Because the Zep thread somehow became a discussion on "Norwegian Wood", I figured the general topic of debating this stuff needs a thread to grow in. Also, John referred to his love tackle as English Wood.
Because the Zep thread somehow became a discussion on "Norwegian Wood", I figured the general topic of debating this stuff needs a thread to grow in. Also, John referred to his love tackle as English Wood.
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down.'- Bob Newhart
What took you so long?
"The White Zone is for loading and unloading only. If you got to load or unload go to the White Zone!"
Okay, let's start here.
"When I find myself in times of trouble, mother Mary comes to me."
No, it was not a religious reference. His mother was named Mary.
"The White Zone is for loading and unloading only. If you got to load or unload go to the White Zone!"
Yeah, Paul has been pretty emphatic about that yet the common conception is it's a religious reference.
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down.'- Bob Newhart
She Loves You means She Loves You
“Pleasure and pain can be experienced simultaneously,” she said, gently massaging my back as we listened to her Coldplay CD.
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Obladi Oblada ?
^^^ Wondered about that strange phrase since I noticed that George also checks it in "Savoy Truffle." Is it some kind of Beatle in-joke?
Cobra handling and cocaine use are a bad mix.
According to music journalist Robert Fontenot, "John and George were very vocal in their dislike of "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da." John dismissed it at the time as more of "Paul's granny shit," and he and George both refused to release it as the next Beatles single; that honor would go to a song McCartney brought in a few weeks later called "Hey Jude" (released as the a-side, at John's insistence, with the faster version of "Revolution" on the flip). George, for his part, mockingly referred to it a few months later in his song "Savoy Truffle": "We all know Ob-La-Di-Bla-Da / But can you show me / where you are?"
I had a friend called Jimmy Scott who was a Nigerian conga player, who I used to meet in the clubs in London. He had a few expressions, one of which was, 'Ob la di ob la da, life goes on, bra'. I used to love this expression... He sounded like a philosopher to me. He was a great guy anyway and I said to him, 'I really like that expression and I'm thinking of using it,' and I sent him a cheque in recognition of that fact later because even though I had written the whole song and he didn't help me, it was his expression.
It's a very me song, in as much as it's a fantasy about a couple of people who don't really exist, Desmond and Molly. I'm keen on names too. Desmond is a very Caribbean name.
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"The White Zone is for loading and unloading only. If you got to load or unload go to the White Zone!"
The role reversal in Ob La Di is what sells it for me
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down.'- Bob Newhart
There are 2-3 songs from White Album I can't stand. Obla di is one of 'em. There aren't many Beatles songs I outright hate, but there are a few.
Honey Pie is an automatic skip for sure but Revolution 9 has gone from skip to never-miss.
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down.'- Bob Newhart
A great definition of evolution.
"The White Zone is for loading and unloading only. If you got to load or unload go to the White Zone!"
I like Honey Pie, I don't like Revolution 9.
I like "Honey Pie." I think it's a perfect slice of 20s nostalgia that only Paul could pull off. I especially like hearing the instrumental track on the White Album set. It's masterfully played.
Or was the original comment really about "Wild Honey Pie"?
"The White Zone is for loading and unloading only. If you got to load or unload go to the White Zone!"
I have heard Paul tell this same version on Howard Stern Recently.
Wild Honey Pie is to Paul what Revolution 9 is to John.
Cobra handling and cocaine use are a bad mix.
Well, I couldn't disagree more about that. While they may be similarly unpalatable to most, one took significantly more effort and is a true form of avant garde art, while the other is just a one-off.
"The White Zone is for loading and unloading only. If you got to load or unload go to the White Zone!"
That was my point.
Cobra handling and cocaine use are a bad mix.
I can't help but think some of the Beatles lyrics are either drug induced nonsense or just abstract. What do the lyrics to "Come Together" mean? Like:
He bag production
He got walrus gumboot
He got O-no side board
He one spinal cracker
He got feet down below his knee
Hold you in his armchair
You can feel his disease
Rick
Don't try to read too much into it. John was a big fan of Lewis Carroll, as evidenced by his use of "gobbledygook," nonsensical language in his poetry (long before his drug use) and lyrics. "I am the Walrus" is a prime example. He even made up words at times. "Jai guru deva um" (Across the Universe) "ah bawakawa pousse pousse" ("No.9 Dream")
"The White Zone is for loading and unloading only. If you got to load or unload go to the White Zone!"
About Ob La Di..., I was always more confused about the "bra" part. What's up with that? You hear kids say "bruh" now as a shortening of "brother," but was "bra" the same? Or again, did it mean something else earlier, aside from being a shortening of "brassiere?" Or was it part of Paul's friend's saying that maybe didn't have a real, distinct meaning?
I sometimes think bands would write lyrics with the intent of them being vague to either mess with their fans who want to know what every lyric means or mess with the critics. Steely Dan for one of them.
"Jai guru deva, om" is an invocation in Sanskrit, not made-up words.
Yes, "bra" is just short for "brother." Another musical usage is Dollar Brand's "Bra Joe from Kilimanjaro."
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