"Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" is a song recorded by the English rock band the Beatles for their 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band...
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Kite (c. 1825 – after 1845) was a 19th-century circus performer, best known as being the "Mr. Kite" from the Beatles 1967 song "Being for the Benefit...
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (category Grammy Award for Album of the Year)
became the subject of speculation, as many believed that the title was code for LSD. In "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!", the reference to "Henry the Horse"...
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Pablo Fanque (category People of the Victorian era)
age of the circus. Since the 1960s, Pablo Fanque has been best known for being mentioned in The Beatles song "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" on...
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on 'Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!' John had said that he wanted to 'smell the sawdust on the floor', wanted to taste the atmosphere of the circus...
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Anthology 2 (redirect from The Beatles Anthology 2)
to Get You into My Life" and "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite" Mal Evans – alarm clock and counting on "A Day in the Life" Brian Jones – alto saxophone...
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Together Now", "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" and "Lovely Rita". This show was performed to a sold-out crowd of 55,000 fans. As a sign of appreciation...
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Billy Connolly (redirect from The Big Yin)
version of the Beatles' song, "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite" on George Martin's 1998 album, In My Life. In November 1998, Connolly was the subject of a...
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(instrumental) — The Secret Machines "Blue Jay Way" — The Secret Machines "I Am the Walrus" — Dr. Robert "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" — Mr. Kite "Because"...
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I Want You (She's So Heavy) (redirect from I Want You (The Beatles song))
"Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!", and snippets of that song and "Helter Skelter" are mixed in with the repeated guitar riff. The abrupt ending of the...
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Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band (category Album articles lacking alt text for covers)
"Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! audio sample Problems playing this file? See media help. Easy Star's Lonely Hearts...
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"Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" "Something" "A Day in the Life"/"Give Peace a Chance" (since the Newark shows) "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" "Band on the Run"...
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Through the Bathroom Window" (Removed from 4 December) "Jet" "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" "Something" "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" "Band on the Run" "Get...
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engineer the opening track, "Natural Thing". Striving for a synthesized sound like that of The Beatles' "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!", they would...
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Fifth Beatle (redirect from The Fifth Beatle)
contributions to a handful of Beatles' recordings. He played a tambura on "Within You Without You", harmonica on "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!", some percussion...
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were profitable. The Beatles song Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! alludes to a poster for one such event. In its modern usage, a benefit performance almost...
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best known as the first black circus owner in Britain, and for his mention in the Beatles song, Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! The Great Farini, a...
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Sgt. Pepper's (Big Daddy album) (category The Beatles tribute albums)
Raymond – lead and harmony vocals John Hatton – lead vocals on "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite", backing vocals, electric bass, acoustic bass, orchestration...
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Neil Aspinall (category The Beatles)
to a handful of the Beatles' recordings. He played a tamboura on "Within You Without You", harmonica on "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!", some percussion...
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Freshen Up (tour) (category Concert tours cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
"Eleanor Rigby" "Fuh You" "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" "Something" "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" "Band on the Run" "Back in the U.S.S.R." "Let It Be" "Live...
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Magical Mystery Tour (song) (category The Beatles songs)
local bus stations for posters with text that could be adapted for the song, in the manner of Lennon's "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" When Evans was...
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Love (Cirque du Soleil) (redirect from The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil)
Soleil: Worlds Away: "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" "Blackbird" "Octopus' Garden" "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite" "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"...
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Fanque's Circus Royal, which later inspired the song, "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" As well as the parish church (a Grade II*-listed building)...
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In My Life (George Martin album) (category Album articles lacking alt text for covers)
"Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" – 2:58 Featuring Billy Connolly on vocals "The Pepperland Suite" (George Martin) – 6:19 A new medley of the music that...
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Pablo Fanque, the popular black equestrian and circus owner (immortalised later in The Beatles' song Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!) played to near-capacity...
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discography "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!", 1967 Beatles song "What Defines Circus Music?". Center Ring Circus Band News. Archived from the original...
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (film) (category The Beatles in film)
a bit of help from Dougie, manage to convince a relieved B.D. to organize a benefit concert to save the town ("Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!"). Dougie...
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band Astigfa (an acronym for "a splendid time is guaranteed for all", a lyric from The Beatles' "Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite"). He got his first break...
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Bread and Puppet Theater (redirect from The Bread & Puppet Theater)
head. The Bread & Puppet Circus Band also has a reference in the costumes of the circus band during "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!". The difference...
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Norfolk (redirect from County of Norfolk)
proprietor, whose 1843 poster advertisement inspired The Beatles song, Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!, born in Norwich Natasha and Ralph Firman, racing...
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