John Lennon
Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! (Takes 1 & 2)
[Spoken Intro: Geoff Emerick, John Lennon, Paul McCartney]
"For the benefit of Mr. Kite, there will..."
“For the Benefit of Mr. Kite! This is take 1.”
“Being for the Benefit--“ (WHISTLE)
(bass sounds)
"One, two, three, four..."
(plays a slower version, stops at the first measure)
"Take 2."
"That's a bit too slow!"
"(laughs) I was gonna... (drunkenly) FOR THE B-"
(more bass sounds)
"One, two, three, four..."
[Verse, John Lennon]
For the benefit of Mr. Kite
Theeeere will be a show tonight on trampoliiiinnne
(stops playing)
[Spoken Outro: Geoff Emerick, John Lennon, Paul McCartney]
"Take 3."
"Try and sing it as though you, er, know about the show, especially in the last verses, when you don't know about the show..."
"Hehehe... When? Ten some... Ten somersets? you know?"
"Just trying to foresee it as a big gettin' in, you've gotta get it in, in all the little breaks that are left for your singing... For the benefit of da da da, da da geh... de sa de la da la de la..."
"What is that?"
"I don't know"