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10.33pm
12 November 2010
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This is something that I've noticed for a very long time; maybe it's common knowledge in The Beatles community, but I thought I'd say something about it anyhow.
I'm quite sure that in the song Do You Want To Know A Secret , John is the one singing the line “I'm in love with you!… Ooh-ooh-oooooh”, not George.
(To save time, skip to 0:33)
I may be wrong; but I'm not sure if George had that rough, rock'n'roll voice in him at the time of PPM . 
Perhaps John offered to jump in and handle that line for him?
What are your thoughts on this? 
11.54pm
19 September 2010
Offline it's George, IMO
Check out the link at the top of this thread, it has the multi tracks created for the Beatles Rock band which allows for isolated vocals, which show it is John
/forum/recording-and-musicology/rock-band-multitrack-files/
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'When the fall's all that's left, it matters a great deal.
1.07am
14 November 2010
Offline So… do we have a consensus then? I always thought it was George, but you have a point there, Sitar Soul.
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2.17am
1 May 2010
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I'm 100% sure it's George. Check this. It sounds like the original recording.
Here comes the sun….. Scoobie-doobie……
Something in the way she moves…..attracts me like a cauliflower…
Bop. Bop, cat bop. Go, Johnny, Go.
Beware of Darkness…
3.14am
13 November 2009
Offline So is this going to be ADitL: John v. Paul – Part 2? 
Ad hoc, ad loc, and quid pro quo! So little time! So much to know!
3.20am
12 November 2010
Offline mithveaen said:
I'm 100% sure it's George. Check this. It sounds like the original recording.
To me, in that recording, it is undoubtedly George. But it doesn't sound -quite- like the original. 
I still think it might be John.
3.30am
14 November 2010
Offline Dude Sitar Soul, I totes magotes found you on beatlelinks!
I forgot I was even on that forum. I've been away from computers for awhile.
oh, not trying to be creepy. just thought I'd point it out.
The sunshine bores the daylights outta me
3.51am
1 May 2010
Offline skye said:
So is this going to be ADitL: John v. Paul – Part 2?
My same thought.
Here comes the sun….. Scoobie-doobie……
Something in the way she moves…..attracts me like a cauliflower…
Bop. Bop, cat bop. Go, Johnny, Go.
Beware of Darkness…
7.45am
1 December 2009
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I've always thought that “I'm in love with you-u” (especially that raspy “I”) sounded vaguely like John too, and I've been listening for a coupla decades longer than Sitar Soul! But I've always considered that entire debut album to be a real anomaly – the album with seemingly the least Beatle-like singing throughout. Even though, logically, their debut is by definition their MOST Beatle-ish.
GEORGE: In fact, The Detroit Sound. JOHN: In fact, yes. GEORGE: In fact, yeah. Tamla-Motown artists are our favorites. The Miracles. JOHN: We like Marvin Gaye. GEORGE: The Impressions PAUL & GEORGE: Mary Wells. GEORGE: The Exciters. RINGO: Chuck Jackson. JOHN: To name but eighty.
2.58pm
1 May 2010
Offline Ok I've got a question Sitar Soul… do you have another song where John sings like that so we can compare?? I'm too lazy to look for..
paulsbass said:
While some people don't give a damn about my opinion I'm definitely sure it's just George. No discussion.
(And that “aaah” in that other song is still Paul!)
Paulsbass, have you ever considered writing in your tombstone that?? “The “aaah” in a Day in Life is Paul” (I'm just joking of course man, believe it or not)
PS Ohhh we have half apple!! 
Here comes the sun….. Scoobie-doobie……
Something in the way she moves…..attracts me like a cauliflower…
Bop. Bop, cat bop. Go, Johnny, Go.
Beware of Darkness…
5.48pm
9 June 2010
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skye said:
So is this going to be ADitL: John v. Paul – Part 2?
Oh, no. No. No. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Oh my Beatles. Half apples!
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8.36pm
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14 April 2010
Offline MeanMrs.Mustard said:
skye said:
So is this going to be ADitL: John v. Paul – Part 2?
Oh, no. No. No. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Oh my Beatles. Half apples!
I second, third and fourth that – NNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
I don't care if it was John, Paul, George, Ringo, Mick Jagger, Kermit the Frog or Winston Churchill.
The instrument has yet to be invented that can measure how much I don't care.
Is it possible to care less than nothing? If so I care ten times nothing.
This is not a slam against this thread for it is a legitimate question. I just don't want to go through another debacle like ADitL: John v. Paul. That was just too painful and ridiculous.
To the fountain of perpetual mirth, let it roll for all its worth. And all the children boogie.
8.45pm
19 September 2010
Offline Zig:
I just don't want to go through another debacle like ADitL: John v. Paul. That was just too painful and ridiculous.
It is to painful Zig. The thread had a resurgence in your absence.
As if it matters how a man falls down.'
'When the fall's all that's left, it matters a great deal.
11.13pm
18 August 2010
Offline I think its George. Although it sounds like John, George's voice could sound like that as well as there's no point in switching out lead vocals for one line. idk maybe it is john but I'm still convinced that its Georgie
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12.47am
12 November 2010
Offline Zig said:
MeanMrs.Mustard said:
skye said:
So is this going to be ADitL: John v. Paul – Part 2?
Oh, no. No. No. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Oh my Beatles. Half apples!
I second, third and fourth that – NNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
I don't care if it was John, Paul, George, Ringo, Mick Jagger, Kermit the Frog or Winston Churchill.
The instrument has yet to be invented that can measure how much I don't care.
Is it possible to care less than nothing? If so I care ten times nothing.
This is not a slam against this thread for it is a legitimate question. I just don't want to go through another debacle like ADitL: John v. Paul. That was just too painful and ridiculous.
I'm sorry if I've annoyed people on this thread; I had no intention of stirring up aggravation. 
It was just an honest question.
12.48am
12 November 2010
Offline Mrs. Taxman said:
I think its George. Although it sounds like John, George's voice could sound like that as well as there's no point in switching out lead vocals for one line. idk maybe it is john but I'm still convinced that its Georgie
<3
Yeah; the more I hear it and other people's strong opinions the more I think it's George… 
And yay for half-apples!
1.09am
13 November 2009
Offline Sitar Soul said:
I'm sorry if I've annoyed people on this thread; I had no intention of stirring up aggravation.
No it's ok. We know how to behave – we've had lessons. 
Ad hoc, ad loc, and quid pro quo! So little time! So much to know!
11.38am
31 March 2008
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I agree that it does sound like John, but I'm sure it's George.
From Anthology:
'Do You Want To Know A Secret ' was 'my song' on the album. I didn't
like my vocal on it. I didn't know how to sing; nobody told me how to
sing: 'Listen, do da do, Do You Want To Know A Secret ? do da do. Do you
promise not to tell…'
I suspect George was mimicking the style he'd heard the others use, before he found a voice of his own.
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3.08pm
Reviewers
14 April 2010
Offline Sitar Soul said:
I'm sorry if I've annoyed people on this thread; I had no intention of stirring up aggravation.
No apology needed – as I said it was a very legitimate question. I was just laughing about another thread that is similar to this one and got way out of hand.
BTW, cool avatar.
To the fountain of perpetual mirth, let it roll for all its worth. And all the children boogie.
5.58pm
1 December 2009
Offline Pretty funny how Sitar Soul didn't know about that other thread! I agree that those long “Is it A or B?” threads are pretty pointless and counterproductive. But I can't go as far as some of you and claim that I don't care, because I DO care; I like to know the facts about who played/sang what. Not that I have any personal stake in either camp – like, I would'nt be disappointed (or relieved) to learn that it was actually Ringo, not Paul drumming on “Dear Prudence “. But I still want to know.
GEORGE: In fact, The Detroit Sound. JOHN: In fact, yes. GEORGE: In fact, yeah. Tamla-Motown artists are our favorites. The Miracles. JOHN: We like Marvin Gaye. GEORGE: The Impressions PAUL & GEORGE: Mary Wells. GEORGE: The Exciters. RINGO: Chuck Jackson. JOHN: To name but eighty.
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