I Am The Walrus
Lyrics
I am he as you are he as you are me And we are all together See how they run like pigs from a gun See how they fly, I'm cryingfull lyrics...
I am he as you are he as you are me And we are all together See how they run like pigs from a gun See how they fly, I'm cryingfull lyrics...
Features Of This Song
use of a string ensemblea clear focus on recording studio production
acoustic sonority
major key tonality
a vocal-centric aesthetic
melodic songwriting
brass instrument solos
electric pianos
solo strings
unusual vocal sounds
abstract lyrics
vocal harmonies
These are just a few of the hundreds of attributes cataloged for this song by the Music Genome Project.
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This Song Also Appears on These Albums
1967-1970
1973
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I do like this song but it's freakin' weird...ther e ' s no two ways about it!
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And I thought Yellow Submarine was the archetype of a Beatles drugged out song...wow.
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It's goo goo ga joob, Amanda. DEFINATELY NOT coo coo ca choo. Check the album lyrics. You've got the Across the Universe version in mind.
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pisses me off the lyrics are wrong...its koo-koo-ca-c h o o . . . . n o t goo whatever the hell they have....but an awesome song!!!
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How can people hate this song? Career ender? What?
It hypnotized me as a child...I knew something was up with those Beatles and I wanted some of it. |
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Such a psychedelic song. I feel as if this song was great for their genre and generation, because it just encompasses how they felt at the time, obviously under the influence.
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If anyone ever asks you why the Beatles are the greatest rock band ever, play this song. The fact that they could release a song like this to nearly universal praise is proof of their greatness. For any other band this might be a career-ender , but the Beatles made it and they made it good.
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The lyrics should add all the background voices (the radio broadcasts, etc). Also, they forgot the words preceding Climbing Up The Eiffel Tower.
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The gibberish at the end of the song:
Oompah! Oompah! Put it in your jumper! Everybody's got one! Everybody's got one! |
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i think John wrote this song so that everyone that listened to it wondered what he knew that they didnt
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Rap and Beatles ???? I think not!!!!!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Blasphemy
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Only Lennon knew why he felt this need to put out 'anti-music' ....I don't think this and Revolution 9 stand the test of time too well....but can't be too hard on the ol' boy, he sure could write timeless when he wanted to......
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Well, Lennon said the first two couplets he wrote on two separate acid trips, the rest is humorous English non-sense.
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I love it!! Such a classic that groups like styx have latched onto such songs like, I am the walrus.....
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It both pays homage to and mocks the psychedelic movement. That or they were REALLY f**kin' high when they wrote this.
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That's the idea, but mix it up with all that great obscure instrumental stuff presented earlier, and that might be the ticket.
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very interesting music as it puts me into a time warp. I've been in a mental flashback for over twenty five years after a near death experience involving a motorcycle collision.
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I know I have commented on this song three times, but I just can't help myself. It is just about the most flawless and well-constru c t e d piece of nonsensical psychedelia in existence! I Am the Walrus! No, I Am the Walrus!
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This is the song that totally shattered my perception of the Beatles as a whole. Believe it or not, only a year ago I only knew the Beatles of "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "I Saw Her Standing There." But I got on here on recommendati o n from my sister, and soon enough this song appeared, and I was absolutely stunned after it was over, doubly so when I saw the group responsible. I have loved "I Am the Walrus" ever since; it best represents what I see as the high-point in their career, the year 1
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I AM THE WALRUS!!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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Sounds like it might be good, except the horrible compression and/or static give me a headache. Does it really sound like this on the album?
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