A Day In The Life - The Truth At Last!

[Indica]

Its Mal!

[Soft_Guitar60]

I heard another 'aaah' in the background at '2:53' but very faint...

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I emailed Mike of the "What Goes On" website - http://www.pootle.demon.co.uk/wgo.htm - and he has now entered the debate too! Here is his reply:

'Another "Who sang SLYYYY" brewing?

The opening section of "Ah's" to 2:53, has qualities of Paul's voice, but
not beyond that point. The ragged ending at 3:12 is more John's style.

From a recording point of view, the quality of the voice and effects matches
John's from the rest of the recording (huge delay and echo, being panned
around, thin and harsh) -- contrast against Paul's fairly dry, close mic'd,
bass present voice.

Also, Lewisohn's _Recording Sessions_ states that Paul's bit began at "Woke
up" and ended on "everybody spoke and I went into a dream .... oh sh*t" --
which was later replaced with a take *without* the vocal error and expletive.

I'd go with it being John ... there is a background vocal also around 3:03
to 3:10 singing "oo-ooo" over John's vocal, I think that might be Paul. Just
to add confusion.

Mike.'

[Ydoll Gwyn]

La, la, how the life goes on ...

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La, la, how the life goes on ...

Yeah, that was Paul too!

I emailed Mike of the "What Goes On" website - http://www.pootle.demon.co.uk/wgo.htm - and he has now entered the debate too! Here is his reply:

'Another "Who sang SLYYYY" brewing?

The opening section of "Ah's" to 2:53, has qualities of Paul's voice, but
not beyond that point. The ragged ending at 3:12 is more John's style.

From a recording point of view, the quality of the voice and effects matches
John's from the rest of the recording (huge delay and echo, being panned
around, thin and harsh) -- contrast against Paul's fairly dry, close mic'd,
bass present voice.

Also, Lewisohn's _Recording Sessions_ states that Paul's bit began at "Woke
up" and ended on "everybody spoke and I went into a dream .... oh sh*t" --
which was later replaced with a take *without* the vocal error and expletive.

I'd go with it being John ... there is a background vocal also around 3:03
to 3:10 singing "oo-ooo" over John's vocal, I think that might be Paul. Just
to add confusion.

Mike.'

Hooray!! Now quick lock this thing.

[zipp]

Well done T.E.
First you asked a pretty good source and then you gave us his reply.
And it seems a pretty sensible reply to me!

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This has been a great debate actually! However, I do disagree with Mike and hold firm to MY belief that it is Paul - but you'll notice that didn't stop me posting HIS view.

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Case closed?

[Lostio]

I'd say so.

It was John.
And Paul 'ooooo'd there a bit.
John did the 'aaaah's.

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Hey, you can't go closing the case and then say it's John... especially as it's Paul! LOL! Hee hee

[Lostio]

...I see it's better to leave it open then.

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I will say no more!

(flower)

[Indica]

I always thought it was John, it just never occured to me to be paul.
After hearing it, it could well be! I mean he does ahhhhh's on Lovely Rita, which share some of the same wealth. I feel ashamed that such a debate did not enter my own head

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It's amazing isn't it? I used to think it was John too!