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The Fox Drummer
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Question About Blackbird, Anthology III
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April 25, 2007, 03:25:28 PM »
I was listening to Blackbird from the third Anthology album last night, and I noticed a tapping sound in the background keeping the beat that I haven't really picked up on before. I'm not sure what take it was, but as far as I know it was just Paul singing and playing guitar in that song without anyone else. Does anyone know what that sound is? It's not a drum, I can tell that by the sound...is Paul tapping his foot or something?
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April 25, 2007, 03:27:42 PM »
From songfacts.com:
Only 3 things were recorded: Paul's voice, his acoustic guitar, and a tapping. According to the video The Complete Beatles, the tap was not a foot or metronome - the Master was intentionally scratched. If you listen closely you will notice that is sounds like a scratch on a record. Birds were dubbed in later.
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April 25, 2007, 03:38:11 PM »
There's a video of Paul doing a demo of Helter Skelter and singing Blackbird at the studio (Sir George can be seen too) and you can hear the same sound made by his feet ...
I can't find it :-/ ... only the Helter Skelter demo:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=QuNV5O1qEPI
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April 25, 2007, 08:52:55 PM »
I firmly believe it was Paul tapping his feet (i always have)
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