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May 20, 2021 · “A four of fish and finger pies in summer” A four of fish is innocent enough, it means fourpence worth of fish and chips.
1 day ago · A portion would have cost four pennies at the time, according to the old British currency system. Hence the “four of fish” mentioned in the song. However, the mention of fish takes on a different meaning when joined with the expression “finger pies”. It becomes a rather unfortunate double entendre pertaining to a female body part.
"A four of fish" refers to fourpennyworth of fish and chips, while "finger pie" is sexual slang for fingering. [31] [nb 1] According to music critic and musicologist Wilfrid Mellers , writing in his 1973 book Twilight of the Gods : "For both musical and verbal reasons, the song comes out as childishly merry yet dreamily wild at the same time.
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- 13 February 1967
- 29 December 1966 – 17 January 1967
- "Strawberry Fields Forever" (double A-side)
"Four of fish" means four portions of fish and chips - finger pie is ..um.. (jeez how do I explain this politely) ... the sort of fumblings that take place with a girlfriend in the dark and involves 'insertion' of fingers.
Mar 16, 2008 · Clearly, it’s meant to be plural. “Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes. There, beneath the blue, suburban skies.” “…Four of fish and finger pies.” But even listening to the 2017 remix, both iterations do sound singular.
A four of fish and finger pies. In summer, meanwhile back. Behind the shelter in the middle of the roundabout. The pretty nurse is selling poppies from a tray. And though she feels as if she's in a play. She is anyway. In Penny Lane, the barber shaves another customer. We see the banker sitting waiting for a trim. Then the fireman rushes in.
[Chorus: Paul McCartney with John Lennon & George Harrison] Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes Four of fish and finger pies In summer, meanwhile back [Verse 4: Paul McCartney]...
