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Love - deconstructing the songs
14 March 2010
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McLerristarr said:


I suppose but I still thinks its "Ah" and not "I" said slowly. Lyrics sites agree with me as does my (dad's) book of the complete Beatles lyrics.

 


 

I didn't mean it's "I" said slowly, it's just the beginning of it. To realize that I suggested YOU said "I" slowly, thus hopefully noticing it starts with "a".

 

Listen to it and you'll notice

1.) it's Paul's voice

2.) it's the same note Eleanor Rigby starts with

3.) it's the same vowel Eleanor Rigby starts with ("I" which sounds like [ai: or something like that ;-) ])

 

To which lyrics do you refer to?

14 March 2010
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Blimey, you lot have been busy! I need to sit down in front of the PC to read through this whilst listening to the tracks.  Hopefully will find time tomorrow!

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14 March 2010
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paulsbass said:

McLerristarr said:


I suppose but I still thinks its "Ah" and not "I" said slowly. Lyrics sites agree with me as does my (dad's) book of the complete Beatles lyrics.

 

 


 

I didn't mean it's "I" said slowly, it's just the beginning of it. To realize that I suggested YOU said "I" slowly, thus hopefully noticing it starts with "a".

 

Listen to it and you'll notice

1.) it's Paul's voice

2.) it's the same note Eleanor Rigby starts with

3.) it's the same vowel Eleanor Rigby starts with ("I" which sounds like [ai: or something like that ;-) ])

 

To which lyrics do you refer to?


 

In Eleanor Rigby, the intro and bridge is "Ah, look at all the lonely people". The "Ah" is what is drawn out in various places in Love. That's what you were talking about, wasn't it? It's not "I".

 

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14 March 2010
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Ok, I updated the list. I would 'love' to know why the spacing changes everytime I do. a-hard-days-night-paul-1

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14 March 2010
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McLerristarr said:


In Eleanor Rigby, the intro and bridge is "Ah, look at all the lonely people". The "Ah" is what is drawn out in various places in Love. That's what you were talking about, wasn't it? It's not "I".
 

 

LOL, I stand corrected!

Honestly, I ALWAYS thought he was singing "I look at all the lonely people"!

OK, so you and your granddad are right, though it COULD have been "I"! ;-)

14 March 2010
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skye said:

Ok, I updated the list. I would 'love' to know why the spacing changes everytime I do. a-hard-days-night-paul-1


 

Good job!

You still missed the beginning of "Here comes the sun" with the Indian instruments from "Within you without you", though.

14 March 2010
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skye said:

Ok, I updated the list. I would 'love' to know why the spacing changes everytime I do. a-hard-days-night-paul-1


The forum seems to force certain HTML markup, even if it's incorrect. That's why the font size on some of the quotations is off – the words fall outside <p></p> (paragraph) tags and there doesn't seem to be a way to put them inside, even if you go back and edit the HTML in the message.

I hope this will be fixed in a new revision of the forum software – I need to flag it up with the developers.

If you're updating the list, it might be better to just copy and paste it into a new message, so the latest version is always near the end of the thread.

Great response guys – thanks to all. I'll keep listening and see if I can spot some more – I'm sure there are some things hidden away at a very low level. If I'm feeling brave I'll run the whole thing backwards through Audacity and see if anything else pops up a-hard-days-night-ringo-6

So… the Love code?

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14 March 2010
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Joe said:

If you're updating the list, it might be better to just copy and paste it into a new message, so the latest version is always near the end of the thread.

Great response guys – thanks to all. I'll keep listening and see if I can spot some more – I'm sure there are some things hidden away at a very low level. If I'm feeling brave I'll run the whole thing backwards through Audacity and see if anything else pops up 

 


 

Good thinking. I'll do that from now on. I think there's a blog option in MS Word – maybe it will like it better.

Would this help in the analysis? Loveology  It looks like the links are still good.

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15 March 2010
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Joe said:

So… the Love code?

 

 


 

Pretty tricky, eh? I wonder how long it took people to figure that out. Did anyone here crack it (without cheating)?

Not sure why the video's name contains "Paul is dead". I'm sick of people who still believe that…

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15 March 2010
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I think it's because of the similarity to the Paul is Dead/Sgt Pepper drum 'clue':

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15 March 2010
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Joe said:

I think it's because of the similarity to the Paul is Dead/Sgt Pepper drum 'clue':


 

Wow, that clue proves it. Whoever discoreved that is a genius… a-hard-days-night-paul-11

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22 March 2010
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paulsbass said:

 

Good job!

You still missed the beginning of "Here comes the sun" with the Indian instruments from "Within you without you", though.


 
Oops! I missed this post. I assumed it was from Inner Light. a-hard-days-night-paul-4It's up to date now.

I think we left off Eleanor Rigby/Julia Transition. The soft guitar at the end is the Julia part, right?

Because – An interview in Entertainment Weekly revealed that the opening track includes the bird sounds used in the World Wildlife Fund version of "Across the Universe". In addition, a new recording of a Wood Pigeon was implemented "to make it more British," according to George Martin.

  • Vocals from Because.
  • At the end comes the final piano chord from A Day In The Life, played backwards. (Joe)

Get Back – As reported, the track utilizes the opening guitar from "A Hard Day's Night", the drum and guitar solos from "The End", percussion from "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)", and the orchestral swell from "A Day in the Life".

  • Opening chord from A Hard Day's Night
  • Drums from The End
  • The crowd noise from Get Back seems to be from Pepper-Reprise (Mr. Sun King) mixed in with the orchestra from A Day In The Life
  • Guitar chords from Get Back
  • Guitar solo from The End
  • Ends with orchestral climax from ADITL. (Joe)

Glass Onion

  • Glass Onion (obviously) but with extended intro (more "Oh yeah's", "Hello, hello" from Hello Goodbye, "nothing is real" from Glass Onion) and only the second chorus (not sure how to break it up) plus longer ending strings
  • Guitar from Things We Said Today (heard at the start and end of Things We Said Today)
  • Brass (paulsbass reckons its Penny Lane and Magical Mystery Tour)
  • Freaky echoey voices at the end (not sure where from – any ideas?) (McLerristarr)
     
    • In Eleanor Rigby, the intro and bridge is "Ah, look at all the lonely people". The "Ah" is what is drawn out in various places in Love. (McLerristarr/ paulbass)

Eleanor Rigby/Julia

I Am the Walrus

I Want to Hold Your Hand – An interview with George and Giles Martin stated that elements from both the studio recording and the Hollywood Bowl live performance were mixed to create this version.

  • SIR GEORGE: "Actually, the front speakers [in the 5.1 mix] have the studio recording, and the rear speakers have the band performing at the Hollywood Bowl. They're in tune with each other, and we found a way to match them. We wanted to put across Beatlemania at some point. The crowd is like white noise… like something frying." a

Drive My Car/ The Word/ What You're Doing – As reported, the medley features the guitar solo from "Taxman" and the horns section from "Savoy Truffle".

Gnik Nus – As suggested in its title, the track contains the vocal arrangement of "Sun King" played in reverse.

Something/ Blue Jay Way – The track contains vocal elements from "Nowhere Man".

  • SIR GEORGE: "''Something'' is a good example: Sometimes if you change just one thing, people really start listening in a new way. The guitars are taken off the front, and it really makes you hear the whole thing differently. These are not definitive
    versions, of course. But if we were taking anything off, we were careful to not remove any of the soul of what's there." a
  • http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=101966&inline=nyt-per

    b.) http://magazine.wsj.com/hunter/the-partnership/george-and-giles-martin/

    c.) http://www.waves.com/Content.aspx?id=3568

    d.) http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/19/arts/music/19pare.html

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22 March 2010
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Wow, I really need to catch up on the forum!

 

I did a "deconstruction" of this album shortly after it first came out, just for private use, where I noted the track time codes and song sources.  For example, "1:28 – snippet of trumpet solo from 'Penny Lane' in right channel", and so forth.

 

But there are a lot of songs on this album, and a lot of sources.  If no one minds, I think I'll start some new threads for the individual song tracks and post whatever time-code/song-source info I have.

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22 March 2010
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That sounds like a good idea to me. As you can see, it's going to be long list.

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23 March 2010
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skye said:

I think we left off Eleanor Rigby/Julia Transition. The soft guitar at the end is the Julia part, right?


 

Yes.

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McLerristarr said:

 

http://www.norwegianwood.org/b…..ve2006.htm

The third one is the site I found a while back – it's a fan site, I'm not sure where they got the info from. The site has short info on all the Beatles songs.

 

It's Norwegian and I come from there!!!a-hard-days-night-george-8

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11 May 2011
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Well, impressive list there! The crowd noise from Get Back seems to be from Pepper (Reprise).

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I forgot we had this. The list has been updated. stuart-sutcliffe

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14 April 2013
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This is everything I could get, thanks to experience, Wikipedia, and you guys

Because

  • Vocals from Because
  • Final piano chord from A Day in the Life played backwards (along with something else, I think)
  • Bird sounds from the introduction of the WWF version of Across the Universe
  • A new recording of a pigeon

Get Back

  • The opening guitar chord from A Hard Day's Night
  • Drums and guitars from The End
  • Audience sounds
  • Get Back (obviously)
  • The orchestral swell from A Day in the Life

Glass Onion

  • Glass Onion (obviously)
  • An "ooooooh" from Get Back
  • The guitar chord from Things We Said Today
  • The orchestral swell from A Day in the Life (pitched up high)
  • A "Hello, hello" from Hello, Goodbye
  • Brass from Magical Mystery Tour
  • Brass from Penny Lane
  • Some twinkling sounds and trumpet from Only a Northern Song
  • An "aahhh" from Eleanor Rigby

Eleanor Rigby/Julia

  • Eleanor Rigby (obviously)
  • Some creepy echoing voices I can't recognize
  • Julia (obviously)
  • The sound of some kids laughing (probably)
  • Brass (possibly Revolution 9 car horn?)
  • What is possibly the intro from Real Love played backwards
  • Strings from Revolution 9

I am the Walrus

  • I am the Walrus (obviously)
  • The radio at the end is mixed with some crowd sounds

I Want to Hold Your Hand

  • I Want to Hold Your Hand (obviously) – a blend between the studio and live versions

Drive My Car/The Word/What You're Doing

  • Drive My Car (obviously)
  • Saxophones from Savoy Truffle
  • Guitar solo from Taxman
  • A "woooooooah!" I can't recognize (sounds like Ringo?)
  • Guitar and vocals from What You're Doing
  • Vocals (and drums?) from The Word

Gnik Nus

  • Tambura from Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
  • Vocals from Sun King played backwards (obviously)

Something/Blue Jay Way

  • Something (obviously)
  • Organs, drums, and bass from Blue Jay Way
  • A Blue Meanie sound from the Yellow Submarine movie
  • Laughing from Hey Bulldog
  • Some circusy sounds from Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite?
  • Crowd sounds

Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!/I Want You (She's So Heavy)/Helter Skelter

  • Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! (obviously)
  • Horse sound effects from Good Morning, Good Morning
  • Crowd sounds
  • Laughing I can't identify
  • Drums, guitar, and bass from I Want You (She's So Heavy)
  • Vocals from Helter Skelter
  • A wind sound I can't identify

Help!

  • Help! (obviously)

Blackbird/Yesterday

  • Guitar and percussion from Blackbird
  • Yesterday (obviously)

Strawberry Fields Forever

  • Strawberry Fields Forever (obviously) – building up from an acoustic demo to a take on Anthology 2 to the final song
  • Brass and crowd sounds from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
  • Piano from In My Life
  • Brass (and vocals?) from Penny Lane
  • Harpsichord and cello from Piggies
  • Vocals from Hello, Goodbye
  • Something from Baby You're a Rich Man (I can't place it)

Within You, Without You/Tomorrow Never Knows

  • Within You, Without You (obviously)
  • Vocals, bass, tape loops, and drums from Tomorrow Never Knows

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

  • Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (obviously)
  • Clavioline from Baby You're a Rich Man
  • Brass from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
  • Reversed cymbals I can't identify
  • Tape loops from Tomorrow Never Knows
  • An "aaahhhh" I can't identify (Because?)

Octopus's Garden/Sun King

  • Orchestra from Good Night
  • Octopus's Garden (obviously)
  • Vocals and sound effects from Yellow Submarine
  • Vocals from Lovely Rita
  • Vocals from Polythene Pam
  • Sound effects from Helter Skelter
  • Sun King (obviously)
  • A storm sound I can't identify

Lady Madonna

  • Percussion and vocals I can't identify
  • Vocal percussion from Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
  • Drums from Why Don't We Do It In the Road?
  • Lady Madonna (obviously), including a saxophone from the Anthology version
  • Organ from I Want You (She's So Heavy)
  • Guitar from Hey Bulldog
  • Guitar from While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Here Comes the Sun/The Inner Light

  • Esraj, tabla, and swarmandal from Within You, Without You
  • Here Comes the Sun (obviously)
  • Vocals from Oh! Darling
  • Bass from I Want You (She's So Heavy)
  • Sarod, shehnai, pakhavaj, and harmonium from The Inner Light

Come Together/Dear Prudence/Cry Baby Cry

  • Come Together (obviously)
  • Piano, guitar, drums, (vocals, and bass?) from Dear Prudence
  • Guitar and vocals from Cry Baby Cry
  • Strings from Eleanor Rigby
  • Piano from A Day in the Life
  • Drums from Revolution

Revolution

  • Revolution (obviously)
  • Drums from Back in the USSR

Back in the USSR

  • Back in the USSR (obviously)

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

  • While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Anthology version)
  • A new string backing

A Day in the Life

  • A Day in the Life (introduction from the Anthology version, the rest from the album)

Hey Jude

  • Hey Jude (obviously)

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)

  • Brass from Hey Jude
  • Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) (obviously)

All You Need is Love

  • All You Need is Love (obviously)
  • Guitar from Ticket to Ride
  • Vocals from Baby You're a Rich Man
  • Vocals from Rain
  • Vocals from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
  • Orchestra from Good Night
  • Vocals from the Beatles' first Christmas message

The Fool on the Hill

  • Tambura from Sea of Holes
  • The Fool on the Hill (obviously)
  • Piano from Dear Prudence
  • Brass from Mother Nature's Son

Girl

  • Girl (obviously)
  • Tambura from Within You, Without You
  • Guitar from And I Love Her
  • Drums from Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!

 

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Maxwell Edison said

Lady Madonna

  • Percussion and vocals I can't identify

I'm not sure which vocals you're referring to- possibly the "ba ba ba ba"s from Lady Madonna? And the percussion is from Why don't we do it in the road?

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