@@BrooklynAvenue "Living is easy with eyes closed." In William's memoirs, he explains that the line is a metaphor for those who refuse believe that Paul's death in 1966 was true.
@@thegreatdonato478 LOL, yeah, it's MUCH easier to believe in long debunked joke-conspiracy theories than dealing with real life, right?? It's absolutely intruiging how some clever people took that crazy fan-fiction of Paul's supposed death from last millenium and turned it into something that the crazy conspiracy sheep are willing to believe, as much as the moonlanding didn't happen and the earth is flat! 😀
Since it is Paul's part and Paul's dream and Paul's voice and John's voice in the background and there's absolutely no cut between the "dream" and the "aah" it's absolutely impossible for John to be the lead singer in this part.
@@gutgolf74 Not only possible. There HAS to be a cut. The vocal in question was highly distorted. Paul's part was clean. No technology would allow them to apply distortion at the tail end of the tape of Paul's vocal. And even if there were, there is no conceivable reason for doing so.
@@Kermit_T_Frog Eeeh, not matter what you think that "has to be", the clearly audible fact remains that there IS no cut! I post the link to the best clip in the next comment. Also, the "aaah" is definitely NOT "highly distorted"!! 😀Do you know what "distorted" means?? Google it, please. They did pull a switch that puts the reverb on his voice, and that's it. So, there is no cut, John couldn't sing it but is clearly in the background at the same time during Paul's part. It's no mystery at all, and there's nothing you can do about it.
@@Kermit_T_Frog th-cam.com/video/HxQ7MM42Q-s/w-d-xo.html&lc=Ugx1C9jvrrbJ44QK5zh4AaABAg.9zlsEGeS0Yo9zoM_p5Msou This clip thankfully starts with the "dream" and you can hear there's no cut at all, just Paul taking a breath! You can also hear it sounds like Paul, especially at the very end, while the high nasal falsetto is impossible to be done by anyone but John.
George Martin, on a documentary, playing the master tapes of A day in the Life, listening in awe, and saying: "Even in these early takes, John's voice sends shiver down your spine..." That says it all. It's more than a song. It's unreal. It's a bloody miracle, if there was ever one!
The Beatles - A Day In The Life (Isolated Vocals) is a great video that showcases the amazing vocals of The Beatles. I really enjoy listening to the isolated vocals, and I love that I can use "UnMixIt" to isolate vocals out of any song
@@benpietrzykowski9216 Literally do. And it's definitely not Paul lmao. I'd say maybe you don't listen to Beatles a lot because you'd recognize John's voice immediately.
@UCoR-2ZwA6lrB7vM1u5MRIlQ 🤦🤦🤦 Johns voice literally does sound like this. It's raspy, thinner and slight higher but Paul's is way smoother and deeper, this is definitely not Paul, i don't understand how do you even hear it there when it's so obviously John. Seriously this is as stupid as the trend of the dress being blue black or white gold . Jesus.
All anyone has to do is go listen to the isolated vocals on Lovely Rita. The opening ah vocal intro by Paul reveals perfectly how this is also him singing on A Day In The Life. Especially anyone who is a musician can tell from the two performances they are the same singer. It's John who is singing falsetto behind Paul's primary vocal.
@@dchief2924 And it's Paul singing the aaah, it's actually impossible to be John. Why it shouldn't be John: It's Paul's part, end of story. No need for John to sing lead on Paul's part in Paul's dream. That's also why we only see PAUL during this part in the official video to ADITL. No John AT ALL - but he returns right when HIS part, the last verse, starts. They were finished recording John's vocals for ADITL 2 weeks before and just returned for recording Paul's part on February 3rd. John NEVER sang this part when he had the chance to. Also, note the position of the voices in the stereo-picture: John is on the right, Paul on the left. The "aaah" start on Paul's side and move over to cue John's return. Why it couldn't be John: Since -- in contrast to Emerick's fairy-tale - there is absolutely no cut between the "dream" and the "aaah", it must be still the same lead singer, Paul. You can even hear him take a breath between the "dream" and the "aaah" on the isolated vocal track. Since John is doing his trademark NASAL high falsetto in the background AT THE SAME TIME it's impossible for him to also do the lead aaah. Also, the lead aaah doesn't sound like John AT ALL. It's a chest voice that would have been too high for him to do. Please name a single example where John sings like that - I bet you can't! With Paul you only have to go as far as "Lovely Rita" to find a very similar example. There are many experts who very thoroughly listened to all the actual reels and went through all the paperwork and wrote very highly praised books, like Kevin Ryan and Brian Kehew (from the book "Recording the Beatles", p. 444): "Though many have understandably attributed this vocal to John Lennon in the past, isolation of the vocal reveals it to be Paul. As the part progresses, his voice takes on a more nasal tone; this, in combination with an application of Repeat Echo similar to that already applied to John's, does much to give an impression of it being Lennon." Or John C. Winn, who actually pointed out all the little differences between every single mix ever made of any Beatles song: (from the book "That magic feeling - The Beatles' recorded legacy, p. 86): "Paul then corrected his vocal blunder by taping a new vocal on track 2, also adding some soaring "aahs" over the circle-of-fifths segment that linked back to the final verse". And of course Sam Okell, who did the freaking Sgt. Pepper's REMIX: "Paul's main vocal track is in stereo, because we gave it some spread with the Waves S1 Stereo Imaging plug-in, so it has a different sound than John's lead. We also split off two little bits to be able to pan them left and right. His fourth vocal track is the 'aaah' section, and below it is an 'Aah delay' aux track." "Inside Sgt. Pepper's": Sound On Sound. SOS Publications Group. 26 October 2021
I think the biggest indicator as to why the ahhs are John is from a technical standpoint... If you notice the different between John and Paul's vocal track... You can hear John has the slap back echo and verb on his vocal track... Pauls is completely dry with no vocal effects added... Now when you listen to the Ahhs... what effects do you hear ? The slap back echo and verb. It's all John ppl.
agreed. It's John. There has been much speculation as to why it's Paul. The de reverbed isolated track appeared and it does sound like it COULD be Paul so I can see how some people think that. The beginning and the end sound like him to be specific. But the bulk sounds like John. I always thought it was John but wavered on the back of the dereverbed track. A hundred times I listed but I hear John. It is John. Someone on here will copy and paste a whole lot of evidence. Do not listen. It can largely be debunked. Much of it is heresay. The only compelling thing is that de reverbed track. Which ultimately sounds like John. This is not to you Ryan De Frees. But to everyone. At the end of the day, it's good that there is discussion over the Beatles, it keeps their music alive. But to argue over it is pointless. To change the perception is even sad. Let it go. It's the greatest song of all time. With the greatest Ahhs of all time. John or Paul. It does not matter. Listen to it and hear it, that's all you need to do.
@@GaVSeven7 Dude... I couldn't have said it better myself... I myself let things like this get the better of me sometimes and I want to try and find a way with words to prove the nay sayers wrong but I usually come off sounding like an ass hole most of the time XD, but you my friend! You have stated the facts and said it in the right way of going about it ! Ty !
@@DaFreezeey I agree with what you say 100%, the effects stay with John. John's part(s) were recorded before Paul's and much is made of that to point to Paul. Namely the absence of John doing that part on the Anthology version. But then neither does Paul do anything. Giles Martin, however, was involved with the anthology. That puts him in direct contact with 3 Beatles and his father on the release of that version. So when he says its John, people should listen. The only thing is that he says it was Paul then John on the same Mic. That puts the questions of effects into play. Except that sometimes, not always, that intake of breath sounds cut short. The studio records dont report that John recorded any additional vocals after his initial recording. It would appear that there is a clean transition between Paul's 'Dream" and the Ahhs indicating that it was one flowing recording. Giles Martin does say same Mic but what of the effects? Well, for the Paul people effects were there but not for his lyrics. So that could put John on that Mic taking over from Paul as Giles Martin said. Its intriguing but I hear John when all is said and done. Some things are best left alone.
Nope, it's completely undisputably Paul doing the lead ah. Check point 7) for an in depth explanation from Sam Okell, how they treated the "aaaah", which was "one of Paul's vocal tracks", with the effects, to make it sound dreamy. 1) From the book "Recording the Beatles" (Kevin Ryan, Brian Kehew): "Though many have understandably attributed this vocal to John Lennon in the past, isolation of the vocal reveals it to be Paul. As the part progresses, his voice takes on a more nasal tone; this, in combination with an application of Repeat Echo similar to that already applied to John's, does much to give an impression of it being Lennon." (pg. 444) 2) It's still Paul's part, it's his dream. Why would John (or freaking George?!) sing lead here? 3) It's Paul's voice, unmistakebly. Paul is doing his normal chest voice. His timbre and the way he bends the notes going up and down are very telling too. The way his voice breaks at the very end is another definite tell. You're simply fooled because of the slap back echo that's on his voice. Here's the part WITHOUT the reverb - sounds even more like Paul! clyp.it/npqcuc22?token=1861b0fbf5cc893c3956bbc124eb6654 4) John didn't sing this part when he recorded HIS vocals (Anthology version). Paul unfortunately didn't get to sing it at the first try, when he said "Oh shit" after messing up the lyrics before. 5) In fact, the Beatles re-recorded the vocals for the bridge AND the transition on February 3rd, so Paul could correct his blunder and "added some soaring aaahs" (John C. Winn, "That magic feeling"). They recorded the bridge and the transition in one take, so if you agree that Paul sings lead on the "Woke up..." part, you HAVE to agree he still sings lead on the transition! There's no audible cut at all (in contrast to the one at the very end of the section), and you can even hear how Paul takes a breath after "dream" before going into the "aaah" part. 6) While the very first of the "aaahs" does sound a BIT like John (because of said echo), ALL the high falsetto "uuuuhs" in the background sound VERY much like John! In fact, John does the excact same note in the excact same sound in "Sexy Sadie" (2.13). th-cam.com/video/vFt2gXpiHN4/w-d-xo.html How Giles Martin could seriously mistake THAT for Paul is beyond me, and it did cost him all respect I had for him. 7) Thankfully his mixer, Sam Okell, has better ears and confirmed several times it's Paul, explaining in detail how the "aaah" and the delay is one of Paul's vocal tracks. www.soundonsound.com/techniques/inside-track-sgt-peppers-lonely-hearts-club-band 8) There are even PICTURES of their actual protools mixer where you can see the tracks marked as "Paul's vocals". 9) About Emericks detailed story: Did any of the "John"-believers ever read Emerick's interview from 1979 where he didn't even remember who played the piano on ADITL? He thought it was possibly John! [Q: "A day in the life - what do you recall recording that? - “Mainly the orchestral crescendo.” (…) Q: "Was John playing the piano or Paul, do you remember?" - “Sorry, no. Haven’t a clue. It was basically John’s song, so it might have been him. I don’t remember.” ] After reading this, do you SERIOUSLY believe that the SAME man could have remembered such detailed situations and conversations 27 years LATER? This is just ANOTHER blatant example of mistakes, lies and made up stories from his infamous book, famously called out by fellow Beatle-engineer Ken Scott. So although Emerick was there, he doesn't remember anything from the actual sessions (as he admitted himself in 1979), he only quotes from the book. 10) Richard Lush, in contrast to what Howard Massey wrote in "Emerick's" book, confirmed to a fan who reached out to him on something like twitter, it was Paul. 11) While Paul didn't give a specific answer when asked about this vocal part on a reddit AMA, there was this very interesting story in another comment: maclaine "Hopefully he comes back and answers this, but just in case he doesn't, I'll throw in my two cents. I work in the video game industry, and my first job was working on The Beatles: Rock Band. Part of my job was going through all the songs in the game and using as much reference as possible to figure out who was playing/singing which parts, what instruments they were using during that time period, what amps, etc. I and another Beatle nut were meticulous about this because a) working on the game meant the world to us, and b) our research would be reflected by the art and animation in the game forever, so we wanted to get it exactly right. One of the things we had access to was the multitrack audio for the songs. Most of that stuff has leaked out on the internet over the years, but the mixes in game are a bit more condensed than what we had access to because of the nature of how Rock Band works. When I got to A Day In The Life and this part, it was a big bone of contention between me and some of the game leads. I'm 100% sure it's Paul and to me it's crystal clear when you hear the isolated vocal track. There's also a passage in Mark Lewisohn's book The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions where he says the same thing, even addressing the confusion that it might be John. I made my case as strongly as I could for as long as I could, but at that stage of the game's development, the animation department had already done the facial animation for John and wouldn't be able to change it in time, so it shipped with the incorrect Beatle "singing" the part. It's one of my greatest professional regrets, honestly, but I'll die on that hill that it's Paul singing that part."
@@GaVSeven7 LOL, could it be you might be referring to me? :-D So you think telling people "do not listen" is the way to go with facts?? Are you a Trump-voter, by any chance?? :-D Oh, and that de-verbed track has changed the minds of quite a lot of people, who were almost as stubborn and ignorant as you are - so I guess your claim it "ulitmately sounds like John" only proves your own stubborness! :-D Because you asked for it so nicely, here's the list again, especially for you! I'd love to see you try debunking just a SINGLE point! :-D 1) From the book "Recording the Beatles" (Kevin Ryan, Brian Kehew): "Though many have understandably attributed this vocal to John Lennon in the past, isolation of the vocal reveals it to be Paul. As the part progresses, his voice takes on a more nasal tone; this, in combination with an application of Repeat Echo similar to that already applied to John's, does much to give an impression of it being Lennon." (pg. 444) 2) It's still Paul's part, it's his dream. Why would John (or freaking George?!) sing lead here? 3) It's Paul's voice, unmistakebly. Paul is doing his normal chest voice. His timbre and the way he bends the notes going up and down are very telling too. The way his voice breaks at the very end is another definite tell. You're simply fooled because of the slap back echo that's on his voice. Here's the part WITHOUT the reverb - sounds even more like Paul! clyp.it/npqcuc22?token=1861b0fbf5cc893c3956bbc124eb6654 4) John didn't sing this part when he recorded HIS vocals (Anthology version). Paul unfortunately didn't get to sing it at the first try, when he said "Oh shit" after messing up the lyrics before. 5) In fact, the Beatles re-recorded the vocals for the bridge AND the transition on February 3rd, so Paul could correct his blunder and "added some soaring aaahs" (John C. Winn, "That magic feeling"). They recorded the bridge and the transition in one take, so if you agree that Paul sings lead on the "Woke up..." part, you HAVE to agree he still sings lead on the transition! There's no audible cut at all (in contrast to the one at the very end of the section), and you can even hear how Paul takes a breath after "dream" before going into the "aaah" part. 6) While the very first of the "aaahs" does sound a BIT like John (because of said echo), ALL the high falsetto "uuuuhs" in the background sound VERY much like John! In fact, John does the excact same note in the excact same sound in "Sexy Sadie" (2.13). th-cam.com/video/vFt2gXpiHN4/w-d-xo.html How Giles Martin could seriously mistake THAT for Paul is beyond me, and it did cost him all respect I had for him. 7) Thankfully his mixer, Sam Okell, has better ears and confirmed several times it's Paul, explaining in detail how the "aaah" and the delay is one of Paul's vocal tracks. www.soundonsound.com/techniques/inside-track-sgt-peppers-lonely-hearts-club-band 8) There are even PICTURES of their actual protools mixer where you can see the tracks marked as "Paul's vocals". 9) About Emericks detailed story: Did any of the "John"-believers ever read Emerick's interview from 1979 where he didn't even remember who played the piano on ADITL? He thought it was possibly John! [Q: "A day in the life - what do you recall recording that? - “Mainly the orchestral crescendo.” (…) Q: "Was John playing the piano or Paul, do you remember?" - “Sorry, no. Haven’t a clue. It was basically John’s song, so it might have been him. I don’t remember.” ] After reading this, do you SERIOUSLY believe that the SAME man could have remembered such detailed situations and conversations 27 years LATER? This is just ANOTHER blatant example of mistakes, lies and made up stories from his infamous book, famously called out by fellow Beatle-engineer Ken Scott. So although Emerick was there, he doesn't remember anything from the actual sessions (as he admitted himself in 1979), he only quotes from the book. 10) Richard Lush, in contrast to what Howard Massey wrote in "Emerick's" book, confirmed to a fan who reached out to him on something like twitter, it was Paul. 11) While Paul didn't give a specific answer when asked about this vocal part on a reddit AMA, there was this very interesting story in another comment: maclaine "Hopefully he comes back and answers this, but just in case he doesn't, I'll throw in my two cents. I work in the video game industry, and my first job was working on The Beatles: Rock Band. Part of my job was going through all the songs in the game and using as much reference as possible to figure out who was playing/singing which parts, what instruments they were using during that time period, what amps, etc. I and another Beatle nut were meticulous about this because a) working on the game meant the world to us, and b) our research would be reflected by the art and animation in the game forever, so we wanted to get it exactly right. One of the things we had access to was the multitrack audio for the songs. Most of that stuff has leaked out on the internet over the years, but the mixes in game are a bit more condensed than what we had access to because of the nature of how Rock Band works. When I got to A Day In The Life and this part, it was a big bone of contention between me and some of the game leads. I'm 100% sure it's Paul and to me it's crystal clear when you hear the isolated vocal track. There's also a passage in Mark Lewisohn's book The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions where he says the same thing, even addressing the confusion that it might be John. I made my case as strongly as I could for as long as I could, but at that stage of the game's development, the animation department had already done the facial animation for John and wouldn't be able to change it in time, so it shipped with the incorrect Beatle "singing" the part. It's one of my greatest professional regrets, honestly, but I'll die on that hill that it's Paul singing that part."
I's Paul and actually impossible to be John. Why it shouldn't be John: It's Paul's part, end of story. No need for John to sing lead on Paul's part in Paul's dream. That's also why we only see PAUL during this part in the official video to ADITL. No John AT ALL - but he returns right when HIS part, the last verse, starts. They were finished recording John's vocals for ADITL 2 weeks before and just returned for recording Paul's part on February 3rd. John NEVER sang this part when he had the chance to. Also, note the position of the voices in the stereo-picture: John is on the right, Paul on the left. The "aaah" start on Paul's side and move over to cue John's return. Why it couldn't be John: Since -- in contrast to Emerick's fairy-tale - there is absolutely no cut between the "dream" and the "aaah", it must be still the same lead singer, Paul. You can even hear him take a breath between the "dream" and the "aaah" on the isolated vocal track. Since John is doing his trademark NASAL high falsetto in the background AT THE SAME TIME it's impossible for him to also do the lead aaah. Also, the lead aaah doesn't sound like John AT ALL. It's a chest voice that would have been too high for him to do. Please name a single example where John sings like that - I bet you can't! With Paul you only have to go as far as "Lovely Rita" to find a very similar example. There are many experts who very thoroughly listened to all the actual reels and went through all the paperwork and wrote very highly praised books, like Kevin Ryan and Brian Kehew (from the book "Recording the Beatles", p. 444): "Though many have understandably attributed this vocal to John Lennon in the past, isolation of the vocal reveals it to be Paul. As the part progresses, his voice takes on a more nasal tone; this, in combination with an application of Repeat Echo similar to that already applied to John's, does much to give an impression of it being Lennon." Or John C. Winn, who actually pointed out all the little differences between every single mix ever made of any Beatles song: (from the book "That magic feeling - The Beatles' recorded legacy, p. 86): "Paul then corrected his vocal blunder by taping a new vocal on track 2, also adding some soaring "aahs" over the circle-of-fifths segment that linked back to the final verse". And of course Sam Okell, who did the freaking Sgt. Pepper's REMIX: "Paul's main vocal track is in stereo, because we gave it some spread with the Waves S1 Stereo Imaging plug-in, so it has a different sound than John's lead. We also split off two little bits to be able to pan them left and right. His fourth vocal track is the 'aaah' section, and below it is an 'Aah delay' aux track." "Inside Sgt. Pepper's": Sound On Sound. SOS Publications Group. 26 October 2021
LOL, no, definitely Paul. It's too high for John. It's still Paul's part. It sounds like Paul. No cut between the "dream" and the "aaah", only Paul taking a breath. John's unmistakable nasal cutting falsetto in the background AT THE SAME TIME. Game over, no chance this is John.
@@danguee1 I think I must have missed the part where you adressed let alone debunked a single point I made! 😀 Nothing substantial to add from your part obviously - sad!
@@gutgolf74It's sounds nothing like Paul! Its the rustic, raspy effect John had. Its the same vocal mix as in the verse before with a little more reverb. You can also hear Johns voice warble at the end of the 'ahhs' line. His voice wasn't as strong in '67.
@@gutgolf74It's John mate. Sounds nothing like Paul's voice. There is nothing on the Beatles recordings with Paul sounding like that. There is plenty with John.
Yeah, except it's Paul, Sherlock! :-D 1) From the book "Recording the Beatles" (Kevin Ryan, Brian Kehew): "Though many have understandably attributed this vocal to John Lennon in the past, isolation of the vocal reveals it to be Paul. As the part progresses, his voice takes on a more nasal tone; this, in combination with an application of Repeat Echo similar to that already applied to John's, does much to give an impression of it being Lennon." (pg. 444) 2) It's still Paul's part, it's his dream. Why would John (or freaking George?!) sing lead here? 3) It's Paul's voice, unmistakebly. Paul is doing his normal chest voice. His timbre and the way he bends the notes going up and down are very telling too. The way his voice breaks at the very end is another definite tell. You're simply fooled because of the slap back echo that's on his voice. Here's the part WITHOUT the reverb - sounds even more like Paul! clyp.it/npqcuc22?token=1861b0fbf5cc893c3956bbc124eb6654 4) John didn't sing this part when he recorded HIS vocals (Anthology version). Paul unfortunately didn't get to sing it at the first try, when he said "Oh shit" after messing up the lyrics before. 5) In fact, the Beatles re-recorded the vocals for the bridge AND the transition on February 3rd, so Paul could correct his blunder and "added some soaring aaahs" (John C. Winn, "That magic feeling"). They recorded the bridge and the transition in one take, so if you agree that Paul sings lead on the "Woke up..." part, you HAVE to agree he still sings lead on the transition! There's no audible cut at all (in contrast to the one at the very end of the section), and you can even hear how Paul takes a breath after "dream" before going into the "aaah" part. 6) While the very first of the "aaahs" does sound a BIT like John (because of said echo), ALL the high falsetto "uuuuhs" in the background sound VERY much like John! In fact, John does the excact same note in the excact same sound in "Sexy Sadie" (2.13). th-cam.com/video/vFt2gXpiHN4/w-d-xo.html How Giles Martin could seriously mistake THAT for Paul is beyond me, and it did cost him all respect I had for him. 7) Thankfully his mixer, Sam Okell, has better ears and confirmed several times it's Paul, explaining in detail how the "aaah" and the delay is one of Paul's vocal tracks. www.soundonsound.com/techniques/inside-track-sgt-peppers-lonely-hearts-club-band 8) There are even PICTURES of their actual protools mixer where you can see the tracks marked as "Paul's vocals". 9) About Emericks detailed story: Did any of the "John"-believers ever read Emerick's interview from 1979 where he didn't even remember who played the piano on ADITL? He thought it was possibly John! [Q: "A day in the life - what do you recall recording that? - “Mainly the orchestral crescendo.” (…) Q: "Was John playing the piano or Paul, do you remember?" - “Sorry, no. Haven’t a clue. It was basically John’s song, so it might have been him. I don’t remember.” ] After reading this, do you SERIOUSLY believe that the SAME man could have remembered such detailed situations and conversations 27 years LATER? This is just ANOTHER blatant example of mistakes, lies and made up stories from his infamous book, famously called out by fellow Beatle-engineer Ken Scott. So although Emerick was there, he doesn't remember anything from the actual sessions (as he admitted himself in 1979), he only quotes from the book. 10) Richard Lush, in contrast to what Howard Massey wrote in "Emerick's" book, confirmed to a fan who reached out to him on something like twitter, it was Paul. 11) While Paul didn't give a specific answer when asked about this vocal part on a reddit AMA, there was this very interesting story in another comment: maclaine "Hopefully he comes back and answers this, but just in case he doesn't, I'll throw in my two cents. I work in the video game industry, and my first job was working on The Beatles: Rock Band. Part of my job was going through all the songs in the game and using as much reference as possible to figure out who was playing/singing which parts, what instruments they were using during that time period, what amps, etc. I and another Beatle nut were meticulous about this because a) working on the game meant the world to us, and b) our research would be reflected by the art and animation in the game forever, so we wanted to get it exactly right. One of the things we had access to was the multitrack audio for the songs. Most of that stuff has leaked out on the internet over the years, but the mixes in game are a bit more condensed than what we had access to because of the nature of how Rock Band works. When I got to A Day In The Life and this part, it was a big bone of contention between me and some of the game leads. I'm 100% sure it's Paul and to me it's crystal clear when you hear the isolated vocal track. There's also a passage in Mark Lewisohn's book The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions where he says the same thing, even addressing the confusion that it might be John. I made my case as strongly as I could for as long as I could, but at that stage of the game's development, the animation department had already done the facial animation for John and wouldn't be able to change it in time, so it shipped with the incorrect Beatle "singing" the part. It's one of my greatest professional regrets, honestly, but I'll die on that hill that it's Paul singing that part."
@@msaraiva Sorry, friend, you're mistaken and misled by your own malfunctioning ears and your underdeveloped brain, it seems. I'm sorry that furthermore your eyes are too weak and your said brain is too dumb to process actual information. Good news is: As soon as you grow up and maybe get some help with the difficult words you'll be able to come back and actually learn something! I wish you all the best!
@@naz3306 LOL, no, definitely Paul. It's too high for John. It's still Paul's part. It sounds like Paul. No cut between the "dream" and the "aaah", only Paul taking a breath. John's unmistakable nasal cutting falsetto in the background AT THE SAME TIME. Game over, no chance this is John.
@@gutgolf74 Giles Martin (which has the original recordings) said the ahhs are from John. And there is also evidence that it's John, his nasal tone is characteristic.
@@gutgolf74If it weren't a debate, many people, even listening to the insolated voices, would't continue to think that it's John's, and they do. If you have listened to MMT John is completely able to reach that voice.
@@lucashernandez4345 LOL, Giles Martin was debunked and contradicted by the guy who (!) works as his mixing engineer and actually MIXED the original recordings for the remix, Sam Okell. He confirmed it's Paul:"Paul's main vocal track is in stereo, because we gave it some spread with the Waves S1 Stereo Imaging plug-in, so it has a different sound than John's lead. We also split off two little bits to be able to pan them left and right. His fourth vocal track is the 'aaah' section, and below it is an 'Aah delay' aux track." "Inside Sgt. Pepper's": Sound On Sound. SOS Publications Group. 26 October 2021 The aaah is A LITTLE "nasal", also there's the typical echo, which has a lot of people confused into believing it's John, as two of the most respected historians point out: Kevin Ryan and Brian Kehew (from the book "Recording the Beatles", p. 444): "Though many have understandably attributed this vocal to John Lennon in the past, isolation of the vocal reveals it to be Paul. As the part progresses, his voice takes on a more nasal tone; this, in combination with an application of Repeat Echo similar to that already applied to John's, does much to give an impression of it being Lennon." In fact, NOTHING in the "aaah" sounds like John, it's out of his register. You can't name a single song where he sings like that. Also, the high NASAL cutting falsetto clearly audible in the background on the isolated vocal track is unmistakably John, doing the very same sound he does on "Sexy Sadie". It's Paul's part, Paul's dream, Paul's voice, that's why we only see Paul during the "aaah" part in the official video to ADITL. So you see, there's NO evidence AT ALL for John doing the "aaah" that can't be EASILY debunked. You know why? Because it's Paul.
Nope, it's clearly Paul singing the "aaah", and even more clearly - ok, not in THIS clip with really bad quality - John is doing his trademark nasal, cutting high falsetto in the background AT THE SAME TIME.
@@gutgolf74 I think with Billy it would sound a bit different if he sang the ahh. I hear John, but for me Billy is singing the aahh on the beginning of Lovely Rita
@@gutgolf74 Giles Martin (which has the original recordings) said the ahhs are from John. And there is also evidence that it's John, his nasal tone is characteristic.
It's actually complete nonsense. They recorded a few seconds of talking in the studio then looped it. Anyone who hears any sentence is only hearing it in their heads
That is correct, it's Paul. Unfortunately the sound quality of this clip is terrible. Listen to a good one and you'll hear John and George in the background during the whole bridge, laughing and doing the heavy breathing. Paul goes straight to the transition then, still singing lead, with John and George still fooling around, still in the background. The high uuuhs are very nasal and cutting, that's John doing the same note he did in "Sexy Sadie", 2.13. And there's logic as well: It's Paul's dream, so why would John sing lead in it?
Yes, it's Paul. But I understand the mix up, in this video it is made to sound like it's John but others it is clearer. Like here, no mistake about the tone. th-cam.com/video/w1Wf8-rVbJI/w-d-xo.html
@@lucashernandez4345 Sounds nothing like John, because it's out of his register - he never ever sang that high this way. Also, his voice is clearly audible in the background at the same time. Also, no cut between the "dream" and the "aaah", so that's still Paul. Also, it's Paul's part and they were done recording John's part two weeks before. So it's DEFINITELY, undisputably Paul, no matter what you think.
LOL, no, definitely Paul. It's too high for John. It's still Paul's part. It sounds like Paul. No cut between the "dream" and the "aaah", only Paul taking a breath. John's unmistakable nasal cutting falsetto in the background AT THE SAME TIME. Game over, no chance this is John.
@@gutgolf74 Those who live with their eyes and ears open, know that Paul was replaced in 1966, that John wasn't in the walrus costume on MMT cover OR that it was George doing the "Ahh" on A Day in The Life.
In the lyrics it says "house of lords" and people who believe in the Paul is dead theory think he's saying "house of paul", but I more just hear something like floor or phaol
He IS singing House of Paul. That's because Paul McCartney died in 1966. He's also saying "I Buried Paul" at the fadeout of Strawberry Fields Forever. Fools hear it as "Cranberry Sauce"
Very easy, it's Paul and actually impossible to be John. Why it shouldn't be John: It's Paul's part, end of story. No need for John to sing lead on Paul's part in Paul's dream. That's also why we only see PAUL during this part in the official video to ADITL. No John AT ALL - but he returns right when HIS part, the last verse, starts. They were finished recording John's vocals for ADITL 2 weeks before and just returned for recording Paul's part on February 3rd. John NEVER sang this part when he had the chance to. Also, note the position of the voices in the stereo-picture: John is on the right, Paul on the left. The "aaah" start on Paul's side and move over to cue John's return. Why it couldn't be John: Since -- in contrast to Emerick's fairy-tale - there is absolutely no cut between the "dream" and the "aaah", it must be still the same lead singer, Paul. You can even hear him take a breath between the "dream" and the "aaah" on the isolated vocal track. Since John is doing his trademark NASAL high falsetto in the background AT THE SAME TIME it's impossible for him to also do the lead aaah. Also, the lead aaah doesn't sound like John AT ALL. It's a chest voice that would have been too high for him to do. Please name a single example where John sings like that - I bet you can't! With Paul you only have to go as far as "Lovely Rita" to find a very similar example. There are many experts who very thoroughly listened to all the actual reels and went through all the paperwork and wrote very highly praised books, like Kevin Ryan and Brian Kehew (from the book "Recording the Beatles", p. 444): "Though many have understandably attributed this vocal to John Lennon in the past, isolation of the vocal reveals it to be Paul. As the part progresses, his voice takes on a more nasal tone; this, in combination with an application of Repeat Echo similar to that already applied to John's, does much to give an impression of it being Lennon." Or John C. Winn, who actually pointed out all the little differences between every single mix ever made of any Beatles song: (from the book "That magic feeling - The Beatles' recorded legacy, p. 86): "Paul then corrected his vocal blunder by taping a new vocal on track 2, also adding some soaring "aahs" over the circle-of-fifths segment that linked back to the final verse". And of course Sam Okell, who did the freaking Sgt. Pepper's REMIX: "Paul's main vocal track is in stereo, because we gave it some spread with the Waves S1 Stereo Imaging plug-in, so it has a different sound than John's lead. We also split off two little bits to be able to pan them left and right. His fourth vocal track is the 'aaah' section, and below it is an 'Aah delay' aux track." "Inside Sgt. Pepper's": Sound On Sound. SOS Publications Group. 26 October 2021
@@gutgolf74 thank you for the explanation! I’ve actually seen a video depicting this detailed. However when I close my eyes listening to it and try to imagine who sings, I gotta say both…
@@DLD2Music I respect that - but it still doesn't sound as good as Rock Band, so why bother? It's not "isolated" at all, it sounds like it went through a flanger.
Lennon's vocals are unreal.
Nothing is real.
@@BrooklynAvenue "Living is easy with eyes closed." In William's memoirs, he explains that the line is a metaphor for those who refuse believe that Paul's death in 1966 was true.
@@thegreatdonato478 LOL, yeah, it's MUCH easier to believe in long debunked joke-conspiracy theories than dealing with real life, right??
It's absolutely intruiging how some clever people took that crazy fan-fiction of Paul's supposed death from last millenium and turned it into something that the crazy conspiracy sheep are willing to believe, as much as the moonlanding didn't happen and the earth is flat! 😀
@@thegreatdonato478😂😂😂
@@Naicez_YT Laughing without doing any research on the subject???
I see...
Exactly what Lennon said "Living is easy with eyes closed".
It's not just the tone. John knew how a dream should sound.
Since it is Paul's part and Paul's dream and Paul's voice and John's voice in the background and there's absolutely no cut between the "dream" and the "aah" it's absolutely impossible for John to be the lead singer in this part.
@@gutgolf74 Not only possible. There HAS to be a cut. The vocal in question was highly distorted. Paul's part was clean. No technology would allow them to apply distortion at the tail end of the tape of Paul's vocal. And even if there were, there is no conceivable reason for doing so.
@@Kermit_T_Frog Eeeh, not matter what you think that "has to be", the clearly audible fact remains that there IS no cut!
I post the link to the best clip in the next comment.
Also, the "aaah" is definitely NOT "highly distorted"!! 😀Do you know what "distorted" means?? Google it, please.
They did pull a switch that puts the reverb on his voice, and that's it.
So, there is no cut, John couldn't sing it but is clearly in the background at the same time during Paul's part.
It's no mystery at all, and there's nothing you can do about it.
@@Kermit_T_Frog th-cam.com/video/HxQ7MM42Q-s/w-d-xo.html&lc=Ugx1C9jvrrbJ44QK5zh4AaABAg.9zlsEGeS0Yo9zoM_p5Msou
This clip thankfully starts with the "dream" and you can hear there's no cut at all, just Paul taking a breath!
You can also hear it sounds like Paul, especially at the very end, while the high nasal falsetto is impossible to be done by anyone but John.
@@gutgolf74 YOU are dreaming.
Great to hear vocals alone what a voice John had.
@@sallykohorst8803 But Paul did the aah.
Just like he was dressed as the walrus on the TV special from 1967.
George Martin, on a documentary, playing the master tapes of A day in the Life, listening in awe, and saying: "Even in these early takes, John's voice sends shiver down your spine..."
That says it all. It's more than a song. It's unreal. It's a bloody miracle, if there was ever one!
I’ve heard the aah’s as Paul since I first heard the song at the age of 10. After listening to this yet again I haven’t changed my mind.
And that is correct!
@@gutgolf74 My God - it's you again! You're like a deranged terrier savaging a rat!!!
@@gutgolf74ES JHON LENNON 👍
@@jhonnycespedes3399 I don't speak French.
And who is this JHON??!
Sorry, but that is John's voice, definitely
The Beatles - A Day In The Life (Isolated Vocals) is a great video that showcases the amazing vocals of The Beatles. I really enjoy listening to the isolated vocals, and I love that I can use "UnMixIt" to isolate vocals out of any song
If Lennon was born 3 decades later he could have been the vocalist in a Dream Pop band
Thanks for the upload....been working on the falsetto for a month missing the note until I found this
In the song it sounds like John, but isolated, you can hear Paul.
Talking about the Ah ah ah ah part?
Muy bueno!! Gracias! Hace unos meses habías subido el instrumental de todo el álbum Sgt peppers y ya no está:( vuélvelo a subir por favor!
ok, estoy trabando con un mix mejor
@@DLD2Music te lo agradeceré siempre. Subes muy buen material
It’s so clearly Paul idk how it’s a debate
I KNOW, right?!
It's not clear to me at all, it legit sounds nothing like Paul
@@elvis.austin then you don’t listen to enough Beatles
@@benpietrzykowski9216 Literally do. And it's definitely not Paul lmao. I'd say maybe you don't listen to Beatles a lot because you'd recognize John's voice immediately.
@UCoR-2ZwA6lrB7vM1u5MRIlQ 🤦🤦🤦 Johns voice literally does sound like this. It's raspy, thinner and slight higher but Paul's is way smoother and deeper, this is definitely not Paul, i don't understand how do you even hear it there when it's so obviously John. Seriously this is as stupid as the trend of the dress being blue black or white gold . Jesus.
I always thought those ahhhh were from Paul, but this makes me think a lot, and my doubt increases a lot
I don't know what a beatle it was, but for me it was a guest, thanks for your comment :)
Donavan
@Mack Perry finally a decent comment hahaha i think the exact same
@Mack Perry whom??
Rest assured, it's Paul indeed! Terribly sound quality, though.
All anyone has to do is go listen to the isolated vocals on Lovely Rita. The opening ah vocal intro by Paul reveals perfectly how this is also him singing on A Day In The Life. Especially anyone who is a musician can tell from the two performances they are the same singer. It's John who is singing falsetto behind Paul's primary vocal.
Indeed.
I will never understand why so many people don't get this.
Acabo de escuchar... love Rita.....el ahhh es de Jhon Lennon.. punto final 👍
Yeah John had the dreamy transcendent voice, Paul has the more straight-foward orthodox voice
@@dchief2924 And it's Paul singing the aaah, it's actually impossible to be John.
Why it shouldn't be John:
It's Paul's part, end of story. No need for John to sing lead on Paul's part in Paul's dream.
That's also why we only see PAUL during this part in the official video to ADITL. No John AT ALL - but he returns right when HIS part, the last verse, starts.
They were finished recording John's vocals for ADITL 2 weeks before and just returned for recording Paul's part on February 3rd. John NEVER sang this part when he had the chance to.
Also, note the position of the voices in the stereo-picture: John is on the right, Paul on the left. The "aaah" start on Paul's side and move over to cue John's return.
Why it couldn't be John:
Since -- in contrast to Emerick's fairy-tale - there is absolutely no cut between the "dream" and the "aaah", it must be still the same lead singer, Paul. You can even hear him take a breath between the "dream" and the "aaah" on the isolated vocal track.
Since John is doing his trademark NASAL high falsetto in the background AT THE SAME TIME it's impossible for him to also do the lead aaah.
Also, the lead aaah doesn't sound like John AT ALL.
It's a chest voice that would have been too high for him to do. Please name a single example where John sings like that - I bet you can't!
With Paul you only have to go as far as "Lovely Rita" to find a very similar example.
There are many experts who very thoroughly listened to all the actual reels and went through all the paperwork and wrote very highly praised books, like Kevin Ryan and Brian Kehew (from the book "Recording the Beatles", p. 444): "Though many have understandably attributed this vocal to John Lennon in the past, isolation of the vocal reveals it to be Paul. As the part progresses, his voice takes on a more nasal tone; this, in combination with an application of Repeat Echo similar to that already applied to John's, does much to give an impression of it being Lennon."
Or John C. Winn, who actually pointed out all the little differences between every single mix ever made of any Beatles song: (from the book "That magic feeling - The Beatles' recorded legacy, p. 86): "Paul then corrected his vocal blunder by taping a new vocal on track 2, also adding some soaring "aahs" over the circle-of-fifths segment that linked back to the final verse".
And of course Sam Okell, who did the freaking Sgt. Pepper's REMIX: "Paul's main vocal track is in stereo, because we gave it some spread with the Waves S1 Stereo Imaging plug-in, so it has a different sound than John's lead. We also split off two little bits to be able to pan them left and right. His fourth vocal track is the 'aaah' section, and below it is an 'Aah delay' aux track." "Inside Sgt. Pepper's": Sound On Sound. SOS Publications Group. 26 October 2021
The World was soo different in 1967.
this whole album transfixed the entire listening public
2:08 is the woke up part
Thanks
Yes. This is where William's part begins. He sings about his life after taking over Paul McCartney's life.
@@odenseassholesstinker3119 LOL, wanted to reply, then saw your username - says it all, no comment needed! 😀
@@odenseassholesstinker3119Holy shit, PIDers still exist in 2024?
@@dcxrtcvain4209 You really believe people wouldn't notice that Billy is Vivian Stanshall??
You can use the mogg files to get great sounding vocals, u can even hear paul counting into his section and other little details
I think the biggest indicator as to why the ahhs are John is from a technical standpoint... If you notice the different between John and Paul's vocal track... You can hear John has the slap back echo and verb on his vocal track... Pauls is completely dry with no vocal effects added... Now when you listen to the Ahhs... what effects do you hear ? The slap back echo and verb. It's all John ppl.
agreed. It's John. There has been much speculation as to why it's Paul. The de reverbed isolated track appeared and it does sound like it COULD be Paul so I can see how some people think that. The beginning and the end sound like him to be specific. But the bulk sounds like John. I always thought it was John but wavered on the back of the dereverbed track. A hundred times I listed but I hear John. It is John. Someone on here will copy and paste a whole lot of evidence. Do not listen. It can largely be debunked. Much of it is heresay. The only compelling thing is that de reverbed track. Which ultimately sounds like John.
This is not to you Ryan De Frees. But to everyone.
At the end of the day, it's good that there is discussion over the Beatles, it keeps their music alive. But to argue over it is pointless. To change the perception is even sad. Let it go. It's the greatest song of all time. With the greatest Ahhs of all time. John or Paul. It does not matter. Listen to it and hear it, that's all you need to do.
@@GaVSeven7 Dude... I couldn't have said it better myself... I myself let things like this get the better of me sometimes and I want to try and find a way with words to prove the nay sayers wrong but I usually come off sounding like an ass hole most of the time XD, but you my friend! You have stated the facts and said it in the right way of going about it ! Ty !
@@DaFreezeey I agree with what you say 100%, the effects stay with John. John's part(s) were recorded before Paul's and much is made of that to point to Paul. Namely the absence of John doing that part on the Anthology version. But then neither does Paul do anything. Giles Martin, however, was involved with the anthology. That puts him in direct contact with 3 Beatles and his father on the release of that version. So when he says its John, people should listen. The only thing is that he says it was Paul then John on the same Mic. That puts the questions of effects into play. Except that sometimes, not always, that intake of breath sounds cut short. The studio records dont report that John recorded any additional vocals after his initial recording. It would appear that there is a clean transition between Paul's 'Dream" and the Ahhs indicating that it was one flowing recording. Giles Martin does say same Mic but what of the effects? Well, for the Paul people effects were there but not for his lyrics. So that could put John on that Mic taking over from Paul as Giles Martin said. Its intriguing but I hear John when all is said and done. Some things are best left alone.
Nope, it's completely undisputably Paul doing the lead ah.
Check point 7) for an in depth explanation from Sam Okell, how they treated the "aaaah", which was "one of Paul's vocal tracks", with the effects, to make it sound dreamy.
1) From the book "Recording the Beatles" (Kevin Ryan, Brian Kehew): "Though many have understandably attributed this vocal to John Lennon in the past, isolation of the vocal reveals it to be Paul. As the part progresses, his voice takes on a more nasal tone; this, in combination with an application of Repeat Echo similar to that already applied to John's, does much to give an impression of it being Lennon." (pg. 444)
2) It's still Paul's part, it's his dream. Why would John (or freaking George?!) sing lead here?
3) It's Paul's voice, unmistakebly. Paul is doing his normal chest voice. His timbre and the way he bends the notes going up and down are very telling too. The way his voice breaks at the very end is another definite tell. You're simply fooled because of the slap back echo that's on his voice.
Here's the part WITHOUT the reverb - sounds even more like Paul! clyp.it/npqcuc22?token=1861b0fbf5cc893c3956bbc124eb6654
4) John didn't sing this part when he recorded HIS vocals (Anthology version). Paul unfortunately didn't get to sing it at the first try, when he said "Oh shit" after messing up the lyrics before.
5) In fact, the Beatles re-recorded the vocals for the bridge AND the transition on February 3rd, so Paul could correct his blunder and "added some soaring aaahs" (John C. Winn, "That magic feeling"). They recorded the bridge and the transition in one take, so if you agree that Paul sings lead on the "Woke up..." part, you HAVE to agree he still sings lead on the transition! There's no audible cut at all (in contrast to the one at the very end of the section), and you can even hear how Paul takes a breath after "dream" before going into the "aaah" part.
6) While the very first of the "aaahs" does sound a BIT like John (because of said echo), ALL the high falsetto "uuuuhs" in the background sound VERY much like John! In fact, John does the excact same note in the excact same sound in "Sexy Sadie" (2.13). th-cam.com/video/vFt2gXpiHN4/w-d-xo.html How Giles Martin could seriously mistake THAT for Paul is beyond me, and it did cost him all respect I had for him.
7) Thankfully his mixer, Sam Okell, has better ears and confirmed several times it's Paul, explaining in detail how the "aaah" and the delay is one of Paul's vocal tracks. www.soundonsound.com/techniques/inside-track-sgt-peppers-lonely-hearts-club-band
8) There are even PICTURES of their actual protools mixer where you can see the tracks marked as "Paul's vocals".
9) About Emericks detailed story: Did any of the "John"-believers ever read Emerick's interview from 1979 where he didn't even remember who played the piano on ADITL? He thought it was possibly John! [Q: "A day in the life - what do you recall recording that? - “Mainly the orchestral crescendo.” (…) Q: "Was John playing the piano or Paul, do you remember?" - “Sorry, no. Haven’t a clue. It was basically John’s song, so it might have been him. I don’t remember.” ]
After reading this, do you SERIOUSLY believe that the SAME man could have remembered such detailed situations and conversations 27 years LATER? This is just ANOTHER blatant example of mistakes, lies and made up stories from his infamous book, famously called out by fellow Beatle-engineer Ken Scott. So although Emerick was there, he doesn't remember anything from the actual sessions (as he admitted himself in 1979), he only quotes from the book.
10) Richard Lush, in contrast to what Howard Massey wrote in "Emerick's" book, confirmed to a fan who reached out to him on something like twitter, it was Paul.
11) While Paul didn't give a specific answer when asked about this vocal part on a reddit AMA, there was this very interesting story in another comment:
maclaine
"Hopefully he comes back and answers this, but just in case he doesn't, I'll throw in my two cents. I work in the video game industry, and my first job was working on The Beatles: Rock Band. Part of my job was going through all the songs in the game and using as much reference as possible to figure out who was playing/singing which parts, what instruments they were using during that time period, what amps, etc. I and another Beatle nut were meticulous about this because a) working on the game meant the world to us, and b) our research would be reflected by the art and animation in the game forever, so we wanted to get it exactly right.
One of the things we had access to was the multitrack audio for the songs. Most of that stuff has leaked out on the internet over the years, but the mixes in game are a bit more condensed than what we had access to because of the nature of how Rock Band works. When I got to A Day In The Life and this part, it was a big bone of contention between me and some of the game leads. I'm 100% sure it's Paul and to me it's crystal clear when you hear the isolated vocal track. There's also a passage in Mark Lewisohn's book The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions where he says the same thing, even addressing the confusion that it might be John.
I made my case as strongly as I could for as long as I could, but at that stage of the game's development, the animation department had already done the facial animation for John and wouldn't be able to change it in time, so it shipped with the incorrect Beatle "singing" the part. It's one of my greatest professional regrets, honestly, but I'll die on that hill that it's Paul singing that part."
@@GaVSeven7 LOL, could it be you might be referring to me? :-D So you think telling people "do not listen" is the way to go with facts?? Are you a Trump-voter, by any chance?? :-D
Oh, and that de-verbed track has changed the minds of quite a lot of people, who were almost as stubborn and ignorant as you are - so I guess your claim it "ulitmately sounds like John" only proves your own stubborness! :-D
Because you asked for it so nicely, here's the list again, especially for you!
I'd love to see you try debunking just a SINGLE point! :-D
1) From the book "Recording the Beatles" (Kevin Ryan, Brian Kehew): "Though many have understandably attributed this vocal to John Lennon in the past, isolation of the vocal reveals it to be Paul. As the part progresses, his voice takes on a more nasal tone; this, in combination with an application of Repeat Echo similar to that already applied to John's, does much to give an impression of it being Lennon." (pg. 444)
2) It's still Paul's part, it's his dream. Why would John (or freaking George?!) sing lead here?
3) It's Paul's voice, unmistakebly. Paul is doing his normal chest voice. His timbre and the way he bends the notes going up and down are very telling too. The way his voice breaks at the very end is another definite tell. You're simply fooled because of the slap back echo that's on his voice.
Here's the part WITHOUT the reverb - sounds even more like Paul! clyp.it/npqcuc22?token=1861b0fbf5cc893c3956bbc124eb6654
4) John didn't sing this part when he recorded HIS vocals (Anthology version). Paul unfortunately didn't get to sing it at the first try, when he said "Oh shit" after messing up the lyrics before.
5) In fact, the Beatles re-recorded the vocals for the bridge AND the transition on February 3rd, so Paul could correct his blunder and "added some soaring aaahs" (John C. Winn, "That magic feeling"). They recorded the bridge and the transition in one take, so if you agree that Paul sings lead on the "Woke up..." part, you HAVE to agree he still sings lead on the transition! There's no audible cut at all (in contrast to the one at the very end of the section), and you can even hear how Paul takes a breath after "dream" before going into the "aaah" part.
6) While the very first of the "aaahs" does sound a BIT like John (because of said echo), ALL the high falsetto "uuuuhs" in the background sound VERY much like John! In fact, John does the excact same note in the excact same sound in "Sexy Sadie" (2.13). th-cam.com/video/vFt2gXpiHN4/w-d-xo.html How Giles Martin could seriously mistake THAT for Paul is beyond me, and it did cost him all respect I had for him.
7) Thankfully his mixer, Sam Okell, has better ears and confirmed several times it's Paul, explaining in detail how the "aaah" and the delay is one of Paul's vocal tracks. www.soundonsound.com/techniques/inside-track-sgt-peppers-lonely-hearts-club-band
8) There are even PICTURES of their actual protools mixer where you can see the tracks marked as "Paul's vocals".
9) About Emericks detailed story: Did any of the "John"-believers ever read Emerick's interview from 1979 where he didn't even remember who played the piano on ADITL? He thought it was possibly John! [Q: "A day in the life - what do you recall recording that? - “Mainly the orchestral crescendo.” (…) Q: "Was John playing the piano or Paul, do you remember?" - “Sorry, no. Haven’t a clue. It was basically John’s song, so it might have been him. I don’t remember.” ]
After reading this, do you SERIOUSLY believe that the SAME man could have remembered such detailed situations and conversations 27 years LATER? This is just ANOTHER blatant example of mistakes, lies and made up stories from his infamous book, famously called out by fellow Beatle-engineer Ken Scott. So although Emerick was there, he doesn't remember anything from the actual sessions (as he admitted himself in 1979), he only quotes from the book.
10) Richard Lush, in contrast to what Howard Massey wrote in "Emerick's" book, confirmed to a fan who reached out to him on something like twitter, it was Paul.
11) While Paul didn't give a specific answer when asked about this vocal part on a reddit AMA, there was this very interesting story in another comment:
maclaine
"Hopefully he comes back and answers this, but just in case he doesn't, I'll throw in my two cents. I work in the video game industry, and my first job was working on The Beatles: Rock Band. Part of my job was going through all the songs in the game and using as much reference as possible to figure out who was playing/singing which parts, what instruments they were using during that time period, what amps, etc. I and another Beatle nut were meticulous about this because a) working on the game meant the world to us, and b) our research would be reflected by the art and animation in the game forever, so we wanted to get it exactly right.
One of the things we had access to was the multitrack audio for the songs. Most of that stuff has leaked out on the internet over the years, but the mixes in game are a bit more condensed than what we had access to because of the nature of how Rock Band works. When I got to A Day In The Life and this part, it was a big bone of contention between me and some of the game leads. I'm 100% sure it's Paul and to me it's crystal clear when you hear the isolated vocal track. There's also a passage in Mark Lewisohn's book The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions where he says the same thing, even addressing the confusion that it might be John.
I made my case as strongly as I could for as long as I could, but at that stage of the game's development, the animation department had already done the facial animation for John and wouldn't be able to change it in time, so it shipped with the incorrect Beatle "singing" the part. It's one of my greatest professional regrets, honestly, but I'll die on that hill that it's Paul singing that part."
3:07
I've always thought it was rather obvious that Paul sings the aahhhh part
Me too!
Little did we know about how many people can be wrong...
Just like the isolated track done by Jackson for the Now and Then.
2:37 is John, no questions asked
I's Paul and actually impossible to be John.
Why it shouldn't be John:
It's Paul's part, end of story. No need for John to sing lead on Paul's part in Paul's dream.
That's also why we only see PAUL during this part in the official video to ADITL. No John AT ALL - but he returns right when HIS part, the last verse, starts.
They were finished recording John's vocals for ADITL 2 weeks before and just returned for recording Paul's part on February 3rd. John NEVER sang this part when he had the chance to.
Also, note the position of the voices in the stereo-picture: John is on the right, Paul on the left. The "aaah" start on Paul's side and move over to cue John's return.
Why it couldn't be John:
Since -- in contrast to Emerick's fairy-tale - there is absolutely no cut between the "dream" and the "aaah", it must be still the same lead singer, Paul. You can even hear him take a breath between the "dream" and the "aaah" on the isolated vocal track.
Since John is doing his trademark NASAL high falsetto in the background AT THE SAME TIME it's impossible for him to also do the lead aaah.
Also, the lead aaah doesn't sound like John AT ALL.
It's a chest voice that would have been too high for him to do. Please name a single example where John sings like that - I bet you can't!
With Paul you only have to go as far as "Lovely Rita" to find a very similar example.
There are many experts who very thoroughly listened to all the actual reels and went through all the paperwork and wrote very highly praised books, like Kevin Ryan and Brian Kehew (from the book "Recording the Beatles", p. 444): "Though many have understandably attributed this vocal to John Lennon in the past, isolation of the vocal reveals it to be Paul. As the part progresses, his voice takes on a more nasal tone; this, in combination with an application of Repeat Echo similar to that already applied to John's, does much to give an impression of it being Lennon."
Or John C. Winn, who actually pointed out all the little differences between every single mix ever made of any Beatles song: (from the book "That magic feeling - The Beatles' recorded legacy, p. 86): "Paul then corrected his vocal blunder by taping a new vocal on track 2, also adding some soaring "aahs" over the circle-of-fifths segment that linked back to the final verse".
And of course Sam Okell, who did the freaking Sgt. Pepper's REMIX: "Paul's main vocal track is in stereo, because we gave it some spread with the Waves S1 Stereo Imaging plug-in, so it has a different sound than John's lead. We also split off two little bits to be able to pan them left and right. His fourth vocal track is the 'aaah' section, and below it is an 'Aah delay' aux track." "Inside Sgt. Pepper's": Sound On Sound. SOS Publications Group. 26 October 2021
One of my favourite Lennon vocals of all time, the ahhhh is John
Is paul
LOL, no, definitely Paul.
It's too high for John.
It's still Paul's part.
It sounds like Paul.
No cut between the "dream" and the "aaah", only Paul taking a breath.
John's unmistakable nasal cutting falsetto in the background AT THE SAME TIME.
Game over, no chance this is John.
@@gutgolf74 You just can't leave this alone, can you? Pills - you must take your pills!!!
@@danguee1 I think I must have missed the part where you adressed let alone debunked a single point I made! 😀
Nothing substantial to add from your part obviously - sad!
@@gutgolf74It's sounds nothing like Paul! Its the rustic, raspy effect John had. Its the same vocal mix as in the verse before with a little more reverb. You can also hear Johns voice warble at the end of the 'ahhs' line. His voice wasn't as strong in '67.
That Michael Jackson at the end scared the beejesus out of me. Don't do that!!! 😮
2:37 Until I’ve listened to this video I’ve never realized John trippin was so creepy
Yeah, maybe because that part is Paul, dude...
@@gutgolf74It's John mate. Sounds nothing like Paul's voice. There is nothing on the Beatles recordings with Paul sounding like that. There is plenty with John.
@@johnmc3862Besides the fact that it sounds like Paul, you can actually hear John in the background
@@mmoney416When?
@@johnmc3862There's many even in the album. For example, the start of Lovely Rita.
How can i recreate this vocal effect?
Reveb and dalay for some parts
The "ahh" is most definitely John Lennon. It's not even questionable. That's John.
I don't even understand how that's up for debate. 10-year old me already knew it was John singing that part.
Yeah, except it's Paul, Sherlock! :-D
1) From the book "Recording the Beatles" (Kevin Ryan, Brian Kehew): "Though many have understandably attributed this vocal to John Lennon in the past, isolation of the vocal reveals it to be Paul. As the part progresses, his voice takes on a more nasal tone; this, in combination with an application of Repeat Echo similar to that already applied to John's, does much to give an impression of it being Lennon." (pg. 444)
2) It's still Paul's part, it's his dream. Why would John (or freaking George?!) sing lead here?
3) It's Paul's voice, unmistakebly. Paul is doing his normal chest voice. His timbre and the way he bends the notes going up and down are very telling too. The way his voice breaks at the very end is another definite tell. You're simply fooled because of the slap back echo that's on his voice.
Here's the part WITHOUT the reverb - sounds even more like Paul! clyp.it/npqcuc22?token=1861b0fbf5cc893c3956bbc124eb6654
4) John didn't sing this part when he recorded HIS vocals (Anthology version). Paul unfortunately didn't get to sing it at the first try, when he said "Oh shit" after messing up the lyrics before.
5) In fact, the Beatles re-recorded the vocals for the bridge AND the transition on February 3rd, so Paul could correct his blunder and "added some soaring aaahs" (John C. Winn, "That magic feeling"). They recorded the bridge and the transition in one take, so if you agree that Paul sings lead on the "Woke up..." part, you HAVE to agree he still sings lead on the transition! There's no audible cut at all (in contrast to the one at the very end of the section), and you can even hear how Paul takes a breath after "dream" before going into the "aaah" part.
6) While the very first of the "aaahs" does sound a BIT like John (because of said echo), ALL the high falsetto "uuuuhs" in the background sound VERY much like John! In fact, John does the excact same note in the excact same sound in "Sexy Sadie" (2.13). th-cam.com/video/vFt2gXpiHN4/w-d-xo.html How Giles Martin could seriously mistake THAT for Paul is beyond me, and it did cost him all respect I had for him.
7) Thankfully his mixer, Sam Okell, has better ears and confirmed several times it's Paul, explaining in detail how the "aaah" and the delay is one of Paul's vocal tracks. www.soundonsound.com/techniques/inside-track-sgt-peppers-lonely-hearts-club-band
8) There are even PICTURES of their actual protools mixer where you can see the tracks marked as "Paul's vocals".
9) About Emericks detailed story: Did any of the "John"-believers ever read Emerick's interview from 1979 where he didn't even remember who played the piano on ADITL? He thought it was possibly John! [Q: "A day in the life - what do you recall recording that? - “Mainly the orchestral crescendo.” (…) Q: "Was John playing the piano or Paul, do you remember?" - “Sorry, no. Haven’t a clue. It was basically John’s song, so it might have been him. I don’t remember.” ]
After reading this, do you SERIOUSLY believe that the SAME man could have remembered such detailed situations and conversations 27 years LATER? This is just ANOTHER blatant example of mistakes, lies and made up stories from his infamous book, famously called out by fellow Beatle-engineer Ken Scott. So although Emerick was there, he doesn't remember anything from the actual sessions (as he admitted himself in 1979), he only quotes from the book.
10) Richard Lush, in contrast to what Howard Massey wrote in "Emerick's" book, confirmed to a fan who reached out to him on something like twitter, it was Paul.
11) While Paul didn't give a specific answer when asked about this vocal part on a reddit AMA, there was this very interesting story in another comment:
maclaine
"Hopefully he comes back and answers this, but just in case he doesn't, I'll throw in my two cents. I work in the video game industry, and my first job was working on The Beatles: Rock Band. Part of my job was going through all the songs in the game and using as much reference as possible to figure out who was playing/singing which parts, what instruments they were using during that time period, what amps, etc. I and another Beatle nut were meticulous about this because a) working on the game meant the world to us, and b) our research would be reflected by the art and animation in the game forever, so we wanted to get it exactly right.
One of the things we had access to was the multitrack audio for the songs. Most of that stuff has leaked out on the internet over the years, but the mixes in game are a bit more condensed than what we had access to because of the nature of how Rock Band works. When I got to A Day In The Life and this part, it was a big bone of contention between me and some of the game leads. I'm 100% sure it's Paul and to me it's crystal clear when you hear the isolated vocal track. There's also a passage in Mark Lewisohn's book The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions where he says the same thing, even addressing the confusion that it might be John.
I made my case as strongly as I could for as long as I could, but at that stage of the game's development, the animation department had already done the facial animation for John and wouldn't be able to change it in time, so it shipped with the incorrect Beatle "singing" the part. It's one of my greatest professional regrets, honestly, but I'll die on that hill that it's Paul singing that part."
@@gutgolf74 you wrote a wall of text, but sadly, you're missing the most important thing: a normal ear to hear John's voice. 🤣
@@msaraiva Sorry, friend, you're mistaken and misled by your own malfunctioning ears and your underdeveloped brain, it seems.
I'm sorry that furthermore your eyes are too weak and your said brain is too dumb to process actual information.
Good news is: As soon as you grow up and maybe get some help with the difficult words you'll be able to come back and actually learn something!
I wish you all the best!
It is Robert. Anyone who thinks it's Paul really isn't a beatles fan
Note: never randomly go to the end of one of these
how are people saying the ahh is paul lol
it's clearly paul
@@walkaros wrong
Obviously Paul. How people never learn to tell the voices apart is beyond me. It’s not that difficult!
@@naz3306yep so wrong. He died in 1966
@@naz3306 LOL, no, definitely Paul.
It's too high for John.
It's still Paul's part.
It sounds like Paul.
No cut between the "dream" and the "aaah", only Paul taking a breath.
John's unmistakable nasal cutting falsetto in the background AT THE SAME TIME.
Game over, no chance this is John.
I love that it's been a debate who sing the "ahhh" part :v
It's not a "debate", it's actually wise people listing lots of evidence how this is Paul and lots of fools ignoring it.
@@gutgolf74 Giles Martin (which has the original recordings) said the ahhs are from John. And there is also evidence that it's John, his nasal tone is characteristic.
@@gutgolf74If it weren't a debate, many people, even listening to the insolated voices, would't continue to think that it's John's, and they do. If you have listened to MMT John is completely able to reach that voice.
@@lucashernandez4345 LOL, Giles Martin was debunked and contradicted by the guy who (!) works as his mixing engineer and actually MIXED the original recordings for the remix, Sam Okell.
He confirmed it's Paul:"Paul's main vocal track is in stereo, because we gave it some spread with the Waves S1 Stereo Imaging plug-in, so it has a different sound than John's lead. We also split off two little bits to be able to pan them left and right. His fourth vocal track is the 'aaah' section, and below it is an 'Aah delay' aux track." "Inside Sgt. Pepper's": Sound On Sound. SOS Publications Group. 26 October 2021
The aaah is A LITTLE "nasal", also there's the typical echo, which has a lot of people confused into believing it's John, as two of the most respected historians point out: Kevin Ryan and Brian Kehew (from the book "Recording the Beatles", p. 444): "Though many have understandably attributed this vocal to John Lennon in the past, isolation of the vocal reveals it to be Paul. As the part progresses, his voice takes on a more nasal tone; this, in combination with an application of Repeat Echo similar to that already applied to John's, does much to give an impression of it being Lennon."
In fact, NOTHING in the "aaah" sounds like John, it's out of his register. You can't name a single song where he sings like that.
Also, the high NASAL cutting falsetto clearly audible in the background on the isolated vocal track is unmistakably John, doing the very same sound he does on "Sexy Sadie".
It's Paul's part, Paul's dream, Paul's voice, that's why we only see Paul during the "aaah" part in the official video to ADITL.
So you see, there's NO evidence AT ALL for John doing the "aaah" that can't be EASILY debunked.
You know why?
Because it's Paul.
@@lucashernandez4345 Which exact part of MMT do you think proves that John was able to do the aaah?
Beautiful voice... wondering why John did not like his voice (probably he was too insecure)
what kind of effect is this using? some kind of delay?
Alright the "aaaaah" was John, but the Beatle dressed as the walrus on MMT cover was clearly Paul
Nope, it's clearly Paul singing the "aaah", and even more clearly - ok, not in THIS clip with really bad quality - John is doing his trademark nasal, cutting high falsetto in the background AT THE SAME TIME.
@@gutgolf74 I think with Billy it would sound a bit different if he sang the ahh. I hear John, but for me Billy is singing the aahh on the beginning of Lovely Rita
@@thegreatdonato478 Ok, I see I can't fool you.
You're absolutely right, obviously.
Have a good day and enjoy your life!
@@gutgolf74 The thing is, Paul McCartney died in 1966 and was replaced with Billy Shepherd.
@@gutgolf74 Giles Martin (which has the original recordings) said the ahhs are from John. And there is also evidence that it's John, his nasal tone is characteristic.
How is it Paul?wtf
Personally I believe it is definitely Paul. Someday I hope he tells us the truth!
@@GreenballoffireI hope the day will come when Billy tells us that he is not James Paul McCartney.
@@Laksen7400 Shushhh with your goofy conspiracies
@@Greenballoffire Paul McCartney died and was replaced with Billy Shepherd! This is THE TRUTH
@@GreenballoffireThat's the truth. Paul is dead. But don't worry - Billy's Here.
adicione um comentario...
The Ahs are obviously John idk why there's even a debate.
Because it's literally impossible to be John.
4:58 😧
I saw a FILm today oh boy
About a lucky man who made the grade
a crowd of people turned away
4:59 Someone know what it says?
Never could be any other way.
@@MuchMoreMatt THANK YOU SO MUUUCH, I've been trying to understand that part. Thank you so much ♥️
It's actually complete nonsense. They recorded a few seconds of talking in the studio then looped it. Anyone who hears any sentence is only hearing it in their heads
min 2:37 is Paul
no, it’s John
It is John
yeah how can it be paul if he's dead? smh
What's good in the neighborhood? good joke bro
That is correct, it's Paul. Unfortunately the sound quality of this clip is terrible. Listen to a good one and you'll hear John and George in the background during the whole bridge, laughing and doing the heavy breathing. Paul goes straight to the transition then, still singing lead, with John and George still fooling around, still in the background. The high uuuhs are very nasal and cutting, that's John doing the same note he did in "Sexy Sadie", 2.13. And there's logic as well: It's Paul's dream, so why would John sing lead in it?
I'm dead reading comments. Are you beatles fans all deaf? Is it Paul or John?
Paul, no question.
Yes, it's Paul. But I understand the mix up, in this video it is made to sound like it's John but others it is clearer. Like here, no mistake about the tone. th-cam.com/video/w1Wf8-rVbJI/w-d-xo.html
It is William
@@gutgolf74 John tone definitely. John voice.
@@lucashernandez4345 Sounds nothing like John, because it's out of his register - he never ever sang that high this way.
Also, his voice is clearly audible in the background at the same time.
Also, no cut between the "dream" and the "aaah", so that's still Paul.
Also, it's Paul's part and they were done recording John's part two weeks before.
So it's DEFINITELY, undisputably Paul, no matter what you think.
Anyone know what that whisper sound is saying at @2:47?
That pscheech which is a bit louder than the voice? Thats the hi-hat from the drums going open with a hit at the same time.
Aaahhhhh is John
LOL, no, definitely Paul.
It's too high for John.
It's still Paul's part.
It sounds like Paul.
No cut between the "dream" and the "aaah", only Paul taking a breath.
John's unmistakable nasal cutting falsetto in the background AT THE SAME TIME.
Game over, no chance this is John.
@@gutgolf74You mean William.
@@Laksen7400 If that's a joke, it got old 50 years ago.
If not - may God have mercy on your soul.
@@gutgolf74 Those who live with their eyes and ears open, know that Paul was replaced in 1966,
that John wasn't in the walrus costume on MMT cover
OR that it was George doing the "Ahh" on A Day in The Life.
@@Laksen7400 Not sure which part is the most funny or crazy...😂
Please go and try to bother someone else with your fake olds!
Bye!
Is he saying "nobody was really sure if he was from the house of phaol"?
Nobody was really sure if he was from the House of Lords
In the lyrics it says "house of lords" and people who believe in the Paul is dead theory think he's saying "house of paul", but I more just hear something like floor or phaol
He IS singing House of Paul. That's because Paul McCartney died in 1966. He's also saying "I Buried Paul" at the fadeout of Strawberry Fields Forever. Fools hear it as "Cranberry Sauce"
WHO’S SINGING THE AHHs
Very easy, it's Paul and actually impossible to be John.
Why it shouldn't be John:
It's Paul's part, end of story. No need for John to sing lead on Paul's part in Paul's dream.
That's also why we only see PAUL during this part in the official video to ADITL. No John AT ALL - but he returns right when HIS part, the last verse, starts.
They were finished recording John's vocals for ADITL 2 weeks before and just returned for recording Paul's part on February 3rd. John NEVER sang this part when he had the chance to.
Also, note the position of the voices in the stereo-picture: John is on the right, Paul on the left. The "aaah" start on Paul's side and move over to cue John's return.
Why it couldn't be John:
Since -- in contrast to Emerick's fairy-tale - there is absolutely no cut between the "dream" and the "aaah", it must be still the same lead singer, Paul. You can even hear him take a breath between the "dream" and the "aaah" on the isolated vocal track.
Since John is doing his trademark NASAL high falsetto in the background AT THE SAME TIME it's impossible for him to also do the lead aaah.
Also, the lead aaah doesn't sound like John AT ALL.
It's a chest voice that would have been too high for him to do. Please name a single example where John sings like that - I bet you can't!
With Paul you only have to go as far as "Lovely Rita" to find a very similar example.
There are many experts who very thoroughly listened to all the actual reels and went through all the paperwork and wrote very highly praised books, like Kevin Ryan and Brian Kehew (from the book "Recording the Beatles", p. 444): "Though many have understandably attributed this vocal to John Lennon in the past, isolation of the vocal reveals it to be Paul. As the part progresses, his voice takes on a more nasal tone; this, in combination with an application of Repeat Echo similar to that already applied to John's, does much to give an impression of it being Lennon."
Or John C. Winn, who actually pointed out all the little differences between every single mix ever made of any Beatles song: (from the book "That magic feeling - The Beatles' recorded legacy, p. 86): "Paul then corrected his vocal blunder by taping a new vocal on track 2, also adding some soaring "aahs" over the circle-of-fifths segment that linked back to the final verse".
And of course Sam Okell, who did the freaking Sgt. Pepper's REMIX: "Paul's main vocal track is in stereo, because we gave it some spread with the Waves S1 Stereo Imaging plug-in, so it has a different sound than John's lead. We also split off two little bits to be able to pan them left and right. His fourth vocal track is the 'aaah' section, and below it is an 'Aah delay' aux track." "Inside Sgt. Pepper's": Sound On Sound. SOS Publications Group. 26 October 2021
@@gutgolf74 thank you for the explanation! I’ve actually seen a video depicting this detailed. However when I close my eyes listening to it and try to imagine who sings, I gotta say both…
Billy
Terrible sound quality!
ok I'll try to do better next
@@DLD2Music No need, there's already this one: th-cam.com/video/pWoZdlPpzO8/w-d-xo.html
@@gutgolf74 also I am not a thief who steals the tracks of the rock band like the 1000000000 channels do, I did this myself
@@gutgolf74 this is a rock band track
@@DLD2Music I respect that - but it still doesn't sound as good as Rock Band, so why bother? It's not "isolated" at all, it sounds like it went through a flanger.