![]() ![]() GEORGE 1999: "It was at the point that I realized Dick James had conned me out of the copyrights for my own songs by offering to become my publisher. In addition, the song was copyrighted Northern Songs LTD, which I don't own." GEORGE 1980: "'Northern Song' was a joke relating to Liverpool, the Holy City in the North of England. (laughs) And on the final track there's actually that very small party happening! As I seem to remember, there's a few screams and what sounds like small crowd noises in the background." As I said, John's doing the voice that sounds like someone talking down a tube or ship's funnel as they do in the merchant marine. GEORGE 1999: "Paul came up with the concept of 'Yellow Submarine.' All I know is just that every time we'd all get around the piano with guitars and start listening to it and arranging it into a record, we'd all fool about. The lyrics got more and more obscure as it goes on, but the chorus, melody and verses are mine." ![]() I just made up a little tune in my head, then started making a story- sort of an ancient mariner, telling the young kids where he'd lived. I was thinking of it as a song for Ringo, which it eventually turned out to be, so I wrote it as not too rangey in the vocal. I remember thinking that a children's song would be quite a good idea. PAUL circa-1994: "I was laying in bed in the Asher's garret, and there's a nice twilight zone just as you're drifting into sleep and as you wake from it- I always find it quite a comfortable zone. And then we thought it would be good for Ringo to do." PAUL 1984: "I wrote that in bed one night. We virtually made the track come alive in the studio, but based on Paul's inspiration. JOHN 1980: "'Yellow Submarine' is Paul's baby. JOHN 1972: "Paul wrote the catchy chorus. And there's nothing more to be read into it than there is in the lyrics of any children's song." We were trying to write a children's song. PAUL 1966: "It's a happy place, that's all. Pepperland / Sea Of Time / Sea Of Holes / March Of The Meanies / Sea Of Monsters / Pepperland Laid Waste / Yellow Submarine In Pepperland Includes Instrumental 'Movie Score' tracks: Yellow Submarine Originally released in the UK, January 17, 1969 An email enquiry about the origins of the name returned the reply that the name was chosen because "the song has over time become an anthem for fun and excitement" and "because of the strong and memorable visual identity of a submarine".Beatles Songwriting & Recording Database: Yellow Submarineīeatles Ultimate Experience: Songwriting & Recording Database: Yellow Submarine They cater for people with learning difficulties in Oxfordshire. There is also a charity called Yellow Submarine after this song, based in Oxfordshire in the UK.The Anthology version features Ringo speaking a short narrative part at the beginning of the song and a ship bell ringing.The Beatles - Yellow Submarine Behind the scenes Pattie Boyd- Sound effects, crowd noise, backing vocals.Marianne Faithfull - Sound effects, crowd noise, backing vocals.Mick Jagger - Sound effects, crowd noise, backing vocals.Brian Jones - Tapping drinking glasses, crowd noise, backing vocals.Terry Condon - Chains in a bucket of water, crowd noise, backing vocals.John Skinner - Chains in a bucket of water, crowd noise, backing vocals.Mal Evans - Bass drum, chains in bucket of water, shuffling sand, crowd noise, backing vocals.George Harrison – Harmony Vocals, Tambourine, sound effects.John Lennon - Rhythm Guitar ( Gibson J-160E), Harmony Vocals, nautical voices, blowing bubbles, sound effects.Paul McCartney - Bass Guitar ( Rickenbacker 4001S), Harmony Vocals, nautical voices, sound effects. ![]() Ringo Starr – Lead and Backing Vocals, Drums, drumstick tapping, sound effects, crowd noise. ![]()
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