Talk:The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill

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[edit] Richard A. Cooke III

Does anyone know whether the Richard A. Cooke III referenced in the song could be the photographer at this site? I wonder, because the name is identical and several pages of his work feature India. His site has biography and contact links, but neither are implemented currently. Nakamura2828 02:18, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

Yes, same guy. David Koller 06:30, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

I'd like to see a citation, from a book, a reliable music magazine, or of a course a quote from one of the Beatles. --kingboyk 09:31, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

Richard's mother has written a couple books which mention the tiger shooting incident. I added one in a new "References" section. David Koller 06:30, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mellotron sound

I do wonder if there's a better way of wording "a flamenco guitar solo (actually created by a rarely used preset button on a Mellotron keyboard, here functioning as somewhat of a primitive sampler)". "Preset button" makes me think of sequenced music, whereas the Mellotron is an electromechanical sampler using tape loops, and this guitar sound was apparently one of the many fill sounds that came with the Mk II. 81.91.98.19 01:55, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

I used to be sceptical about the flamenco guitar solo being a fill sound Mellotron tape loop, but then I noticed that:

1. If you ignore the dead air around it, the solo is just short enough to fit into what I understand is the maximum timespan of a Mellotron tape loop (nine seconds).
2. I have heard exactly the same (literally — I am certain it's identical) little solo in the episode "Public Relations" of Arrested Development, when Gob is showing The Aztec Tomb to a group of old people. That's very unlikely, unless the solo is some sort of template/music library sound, e.g. a Mellotron tape loop. --Jacj 21:11, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

Judging from video I've seen of Paul showing off the original Mellotron that The Beatles used, the phrase "preset key" might be more appropriate, as the Mellotron is set up as a keyboard instrument, like a piano. (In the video, Paul explains that it does, in fact, use tape loops and he even played the beginning of Strawberry Fields Forever on it.) —Gordon P. Hemsley→✉ 05:55, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] British slang

Is there any proof that the phrase "Bungalow Bill" entered British slang after the release of the song? I see no mention of The Beatles at the source given for that particular tidbit of information and, given the name of the person who the song apparently mocks (i.e. not Bill), there doesn't seem to be any reason to use the phrase "Bungalow Bill" unless that was already a common phrase. Thoughts? —Gordon P. Hemsley→✉ 05:58, 30 August 2006 (UTC)