Koo-koo-ka-choo, Mrs. Robinson!
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Erik in NJ:
beatlesfanrandy:
There's a direct reference to them in The Monkees' "Randy Scouse Git" in the line "The four kings of EMI are sitting stately on the floor, there are birds out on the sidewalk and a valet at the door..."
That's a great allusion--never heard that one before! I wonder if they did it to make up for the theme song barb. I think I heard Paul say in an interview that he and the band sing a ritual Monkeeys song before taking the stage. It might have been the theme song
That song was written after The Monkees visited The Beatles at Abbey Road (EMI Studios at the time) while on their first English tour around the time The Beatles were making Sgt. Pepper. I know Mike Nesmith is in the film made for A Day in the Life.
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I'm surprised no one has mentioned another reference to the Beatles in ELO's "Evil Woman". From the first verse: "Hey woman, you got the blues, cos' you ain't got no one else to use. There's an open road that leads nowhere, so just make some miles between here and there. There's a hole in my head where the rain comes in, You took my body and played to win, Ha Ha woman it's a crying shame, But you ain't got no one else to blame." The bolded line, of course is a reference to "Fixing a Hole".
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Kathryn O:
The X Files had an episode called The Lazurus Bowl where one hears "I am the Walrus, koo koo ka choo" in Airimaic (spelling) some sacred biblical language
It's "I am the walrus. Goo Goo Ga Joob," "Koo Koo Ka Choo" is from the song Mrs. Robinson.
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Australian singer Kevin Johnson's great 1973 song Rock and Roll I Gave You the Best Years of My Life has the lyric - 'Bought all The Beatles records , sounded just like Paul' . I also know a song called Titles by Barclay James Harvest which lyrics are basically a whole lot of Beatles song titles strung together. Not a bad song either. Then there is The Clashes London Calling lyric - 'phoney Beatlemania has bitten the dust' Note : There obviously wasn't anything phoney about Beatlemania it was real hysteria. I think this was just typical punk negativity and slagging off mainstream culture.
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Cheap Trick reference the Beatles in at least two songs: Taxman, Mr. Thief: "Like the Beatles, he ain't human, Now the taxman is out to get you!" Miss Tomorrow: "Love You said that love is all you need Cold You taught The Beatles let it bleed" When Cheap Trick plays Ain't That A Shame live, the first guitar solo has Rick Nielsen play the melody of the verse to Please Please Me. Cheap Trick do a killer version of Day Tripper live:
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Nancy R:
It's "I am the walrus. Goo Goo Ga Joob," "Koo Koo Ka Choo" is from the song Mrs. Robinson.
Thanks Nancy -- I thought it was "goo goo ga joob", but the quick look-up on the web had "goo goo g'joob"...so many incorrect lyrics on the web!
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Erik in NJ:
Nancy R:
It's "I am the walrus. Goo Goo Ga Joob," "Koo Koo Ka Choo" is from the song Mrs. Robinson.
Thanks Nancy -- I thought it was "goo goo ga joob", but the quick look-up on the web had "goo goo g'joob"...so many incorrect lyrics on the web!
I fixed the OP--I think it's important to get this stuff right.It could be taken as G'Joob or Ga Joob. Even the album lyrics are "wrong" as they say "Go0 Goo Goo Joob."
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RMartinez:
Cheap Trick reference the Beatles in at least two songs: Taxman, Mr. Thief: "Like the Beatles, he ain't human, Now the taxman is out to get you!" Miss Tomorrow: "Love You said that love is all you need Cold You taught The Beatles let it bleed"
And "Let It Bleed" is a Stones album.
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Nancy R:
RMartinez:
Cheap Trick reference the Beatles in at least two songs: Taxman, Mr. Thief: "Like the Beatles, he ain't human, Now the taxman is out to get you!" Miss Tomorrow: "Love You said that love is all you need Cold You taught The Beatles let it bleed"
And "Let It Bleed" is a Stones album.
Yup! So Cheap Trick has a Stones and Beatles reference!
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Sugar Loaf, 1975, from the song, "Don't Call Us, We'll Call You,": "A little John, Paul and George," just prior to a few seconds of "I Feel Fine" guitar.
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Speaking of Rolling Stones albums, their "Their Satanic Majesties Request " album which was released in December 1967 itself is an allusion to the Sgt. Pepper with elements of Magical Mystery Tour artwork. I'm guessing that the cover was so Beatle-esque that they decided put miniature faces of all four Beatles in the cover art to pay hommage. Songs include "Sing This All Together" (featuring Lennon & McCartney) with its reprise and "On with the Show" whose titles smack of The Beatles.
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One of my favorite references to the Beatles (and certainly most fun in my opinion) was from the Simpsons episode featuring Homer's barber shop quartet. The entire show was a subtle (and at times not so subtle) tribute to the Beatles. If I recall correctly George Harrison even lent his voice to the show in the closing scene were the group reunites for a rooftop concert on top of Moe's Tavern. Barney is even wearing the iconic brown fur coat in the scene. George drives by in a limo steps out and utters "it's been done" before driving off. Another great scene is in the beginning of the episode Bart asks Homer why the band's success was so short-lived. Bart asks, "what did you all do, screw up like the Beatles and say you were bigger than Jesus?" Homer's reply: "all the time. It was the title of our second album." Then the image of the album cover "Bigger than Jesus" appears with the group members walking on water abbey road style. Classic!
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There's a Beatles reference in the Pixar movie Nemo. Goo goo g'joob said the turtle... Like that one...
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While not having any direct allusions to the Beatles, Prince's mid-80s LP Paisley Park is very much a tribute to the Fab Four, IMO!
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LiveForever:
One of my favorite references to the Beatles (and certainly most fun in my opinion) was from the Simpsons episode featuring Homer's barber shop quartet. The entire show was a subtle (and at times not so subtle) tribute to the Beatles. If I recall correctly George Harrison even lent his voice to the show in the closing scene were the group reunites for a rooftop concert on top of Moe's Tavern. Barney is even wearing the iconic brown fur coat in the scene. George drives by in a limo steps out and utters "it's been done" before driving off. Another great scene is in the beginning of the episode Bart asks Homer why the band's success was so short-lived. Bart asks, "what did you all do, screw up like the Beatles and say you were bigger than Jesus?" Homer's reply: "all the time. It was the title of our second album." Then the image of the album cover "Bigger than Jesus" appears with the group members walking on water abbey road style. Classic!
The name of the barbershop quartet? The B-Sharps!
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steven ambrozat:
The name of the barbershop quartet? The B-Sharps!
That was a good episode and quite clever. Even the name B-Sharps is funny from a musical context because there is really no B-sharp note in the chromatic scale. A B-sharp is actually a C!
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Erik in NJ:
steven ambrozat:
The name of the barbershop quartet? The B-Sharps!
That was a good episode and quite clever. Even the name B-Sharps is funny from a musical context because there is really no B-sharp note in the chromatic scale. A B-sharp is actually a C!
Yes that was actually part of the joke! Such a great episode! Matt Groening (Simpsons creator) is quite a Beatles fan actually and has appeared in interviews for Beatles specials (the abc documentary Beatles revolution from 2000 was one).
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Not a hit or even one of my favorites but from Billy Joel's All You Wanna Do is Dance... Woh baby, don't get turned on by the raio Woh baby, you got nothing to play on the stereo Why don't The Beatles get back together? Why don't nobody sing of romance? I find this one to be especially important in a cultural sense as it was released in 1976 at a time when I suppose there was quite a yearning in the hearts of Beatles fans for a reunion to still occur.
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WixRocks!:
Not a hit or even one of my favorites but from Billy Joel's All You Wanna Do is Dance... Woh baby, don't get turned on by the raio Woh baby, you got nothing to play on the stereo Why don't The Beatles get back together? Why don't nobody sing of romance? I find this one to be especially important in a cultural sense as it was released in 1976 at a time when I suppose there was quite a yearning in the hearts of Beatles fans for a reunion to still occur.
In the early 70's, I think I survived on the solo efforts and Badfinger.
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RMartinez:
Cheap Trick reference the Beatles in at least two songs: Taxman, Mr. Thief: "Like the Beatles, he ain't human, Now the taxman is out to get you!" Miss Tomorrow: "Love You said that love is all you need Cold You taught The Beatles let it bleed" When Cheap Trick plays Ain't That A Shame live, the first guitar solo has Rick Nielsen play the melody of the verse to Please Please Me. Cheap Trick do a killer version of Day Tripper live:
And Magical Mystery Tour:Ha! I knew that melody in the "Ain't That A Shame" solo sounded familiar, but I never realized what it was. Thanks!
