SNL Transcripts: Tom Hanks: 02/20/88: Casey Kasem Sings The Beatles

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  Season 13: Episode 12

87l: Tom Hanks / Randy Travis

Casey Kasem Sings The Beatles

Casey Kasem…..Dana Carvey

Announcer: You’ve heard him introduce hit music for two decades, and now available for a limited time only, M-Tel Records presetns “Casey Kasem Sings The Beatles”!

Casey Kasem: [ singing in monotone ] “Here comes the sun, and doo-doo-doo-doo. Here comes the sun, and I say it’s alright.”

Announcer: That’s right – Casey will sing all your Beatles favorites. Who can forget this classic:

Casey Kasem: “Let me take you down, ’cause I’m going to Strawberry Fields. Nothing is real, and nothing to get hung about.”

Announcer: You’ll get “Penny Lane”, “A Day In The Life”, “She Loves You”, “Elenoir Rigby, and no Beatles album would be complete without this favorite:

Casey Kasem: “Helter Skelter – bon-a-non-a-non-a-non! Helter Skelter – bon-a-non-a-non-a-non! Helter Skelter – bon-a-non-a-non-a-non! Boing!“

Announcer: Casey hopes you’ll enjoy this album of his favorite Beatles song. We think you’ll agree they’re fab!

Casey Kasem: “I am the Eggman. They are the Eggman. I am the Walrus. Coo-coo-ca-choo ca-coo-ca-choo ca-coo-ca-choo!”

Announcer: Just send $19.95 to Casey Kasem Sings The Beatles, care of Casey Productions, 100 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, California. $1 for postage and handling.

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