How Paul McCartney's Dog Inspired the Beatles' 'Martha My Dear' Song

As fans of The Beatles are aware, the beloved British group wasn't afraid to write about a plethora of topics, ranging from octopuses ("Octopus's Garden") to a fictitious band ("Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"). So it shouldn't be all that surprising that one of the songs off of 1968's White Album was based on singer and bassist Paul McCartney's dog, Martha.

During a 1968 interview with Radio Luxembourg, McCartney shared some insight into penning said tune, titled "Martha My Dear." He explained he didn't intend to write a song that focused on the Old English Sheepdog.

"You see, I just start singing some words with a tune, you know what I mean. I don't ever write a song thinking, 'Now I'll write a song about...' I do sometimes, but mainly I don't. Mainly I'm just doing a tune, and then some words come into my head, you know. And these happened to be 'Martha My Dear, though I spend my days in conversation.' It doesn't mean anything, you know, but those just happened to come to my head," said the famed musician, now 83.

He clarified that the song "is about [his] dog" and suggested that some listeners have thought otherwise.

"So you can read anything you like into it, but really it's just a song. It's me singing to my dog," said McCartney with a laugh in the 1968 interview.

Source: yahoo.com/Nicole Moore

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