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Help, it's Blamie Castrate!

02 Nov 00 - 09:27 AM (#332687)
Subject: Help, it's Blamie Castrate!
From: Cool Beans

On the Beach Boys' version of "Barbara Ann," (aka Barber Ann), during the break one of them says something that sounds like "Help, It's Blamie Castrate!" Who is Blamie Castrate? Fidel's warped cousin? What are they saying, really? This has puzzled me for decades, along with Wilbert Harrison's "Mush that!" on "Kansas City." Anybody have a definitive answer?


02 Nov 00 - 10:16 AM (#332722)
Subject: RE: Help, it's Blamie Castrate!
From: L R Mole

It always sounded to me like ("something something) the famous ashtray"


02 Nov 00 - 10:23 AM (#332731)
Subject: RE: Help, it's Blamie Castrate!
From: Jon W.

Given the high lead vocal on that song, maybe they were making a joke about castrati (adult male sopranos).