Maxwell's Silver Hammer- The Beatles

[RockAllTheNight98]

Paul's voice is perfect,shit! **

[dontmesswithsqacky]

29 people hate classic music

[wallofvideo]

john has a reputation for being the more anti-authoritarian beatle, but here paul delivers a jaunty number about someone who kills authority figures (a teacher & a judge). with this paul song, there's not the same ambiguity over anti-authoritarian violence as we hear in john's line "when you talk about destruction, don't you know that you can count me out, in." here we've got an unabashed fantasy of anti-authoritarian destruction, as wrought by maxwell's (macca's?) silver hammer.

[pokeyisawsome333]

2:32 lol george

[MrJeppeppe]

It is death metal.

[anonymousDerp]

@MrJeppeppe that's what I was thinking lol

[BlueDragon783]

mine and my dads favorite song

[larega66]

Strepitosi, irripetibili...non ne nasceranno mai piu'cosi capaci di fare queste canzoni.....The best ever ...No one will be able to compose songs like this....

[FlorZelarayan]

The best song ever

[1993sasha1]

It is my favourite song

[musicseverything]

audio and video do not match. The audio is the original recording, but the video is a rehersal during the composition when the song was still very raw. The real video of the rehersal unfortunately disapeared from youtube, maybe for ownership reasons.

[PrincessAngelStar12]

people forget this is this a song about a hammer wielding homicidal maniac because of the catchy beat

[JonBenait06]

@PrincessAngelStar12 no, we don't forget, we forgive.

[PrincessAngelStar12]

@JonBenait06 lol

[JJHidalgo1]

Poor Mal Evans :(

[Attack0128]

29 people had Maxwell's Silver Hammer upon their heads

[Johngalt43]

More Cowbell! The Beatles actually did use an anvil.

[Johngalt43]

Ever wonder what inspired this silly tune? Was there actually a criminal named Maxwell Edison?

[TheMaddster2000]

@Johngalt43 This is about a medical student who kills people. The lyrics are dark comedy.

Paul McCartney said of this song: "It epitomizes the downfalls in life. Just when everything is going smoothly, Bang! Bang! Down comes Maxwell's Silver Hammer and ruins everything."

There's more info just type in *songfacts . c o m without the spaces then type in the song title on the right top corner.

[JonBenait06]

@Johngalt43 Don't ever do acid or you will start to realize what Paul was trying (and succeeding w/Sutcliffe) to "convey" - mAXWELL eDISON = M.E. !!  lol were it not so tragic.

[ReiKo3O]

This was my all-time favorite song when I was 3 for a few years I'm 14 now and just listened to it since then and it brings so manny memories I just love it =^.^=

[Mango0831]

who gave the guy a hammer?

[MONKEYSEATBANANAZzz]

@Mango0831 LOL

[garryscott651]

Did he say takes her from behind.

[beatl1nati]

Bang bang Maxwell's Silver Hammer!! ♥ :)

[John37816]

"Hablamos de Rock" H yeah The Beatles are rock!! >:D

[arceus775]

MA NAMES MAXWELL MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[firsttennessee]

My name is George, so I feel lucky ;)

[MyHairyBreasts]

the least covered Beatles song of all time. thanks Faul

[rmhallman]

my name is rose and my best friend valerie and i used to sing this all the time back in the day...What Fun!

[MisfitsHappen]

i wish i could do what maxwell did to his teachers but no...we have cameras -_-

[cluciano63]

I think it was the anthology book that said the others were not crazy about this song...and john especially

[thebeatlesbeachboys]

Bang Bang Maxwells silver hammer......

[MONKEYSEATBANANAZzz]

x)

[XxCoOkI3MoNzT3RxX]

My Sister Made Me Listen To This When I Was 7 And Today I Still Loveee Iht So Much!! :D <3

[jmill2828er]

The only flaw in one of the best pieces of music ever written.....abbey road

[JJHidalgo1]

Who's the guy with glasses that has the hammer?

The 5th Beatle lol.

[monkeystew7]

@JJHidalgo1 i think it is mal evans

[flickypowa]

Bang Bang Maxwell's Silver hammer shits all over most of today's music

[cluciano63]

Just finished reading a book about the Beatles, the other Beatles hated doing this song because Paul made them rehearse it like 100 times...and none of them were even speaking by this time...sad...

[Dan5cerKa5t]

@cluciano63 what book? sorry im trying 2 find a beatles book 2 read, the last 1 the author said how the beatles were "only liked cuz of their look"

[Dan5cerKa5t]

@cluciano63 i stopped reading the book

[misspurity91]

lol my mom had a hammer in her hand, putting up my new Beatles poster when this song came on, I ran for my life haha

[TNBL419]

My name is Lucy soo the Beatles loved me when drugs were involved .. Works for me ;] <3

[alexanderh97]

@TNBL419 Actually Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds was based on John's son Julian's artwork from school. who was also the insiration for the song Hey Jude after John and Cynthia's divorce. No drugs involved

[jackno7daniels]

cant believe this is live. verses and chorus are flawless reproductions of the album.

[KrazyKatey101]

1:27

WTF. Paul laughs and it's a song about some serial killer!! xD

Gotta love this song.

Upbeat, catchy tune... about a boy who beats people to death with a hammer. (:

[Constanza08031994]

@KrazyKatey101 Paul laughed because John Lennon showed his ass from the audio room.

[Quick420ful]

Spanish Eh? Happy Canada Day.

[TFrills]

Hablemos de rock??? HAHAHAH

[copez1]

Paul worked on this song for three days straight trying to get it just right. I wonder why.

[Corvet123124]

...WTF?! ahaaa this isn't is James Paul is William Campbel >=( nice try but no one can deceive Rachel haha

[StarRiders100]

Paul later explained that Maxwell's Silver Hammer was an image for the sudden catasrophes that could land our heads.

[StarRiders100]

Paul later explained that Maxwell's Silver Hammer was an image for the sudden catasrophes that could land our heads.

[anne20016]

Y can there be a song by the beatles with Kayla in it?!?!?!

[mwirth4]

you guys do know this song is about mccartneys 1966 death?

[xfearXkingx]

@mwirth4 no its not

[rhandom1]

@mwirth4 Newsflash: He's still alive and well today.

[mrbass604]

i sees a angus young

[o3XlLEz]

LOLOL my name IRL is Maxwell, and my Language teacher would call me Maxwell SIlverhammer, so i finally got annopyed and figured it out >.< lol

[iamthewalrus861]

this is such a sad song but still so happy

[cluenobody]

this is my dad's favourite song by the beatles, while my mother cannot decide her favourite

[MMF666]

the subliminal is great maxmell was the one who forced them to get faul when paul died look up george harrisons last testament if u have netflicks its on there if not its on youtube just less quality

[movchok]

@MMF666 "harrison's last testament" is a BLATANT fraud. The voice of "George" is clearly recorded using a hi-quality studio microphone, NOT a small handheld tape voice recorder. The makers of that 'film' should have at least gotten their stuff right, damn...

[cussove]

they have auto tune already!?!?

[AK4TsEv3N]

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS SONG'S GOT ONLY 226,218 VIEWS AND REBBECA BLACK'S FRIDAY MORE THAN 20,000,000 MY GOD!!! WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE PEOPLE!!

[BollocksedStudio]

@AK4TsEv3N friday has more than 100,000,000 :/

[AK4TsEv3N]

@BollocksedStudio MYYY FUCKIN GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :O

[littlebeatle95]

@AK4TsEv3N

But it's got more than 2,000,000 dislikes :D

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[55102]

maxwell hammer for the 22 dislikes

[mscrazyeliot]

I love Pauls little laugh before he sing " i must not be so":D (They donT look very happy. :( )

[savoytruffle400]

maxwells got 22 more people to hit

[ola45678910]

favorite thing in the world? When I find an amazing, catchy song by the beatles that I've never heard before :)

[MrExelencia]

21 people got hit on the head by maxwells silvers hammer

[LoveeuaAkilahaa872]

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[littlebeatle95]

It's not fair ... I wish my name was Michelle, Rita, Julia, Sadie, Lizzy or sth like this ... The Beatles sang songs praising the girls with those names ... And what about me? My name is Joanna, and according to them I was struck with a hammer on the head and killed ... But I love this song anyway.

[ola45678910]

@littlebeatle95 that's really funny!

im sorry though haha

[LesPaul2006]

@littlebeatle95 Loretta had it worse.

[kckinsmcg]

@littlebeatle95 Sometimes I wish my name was Maxwell, and I'm a girl! ... Watch out Joana. XD

[ilovethebeatles1212]

@littlebeatle95 hmm this is awkward.....My name is Max and....well lets just say im sorry for killing you...

[littlebeatle95]

@ilovethebeatles1212

Thank you, apology accepted :-)

[juls0220]

@littlebeatle95 I am named Julia and my birthday is February 20th (Kurt Cobain's Birthday). Life is good.

[kozmicblues14]

@littlebeatle95 lol at least your name was mentioned O.o My name is Taylor and im a Girl ( it seems to be of more of a guys name to me) why the heck would The Beatles write a song about a Girl named Taylor? lol no other rock band has either:( lol

[alucardxinuxvampluv]

@littlebeatle95 me too my name is valerie i hope i wasnt killed. -_-

[WenceslaoMontana]

@littlebeatle95 I wish my name was Jude

[aerosmithbeatles]

@littlebeatle95 hey youre lucky your names even mentioned in a song my names Allison Elisabeth

[DizzieLizzie9]

@littlebeatle95 my name is lizzie. (:

[John37816]

@littlebeatle95 "Julia" is John's mother. P.S. My name is John, too!! :D

[littlebeatle95]

@John37816

I know, that Julia was John's mother's name, but... you have to agree, the song "Julia" is praising her more as a beautiful woman, not mum :)

[thewhorulesall]

the beatles are awsome even if they make crazy songs

[MrRandeebee]

dont piss off maxwell...lol

[comodysweat]

It is kind of strange, but in my eyes or should I say ears..., the Beatles always came out with the most ever crazy tunes I have ever heard!!!the best!!! that's all I can say...

[onebaud]

This was the beatles best asset. Their worst song is my favorite. I want them all back.

[onceavamaravilla]

whats happened to george in 2:36-40??

[pwnage0fn00bs]

@onceavamaravilla he thought he saw a guy behind paul with a hammer

[Manonvoice]

@onceavamaravilla He got a shock...

[MJfreakNunu1]

will always be my fav. beatles song ♥ :)

[kujo839]

This is Maxwell´s Hammer, but it isn´t silver ;-)

[DoncasterLad1982]

Maxwell . . Can i borrow your hammer to hit the haters with . . some people just dont know good music ! btw R.i.P and happy birthday George(68th)

[lucianarielo]

20 haters will receive a visit from Maxwell

[MultiMadmanmatt]

@lucianarielo 24 now



[GeneralCane]

This is a common least favorite Beatles' song of many people. Personally i approve of it.

[leefanforever555]

ringo starr looks so weird

[brendamommy]

20 Kids dont know who the beatles are

[TheFpuff]

Who the hell would dislike this?

[irshman98]

Best song about a serial killer

[12fritsch]

1:01------ John looks like he hates his life.

[leefanforever555]

@12fritsch he so does

[BeatlesFan11711]

Im dressing like maxwell for halloween haha awesome idea

[s4m1v1ll4]

ESTA BIEN , PERO BIEN EXAGERADA DESCONOCO EL LADO OSCURO DE THE BEATLES

[12fritsch]

by the way, according to my calculations, less than 1% of people who watched this video "liked" it. Is it just me or that outrageous?!?!?!?!

[12fritsch]

who is the guy playing the hammer?

[drpinto28]

@12fritsch Ringo, its a cowbell anyways

[onceavamaravilla]

@drpinto28 in the hammer is mal evans, with an anvil

[12fritsch]

God this song is amazing....

[NoLaNpR8]

WTF... That song was horribly awesome and scary

[12fritsch]

@NoLaNpR8 first time hearing it?

[jjtcoolkid]

A cerial killer sociopath child that kills people randomly with silver hammer...

And apart from that, it's actually is funny

[TimViruset]

Can I take you out to the pictures, Joa, oa, oa, oan?

[12fritsch]

i see "like" and "dislike" but where is the "love it" button???

[shimuru122]

maxwell hit 20 people in the head and made them forget why this song is awesome

[SurfTopsail]

That was awesome

[aBeatlesfangirl]

I find this song funny... is there something wrong with me? One of my favorites.

[aBeatlesfangirl]

I find this song funny... is there something wrong with me?

[shinznay]

this is one of lady gaga's fave songs :) she has goood taste

[Hopeandpainsuffice]

Ok people need to stop saying all of them are bang bang or clang clang as these lyrics post its bang and clang and more so than that... YOU CAN HEAR IT.

[bluesgurugod]

This was John Lennon's favorite song from the Beatles. He once said "it's fucking brilliant - I should've wrote it!"

George Harrison and Ringo Starr felt they didn't spend enough time on perfecting it. "I implored Paul to spend more time but he said - we justify taking more time for this song - we'll just have to do it quickly".

Ringo said "Apart from being my favorite song of all time, I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of production".

Paul said "It's better than Let it be or Hey Jude by a mile"

[brutaldmcccp]

18 SONS OF THEIR FUCKIN SHITTY MOTHERS (:

[MrAlepedroza]

love the synth part at 1:00!

[ArielleQueenOfficiel]

What a great song! (:

[ysbaddaden2003]

Who's that getting hammered?

Who was George giving the finger?

Where are the background singers and other extraneous instrumentalists?

[sharpspoint]

17 people are deaf

[britshop]

@sharpspoint well they wont be disapointed

[lulumbi11]

I listen, listen and listen to this song and I can't stop!! Favourite part is clang clang Maxwell's silver hammer came dows, upon his head!

[zbajie]

I love this song!CLANG CLANG MAXEWELL SILVER HAMMER CAME DOWN UPON HER HEAD!CLANG CLANG MAXEWELL SILVER HAMMER MADE SURE THAT SHE WAS DEAD!

[smashley233]

Its hard to imagine how insanely busy the Beatles must have been when even some of their worst songs (although its still better than anything released by anone in the last 40 years) managed to get a film clip.

[QueenRocks191]

is the test tube part mean that she used it as a dildo

[TheDonut65]

@QueenRocks191 No, what the hell would make you think that?

[SIRGAGA123]

love this track. they whole album is simply amazing, it plays like a double disc:) not my favorite by them, but pretty superior to most other music

[Alfonseification]

1:24

I think he found the lyrics funny, because you can hear what sounds like a stifled chuckle.

"Writing *chuckle* fifty time"

Hear it?

[icelfulleros]

@Alfonseification Yes i heard the chuckle!! Love this song!!!!

[twiggycfc1]

@Alfonseification well it was roumerd that john showed paul his but no joke

[legomaster335]

lol, the beatles are awsome.no wonder they have so many fans

[thepacman437]

i hav a cat named maxwell

[AngelicStorm1]

@thepacman437 Cats are awesome, and therefore, desverve awesome names, so kudos on calling him Maxwell! lol :)

[thepacman437]

@AngelicStorm1 thx

[blackicebill96]

wow acdc and the beatles in 1 video im gonna subscribe add as friend and like all his vids just for that even tho he probz didnt even make the little vid clip at the start

[JohntheBloodyBaptist]

Good God I love The Beatles!!!

[sharpspoint]

lol at around 1:23 paul starts to gigle

[PrincessAngelStar12]

i wish i had Maxwell's silver Hammer, some people are getting annoying, DEY MUST DIE, lol

[nevlak1996]

any of you know which Maxwell they are talking about

[LameMailBox]

1:27 I Love How Paul Giggles

[shadow55921]

@LameMailBox I adore it :)

[MalinStromblad]

they look soo bored :P

[WoodRatGirl]

@xEpicBeatles

Damn straight man!