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Sir Paul McCartney has revealed a bizarre lyric in ‘Eleanor Rigby’ was inspired by his mother’s love of Nivea face cream.The Beatles legend has launched the podcast ‘McCartney: A Life In Lyrics’, in which he delves into the meaning behind some of his hits, and the first episode was all about the classic tune from the legendary Liverpool group’s 1966 album ‘Revolver’.The lyric in question was: “Wearing a Face That She Keeps in a Jar by the Door.” McCartney, 81, started off by revealing the song title was named after a grave he and his late bandmate John Lennon used to frequent.Speaking to the co-host of the 12-part series, poet Paul Muldoon, he recalled: “There is a grave which John and I wandered around endlessly talking about our future.

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