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Post by inetinfo on Dec 22, 2003 11:50:53 GMT
Yes I am new but I did not see this mentioned anywhere.
At the end of a Day in the Life on the Sgt. Pepper's CD I had years ago, there seems to be some jibberish after a brief moment of silence. At the time I heard this I called my dad in to see if he could make heads or tails of it. He took it to the radio station he worked at and did everything possible to a recording of that one snippet and while it did sound like backmasking it seemed a combination of that and what appeared to be a faster voice speed. He slowed it down and you could "So sorry can't see any other way" repeated a couple of times. The laugh at the beginning of the snippet was the only part that was backmasked.
Has anyone else heard this or is this something new?
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Post by IanSingleton777 on Dec 22, 2003 14:15:24 GMT
Yes I am new but I did not see this mentioned anywhere. At the end of a Day in the Life on the Sgt. Pepper's CD I had years ago, there seems to be some jibberish after a brief moment of silence. At the time I heard this I called my dad in to see if he could make heads or tails of it. He took it to the radio station he worked at and did everything possible to a recording of that one snippet and while it did sound like backmasking it seemed a combination of that and what appeared to be a faster voice speed. He slowed it down and you could "So sorry can't see any other way" repeated a couple of times. The laugh at the beginning of the snippet was the only part that was backmasked. Has anyone else heard this or is this something new? Cool thing you're asking about; I always deciphered them to be saying, "I never could see any other one..." But the Beatles themselves have commented that they were saying something "obscene" which I've never heard, forwards or backwards. The only official information on the snippet is that they supposidly spent an amazing entire evening, 12 hours, in the studio to produce this one blurb. Preceeding the laughing and chanted/repeated saying is a dog whistle, so even our pets could presumably turn on to the Beatles. I recall in the late 70's, perhaps '78 or '79, High Times magazine ran a cover article titled 'Tuirning on with The Beatles' and was a slice of Sgt. Pepper studio life as written by Barry Miles. In that article, he apparently was there the night they labored so intently on this few seconds of gibberish. He notes that at one point, Ringo was so stoned he moans, "I think I'm gonna fall down' as they all gathered 'round the mike to do the chant parts. He also, given the target audience of the magazine, relates how in England in the 60's pot was scarce, and the band used to roll joints half cigarette tobacco, half pot. They also peppered the joints with some hash occasionally, and even combinations of heroin powder and cocaine in vials were seen from time to time.
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Post by inetinfo on Dec 22, 2003 18:50:19 GMT
Interesting info. Any other theories on what else this could be as I would love to hear them.
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Post by IanSingleton777 on Dec 22, 2003 21:04:41 GMT
Basically just a head trip at the end of the album when the listener is suppose to think the record is over. Also, on a real record, the final rill was cut to repeat the chant over and over and over......etc.
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Post by eyesbleed on Dec 23, 2003 5:31:05 GMT
We're talkin' about the inner-groove-loop-thingy right? Ya, the people who had turntables that could be set to not lift up automatically had a little bonus.
Well, since that is the very end of Sgt.Pepper, it is also the very beginning of my reppeP .tgS cd. Backwards it sounds like they're saying "Will Paul come back as Superman?" repeated............
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Post by TotalInformation on Dec 23, 2003 18:19:11 GMT
"Never could see any other way"
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Post by IanSingleton777 on Dec 24, 2003 23:51:58 GMT
"Never could see any other way" I'll buy that, Total...but isn't there an "I" preceeding the statement? re: 'I never could see anyother way...'
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Post by authentic on Dec 25, 2003 0:14:42 GMT
I've noticed that the song ends or cutts off then the repeated verse seems to be added in...I know this is obvious but it seems that this was purposely put in for some reason... As if this is meaningful?
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Post by Perplexed on Dec 25, 2003 8:57:09 GMT
JMO, the phrase in the "inner loop" or whatever is in an implied 9/8 rhythm, there are NINE syllables, and JMO, it seems to say:
NE VER COULD SEE AN Y OTH ER WAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Another voice in the mix, quickly in between "way" and the next "ne" makes a sound that seems to be "I' but it's quick and indefinite.
Slowing it down in speed (to hear the lead voice in a more normal speech range) only confused me more.
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Post by Perplexed on Dec 25, 2003 9:02:34 GMT
Well, a side comment about Ian Singleton's excellent post---- if they were doing Coke in the studio, snorting etc, (not saying they were or weren't) enough of it for a few years could damage vocal chords and eat away delicate tissues of the sinus, so much so that surgical repair might be indicated. This happened to a female friend of mine. Her septum was destoyed, eaten away. They had to do something (I don't know what) to, as well as possible, restore her inner nasal area. Her outer nose appearence seemed to change a bit.
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Post by IanSingleton777 on Dec 25, 2003 19:25:06 GMT
Well, a side comment about Ian Singleton's excellent post---- if they were doing Coke in the studio, snorting etc, (not saying they were or weren't) enough of it for a few years could damage vocal chords and eat away delicate tissues of the sinus, so much so that surgical repair might be indicated. This happened to a female friend of mine. Her septum was destoyed, eaten away. They had to do something (I don't know what) to, as well as possible, restore her inner nasal area. Her outer nose appearence seemed to change a bit. Thanks for the Props, Perplexed. That what you are mentioning also happened to Stevie Nicks. Too much nose-skiing!
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Post by TotalInformation on Dec 28, 2003 8:06:52 GMT
Ians, I dont hear an "I," nor do I think it necessary to convey the meaning intended.
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Post by fixingahole on Jan 5, 2004 2:12:07 GMT
When I listen to it it sounds like "never to see any other." This section is repeated several times and faded on the CD (since there is nothing like an outgroove on a CD)
Also, there is a very high-pitched tone before the outgroove that was put there to alert any dogs (or cats) that might be listening. The idea was to put a tone too high for humans to hear but that animals can hear. So if you are listening to the record, it ends, and suddenly your dog jumps up like he hears a whistle. Even though it was meant for animals, you can hear it if you listen for it.
What does it prove? Nothing. But it is a cool idea.
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Post by IanSingleton777 on Jan 5, 2004 13:55:15 GMT
Ians, I dont hear an "I," nor do I think it necessary to convey the meaning intended. Then you must be deaf, for the rhythmic emphasis of the entire chant keys on the "I". On anthology, it is featured and repeated many times. I also have it on my imported record album. Also, I am not the only person that has noted the "I" being in there. IMO, there is no 'implied meaning' it is just a stoner's pot-head audio thing. The band repeated this tact with 'Her Majesty,' making the listener think the album was over and adding a surprise little blurb of fluff. No deeper clue-ish meaning at all, on both counts.
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Post by TotalInformation on Jan 5, 2004 15:28:56 GMT
I suppose it could be there. The long "A" in "way" and the long "I," kind of bleed together.
I'm very leery of taking anything in anthology as gospel, unless it was an already-extant bootleg.
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