有一回，Paul McCartney的aunt ( 姨or嬸母？) 挑戰他說：能不能寫一首無關於「愛」的歌？Paul雖未直接應答，卻一直將這件事放在心裡，也是後來他寫出這首《Paperback Writer》的原動力。

Paperback是所謂的平裝書，相較於精裝本的品質，除了價值較低廉，也意味著書本的內容非為名家名著，「Paperback Writer」也等於是在形容只是個普通的作家。而這首歌的內容講的就是一位「平裝書的作家」，寫信給出版商的心聲。

此曲是披頭合唱團於1966年推出的單曲，獲得告示牌熱門榜「不連續」的兩週的冠軍，因其間曾被法蘭克辛那屈 ( Frank Sinatra ) 的《Strangers in the Night》打斷。另也在英國、愛爾蘭、西德、澳洲、紐西蘭和挪威等地排行榜奪魁。

John Lennon認為這首歌是先前推出的《Day Tripper》的「兒子」( son of Day Tripper )，因兩首歌都使用了加重音的吉他破音 ( fuzzy ) 效果。由於在歌曲中閒閒無事， Lennon和Harrison在其中一段哼起了法國的童謠《Frère Jacques》( 中文版為《兩隻老虎》) 作為合音，但就算是仔細聽，恐也聽不太出來。

由於上一篇亂談有提到這首《Paperback Writer》，故就接續將之貼上來了。




Dear Sir or Madam, will you read my book?
It took me years to write, will you take a look?
It's based on a novel by a man named Lear
And I need a job so I want to be a paperback writer
Paperback writer!
It's the dirty story of a dirty man
And his clinging wife doesn't understand
His son is working for the Daily Mail
It's a steady job but he wants to be a paperback writer
Paperback writer!
Paperback writer
It's a thousand pages, give or take a few
I'll be writing more in a week or two
I can make it longer if you like the style
I can change it 'round and I want to be a paperback writer
Paperback writer!
If you really like it you can have the rights
It could make a million for you overnight
If you must return it you can send it here
But I need a break and I want to be a paperback writer
Paperback writer!
Paperback writer
Paperback writer
Paperback writer