Comments on: I Am The Walrus

By: horowizard

horowizard — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 22:31:59 +0000

Actually, in an interview (in Playboy Magazine I believe) John Lennon reveals the lyric is ‘Everybody’s got one.” When the interviewer asked him “one what?” he replied “One penis, one vagina, you name it.”

By: Ron L

Ron L — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 01:31:27 +0000

I read Eric Burden of the Animals say he was the “eggman” after telling John of his experience in Jamaica with a lady who broke eggs on his body and proceeded to clean it off. Apparently John thought it was a good story.

By: MikeP

MikeP — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 03:34:26 +0000

The recording is far superior to the melody-less, random-words song.

By: Teddy Salad

Teddy Salad — Thu, 25 Jan 2018 20:55:56 +0000

Are you referring to the (erroneous, imo) claim that Lennon was filmed using a melodica to compose the opening notes of Strawberry Fields Forever before their first appearance on Ed Sullivan?

By: JFrench

JFrench — Fri, 24 Nov 2017 23:12:15 +0000

I think the “everybody’s got one” refers to the opinions the students had analyzing Lennons songs..IMO. And has anyone else read or heard that “sitting on a cornflake” means passing gas?

By: Brandon Aris (@arisbx)

Brandon Aris (@arisbx) — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 01:32:38 +0000

Well, the Beatles were a nice little country and western combo.

By: Big Tom

Big Tom — Sat, 02 Sep 2017 18:24:15 +0000

Has a Country Music band ever recorded I Am The Walrus?

By: Joseph Brush

Joseph Brush — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 19:47:06 +0000

I have enjoyed Frank’s version of Walrus. Very weird in light of the comments he has made about certain songs that were played in the Fillmore East jam with john and yoko in 1971.

By: David Hutchison

David Hutchison — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 13:37:55 +0000

Yes! I keep hearing ‘bits’ I never heard before (in almost all songs, not just this fabulous one), and I *have* been listening since ’62! 🙂

By: Frank

Frank — Tue, 23 May 2017 01:00:19 +0000

I totally agree. When John wrote Tomorrow Never Knows there was nothing close to that song in popular music world. So far ahead of everyone. Same with Walrus. In the late 80’s Kurt Cobain was writing grunge music while we all listened to big hair rock and rap. He was ahead of his time too. Also a Lennon fan.

By: Donnie L

Donnie L — Sat, 08 Apr 2017 03:22:02 +0000

Their music is like one of your favorite movies, you’ve seen it multiple times yet you notice a part in a scene you somehow missed before and when you do you feel a bit more assured your a step further into the club.

By: Jeffrey

Jeffrey — Fri, 07 Apr 2017 22:56:08 +0000

“I Am the Walrus (“”No You’re Not,”” said little Nicola)” is a miraculous composition on every level. Théâtre at its best, the piece defies all convention. It is a masterpiece… the best “song” on the best album “The Magical Mystery Tour” our beloved Beatles ever recorded. It is my favourite… no beyond that, it is my preference.
Poetry may be for sound as well as meaning, and as such, attempts to “define” words here are silly.
Let it go, people, and enjoy the sound. The words are splendid, full of delightful humour… and the music is funny, too.
Americans had the advantage in 1967 to purchase a full LP with “Penny Lane” and “Strawberry Fields” on Side 2, whilst poor British people had to settle for the EP of the 5 MMT “songs”. I believe the American import did become available at a shocking price. Well, hallelujah, all may now enjoy the CD version with everything on it. You can’t beat progress.
I do have some regrets.
“King Lear” really should have been presented in complete Act form; or perhaps at least a scene. The part where Lear is presented with the obvious comment that he was now old, but without having become wise, would have been perfect.
The Lewis Carroll piece might have been included as well.
Of course that would have been too much for the “fans” who might have fallen asleep at being exposed to so much serious literature. Apparently literature has a worse reputation than drugs, which are discussed here at length, whereas literature is passed over as something toxic. Legalise literature, one cries, or at the very least decriminalise it.
Cheers.

By: Jonas Groth, Norway

Jonas Groth, Norway — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 19:08:21 +0000

I have the audio of the end part of the King Lear. But I’m still missing the audio from the third chorus (“Now good sir”, “poor man, made tame to fortune” and “good pity”. Does anyone have these?

By: Chris green

Chris green — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 13:04:16 +0000

Walrus is such an amazing and ugly song. It washes you dirty, and your left breathless. This is why the Beatles are just so up there and out there. 1966 Tomorrow Never Knows, 1967 I am the walrus. John Lennon at his best.

By: J Neo Marvin

J Neo Marvin — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 19:19:03 +0000

I assume the King Lear stuff is missing then, since that was added live during the mono mixing session.

By: David

David — Sun, 06 Nov 2016 08:06:57 +0000

I always wondered what the weird voice was saying before the strings take over for the beginning of the “english garden” section. But I guess that’s what John wanted everyone to do; anaylize and not get answers.

By: Gladius Finch

Gladius Finch — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 04:30:32 +0000

What is John saying in the transition right before “Sitting in an English Garden”? Is it anything understandable to anyone?

By: manteau

manteau — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 11:10:48 +0000

Frank Zappa used to play “I am the walrus” very seriously on stage, he must have loved and respected a lot this song. In 1976 when I first listened to MMT, I found it too far out for me, but it grew on me, and I’ve loved it for ages now

By: joseph sturza

joseph sturza — Mon, 23 May 2016 04:38:41 +0000

It’s “Sit you down father, rest you”

It’s from Shakespeare’s King Lear.

By: BeatleKen

BeatleKen — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 22:13:55 +0000

Wikipedia list Ray Thomas and Mike Pinder of the Moody Blues on backing vocals also