Comments on: Los Paranoias

By: Jules

Jules — Tue, 01 Jan 2019 17:42:35 +0000

It’s a good thing that the 50th Anniversary edition of the White Album came out. We get the complete recordings of Step Inside Love/Los Paranoias in all of their glory (and silliness).

By: Bongo

Bongo — Sun, 31 May 2015 20:34:03 +0000

Txs to Joe for a great site, as I totally forgot about these tunes, and his daily updates brought me back to give it another listen.

By: stealthsoul

stealthsoul — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 00:30:05 +0000

Unreleased Songs from "I Will" Sessions.

By: Vertex

Vertex — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 17:13:24 +0000

I think that level of percussion skill was Ringo, not John. Ringo for instance, could hold a stick on one hand and shaker or maracas on the other. John was more likely on the bongo as it was simpler to play. The percussion instrument that sounds like coconuts are actually “claves” that consist of a pair of hollow wooden sticks and Ringo is credited with them on Wikipedia.

By: old jazz drummer

old jazz drummer — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 01:10:31 +0000

The hollow wooden things getting a battering are actually called Temple Blocks. You know them, Chinese looking things so beloved of old jazz drummers.

By: Julie

Julie — Wed, 03 Dec 2014 14:15:36 +0000

Those are totally coconuts John’s playin’! 🙂

I dunno how anyone’s hearing wood blocks or bongos. They’re coconut halves overturned and played against a table like one would do to make horse galloping sound effects and whatnot. You can hear the hollowness.

Source: Musician for 20+ years and super beatle fan since the anthologies came out. 🙂 <3

By: Julie

Julie — Wed, 03 Dec 2014 14:14:02 +0000

I always heard “I can’t take it”

By: albatossursus

albatossursus — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 06:06:09 +0000

I feel like it was an inside joke or something. John says “Los Paranois” and then Paul starts laughing before launching into the song. Gotta mean something to them that none of us get.

By: paranoias

paranoias — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 10:08:08 +0000

Awesome happy song.
here’s a full version of it:

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 06:39:38 +0000

I’ve added some information on the use of the phrase elsewhere by The Beatles. I hope that helps clear things up a little.

By: kav1963

kav1963 — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 20:22:03 +0000

The Beatles never referred to themselves as Los Paranoias… It is clearly a joke by John commenting on the laughable latin tinge of Step Inside Love. Paul got the joke and the rest is history… And yes, Bongos are clearly heard on the full version… Let your face grow long and youtube Los Paranoias.

By: greg robinson

greg robinson — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:35:08 +0000

you can get the full version of this song on the L P revolution…..take your knickers off. It`s on vinyl,and c d .

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:29:19 +0000

I’m not sure about that – I can’t hear bongos on the recording. The line-up came from Ian Macdonald’s Revolution In The Head, but I think he was mistaken. I’ve changed Lennon’s contribution to ‘percussion’, hedging my bets.

By: McLerristarr

McLerristarr — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:01:18 +0000

According to the article, John played bongos not wood blocks.

By: Elsewhere Man

Elsewhere Man — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:39:04 +0000

Is there some online nook where the full version can be obtained?

By: Elsewhere Man

Elsewhere Man — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:38:33 +0000

Also, by virtue of the fact that John is playing wood blocks, it’s obvious that they were working on “I Will” when this bit of silliness broke out…

On the same subject, is there a full demo version of “Step Inside Love” with Paul on vocal instead of Cilla Black? If so, where…?

By: PaulRamon

PaulRamon — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:34:27 +0000

I would love to hear the full version of this. You’re just getting into it when it fades out

I can’t make it, I can’t make it, I can’t make it

By: Eduardo

Eduardo — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:15:57 +0000

Yes! there’s a full version.

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:55:11 +0000

Is the full version available anywhere?

By: John Newton

John Newton — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:28:55 +0000

John says Los Paranoias because that was the beatles themselves referred to themselves as, as an inside joke between the guys.