Comments on: A Day In The Life

By: Mr. Kite

Mr. Kite — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 22:52:10 +0000

Geoge did nothing more than shake maracas? Seriously?

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 20:26:22 +0000

James, I found a long interview with Giles Martin and he says it’s PAUL doing the “aaaahs” (Sorry, this is the German version):
“Pauls Main-Vocal-Spur ist stereo, weil wir ihr mit dem Waves S1 Stereo Imaging Plug-in etwas Spannweite gegeben haben, daher klingt sie anders als Johns Lead-Stimme. Wir haben auch zwei kleine Stückchen abgespalten, um die Möglichkeit zu haben, sie links und rechts zu pannen. Seine vierte Vocal-Spur ist die ›Aaah‹-Sektion, und darunter ist eine ›Aaah‹-Delay-Aux-Spur.«
Source: https://www.soundandrecording.de/stories/neu-gemischt-beatles-meisterwerk-sgt-peppers-lonely-hearts-club-band/

By: Dan L

Dan L — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 22:31:47 +0000

Ah well… and as a professional historian, I shouldn’t have been so gullible! A masterful hoax, though, one I imagine John would have enjoyed. (Although — and this should have been the tip-off — his own response would surely have reached greater heights of wit and hilarity!)

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 20:29:04 +0000

per: Thanks for that video. I just WISH someone had played Geoff the actual record right there – so instead of repeating his (fabricated) story from the book he’d heard Paul singing! That would have made him scratch his head! 😉
Everyone believing that Geoff – God bless him, great man! – actually did remember all these little details about the sessions told in “his” book should check that infamous interview of his from several decades earlier where he remembered less than Jon Snow! http://www.angelfire.com/planet/beatlesrecording/GeoffEmerick1979.html?fbclid=IwAR2TxcY_vxHAfoV8CrJr8j_TxDo9ay9MBwQuSuX5Vwf1vtE0ruMBr6kOVP4

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 18:41:43 +0000

PLEASE give me a direct Giles Martin-quote and a source of that, James, because that would surprise me a LOT.
It would also cost GM a LOT of credibility, but I don’t expect it to be true, anyway.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 16:50:34 +0000

That was an April Fools post, but nicely done by the RAH. Check the publication date.

By: Dan L

Dan L — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 18:25:15 +0000

I've just learned about this gem of a historical document -- the response by the chief executive of the Royal Albert Hall to the allegation that their venue was afflicted with 4,000 holes!

By: MikeP

MikeP — Thu, 03 Jan 2019 03:12:52 +0000

Once again, Johan, we get it. You love John; you hate Paul. But your continual nonsense-spewing, with no facts, attributable quotes, or citations of any kind are immature and, obviously, unsupportable.
Give it up for chrissakes.

By: Russ

Russ — Thu, 03 Jan 2019 00:04:16 +0000

When I was in college, during the school year from ’72 to ’73 my two roommates and I would play Sgt. Peppers every day at 4:30. It never got old (and hasn’t yet!) There were, of course, endless discussions about ADITL (including some of the PID variety.) And, as was mentioned above, about why ADITL ended the album instead of the SPLHCB reprise. Why didn’t SPLHCB and the reprise bookend the album?, etc. Of course, with no internet and none of the books having been written yet there were a lot of “facts” that later proved wrong. Although I do remember one friend who knew somebody that was associated with Abbey Road studio who told him the bit about how John was referring to a$$holes with the line “holes to fill the Albert Hall.” Anyway, thank you to everyone for the links, book mentions, and tidbits to listen for.

By: thomas l johnson

thomas l johnson — Sun, 16 Dec 2018 18:26:55 +0000

sounds like john to me

By: Serge

Serge — Sun, 18 Nov 2018 16:47:13 +0000

I used to think that was Paul too but although this section of the song hasn’t been discussed much it really is Johns handiwork. Albeit with some distortion.

By: James Maggio

James Maggio — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 07:39:41 +0000

Giles Martin says the basic track reveals John sings the main melody and Paul does a falsetto harmony. So they are both on it.

By: Teddy Salad

Teddy Salad — Thu, 04 Oct 2018 18:27:07 +0000

And in 1980, Lennon said in She’s a Woman it was clearly a drug reference and they were pleased that the censor didn’t catch it. The ADITL phrase seems more blatantly about drugs, and McCartney also wink-winked about that years later. Their anger in 1967 at the ban is amusing. Sometimes bans bring attention that may not have been otherwise given. Not that the song or album was suffering from a lack of attention.

By: christhislove

christhislove — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 13:13:43 +0000

Finally the drumming sound of Ringo is maybe the most incredible thing on this track !

By: bianca

bianca — Wed, 22 Aug 2018 05:06:11 +0000

The “Ahhhhhhhh, ahhhhh, ah-ah-ahhhhhh;…” it is John. I wasn’t there, but it sounds like him. No doubt about it.

By: per

per — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 20:13:26 +0000

A whistling dog, that´s quite someting.

By: per

per — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 20:10:29 +0000

Geoff Emerick says in an interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5caf6mAACA that it is John who siings the “Ahhhhhhhh, ahhhhh, ah-ah-ahhhhhh;…” melody that links the middle section back to the last verse, but it is obvious to me when I listen to it that it is Paul´s voice.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 10:49:00 +0000

I could too, very clearly, and always wondered why people referred to it as only audible to dogs (and other animals). Now I’m 41, and my hearing’s not as sharp, and I can’t hear it unless I crank up the volume (plus my tinnitus gives me a constant high-pitched ringing anyway!).

By: EchoNov

EchoNov — Wed, 14 Mar 2018 09:43:46 +0000

I could actually hear the dog whistle, the 15 kilocycle tone after the E chord on piano faded out, when I was younger.

By: Dan L

Dan L — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 19:41:27 +0000

Well put, Tony. This song did put the Beatles on a whole new level (as if that were possible!). The drum fills, the bass lines, the lyrical imagery, the orchestral crescendo, the vocals (John’s so wistful, Paul’s so nonchalant) — all so spellbinding, so transcendent!