'FLUORESCENT IRONY'? "And Your Bird Can Sing" - The Beatles - Revolver - 2D and 3D graphs, itunes shots, john art /which we hope John would approve

"And Your Bird Can Sing" is a song written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon and was recorded for the Revolver album by The Beatles.

According the the experts I know, the guitar lick is that which a true Beatles' fan will learn upon beginning guitar. I would have never known - but the Beatles fans I know are hard core. Maybe too hard for me, but nothing spells universal language like a Beatles song. If an alien came down from another planet what would they say? Well, humans all speak different languages - the only common point of communication are 44 year old songs by a little band from a little country. But then again, what about life makes sense? The "fluorescent irony" mentioned in the title refers to one of the many [bible] Beatles books, an excellent book called TELL ME WHY by Tim Riley. He is referring to the ostinato guitar riff - says Riley, "In a song about joy this would be celebrator. In the context of Lennon's nose-in-the-air arrogance, though, it glitters with supremacy - the sonic equivalent of Lennon's uppity vocal attack."

Meanspeed Music Summary

song="And Your Bird Can Sing"

composer=John Lennon & Paul McCartney

peformer=The Beatles

album='Revolver'

trial calibrated=10

beat lengths measured=2,510

time calibrated=1,133.81 seconds

mean time per trial=113.36 seconds

calibrator=Mike McKnight

supervising calibrator=James C.C. manning

average beat=452 milliseconds

mean speed/average tempo=132.8 beats per minute

Key of Original recording=E major with bridge in G# minor

Best Rhyme="When your prize possessions

start weighing you down

Look in my direction

I'll Be round!

I'll Be round!"

Ian Schneider
March 22, 2008