Storytellers - Sunshine Life For Me (Sail Away Raymond)

[onothimagen]

'Sail Away Raymond' was written on an open-tuned guitar when I was with Donovan who was living in Ireland at the time. I wrote it like an old Irish folk song a bit like country music, and the Raymond who was on my mind at the time was a lawyer who Allen Klein had employed to act on behalf of Ringo, John, me & Apple when Paul was suing us... Sail Away Raymond, Sail Away.

It was a fun session and a good track with most of The Band, David Bromberg, Klaus (Voorman), Ringo & me. It appeared on Ringo's "Ringo" album.
----George Harrison
excerpt from his book "I Me Mine"


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[FPSHOT]

If you would play this song less fast, like in the old days you could do with a single, don't play it on 45tpm but on 33 like an LP, don't you hear bits of Mull Of Kintyre.

George, go and sue the guy !!!!!

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George in I Me Mine; 'I met Kissinger and Ford. Ford was very friendly, Kissinger looked like an Arab, talked like a German and was tanned all over, like Clark Gable, he was a bit like Charlie Chaplin, like a Rutle.

[onothimagen]

OK... why are you playing "Sunshine Life For Me" at a slower speed? Hidden messages?

Like "I'm buried in the Mull of Kintyre"...?

You're scaring me FPSHOT!

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[FPSHOT]

OK, in that case,

play Mull of Kintyre faster, or just leave it.

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George in I Me Mine; 'I met Kissinger and Ford. Ford was very friendly, Kissinger looked like an Arab, talked like a German and was tanned all over, like Clark Gable, he was a bit like Charlie Chaplin, like a Rutle.

[ABCKO]

I used to do that all the time (play 45's at 33 RPM and vice-versa)..just for the fun of it. On "I really love you" (Gone Troppo), if you played it faster it sounded like the footsteps were running instead of marching and I'd picture George running arround in the studio while he was singing it.
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Please keep in mind that I was about 12 years old at the time...
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[This Message Has Been Edited By ABCKO On May 29, 2001 11:04 PM]

[darkhorse]

Oh we will... Both "Sail Away Raymond" and "Mull Of Kintyre" are great songs, in my opinion...

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"You either kiss the future or the past goodbye
We could fly so high..."

[FPSHOT]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By ABCKO:
I used to do that all the time (play 45's at 33 RPM and vice-versa)..just for the fun of it. On "I really love you" (Gone Troppo), if you played it faster it sounded like the footsteps were running instead of marching and I'd picture George running arround in the studio while he was singing it.
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The ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah part must sound weird if you hear it played faster http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/dance.gifhttp://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/dance.gif

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"The life I lead would even make a dead man yawn"

[ABCKO]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By FPSHOT:
The ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah part must sound weird if you hear it played faster http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/dance.gifhttp://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/dance.gif

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Yes it did...
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And songs like "My sweet lord" & "Give me love" were quite cool when played at 33rpm instead of 45rpm...until the vocals kicked in, then George sounded more like Roy Orbison...
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[This Message Has Been Edited By ABCKO On June 12, 2001 11:50 PM]

[FPSHOT]

Did that have something to do with bananas or coffee or something else?

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Seven naked native girls swam seven sacred pools . . .
Lone-ranger smoking doobies said you're breaking all the rules . . .
You'd better get your clothes on or else there'll be a row . . .
If it wasn't for my sunstroke I would take you on right now . . .
And I'm still smiling.

[bearkat77]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By FPSHOT:
Did that have something to do with bananas or coffee or something else?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Probably, a deadly mixture of them. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

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[FPSHOT]

Some of you may have missed this one, so bringing it back again.

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"I'm like a fish on the sand"

[FPSHOT]

..and again because of another topic started about this song.

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Ohm

[FPSHOT]

and again and has anyone ever tried the Mull Of K. resemblance?

The discussion so far sometimes looks like an 'after mushrooms' one, but it started as a serious one, also my remark about the resemblance.

[ Jul 24, 2003, 01:39 AM: Message Edited By: FPSHOT ]

[Hari's Chick]

Donovan has a pretty cool website which is SO COSMIC in nature that it was last updated NEXT December! graemlins/wink3.gif

http://www.donovan.ie/don_home.htm

Please Note: This site is updated 2nd December 2004. Check out the News page for new Items.

AND,
http://www.rarebeatles.com/photopg4/ghcheck.htm

Hmmmmmmm.....??

[ Jan 14, 2004, 06:48 PM: Message Edited By: Hari's Chick ]

[FPSHOT]

It may be nice to have this story back again.

Donovan is a well know artist, however it may not be know to many how is has been a part in The Beatles.

He taught John to play a different way of guitar play which was shown directly in songs like Julia.

He did some things with Paul I believe.

And with George he seemed to have this silent bond, being maybe a sort of UK Dylan, he did get in touch with George which was very much in Hurdy Gurdy Man - I hope you all know this great Live recording where he performed this verse which George wrote for him and also shows by the origin of this cool song which appeared on one of the best ever solo Beatles albums...well "solo" graemlins/thinker.gif graemlins/wink1.gif

[ Jan 14, 2004, 12:39 PM: Message Edited By: FPSHOT ]