I Don't Want to Spoil The Party - Lead Vocals

scottpro1969 · Post by **scottpro1969** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 3:35 pm

Actually, I just listened and I only hear John & Paul on WOL...hmmm.

wj350 · Post by **wj350** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 4:23 pm

David, I think it means you have to buy!

lawton · Post by **lawton** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 7:44 am

Hey. I traded a jetglo 360v64-6 to a guy in Vancouver (for my 325v63). So there's at least two of you (har har -- probably a lot more, of course...).

beatlefreak · Post by **beatlefreak** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 8:25 am

I believe "Words Of Love" is just two part harmony, as the the Buddy Holly original was two part (Buddy sand both parts)

bosifis · Post by **bosifis** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 2:02 pm

"Party" is hands down, John harmonizing with himself during the verses. It is one of my top fav Beatle songs and I've studied it a million times(Like, I'm sure, a bunch of you have). I am no expert...Someone prove me wrong. Great thread guys!

jt10824 · Post by **jt10824** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 4:48 pm

I don't believe Emerick says anything about "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party" because it wasn't a session he attended. However, he verifies that it was three-part harmonies (sung live by John, Paul and George) on "Words Of Love."

glass_onion · Post by **glass_onion** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 9:45 pm

what about tell me what you see? ive had help on in the car all week and it reminded me of this thread.

wolfgang · Post by **wolfgang** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 6:37 am

or two Pauls and one John ?

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 6:45 pm

I have always thought that the low part of "I don't want to spoil the party" during the verses was weak and was too low for whoever sang it, probably was McCartney as Harrison did better low parts than that and Lennon was THE man with the low parts.

cowboy_joe · Post by **cowboy_joe** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 8:23 pm

I always thought that Paul was probably the best at singing bass parts, listen to his work on I Will. But yes, for a lot of things, John was great on the bottom of the harmony, I love how he does the backing part on I'm Down.

As singers, I would think that Paul had by far the most range, followed by John, then George, and then Ringo.

lennonon · Post by **lennonon** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 5:18 pm

Listened to the Ebbets version of Party on my nice headphones. It sounds like a straight John double-tracked on the verses, low and high. It actually sounds pretty clear. Although when Paul comes in, the song does rise up to another level.

Great guitar solo from George too, no? Nice and fluid, a bit more body and style than some of his other solo's of the day...

linganstan · Post by **linganstan** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:16 pm

the lines "i still love her" and "tonite she's made me glad", in the chorus, are unquestionably paul hitting the high end......i can't recall lennon ever hitting it without going to a falsetto........and that isn't a falsetto.....

lennonon · Post by **lennonon** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:55 am

Yes, agreed. The middle eight is Paul. We're talking strictly VERSES here.

soundmasterg · Post by **soundmasterg** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 3:40 pm

Yah Paul does the high voice in the middle eight, with John doing the low....I think everyone agrees on that.

On the verses, I still say George is doing the low and John is doing the highs. It was an experiment they tried and it didn't work all that well so they didn't do it again in the future. I think they also ha George singing the lows on "you really got a hold on me", and you can listen to how similar the sound of the low voice is on there to in "I don't want to spoil the party."

lennonon · Post by **lennonon** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 4:40 pm

Have to agree to disagree. That bottom voice on this track is lacking GH's prominent accent and is uniquely Lennonesque. If you listen to his harmony on This Boy you can catch the nuances that he brings to IDWSTP - I think it's singing GH was NEVER capable of.

On "You've Really Got a Hold on Me", even on "She Said She Said", George's Liverpudlian cuts through like a foghorn.