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Blue Jay Way

posted 18 years ago by AWERTH
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I don't know why, but this song freaks me out!!! With the
beginning organ..and those weird echos after "don't be long",
and "goooo", it sounds like there are these weird echoes
of what is just sang!! Are those one of the beatles
singing through an instrument or what to make those freaky
echose in Blue Jay Way!!

Also the music is too freaky for me!! Not bad music, but
nutty in a way!!

Also those background voices in "I Am The Walrus" I wondered about,
who are they?? They just seem to provide excess chatter!!

What are the purposes of signatures!!..

[–] Andi09 18 years ago

The first time I heard Blue Jay Way, I thought that it had a very good use of backward effects, it's such a trippy, mellow song. George's voice sounds like he's so far away! Love that bit in the movie, a bit freaky indeed.

As for I Am The Walrus, what we hear towards the end is in fact Shakespeare's King Lear. You can here John and another man, it could just be someone from the crew, Mal Evans maybe, but there's gotta be a way to find out on the web.
Here are some details about it -
http://www.sugarplum-fairy.com/component/option,com_staticxt/staticfile,mmt.htm

| ''But where's the ambiguity?... It's over there, in a box!'' |

[–] Strange-Disease 18 years ago

The first time I heard Blue Jay Way I thought is sounded like slow death by asphyxiation, but then it started to grow on me and now I love it. I Am The Walrus is probably my favorite Beatles song ever.

It's not easy having a good time. Even smiling makes my face ache.

[–] dain_bramaged_926 18 years ago

Ahhh, I love this song so much. It's so relaxing, though it is mildly disturbing as well. My little brother was watching "The Magical Mystery Tour" for the first time with my last night, and I think he is now scarred for life.

[–] Stacehoney72 18 years ago

I love the song but the video was really creepy! try seeing this as a young kid, lol! The first time i saw the movie i was around 7 and the Blue Jay way video creeped me out. I love it now though.

[–] bloode3 18 years ago

The end of I am the walrus is just Lennon having turned the radio on. I think he changes stations cause it's got some random *beep* in their, with the only identifiable thing being King Lear( o untimely death).