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Good Morning Good Morning

John Lennon: Vocals, electric guitar
Paul McCartney: Electric guitar, bass guitar, vocals
George Harrison: Electric guitar, vocals
Ringo Starr: Drums, tambourine
All: Jumping

Barrie Cameron: Saxophone
David Glyde: Saxophone
Alan Holmes: Saxophone
John Lee: Trombone
Griff West: Trombone
Tom: French horn

Recorded February 18, 16 and March 13, 28, 29 1967.

Available on:
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Anthology 2

"Good morning, good morning. The best to you each morning, Sunshine breakfast, Kellogg's Corn Flakes, Crisp and full of fun."

That's how a TV commerical for Kellogg's Corn Flakes sounded in 1960's Britian. John Lennon must have heard it so many times that he eventualy decided to use it in a song.

Good Morning Good Morning is not one of Lennon's best compositions, but it's still an interesting piece of production. The song features animal sound effects, something that could have been inspired by the Beach Boys' album Pet Sounds from 1966.

One interesting fact here is that the animal sounds are put together in a particular order.

Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick explains this in Mark Lewisohn's book The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions:

"John said to me during one of the breaks that he wanted to have the sound of animals escaping and that each sucessive animal should be capable of frightening or devouring its predeccessor!"

When Lewisohn studied the tape, he realised that Emerick was right.

"The song starts off with a cock crowing, then later on there's a cat mewing, dogs barking, horses neighing, sheep bleating, lions roaring, elephants snorting, there's a fox being chased by bloodhounds in a hunt, with the horses galloping, there's a cow lowing and finally a hen clucking," he wrote.

It's also woth noting that it's Paul McCartney and not Harrison who plays the guitar solo on the song.

John Lennon later claimed that he had been rushed into writing Good Morning Good Morning, and called it "a piece of garbadge."

Good Morning Good Morning

Nothing to do to save his life
call his wife in
Nothing say but what a day
how's your boy been
Nothing to do, it's up to you
I've got noting to say but it's O.K.

Good morning good morning
good morning a

Going to work don't want to go
feeling low down
Heading for home you start to roam
then you're in town

Everybody knows there's nothing doing
Everything is closed, it's like a ruin
Everyone you see is half asleep
And you're on your own, you're in the street

After a while you start to smile
now you feel cool
Then you decide to take a walk by the old school
Nothing has changed it's still the same
I've got nothing to say but it's O.K.
Good morning good morning
good morning a

People running 'round it's five o'clock
Everywhere in town it's getting dark
Everyone you see is full of life
It's time for tea and meet the wife

Somebody needs to know the time
glad that I'm here
Watching the skirts you start to flirt
no you're in gear
Go to a show you hope she goes
I've got nothing to say but it's O.K.
Good morning good morning
good morning good morning