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Helter
Skelter
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
Paul McCartney:
Vocals, lead guitar, bass guitar
John Lennon: Vocals, lead guitar, bass guitar, tenor sax
George Harrison: Vocals, rhythm guitar
Ringo Starr: Drums
Mal Evans: Trumpet
Recorded
July 18 and September 9, 10 1968.
Available on:
The
Beatles (The White Album)
Anthology 3
"I've
got blisters on my fingers," Ringo shouted after the
final take of Heler Skelter. The band had first recorded
the song on July 18, but this version was more than 27 minutes
long and had to be scrapped for that reason. Beatles re-recorded
the song on September 9, allegedly under heavy influence
of illegal substances. Lennon played bass guitar and made
his debut as a tenor saxophonist on this recording, while
Beatles assistant Mal Evans played the trumpet. The recording
finnished after take 21, to Ringo's relief. Some overdubbing
was made the day after.
Paul got
the idea to Helter Skelter after he read a review of a new
single by British band The Who, probaly I Can See For Miles,
which inspired him to write something noisy that would "freak
people out."
Helter
Skelter is in fact a British term for a spiral fairground
slide. Serial killer Charles Manson, meanwhile, thought
the Beatles were warning America of racial conflict that
was "coming down fast." He daubed the words Helter
Skelter in blood at the scene of one of his murders.
Helter Skelter
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
When I get to the bottom
I go back to the top of the slide
Where I stop and turn
and I go for a ride
Till I get to the bottom and I see you again
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Do you don't you want me to love you
I'm coming down fast but I'm miles above you
Tell me tell me come on tell me the answer
and you may be a lover but you ain't no dancer
Go helter
skelter
helter skelter
helter skelter
Yeah, hu, hu
I will you won't you want me to make you
I'm coming down fast but don't let me break you
Tell me tell me tell me the answer
You may be a lover but you ain't no dancer
Look out
Helter skelter
helter skelter
helter skelter
Yeah, hu, hu
Look out cause here she comes
When I
get to the bottom
I go back to the top of the slide
Where I stop and turn
and I go for a ride
Till I get to the bottom and I see you again
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Well will
you won't you want me to make you
I'm coming down fast but don't let me break you
Tell me tell me tell me the answer
You may be a lover but you ain't no dancer
Look out
Helter skelter
helter skelter
helter skelter
Yeah, hu,
Helter
Skelter
She's coming down fast
Yes she is
Yes she is
coming down fast
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