Maxwell's Silver Hammer - Remastered 2009

About Maxwell's Silver Hammer - Remastered 2009

"Maxwell's Silver Hammer" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1969 album Abbey Road. It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. The song is about a student named Maxwell Edison who commits murders with a hammer, with the dark lyrics disguised by an upbeat sound. McCartney described the song as symbolic of the downfalls of life, being "my analogy for when something goes wrong out of the blue, as it so often does". .

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About this song

Credited to

The Beatles

Album

Abbey Road (Remastered 2009) · Track 3 of 17

Released

September 26, 1969

Duration

3:27

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From the album: Abbey Road (Remastered 2009)