Live and let edit, Paul
Posted by bradburg on May 1, 2008
Assuming this is the correct lyric — “But in this ever-changing world in which we live in” — then McCartney did something really redumb-dant with this: “in which we live in.” Some people believe he’s singing ”in which we’re livin’,” a dropped-g phrase which avoids such absurdity. (And makes the same money, too.) But it’s hard to hear that crucial “we’re.” So I think the solecism is there, though I doubt if they’ll strip his knighthood for it, at this point.
bradburg said
Pretty funny Brad…