Octopus's Garden

I started this as a campfire style song with just one guitar and chords so I could sing it with my grandchildren when I visit Wales. After learning the chords, I started fiddling with making a backing track and cover and ended up with this post. This is a great sing-along tune and just a quirky, fun song that gives me an up. Hope it does the same for you.

Feedback always welcomed.

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Watching and listening to you play and sing always gives me an ā€˜up’, Dave (even if the song doesn’t). Lovely tones, all so relaxed and well produced.

Good to see you here again!

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I’d like to be
a grandchild
on your knee!

Oh what a wonder
that would be!

Yep–I’m smiling, that’s for sure!

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That was great Dave! Brought back memories of the first and only gig my band did at school in the 80s, where we played that … but not as well as you did :slight_smile:

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It certainly does! Great performance, both instrumentally and vocally. Your arrangement is outstanding, and so is the guitar sound.
I love to play The Beatles’ songs even though I usually stick to instrumental versions as I’m no singer :wink:
You did really well, sheer pleasure to listen to.
Regards

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Aw, that was fun! Your grandkids will love it. As always, well played and sang, OH! Loved it !

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Great job, Dave. I’m sure the grandkids will love it.
I must admit this was one of the Beatles songs I used to think ā€œwhy would they destroy their street credā€ but I’m over that now. (nearly).

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Me, like it!

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Nice one Dave!
I always enjoy hearing you play and sing; always relaxed, always in the groove.
Your grandkids are very fortunate to have a grandfather like you. They’ll never forget it.

Cheers, Shane

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Nice job there OH…
Very smooth and easy going from you on this one.
Good production, though it sounds like you have some layered guitars going there and maybe a video insert of the second guitar play might be a cool addition?

Great song though and well done mate!

Be well,
LBro

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Great stuff, put a smile on my face!

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Hey Dave, good to see you again, strange that every time you pop up it’s with an absolute banger!
Most enjoyable, great production, playing…… oh just everything :laughing:

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Love to see you’re still churning out these high-end productions, Man! :smiling_face_with_sunglasses:
Impeccable playing, singing and production as usual, even if my body is still ā€˜reverberating’ a minute after the song finished :rofl:)
Loved the solos. Sounded perfect to these lugs.
My only ā€˜niggle’ is that, although I’m a great fan of the Fab Four, this ditty joins the Jaundiced Submarine and Oh Bloody-Dah in my ā€˜unmentionable playlist’ :wink:
Maybe you should do When I’m Ninety Four and name-check your grandchildren?

We’re just across the North Wales border, if you’re ever in the area. I’d roll out the red carpet! :grinning_face:

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Enjoyed that one Dave! It brought a smile to my face for sure… nice playing, singing and production!

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Thanks, David. ā€œ(even if the song doesn’t)ā€ - I hear you and know what you mean. I actually chose this one because it’s a good sing-along, but when I got into it as a cover I learned a lot, which is always good. Hope all is well with you and you’re playing. Haven’t seen you other than the OMs.

Well, BC, thanks for those comments, but I don’t think that would work. I penned a song a while back called ā€œI’m Just a Poor Boy Playing My Guitarā€, and part of one verse says
ā€œI can’t play guitar with a baby on my kneeā€ Rather than a link, just search I’m Just a Poor Boy if you want to hear it. And that would be a wonder! Glad this one brought you a smile.

Glad it dug up some memories for you, Paul, and thanks for the feedback.

Glad it gave you an up Tomasz. And thanks for the arrangement and guitar sound comments. I thought about doing vox for the backups but decided no, I’ll just play some highlights on guitar, and that turned out to be a fun thing for me. Glad too that you had a pleasurable listen.

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Thanks, Pam. Glad you had a fun listen, and thanks for the feedback.

Hi, John. Thanks for the comments. One of the grandkids had mentioned this song to me so I’m sure we’ll have a fun sing along.
I totally understand your comment about destroying their street cred, but then again it was really a Ringo song and you have to take that into account. I’ll use it for what it’s worth. Glad you are (nearly) over it. :joy: