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Meaning

I'm very suspicious about the claim that this song is about a dog. The lyrics certainly do not stike one as being relevant. Wjhonson 07:20, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have heard that the song itself is not about a dog, but McCartney did have a dog named "Jet" and that was where the title came from, and if you listen to the lyrics, the word "Jet" has little to do with them anyway. Danthemankhan 05:15, 16 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Who was the model on the sheet music for Jet?

Rik A —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.153.11.161 (talk) 21:04, 6 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I read that an aquaintance of the Beatles said the song was about a gay woman who rejected Paul's advances, and he was making fun of her in the song. He mentions in the opening line how he almost remembers the "funny faces" when she told "them" she'd be marrying soon. He echos a common meme that women's libbers, sufferagettes, are gay. Making fun of her father, a seargent major, who he "thought the major looked like a lady". He also mentions that her mother, or father, or she made excuses claiming they said she was too young.

Genre

I have listened again, and I don't see how this can be taken as hard rock. "Helen Wheels" perhaps, but not this. -- Beardo (talk) 04:14, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

jet for john

I highly disagree that this very song was for 'a' 'dog'. Knowing McCartney its very difficult to quote him, as he has no baseline in his statemtents.

I know that song now for almost 4 decades.

For my understanding it's just the continuation of John and Paul to play mind games, side kicks against the other one.

Who else but Yoko could be meant by lady suffragette plus calling John the seargeant major. (Remember the uniforms Lennon wore for his LP covers plus How I won the war)

What amazes me that this two (Lennon/McCartney) never overcame their personal(!) trouble about their wives they chose.

After all it's just sad, that J.L. was shot and them never really worked together after the Beatles era.

Cheers!

In doubt, read the lyrics!

"Jet"

Jet, Jet,

Jet, I can almost remember their funny faces
That time you told them that you were going to be marrying soon
And jet I thought the only lonely place was on the moon

Jet Jet Jet
Jet was your father as bold as the sergeant major
How come he told you that you were hardly old enough yet
And jet I thought the major was a lady suffragette

Jet Jet Jet
Ah Mater want Jet to always love me
Ah Mater want Jet to always love me
Ah Mater... much later

Jet
And Jet I thought the major was a lady suffragette
Jet Jet
Ah Mater want Jet to always love me
Ah Mater want Jet to always love me
Ah Mater... much later
Jet with the wind in your hair
Of a thousand laces
Climb on the back and we'll go for a ride in the sky
And Jet I thought that the major was a little lady suffragette

Jet-Jet-Jet
And Jet you know I thought you was a little lady suffragette
Jet
A little lady
My little lady... yes  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.204.137.56 (talk) 14:56, 29 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Music video in infobox

This music video has been added to the infobox. Although the music is licensed to YouTube by: "UMG (on behalf of Hear Music); BMG Rights Management (US), LLC, LatinAutor, LatinAutorPerf, UMPG Publishing, ARESA, AMRA, and 3 music rights societies", the video content does not seem to be licenced and the uploader, "Back To The Egg", does not appear to be an official provider. Unfortunately, the video is therefore likely to be copyvio. Martinevans123 (talk) 09:12, 21 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Inspiration for the song’s title

Paul McCartney’s book, “The Lyrics: 1956 to the present” (2021, Liveright Publishing Corporation, New York) has a section on the song “Jet”. From page 377, “‘Jet’ was actually the name of a pony, a little Shetland pony that we had for the kids on the farm.” The same page has a photograph captioned “Mary and Stella with Jet. Scotland, 1975”. Was there also a Labrador Retriever from 1973 or before? Page 376 identifies the song as originally from the album “Band on the Run, 1973.” 108.6.192.61 (talk) 19:18, 26 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Seems we have competing sources. The dog is very heavily supported currently, by good sources, in the Background section? Martinevans123 (talk) 19:30, 26 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps the article should refer to both dog and pony? Treecarer (talk) 22:56, 27 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]