Bootleg de Diciembre 2006:

Everywhere it's Christmas (Pantomime)

Siempre asocié a The Beatles con mis estados de ánimo. Desde que tengo memoria, recuerdo decir que Abbey Road es un disco que me inspira, y disfruto escuchar, tanto cuando estoy mal, como cuando mis ánimos son los mejores.

Siempre, quizás por una cuestión familiar, la escena Beatle tuvo mucho que ver en mi familia. Fueron muchas las navidades en que mi padre y yo dedicamos tiempo a cantar canciones de los Fab four , ritual que extraño hoy en día.

Así como - salvando las distancias, claro - mi padre y yo nos deleitábamos cantando en navidad, hace unos 40 años, eran The Beatles quienes nos regalaban uno de los mejores regalos - sino el mejor - que eran las ediciones de música navideña.

En el review de este mes, es el turno de escuchar “Pantomine everywhere it's Christmas” canción extraida del segundo boxset de The Beatles . Artifacts , en el disco número tres, titulado “ Northern song”

El tema forma parte de la cuarta grabación navideña de The Beatles , y está compuesto de las siguientes tomas:

• Everywhere it's Christmas (Desconocida)
• Orowanyna (Desconocida)
• Paul, John, George y Ringo hablando
• Please don't bring your banjo back (Desconocida)
• Paul hablando
• Everywhere it's Christmas (Desconocida)

Agrego, además, el registro de la conversación de Paul, John, George y Ringo...

George: Our story opens in Corsica . On the verandah is a bearded man in glasses conducting a small chior.

Ringo: Meanwhile, high in the Swiss Alps, two elderly Scotchmen munch on a rare cheese.

George: Wonderful stuff this, Agnes.

John: Aye, it's wonderful stuff.

Ringo: I'm standing in the entrance to the main tent. Immediately behind me, the festivities have already begun.

John: Tell me, are you enjoying the wine?

Paul: I am indeed your highness. It goes well with me.

Paul: The King seems to be enjoying himself tonight!

John: Is there a doctor here? Is there a doctor around here? Did anybody see one?

George: At the same time as this in the captain's mess in board the H.M.S. Tremendous, a toast is being proposed.

Paul: To her majesty!

Todos : To her majesty!

Paul: Podgy the bear and Jasper were huddled around the unlit fire in the center of the room. "There are no more matches left, Podgy," said Jasper.

"Then buy some, Jasper, old friend," said Podgy.

"Make a list and afterwards we'll go to the shop and buy matches and candles and buns."

"There's no more paper to write on, Podgy."

"No need to worry, Jasper. You keep saying to yourself `matches` and I'll keep saying `candles` until we reach the shop. Then we won't need to write it down. We'll remember."

"Who'll remember the buns, Podgy?"

"We both will, Jasper ... Matches,"

"Candles." "Matches."

"Candles."

"Matches."

"Candles."

"Matches."

"Candles."

"Matches."

"Candles."

John: In the long dark corridors of Felpin Mansions, a door slams. And the shadowy figure of count Balder appears. The count is the eccentric son of Baron Landsberg, the inventor of the rack. He speaks "Guten Tagen, meinen damen and herren. Velcome to Felpin Mansions. Butler 'll be shown you to your rooms. Butler ..." "Yes, sir!" "Show the ladies and gentlemen to their rooms."

Paul: Come in. May I come in?

John: Come, come in, Count. May I?

Paul: Oh, yes, come in.

John: Ah, thank you. I was wondering if you knew any of the songs from the good 'ol days.

Paul: Oh, my goodness, yes. Don't you worry on that score. I hear the Baron likes, uh, I hear the Baron likes the good old tunes.

John: Yes, I do.

Paul: So do I, Count, so do I. Well, they're melody, aren't they?

Paul: No, don't worry. I'll play this one. Do you like this one? Listen to this one.

Paul: (Cantando)

Todos: (Cantando)

Paul: Yes, everywhere it's Christmas.

Paul: (Cantando)

Paul: Jolly good, jolly good.

Everywhere it's Christmas - Pantomine