.
"ben carson" "maxwell's silver hammer" - Google Search

I like to think of this tune as Ben Carson's swan song. I'll always remember it as such.


Maxwell s Silver Hammer chords
The Beatles *

D                   B7
Joan was quizzical, studied pataphysical
Em
Science in the home
A7
Late nights all alone with a test tube
D         A
Ohh-oh-oh-oh...
D              B7 
Maxwell Edison majoring in medicine
Em
Calls her on the phone
A7
"Can I take you out to the pictures
D         A
Joa-oa-oa-oan?"
E7 
But as she's getting ready to go
  A7
A knock comes on the door...

D 
Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer
     E7
Came down upon her head
A7
Clang, clang, Maxwell's silver hammer
     Em        A7      D    A
Made sure that she was dead
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/b/beatles/273819.html ]
D                    B7
Back in school again Maxwell plays the fool again
Em
Teacher gets annoyed 
A7                             D         A
Wishing to avoid an unpleasant sce-e-e-ene
D                     B7
She tells Max to stay when the class has gone away
Em
So he waits behind
A7                              D      A
Writing 50 times "I must not be so-o-o-oo..."
E7
But when she turns her back on the boy
   A7
He creeps up from behind

D 
Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer
     E7
Came down upon her head
A7
Clang, clang, Maxwell's silver hammer
     Em        A7      D    A
Made sure that she was dead

P.C. Thirty-One said "we caught a dirty one"
Maxwell stands alone
Painting testimonial pictures ohh-oh-oh-oh
Rose and Valerie screaming from the gallery
Say he must go free (Maxwell must go free)
The judge does not agree and he tells them so-o-o-oo
But as the words are leaving his lips
A noise comes from behind

D 
Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer
     E7
Came down upon her head
A7
Clang, clang, Maxwell's silver hammer
     Em        A7     D    A
Made sure that he was dead