tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1760552334873962879.post3338680761792202040..comments2024-03-26T22:24:54.457+00:00Comments on Beatles Songwriting Academy: 10:19 Savoy Truffle – The White Album Is Like A Box Of ChocolatesMatt Blickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07532287235128200046noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1760552334873962879.post-19805204109467310832015-11-14T11:34:23.558+00:002015-11-14T11:34:23.558+00:00Interesting points - you can definitely make a cas...Interesting points - you can definitely make a case for "an impression that George wasn't sure how to resolve the tension he'd built for himself" from other songs - Think For Yourself, Old Brown Shoe, Only A Northern Song...Matt Blickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07532287235128200046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1760552334873962879.post-78869462775953597692015-11-14T11:32:29.574+00:002015-11-14T11:32:29.574+00:00NaturallyNaturallyMatt Blickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07532287235128200046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1760552334873962879.post-49382884515119124072015-07-05T07:07:04.866+01:002015-07-05T07:07:04.866+01:00Having grown up with a mother and family from the ...Having grown up with a mother and family from the north of England I'm tempted to agree with Jim's comment.<br /><br />As for the song itself, I've always loved the verse. There's something about that C# that just pulls at you. But I have to admit the chorus gives somewhat of an impression that George wasn't sure how to resolve the tension he'd built for himself. <br /><br />On the other hand, the goofy chorus does complement the goofy lyric in a way. It might actually be strange for this song to have an earnest and well-crafted resolution, I think. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1760552334873962879.post-76662181635618938842015-01-26T23:51:07.837+00:002015-01-26T23:51:07.837+00:00Interesting. I will ask. Stay tuned...Interesting. I will ask. Stay tuned...Matt Blickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07532287235128200046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1760552334873962879.post-81310647278308858252015-01-26T20:12:48.454+00:002015-01-26T20:12:48.454+00:00About your comment: "No one says SAV-oy. They...About your comment: "No one says SAV-oy. They say sa-VOY." I think you're wrong. If you ask a Scouser from Liverpool what it says on that box, he'd say "SAV-oy". The English in general have "Englished" a lot of French words, and to pronounce them with a French intonation would be seen as affectation. We think saying "May-hi-co" when referring to our southern neighbor is affected in the same way.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13654471018938237888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1760552334873962879.post-59934368415395747662015-01-26T20:08:39.617+00:002015-01-26T20:08:39.617+00:00And the reason it's corrupted to "bla-da&...And the reason it's corrupted to "bla-da" is to get five descending scale steps at the end. Six is, like, one too many, man.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13654471018938237888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1760552334873962879.post-26134993360168313502013-05-30T01:20:32.598+01:002013-05-30T01:20:32.598+01:00I know, and I'm not against distortion - "...I know, and I'm not against distortion - "Revolution" wouldn't be right without it. By 'scratchy' I was sort of referring both to the sax sound AND the overall unsettledness of the music, which, as you pointed out, is caused by the chord sequencing. :)Justicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291076406032710946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1760552334873962879.post-38237444112028576342013-05-29T18:10:40.040+01:002013-05-29T18:10:40.040+01:00I think the scratchy sound is down to how the sax&...I think the scratchy sound is down to how the sax's were recorded. The Beatles were big fans of altering the sound of every instrument.Matt Blickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07532287235128200046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1760552334873962879.post-78317718701018545722013-05-29T02:41:15.280+01:002013-05-29T02:41:15.280+01:00I don't completely dislike "Savoy Truffle...I don't completely dislike "Savoy Truffle", but it's not a favorite either. "...for me almost everything cool about the song is packed into the first 10 seconds." - agreed. But mostly, I've always felt the lyrics were lacking something (but never could articulate *what*, exactly), and the 'scratchy' sound of the music means half the time it's simply annoying. On the whole, I find the concept/story behind the composition is more interesting than the song itself, a unique idea that just didn't translate very well.Justicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291076406032710946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1760552334873962879.post-67907148026084917352013-05-28T13:58:10.436+01:002013-05-28T13:58:10.436+01:00Rich, that's one of the reasons I love doing t...Rich, that's one of the reasons I love doing this blog - you're absolutely right and I would probably never have spotted it. Post amended! Top marks!Matt Blickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07532287235128200046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1760552334873962879.post-75112614562696902232013-05-28T12:40:12.755+01:002013-05-28T12:40:12.755+01:00>>>"We all know Ob-la-di-bla-da. But...>>>"We all know Ob-la-di-bla-da. But can you show me where you are?" <br />>>>What on earth has this got to do with the song? And though the fact that Harrison is misquoting one of his own band's lyrics (Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da) is nothing too heinous<br /><br />Well, not exactly misquoting. Doesn't the song "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" end with the phrase "Ob-la-di-bla-da"?Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12939814047436743613noreply@blogger.com