Talk:The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill

Richard A. Cooke III
Does anyone know whether the Richard A. Cooke III referenced in the song could be the photographer at this site? I wonder, because the name is identical and several pages of his work feature India. His site has biography and contact links, but neither are implemented currently. Nakamura2828 02:18, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, same guy. David Koller 06:30, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

I'd like to see a citation, from a book, a reliable music magazine, or of a course a quote from one of the Beatles. --kingboyk 09:31, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Richard's mother has written a couple books which mention the tiger shooting incident. I added one in a new "References" section. David Koller 06:30, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Now how about a non-biased refrence. Richard's mother is quite biased in this whole affair, let us face it. 71.213.233.97 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 19:14, 27 July 2009 (UTC).

There is a lot that is inaccurate in this piece. For example, Rikki was not then a college student, he had graduated from UCLA. According to his account, he did not take a break from the ashram, but went directly on the hunt after arriving in India. His account can be heard at his blog, thealohabear.com.

The rifle he used to shoot the tiger was a .270 Roberts.

His nickname Rik, or Rikki, comes from the mongoose Rikki Tikki Tavi. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hpyglf (talk • contribs) 18:13, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

Mellotron sound
I do wonder if there's a better way of wording "a flamenco guitar solo (actually created by a rarely used preset button on a Mellotron keyboard, here functioning as somewhat of a primitive sampler)". "Preset button" makes me think of sequenced music, whereas the Mellotron is an electromechanical sampler using tape loops, and this guitar sound was apparently one of the many fill sounds that came with the Mk II. 81.91.98.19 01:55, 7 April 2006 (UTC)


 * I used to be sceptical about the flamenco guitar solo being a fill sound Mellotron tape loop, but then I noticed that:
 * If you ignore the dead air around it, the solo is just short enough to fit into what I understand is the maximum timespan of a Mellotron tape loop (nine seconds).
 * I have heard exactly the same (literally &mdash; I am certain it's identical) little solo in the episode "Public Relations" of Arrested Development, when Gob is showing The Aztec Tomb to a group of old people. That's very unlikely, unless the solo is some sort of template/music library sound, e.g. a Mellotron tape loop. --Jacj 21:11, 21 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Judging from video I've seen of Paul showing off the original Mellotron that The Beatles used, the phrase "preset key" might be more appropriate, as the Mellotron is set up as a keyboard instrument, like a piano. (In the video, Paul explains that it does, in fact, use tape loops and he even played the beginning of Strawberry Fields Forever on it.) &mdash;Gordon P. Hemsley&rarr; &#x2709; 05:55, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

British slang
Is there any proof that the phrase "Bungalow Bill" entered British slang after the release of the song? I see no mention of The Beatles at the source given for that particular tidbit of information and, given the name of the person who the song apparently mocks (i.e. not Bill), there doesn't seem to be any reason to use the phrase "Bungalow Bill" unless that was already a common phrase. Thoughts? &mdash;Gordon P. Hemsley&rarr; &#x2709; 05:58, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Lennon claims the name was made up to make reference to Buffalo Bill. See . Of the universe (talk) 02:11, 15 February 2020 (UTC)

Opening to the Song
The song does not open with the guitar, Wild Honey Pie ends with that guitar solo, and Bungalow Bill opens with The Beatles already singing, and how do I know this? I have the actual album, and Wild Hone Pie is 1:01 seconds as I play it, and the last part with the guitar medleys into Bungalow Bill after it ends. --Imax80 22:45, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
 * As far as I know, whether or not that guitar solo is on "Bungalow Bill" or "Wild Honey Pie" depends on which release you have; that's why there's the uncertainty. I believe the same is true of the "Can You Take Me Back?" song fragment. --Jacj 16:07, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

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Pepperstool 09:01, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

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Comment
The foregoing account is riddled with errors, and Ms. Farrow is obviously confused when she says Cooke de Hererra's son is named "Bill." Also, the bit in the song about Rik always taking his mom is fatuous. Rik is an accomplished hunter, having enjoyed the sport in Hawaii, south Texas (on a ranch owned by Carroll Shelby, and in Africa. Rik was also an oarsman on the UCLA crew team. His self-recrimination over the killing of the tiger is a bit exaggerated, as he was in a group with the Maharishi, Lennon, and McCartney, and felt compelled to come up with something to cleanse his soul. I imagine Lennon was a bit jealous of Cooke.
 * moved from article   Will Beback    talk    00:21, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

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Nat King Cole
It's not immediately obvious how the line "Hey Bungalow Bill" is "reminiscent" of "Stay as sweet as you are", and there is no citation. Added a "citation needed" footnote.--Daveler16 (talk) 13:16, 15 March 2018 (UTC)

Yoko and Maureen
The article credits vocals for the "...looked so fierce" line to Maureen Starkey and Yoko Ono, but, just a few column inches later, in a separate section, to only Yoko. PurpleChez (talk) 14:03, 15 November 2018 (UTC)


 * It also credits that line twice as a 'lead vocal'. That is a perverse usage of the term 'lead vocal'. Isa female lead vocal present on e.g. Video Killed The Radio Star? a six-syllable aside doth not a lead vocal make. MrDemeanour (talk) 15:14, 7 February 2019 (UTC)

Norwegian Wood
Since childhood I have felt that the basic melody from "Norwegian Wood" is "sampled" as part of the background noise during the fade out of this song. Agreement? Disagreement? PurpleChez (talk) 20:18, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Are you suggesting a change to the article, or just chatting about the song? If you want to make a change, please give us a reliable source. Thanks. Sundayclose (talk) 23:25, 15 May 2020 (UTC)