Did Ringo really go into a coma once?
At the age of 6, Ringo was taken to the Royal Children’s Infirmary suffering from acute abdominal pains. He had a ruptured appendix and inflamed peritoneum. He went into a coma for 2 months. What does “Ob La Di Ob La Da” mean? I have been trying to figure this out for a few years. These words also come up in Savoy Truffle. The following info was found in the book, “A Hard Day’s Write”, by Steve Turner. It should answer your question. “Paul first heard the words ‘Ob La Di Ob La Da’ uttered by Nigerian conga player Jimmy Scott, whom he met at the Bag o’ Nails club in Soho, London. Scott was renowned for his catchy phrases. He was from the Yoruba tribe and if you find someone from the Yoruba, they will tell you that ‘Ob La Di Ob La Da’ means “life goes on”. The fact that Paul used this catchy phrase became a matter of controversy. Jimmy wanted a cut of the profits. Paul told Playboy in 1984, ‘Come on Jimmy, it’s just an expression. If you’d written the song, you could have had the cut.’ J
