Alligator
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**> Nancy R:
Beatles4Ever&Ever, when I first heard the song, I though "alligator" was a euphemism for "little Macca" too! Paul probably wrote the lyric that way so it could be interpreted both ways and I love it! ** Yes, Paul's sly use of analogy is great on that line. Also, I read in some review that "Alligator" was "the best marriage of melody and modern production" on the album. I agree with that! It's just this funky modern song. Sort of R&B. I might have loved Mark Ronson doing the whole album. But then, I really like Giles Martin's production and Paul Epworth's too. I sort of wish Ethan John's had "improved" the vocals a bit. I know Paul's voice is what it is...in concert. But in the studio, John's could have used technology to process it a bit rather than let it be so raw. Both "Early Days" and "Hosanna" would have been much better....for me...had he done that. For whatever reason, on the John's bonus cut, "Turned Out", he did just that. Paul's vocal sounds great. (I moved that cut into the proper album I like it so much.)
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I wish I could get "alligator" out of my head...also "Appreciate"..."Early Days" and "Everybody Out There"...but there are worse things to have in your head. It makes me wish I could really be listening to them instead of just in my head. Parts of "Road" are in there too. Some of "Hosanna" which I imagined a French guy or Spaniard singing while strumming Spanish guitar, but then thought No it sounds better in English and sung by Paul
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toris:
Nancy R:
Beatles4Ever&Ever, when I first heard the song, I though "alligator" was a euphemism for "little Macca" too! Paul probably wrote the lyric that way so it could be interpreted both ways and I love it!
I think I prefer Alligator to be written by Paul as a euphemism for a "little Macca" than perhaps a musical icon of the opposite sex drawing such an analogy... ouch!
I'm kind of confused because I don't know if you're a guy or a girl.
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Nancy R:
toris:
Nancy R:
Beatles4Ever&Ever, when I first heard the song, I though "alligator" was a euphemism for "little Macca" too! Paul probably wrote the lyric that way so it could be interpreted both ways and I love it!
I think I prefer Alligator to be written by Paul as a euphemism for a "little Macca" than perhaps a musical icon of the opposite sex drawing such an analogy... ouch!
I'm kind of confused because I don't know if you're a guy or a girl.
Ha ha, good point. My username doesn't really give it away. I'm a guy.
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thenightfish:
illwobble:
The sleeve notes list a ?play-me-a-song book? amongst the instruments Macca plays on here. Any ideas??
Perhaps he used this?
LOL my parents actually have a copy of that which my children play on when we go round there. But WHAT did he play on it? Where on the track does it come?????
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"Alligator" is bright, sophisticated, sexy Macca sounds quite smooth and urbane, tinged with sassy naughtiness a little, like an adorable rogue--he never was small town and you can really hear it here
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SusyLuvsPaul:
"Alligator" is bright, sophisticated, sexy Macca sounds quite smooth and urbane, tinged with sassy naughtiness a little, like an adorable rogue--he never was small town and you can really hear it here
I agree partially. But, what's wrong with small towns?
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That observation just fitted in with my adjective "urbane" for him--he's never lived in a small town for very long. Or anyway, he's more often in big cities.
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illwobble:
thenightfish:
illwobble:
The sleeve notes list a ?play-me-a-song book? amongst the instruments Macca plays on here. Any ideas??
Perhaps he used this?
LOL my parents actually have a copy of that which my children play on when we go round there. But WHAT did he play on it? Where on the track does it come?????
Alligator!
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haha Alligator
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Nancy R:
SusyLuvsPaul:
Great sounding ditty, real cool ops: I too must fess up to thinking what Nancy R apparently thought about Paul's term "the key" and also the word "Alligator" ops: A poster wrote the world "alligator" actually refers to Paul's "dark side" or "bad moods"--where did they get that impression, from the lyrics? I may be obtuse but don't see that in there. That he meant that by "alligator"-- a metaphor for his bad side, his mean hateful dark side.
Yeah Susy, that's what he was really referring to. Remember in the song he talks about "coming home from the zoo?" So he uses an animal (alligator) as a metaphor for his (not exactly) "dark side" or "bad mood." Too harsh to say "mean, hateful dark side"--it's not that bad. He just wants someone he can "unload" his problems on who is a "sweet communicator." Comprende?
and alligators are never nice and always dangerous. plus they snap. a tired human is sometimes said to snap too
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Nancy R:
Beatles4Ever&Ever, when I first heard the song, I though "alligator" was a euphemism for "little Macca" too! Paul probably wrote the lyric that way so it could be interpreted both ways and I love it!
No guy likes that body part referred to as 'little'. No guy. Period. ops:
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Kathryn O:
Nancy R:
Beatles4Ever&Ever, when I first heard the song, I though "alligator" was a euphemism for "little Macca" too! Paul probably wrote the lyric that way so it could be interpreted both ways and I love it!
No guy likes that body part referred to as 'little'. No guy. Period. ops:
Yeah, I know, but some guys refer to it like that--He's Big Macca and it's Little Macca.
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I saw it, and it's NOT "little" : ops:
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SusyLuvsPaul:
I saw it, and it's NOT "little" : ops:
Yeah, get on it Susy and find that photo!! ops:
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...okay..
that is a great jam. I think there should be more double track/harmony vocals throughout. in a Wings set up I think there's a spot in the song for a Linda high harmony. -
I must say, Alligator was one of the songs I liked from the start on NEW.
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SusyLuvsPaul:
That observation just fitted in with my adjective "urbane" for him--he's never lived in a small town for very long. Or anyway, he's more often in big cities.
True. Although Liverpool is not exactly a metropolis. I can see Paul living in a small town long enough to be inspired to write a song like "Get Me Out of Here." Sounds like a bluesy, Southern kinda ditty. Paul probably would not like the sound of a southern drawl for too long though, since he is so worldly and sophisticated. I love Alligator and GMOOH. Glad he was so inspired with this album.
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Liddypool's about a million and a half population, isn't it? Or a million. Looks like a fairly big city to me in pix and in movies. (edit) Oh...I just googled it, and Liverpool's about 465,000 people That's still pretty big, to me. Paulie and Fabs were city boys
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Oh, I have never been to Liverpool and certainly am not trying make it smaller than it is...or negative. I hope to visit before I die. I meant that in relation to the rest of the world, that Paul has been everywhere and has experienced so much diversity of life and cultures, etc... and it is true Germany sure gave the boys cultural experiences in other ways Liverpool could not offer before they became famous. I was also referring to 'annoying accents,' as I read on more than one occasion Paul is such a stickler for perfect English being spoken in his presence. I understand he was brought up to speak the "King's English" as a child and therefore expects it in all of us. It is just that sometimes even the most intelligent people in the world need a break from perfect English all the time and might have an accent or a 'lazy talk,' that might annoy him. But then again, maybe it was just his Alligator talking. And I find that accents/dialects are found all over the world...I don't see how one gets around that part. p.s. > Some of the greatest musicians and songwriters in the history of music were from "Nowhereville." In fact, look up some of the Beatles idols and you will find they were from the Southern USA, had nothing growing up, and probably had bad grammar skills. Just a thought that occurred to me. I don't think it matters how big one's hometown is, or where located, that makes the person in the end.