Message in Strawberry Fields Forever

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What does the famous 'hidden message' at the end of Strawberry Fields Forever actually say?

The conspiracy theorists would have us believe it's "I buried Paul."

score 7 · Accepted Answer · edited May 26 '15 at 08:16

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The Wikipedia article about Strawberry Fields Forever says the following:

In 1974, McCartney said, "That wasn't 'I buried Paul' at all – that was John saying 'cranberry sauce' … That's John's humour … If you don't realise that John's apt to say cranberry sauce when he feels like it, then you start to hear a funny little word there, and you think, 'Aha!'"

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edited May 26 '15 at 08:16

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answered May 21 '15 at 13:38

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Pretty sure Paul was blowing the question off with that statement. That's definitely Paul's sense of humor showing. :o) – Johnny Bones May 21 '15 at 13:50
@Johhny Bones He might be, however, when listening to the Anthology versions John saying 'cranberry sauce' can clearly be heard. I believe he even admitted to saying it, although I have no source to back that. – Makki May 21 '15 at 14:03

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered May 23 '15 at 11:51

The points go to Makki for the first correct answer - but in the interests of historical [almost] completeness, the last 5 phrases are…

Had enough?
Louder
Cranberry sauce
Cranberry sauce
Alright, calm down Ringo.

I really can't tell what he's saying before that point.

The only world-wide released version of those last few lines with nothing but the drum mikes it was leaked into I'm aware of is on the Anthology [edit of take 7 & RS25]

This is as clear as I can get the voice [at a cost to the drum sound]
Cranberry Sauce

Message in Strawberry Fields Forever

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