Maxwell's Silver Hammer

George and John dismissed this song, respectively, as a "fruity" number "for the grannies to dig," and there's not much to add to those assessments. An ostensibly cheery number about a psychotic killer, this was deservedly delivered in full ham by Steve Martin (in his film debut!) in the equally psychotic 1978 movie-musical version of Sgt. Pepper.

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