■聞き手 ・福本哲也（ETC英会話 代表） ・青樹洋文

I have two copies of “Help” album, one is the United kingdom print that was sold in Japan. And on the cover, you see John, Paul, George, Ringo and John has a funny hat on and Paul has a T-shirt on. And Paul McCartney looks so strong. But the thing is that Paul McCartney doesn’t look like the real McCartney. He’s too tall. And on Sgt. Pepper’s album, also, he’s too tall. And on the Magical mystery tour album and video, you see, Paul’s too tall. That’s the fake Paul. Fake Paul. Yeah, he’s too tall, because you can’t hide that fact. Because here’s the deal, John Lennon and Paul McCartney were almost exactly the same height. In they stood together, when the early days, shoulder to shoulder, they were equal. But all of sudden, Paul McCartney grew two inches. How did that happen? Look at the shoes! Oh, on one of the Magical mystery tour album, let’s see, what album? I think it is album. On one song, Paul McCartney has socks on no shoes, and he’s still taller than John Lennon. If he put on some shoes, he would be one and half inches taller. Yeah.

◆使用楽曲 (BGM) Cellar Boy by Lonely Planet Boy 1969