Sounds like "You will be killed, you will be murdered..." but Idk about all a dat.

May 26, 2010 8:12 AM

What is the Creepy Airport Announcer voice saying at the end of the John Lennon song "Starting Over?"

Direct link to the moment in the song: here

posted by tylerfulltilt to Media & Arts (7 answers total)

It sounds to me more like the first bit is (approximately), "Boarding now: Forest Hills, Someplace, Someplace, etc."
posted by dhartung at 8:32 AM on May 26, 2010

I've always heard "United Airlines Flight 12 (?!?), Pittsburgh ..." and then I don't understand the rest of it.
posted by kuppajava at 8:58 AM on May 26, 2010

It sez British airlines something something its a womans voice also
posted by SatansCabanaboy at 9:55 AM on May 26, 2010

Also sez flight 12 something service
at the time John hadn't been back to England in many years
So it might of had something to do with going back to England
posted by SatansCabanaboy at 10:03 AM on May 26, 2010

I always assumed it was Yoko's voice. But John was inspired to write the song and the album when he took a trip to Bermuda with Yoko, it makes sense it would be a recording he made of the flight out or in at the airport.
posted by ExitPursuedByBear at 11:01 AM on May 26, 2010

maybe we should play it backwards to find out what it really says ;)
posted by kuppajava at 1:47 PM on May 26, 2010 [1 favorite]

I always heard something about "have your passports ready".
posted by Goofyy at 5:35 AM on May 27, 2010