Eleanor Rigby
Eleanor Rigby is a 1966 Beatles song about lonely, isolated people—the title character dies alone and is buried with no one present.
The name has become shorthand for urban loneliness and social disconnection: There are Eleanor Rigbys in every city, invisible to everyone around them.
- Fab FourIconic sixties rock quartet
- LiverpoolMajor English port city
- Abbey RoadLondon recording studio street
- British InvasionSixties UK music takeover
John Lennon · George Harrison · Ringo Starr · Yellow Submarine · George Martin · string quartet · 1966 · EMI
Place of Christian worship
- sermonClergy's worship address
- riceStaple cereal grain
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
parish · vicar · pew · altar · stained glass · bells · hymn · prayer
Deep emotional distress
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- sadnessState of emotional pain
- despairTotal absence of hope
- wistfulSadly longing for something
mournful · plaintive · bittersweet · poignant · heartrending · somber · bleak · forlorn
Complete separation from others
- solitudeState of being alone
- abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
- alienationState of being isolated
- emptinessAbsence of substance
neglect · forgotten · invisible · overlooked · unnoticed · anonymity · disconnection · estrangement
Rejection of mainstream values
- Swinging Sixties1960s cultural revolution
- British cultureCustoms of the UK
- pop artMass culture as canvas
- modSoftware tweak or admin
Carnaby Street · social change · class divide · urban decay · generation gap · kitchen sink realism · working class · Northern England
Paul McCartney
- Fab FourIconic sixties rock quartet
- LiverpoolMajor English port city
- Abbey RoadLondon recording studio street
John Lennon · George Harrison · Ringo Starr · British Invasion · Yellow Submarine · George Martin · string quartet · 1966 · EMI · vinyl
church
Place of Christian worship
congregation · parish · vicar · pew · altar · stained glass · bells · hymn · prayer · veil
sorrow
Deep emotional distress
wistful · mournful · plaintive · bittersweet · poignant · heartrending · somber · bleak · forlorn · nostalgic
isolation
Complete separation from others
- solitudeState of being alone
- abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
- alienationState of being isolated
emptiness · neglect · forgotten · invisible · overlooked · unnoticed · anonymity · disconnection · estrangement · outcast
counterculture
Rejection of mainstream values
- Swinging Sixties1960s cultural revolution
- British cultureCustoms of the UK
- pop artMass culture as canvas
mod · Carnaby Street · social change · class divide · urban decay · generation gap · kitchen sink realism · working class · Northern England
- EleanorElinor
- LiverpoolThe Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr
- Yellow SubmarineJohn, Paul, George, Ringo, Lord Mayor
Eleanor Rigbysocial butterfly
Outgoing, prolific socializer
community pillar · popular kid · center of attention · networker · socialite
Eleanor RigbyZorba the Greek