The Meaning of Sgt. Pepper’s Inner Groove

According to The Beatles Recording Sessions, which is a fabulous book, the lads recorded two passes of silliness, then the engineers cut up the tape, reordered the bits, and stuck them back together. No intended message.

I actually hear “never goose me any other way” but that’s what’s so fun about their hidden messages: you can hear almost anything you want.

The book says if you play it backwards you do hear a very dirty message. So let’s hear what they really had to say!

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C. Stuart Ridgway is a Principal Product Manager with 15+ years driving digital transformation for global organizations. I build products that work across diverse markets, launching new initiatives (0-to-1) and scaling existing solutions (1-to-N). My products have served top media organizations globally and millions of people across 14 countries and 14 languages. My focus is delivering measurable business impact through data-driven product strategy and execution.

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2 responses to “The Meaning of Sgt. Pepper’s Inner Groove”

  1. lightripper Avatar
    lightripper

    The inner track when played backwards sounds like the group is saying “We’re talking like a groover band”

    Lightripper

    1. Michael Rogers Avatar
      Michael Rogers

      Forwards – “I could never see any oval”
      Backwards – “Will Paul be back as Superman?”

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