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Ringo Starr Felt The Beatles’ ‘Octopus’s Garden’ Could’ve Been About Sharks

Ringo Starr said The Beatles’ “Octopus’s Garden” was inspired by real-life octopus behavior. In retrospect, he felt the tune could have been a lot more twisted. It appears Paul McCartney approved of ...
The Village Voice

In an Octopus’s Garden with Panic at the Disco

So these dudes are in the throes of a major Sgt. Pepper fixation: goofy psychedelic clothes, goofy psychedelic pop tunes, the drummer looks a lot like Ringo from far away, etc. This is not so terrible ...
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An Octopus Wrapped Itself Around Ringo Starr’s Nanny Just Before He Wrote ‘Octopus’s Garden’

Ringo Starr is one of the songwriters behind 'Octopus's Garden' by The Beatles, sharing that he had an actual octopus encounter before writing the song. Drummer Ringo Starr of the Beatles during a ...
The Mirror US on MSN

Beatles' Ringo Starr was inspired to write Octopus's Garden after 'leaving the band'

The Beatles’ drummer Ringo Starr was inspired to write one of his most famous tracks, Octopus's Garden, after briefly leaving ...
Rolling Stone

Watch Dave Grohl Read Ringo Starr’s ‘Octopus’s Garden’ Children’s Book

Dave Grohl, The Storyteller himself, appeared on the BBC kids series CBeebies to read fellow drummer Ringo Starr’s Beatles-inspired children’s book Octopus’s Garden. “After a busy day of rocking out, ...