I am the Walrus

Wow. Honestly I don't even know how to respond to this song. Lets just say it is very unique. I think I like it, but I am not quite sure. I think John kind of sounds like a cartoon character. What comes to mind is the Teletubbies, but of course, he sounds NOTHING like them, but for some reason, when I first hear his voice, I immediately think teletubbies. Also, towards the end, when you hear all of those random sounds thrown together, it reminds me of technology. I guess because a lot of the sounds sound innovative and technilogical. Though I just restated myself, to give you a better sense, "I am the Walrus" sounds a lot like this song called "The Device has been Modified." I'm not exactly sure who sings it; it is either Portal or Victims of Science. Either way, in the beginning, when all the sounds are together, it sounds like the end of "I am the Walrus." Now that I listen to the song again, it reminds me how much I used to like it. Definently creepy, but worth listening to.

But back to "I am the Walrus." I like how in the song, it is always changing. They don't really follow one particular pattern. Though, they do have the chorus piece:

I am the eggman, they are the eggmen.
I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob.
Plus, that break type thing around two minutes is different and weird, but for some reason it works. Now that I mention the lyrics, I would just like to add how odd they are.

Yellow mother custard, dripping from a dead dog's eye.
Crabalocker fishwife, pornographic priestess,
Boy, you been a naughty girl you let your knickers down.
I mean really? What is that supposed to even mean? That said, it sounds awesome and it is neat that they incorperated "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" as well:

Mister city policeman sitting
Pretty little policemen in a row.
See how they fly like Lucy in the Sky, see how they run.

So I guess I do like the song. In a way, it is really addicting and once I start listening to it, I can't really stop. I like the length of the song. That is something I do like about moving into the late 60's - their songs are longer.

And the music video! By George, could it be any more random? They are in Hawaiian/royal type get up, there are people dressed as animals, there are people dressed in white that are connected to one another, John seems like he is on another planet, and over half the cast in the video is wearing swim caps. But as I said earlier it works. And it works really well. If there is one band that can pull this off and not be criticized, it is The Beatles.

One final note. On my last blog, I mentioned a group called The Eggmen that covered The Beatles songs. I finally understand their name. The eggmen is referenced in "I am the Walrus." Just thought I should tell you if you didn't catch on.