March 7th, 2009
Thanks to Galley friend A.F., aka The Walrus, I just listened to what is purported to be a recently unearthed Beatles song. Or at least a take of one. Over at Never Get Out of the Boat!, you will find a recording of “Revolution 1 (Take 20)” that runs all of 10 minutes and 46 seconds. The first 4 minutes are rather conventional and are pretty much what ended up on the White Album. Acoustically inclined with a few electrical zips here and there plus the subtle doo-wop (“shoobie-doowop-bop”), “Take 20” then descends into the anarchy and cacophony we saw bits of at the end of “I am the Walrus” and “All You Need is Love” and which ultimately climaxed with “Revolution 9.” Yes, I’m just making this up as I go along. In any event, it ends with Yoko Ono saying something to the effect of “you become naked.” (Not that any of us should ever picture her naked.)
UPDATE: After telling The Walrus that, not knowing it was Yoko’s voice, it kind of sounded hot, he told me to go to YouTube and type in “Lennon” and “hound dog” (the actual link was broken) and ask myself again if I thought so. I am so sorry I ever held that notion. Warning: This link is not for the faint of heart.
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