Is it goo goo g'joob or coo coo cachoo? Another random debate

So yesterday I was at this picnic for my Dad's friends, calld the Bull Brothers picnic. Now they have a little band and I actually was part of their band. I emceed and I also played guitar by myself for a good couple of hours. Then I joined their band and became lead singer. Everyone was blown away and Terry was so funny because he would change the lyrics around and make up new ones. It was so Lennon-like. I said that John Lennon used to do that and Paul actually met John at a church fete where John's band the Quarrymen were playing and John was doing a song that he forgot the words to so he started using lyrics from other songs and making up his words as he went along. Paul was so impressed and thought it was really clever.
I thought that way about Terry even if it was hard to follow. They did only a few numbers:Gloria, (I can't get no)Satisfaction, and House of the Rising Sun.
All in all it was really fun and I got asked to come back next year and I'm adding more songs to that list and Beatle-fying them out! Lol.
Anyways, we were tyring to figure our more songs to play when we started talking about Beatles songs and "I am the Walrus" came up. That song is absolutely one of my favorites.
Then the debate started whether Lennon sang goo goo g'joob or coo coo cachoo? I said it was goo goo g'joob because those were the original lyrics off the Magical Myster Tour album. They argued with me and I finally looked it up and I was right BUT either form is accepted I guess because it's hard to understand what John's singing but the original form was goo goo g'joob.
Also while I was lookng I came across this list. It's "you know your obsessed with the Beatles when...." and most of it for me is sadly true. The only funny part is the goo goo g'joob thing and the coo coo'cachoo.

You know you're obsessed with the Beatles when:





*You want to get your hair cut, but cannot decide on which Beatle you want your hair to look like. So you get your hair cut 4 different ways to make things "fair".



*Instead of saying "Oh f*ck!" you say "Goo goo g'joob!"



*You threaten to kill anyone who says "Rinko"



*You can't remember anything you learned in class 5 minutes ago...but you can clearly recall the Beatles tour dates of 1962, 1963, and 1964



*If you and your friends are walking across a cross-walk, you take off your shoes and lead on the opposite foot



*You hate the people who "brought you Kidz Bop" for making a "Beatles Greatest Hits" CD



*You want to change your last name to McHaristarnon



*If someone asks who you are, you instinctively respond "I am the walrus"



*You made your own Sgt. Pepper's costume



*When someone asks for help, you immediately break out into song



*Everyone in school knows you as "the other Beatle..."



*You think the greatest composer of all time was George Harrison (or one of the other 3)



*Whenever you hear the song "When I'm Sixty-four" you begin to cry; John and George never made it to 64



*You think 40 is THE unlucky number



*"Come Together" taught you how to add simple numbers



*Your best gal-pals are Lucy, Anna, Sadie, Rita, Eleanor, Michelle, Sally, Prudence, Martha, Julia, etc.



*If your friends aren't named that; you rename them so they are



*You have seen every Beatles concert/TV interview...and you were born in 1987 (or sometime after the 60's and 70's)



*You have more than 13 Beatles CD's in your collection



*You want to kill Jesse McCarntey for sharing the same last name as Paul



*You slap anyone who says...or even thinks that Paul and Jesse are related



*If Paul is not referred to as "Sir Paul..." you flip out. He was knighted, after all



*You're quietly nodding along to all of this



*You can't tolerate people saying they're big fans and all they know is "Yellow Submarine"



*You take the time out of your day to make a list like this



* is your default icon or is on your loooong list of Beatles icons



*In everything you write/draw, say, or do...there is ALWAYS something Beatles related


*The cashier at the local music store asks "what's wrong?" when you don't buy Beatles stuff.



*You have pictures of them as kids saved onto your computer.



*You celebrate their birthdays


*You 'accidentally' slip lyrics from their songs into conversations



*You seriously tried getting tickets for the Magical Mystery Tour



*You nicknamed that one teacher "big blue meanie"



*the most philosophical thing you can say is "All the world is birthday cake,
so take a piece but not too much"





*You have named one of your pets "Mr. Kite"



*You can identify any song by the first chord



*You can give a short biography on any song at any given time (i.e play time, date recorded, location recorded, etc.)



*In school, you use as many Beatles references in your notes as humanly possible. That's the only way you'll be able to understand them



*You asked your teacher if you could abbreviate your notes to Beatles references



*If you get stuck on a math problem and the teacher helps you, the minute you see where you made a mistake you immediately blurt out one of your insane Beatles references



*You're in your school's Marching Band only because the uniforms look like the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band costumes



*You were very angry/disappointed to see that there was no Beatles fan club in your school



*You make a journal entry about people who look like the Beatles, but might not know it



*You can't stand people who consider themselves fans but only know the songs on the "Beatles 1" album




*When you're at your bus stop and see the bus coming, you start to sing "Here Comes the Bus"




*You purposely look for people who look like The Beatles so you can round them up and teach them how to perform Beatles songs




*You successfully found all 4 look-a-likes


*You probably locked them up in your basement


*You try to buy your teacher's Beatles tie from them for your lunch money, a few pens, and the promise that you'll shut up with your references.


*You travel all the way to Pittsburgh just to get that tie (from the retailer, of course,) because you refused to order it offline since it "wouldn't be the same"


*Your username/screen name for anywhere either has the word "Beatles" or something related to the Beatles in it


*Remember the 4 look-a-likes? You forgot to feed them...


*You actually darted downstairs to your basement to check on them (there or not)


*You absolutely HATE it when people say it's "coo coo ca choo" instead of "goo goo g'joob"


*You find yourself comparing every band on earth to the Beatles


*You have seen "Yellow Submarine" and understood all the puns


*You tried sending a letter to Pepperland


*You're now stalking someone in another town because his name happens to be "John Lennon" or "George Harrison"


*You have cried because you were listening to "Imagine"


*On December 8th you're going or have gone to New York to show respect for someone who was quite possibly the biggest influence on society.


*Remember that letter to Pepperland? You got a reply. (woah!)



*You get headaches pondering what happened to Revoultions 2 through 8


*Whenever someone asks you if you believe in love at first sight, you instinctively respond with "Yes, I'm certain that it happens all the time"

*All you wear is Beatles shirts


*You have a tattoo of one or more of the Beatles


*You check everywhere you go for any new Beatles items (even the grocery store)


*You sign up for a class only because the teacher likes the Beatles.


*You photoshop yourself into pictures of the Beatles

*You flip out when a Beatles song starts playing in a public place.


*And you don't mind all the funny looks people give you as you openly dance and sing along.


*In fact, that just makes you go crazier!


*You've given people lectures about how "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" was inspired by a picture Julian Lennon made in school of his friend Lucy, and is NOT about LSD.


*You are excited because your doctor's name is Robert.


*No matter what it is or how much it costs, you ALWAYS buy whatever Beatles-related thing you come across. Or at least save up to get it.


*You "ruin" watching A Hard Day's Night by saying the lines along with the Beatles.


*Whenever one of your friends comes across anything related to The Beatles, you're the first person to pop into their head.


*Though nothing they tell you would be something new


*Whenever someone asks you how you are doing, you reply: "I feel good, in a special way" or "I feel fine."


*If someone asks you for your phone number you say, "You know my name, look up the number."


*You have daydreamed about finding a time machine and making one (or all hehe) of The Beatles fall in love with you.


*You have bought "The Grey Album" even though you despise rap/hip-hop.


*You only watch "Who's Line Is It Anyway?" because you've heard they once did a game where they could only talk in titles of Beatles' songs, and you're afraid you'll miss the rerun if you don't.


*You have seen/been in a Beatles Tribute Band.


*You've met someone who's related to one of The Beatles, and was happy because it's "close enough."


*You can't tell anyone "good morning" without adding "good morning! good morning-ah!" afterwards.


*You can pick out specific Beatles songs to match any mood you have.

Celebrity American Idol

So my uncle and I were having a conversation about American Idol if there were a celebrity version and who would be in it. Now the rules are simple-1) They can either be dead or alive 2)They cannot be a collective or a band 3)Can be members from a band 4)Can play a musical instrument but must be able to sing. 4)Must have made an overall contribution to musical history. 5)Can be of any genre/era/etc.
Our list was narrowed down to John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Neil Young, Elvis, the two girls from Abba, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Celine Dion, Tom petty, Janis Joplin, and George Harrison (I had to fight for this one, George is such a dark horse.)
Now I think that's a good list but in my personal list without my uncle they would be as follows: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Elvis, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, Buddy Holly, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Janis Joplin, and Robert Plant.
Then we said that John and Paul would probably verse each other but would both lose to Elivs.
He also asked me to pick between John and Paul and I said George. Lol. I like to go to him with this question but I did come to a conclusion. I think I would say John just because of the song "Imagine" because it is so widely known and loved. Yeah Paul is great in his own right and has songs that are just as big as "Imagine" but that was my criteria. I think John and Paul would tie.
The other ones up for consideration for our "celebrity" American Idol were Joni Mitchell, Emmylou Harris, Steve Perry from Journey, Jim Morrison(My uncle said he was too out there), Neil Diamond(too Jewish-I actually had to laugh), Mick Jagger(too sexual-lol), Roger Daltrey(Not good enough to make it past the first round, ouch), Brian Wilson, Eric Clapton(more of a guitar god and not a singer-actually agreed),Ray Charles, and Stevie Wonder.
All in all, it was a weird conversation and I want to write into Fox to suggest a celebrity American Idol but I know that many of these people are already huge stars and really don't need that show.
We literally talked about it for 3 hours! It was quite the debate.

Music webistes

So I have a couple of music websites that I have checked out.
The first is the most recommended albums and music of ALL TIME. It's a pretty cool website that is broken up into albums by year and of course you can search for your favorite artists and songs per decade.
The link is: http://acclaimedmusic.net/
There is also a forum and question and answer section.
The second webiste that I wanted to share is www.nme.com.
It's the ultimate COOL list and this list is HUGE! It spans lots of era's/genre's/etc.
You can vote for your favorite artists on a scale of 1-10. The webstie also has a lot of other cool features.
So far on the cool list the top twenty includes: Keith moon, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Jim Morrison, Iggy pop, Thom Yorke(Radiohead), Carl Barat, Kurt Cobain, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards (The Stones), Syd Barrett, George Harrison, Joe Strummer, Damon Albarn, Elvis Presley, Paul McCartney, Jimi Hendrix, Freddie Mercury (Queen), John Lennon, and finaly David Bowie.
Of course these numbers could change and I actually think Lennon should be number one but we'll see, the list so far looks good!
Finally the last website I like is Last FM. It's similar to Pandora and I like that you can download songs off of your playlist. You can listen to a lot of new artists and add those songs to your favorites.