[johnfowles]

Originally Posted by Dave, Melbourne,Australia

Thanks for posting that excellent concert. And I believe it solves the old debate about the soft chant during "Talking In Your Sleep". Reading Gord's lips, I'm sure it's "Take a potato, take a potato, ..." as someone previously posted.

You are absolutely dead right Davd the exact same thought came to me as I lipread what Gord was muttering as a chorus
the previous discusion that you have obviously read and cleverly remembered was a long thread on the old Newsgroup that began with a question by Cathy at
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.music.lightfoot/browse_thread/thread/299e936a27214e06/0912b0a1f4a8bb0b?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=talking+#0912b0a1 f4a8bb0b
in the thread Richard Harrison (who was at the Nashville recording session) defined the matter in his answer to Cathy's original question:-
In my normal duties, I was at the session, and Gord wanted to put a rhythmic
vocal backdrop on it. Of course we need not discuss the fifties Do Wop, but
we all liked the idea that Gord used real English "Pick a potata" instead of
some form of scat. Personally, IMHO, I wasn't that keen on it, but I could
understand Gord's interest in a thread, since the album also included choral
backup from members of the Jordanaires (Elvis) SSOL,and thus was consistent
with the project.
That whole session was exciting. Red Shea and I having a drink (or two)
with Chet Atkins. Meeting the incredible session musicians of Nashville.
Hargus Robbins giving Red and me a pint of his own white lightning. (still
the biggest thrill of all)
--
All the Best...
Richard Harison
"Cathy" <cath...@gwi.net> wrote in message news:3B76F2A6.C22FE7AF@gwi.net..

That's what everyone keeps telling me: Pick a potata, pick a potata


someone with the handle staytuned had previously posted
"The male backup voices on this Nashville-based recording were The
Jordanaires: Gordon Stocker, Neal Matthews, Hoyt Hawkins and Ray Walker.
Acording to one website, this quartet have provided backup work for over
2,000 artists including Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison and Neil Young.
Richard also said
　
"Actually there was some minor bar room discussion wherein Gord presented
"taka potata' as an alternative. He ended up choosing "pick" but he mighta
slipped in one "taka" while the rest of us weren't looking"