At the VERY beginning of "It's All Too Much"(1969-Yellow Submarine)...
ChrisCoaster
Who was it and what were they saying? John Lennon or George?
Just curious.
-ChrisCoaster
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A. Nonimus
It always sounded like George to me and it sounds like he's saying
"...your mother!"... but I could be totally wrong. Someone must know...
BLACKPOOLJIMMY
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Posted earlier:
Some web forum comments say it's George shouting "To Jorma" for Jorma
Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane, with whom he'd made friends with that
year.
Papa Tom
To me, it always sounded like JOHN saying something like "to your
mother," but it was probably something completely different. I don't
think such a risque remark would have made it to vinyl in those days.
Most likely, it's the tail end of a sentence, perhaps something that
carried over from a previous take of the vocal track.
I've wondered the same about what was actually said at the beginning
of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." It sounds like "Ay-Oh," but it's
probably a clip from a sentence that was originally something like
"Ay, open your blouse, Patti. Clapton's here!"
Tony Quinn
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Papa Tom <tommon...@gmail.com> writes
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>I've wondered the same about what was actually said at the beginning
>of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." It sounds like "Ay-Oh," but it's
"Eh Up" ... a standard Liverpool greeting/exclamation
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i vote for " see you mo' "
globular
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> Papa Tom <tommon...@gmail.com> writes
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>
>> I've wondered the same about what was actually said at the beginning
>> of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." It sounds like "Ay-Oh," but it's
>
> "Eh Up" ... a standard Liverpool greeting/exclamation
>
of Bungalow Bill.
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LookingGlass
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> > "Eh Up" ... a standard Liverpool greeting/exclamation
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> Isn't that actually on the end of the song before, The Continuing Story
> of Bungalow Bill.
I always thought it was.
Bilky White
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> Papa Tom <tommon...@gmail.com> writes
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>
>> I've wondered the same about what was actually said at the beginning
>> of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." It sounds like "Ay-Oh," but it's
>
> "Eh Up" ... a standard Liverpool greeting/exclamation
>
Lancashire, Yorkshire and probably north Cheshire too, not just Liverpool.
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microknee finger
> To me, it always sounded like JOHN saying something like "to your
> mother," but it was probably something completely different.
That's who and what I always assumed it was, but it's hard to tell
because it's so short.
If you listen closely, right after that first guitar note strikes you
can also hear someone trailing off with something like
"ah..hah...haah". I mentioned this in another thread on rmb many years
ago, but this voice sounds muffled, like whoever was playing the guitar
lifted it up to his mouth and shouted into the pickup.
Unfortunately Lewisohn, who had the best opportunity to clarify this
issue, sort of skimmed over this song in his book "Recording Sessions",
and didn't go into much detail about who did what, as I recall. It's a
shame, because whether you like the song or not, that feedback at the
beginning is pretty remarkable. It would have been nice to at least
know for sure who's playing the guitar.
~ Chad
ILL K9
I have everything on CD. I may be missing some Buffalo Springfield. I
bought the box set recently too. I even like the stuff that pissed off
his label. Old Ways, Shocking Pinks, Trans, Reactor [ Re'act'or? ] Lucky
13. I really like the early stuff. My big faves besides the early stuff
are Freedom, Live Rust, Harvest Moon, & Unplugged I haven't listened to
Are You Passionate, Fork in the Road, Prairie Wind, Greendale, or Chrome
Dreams enough to render an opinion yet. Also bought MirrorBall years ago
& haven't been able to find it for several years.. So I don't know if I
like that one or not. Neil is a strange dude but he can do no wrong in
my book, except maybe for Arc or Weld. I can't remember which one is
which of the Arc Weld album. Yes, I know, I replied to the wrong thread.
K9
Henry Salvia
> On 2009-10-09 18:12:22 -0500, Papa Tom <tommon...@gmail.com> said:
>
>> To me, it always sounded like JOHN saying something like "to your
>> mother," but it was probably something completely different.
I don't have the provenance handy (some book or other) but I read that
George says "sue your mother" as a comment on the litigation going on
at the time.
Possibly my favorite Beatle song on my favorite Beatle album, despite
the worst mix I think I've ever heard anywhere...
Henry Salvia.
Nil
rec.music.beatles:
> I don't have the provenance handy (some book or other) but I read
> that George says "sue your mother" as a comment on the litigation
> going on at the time.
What litigation was that?