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NJR · GA Dome, Atlanta, GA May 1, 1993

What do you all think?

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@njr
I'm glad he mentioned the Batman theme, because I was all set to make sure that was pointed out. I would guess that it's George doing the main countdown. I can't tell who's doing the second one. As far as Paul doing unusual voices, I have always maintained that Paul is doing that voice talking at the beginning of Listen To What The Man Said. My friend also a McCartney fan adamantly insists "No! That can't possibly be Paul!" But I think Paul is quite capable of putting on other voices.

On a related note, over at the Beatles Bible Fab Forum, they had many years ago this long dragged out debate over who was doing the "Ahhhhs" that transition from Paul's interlude in A Day in the Life back to John. One camp said it was Paul doing them as a bridge leading back to John, and the other camp insists it was John. I'm in the John camp because those "Ahhhhs" just have that signature tonality of John's voice to me, even though Paul theoretically could be capable of doing it. But that debate became so emotional and dragged out, the members of that Forum still have bad memories about it LOL

wandy

@fast-city-line said in Taxman intro:

@njr
I'm glad he mentioned the Batman theme, because I was all set to make sure that was pointed out. I would guess that it's George doing the main countdown. I can't tell who's doing the second one. As far as Paul doing unusual voices, I have always maintained that Paul is doing that voice talking at the beginning of Listen To What The Man Said. My friend also a McCartney fan adamantly insists "No! That can't possibly be Paul!" But I think Paul is quite capable of putting on other voices.

On a related note, over at the Beatles Bible Fab Forum, they had many years ago this long dragged out debate over who was doing the "Ahhhhs" that transition from Paul's interlude in A Day in the Life back to John. One camp said it was Paul doing them as a bridge leading back to John, and the other camp insists it was John. I'm in the John camp because those "Ahhhhs" just have that signature tonality of John's voice to me, even though Paul theoretically could be capable of doing it. But that debate became so emotional and dragged out, the members of that Forum still have bad memories about it LOL

I too believe it was Paul's voice.

Fast City Line

@wandy said in Taxman intro:

@fast-city-line said in Taxman intro:

@njr
I'm glad he mentioned the Batman theme, because I was all set to make sure that was pointed out. I would guess that it's George doing the main countdown. I can't tell who's doing the second one. As far as Paul doing unusual voices, I have always maintained that Paul is doing that voice talking at the beginning of Listen To What The Man Said. My friend also a McCartney fan adamantly insists "No! That can't possibly be Paul!" But I think Paul is quite capable of putting on other voices.

On a related note, over at the Beatles Bible Fab Forum, they had many years ago this long dragged out debate over who was doing the "Ahhhhs" that transition from Paul's interlude in A Day in the Life back to John. One camp said it was Paul doing them as a bridge leading back to John, and the other camp insists it was John. I'm in the John camp because those "Ahhhhs" just have that signature tonality of John's voice to me, even though Paul theoretically could be capable of doing it. But that debate became so emotional and dragged out, the members of that Forum still have bad memories about it LOL

I too believe it was Paul's voice.

wow, interesting. If it was Paul, he was singing out of character

wandy

@fast-city-line said in Taxman intro:

@wandy said in Taxman intro:

@fast-city-line said in Taxman intro:

@njr
I'm glad he mentioned the Batman theme, because I was all set to make sure that was pointed out. I would guess that it's George doing the main countdown. I can't tell who's doing the second one. As far as Paul doing unusual voices, I have always maintained that Paul is doing that voice talking at the beginning of Listen To What The Man Said. My friend also a McCartney fan adamantly insists "No! That can't possibly be Paul!" But I think Paul is quite capable of putting on other voices.

On a related note, over at the Beatles Bible Fab Forum, they had many years ago this long dragged out debate over who was doing the "Ahhhhs" that transition from Paul's interlude in A Day in the Life back to John. One camp said it was Paul doing them as a bridge leading back to John, and the other camp insists it was John. I'm in the John camp because those "Ahhhhs" just have that signature tonality of John's voice to me, even though Paul theoretically could be capable of doing it. But that debate became so emotional and dragged out, the members of that Forum still have bad memories about it LOL

I too believe it was Paul's voice.

wow, interesting. If it was Paul, he was singing out of character

Sorry. I should clarify. Listen To What The Man Said. I too believe it is Paul's voice at the beginning. Also on Talk More Talk ( Press To Play ) I believe at least one of the talking voices at the beginning, is Linda Mac.

Fast City Line

@wandy said in Taxman intro:

@fast-city-line said in Taxman intro:

@wandy said in Taxman intro:

@fast-city-line said in Taxman intro:

@njr
I'm glad he mentioned the Batman theme, because I was all set to make sure that was pointed out. I would guess that it's George doing the main countdown. I can't tell who's doing the second one. As far as Paul doing unusual voices, I have always maintained that Paul is doing that voice talking at the beginning of Listen To What The Man Said. My friend also a McCartney fan adamantly insists "No! That can't possibly be Paul!" But I think Paul is quite capable of putting on other voices.

On a related note, over at the Beatles Bible Fab Forum, they had many years ago this long dragged out debate over who was doing the "Ahhhhs" that transition from Paul's interlude in A Day in the Life back to John. One camp said it was Paul doing them as a bridge leading back to John, and the other camp insists it was John. I'm in the John camp because those "Ahhhhs" just have that signature tonality of John's voice to me, even though Paul theoretically could be capable of doing it. But that debate became so emotional and dragged out, the members of that Forum still have bad memories about it LOL

I too believe it was Paul's voice.

wow, interesting. If it was Paul, he was singing out of character

Sorry. I should clarify. Listen To What The Man Said. I too believe it is Paul's voice at the beginning. Also on Talk More Talk ( Press To Play ) I believe at least one of the talking voices at the beginning, is Linda Mac.

Ah okay. Never heard Talk More Talk before -- quite creative vocal impressions there!

NJR · GA Dome, Atlanta, GA May 1, 1993

@fast-city-line I agree that it is George doing the slow countdown and I think it’s Paul doing the fast one and he yells “Go!” The cough could be Paul too.
As far as the Aaaahhs in A Day In The Life I’m torn between John & Paul on that. Would have to listen again with earphones.

NJR · GA Dome, Atlanta, GA May 1, 1993

@wandy said in Taxman intro:

@fast-city-line said in Taxman intro:

@wandy said in Taxman intro:

@fast-city-line said in Taxman intro:

@njr
I'm glad he mentioned the Batman theme, because I was all set to make sure that was pointed out. I would guess that it's George doing the main countdown. I can't tell who's doing the second one. As far as Paul doing unusual voices, I have always maintained that Paul is doing that voice talking at the beginning of Listen To What The Man Said. My friend also a McCartney fan adamantly insists "No! That can't possibly be Paul!" But I think Paul is quite capable of putting on other voices.

On a related note, over at the Beatles Bible Fab Forum, they had many years ago this long dragged out debate over who was doing the "Ahhhhs" that transition from Paul's interlude in A Day in the Life back to John. One camp said it was Paul doing them as a bridge leading back to John, and the other camp insists it was John. I'm in the John camp because those "Ahhhhs" just have that signature tonality of John's voice to me, even though Paul theoretically could be capable of doing it. But that debate became so emotional and dragged out, the members of that Forum still have bad memories about it LOL

I too believe it was Paul's voice.

wow, interesting. If it was Paul, he was singing out of character

Sorry. I should clarify. Listen To What The Man Said. I too believe it is Paul's voice at the beginning. Also on Talk More Talk ( Press To Play ) I believe at least one of the talking voices at the beginning, is Linda Mac.

The one voice is definitely female (in Talk More Talk) and sounds like Linda putting on a Cockney accent or something. The other (male) voice seems slowed down. I found this online which seems to indicate the voice is Tom Waits:

https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/song/talk-more-talk/

Fast City Line

@njr said in Taxman intro:

@fast-city-line I agree that it is George doing the slow countdown and I think it’s Paul doing the fast one and he yells “Go!” The cough could be Paul too.
As far as the Aaaahhs in A Day In The Life I’m torn between John & Paul on that. Would have to listen again with earphones.

I just listened to it myself with my high-powered headphones. Aside from a few other details I picked up that interest me, I paid keen attention to that portion, but also to John's singing elsewhere as I think it's relevant because he does a couple of things with his voice that go up high like with "Albert Hall", and you can detect the Lennon twang in those, as one does in the "Ahhhs". So to me, if Paul did it, and he certainly is capable of doing that, he purposefully tried to sound like John, because it clearly sounds like John with that nasal twang and thin quality. I don't know why Paul would try to sound like John, particularly as he's not sounding like John during his little portion right before. Also I have heard isolated tracks of the "Ahhhs" and it sounds to me like whoever did it tracked over more than once maybe two or three times to get an effect of two (or more) voices merging down one note into a half step below it simultaneously so to speak. Those isolated "Ahhhs" sound to me even more like John.

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@njr said in Taxman intro:

@wandy said in Taxman intro:

@fast-city-line said in Taxman intro:

@wandy said in Taxman intro:

@fast-city-line said in Taxman intro:

@njr
I'm glad he mentioned the Batman theme, because I was all set to make sure that was pointed out. I would guess that it's George doing the main countdown. I can't tell who's doing the second one. As far as Paul doing unusual voices, I have always maintained that Paul is doing that voice talking at the beginning of Listen To What The Man Said. My friend also a McCartney fan adamantly insists "No! That can't possibly be Paul!" But I think Paul is quite capable of putting on other voices.

On a related note, over at the Beatles Bible Fab Forum, they had many years ago this long dragged out debate over who was doing the "Ahhhhs" that transition from Paul's interlude in A Day in the Life back to John. One camp said it was Paul doing them as a bridge leading back to John, and the other camp insists it was John. I'm in the John camp because those "Ahhhhs" just have that signature tonality of John's voice to me, even though Paul theoretically could be capable of doing it. But that debate became so emotional and dragged out, the members of that Forum still have bad memories about it LOL

I too believe it was Paul's voice.

wow, interesting. If it was Paul, he was singing out of character

Sorry. I should clarify. Listen To What The Man Said. I too believe it is Paul's voice at the beginning. Also on Talk More Talk ( Press To Play ) I believe at least one of the talking voices at the beginning, is Linda Mac.

The one voice is definitely female (in Talk More Talk) and sounds like Linda putting on a Cockney accent or something. The other (male) voice seems slowed down. I found this online which seems to indicate the voice is Tom Waits:

https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/song/talk-more-talk/

I'd love to be a fly on the wall while Paul is sitting in a chair listening to --

NJR · GA Dome, Atlanta, GA May 1, 1993

@fast-city-line said in Taxman intro:

@njr said in Taxman intro:

@fast-city-line I agree that it is George doing the slow countdown and I think it’s Paul doing the fast one and he yells “Go!” The cough could be Paul too.
As far as the Aaaahhs in A Day In The Life I’m torn between John & Paul on that. Would have to listen again with earphones.

I just listened to it myself with my high-powered headphones. Aside from a few other details I picked up that interest me, I paid keen attention to that portion, but also to John's singing elsewhere as I think it's relevant because he does a couple of things with his voice that go up high like with "Albert Hall", and you can detect the Lennon twang in those, as one does in the "Ahhhs". So to me, if Paul did it, and he certainly is capable of doing that, he purposefully tried to sound like John, because it clearly sounds like John with that nasal twang and thin quality. I don't know why Paul would try to sound like John, particularly as he's not sounding like John during his little portion right before. Also I have heard isolated tracks of the "Ahhhs" and it sounds to me like whoever did it tracked over more than once maybe two or three times to get an effect of two (or more) voices merging down one note into a half step below it simultaneously so to speak. Those isolated "Ahhhs" sound to me even more like John.

I tend to lean toward it being John as well. So busy today didn’t have time to listen! Tomorrow I just have to do my taxes (super easy this year!) so will pop the CD in my blu-ray player and listen with earbuds plugged into TV!