#octopus’s garden

[taepomme]

I’d like to be 🎵 Under the sea

[giorgio-draws-things]

Octopus’s Garden fan art

ig: @giorgio.draws.things

[javelinbk]

I hope you all enjoy your day as much as Ringo did blowing bubbles for Octopus’s Garden 🐙

Ringo Starr recording underwater sounds for ‘Octopus’s Garden’ by blowing bubbles into a glass of water. EMI Studios, 17th July 1969. Photos by Linda McCartney.

[rolloroberson]

George Harrison and Paul McCartney harmonizing during the recording of the Beatles’ Octopus’s Garden at Abbey Road studios in 1969. Photographed by Linda McCartney.

[paulmcutiecutie]

Oh what joy

[watertaxadermy]

I’D LIKE TO BE UNDER THE SEA IN AN OCTOPUS’S GARDEN WITH YOU!!!

[themuppetmasterencyclopedia]

2/23/1970 – ‘VTR Sullivan Show – “Octopus Garden”’

Posted on February 24, 2014 by admin

Historical information provided by The Jim Henson Company Archivist:

When the Beatles’ album Abbey Road was released in the US on October 1, 1969, Jim got a copy and immediately found songs that spoke to him and that would make great material for his characters. It’s no surprise that the album’s fanciful, friendly track “Octopus’s Garden” would capture his attention and inspire several Muppet versions over the years. Fun and somewhat silly, the song celebrates imagination and the possibility of entering other worlds in a light and jaunty way. Jim first performed the song for the debut season of Sesame Street in late 1969. His scuba-diving character frolicked with Muppet sea creatures and, seemingly, with real fish, and used it as an opportunity to count up to 8. For Ed Sullivan, however, there was no need to include an educational message. The piece taped on February 23, 1970 to air as part of the March 1st show was pure entertainment. As Jim’s swimmer and a clam sang the lyrics written by Ringo Starr, the smart-mouthed Octopus (performed by Frank Oz) made every awful undersea pun possible – and he did it on porpoise! The bit ended in a typical Muppet way – the pun-making Octopus deservedly got eaten by a giant clam.

Just about six weeks later, Jim used another track from Abbey Road on The Ed Sullivan Show – “Come Together”. This, too, was a song with a sense of humor, and Jim was clearly tickled by the original words and visual possibilities. Jim’s passion for inventive language (seen in his appreciation for Lewis Carroll’s writing) made him recognize the potential for making John Lennon’s seemingly nonsensical words come to life. Not looking for a deeper meaning, Jim drew up his ideas for what the main guy, dubbed Flattop, and a Beatles-like band would look like. They sang about coming together, and, at the same time, Flattop fell to pieces. Once again, simply doing the opposite of what’s expected proved to be very funny.

Jim clearly enjoyed doing these bits, especially “Octopus’s Garden”, and did a third version of it on The Muppet Show with Miss Piggy as a comely mermaid. While he played it for laughs, the invitation to enjoy another world courtesy of a creative mind was part of the attraction for Jim. In some ways, it reminds us of the more wistful Sesame Street songs, “Imagination” by Joe Raposo and Jeff Moss’s “I Don’t Want To Live On The Moon” that Jim sang as his character Ernie.

[buttdimple]

if you ain’t singing when octopus’s garden comes on you best get the hell outta my car

[ringosmistress]

[weakenedcrab]

against all better judgment i’d follow macklemore into the oceangate submersible

p sure double jeopardy rules shield you from imploding twice

[gachacatt]

Have you ever seen marine life as wicked as this in the aquarium? Nah I didn't think so! I'll be selling these as stickers locally in the next week, more information on that later!

[mbari-blog]

Behind the scenes in the deep sea!

The Octopus Garden—an octopus nursery off the coast of Central California—captured the curiosity of millions of people around the world. Now, MBARI and its advanced deep-sea technology have helped BBC Earth share the story of these octopus moms as part of their new series, Planet Earth III.

MBARI’s education and outreach efforts are raising awareness about the importance of ocean health. We hope meeting the amazing animals of the deep inspires conscientious stewardship of marine animals and environments.

MBARI’s SciComm Team shares discoveries by our scientists and innovations from our engineers with the public through our website and social media channels. When opportunities arise, the team works with media partners to further extend the reach of our stories.

We hope that audiences the world over will enjoy Planet Earth III and come away with a greater love for all the diverse life that thrives on our planet.

Learn more at:

[wiiwarechronicles]

im shaking buy him brown contacts please

[rolloroberson]

The Beatles recording backing tracks and vocals for “Octopus’s Garden” during the Abbey Road album sessions circa July 17, 1969. Photo by Linda McCartney / Linda Enterprises Ltd. © Paul McCartney (https://www.lindamccartney.com/)

[glasssymphony]

Cute baby glass octopuses are here!