Talk:Octopus's Garden

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did ringo play the piano on this song?

No. In The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions, page 180 of the paperback edition, Lewisohn states that Paul played the piano as an overdub. Dr oboogie 02:25, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Profound?

>>It is sometimes seen as being a song for children, like "Yellow Submarine" or "Rocky Raccoon," though the latter is also seen as a profound piece on redemption. <<

Is Rocky Raccoon regarded as a profound piece on redemption? It's not an opinion I've ever heard. "A faintly amusing squib" is the only piece of criticism I've ever read about it.213.131.238.25 15:31, 8 September 2006 (UTC)Dermot

I've heard that "Octopus's Garden" refers to female pubic hairs.... //// Pacific PanDeist * 01:30, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Backing vocals

I'm pretty sure John and Paul did backing vocals on this song, not Paul and George. To my ear it sounds like John. I also recall reading in The Beatles Anthology book that John and Paul put their vocals through a Leslie speaker. These websites also say that John and Paul were the backing vocalists. Anybody have a copy of Lewisohn to verify who they are? [1] [2]

I just updated the credits, retaining Paul and George on backing vocals. I added a cite to a reliable, verifiable source, Ian MacDonald's Revolution in the Head. Regarding your two specific comments:

• It could be John and Paul on backign vocal, but it sounds like Paul and George to me. More importantly, it doesn't matter what we think we hear. It only matters what reliable, verifiable evidence we can find, and our own ears don't qualify (they are WP:OR). Neither of the two links you supplied strike me as reliable evidence, especially compared to a commercially published book by a reputable author (Revolution in the Head by MacDonald).
• It doesn't sound like a Leslie to me; I think you'd hear more of the "whoosh" effect that occurs because of the spinning speaker. Again, it doesn't matter what we hear, it matters what evidence we can find. MacDonald didn't mention Leslie speakers at all, but Mark Lewisohn says George's lead guitar was played through a Leslie (pg 174 of Sessions).

— John Cardinal (talk) 13:57, 20 November 2007 (UTC)