Maxwell's Silver Hammer

I’ve always thought it was a very strange song and unlike anything else that The Beatles produced.Unpleasant and unsettling tbh.

…and yes, very unthinking of the Beeb!

When would it be appropriate?

This has now become a sad topic between myself and family and friends. Apparently Paul McCartney wrote the song after reading about a medical student who murdered his girl friend with a hammer. McCartney has since excused his reason for writing on such a grisly theme as being symbolic of how life can suddenly and unexpectedly bring bad luck. Erm . . . if you say so, Paul. Still think it's crass. The Today programme should have investigated the matter more thoroughly.

who on earth at the bbc etc
Most of them putting this stuff together weren’t born when the beetles were at their peak.

There are tens of pop songs about murder, and they are played every day on the radio. Unfortunately, murder is a fact of life, and although she was well known, so it strikes home to us more, Ann Widdecombe is one of an average of 12 a week in England and Wales alone.