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Most Killer Songs: No. 15

'Maxwell's Silver Hammer'
--The Beatles (1969)

Victims: A lady scientist, a teacher and a judge
Weapon: A hammer you won't find at Home Depot
Gory Details: Mad med student Maxwell Edison uses his metallic mallet to bludgeon his victims to death. Three people lose their lives: Joan pays for her rejection, a teacher dies for his disciplinarian ways, and a judge gets whacked for a guilty verdict.

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haha FUCK yeah BANG BANG!

May 18 2010 at 12:37 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Sarah

I LOVE THE BEATLES!!!
i love this song :)

a few inacuraces in the review , but other than that i'm happy this is on here :)

i agree , a very happy cheerful song .... about killing

i have the Abbey Road LP , it's fantastic ....
i'm a teenage girl :)
anyway i was gonna scream if this wasn't on here , and it is so , YAY!!!

January 23 2010 at 8:50 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mitch

in a way, this song reminds me of an earlier version of "Hammer Smashed Face" by: Cannible Corpse
good song though

August 13 2009 at 9:34 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Carlton W.Burgess

Steve Martin's version was funnier and a big hit.

May 09 2009 at 12:03 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
1800HMB

Close:

The teacher was a woman "She tells Max to stay when the class has gone away... when she turns her back on the boy a noise comes from behind"

And Joan, I don't think, rejected Max:
"'Can I take you out to the pictures Jo-oh-oh-oan?' But as she's getting ready to go, a knock comes on the door (then he kills her)"

May 02 2009 at 4:39 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Gen

Who came up with "killer songs"? I think it's awesome and also a pretty easy leap; there are really alot of them out there. Lots of people who are musicians are very emotionally screwed up and might have ended up killers if they didn't have a musical outlet. Some have the musical outlet and STILL kill people.

August 13 2008 at 11:40 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Bob The Builder

http://www.funny-games.biz/cartoon/maxwellssilverhammer.html . The animation flash 4 this song s pretty sick aswell.

May 20 2008 at 9:58 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Sarah,

I LOVE THE BEATLES.

Great song..

January 09 2008 at 9:10 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Pie

Love The Beatles. It's funny how the song's all about killing, and yet it sounds so bright and happy.
But I want to know who came with "Killer Songs"...kind of a werid topic.

December 12 2007 at 7:48 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
2 replies to Pie's comment
Hello Cody!

Haha, thats just classic Lennon/McCartney magic for ya!

August 11 2008 at 12:34 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Sarah

LOL yes ... Lennon McCartney magic!!!

i have Abbey Road as a CD and an LP , and i have the poster on my bedroom wall .... its like one of my favourites , but i love all Beatles music , because they are so awesome

January 23 2010 at 8:53 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
dawns6

I love the Beatles.

November 25 2007 at 6:22 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply