"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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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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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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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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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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(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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Calliope (music) (category Music of Quebec)
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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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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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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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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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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"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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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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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,...
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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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the Beatles' 2006 remix album, Love, the horse sounds were mixed into "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!". The song is played at 117 beats per minute...
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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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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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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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Love (Beatles album) (redirect from LOVE (The Beatles album))
"Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!/I Want You (She's So Heavy)/Helter Skelter" – The track contains the whole of "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!"...
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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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House Nostalgie Blackbird Octopus's Garden Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite Get Back While My Guitar Gently Weeps All You Need...
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Pepper: the latter's "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" matched the waltz-style of "Little Bombardier", while Pegg compares the styles of "Uncle Arthur",...
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Lowrey organ (category Musical instrument manufacturing companies of the United States)
is one of several organs on The Beatles' 1967 song "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" (from the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album), helping...
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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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(Beatles song) Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! Bésame Mucho Birthday (Beatles song) Blackbird (Beatles song) Blue Jay Way Boys (The Shirelles song)...
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