Chuck HinsonThe Mystery of I AM THE WALRUS Revealed!
September 26th 2008 09:07
While most of The Fab Four's tunes were covered by other artists, this one stood alone (perhaps with the exception of The Fab Faux, who does a spot-on version of it). It was mentioned in a few others' hits, such as Garden Party by Rick Nelson and Mrs. Robinson by Simon & Garfunkel.
, so he's out of the running (listen to track 1 of Ringo! -- a song called I'm The Greatest -- where he sings Yes, my name is Billy Shears; you know I have been for so many years).
That leaves Paul. The thought, here, was the little scat after the word Walrus (koo-koo-ka-choob) , which coulda been a poke at Paul's light, melodic songwriting. But was it??
AND NOW ... THE SECRET UNCOVERED
While schoolkids would speak the quizzical lyrics, thinking it was cool; while musicologists were tryin' to figure out what John meant by the lyrics; while parents and other stiff-shirts swore that it was just their drug hallucinations on a recording, they all missed the point:
And The Walrus?? It was John all along. Egg-man was just another word for a band member. But, being that, he was also the leader of the foursome! So, he was ... The WALRUS! The rest of the song, as I said (with the aforementioned exception), was just a bunch of words and phrases put together off the top of his head. Nothing more ...
But if you just have to read something into the song, consider the anagram for the song title: AREA WITH SLUMS, WARTIME HULAS, ALIAS THREW UM, AWAIT ME HURLS and the common complaint, EMAIL WAS HURT.
Want more? Go to the Internet Anagram Server and create yer own mystery!
'Cause, at 5 AM, EST, I'm gonna close 'er down for a bit and get my standard 360 inside-the-eyelid inspection! So, until tomorrow, remember ...
Keep your eyes on the skies, your feet on the ground, your heart with the music ...
and I'll see ya on the flip side!
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