Lennon dropped Bars in 1967. I am paraphrasing when I say that Lennon heard that professors, teachers, and critics were trying to interpret and misinterpreting his lyrics, so he wrote "I Am The Walrus" to keep them up at night.
He claimed it was nonsense and silly to analysis it, but that nonsense came from a thinking mind with real ideas, so it's still legitimate to analysis it as at matter of interest.
When this came out we (Beatles fans) didn't know what to make of it cuz it was soooo different than anything else, they, or anyone else had done. But after a few listens it really grew on us. I heard a story that John was never happy with his recorded voice and always wanted to change it. So on this song, his mic was run through a guitar fuzz pedal to give the gritty sound. Their innovations in music and recording are unmatched to this day.
This album was released the year i was born, so everyone knew who the Beatles were when i was growing up. I never really really listened to their music and meaning till i dated a little hippy chick in the early 90s and she turned me on to them. When i actually listened with open ears and an open mind they quickly became, and still remain, my favorite band of all times.
With lyrics like 'I Am the Walrus', I view them as dream-like images, which, like dreams, have symbolic meanings which may not be recognized by the one writing the lyrics, or having the dream.
The Beatles classic song was originally released in 1967. Then 42 years later, the song was remastered. I have been listening to this song about this a few times. This was close where my parents were born before it came out. So the song will always be remembered. 🎶🎶🎶🎵🎵🎵🎻🎻🎻
For example: “The title of the song was based on the poem ‘The Walrus and The Carpenter’ by one of Lennon’s favorite authors, Lewis Carroll. It wasn’t until later that John realized that the walrus was the bad guy in the poem! There is no ‘egg man’ in the poem, although Humpty Dumpty does make an appearance in Through the Looking Glass. Surprisingly, Eric Burdon, lead singer of The Animals, stepped forward to claim that he was the egg man referenced by Lennon. Burdon was known as ‘Eggs’ to his friends, due to his strange fetish of breaking eggs over naked women.”
Hi Rere, always loved this song - it has such an exuberant & crazy energy... John Lennon wrote it at a time, when he was tired of the amount of over-interpretation of their lyrics, that he decided, to put together a bunch of random nonsense lyrics, and then let the critics work out its deeper meaning... so much fun!! 😎💖
this song is like a disturbing, half remembered dream... with some Wizard of Oz thrown in.... you get a tan from standing in the English Rain is a favourite line.. fun fact: the talking at the end, and the cover of the album, formed the basis for much of the silly theorizing that Paul was dead
Loved your thoughtful reaction. ❤️ Those are two great tracks of John's which pushed popular music well past where it had ever gone before. You just had to strap yourself in and surrender. 😉🎶😁
I was never sure if this was "a guy thing" but I felt a real kinship to the craziness of this Lennon experimental tune, and at one point, to me the song kind of reaches a majestic level of emotion.....I don't know, still hard to articulate it after all these years. What was essentially a "throw away' song to him stands out as a favorite to me. Along with "Hey Bulldog".
There is an amazing thing about you drawing a parallel between some simple elements of older school hip hop and what you hear in some of this. It's amazing because the Beatles were known for being very experimental even though they were the masters of pop songs: In this one in particular, there are just so many found snippets and samples of things, although they are not digital samples - they had to do this all with meticulously cutting up tape and taping it back together, and tape loops, which would be the equivalent of modern-day sequencers, so they were doing a lot of the things actually that hip hop does, in terms of sampling things and making it part of the art that is being produced.❤
A psychedelic classic! They could just take you away, and influenced countless band and made genres for others to follow. Do It's All Too Much, for another Beatles classic. Enjoy! 🔥🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶🔥
At the same time, this is a song where the submerged chatter/lyrics deserve as much attention as the lead-lyrics. We just listened to the song many MANY times at first. "Yep - that's what he said!!"
Yup! Lennon was POed at others from his old high school who claimed to be able to interpret his lyrics so he wrote Walrus to stump them saying -""Interpret THIS M.F.ers!"
Almost every Beatles song has a deep meaning behind it,. especially from about 1966 onward, if you want to take the time, you can find all about Beatles songs online, the different scandals, publicity stunts, lyrics, etc..
There were a lot of crazy rumors going on about The Beatles around then (Paul is dead, No Paul is the walrus, Play the albums backwards and get satanic lyrics, etc etc etc - that may give you more context - this is psychedelic rock
Ringo Starr invented hip-hop. While that isn't exactly true, he might as well have. Ringo played many styles in different bands, and picked up some knowledge along the way. The basic hip-hop beat was used occasionally in jazz bands. Ringo Starr infused that rhythm into Beatles songs. He was the earliest drummer to put hip-hop in pop recordings. Ringo himself has actually claimed that yes, he invented hip-hop. I would not argue. Ringo's the man!
The year after this came out Paul Simon paid homage to the Beatles by including "koo koo ka choo" in the lyrics to his hit song "Mrs. Robinson", featured in the movie "The Graduate".
No he didn't, what are you babbling about? He always wrote in a surreal style (never read any of his books, dummy?), and once Dylan, weed and LSD hit the scene, he wrote in a psychedelic, surreal style for a period. Why would this song be any different than all the rest? He wrote the first two lines on acid trips, he wrote lots of songs in this style, he wasn't thinking of "critics" and "scholars" (who didn't even exist in 1967 when it came to The Beatles, you dopey jackass). The song that conforms closest to your drivel would be Glass Onion, not I Am The Walrus. Man oh man, give a dummy a Beatle book for Christmas, next thing you know he's on the internet, pretending I Am The Walrus was written as a way to "throw off critics". (What the f**k are you even driveling on about? Never wrote a song in your life, did you Robby The Robot?)
It's actually about a lot of things..including what you've mentioned. Song is a structure...it doesn't need to be about anything in particular or one thing only. Still its 100% more interesting than Hello goodbye.
If you havent already..... Sade " group " live at live aid is it a crime. Of the original group only the lead singer wasnt from Hull... East Yorkshire . But Sade is awesome.... many great smooth tunes.
I always thought he was saying saying koo koo kachoo from Paul Simon song Mrs Robinson, but I read Paul Simon heard Goo Goo Goo Joob as Koo Koo Kachoo so the Beatles song came first.. and the song was written to throw off scholars trying to interpret the Beatles lyrics.. if you want a Beatles song with meaning listen to "she's leaving home"
If you want to understand a bit, how this works there is a great video about the Beatles in general and also this song: ruclips.net/video/ZQS91wVdvYc/видео.html at 13:02 (no, a click on 13:02 will land in this and not the linked video unfortunately). Alone the intro of "Walrus" has 8 chords and the song 16. Most simple pop songs have 3, 4, or 5.
I told you about the walrus and me, man You know that we're as close as can be, man Well, here's another clue for you all The walrus was Paul -Glass Onion, The White album
How about 'She loves you.' 2 minutes of magic, an early Beatles No.1 or a live version of "Help' from 1965? ruclips.net/video/CTsB-llTzyc/видео.html&ab_channel=HDBeatles
Again George Martin the producer did the orchestrations for this, truly the fifth Beatles, all others did NOT paid their dues for that title like Martin did.
If i got this right, an interviewer asked John Lennon about the rising popularity of cheese among Englands youth, and John replied "Oh, we're more popular than cheese is." something like that. 🤔
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Lennon dropped Bars in 1967. I am paraphrasing when I say that Lennon heard that professors, teachers, and critics were trying to interpret and misinterpreting his lyrics, so he wrote "I Am The Walrus" to keep them up at night.
He claimed it was nonsense and silly to analysis it, but that nonsense came from a thinking mind with real ideas, so it's still legitimate to analysis it as at matter of interest.
When this came out we (Beatles fans) didn't know what to make of it cuz it was soooo different than anything else, they, or anyone else had done. But after a few listens it really grew on us. I heard a story that John was never happy with his recorded voice and always wanted to change it. So on this song, his mic was run through a guitar fuzz pedal to give the gritty sound. Their innovations in music and recording are unmatched to this day.
Paul's still alive, 82 years awesome.
So are two other ex-Beatles, Pete & Ringo.
Paul's dead since the 60s.
This album was released the year i was born, so everyone knew who the Beatles were when i was growing up. I never really really listened to their music and meaning till i dated a little hippy chick in the early 90s and she turned me on to them. When i actually listened with open ears and an open mind they quickly became, and still remain, my favorite band of all times.
Soooo glad you're back ❤
With lyrics like 'I Am the Walrus', I view them as dream-like images, which, like dreams, have symbolic meanings which may not be recognized by the one writing the lyrics, or having the dream.
The Beatles didn't shy away from surreal lyrics and experimental music.
The Beatles classic song was originally released in 1967. Then 42 years later, the song was remastered. I have been listening to this song about this a few times. This was close where my parents were born before it came out. So the song will always be remembered. 🎶🎶🎶🎵🎵🎵🎻🎻🎻
This was my 1st 45. Opposite side, Hello Goodbye.
starting at the top!
For example: “The title of the song was based on the poem ‘The Walrus and The Carpenter’ by one of Lennon’s favorite authors, Lewis Carroll. It wasn’t until later that John realized that the walrus was the bad guy in the poem! There is no ‘egg man’ in the poem, although Humpty Dumpty does make an appearance in Through the Looking Glass. Surprisingly, Eric Burdon, lead singer of The Animals, stepped forward to claim that he was the egg man referenced by Lennon. Burdon was known as ‘Eggs’ to his friends, due to his strange fetish of breaking eggs over naked women.”
Another John masterpiece. Yes, he had a wicked sense of humor, and an affection for psychedelic drugs.
Hi Rere, always loved this song - it has such an exuberant & crazy energy... John Lennon wrote it at a time, when he was tired of the amount of over-interpretation of their lyrics, that he decided, to put together a bunch of random nonsense lyrics, and then let the critics work out its deeper meaning... so much fun!! 😎💖
this song is like a disturbing, half remembered dream... with some Wizard of Oz thrown in.... you get a tan from standing in the English Rain is a favourite line.. fun fact: the talking at the end, and the cover of the album, formed the basis for much of the silly theorizing that Paul was dead
I remember hearing this for first time in early 1970's and it's still a trip !
My favorite Beatles album... bought new back when !
Loved your thoughtful reaction. ❤️ Those are two great tracks of John's which pushed popular music well past where it had ever gone before. You just had to strap yourself in and surrender. 😉🎶😁
I was never sure if this was "a guy thing" but I felt a real kinship to the craziness of this Lennon experimental tune, and at one point, to me the song kind of reaches a majestic level of emotion.....I don't know, still hard to articulate it after all these years. What was essentially a "throw away' song to him stands out as a favorite to me. Along with "Hey Bulldog".
Word Salad ..John just wrote random stuff and thought Let them figure it out----
at least when John Lennon put together a "word salad" it was tasty
This song was one i always thought was trippy too. Such cool imagery. Thank you!
This EP is the most creative of the Beatles period. Stunning in every way.
There is an amazing thing about you drawing a parallel between some simple elements of older school hip hop and what you hear in some of this. It's amazing because the Beatles were known for being very experimental even though they were the masters of pop songs: In this one in particular, there are just so many found snippets and samples of things, although they are not digital samples - they had to do this all with meticulously cutting up tape and taping it back together, and tape loops, which would be the equivalent of modern-day sequencers, so they were doing a lot of the things actually that hip hop does, in terms of sampling things and making it part of the art that is being produced.❤
Great reaction, Rere!
John did it to piss off the amateur Sigmund Freud's of this world.
There is a video made for this in the TV movie they made called Magical Mystery Tour. The video was quite bizarre for it's time lol.
Rere. I enjoy your reviews because you appear to be truly genuine.
You can watch the video from Magical Mystery Tour for it btw ! 😹
😄It's fun just to enjoy the ride!
John Lennon was an admirer of Lewis Carroll...The Walrus and the Carpenter...as well as Alice in Wonderland.
A psychedelic classic! They could just take you away, and influenced countless band and made genres for others to follow. Do It's All Too Much, for another Beatles classic. Enjoy!
🔥🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶🔥
John being john😂😂😂😂😂 my fav Beatle🤘❤️
The video for this is pure nightmare fuel.
These are the songs that benefit from lyrics... "What did he just say? Really - ?!!"
At the same time, this is a song where the submerged chatter/lyrics deserve as much attention as the lead-lyrics. We just listened to the song many MANY times at first. "Yep - that's what he said!!"
And grab the lyrics to BABY YOU'RE A RICH MAN as you first hear that one.
I'm back for that perfect face!!! 🥰
When it comes to The Beatles, you’re better off without a video. IMHO.
Well said!
The Beatles also invented Hip Hop. That's news to me. ^^
Perhaps 'the' classic John Lennon song! Epic lyrics!
Classic later Beatles cut. For another take on this song check out I Am The Walrus by Spooky Tooth. The are a vasty under appreciated group.
Isn't that what the walrus would say to you? Goo goo ka-joob!😅
Yup! Lennon was POed at others from his old high school who claimed to be able to interpret his lyrics so he wrote Walrus to stump them saying
-""Interpret THIS M.F.ers!"
Almost every Beatles song has a deep meaning behind it,. especially from about 1966 onward, if you want to take the time, you can find all about Beatles songs online, the different scandals, publicity stunts, lyrics, etc..
Have a look at ‘Revolution in the Head’ by Ian Williamson. All is revealed!
Good book
Art doesn't have to be literal or make sense, just relax and let it happen.
Ah yes, psychedelic Beatles - L.S.D. was just hitting the streets and it's COO-COO-CO-CHO..
There were a lot of crazy rumors going on about The Beatles around then (Paul is dead, No Paul is the walrus, Play the albums backwards and get satanic lyrics, etc etc etc - that may give you more context - this is psychedelic rock
I played the song upon release to my poor Mum! 😄
Same with me. She was horrified. C’est horrible, she said she said.
🤣@@jeanmarieboucherit7376... Mine was more subtle, pretending to listen as I tried to explain.
If you want to know what "goo goo ga joob" means, you need to drop a tab of acid... then it will all make sense.
haha a true classic you will love it
Ringo Starr invented hip-hop.
While that isn't exactly true, he might as well have.
Ringo played many styles in different bands, and picked up some knowledge along the way.
The basic hip-hop beat was used occasionally in jazz bands.
Ringo Starr infused that rhythm into Beatles songs. He was the earliest drummer to put hip-hop in pop recordings.
Ringo himself has actually claimed that yes, he invented hip-hop.
I would not argue. Ringo's the man!
It was an intelligent piss take!!
The year after this came out Paul Simon paid homage to the Beatles by including "koo koo ka choo" in the lyrics to his hit song "Mrs. Robinson", featured in the movie "The Graduate".
Lennon sings 'goo goo g'joob'.
At the end of the song, if you listen really close, they're singing everybody loves pot,everybody smokes pot
No, they're singing " got one got one, everybody's got one ".
I always thought they were saying everybody's fucked up lol
I love watching your reactions! You are awesome at describing the picture the music paints for you while listening to it. Truly great!
Peace.
John Lennon is singing✌️
It’s a song about nothing really. He wrote it to throw off scholars and professors who tried to interpret Beatles lyrics
Yup.
No he didn't, what are you babbling about? He always wrote in a surreal style (never read any of his books, dummy?), and once Dylan, weed and LSD hit the scene, he wrote in a psychedelic, surreal style for a period. Why would this song be any different than all the rest? He wrote the first two lines on acid trips, he wrote lots of songs in this style, he wasn't thinking of "critics" and "scholars" (who didn't even exist in 1967 when it came to The Beatles, you dopey jackass). The song that conforms closest to your drivel would be Glass Onion, not I Am The Walrus. Man oh man, give a dummy a Beatle book for Christmas, next thing you know he's on the internet, pretending I Am The Walrus was written as a way to "throw off critics". (What the f**k are you even driveling on about? Never wrote a song in your life, did you Robby The Robot?)
But it is about the angst that was John Lennon, his mind at that time.
It's actually about a lot of things..including what you've mentioned. Song is a structure...it doesn't need to be about anything in particular or one thing only. Still its 100% more interesting than Hello goodbye.
Whatever John said, I don’t agree. Some writer said: I am the walrus: I am God.
If you havent already..... Sade " group " live at live aid is it a crime.
Of the original group only the lead singer wasnt from Hull... East Yorkshire .
But Sade is awesome.... many great smooth tunes.
John was so sick of people over analyzing his lyrics that he wrote this song that has absolutely no meaning to it.
The walrus is Paul
Walruses are a bit like sealions , if you like them.
I always thought he was saying saying koo koo kachoo from Paul Simon song Mrs Robinson, but I read Paul Simon heard Goo Goo Goo Joob as Koo Koo Kachoo so the Beatles song came first.. and the song was written to throw off scholars trying to interpret the Beatles lyrics.. if you want a Beatles song with meaning listen to "she's leaving home"
If you want to understand a bit, how this works there is a great video about the Beatles in general and also this song:
ruclips.net/video/ZQS91wVdvYc/видео.html at 13:02 (no, a click on 13:02 will land in this and not the linked video unfortunately). Alone the intro of "Walrus" has 8 chords and the song 16. Most simple pop songs have 3, 4, or 5.
John was a bit of a prankster. 😀
Having semolina pilchards this eve
Love it
❤❤
I told you about the walrus and me, man
You know that we're as close as can be, man
Well, here's another clue for you all
The walrus was Paul -Glass Onion, The White album
My favourite part in this amazing song is Goo Goo Gjoob
"Every body smoke pot, Every body smoke pot, .... ....
There is a video
Their psychedelic period brought about the birth of hip hop - just listen to Tomorrow Never Knows. 30 years before its time
🔥🔥🔥
How about 'She loves you.' 2 minutes of magic, an early Beatles No.1 or a live version of "Help' from 1965? ruclips.net/video/CTsB-llTzyc/видео.html&ab_channel=HDBeatles
Again George Martin the producer did the orchestrations for this, truly the fifth Beatles, all others did NOT paid their dues for that title like Martin did.
Lots of LSD back then
The Beatles tried making their own movie "Magical Mystery Tour" ... the film was a DISASTER !! .... but it had great music videos (before MTV)
If i got this right, an interviewer asked John Lennon about the rising popularity of cheese among Englands youth, and John replied "Oh, we're more popular than cheese is." something like that. 🤔
George Martin still there ?
L S D FTW
You dont have to look for a deep meaning in this song its basically John Lennon and his uber wicked sense of humor trolling musical critics, fans ,😁😁
Please consider reacting to "Penny Lane".
LSD comes to mind when listening to this song.
It all made sense after you took mushrooms. Not really, it never made sense but it was fun anyway.
Everybody smokes pot 😉
Walrus is just as someone else said. A string of non-sensical words and phrases.
nothing to understand, just enjoy it.
This song is trash. The Beatles are so overrated. But whatever...some people love them. To each his own I guess.
Overrated ? Ha Ha Ha 😂 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Evidently you're not a lover of music.
RND you said in the intro that you loved the Beatles because they “sparked your imagination.” Just wondering how this one did.🦭
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