6. The Dog Whistle And Other Gibberish At The End Of A Day In The Life
On top of in-jokes and call-backs stuffed into the songs, there were some literal hidden pieces of music on The Beatles' albums. There was a short, thirty second run-out groove at the end of LPs that that was usually left empty, but was employed by some creative bands to sneak in extra songs that don't appear in the song list (this tradition is why you still get songs hidden away at the end of the final track on album). The best hidden (and by that logic most notorious) is the jabbering at the end of A Day In The Life - after about forty-five seconds of silence an edit of the bands studio chatter plays, saying something akin to "Never to see any other" over and over. Although originally created specifically for the run-out groove, it's been reproduced on all subsequent album versions of the song - keep listening on iTunes and there it is. However, the LP (but not the CD), also featured an extra, annoying sound just before the inner grove - an inaudible high pitched note designed to send dogs crazy. You can just imagine Lennon getting ridiculously excited over the simple idea of irritating their owners. Her Majesty, in terms of chronological release The Beatles' final song, also began life in this manner - it was hidden right at the end of Abbey Road, following a long bout of silence after The End. However, for completions sake, on the CD (and all subsequent releases) the little ditty dedicated to Queen Elizabeth II was listed as its own track, so loses its little-known status.
