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I was listening to The Beatles’ Let It Be album recently, and a puzzle came to mind. If you aren’t familiar with the album, all you need for this puzzle are the song titles, which is easy to find. But two of these songs were huge hits, so try it without the list first.
Each of the following five boxes represent the title of a song on the Let It Be album. Can you decipher them? Good luck!
HERE are the solutions.
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More of these, please.
posted by Alex on 11-14-2008 at 8:12 am
more! more! more!!!!
This was awesome!
Try one for sgt. peppers next!
posted by Lotuskid88 on 11-14-2008 at 9:40 am
I love these puzzles!!
posted by Heather on 11-14-2008 at 10:33 am
I got two without the list, two more with the list, but I don’t get TEG = Get Back. What’s up with that?
posted by gus on 11-14-2008 at 10:45 am
Shouldn’t it be: 909 1?
910 is One after nine, oh.
Get Backward is kinda awkward, although I can’t think of an alternative.
posted by Bassman on 11-14-2008 at 10:51 am
Right, Bassman — 910 is one after 909.
And Gus, “Get Back” is just the word “GET” backwards.
Thanks for the kind comments, folks. It’s nice to know that I hit a homer occasionally!
posted by Sandy on 11-14-2008 at 11:00 am
very cool puzzle :)
posted by JT on 11-14-2008 at 12:23 pm
Loved it!
So disappointed in myself for having to look a the song list after only getting the 2 hits. I also think 9091 would have made more sense vivually.
I say do Abbey Road - best Beatles album, IMO. Or the White Album.
I love The Beatles, but do other classic albums too!
posted by Nerak on 11-14-2008 at 1:15 pm
Visually - I meant!
posted by Nerak on 11-14-2008 at 1:17 pm