Where does "Macca" come from?
Aaron Dial
In various interviews with the Beatles et al, I have never heard
anyone refer to McCartney as "Macca." Is this a pet name like
the tabloid "Jacko" or something?
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Jenny_TT
If you listen closely to the Anthology 2, Disc 1, track 4 when Paul
breaks the glass, you will hear John sing the little ditty "Paul's
broken a glass....". John then says "OK. Sorry ready, Macca?". This
comes at :25 into the track. Paul has had the nickname "Macca" for a
long time.
Peace,
Jenny/TimeTraveler
Kirsten Grandahl
Macca is a term used in Liverpool for people with the last name beginning
Mc or Mac. There's a famous Liverpool football player that has a last
name of Mac and he is nicknamed Macca as well.
Hope that answers it.
MaccaW
P.S. The other names for the other three were Lennie (for John), Harri
(for George) and Ritchie (for Ringo).
James Geren
Kirsten Grandahl writes:
>Macca is a term used in Liverpool for people with the last name beginning
>Mc or Mac. There's a famous Liverpool football player that has a last
>name of Mac and he is nicknamed Macca as well.
>Hope that answers it.
>MaccaW
Well, it *almost* answers it. This whole Macca thing is new to me. How does
one pronounce it? MACca, or Mc-CAH?
Jim
Murcura
jge...@postbox.acs.ohio-state.edu (James Geren) writes:
If John Lennon's pronunciation is the "standard" one, it's "MACca." You
can hear him say, at the beginning of the A2 "You've Got To Hide Your Love
Away," "Are you ready, Macca?" Right after he sings, "Paul's broken a
glass, broken a glass..."
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Kirsten Grandahl
>Well, it *almost* answers it. This whole Macca thing is new to me. How
does
>one pronounce it? MACca, or Mc-CAH?
>
>Jim
Hi Jim...
It's pronounced MACca :)
MaccaW
cldo...@salsgiver.com
In Paul's 1984 film "Give My Regards To Broad Street", his manager,
played by Bryan Brown, calls him "Macca", in an earlier scene.
Pete Best
"Mean, Moody, and ..... Magnificent"
gobnotch
..and try 'You've Got To Hide Your Love Away' from Anthology 2:
John : "You ready...Macca!"
Hungwen Li
gobnotch <gobn...@enternet.com.au> wrote:
>..and try 'You've Got To Hide Your Love Away' from Anthology 2:
>John : "You ready...Macca!"
>
>
Actually, I thought he was saying, "Ready? OK." I went back and listened
to it and it still sounds like "OK"
Jason
Amaranth56
In searching for news items, I've used "macca". Evidently, it's a
common nickname, because the lists often include sports articles.
Can anyone from Great Britain confirm this?
David Linley
Anybody in Britain whose surname begins with Mac or Mc can be given the
nickname Macca. The same as people who are called White are called Chalky
and people who are called Clarke are called Nobby.
David Linley.
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M L Gilbert
David Linley wrote:
> Anybody in Britain whose surname begins with Mac or Mc can be given the
> nickname Macca. The same as people who are called White are called Chalky
> and people who are called Clarke are called Nobby.
I understand how you get "Chalky" from White, but I don't understand how
"Nobby" makes sense for Clarke. (or am I just missing the joke?!)
MLG
nickey davies
In article <337B2D...@sprynet.com>, aia...@sprynet.com (M L Gilbert)
wrote:
'Nobby' and 'nobs' are contractions of 'nobility'. In former times,
clerk/clark/clarke referred to someone literate, a skill mostly confined
to the upper classes. Geddit? For a similar reason, someone who gives
himself airs may be referred to as 'His Knibs'.
We've also 'Dusty' Miller and 'Daisy' Bell. I'm sure there are others.
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David Linley
nickey davies wrote:
>
> > > the nickname Macca. The same as people who are called White are called
> > > Chalky and people who are called Clarke are called Nobby.
> >
> > I understand how you get "Chalky" from White, but I don't understand how
> > "Nobby" makes sense for Clarke. (or am I just missing the joke?!)
>
> 'Nobby' and 'nobs' are contractions of 'nobility'. In former times,
> clerk/clark/clarke referred to someone literate, a skill mostly confined
> to the upper classes. Geddit? For a similar reason, someone who gives
> himself airs may be referred to as 'His Knibs'.
>
> We've also 'Dusty' Miller and 'Daisy' Bell. I'm sure there are others.
>
Whenever Spike Milligan is asked how he got the nickname Spike (His real name is Terry)
he answers that Spike is the nickname given to people called Milligan in the same way as
Dusty Miller, Chalky White and Spud Murphy. Can't say I've ever heard of anyone else called
Spike Milligan.
Doctor Fang
He's from Liverpool, of course. What a silly thread.
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Jens Sundboe
Paul was macca
George was gazza( I think)
John was lennie
Ringo was Richie
Just nicknames given to people in respect.
Kirsten Grandahl
Really close....George was Harri or Hazza. :)
MaccaW
W Randall
Amaranth56 (amara...@aol.com) wrote:
: In searching for news items, I've used "macca". Evidently, it's a
: common nickname, because the lists often include sports articles.
: Can anyone from Great Britain confirm this?
--
Yep, we have a tendency to give celebrities nicknames ; for example, the
world class England footballer Paul Gascoigne is called "Gazza", a top
Tory politician: Michael Heseltine is named "Hezza".
The majority of nicknaming is done by tabloid newspapers. It's a sort of laddy
thing to do, and it's been around for donkeys years...
Tony Quinn
In article <5m1hgd$4ln$1...@bignews.shef.ac.uk>, W Randall
<ch94...@silver.shef.ac.uk> writes
>Amaranth56 (amara...@aol.com) wrote:
>: In searching for news items, I've used "macca". Evidently, it's a
>: common nickname, because the lists often include sports articles.
>
>: Can anyone from Great Britain confirm this?
>
>--
> Yep, we have a tendency to give celebrities nicknames ; for example, the
> world class England footballer Paul Gascoigne is called "Gazza", a top
> Tory politician: Michael Heseltine is named "Hezza".
>
> The majority of nicknaming is done by tabloid newspapers. It's a sort of
Checking with my father (66 this year) confirms that anyone with the
name MacX or McX could commonly have been known as 'macca' for many
years (in Liverpool at the very least). to attribute this to the tabs
seems, in my opinion, to ignore historical precedent.. then of course
the chances are that somebody posting with an ...ac.uk address is a
student and thus likely to be influenced by such things as the tabs (an
interesting recursive influence).
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Randy Skretvedt
In article <jfVofZAC...@sixpints.demon.co.uk>, Tony Quinn
<tony...@sixpints.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> In article <5m1hgd$4ln$1...@bignews.shef.ac.uk>, W Randall
> <ch94...@silver.shef.ac.uk> writes
> >Amaranth56 (amara...@aol.com) wrote:
> >: In searching for news items, I've used "macca". Evidently, it's a
> >: common nickname, because the lists often include sports articles.
> >
On the "Anthology 2" rehearsal version of "You've Got to Hide Your Love
Away," in the banter which includes John's "Paul's broke my glass, broke
my glass....," he asks Paul, "Are you ready, Macca?" So it seems that
this was a nickname applied to Paul within the group, not just by
outsiders.
All the best--
Randy Skretvedt
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CWhite1063
Still, for some reason (I don't know why), the word "Macca" is getting on
my last nerve. It's irrational, I know, but it's annoying me as badly as
the phrase "surfing the 'net." :)
Just thought I'd share... lol
Jeff U.
Randy Skretvedt <skre...@ix.netcom.com> wrote in article
<skretved-260...@irv-ca17-16.ix.netcom.com>...
just for your information, it's ..."Paul's broken a glass, broken a
glass..." not "my glass"
CBrown1235
I think you'll find he comes from Liverpool, which is in England. By the
way can anyone think of a good American artist? I can't.
Tina L.
skre...@ix.netcom.com (Randy Skretvedt) wrote:
>In article <jfVofZAC...@sixpints.demon.co.uk>, Tony Quinn
><tony...@sixpints.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>> In article <5m1hgd$4ln$1...@bignews.shef.ac.uk>, W Randall
>> <ch94...@silver.shef.ac.uk> writes
>> >Amaranth56 (amara...@aol.com) wrote:
>> >: In searching for news items, I've used "macca". Evidently, it's a
>> >: common nickname, because the lists often include sports articles.
>> >
>On the "Anthology 2" rehearsal version of "You've Got to Hide Your Love
>Away," in the banter which includes John's "Paul's broke my glass, broke
>my glass....," he asks Paul, "Are you ready, Macca?" So it seems that
>this was a nickname applied to Paul within the group, not just by
>outsiders.
>All the best--
>Randy Skretvedt
If I am correct I believe these were nicknames coined early on in
Beatle years..I remember reading it in several places...Paul was
Macca..George was Hazza..and John was Lenny? or was it Johnny??
Tina
