Talk:I Am the Walrus

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[edit] Goo goo g'joob

Somebody needs to look into what goo goo g'joob means and where it comes from. Smerdis of Tlön 17:23, 15 Nov 2004 (UTC)

[edit] LSD

Sorry about failing to give a description for my edit. I fixed the link for "acid trip" to point to the appropriate section of the "LSD" entry instead of to an empty page. Harmil 20:26, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Jim Carrey

It has also been covered by actor/comedian Jim Carrey, whose version was considered among the worst Beatles covers ever.

Well I like it. :) --Nick R 22:23, 13 August 2005 (UTC)

It's possible that "goo goo g'joob" is just Lennon's imitation of the noise a walrus or seal makes, and no more meaningful than "Meow" or "Woof."

[edit] Also referred to in the TV program "Buffy, the vampire slayer"

-Xander, one of the main characters, describes a creature made of slugs as "I am the bug-man, koo koo kachoo".

[edit] Failed GA

I failed this article from Good Articles for the following reasons: It is not well-written as it used too many quotes and the lead is too short; It isn't broad because it has no discussion of chart performance or how it impacted the career of the Beatles; It is not referenced well-enough because some quotes have to attribution and web references should have the date they were accessed. Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 18:41, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Lewiss Caroll?

The reference to Lewiss Caroll should be explained. Where in Caroll's works (Book & chapter) and in what context are the walrus and the carpenter mentioned?

[edit] Walrus photo?

Why was the photo of the Walrus removed? --NEMT 23:15, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] In the news this week

I have no idea how you'd work this in, but Lennon's school sketchbooks are going up for sale in April. They include his drawing of the Lewis Carrol Walrus character. Link here: http://arts.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1740368,00.html Image here (if you're patient): http://www.cooperowen.com/news_lennon.asp

[edit] Low chorus chant at the end

At the end of the song, you hear a large crowd of people all chanting something. What they're chanting is something not everybody seems to agree on. Many people think they're saying "Smoke pot, smoke pot, everybody smoke pot", though I've also heard something like "Want some, want some, everybody's got some". I tend to favor the first example, and credit the second with revisionism, since the former Beatles, particularly Paul, have tried to draw attention away from the drug-related aspects of much of their music. But since John basically admitted to writing this song on acid, it's not out of the question that marijuana would have been involved as well. Anyhow, it would be interesting to see an analysis of this part of the song on the main page somewhere. I just don't have any reliable sources to cite or I'd do it myself. --Lurlock 20:54, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Aren't there two chants-one "Everybody's got one, everybody's got one..." and the other one "Oompah, oompah, stick it in your jumper"?--Alexrules43 18:51, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

• Certainly the "oompah" chant is one of them. It's a very common phrase in the UK. Revisionism is performed by every drug-addled stoner wanting to see justification for their habit. It's kind of funny and kind of sad after a while. 75.28.166.58 19:33, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Related Theory: The Collective Unconscious

Common with many experiences using hallucinogens like LSD is the sense of being interconnected with nature and humanity. This feeling of oneness with man-kind has been associated with Carl Jung's theory of the collective unconscious. Considering these ideas and looking at the lyrics suggest an intuitive truth: "I am he, as you are he, as you are me and we are all together" certainly puts it straight foreward... but the chorus repeats and insists the same message only slightly disguised " I am the Walrus" = "I am the We All Are Us" The verses containing intentional madness and disorder account a world of these symptoms, The Walrus is the lunatic watching him do these insane things to himself.