I am the walrus 0 items with i am the walrus cover. Live on wbab is the first live concert album by american rock band crack the sky. Songs include lighten up mcgraw, maybe i can fool everybody, i am the walrus, shes a dancer, hold. I love this album in particular, as it holds a lot of great memories. I am the walrus hollyridge strings lennonmccartney lennon 1968. Russell morris released it on the album fundamentalist in 2007.
Jul 26, 2017 i am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together see how they run like pigs from a gun see how they fly. I am the walrus is a song by the english rock band the beatles, written by john lennon and credited to lennonmccartney. Progressive rock group crack the sky was formed in the ohio river valley region in 1975 by frontman john palumbo, guitarists jim griffiths and rick witkowski, bassist joe macre, and drummer joey damico. It is lennons main contribution to the groups 1967 television film magical mystery tour and was issued in november as part of the films soundtrack and as the bside to the single hello, goodbye. John palumbo lead vocals, guitar, keys rick witkowski lead guitar, percussion joe macre bass, vocals jim gri. It came in a plain white sleeve with only a sticker identifying the record, and photocopied inserts about the band. It was also covered by the analogues nl, david keith jones, ws64, besonegro and other artists. Cover versions of i am the walrus by crack the sky. Although the truly rare cts at least for me is the first four albums, this is a compilation of a couple of john palumbo solo albums and dog city, raw and from the.
In the film, the song underscores a segment in which the. Now for the first time, both are together in a single package. I am the walrus by jim carrey was written by john lennon and paul mccartney and was first released by the beatles in 1967. I am the walrus george martin orchestra lennonmccartney lennon 1968. Apr 19, 2010 even without john palumbo, live sky demonstrated crack the sky s dynamic prog. A seventieseighties band from steubenville, ohio called crack the sky recorded for lifesong records has an excellent live version of i am the walrus, but i forget the name of the albumcd. But the compilation does feature one recording that hasnt quite faded from view jim carreys take on i am the walrus. It was covered by david keith jones, ws64, besonegro, boingo and other artists. This is one of a handful of cover songs across all of rock i can name that really stands up to the original. But carrey also demonstrates a vocal elasticity that you might not have expected. He also sang in glass onion heres another clue for you. Dec 23, 2008 from their 1975 debut album crack the sky. Lennon played a solo acoustic version of i am the walrus, and, as engineer geoff emerick recalled, everyone seemed bewildered. Four of these performances were previously unreleased and six were on live sky one of those six, shes a dancer, was edited for length on live sky.
Live sky, crack the sky, 1978 single i am the walrus lighten up mcgraw, crack the sky, 1978 single if you really love me, buy me a shirt i am the walrus, chris sievey and the freshies, 1981 experiments in relativity, robert english, 1983 joes third record, popopies, 1985 exclusive benson, george benson, 1887. I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together see how they run like pigs from a gun, see how they fly, im crying sitting on a cornflake, waiting. It never dawned on me that lewis carroll was commenting on the capitalist and social system. Jim carrey released it on the album in my life in 1998. Live sky is a music live recording by crack the sky heavy progprogressive rock released in 1978 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette.
Albums include crack the sky, safety in numbers, and animal notes. I am the walrus by russell morris was written by john lennon and paul mccartney and was first released by the beatles in 1967. Alive and kickin ass is the fifth live album released by crack the sky. I like the cts songs that i wasnt familiar with, and while i like the version of i am the walrus on this release, it doesnt make me feel like the audience participation version. It was covered by ws64, besonegro, boingo, faux lives and other artists. Super beta video recording of crack the sky performing live at mickey kellys east in may 1984. Vinyl 7 crack the sky i am the walrus 1978, vinyl discogs. I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together see how they run like pigs from a gun, see how they fly, i m crying sitting on a cornflake, waiting. It opened with the crunching hybrid hold onsurf city, a song incanted in a sparks. I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together see how they run like pigs from a gun, see how they fly i m crying sitting on a cornflake, waiting for the. The idea for the walrus came from the poem the walrus and the carpenter, which is from the sequel to alice in wonderland called through the lookingglass. The melody consisted largely of just two notes, and the lyrics. Even without john palumbo, live sky demonstrated crack the skys dynamic prog. Cover versions of i am the walrus by jim carrey secondhandsongs.
Although the truly rare cts at least for me is the first four albums, this is a compilation of a couple of john palumbo solo albums and dog city, raw and from the greenhouse, the last three cts cds. The beatles originally released i am the walrus written by john lennon and paul mccartney and the beatles released it on the single hello, goodbye in 1967. Jim carrey sings a pretty damn good cover of the beatles. There is a twelve minute version of ice with outstanding vocals by gary chappell and superb keyboard work from vince depaul. I am the walrusspooky tooth version steve hoffman music. A live frank zappa cover of i am the walrus by the beatles im sorry but youtube cut the ending off. I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together see how they run like pigs from a gun, see how they fly im crying sitting on a cornflake, waiting for the.
I am the walrus 0 items with i am the walrus cover versions. Guitar, backing vocals jim griffiths keyboards vince depaul lead vocals gary lee chappell. That first lp, crack the sky 1975, was a masterpiece of wry lyrics and sharpshooter musicianship, taking the prevalently mainstream rock base over into prog by transcending the catalogue of genre norms like 34 signatures, song lengths, syrupy poetics, etc. This is an allday festival connected to dick gelfmans ride across maryland which is a charity fundraiser for breast cancer awareness. I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together see how they run iike pigs from a gun, see how they fly, im crying sitting on a cornflake, waiting for the van to come corporation teeshirt, stupid bloody tuesday man, you beer naughty boy, you let your face grow long i am the eggman, oh they are the eggmen, oh i am the walrus, goo. I am the walrus cover versions page 2 steve hoffman. Sep 18, 2009 a live frank zappa cover of i am the walrus by the beatles im sorry but youtube cut the ending off. When you add the smart twin lead guitars of rick witkowski and jim griffiths you have quite a formidable band. If youve never heard the beatles original recording god help you, you can find it here. I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together see how they run iike pigs from a gun, see how they fly, i m crying sitting on a cornflake, waiting for the van to come corporation teeshirt, stupid bloody tuesday man, you beer naughty boy, you let your face grow long i am the eggman, oh they are the eggmen, oh i am the walrus, goo.
I am the walrus lyrics international lyrics playground. John from london, england later john said he hadnt realised that the walrus was a capitalist. Vinyl 12 crack the sky i am the walrus 1978, vinyl discogs. Crack the sky released it on the album live sky in 1978. In 1988, four of these recordings were appended to the cd release of live on wbab maybe i can fool. Crack the sky also does a nice version of walrus on their live sky lp. Cover versions of i am the walrus by russell morris. Crack the skys songs stream online music songs listen. I am the walrus was the first song the beatles recorded after the death of their manager, brian epstein. Apr 10, 2020 lennon played a solo acoustic version of i am the walrus, and, as engineer geoff emerick recalled, everyone seemed bewildered. As i mentioned above i have the crack the sky show on saturday at a place called blobs park in jessup, md. John palumbo lead vocals, guitar, keys rick witkowski lead guitar, percussion joe macre bass, vocals jim griffiths lead guitar, vocals joey d. Jim carrey sings a pretty damn good cover of the beatles i.
Crackology is an anthology of newly recorded versions of career favorites. Crack the sky released 2 new albums on august 24, 2018. I am the walrus is a great cover of the beatles classic song, and proved the intelligent and clever musicianship of the band. Randy from beaumont, tx a semolina pilchard is a rather strange combinations. Check out i am the walrus by crack the sky on amazon music. I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together see how they run like pigs from a gun see how they fly. Let me go look it upah, its called alive and kickin and its on lifesong. I never went into that bit about what he really meant, like people are doing with. Recorded live at the tower theater in philadelphia, pennsylvania and the agora in cleveland, ohio in 1978the same shows that were used for the live sky album. Crack the sky live sky alive and kickin ass tlscu 2012. I love the spooky tooth version of i am the walrus. Aug 12, 2015 i am the walrus was the first song the beatles recorded after the death of their manager, brian epstein. I am glad to have found this later version of the band with this double cd set.
Brian died of a drug overdose on august 27, 1967, and the recording of i am the walrus. John palumbo lead vocals, guitar, keys rick witkowski lead guitar, percussion joe macre bass, vocals jim griffiths lead guitar, vocals. Crack the sky is one of the headliners along with baltimore hard rock mainstay, kix. I am the walrus by crack the sky was written by john lennon and paul mccartney and was first released by the beatles in 1967. Crack the sky was driven by the rhythm section of joe macre on bass and joey damico on drums that has to be one of the greatest rock duos move over chris squire and bill bruford.