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The Fool on the Hill

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The Fool on the Hill:

Paul McCartney wrote this. It's about a man who is considered a fool by others, but whose foolish demeanor is actually an indication of wisdom. An event which prompted this song happened when Paul was walking his dog Martha, on Primrose Hill one morning. As he watched the sun rise, he noticed that Martha was missing. Paul turned around to look for his dog, and there a man stood, who appeared on the hill without making a sound. The gentleman was dressed respectably, in a belted raincoat. Paul knew this man had not been there seconds earlier as he had looked in that direction for Martha. Paul and the stranger exchanged a greeting, and this man then spoke of what a beautiful view it was from the top of this hill that overlooked London. Within a few seconds, Paul looked around again, and the man was gone. He had vanished as he had appeared. A friend of McCartney's, Alistair Taylor, was present with Paul during this strange incident, and wrote of this event in his book, Yesterday.

Both Paul and Alistair could not imagine what happened to this man. He had seemed to vanish in thin air. The nearest trees for cover were too far to reach by walking or running in a few seconds, and the crest of the hill was too far as well to reach in that short time. What made the experience even more mysterious, was that just before this man first appeared, Paul and Alistair were speaking to each other of the beauty they observed of the view towards London and the existence of God. Once back home, they spent the morning discussing what had happened, trying to make some sense of it. They both agreed that this was something others were infer occurred as a result of an "acid trip," but they both swore they had not taken or used any drugs. When Paul filmed the sequence for this song in the film, it shows him on a hilltop overlooking the town of Nice.
by alghaster July 13, 2007
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down the hill

A super ghetto section of East Baltimore bounded roughly by Monument to the south, Central to the West, North Ave to the North, and Patterson Park to the East. Anyone who claims it refers to anywhere in Jersey... ya'll ain't start using that slang till B-more Club came up ya way.
Baltimore Club song: Down the hill. Down the hill. Down the hill. Down the hill. Down the hill
by nicholaaaas November 22, 2011
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Sahil the Hill

this is a rap. Here goes, Sahil the hill needs another hill because he just came from a hill because hes family is a hill YOOOOOO, Dawg we need hills for the hill family cause hes name is Sahil the Hill.
Sahil the Hill is one of the best rap we thinked of
by Sahil the Hill March 13, 2017
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up the hill

The upper part of West Orange, NJ divided by Eagle Rock. Known commonly as the more upscale area of the town.
Were you up the hill yesterday at BK?
by Anonymous123445 October 2, 2006
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over the hill

Meaning that you are 40yrs old, therfore you have reached the climax of your life time and your beggining to go "over the hill."
My dad just had his 40th birthday, therefore hes over the hill
by Robbie Young April 7, 2004
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Harvard on the hill

A nickname given to many community colleges in order to give students the sense that they are attending an institution comparable to Harvard in quality.

Many people believe that their college is uniquely nicknamed "Harvard on the hill", when in fact it is common of many community colleges.
Jeff: Where are you going to college?
Andy: Harvard on the hill!
Jeff: Woah congratulations, you're going to ABC Community College?
Andy: No? I'm going to XYZ Community College..
Jeff: Hm...
by PrimalHike February 28, 2015
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King of the Hill

The 2nd best show on Fox after the Simpsons.
Fuck American Idol and Juniors Bring on King of the Hill
by JasonMc August 11, 2003
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