Hey Bulldog Lyrics



Lennon/McCartney


Sheepdog
Standing in the rain,
Bullfrog
Doing it again
Some think that happinness is measured out in years
You don't know what it's like to listen to your fears

Child-like
No one understands,
Jack knife
In your sweaty hands,
Some think that happiness is measured out in miles
What makes you think you're something special when you smile

You can talk to me, if you're lonely you can talk to me

Big man
Walking in the park
Whigwam
Frightened of the dark
Some think that happiness is measured out in you
You think you know me but you haven't got a clue

You can talk to me, if you're lonely you can talk to me

 
Lead Singer: John

Recording: 2/11/68
Mixing: 2/11/68, 10/29/68
Length: 3:09
Take: 10

Anomalies

0:00-0:05, 0:08-0:11
Right channel, clicks of drum sticks. * NEW * Also snares on drum kit rattling in sympathy with the rest of the guitars etc.
1:04
Sharp edit in the guitar track, cutting in after "talk to me" and ending at 1:32
1:33
Lennon sings "Big Man", and in the left ear Ringo shouts "Yeah?"
2:06-3:04
The book "The Beatles Lyrics" has the words wrong to the ending. Most interesting, they don't include all of the John/Paul dialogue:
J/P) "Hey Bulldog ..."
P) "Hey man"
J) "What's that, boy?"
P) "Ruff!"
J) "Whaddya say?"
P) "I say, ruff!"
J) "Do you know any more?"
P) "Wowowowwwaaaaa"
J) Screams loudly
P) "You got it, that's it, you hit it, that's it man, Woop!, that's it you got it"
J) Screams hysterically
P) "Don't look at me man, I already have [ten children/grandchildren]"
P) "[Clap man, clap / Quiet boy,quiet]"
J) "Okay"
P) "[Clap! / Quiet!]"
3:05 * NEW *
Total drop out in right channel.
The Beatles recorded this while they were filming the promotional video for "Lady Madonna." Since they had to be in a studio while filming, Paul McCartney thought they should record a song.
They started recording this as "Hey Bullfrog," but Paul barked at the end and made John Lennon laugh. They kept in the barking and changed the title, even though there is no mention of a bulldog in the song.
This was the first recording session John brought Yoko to.
This was the last song The Beatles recorded before leaving for a retreat in India to study meditation with the Maharishi.
John Lennon: "A good sounding record that means nothing."
The original title was "You Can Talk To Me."
They wanted to use this in the movie Yellow Submarine, but it didn't make the cut. When the film was re-released in 1999, the scene with this was included.
While John and Paul are yelling and barking towards the end, Paul can clearly be heard saying, "Hey, don't look at me man, I only have ten children." (thanks, Adrian - Wilmington, DE)
The official promo film for "Lady Madonna" (studio footage) is actually the recording session for this song. (thanks, Barry Kesten - Bellmore, United States)

   
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