peepsicola Posted June 17, 2009 Posted June 17, 2009 I know many lyrics sites have the second verse of "Good Times Bad Times" starting with the word "Sixteen", but listening to the actual song, you don't hear him saying "sixteen" but rather it sounds more like "Seventeen"... Does anyone know what he's actually saying...? Quote
Deborah J Posted June 17, 2009 Posted June 17, 2009 I know many lyrics sites have the second verse of "Good Times Bad Times" starting with the word "Sixteen", but listening to the actual song, you don't hear him saying "sixteen" but rather it sounds more like "Seventeen"... Does anyone know what he's actually saying...? I have been saying Sixteen for almost 40 years.....:-) Quote
BIGDAN Posted June 17, 2009 Posted June 17, 2009 I know many lyrics sites have the second verse of "Good Times Bad Times" starting with the word "Sixteen", but listening to the actual song, you don't hear him saying "sixteen" but rather it sounds more like "Seventeen"... Does anyone know what he's actually saying...? Hi 'peepsicola' I just ran that track some 50 times, going over the same phrase again and again, and i think its "Sixteen" but it is real hard to get a hang on it, well spotted. Regards, Danny Quote
jasonman74 Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 I've always thought it was seventeen as well..... Quote
pevsfreedom Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 I always thought it was seventeen haha. this is a hard one,it goes blank for a second, but the pause makes me think its the longer of the two words, but then again after the mini pause it sounds like "ixteen", who knows i think it's sixteen now, Quote
ninelives Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 Always been 16 to my ears. Same here but then I listened to the 02 version and it sounded like 17 Quote
peepsicola Posted June 18, 2009 Author Posted June 18, 2009 I've listened to it over and over and what doesn't help is that symbol crash right at the beginning of the verse. Quote
BonzoLikeDrumer Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 I hear .... Seveeeventeen ..... Think of Elvis! Quote
songbird Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 I've listened to it over and over and what doesn't help is that symbol crash right at the beginning of the verse. I know. I would guess its sixteen though. To me it kind of sounds like he's saying "sweet sixteen".....? Quote
Stargroves Tangie Posted June 18, 2009 Posted June 18, 2009 I always thought he says sixteen- but on the other hand there are many Zeppelin songs that I thought a particular lyric was such & such but come to find out later that it was totally different than what I thought I had heard! Quote
dpat Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 I'm listening to it now (over and over) and I'm 99% sure it is "Sixteen." (Get to work, dude!!) Listen to the second syllable, it sounds like "steen," whereas if he was saying seventeen, the second syllable would be pronounced "teen." Don't hear "sweet" for the first syllable. My untrained ears think he sings "Six" then pauses ever so slightly to then say "(s)teen." Quote
IanA Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 Another possibility is that he sings 'Still a teen' ? I'm listening to it now (over and over) and I'm 99% sure it is "Sixteen." (Get to work, dude!!) Listen to the second syllable, it sounds like "steen," whereas if he was saying seventeen, the second syllable would be pronounced "teen." Don't hear "sweet" for the first syllable. My untrained ears think he sings "Six" then pauses ever so slightly to then say "(s)teen." Quote
Broken Levee Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 I honestly thought it was seventeen till I listened to it over and over. But you can hear "steen" in the second syllable I think. Quote
zosodude13 Posted June 20, 2009 Posted June 20, 2009 It's 50/50 for me. But when I first heard the song, I thought he said "when my woman left home for a BLIND man". Quote
ninelives Posted June 20, 2009 Posted June 20, 2009 Robert is also known for changing his lyrics so one recording may say sixteen and another seventeen Quote
NickZepp Posted June 20, 2009 Posted June 20, 2009 It's 'Sixteen' in the O2 concert. Not sure about the original. Quote
SuperDave Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 Pretty much sounds like sixteen, but not 100% clear. Almost sounds like 17 in the O2 version, but Robert definitely says 16 in the Blueberry Hill version from 1970. Quote
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