The Beatles

[TerryThorne]

Hapiness is a warm thread and a Day in the Thread gets my vote

[smart blockhead]

I vote Can't Buy Me Thread.

Some other suggestions:

Eight Threads A Week
A Hard Thread's Post

[Illmatic]

I'll place my vote for Happiness is a Warm Thread

[blue3]

I vote for The Magical Mystery Thread. The others are cool too.

[Leper]

Magical Mystery Thread, that sounds so cool, and consiquently gets my vote.

[Seafroggys]

Magical Mystery Thread, or a Day in the Thread. Or, more aptly named, The Thread!!!! I also like Happiness is a Warm Thread.

Anyway, back on the lennon solo discussion, I believe med pointed out how he didn't like POB. IMO I don't even care if it was for therapy or not, I think its a killer album that shows more emotion then any other album in existance (after all, the content of these songs really delved into Lennon's inner demons hardcore, not many people do this, or when they do so, they do is metaphorically. Lennon was blunt about his pain "Momma don't go, daddy come home" etc. That part in Mother gives me chills. The weakest songs IMO are Love and My Mummy's Dead.

As for God, I love the lyrics, is that there is a MUCH better version out there then the one on this album. Quite a long time before I bought the CD, I downloaded God and thought that was the song, but its completly different from the album version. The version I downloaded was Acoustic Guitar, drums, and bass, and a lot darker in tone and mood. If that version was on the album then yes that would be easily my favorite song on the album, but not with the included version.

[BasShorty]

It's either "A Day in the Thread" or "The Magical Mystery Thread".

[Dave de Sylvia]

I vote "The Beatles" :mad:

I'm sure there are lyricists in here. I'm sure we can come up with something wittier than a Beatles song with the subject changed to "Thread".

So, A Hard Day's Night is awesome.

[BasShorty]

ok, then it should be called "The Yellow Submarine".

[Ulysses]

Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Thread

[Walrus Gumboot]

I've been thinking, and I want a sitar real bad :\


I used to want one really bad too, but the edge has worn off a bit

Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Thread

Nice

As tempting as it is, the insertion of "Thread" in a song title is a tiny bit lame, IMO.

I think we should try to come up with something more original. If that is all possible. Perhaps we could start a new trend

[Broken Arrow]

I used to want one really bad too, but the edge has worn off a bit



Nice

As tempting as it is, the insertion of "Thread" in a song title is a tiny bit lame, IMO.

I think we should try to come up with something more original. If that is all possible. Perhaps we could start a new trend
I also used to want a sitar really badly.

[robo2448]

Magical Mystery Thread, or a Day in the Thread. Or, more aptly named, The Thread!!!! I also like Happiness is a Warm Thread.

Anyway, back on the lennon solo discussion, I believe med pointed out how he didn't like POB. IMO I don't even care if it was for therapy or not, I think its a killer album that shows more emotion then any other album in existance (after all, the content of these songs really delved into Lennon's inner demons hardcore, not many people do this, or when they do so, they do is metaphorically. Lennon was blunt about his pain "Momma don't go, daddy come home" etc. That part in Mother gives me chills. The weakest songs IMO are Love and My Mummy's Dead.

As for God, I love the lyrics, is that there is a MUCH better version out there then the one on this album. Quite a long time before I bought the CD, I downloaded God and thought that was the song, but its completly different from the album version. The version I downloaded was Acoustic Guitar, drums, and bass, and a lot darker in tone and mood. If that version was on the album then yes that would be easily my favorite song on the album, but not with the included version.

Is that the version of God you're talking about from Acoustic?

How about "A Day in the Life of the Beatles Thread"

/lame

[BassMasterMike88]

I just noticed this a few days ago, but on the cover of Abbey Road where all four Beatles are crossing the street Paul isn't wearing any shoes. Is there some kinda message behind that? Or is it anorther thing they threw in there for laughs?

[Dragon_Prince]

Why not Come Together as a treadname
or Sergeant's MX lonely hearts club band

[braindoctor]

Why not Come Together as a treadname
or Sergeant's MX lonely hearts club band

copyright would destroy you

[magicbus]

Happiness Is A Warm Thread

[robo2448]

I just noticed this a few days ago, but on the cover of Abbey Road where all four Beatles are crossing the street Paul isn't wearing any shoes. Is there some kinda message behind that? Or is it anorther thing they threw in there for laughs?

They put that in to fuel the "Paul is Dead" hoax. There other signs on the cover that show Paul is dead too. Pretty clever stuff.

[Dragon_Prince]

copyright would destroy you


Why that?

[El_Goodo]

Hmm a new trend eh...that would be a beatle style thing to do. But what would we call it?

[BassMasterMike88]

They put that in to fuel the "Paul is Dead" hoax. There other signs on the cover that show Paul is dead too. Pretty clever stuff.

That would make sence, I think that when "I am the Walrus" came out before Abbey Road, if you played the bridge which just sounds like jibberish backwards on a turntable it says "Paul is Dead" I need to get a new belt for my turntable to try it out though :upset:

[robo2448]

That would make sence, I think that when "I am the Walrus" came out before Abbey Road, if you played the bridge which just sounds like jibberish backwards on a turntable it says "Paul is Dead" I need to get a new belt for my turntable to try it out though :upset:

Yea there tons of clues in songs. There's a whole book about it. There was a good website about it but I don't remember it. Maybe someone in this thread does though. The Beatle Anthology mentioned it a bunch of times though. At the end of Revolution 9, it says "Turn me on dead man." I think it says "Paul is dead" in Strawberry Fields. There's something in I'm So Tired too. And then there's tons of stuff in Sgt. Pepper's particularly A Day in the Life, which I don't feel like getting into because I'm lazy.

[Walrus Gumboot]

The Book of John Paul George & Ringo (The Beatles)

I find the whole "Paul is Dead" thing extemely irritating

[Illmatic]

"Paul's dead!" is played out...I think it's been hashed over by anyone with a remote interest in the Beatles.

That being said, I actually prefer Paul's post-Beatles career to John's :eek:

I'm not all that crazy about Plastic Ono Band...other than "Working Class Hero" it ranges from boring to borderline unlistenable :-\

and speaking of Abbey Road (it was discussed a few posts ago...) for a thread name, what about "Here Comes the Thread" or "Maxwell's Silver Thread"? I dunno.

[magicbus]

I've never heard anything from John's solo career except for "Imagine". The whole "having Yoko in the band name" thing turns me off.

[DeusExMachina]

There was discussion a couple pages back about birthdays. My birthday is on friday! I'm excited.

This thread has never been officialized. I think it's actually the largest thread in R&M that isn't linked in the official links thread. My understanding was only official threads got the fancy name make-over? Perhaps not. Althought it would be cool to get this thing (finally) linked in the links thread. That being said, if the name is going to be changed, my vote among the already listed possibilities goes to Magical Mystery Thread.

I don't actually have very much of John's solo stuff. But what I've heard is pretty good.

[Leper]

That would make sence, I think that when "I am the Walrus" came out before Abbey Road, if you played the bridge which just sounds like jibberish backwards on a turntable it says "Paul is Dead" I need to get a new belt for my turntable to try it out though :upset:

If you look at how the Abbey Road cover is set up, it's designed to resemble a funeral procession. The clothes they're wearing give this away. John's the priest or minister, Ringo is the paul bearer, Paul is the corpse (hence no shoes, and different foot forward from others) and George is the Undertaker. Oh, and to that other post, at the end of Strawberry Fields, if you listen closely, it sounds like "I buried Paul." That one's easier to find because it's not backwards or anything.

[magicbus]

John's actually saying "Cranberry Sauce" at the end of Strawberry Fields Forever. But yea, people mistook it for "I Buried Paul".

[Leper]

John's actually saying "Cranberry Sauce" at the end of Strawberry Fields Forever. But yea, people mistook it for "I Buried Paul".

Ya I've heard that too, it sound so much more like I buried Paul though.

[magicbus]

In the Making of Sgt. Pepper's book by George Martin, he talks about how he walked into the studio and there were a bunch of people just banging on drums and stuff (I think The Beatles and some friends), and then John started yelling "Cranberry sauce". This part can be heard on the end of Strawberry Fields forever after the fade out. The song and the random part weren't in the same time signature, and they wouldn't match up, that's why they did the fade out in between.

/Strawberry Fields info

I have a version of the song from Anthology 2 where you can hear it much better. I can send you guys it if you want.

[Walrus Gumboot]

My favorites in order:
Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Thread
Happieness is a Warm Thread
Magical Mystery Thread

[robo2448]

I've never heard anything from John's solo career except for "Imagine". The whole "having Yoko in the band name" thing turns me off.

Don't worry, Yoko only does her "singing" (read unlistenable wailing) on Lennon's last 2 albums and in live performances. All she does on POB is write the song Do the Oz and on Imagine she cowrites Oh My Love. So yea, she doesn't really have much of a role in either album.

[smart blockhead]

"Paul's dead!" is played out...I think it's been hashed over by anyone with a remote interest in the Beatles.

That being said, I actually prefer Paul's post-Beatles career to John's :eek:

I'm not all that crazy about Plastic Ono Band...other than "Working Class Hero" it ranges from boring to borderline unlistenable :-\

and speaking of Abbey Road (it was discussed a few posts ago...) for a thread name, what about "Here Comes the Thread" or "Maxwell's Silver Thread"? I dunno.
John's post-Beatles stuff is more artsy while Paul's is more pop/rock.

[Jacaranda]

George > All other solo.

[smart blockhead]

George > All other solo.
I would say: John> George> Paul> Ringo. That's basically how I see their songs in the Beatles too. I found John and George's songs to be interesting but Paul seemed to write a lot of bland love songs.

[Seafroggys]

I don't think once we covered Ringo's solo career.

So here's my two discussion points. I think It DOn't Come Easy is a great song, and is probably Ringo's best song of all time, both from a writer's standpoint and as a singer's standpoint. His singing in that is actually quite great. I love his voice anyway, but as for technicality and power this song puts it over the edge.

THe other one is has anybody seen the RIngo All Starrs! I have, in '01. They had Sheila E and Greg Lake, as well as a bunch of people I didn't know. I'd much rather gone to the one in '97 when they had Jack Bruce and Peter Frampton, but I wasn't into music back then which is why I didn't go with my parents.

[Jacaranda]

But didn't he do It Don't Come Easy with John?

[Illmatic]

That's basically how I see their songs in the Beatles too. I found John and George's songs to be interesting but Paul seemed to write a lot of bland love songs.

I love Paul's work with the Beatles...out of all the Beatles, he had the best ear for a hook.

[robo2448]

I love Paul's work with the Beatles...out of all the Beatles, he had the best ear for a hook.

Paul was the master of pop hooks. There's no doubting that. But in The Beatles, I feel that his competition with John forced him to be more creative and come up with more unique and creative song structures. Once he left the Beatles, he relied on "standard fun pop songs" way too much. That's just my opinion.

For me: George = John > Paul > Ringo

[Illmatic]

I suppose...I still find it more listenable than Lennon's solo material, though.

[robo2448]

I suppose...I still find it more listenable than Lennon's solo material, though.

Lennon's solo material probably isn't that easy for some people to listen to. I've always loved it, but most people here who have heard it either love it or hate it. I listened to Lennon's Acoustic album today in school. What a great album. Lennon is good on acoustic.

[Broken Arrow]

I really havent heard any Ringo solo stuff, acctually I heard one song and it was pretty good. I read on his new CD that Eric Clapton and David Gilmour play on it. So for me it might go.

George>Paul>John>Ringo???

[robo2448]

I really havent heard any Ringo solo stuff, acctually I heard one song and it was pretty good. I read on his new CD that Eric Clapton and David Gilmour play on it. So for me it might go.

George>Paul>John>Ringo???

I heard Robert Randolph played on it too. That makes me want to check it out.

[Broken Arrow]

Hmm, interesting.

[MBS]

Yea there tons of clues in songs. There's a whole book about it. There was a good website about it but I don't remember it. Maybe someone in this thread does though. The Beatle Anthology mentioned it a bunch of times though. At the end of Revolution 9, it says "Turn me on dead man." I think it says "Paul is dead" in Strawberry Fields. There's something in I'm So Tired too. And then there's tons of stuff in Sgt. Pepper's particularly A Day in the Life, which I don't feel like getting into because I'm lazy.

Revolution 9 - Play the "number 9"'s backwards, "Turn me on Deadman"

Strawberry Fields - At the end, either "I buried Paul" or "Cranberry Sauce". Lennon egged on everyone and stood behind both of them in numerous interviews. (meaning he always said it was one or the other)

I'm So Tired - The gibberish at the end, play it backwards "Paul is a dead man, miss him , miss him, miss him"

A Day in the Life - The song is interpreted to be about the day that Paul supposably "died". He "blew his mind out in a car".

[Illmatic]

What does "he blew his mind out in a car" mean? Did he shoot himself in his car or something?

[robo2448]

What does "he blew his mind out in a car" mean? Did he shoot himself in his car or something?

The people who believed Paul died believed he died in a car crash, so John Lennon wrote that part so more people would buy into the hoax.

[Illmatic]

Ohhh, I see.

[magicbus]

Actually, I read that it was about a guy (I'm pretty sure it was a popular politician) who was high in his car and got caught by the media or something. Kinda like he "blew his mind out" with drugs. If I remember correctly, this was also from that Making of Sgt. Peppers book.

On the other hand, my rockology teacher claims it was about their friend who was the heir to Guinness beer who got in a car accident and died. I don't really believe him on this one though.

[robo2448]

Actually, I read that it was about a guy (I'm pretty sure it was a popular politician) who was high in his car and got caught by the media or something. Kinda like he "blew his mind out" with drugs. If I remember correctly, this was also from that Making of Sgt. Peppers book.

On the other hand, my rockology teacher claims it was about their friend who was the heir to Guinness beer who got in a car accident and died. I don't really believe him on this one though.

Tim Leary maybe? Not sure.

John said that he wrote it after just reading the newspaper headlines, but it also applies to the "Paul is dead" hoax.

[magicbus]

Tim Leary maybe? Not sure.

John said that he wrote it after just reading the newspaper headlines, but it also applies to the "Paul is dead" hoax.

Yea, he read about the guy in the paper, so that makes sense.

[El_Goodo]

Im pretty sure "he blew his mind out in a car," refers to a man who was in a car accident. I dont know if he was the heir to guiness beer. But it's definetley not about the "Paul is dead" hoax, and they didnt find out about the rumors until Abbey Road. So they couldnt have made all those hints on purpose. Or at least it says they found out about it around Abbey Road in their Anthology.

[robo2448]

Im pretty sure "he blew his mind out in a car," refers to a man who was in a car accident. I dont know if he was the heir to guiness beer. But it's definetley not about the "Paul is dead" hoax, and they didnt find out about the rumors until Abbey Road. So they couldnt have made all those hints on purpose. Or at least it says they found out about it around Abbey Road in their Anthology.

I think they found out about it around The White Album. I'm not sure though, I haven't read the Anthology in a while and can't remember every little fact from it, since it's so detailed and long ;)

It's a great read though :thumb:

[MBS]

I think they found out about it around The White Album. I'm not sure though, I haven't read the Anthology in a while and can't remember every little fact from it, since it's so detailed and long

In 1969 Russell Gibb, a radio Disc Jockey in Detroit, announced that Paul McCartney was dead. His proof: evidence strewn throughout the Beatles' songs, movies, and album artwork. Newspaper and television reporters picked up the story and the news quickly spread across America.

1969 was when America was informed about it.

[Jacaranda]

A Day in the Life was written about a friend of the Stones/Beatles who got killed in an accident.

Or was this established already?

[clown_phobia]

http://www.therockalltimes.co.uk/2003/01/27/album-covers.html

^^ this cant be serious!!!!

[robo2448]

http://www.therockalltimes.co.uk/2003/01/27/album-covers.html

^^ this cant be serious!!!!

WTF :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry:

That cover's like the Holy Grail. How could they touch that :angry: :angry:

It was perfect. I'm glad I already own it.

[El_Goodo]

That article is from 2003...and I've never seen the cover like that..but anyways, yes they found out in 1969 after they recorded Abbey Road.

[robo2448]

The article was a joke- http://www.therockalltimes.co.uk/information/complaining.html

:lol: That's a relief.

[DeusExMachina]

Replacing the Sex Pistols with Celine Dion? It was pretty obviously a fake.

[magicbus]

I am almost positive it's about the Guinness heir, who's name was Tara Browne.

[magicbus]

Today in class, we listened to songs off Abbey Road and The White Album, and also "I Am The Walrus". If some of you have some lyrical questions about that, or "Come Together", we looked into a lot of songs today. I'd be happy to share.

[WelcomeToTheMachine]

Yeah coudl you explain I Am The Walrus because that song confuses me, great song though


in other words, im so happy because the chorus teacher decided to let us sing Imagine in our concert, and were doing Mother from Floyd,im doing guitar:)

[DeusExMachina]

Today is my birthday! And tomorrow I'm seeing Paul! :cool:

[WelcomeToTheMachine]

HAPPY ****ING BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

its my friends birthday too

[magicbus]

Ok, while I'm not entirely sure of the meaning of "I Am The Walrus" in its entirety, we went over a lot of its parts. I guess the song is supposed to be frantic, with a lot of random imagery thrown together, kind of like a nightmare. The noise at the very beginning of the song is supposed to be like a police siren, which helps to establish the paranoid feeling. Lines like "yellow matter custard, dripping from a dead dog's eye" also help to do this.

The phrase "I am the walrus" comes from Lewis Carol's Through The Looking Glass, where Alice reads a story about a walrus who lures oysters out onto the beach and them eats them. I guess the same could be said about capitalism, or something.

Lennon also throws in some stuff about society and how people can be revolting ("Crabalocker fishwife pronographic priestess" is like another way of calling somebody a slut, crablocker = full of crabs), and he talks about this a lot in his later songs also. However, the first line of the song "I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together" shows that Lennon is no better than the rest.

That one was a little tough.

EDIT: Happy birthday Deus :cool:

[DeusExMachina]

EDIT: Happy birthday Deus :cool:
HAPPY ****ING BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

its my friends birthday too
Thanks!

I liked the analysis on I Am the Walrus. Now that I've seen it, it seems really intuitive and obvious. But, I had no clue what it meant before that.

[guns_n_roses=Slash+Axl]

Happy birthday John lennon!

[WelcomeToTheMachine]

^^ His birthdays not until Sunday

[guns_n_roses=Slash+Axl]

opps

[Jimmy]

I've always loved the later Beatles (Sgt. Pepper's on), but lately I'm becoming more and more of a sucker for their "lame" early stuff. Those sappy love songs are just so **** catchy! I'm actually happy I'm turning soft as I get older, now there's more Beatles albums that I can reach for!

[El_Goodo]

Ok, while I'm not entirely sure of the meaning of "I Am The Walrus" in its entirety, we went over a lot of its parts. I guess the song is supposed to be frantic, with a lot of random imagery thrown together, kind of like a nightmare. The noise at the very beginning of the song is supposed to be like a police siren, which helps to establish the paranoid feeling. Lines like "yellow matter custard, dripping from a dead dog's eye" also help to do this.

The phrase "I am the walrus" comes from Lewis Carol's Through The Looking Glass, where Alice reads a story about a walrus who lures oysters out onto the beach and them eats them. I guess the same could be said about capitalism, or something.

Lennon also throws in some stuff about society and how people can be revolting ("Crabalocker fishwife pronographic priestess" is like another way of calling somebody a slut, crablocker = full of crabs), and he talks about this a lot in his later songs also. However, the first line of the song "I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together" shows that Lennon is no better than the rest.

That one was a little tough.



He wrote the line "Here's another clue for you all, the walrus was paul" for people like you that read too much into songs. Why would you even try to find any meaning in I Am The Walrus haha.

JOHN 1968: "We write lyrics, and I write lyrics that you don't realize what they mean till after. Especially some of the better songs or some of the more flowing ones, like 'Walrus.' The whole first verse was written without any knowledge. With 'I Am the Walrus,' I had 'I am he as you are he as we are all together.' I had just these two lines on the typewriter, and then about two weeks later I ran through and wrote another two lines and then, when I saw something, after about four lines, I just knocked the rest of it off. Then I had the whole verse or verse and a half and then sang it. I had this idea of doing a song that was a police siren, but it didn't work in the end (sings like a siren) 'I-am-he-as-you-are-he-as...' You couldn't really sing the police siren."

JOHN 1980: "The first line was written on one acid trip one weekend. The second line was written on the next acid trip the next weekend, and it was filled in after I met Yoko. Part of it was putting down Hare Krishna. All these people were going on about Hare Krishna, Allen Ginsberg in particular. The reference to 'Element'ry penguin' is the elementary, naive attitude of going around chanting, 'Hare Krishna,' or putting all your faith in any one idol. I was writing obscurely, a la Dylan, in those days. It's from 'The Walrus and the Carpenter.' 'Alice in Wonderland.' To me, it was a beautiful poem. It never dawned on me that Lewis Carroll was commenting on the capitalist and social system. I never went into that bit about what he really meant, like people are doing with the Beatles' work. Later, I went back and looked at it and realized that the walrus was the bad guy in the story and the carpenter was the good guy. I thought, Oh, ****, I picked the wrong guy. I should have said, 'I am the carpenter.' But that wouldn't have been the same, would it? (singing) 'I am the carpenter...'"

Im not trying to offend you or anything, but I just dont think a song like "I Am The Walrus" should really be taken seriously. Basically it's a bunch of lines thrown together with a great melody, and great music.

[Seafroggys]

Yeah seriously people who try and 'interpret' Beatle songs really need to get a life. Why bother? Just enjoy the god **** music and the brilliance of the lyrics...who gives a **** what they mean?

I sure as hell don't, and **** I'm a fricken music major! (well, not exactly, but close)

[magicbus]

I was just telling the thread what we were talking about in class. My teacher could be full of **** for all I know.

[El_Goodo]

I was just telling the thread what we were talking about in class. My teacher could be full of **** for all I know.

Well im just saying its stupid to try and read into a song like I am the walrus. Why not do it with "Why Dont We Do It In The Road"

"The pounding drums are definetley a reference to how he will pounding his woman on the road, and when he says the line why dont we do it in the read. I believe its a metaphor for lets have rough sex."

[magicbus]

Actually, after reading the quotes you posted from John, most of what he said proved me right. I didn't say I knew what the whole song meant, or if it meant anything, I was just talking about what some of the lines meant. I was right about the Walrus part, and while John might not have known it was about capitalism, Carroll sure as hell meant it that way. I was right about the siren too.

As for "Why Don't We Do It In The Road", obviously the lyrics mean nothing. That was another song of Paul's that he used to show off his vocal capabilities.

Yeah seriously people who try and 'interpret' Beatle songs really need to get a life. Why bother?
I just learned about the songs yesterday, and the complexity of John's lyrics are already beginning to interest me. I think it's pretty cool to actually understand the messages he was conveying.

[rockinbass17]

^^This is what you get to talk about in class? Lucky.

[blue3]

Today is my birthday! And tomorrow I'm seeing Paul! :cool:Happy birthday! Lucky.. have fun.

/late.

[Jude]

He wrote the line "Here's another clue for you all, the walrus was paul" for people like you that read too much into songs. Why would you even try to find any meaning in I Am The Walrus haha.





Im not trying to offend you or anything, but I just dont think a song like "I Am The Walrus" should really be taken seriously. Basically it's a bunch of lines thrown together with a great melody, and great music.

From what I heard, John Lennon was looking at Bob Dylan's lyrics and how nonsensical a lot of them seemed, and he was like 'I can write this **** too.' So he did.

[DeusExMachina]

I'm leaving right now to go see Paul! I'm so excited! I will probably write down the set list.

[MBS]

I'm leaving right now to go see Paul! I'm so excited! I will probably write down the set list.

Lucky.

I won't be even making my "I'm leaving for Paul" post because I'll be in Las Vegas when I go and see him! :D

[blue3]

That's awesome. You guys are lucky. What seats did you get?

[MBS]

That's awesome. You guys are lucky. What seats did you get?

Front row.

















on balcony.


At least I don't have to see over anyone's head. :)

[ozzyhead541]

John had the best solo carreer

[Woodstock]

John had the best solo carreer
No. George did,.....easily.

[whatduffhuck7]

No. George did,.....easily.
all of them had pretty descent solo career's

[DeusExMachina]

That's awesome. You guys are lucky. What seats did you get?
My seats were way up high, but they were near the stage, and I had really good binoculars. It was absolutely amazing. Definitely the best concert I've ever been to.

The set:

First, some weird techno stuff that was really bad. Some sort of opening act, I guess.
Then, there was a video of Paul McCartney's life.
Then, the actual show...

Magical Mystery Tour
Some Wings song, I didn't recognize it.
Jet.
An older song, I don't recall the name specifically.
Drive My Car.
Till There Was You.
Like a Wheel.
Some weird instrumental bit that sounded like Foxey Lady
Got to Get You Into my Life
It's a Fine Line (from the new album)
Baby I'm Amazed
The Long and Winding Road
Some early song, I didn't recognize it.
I Will
An acoustic track from the new album
For No One
Fixing a Hole
Another Wings song I didn't recognize
I'll Follow the Sun
Follow Me (I think that's what it's called)
A classical piece by Bach, which inspired...
Blackbird
Eleanor Rigby
Happy Birthday (to John Lennon)
Too Many People (I think that's what it's called)
She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
Good Day Sunshine
Band on the Run
Penny Lane
I've got a Feeling
Back in the USSR
Hey Jude
Live and Let Die

Encore 1:
Yesterday
Get Back
Helter Skelter

Encore 2:
Please Please Me
Let it Be
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Reprise/The End.

[magicbus]

Sounds like an awesome concert :thumb:

[Seafroggys]

Its Baby I'm Amazed!

And you need to get into early Beatles more!

He was doing Please Please Me? Weird, I always thought that was vocally more Lennon's.

[Leper]

That's a freaking huge set. I think I'd almost want to leave before it ended...wait, who am I kidding? Goddamm I want to see Paul live!!!

[MBS]

Baby I'm Amazed!

Maybe* :)

Seeing him in November.

[WelcomeToTheMachine]

65 years ago, a legend was born, sparked by music he created the Quarrymen, later the Beatles, a band the wold impact a world in the 60's and later on, for 3 decades the beatles still have a huge following and devoted fans, 25 years ago John Lennon was shot by Mark David Chapman, this impacted the world in such a way that would never be forgotten, Lennon's soul still lives on in the hearts of Peace-Activist's, Beatles followers, and aspiring musicians, he will never be forgotten.I wasnt alive when Beatles were a band, or when John was still alive, but i still feel so miserable about his death.

Happy birthday John Winston Lennon and may you rest in peace

All im lsitening to today is the Beatles, every single song is the Beatles on my playlist.

[DeusExMachina]

Its Baby I'm Amazed!

And you need to get into early Beatles more!

He was doing Please Please Me? Weird, I always thought that was vocally more Lennon's.
Maybe I'm Amazed. Right.

As for the early Beatles stuff, I recognized the one song, just didn't remember the name. And the other one was recorded before they were the Beatles. It wasn't with Ringo or Pete Best on drums. So I think I should get some leeway for not knowing that one.

Happy birthday John!

/is playing Come Together

[El_Goodo]

Is "Like A Wheel" not called "Let Me Roll It?" Or is it a different song. "My heart is like a wheel...let me roll it" But anyways yep it's old John's birthday today. Pity he's not here today.

If he was what do you think he'd be doing? I think he would have probably made some great rock, and pop songs. And he probably would have been a big voice in the war protest. And he music may have become a little computerized, I dont no what he would have done with computers.

[Walrus Gumboot]

Maybe I'm Amazed. Right.

As for the early Beatles stuff, I recognized the one song, just didn't remember the name. And the other one was recorded before they were the Beatles. It wasn't with Ringo or Pete Best on drums. So I think I should get some leeway for not knowing that one.

Happy birthday John!

/is playing Come Together

I didn't remeber that one either, it was "In Spite of all the Danger"

I never figured out the second song either

And Too Many People is right, I think I liked that one one of the best. You guys really need to get Ram

That seems like the exact set list, song by song that I saw
Were you like :eek: when he played Foxy Lady? And did he do funny little dances in Hey Jude?

[shamed-angel]

all of them had pretty descent solo career's
Ringo didn't. He narrated Thomas the Tank Engine.

[blue3]

Happy birthday John. I'm listening to Jealous Guy :)

[DeusExMachina]

I didn't remeber that one either, it was "In Spite of all the Danger"

I never figured out the second song either

And Too Many People is right, I think I liked that one one of the best. You guys really need to get Ram

That seems like the exact set list, song by song that I saw
Were you like :eek: when he played Foxy Lady? And did he do funny little dances in Hey Jude?
Yeah, Foxey Lady I was like "woah... what?" And in Hey Jude he did little impersonations of men and women, it was funny. It was also cool when he played the happy birthday song for John. But, I'd imagine the set list is, for the most part, exactly the same from show to show. With production that high, it really all needs to be planned out, I think.

[Seafroggys]

Happy birthday John. I'm listening to Jealous Guy :)

Indeed, I'm playing Mother.

[clown_phobia]

Ive been playing nothing but beatles and more specifically lennon songs to celebrate his birthday! Althought it's already over where I live :(

[Leper]

Does anyone know if there's any backward message in that last little part of A Day in the Life? It's such a bizzarre little piece that you'd think there'd be something in there.

[clown_phobia]

I think they just put random bits of tape together. it sorta soudns like "never to be any other one" or something

[blue3]

I don't know if there's a backwards message.. but it's an awesome song.

[xxxRoCkJuNkiExxx]

Well, I've missed a lot, but I'm trying to catch up.

First, Happy Birthday to John yesterday!

This weekend, this Beatles cover band called American English came around. They played at a festival, so I went to see them. They were awesome! They played three different sections. First, they wore the black suits and played some early stuff. Next, they changed into the Seargent Pepper suits and "George" even had the MMT awesome psychadelic Fender. Last they changed into Abbey Road outfits and played later stuff. They played 31 songs altogether. To get into the festival was only $10. "John" was amazingly cool. He even sounded like Lennon, I couldn't believe it at first. So, check them out if they come around your area. (They are from Chicago.)

I am a chick and I wear Beatles shirts. Around here, it's a lot less likely that you find a guy that likes the Beatles. Actually, it's hard to find anyone under the age of 50 that is a Beatles fan. :(

Math is cool.

[magicbus]

Wasn't somebody looking for a picture of George playing a jazz bass a long time ago? Because I found one.

[MBS]

I read that the weird part before Paul's part was actually a 42 piece orchestra playing every note they could on their instrument from lowest to highest. Of course, they all played the same notes, so they all entered and left at different times.

Edit: in A Day in the Life

[Krabsworth]

Does anyone know if there's any backward message in that last little part of A Day in the Life? It's such a bizzarre little piece that you'd think there'd be something in there.

I don't think so, I played it backwards in audacity, and it was the same thing!

[Leper]

I don't think so, I played it backwards in audacity, and it was the same thing!

Seriously?? That's crazy..

[Ulysses]

Happy birthday John. I'm listening to Jealous Guy :)

Roxy Music do a great cover of that track, seems to have a bit more punch in it but of course the downside is that it is not really personal and that aspect is lost in cover versions. John's depth and vulnerability is put into that song and the feelings evoked are so strong. I wish John Lennon a late happy birthday :cool:

[Seafroggys]

I read that the weird part before Paul's part was actually a 42 piece orchestra playing every note they could on their instrument from lowest to highest. Of course, they all played the same notes, so they all entered and left at different times.

Edit: in A Day in the Life

Yes I've known that for a good 5 years now :thumb:

[blue3]

Roxy Music do a great cover of that track, seems to have a bit more punch in it but of course the downside is that it is not really personal and that aspect is lost in cover versions. John's depth and vulnerability is put into that song and the feelings evoked are so strong. I wish John Lennon a late happy birthday :cool:I'll have to listen to that cover..

[ed3r]

i used to think the beatles were just some lame pop band who played lame music.
a friend of mine sent me "while my guitar gently weeps". changed my perception, theres some very nice guitar playing there. good job beatles.
excuse me for being ignorant once.

[Illmatic]

What's wrong with the poppier stuff?

[Seafroggys]

Yeah I love their later stuff, but man I do go on some Please Please Me or Twist and Shout binges often.

[superjoe]

I finnaly got Revolver, its amazing...

[El_Goodo]

Has anyone heard the news about Yoko Ono "dissing" McCartney at the Q Awards, she said John used to wake up in the middle of the night feeling insecure that everyone was covering Paul's song, and worrying about his own Songwriting and Influence on other singers.

And Yoko would tell him that he was a great songwriter and that he didnt write June-spoon-moon songs like Paul (commenting on how simple Paul's songs were).

I dont see what's so shocking about that. I already knew John was insecure about that, as I read it in the anthology book.

And its true, John's songs were more complex than Paul's. Just look at I Am The Walrus, Across The Universe, compared to Yesterday and Hey Jude. John had more substance in his lyrics, but I dont think it really matters. I dislike when lyrics get to complex, and a strong melody is much more important than intellegent lyrics.

My point is, people are idiots, it's not very shocking because it's true. "Would you care to sit with me, for a cup of english tea, very twee, very me." "Words are flowing out like endless rain into a papercup, they slither wildly as they slip away across the universe"

[Jacaranda]

Yoko isn't my favorite person in the world... I can't stand how she sorta used John to try to have a singing career, which failed although I do like that dance song she made with Basement Jaxxx awhile back.

[blue3]

I think it's terrible, but then again that pretty much sums up how I feel about Roxy Music.I just listened to Roxy Music's cover.. didn't like it much.

And yeah, Revovler is an amazing album.

[DeusExMachina]

Has anyone heard the news about Yoko Ono "dissing" McCartney at the Q Awards, she said John used to wake up in the middle of the night feeling insecure that everyone was covering Paul's song, and worrying about his own Songwriting and Influence on other singers.

And Yoko would tell him that he was a great songwriter and that he didnt write June-spoon-moon songs like Paul (commenting on how simple Paul's songs were).

I dont see what's so shocking about that. I already knew John was insecure about that, as I read it in the anthology book.

And its true, John's songs were more complex than Paul's. Just look at I Am The Walrus, Across The Universe, compared to Yesterday and Hey Jude. John had more substance in his lyrics, but I dont think it really matters. I dislike when lyrics get to complex, and a strong melody is much more important than intellegent lyrics.

My point is, people are idiots, it's not very shocking because it's true. "Would you care to sit with me, for a cup of english tea, very twee, very me." "Words are flowing out like endless rain into a papercup, they slither wildly as they slip away across the universe"
"Well don't you know that it's a fool who plays it cool by making his world a little colder."
"Well I been Meat City to see for myself, been Meat City been Meat City, just got to give me some rock 'n roll."
Of those two excerpts, one is poetic. I'll give you a hint: it's not the one that John Lennon wrote.

As for complex songs. Yeah, Imagine, that's really complex. Paul McCartney was far more musically knowledgable, hands down. Only one of the two was able to successfully incorporate classical instrumentation into their songwriting. Hint: it wasn't Lennon.

As for good lyrics, you can look to songs like Golden Slumbers, Yesterday, Blackbird, and Eleanor Rigby.

You can say that McCartney only wrote poppy songs, but that's a real value judgment. I would say that his music is quite powerful, both lyrically and musically. And even if you do argue it's poppy, it's clear that people love the music.

Also, strong melodies. Personally, most of the best melodies were written by Paul. Something, She's Leaving Home, Golden Slumbers, Hey Jude, and more.

Also, John waking up at night and being worried about Paul being more popular? That shows real vanity on his part.

And how are people idiots? I didn't get the point of that.

[MBS]

Yes I've known that for a good 5 years now :thumb:

Way to bring a brother down. :(

[robo2448]

I think John was the more creative songwriter, and that inspired Paul to be more creative. John and Paul were very competitive and mimicked each other a lot. I think that Paul was inspired to write more creative songs later in the Beatles career because of John. They had an amazing partnership/ competition.

I think that in his solo career, from what I've heard, Paul got away from a lot of creative writing and wrote some simpler, poppy, love songs because he didn't have John to challenge him anymore. There's nothing wrong with simple love songs though, I don't think anybody could write simple love songs as well as Paul could. I think Illmatic said Paul had the best ear for melody a few days ago, and I think that Paul is the more melodic writer, while John is the more creative one.

[El_Goodo]

I totally agree Paul's melodies are freakin incredible (I Will, Hey Jude). But don't cout John out on melodies (Julia, Hide Your Love Away), and I also think John has a more emotional feel to his songs (Julia, Dear Prudence).

[magicbus]

I hate Yoko Ono.

[robo2448]

I hate Yoko Ono.

Hehe. Me too. I don't believe that she broke up the Beatles, but she certainly didn't help them stay together longer. She made John happy, but she ruined a bunch of John's live performances that could have been awesome if she didn't sing.

[El_Goodo]

I hate yoko haters! Can't you people be happy for John! Love is all you need!

[Jacaranda]

I hate yoko haters! Can't you people be happy for John! Love is all you need!
Ya, but what about my needs? Screw what John wants I don't want Yoko.

Does anyone have the Macca album?

[AMP]

It's to say which one is better because both of them are equally qualified.
John has created masterpieces such as Strawberry Fields Forever, A Day in The Life, Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds, and Imagine. They show his creativeness and his songs almost put you in a dreamlike trance because they are beautifully written. His unmistakable voice also set the tone for his songs.
Paul, meanwhile, stays to the regular rock standard, creating songs such as Hey Jude, Sgt. Pepper..., Helter Skelter, etc.
Personally though, I've always developed a better liking toward John's songs because they are more melodious, more moving than Paul's "hard-hitting" songs.

[El_Goodo]

Ya, but what about my needs? Screw what John wants I don't want Yoko.

Does anyone have the Macca album?

...Yoko should have took the bullet for John.

And I have the new McCartney album if thats the one your talking about. I reviewed it on Sputnik Music. It's an excellent CD!

[Illmatic]

I hate yoko haters! Can't you people be happy for John! Love is all you need!

It's hard to be happy for John when he, you know, ditched his wife and kid to be with Yoko. Helluva man, that John Lennon.

[El_Goodo]

It's hard to be happy for John when he, you know, ditched his wife and kid to be with Yoko. Helluva man, that John Lennon.

He sure is. Cynthia even said John wasnt here type at all. Not that it justify's that. And John wasnt really there for his wife and kid in the beginning anyway due to the beatles popularity. It's not John's fault he fell in love with Yoko. And he still remained friends with Cynthia, and he spent time with Sean.

I think it's good that John found his soul-mate and was more in love than most people ever will be. Cynthia was probably better off finding another man anyways.

[Illmatic]

Why then was Cynthia "devestated" (her own words) after John left?

[El_Goodo]

Why then was Cynthia "devestated" (her own words) after John left?

Of course she was devestated...although when she caught them in there bathrobes at her house the first thing she did was invite them to go out for dinner.

[jimmybowles]

I've been listening to the "Red and "Blue" best of albums lately.

[BigTrav415]

Here Comes The Sun (Doo Doo Doo Doo)



Sorry, I've been obsessing over that song lately. It's just so... mellow, and what a great guitar riff. I have to learn that.

[blue3]

It's a great song.. I lost my 'red' Beatles album.

[Seafroggys]

...Yoko should have took the bullet for John.


And you call yourself a Lennon fan.

You disgust me.

No one should ever.....EVER....wish that upon anybody. John Lennon sure as hell wouldn't have, and he spent over a decade preaching that! And 25 years later, the world still hasn't changed.

You are a disgrace to humanity. Neg rep.

[Illmatic]

I think he was kidding, Seafroggys.

[Violent_Bill]

It's to say which one is better because both of them are equally qualified.
John has created masterpieces such as Strawberry Fields Forever, A Day in The Life, Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds, and Imagine. They show his creativeness and his songs almost put you in a dreamlike trance because they are beautifully written. His unmistakable voice also set the tone for his songs.
Paul, meanwhile, stays to the regular rock standard, creating songs such as Hey Jude, Sgt. Pepper..., Helter Skelter, etc.
Personally though, I've always developed a better liking toward John's songs because they are more melodious, more moving than Paul's "hard-hitting" songs.

I wouldn't say that's neccesarily true, I find songs such as Let It Be and Eleanor Rigby very moving.

[Illmatic]

123...you'd be hard-pressed to convince me that Let It Be, Blackbird, Hey Jude, and Eleanor Rigby aren't moving songs.

[Seafroggys]

Let it Be live is a whole nother experience. Same with Maybe I'm Amazed.

[Leper]

IMO Eleanor Rigby is a masterpiece.

...Why has Jacaranda stolen my identity?

[blue3]

Cause he can.. Halloween

[Leper]

Cause he can.. Halloween

How very annoying.

[Jacaranda]

How very annoying.
Haha, whats annoying is that I keep thinking I'm you. I'm having my own identitie crisis.

After the like 100th time listening to the White Album I still don't think its that great. My least favorite post-65 Beatles album.

[Lunch]

The White album loses the Good Songs:Filler ratio, but I think it has some of their best songs on it. It's probably my favorite Beatles album next to Abbey Road just because it's at least interesting, where as I get bored by a lot of their other albums (uh-oh, looks like I'm in for it now).

[RNR]

The White album has about half greatand half meh songs. It really didn't have to be so long.

[Walrus Gumboot]

I can't wait to fix my avatar up, I have a really creepy one I made for something else a while ago

What is it that I hear at 2:33 in A Day in the Life? It always sounded like the whispered word "murder" to me, what do you guys think?

[robo2448]

I like all the White Album except Wild Honey Pie and Honey Pie. Wild Honey Pie is just too wierd for me, and Honey Pie gets kind of old. Some of the filler songs really make the album fun and interesting to listen to.

[magicbus]

I like all the White Album except Wild Honey Pie and Honey Pie. Wild Honey Pie is just too wierd for me, and Honey Pie gets kind of old. Some of the filler songs really make the album fun and interesting to listen to.

Ok, this I time I really thought it was me posting.

The White Album used to be one of my lesser liked Beatles albums, but then I listened to it a lot more, and I love it. The only songs I don't like are probably Honey Pie and Goodbye.

[Johnlennon11]

This is pretty off topic, but I just came across this...

http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?PID=6947525

It looks pretty amazing to me, and I plan on buying it.

[El_Goodo]

And you call yourself a Lennon fan.

You disgust me.

No one should ever.....EVER....wish that upon anybody. John Lennon sure as hell wouldn't have, and he spent over a decade preaching that! And 25 years later, the world still hasn't changed.

You are a disgrace to humanity. Neg rep.

I was joking. Im one of the few people who like Yoko. I dont believe she had anything to do with The Beatles break up. My opinion is that it was John and Paul's musical differences that broke up the beatles. You can tell by both of their first solo cd's. John's first was a mostly loud rock album, with screaming and emotional songs. And Paul's continued in the fashion of "I Will," "Oh! Darling" and the such.

And I think you may have accidentally gave me positive rep points, cause I seem to have gone up to 47. But that's good for me, since I was clearly joking.

If It would have happened to Yoko, John probably would have become a total mess, and maybe even stopped making music.

[El_Goodo]

"Well don't you know that it's a fool who plays it cool by making his world a little colder."
"Well I been Meat City to see for myself, been Meat City been Meat City, just got to give me some rock 'n roll."
Of those two excerpts, one is poetic. I'll give you a hint: it's not the one that John Lennon wrote.



Well if were gonna take McCartneys best lyrics and compare them with Lennon's worst it's not very fair. Haha and now that I've ready my post I see im a hypocrite and did the same thing.


As for complex songs. Yeah, Imagine, that's really complex. Paul McCartney was far more musically knowledgable, hands down. Only one of the two was able to successfully incorporate classical instrumentation into their songwriting. Hint: it wasn't Lennon.

As for good lyrics, you can look to songs like Golden Slumbers, Yesterday, Blackbird, and Eleanor Rigby.


But yes Hey Jude, Yesterday, and Golden Slumbers have nice lyrics. Im not saying he's not a good lyric writer. Im saying John's had more thought to his most of the time. Some of Paul's have got some good deep meanings...Hey Jude would be one, and some of his songs are really cool and more complex (Rocky Racoon). Imagine is not a very complex song, but it shows alot more of John's soul than say "Yesterday." Yesterday is a melody based song, he had the melody a long time before he had the words, while Imagine was most likely the other way around.

Yes I agree Paul was a better musician, he was multi-talented. And its proven that John had some troubles with keeping rhythm. Yes Paul could incorporate classical music into his songs, but John had Rock N' Roll come to him more easily. He would sit down and write a rocker, he wouldnt sit down and tell himself he was gonna make a rocker (Helter Skelter). That's what made The Beatles so great they all brought there own talents together to great something that was greater than the parts alone.

And there's not really any argument over whether Paul's songs are poppy. Because alot of them are, and Im not saying that as an insult. I love a good pop song, and Paul delivers those. And Yes I know he's made some rockers, but my point is that what really came natural to him and what he made the most were pop songs. And again that's not an insult.


I would say that his music is quite powerful, both lyrically and musically. And even if you do argue it's poppy, it's clear that people love the music.

That can go for John Lennon as well.

Also, strong melodies. Personally, most of the best melodies were written by Paul. Something, She's Leaving Home, Golden Slumbers, Hey Jude, and more.


Something was written by George Harrison was it not? I know for sure he wrote the words, and im very sure he wrote the music. But it's possible paul wrote the melody. And I think the best part of She's Leaving Home is John's part. Golden Slumbers, and Hey Jude do have great melodies. There's no arguing that.

But you can't say that he wrote most of the strong melodies. Listen to Across The Universe, Hide Your Love Away, Strawberry Fields, and In My Life.

We can both agree that there both great songwriters.

Also, John waking up at night and being worried about Paul being more popular? That shows real vanity on his part.

And how are people idiots? I didn't get the point of that.

I find it hard to believe McCartney was never worried about Lennon being more popular, or loved. They were always in competition with one another.

And Im saying that it's stupid that everyone's like OH MY GOD! SHE TOTALLY INSULTED PAUL MCCARTNEY!! IT'S A SHOCK THAT SOMEONE SAID HE WRITES SIMPLE SONGS!

First off, it wasn't really an insult more than it was a comment. And secondly, critics have been saying it for like 20 years. But I guess there not Yoko. When Yoko says it, it's outrageous!

[DeusExMachina]

Yeah, Something is by Harrison. I have no clue why I said it was a McCartney song. I must have been really tired.

I agree almost entirely with what you say, I was just kind of out of it when posting, I suppose. Although I've never heard of a critic saying Paul's songs were "simple" in a negative context.

[burtonbassist_101]

*is listening to hey jude right now* :thumb:

[Seafroggys]

I was joking. Im one of the few people who like Yoko. I dont believe she had anything to do with The Beatles break up. My opinion is that it was John and Paul's musical differences that broke up the beatles. You can tell by both of their first solo cd's. John's first was a mostly loud rock album, with screaming and emotional songs. And Paul's continued in the fashion of "I Will," "Oh! Darling" and the such.

And I think you may have accidentally gave me positive rep points, cause I seem to have gone up to 47. But that's good for me, since I was clearly joking.

If It would have happened to Yoko, John probably would have become a total mess, and maybe even stopped making music.

Haha sorry man.

Abbey Road is the best album, but White Album has the best songs, yet as someone said, lots of filler.

[Leper]

What is it that I hear at 2:33 in A Day in the Life? It always sounded like the whispered word "murder" to me, what do you guys think?

I don't hear it..are you sure it's at 2:33?

[Walrus Gumboot]

I don't hear it..are you sure it's at 2:33?


Ah, come to think of it probably not. I can't chack now because mp3 players are taboo during school hours, but perhaps it is 3:33; it's at one fo the times with the orchestra swell, I think the last one. Or maybe the first

Creepy avatar ++

[El_Goodo]

What is everyones favourite pre-Rubber Soul song? Back when they were making the jolly bouncy pop songs like Eight Days A Week and such. I think mine would have to be "I Should Have Known Better" the melody in that song is catchy as hell!

[robo2448]

What is everyones favourite pre-Rubber Soul song? Back when they were making the jolly bouncy pop songs like Eight Days A Week and such. I think mine would have to be "I Should Have Known Better" the melody in that song is catchy as hell!

Yea I love that song, perfect catchy song. I also love pretty much anything off Help especially You've Got to Hide Your Love Away and I've Just Seen a Face. Twist and Shout and Money are awesome covers off their first two albums as well.

Pretty much anything off Help or A Hard Day's Night is great.

[The_Passenger]

What is everyones favourite pre-Rubber Soul song? Back when they were making the jolly bouncy pop songs like Eight Days A Week and such. I think mine would have to be "I Should Have Known Better" the melody in that song is catchy as hell!

She Loves You, probably. The Beatles were still a good band before Rubber Soul, just different.

[magicbus]

"Help" and "Can't Buy Me Love" are probably my favorite pre Rubber Soul songs. "Till There Was You" is also very cool.

[BasShorty]

'help', 'yesterday', 'she loves you', ' i saw her standing there' etc. all of them are first-class! :)

[Walrus Gumboot]

I was extatic the first time I heard I Should Have Known Better, which was probably last December. I think I remeber a perma-grin

It's just so amazing in the stangest way, like it holds more depth than it should

[Ulysses]

What is everyones favourite pre-Rubber Soul song? Back when they were making the jolly bouncy pop songs like Eight Days A Week and such. I think mine would have to be "I Should Have Known Better" the melody in that song is catchy as hell!

"A Hard Days Night" and "Can't Buy Me Love" would have to be my two favourite songs from that period.

[xxxRoCkJuNkiExxx]

"Can't Buy Me Love" and "Help!" are my favorite originals, and "Twist and Shout" is my favorite cover. I really like "We Can Work It Out", too.

[Leper]

I really can't choose one over another. They're all so fun to listen to. The only one that really stands out in my mind from that era is "Yesterday." Probably because it's so different from the others.

[Illmatic]

Day Tripper (that came out before Rubber Soul, right? Albeit barely, I think)

edit: yeah no I'll go with Yesterday

[Seafroggys]

I Should Have Known Better is such a kickass song. That and And I Love Her are the two best off Hard Day's Night. Twist and Shout is another great song.

[blue3]

I still have to get A Hard Day's Night album.. I have the movie though.

[El_Goodo]

I've got the movie recorded on my digital cable :) that's when I first heard I Should Have Known Better and I was like wow!!!

I wish I hadn't downloaded so many Beatle's songs, if I could go back I would have done it the old fashioned way and bought the albums so I could slowly discover the beatles. That's why I've cut myself off from downloading, from now on I will buy the albums to hear songs I havent heard. Like Revolver, I heard every song but two of them :(. It would be much cooler to get the album and be amazed.

Like with Rubber Soul I hadnt heard any of those songs, except maybe in My Life, same goes for Abbey Road. And listening to both of those cd's was a great experience.

I dont even remember how I got into the Beatles. For some reason during the last christmas season I decided to buy The Beatle's 1's cause it was two cd's for 30 dollars. So I got that one and...I dont remember the other one. But after I heard the 1's I was hooked.

[blue3]

My dad had most the Beatles tapes, so I listened to that a few years ago. Then I bought the albums. I still don't have all of them though.

[Leper]

Ah, come to think of it probably not. I can't chack now because mp3 players are taboo during school hours, but perhaps it is 3:33; it's at one fo the times with the orchestra swell, I think the last one. Or maybe the first

Creepy avatar ++

Hmm I just listened closely to both of the orchestra swells..there's some drowned out talking right at the start of the first one, but I couldn't hear any whispering during either. Geez, whatever you're on Walrus, I want some. ;)

[Seafroggys]

I wish I hadn't downloaded so many Beatle's songs, if I could go back I would have done it the old fashioned way and bought the albums so I could slowly discover the beatles.

I've never fallen into that. I got into the Beatles hardcore when I first saw Yellow Submarine, then I heard all their official released on tapes dubbed straight off the CDs (the original 13 British album CD released of 1987), then slowly have been collecting all their CDs.

[Walrus Gumboot]

2:58- Left channel. I swear it's there.


EDIT: How strange. There is also a bunch of whispering at about the same time in Hey Jude

I believe it says "Got the wrong chord... ****ing hell"

[Krabsworth]

2:58- Left channel. I swear it's there.


EDIT: How strange. There is also a bunch of whispering at about the same time in Hey Jude

I believe it says "Got the wrong chord... ****ing hell"

It is. I've heard it clearly.

[DeusExMachina]

I know none of this. I must investigate.

[magicbus]

The talking in "A Day In The Life" during the orchestra swells is someone in the studio (George Martin I think) counting for the orchestra. This was because when that person counted to 24, the orchestra was supposed to be at the top of their scales, and then it would go into McCartney's part.

As for the talking in "Hey Jude", I'm pretty sure that's Lennon hitting the wrong chord, as you said Walrus.

[El_Goodo]

I heard about the Lennon in Hey Jude thing, but you've got to be really open minded and listening closely to notice anything, let alone make out a sentance.

[El_Goodo]

Here's (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4217353609065037712&q=The+Beatles+deathmatch) a link to watch the Beatles on MTV's Celebrity Death Match. It's pretty funny. :thumb:

[blue3]

Hah.. that was cool.

[Leper]

2:58- Left channel. I swear it's there.


EDIT: How strange. There is also a bunch of whispering at about the same time in Hey Jude

I believe it says "Got the wrong chord... ****ing hell"

Holy crap I actually heard it that time!! It doesn't really sound like murder, or whatever you said before..I actually thought it just sounded like a flemmy cough.:lol:

That Hey Jude one is pretty funny.

[Leper]

6th page? That's quite a slide.

[blue3]

You killed it again. :p

I kind of heard something in Hey Jude. I'll have to listen to it again I guess.

[Leper]

I'm developing a bad reputation for doing that :(. I don't try to, honest!

[Violent_Bill]

I noticed that thing in Hey Jude really easily, mainly because my right speaker is broken.

[Leper]

It'd be awesome to have a soundboard. Then you could just mute everything else and listen for the hidden stuff.

[rockinbass17]

bump

Now that it was mentioned, I hear the talking in Hey Jude every time I listen. I can't make out any words, though.

[El_Goodo]

Bump!

er.....What's everyones favourite Beatles songs guitar-wise? Mine are... the obvious (Day Tripper), BlackBird, You've Got To Hide Your Love Away, and Across The Universe

[Jacaranda]

While My Guitar Gently Weeps!

And not because of the Clapton solo just because its a good song.

[MBS]

123'd with Jacaranda.

While My Guitar Gently Weeps is an incredibly fun song to play.

[Woodstock]

The electric version of Revolution is a great guitar song.

[MBS]

Yeah I forgot about that, it's a really great song based on the blues shuffle.

Love playing it, just need to convince the band to learn it, even though it's really hard to get the amount of distortion that Lennon has on his guitar.

[Jacaranda]

I imagine Something is a fun song to play sure sounds fun. Or here comes the sun.

I want that Concert For Bangladesh that George did on DVD now that I found out Ringo plays "It Don't Come Easy" which is one of my favorite songs ever.

[MBS]

I imagine Something is a fun song to play sure sounds fun. Or here comes the sun.

Something is a fun song to play on the ukelele.

[DeusExMachina]

Something is ridiculously fun to play.

Blue Sky, do you have a ukulele tab for it? If so, I would kill to get hold of it.

[Walrus Gumboot]

Something is a fun song to play on the ukelele.


You play ukulele too?! :eek:


Deus: What you need is a ukulele chord chart, and then you need to get the chords from something, and the learn the neccessary uke chords

EDIT: Praise Jeezus!
http://www.beatlesite.info/rick/beatlesite/something.shtml

It's a little wierd, they made it for lefties or something, I find it difficult to transcribe

[DeusExMachina]

You play ukulele too?! :eek:


Deus: What you need is a ukulele chord chart, and then you need to get the chords from something, and the learn the neccessary uke chords
Well, I can do that. But I was thinking more along the lines of that Jake Shimabukuro version of WMGGW. As in, the entire song arranged for a single uke. But, if that's not possible, I'll just learn the chords.

I haven't played my uke in way too long. It's sad. I'm going to start bringing it to school.

Edit: Holy crap Walrus, that site looks really cool. Haven't actually played it yet, but it looks awesome.

[Walrus Gumboot]

Well, I can do that. But I was thinking more along the lines of that Jake Shimabukuro version of WMGGW. As in, the entire song arranged for a single uke. But, if that's not possible, I'll just learn the chords.

I haven't played my uke in way too long. It's sad. I'm going to start bringing it to school.

Edit: Holy crap Walrus, that site looks really cool. Haven't actually played it yet, but it looks awesome.


I have such good memories with ukulelies, they are the perfect school instrument. I used to have such memorable jam sessions in study hall
(I am usulally the freak playing Dino's Song during passing time)

That site is niftey especailly because it has the tuning

[MBS]

Deus, were you the one who I sent "Walking Down Rainhill" long time ago?

Jake Shimabukuro is an insane ukelele player. "Wes on Four" is like ukelele shred, it's great.

[DeusExMachina]

Deus, were you the one who I sent "Walking Down Rainhill" long time ago?

Jake Shimabukuro is an insane ukelele player. "Wes on Four" is like ukelele shred, it's great.
You did send that. Unfortunately, I seem to have lost it (I probably deleted it because it was m4a files or something). Now that I have iTunes, I can play it though... would you be willing to send it again, perchance? I'd really appreciate it. But no pressure.

[MBS]

Sure, I'll YSI it sometime, along with the Dave Gilmour in Concert you wanted. Maybe tomorrow, cause I'm loaded with homework this week, heh heh.

[Walrus Gumboot]

Sure, I'll YSI it sometime, along with the Dave Gilmour in Concert you wanted. Maybe tomorrow, cause I'm loaded with homework this week, heh heh.


I still have to have to rip/upload COncert for George. i think Robo requested it a while back

[robo2448]

I still have to have to rip/upload COncert for George. i think Robo requested it a while back

That would be great:)

I don't know whether to buy Concert For George or Concert For Bangladesh. It's a tough choice.

[El_Goodo]

I also want to check out the Concert For Bangladesh it sounds pretty cool. I also want to get the rest of The Beatles movies. But Im probably getting a job soon so maybe then :) For now I only have Paul McCartney Live In Red Square...but thats annoying if your just wanting to casually watch...you have to sit through all the interviews.

[DeusExMachina]

Sure, I'll YSI it sometime, along with the Dave Gilmour in Concert you wanted. Maybe tomorrow, cause I'm loaded with homework this week, heh heh.
Heart. You're my favorite.

[Leper]

That ukulele site kicks ***! I forgot to look, but is it also for guitar, or just ukulele? If not, is there a site like it for guitar? That would be amazing..

[blue3]

I wish I owned a ukulele.

My friend gave me the 'Double Fantasy' LP today. Too bad I don't have a record player.

[clown_phobia]

I wish I owned a ukulele.

My friend gave me the 'Double Fantasy' LP today. Too bad I don't have a record player.

That was lennon's last LP. It was the one he signed for mark david chapman before he was shot.

[blue3]

That was lennon's last LP. It was the one he signed for mark david chapman before he was shot.I didn't know that. Well that just sucks.

[magicbus]

Recently I've been learning a lot of acoustic songs so when I get an acoustic (hopefully soon), I have stuff to play. Mostly they've been Dylan and Beatles songs, like these ones: Blackbird, Across The Universe, Rocky Racoon, Julia, While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Anthology 3 version :cool: . Julia and WMGGW are probably my favorite to play, mostly because I'm starting to do a lot more fingerpicking.

Yesterday in history I started drawing Magical Mystery Tour. Yea, I'm drawing an album. I'll try to finish it in the next few days and scan it. You'll see what I mean.

[DeusExMachina]

Recently I've been learning a lot of acoustic songs so when I get an acoustic (hopefully soon), I have stuff to play. Mostly they've been Dylan and Beatles songs, like these ones: Blackbird, Across The Universe, Rocky Racoon, Julia, While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Anthology 3 version :cool: . Julia and WMGGW are probably my favorite to play, mostly because I'm starting to do a lot more fingerpicking.

Yesterday in history I started drawing Magical Mystery Tour. Yea, I'm drawing an album. I'll try to finish it in the next few days and scan it. You'll see what I mean.
Acoustic guitar is so much fun. I love it.

Will the MMT picture be similar to that stuff you posted in the Pink Floyd thread?

[magicbus]

Acoustic guitar is so much fun. I love it.

Will the MMT picture be similar to that stuff you posted in the Pink Floyd thread?

Not really, those were all done on Photoshop. This one I'm actually drawing out by hand. It might be similiar to some of these (http://photobucket.com/albums/v200/rockshowguy56/Artwork/).

/art whoring

[DeusExMachina]

Not really, those were all done on Photoshop. This one I'm actually drawing out by hand. It might be similiar to some of these (http://photobucket.com/albums/v200/rockshowguy56/Artwork/).

/art whoring
That's really cool. You're good at art.

[MBS]

Hey Deus, I know you frequent this thread a lot, just letting you know that I'm uploading the Gilmour + Shimabukuro for you, it'll be up in about 2 hours 'cos my computer is teh slow. :(

[Walrus Gumboot]

You can tell so much about someone by a piece of notebook paper. That would be a great thing to send colleges or something

[DeusExMachina]

Hey Deus, I know you frequent this thread a lot, just letting you know that I'm uploading the Gilmour + Shimabukuro for you, it'll be up in about 2 hours 'cos my computer is teh slow. :(
You are my hero. Thank you so much.

[Leper]

Wow magicbus some of those pictures are really good. I like that Spiderman picture especially.

[magicbus]

Thanks guys. Hopefully my MMT picture will turn out nicely too.

[Leper]

I haven't really drawn any good pictures in a while. Mostly just cartooning. Now a days there are too many other things that draw my attention away from artwork.

[blue3]

Nice drawings. My notebook is filled with doodles and stickmen drawings and nothing like your drawings. MMT would be hard to draw, I think.

[DeusExMachina]

I can't draw at all. I wish I could.

[robo2448]

I can't draw at all. I wish I could.

123. I can't honestly say that I've ever drawn anything that remotely resembles what I was trying to draw. Maybe I'm not that bad, but I'm about as bad an artist as possible. I'm going to draw something on Paint.

[Leper]

I can't draw at all. I wish I could.

Practice makes perfect:D

[Walrus Gumboot]

I haven't really been tapping into my visual art side so much, but lately I have been inspried to paint this scene in Spain. I'll upload the picture when I get to it, but I think the painting will take forever

Nice avatar, m'bus

EDIT: The second one is the majority of my inspiration

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a258/WalrusGumboot/22-Photo22.jpg

and

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a258/WalrusGumboot/21-Photo21.jpg

[DeusExMachina]

Those are cool pictures.

Man, Leonard Bernstein. Amazing, or what?

This post had nothing to do with the Beatles. At all.

/lame

[The Musician]

My middle name is Patrick John Paul George Ringo.
/exits thread

[xxxRoCkJuNkiExxx]

magicbus: Your drawings are really cool. I'm really into art, too. Your drawings remind me a lot of my dad. He would like most of your drawings, especially the first one on yellow paper.

John Lennon went to art school. Has anyone seen/read any of his books and art?

[magicbus]

I saw some of John's doodles in some of the Beatles notes we had from class, not like he real art though. And thanks too :thumb:

So I finished my MMT drawing. I probably could've done more with it, but I'm happy the way it turned out. I'll scan it tomorrow.

NP: The Beatles - Girl

[DeusExMachina]

I saw some of John's doodles in some of the Beatles notes we had from class, not like he real art though. And thanks too :thumb:

So I finished my MMT drawing. I probably could've done more with it, but I'm happy the way it turned out. I'll scan it tomorrow.

NP: The Beatles - Girl
Girl is so awesome. Rubber Soul just rocks in general.

I'd love to see the MMT drawing.

[magicbus]

Here's the thing: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/rockshowguy56/Artwork/mmt.jpg

And yea, Rubber Soul is awesome.

NP: George Harrison - Wah-Wah

[Leper]

That's a cool picture. I laughed when I saw the eggman..lol

[GeorgeHarrison]

McCARTNEY CONCERT TOMORROW! YAYAYAYAY!!!!!! HAHAHAH!!!
as you cant see, i cannot ****ing wait.

[blue3]

^That's awesome. Have fun!

Here's the thing: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/rockshowguy56/Artwork/mmt.jpg
Great drawing.

[clown_phobia]

magicbus: Your drawings are really cool. I'm really into art, too. Your drawings remind me a lot of my dad. He would like most of your drawings, especially the first one on yellow paper.

John Lennon went to art school. Has anyone seen/read any of his books and art?

I've read the Penguin John Lennon - hah I dont think its very good as far as literature goes, but hah its john Lennon so I find it funny.

[Seafroggys]

2 weeks from today and i see the holiest of holies.

[dr._feelgood]

I found my dad's old copy of Magical Mystery Tour in the basement yesterday. That is a great album. Those songs just fit so well together in that album.

[Britton]

I read a book about that. It was really cool

[Seafroggys]

MMT just kicks *** the more I listen to it. Definitally like more than Pepper's and Revolver.

[DeusExMachina]

MMT is one of my three favorite Beatles albums, with Rubber Soul and Abbey Road.

[Britton]

Abbey road is a awsome album

what's you're fav song off it?

[DeusExMachina]

Abbey road is a awsome album

what's you're fav song off it?
Probably Something or Here Comes the Sun. The two Harrison songs. Because Harrison pwns.

[Britton]

HCTS is the best song to play for a girl

[Tyrion]

MMT is one of my three favorite Beatles albums, with Rubber Soul and Abbey Road.

Strawberry Fields Forever and I Am the Walrus are great songs.

Off of Abbey Road, I really like I Want You(She's So Heavy.) I like bluesy rock, and I like Lennon, so obviously I love a combination of the two.

[Seafroggys]

Yeah. my top 3 is definitally Abbey Road, White ALbum, then MMT.

Favorite songs off of Abbey Road? Gee, lemme think here: Come Together, SOmething, Maxwell's Silver Hammer, Oh Darling, Octupus' Garden, I Want You, Here Comes the SUn, Because, You Never Give Me Your Money, Sun King, Mean Mr Mustard, POlythene Pam, She Came in through the Bathroom Window, GOlden Slumbers, Carry that WEight, The End, Her Majesty....




Well, if I had to narrow it down a bit, I'll probably pick Oh Darling, Here Comes the Sun, and Polythene Pam as my favorites...oh, and I want you as well.

[DeusExMachina]

Abbey Road is just so perfect in general. I love it.

Sleepy time for your friendly neighborhood machine of the gods. Goodnight everyone.

[Britton]

Yeah. my top 3 is definitally Abbey Road, White ALbum, then MMT.

Favorite songs off of Abbey Road? Gee, lemme think here: Come Together, SOmething, Maxwell's Silver Hammer, Oh Darling, Octupus' Garden, I Want You, Here Comes the SUn, Because, You Never Give Me Your Money, Sun King, Mean Mr Mustard, POlythene Pam, She Came in through the Bathroom Window, GOlden Slumbers, Carry that WEight, The End, Her Majesty....




Well, if I had to narrow it down a bit, I'll probably pick Oh Darling, Here Comes the Sun, and Polythene Pam as my favorites...oh, and I want you as well.


LoL

Goodnight man

[DeusExMachina]

Ermm... bump.

GeorgeHarrison, you're going to see McCartney tonight, right? Let us know how it is!

[robo2448]

I listened to Abbey Road last night and I think it is just a perfect album. I actually tried to find some kind of fault with it and couldn't find a single one. I think my favorite song is Octupus's Garden, it's just such a happy song. Good solo too.

[HazMan]

best beatles song, waiting on a friend

[El_Goodo]

best beatles song, waiting on a friend

What album is that one off...I havent heard it :upset: