About This Track
McCartney wrote the song after seeing two monkeys copulating in the street while on retreat in Rishikesh, India with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. He marvelled in the simplicity of this natural scenario when compared to the emotional turmoil of human relationships. He later said:
‘’A male just hopped on the back of this female and gave her one, as they say in the vernacular. Within two or three seconds he hopped off again and looked around as if to say, ‘It wasn’t me,’ and she looked around as if there’d been some mild disturbance … And I thought … that’s how simple the act of procreation is … We have horrendous problems with it, and yet animals don’t.’‘
Lennon was unhappy that McCartney recorded the song without him. In his 1980 interview with Playboy, he said:
Playboy: “Why Don’t We Do It In The Road?”
Lennon: That’s Paul. He even recorded it by himself in another room. That’s how it was getting in those days. We came in and he’d made the whole record. Him drumming. Him playing the piano. Him singing. But he couldn’t—he couldn’t—maybe he couldn’t make the break from the Beatles. I don’t know what it was, you know. I enjoyed the track. Still, I can’t speak for George, but I was always hurt when Paul would knock something off without involving us. But that’s just the way it was then.
Playboy: You never just knocked off a track by yourself?
Lennon: No.
‘’A male just hopped on the back of this female and gave her one, as they say in the vernacular. Within two or three seconds he hopped off again and looked around as if to say, ‘It wasn’t me,’ and she looked around as if there’d been some mild disturbance … And I thought … that’s how simple the act of procreation is … We have horrendous problems with it, and yet animals don’t.’‘
Lennon was unhappy that McCartney recorded the song without him. In his 1980 interview with Playboy, he said:
Playboy: “Why Don’t We Do It In The Road?”
Lennon: That’s Paul. He even recorded it by himself in another room. That’s how it was getting in those days. We came in and he’d made the whole record. Him drumming. Him playing the piano. Him singing. But he couldn’t—he couldn’t—maybe he couldn’t make the break from the Beatles. I don’t know what it was, you know. I enjoyed the track. Still, I can’t speak for George, but I was always hurt when Paul would knock something off without involving us. But that’s just the way it was then.
Playboy: You never just knocked off a track by yourself?
Lennon: No.
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cooljulian wrote:
The greatest philosophical question of the 20th century [3]
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amagni wrote:
Lydia Lunch did a freaky cover of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiowCFfejH8
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naotas_forehead wrote:
Because then we'd get run over and/or arrested. Jeez, Paul, keep it in yo pants
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kayfabbs wrote:
yeah...why Don't we do it in the road?
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lyla_wonderland wrote:
The greatest philosophical question of the 20th century. [2]
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davidbowiegirl wrote:
Great song! Love the screaming vocals :p
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ritajun wrote:
Why Not? I Will <3
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malzee154 wrote:
The greatest philosophical question of the 20th century.
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Lilloneto wrote:
why not?
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paul30802 wrote:
Love this song! By the way guys if any of u want a free iphone 4 check out this site FREEIPHONE4-METROLYRICS.INFO Actually works! Just got mine the other day haha
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prominence_la wrote:
Heh heh...used to listen to this "Breakfast Beatles" program in Georgia that'd play this every Friday. The DJs would then commence to sing this. Awfully. I miss that so bad.
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jimgravy845 wrote:
no good reason I can think of
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ElfniE wrote:
Why? ~ WHY NOT! <__<
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becker_90 wrote:
First thought while listening to this: "Obvious troll is obvious"
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mjscholl wrote:
My mom broke this record in half when I was a kid. Ha ha!
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kristenbrutus wrote:
Fuck this is good.
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RMG1 wrote:
Bit of a non-song but that scream just after the 1 minute mark is total class.
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Muffinigans wrote:
Yes really, why not! No one will be watching us, heh. Also @chicken-as-fuck, that's fucking hilarious!
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rawrlr wrote:
hehe
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noideaasusualxD wrote:
The vocals in this song can be died for, Im serious fuck man he can sing oh my god why is he this good
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