The Beatles perform Dark Side of the Moon

joelpatterson · Post by **joelpatterson** » Sat Aug 06, 2011 5:05 am

Maybe this should go into the "Listening to Music that Only Exists in Your Imagination" forum, but a series of daydreams led me to this-- there MUST be the program, these days, that would create/modify/morph the fab four playing and singing DSOM? I hear George starting it off, with his muddy, lilting brogue, "breathe, breathe in the air..."

"Don't be afraid to care," now there's a George Harrison line if ever there was! On the word "leave," Paul and John join in with their shrieky harmonies, and George gives the next line his trademark wink and smile: "but don't leave me!"

I can't be the first person who's thought of this. There's a Melodyne think tank somewhere, I'm sure of it....

nick_a · Post by **nick_a** » Sat Aug 06, 2011 6:10 am

damn. what a fun idea. i'd love to hear that.

Waltz Mastering · Post by **Waltz Mastering** » Sat Aug 06, 2011 6:57 am

Here you go:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5eMvDMMUI0

They also did a duet with Green day:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSEkTKC0eNQ

markjazzbassist · Post by **markjazzbassist** » Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:48 am

not a beatles fan here (so take that into account), but i don't think they could pull it off. who's gonna do all the sweet synth and keys work? billy preston? and george is good guitarist, but he certainly isn't david gilmour, i don't think he'd be able to do it justice.

accordion squeezist · Post by **accordion squeezist** » Sat Aug 06, 2011 6:00 pm

"with his muddy, lilting brogue"
You sold me right there.
George could drag in E.C. once again, and Paul was no slacker on keys.

joelpatterson · Post by **joelpatterson** » Sun Aug 07, 2011 7:39 am

I imagine it would all fall apart this way: for the female vocal ooh-ahh on "Great Gig in the Sky," Paul would want Linda, John would insist on Yoko, and Ringo and George, outvoting the other two, would choose Petula Clark. To which Paul would counteroffer Dusty Springfield, while John counter-countered with Marianne Faithful. In the end, they'd go with Shirley Bassey....

chris harris · Post by **chris harris** » Sun Aug 07, 2011 5:35 pm

Anyone who was a fan of both bands would love it. But, anyone who was REALLY into Pink Floyd, but not The Beatles, and especially if they weren't really familiar with The Beatles, would FUCKING HATE IT. Trust me.

accordion squeezist · Post by **accordion squeezist** » Sun Aug 07, 2011 6:47 pm

I'm hearing Traveling Wilburys doing "Unto us a Child is Born" -G.F. Handel
and it's pretty obvious who is singing what.

germaniac · Post by **germaniac** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 11:41 am

The Beatles could definitely nail "Money," and IMHO (dare I say it?) even add something to the original. . . .

It's not only fun to daydream about something like that, but also possibly a great creative tool. I imagine that kind of thinking being useful for helping define new and maybe elusive musical ideas. . . .

Thanks for the interesting perspective!

Joe

Gregg Juke · Post by **Gregg Juke** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 12:59 pm

Joel-- Petula Clarke would be busy doing a show on the teley with Twiggy; Apple Records would try to ring-up Sandy Duncan (for her perkiness), but would mistakenly call _Sandy Denny_.

THEN, everything would be back on track, with a vengeance.

GJ

PS-- I seem to remember quite a few keyboard parts on those Beatle records, before, during, and after Billy Preston. I'm sure that would be no trouble at all...

joelpatterson · Post by **joelpatterson** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 7:05 pm

Tiny Tim would need a cameo... maybe in those spoken word bits? And then they'd get him mixed up with Timothy Leary...

Gregg Juke · Post by **Gregg Juke** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:23 pm

>>>>Tiny Tim would need a cameo...<<<<

(With a falsetto that sounds like David Sedaris doing an imitation of Billie Holiday doing an imitation of David Sedaris singing like a drunk Ethel Merman that has been sucking on helium and trying to match pitch with a Theremin):

..."The LUN-a-tic is IN my HEAD! The Lun-a-Tic IS in MY HEAD!"

GJ

PS-- Interesting reference, Joel, since I was at my mother-in-law's family reunion over the weekend, and was a captive audience to endless versions of ukelele-lead old-time sing-a-longs like "Harrigan" and "Sweet Sue."

joelpatterson · Post by **joelpatterson** » Tue Aug 16, 2011 5:05 am

Well, damn! I think the world maybe really needs this, expecially Tiny Tim warbling on "Loooooooon-a tic"!

This whole ukelele revival has caught me unawares. It can only mean one thing-- kazoos are around the corner...

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