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One of you has to be Pete. He was the best.
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2022 FBG, 172 to 1 Beatles Countdown 1-25 lists... And 173 to 1 Countdown from 1-64 lists! (1 Viewer)
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BobbyLayne
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wikkidpissah
Footballguy
There was some consideration for the eventual Pope Benedict paying tribute to his predecessor by becoming Pope John Paul George Ringo, but it turns out there isn't a St. Ringo and they thought using Richard would be confusing.
simey
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heckmanm
Footballguy
FYPNot sure if it’s better (Binky: worse) to have more (Binky: fewer) or fewer (Binky: more) chalk points.
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Any love for the Love album?
Just listening to it…for the first time ever.
It’s the soundtrack remix mashup for the Cirque du Soleil show of the same name. There are sounds from 130 different recordings on the 28 tracks. Mixed by George and Giles Martin, with permission from McCartney, Starr, and the estates of Lennon and Harrison.
Highlights:
"Because" – the opening track includes the bird sounds used in the World Wildlife Fund version of "Across the Universe", as well as "Free as a Bird". In addition, a new recording of a wood pigeon was implemented "to make it more British", according to George Martin.
"Get Back" – As reported, the track uses the opening guitar chord from "A Hard Day's Night", the drum and guitar solos from "The End", percussion from "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)", and the orchestral swell from "A Day in the Life".
"I Want to Hold Your Hand" – In an interview, George and Giles Martin stated that elements from both the studio recording and the Hollywood Bowl live performance were used in the 5.1 surround sound mix.
"Drive My Car/The Word/What You're Doing" – The medley features the guitar solo from "Taxman" and the horn section from "Savoy Truffle". According to an interview with George and Giles Martin, they also remixed keyboards from "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" and backing vocals from "Helter Skelter" into the track.
"Gnik Nus" – The track contains the vocal arrangement of "Sun King" played in reverse and accompanied by tambura drone.
"Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!/I Want You (She's So Heavy)/Helter Skelter" – The track contains the whole of "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!", the guitars from "I Want You (She's So Heavy)", and heavily delayed vocals from "Helter Skelter". This track also includes horse sounds from "Good Morning, Good Morning", harmonium and other elements from "Cry Baby Cry" and laughter from "Piggies".
"Strawberry Fields Forever" – This version builds from an acoustic demo to incorporate sections of take 1 of the song (including harmony vocals that were cut from the edit of take 1 issued on the 1996 Anthology 2compilation) and take 26. At the end of the track, it includes the orchestral section from "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", the piano solo from "In My Life", the brass included in "Penny Lane", the cello and harpsichord from "Piggies", and the coda of "Hello, Goodbye".According to author John Winn, part of "I'm Only Sleeping" also appears in the closing mashup.
"Within You Without You/Tomorrow Never Knows" – This track combines the vocals and the dilruba from "Within You Without You" with the bass and drums from "Tomorrow Never Knows".
"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" – This track contains the drum roll from "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!", the clavioline from "Baby, You're a Rich Man", horns, guitars, bass and drums from "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", and sound effects from "Tomorrow Never Knows".
"Octopus's Garden" – This track contains the string arrangement from "Good Night", sound effects and vocal elements from "Yellow Submarine", and elements from "Lovely Rita", "Helter Skelter" and ends with the beginning guitar riff from "Sun King".
"Lady Madonna" – The song includes the percussion intro from "Why Don't We Do It in the Road?", the piano from "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da", the guitar riff from "Hey Bulldog", Billy Preston's organ solo from "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" and Eric Clapton's guitar solo from "While My Guitar Gently Weeps".
"Here Comes the Sun" (with "The Inner Light" transition) – As mentioned by Giles Martin, the track includes tabla from "Within You Without You", backing vocals from "Oh! Darling" and a bass line from "I Want You (She's So Heavy)".
"Come Together/Dear Prudence" (with "Cry Baby Cry" transition) – This track contains the near-entirety of "Come Together", which transitions into the end of "Dear Prudence". The track then concludes with a mix of the vocals from "Cry Baby Cry", the strings from "Eleanor Rigby", and an element from "A Day in the Life".
"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" – A BBC article reported that George Martin chose to use an early version of the recording for the album and wrote a new orchestral backing for the track, which according to Martin's section in the Love liner notes is his final Beatles string arrangement; the demo version used is found on Anthology 3. This was also stated in the fifth chapter of The Beatles 'LOVE' Podcast.
"All You Need Is Love" – This track is mostly unchanged. The track ends with orchestration from "Good Night" and the sign off from The Beatles Third Christmas Record.
It’s…different
Just listening to it…for the first time ever.
It’s the soundtrack remix mashup for the Cirque du Soleil show of the same name. There are sounds from 130 different recordings on the 28 tracks. Mixed by George and Giles Martin, with permission from McCartney, Starr, and the estates of Lennon and Harrison.
Highlights:
"Because" – the opening track includes the bird sounds used in the World Wildlife Fund version of "Across the Universe", as well as "Free as a Bird". In addition, a new recording of a wood pigeon was implemented "to make it more British", according to George Martin.
"Get Back" – As reported, the track uses the opening guitar chord from "A Hard Day's Night", the drum and guitar solos from "The End", percussion from "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)", and the orchestral swell from "A Day in the Life".
"I Want to Hold Your Hand" – In an interview, George and Giles Martin stated that elements from both the studio recording and the Hollywood Bowl live performance were used in the 5.1 surround sound mix.
"Drive My Car/The Word/What You're Doing" – The medley features the guitar solo from "Taxman" and the horn section from "Savoy Truffle". According to an interview with George and Giles Martin, they also remixed keyboards from "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" and backing vocals from "Helter Skelter" into the track.
"Gnik Nus" – The track contains the vocal arrangement of "Sun King" played in reverse and accompanied by tambura drone.
"Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!/I Want You (She's So Heavy)/Helter Skelter" – The track contains the whole of "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!", the guitars from "I Want You (She's So Heavy)", and heavily delayed vocals from "Helter Skelter". This track also includes horse sounds from "Good Morning, Good Morning", harmonium and other elements from "Cry Baby Cry" and laughter from "Piggies".
"Strawberry Fields Forever" – This version builds from an acoustic demo to incorporate sections of take 1 of the song (including harmony vocals that were cut from the edit of take 1 issued on the 1996 Anthology 2compilation) and take 26. At the end of the track, it includes the orchestral section from "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", the piano solo from "In My Life", the brass included in "Penny Lane", the cello and harpsichord from "Piggies", and the coda of "Hello, Goodbye".According to author John Winn, part of "I'm Only Sleeping" also appears in the closing mashup.
"Within You Without You/Tomorrow Never Knows" – This track combines the vocals and the dilruba from "Within You Without You" with the bass and drums from "Tomorrow Never Knows".
"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" – This track contains the drum roll from "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!", the clavioline from "Baby, You're a Rich Man", horns, guitars, bass and drums from "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", and sound effects from "Tomorrow Never Knows".
"Octopus's Garden" – This track contains the string arrangement from "Good Night", sound effects and vocal elements from "Yellow Submarine", and elements from "Lovely Rita", "Helter Skelter" and ends with the beginning guitar riff from "Sun King".
"Lady Madonna" – The song includes the percussion intro from "Why Don't We Do It in the Road?", the piano from "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da", the guitar riff from "Hey Bulldog", Billy Preston's organ solo from "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" and Eric Clapton's guitar solo from "While My Guitar Gently Weeps".
"Here Comes the Sun" (with "The Inner Light" transition) – As mentioned by Giles Martin, the track includes tabla from "Within You Without You", backing vocals from "Oh! Darling" and a bass line from "I Want You (She's So Heavy)".
"Come Together/Dear Prudence" (with "Cry Baby Cry" transition) – This track contains the near-entirety of "Come Together", which transitions into the end of "Dear Prudence". The track then concludes with a mix of the vocals from "Cry Baby Cry", the strings from "Eleanor Rigby", and an element from "A Day in the Life".
"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" – A BBC article reported that George Martin chose to use an early version of the recording for the album and wrote a new orchestral backing for the track, which according to Martin's section in the Love liner notes is his final Beatles string arrangement; the demo version used is found on Anthology 3. This was also stated in the fifth chapter of The Beatles 'LOVE' Podcast.
"All You Need Is Love" – This track is mostly unchanged. The track ends with orchestration from "Good Night" and the sign off from The Beatles Third Christmas Record.
It’s…different
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Shaft41
Footballguy
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
Anarchy99
Footballguy
By comparison with me getting anointed as "the fifth Beatle," I'm a dead musical minority with an Afro that several colonies of birds could nest in, and I wouldn't even notice. I guess we share the dead part, as well as both having scraggly beards that needed tending to for years. It was kind of you guys to list me as a performer on Get Back, so I got credit for having a #1 song.I don’t wanna be George.
Joe Cocker sang at my funeral. You got a star-studded send off and a concert named after you that I performed at. ADVANTAGE: Harrison. You died with a treasure trove stockpiled with $400 million. I died with a net worth of $1 million. ADVANTAGE: Harrison.
I'll trade spots and you can be Billy if you want.
Anarchy99
Footballguy
ProstheticRGK
Footballguy
I could definitely see Pope Francis filling the thuribles with OG Kush and putting Revolver on vinyl.
Pip's Invitation
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wikkidpissah
Footballguy
Zegras11
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Thank You Girl
2022 Ranking: 161T
2022 Lists: 1
2022 Points: 7
Ranked Highest by: Krista (Sharon)
2019 Ranking/Lists/Pts: 131T/1/5
Getz: catchy, early years rocker with the usual solid harmonies. Sharon is a friend of Krista's. 7 pts is a ranking of #19.
Krista4
My 2019 ranking: 184
2019 write-up:
Thank You Girl (single, 1963)
The b-side to "From Me to You," this was originally intended to be an a-side single, but the Beatles decided it "didn't work." John in particular seems to have disliked the final results here, as he's described it as "hacky," among other things. Like many of the earlier songs, they seem to be speaking directly to the listener, and in this case they intended the song to be a thank-you to their fans. The off-kilter "ohs" from John, the reverb-y harmonica, and Ringo's drum fills are what draw me into this one; otherwise I might call it a little boring.
Mr. krista: "I like the “oh oh” with all the reverb on it. I think that was them trying to do something to keep it interesting for themselves, cause otherwise it’s kind of dull."
Suggested cover: Not a lot to choose from here, but this Argentinean hard rock version is kinda fun: Airbag
2022 Supplement: Another one I wish I could have higher (Binky: lower). But what do I move down to get this one up? (The crowd roars, “Rocky Raccoon!”) Love those harmonies and the energy. Just to show what a terrific energy this song has, here’s a live at the BBC version that omits one of its most compelling elements, the harmonica part, as well as the double-tracked vocals (which were the Beatles’ first use of this device): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPBaHJkhybs The result? Still awesome.
Guido Merkins
The Beatles, early in their career used a lot of personal pronouns in their songs. She Loves You, I Want to Hold Your Hand, From Me To You, I’ll Get You, and Thank You Girl.
Thank You Girl was written as a follow up to Please Please Me, but then they came up with From Me To You and relegated Thank You Girl as the B side of From Me To You.
This song was a true collaboration between John and Paul with Paul claiming the chorus and John not really sure of who did what, other than to say that they both contributed. The message of the song is clear. A thank you to the fans. Nothing more complicated than that.
The best part of the song, hands down, is the end with Ringo’s signature drum fills. Technically so wrong, yet so right and so distinctively Ringo. And, there hasn’t been a ton of discussion of stereo vs mono mixes, but Thank You Girl is one where there are distinctive differences. The Stereo version has extra harmonica in the middle and at the end.
2022 Ranking: 161T
2022 Lists: 1
2022 Points: 7
Ranked Highest by: Krista (Sharon)
2019 Ranking/Lists/Pts: 131T/1/5
Getz: catchy, early years rocker with the usual solid harmonies. Sharon is a friend of Krista's. 7 pts is a ranking of #19.
Krista4
My 2019 ranking: 184
2019 write-up:
Thank You Girl (single, 1963)
The b-side to "From Me to You," this was originally intended to be an a-side single, but the Beatles decided it "didn't work." John in particular seems to have disliked the final results here, as he's described it as "hacky," among other things. Like many of the earlier songs, they seem to be speaking directly to the listener, and in this case they intended the song to be a thank-you to their fans. The off-kilter "ohs" from John, the reverb-y harmonica, and Ringo's drum fills are what draw me into this one; otherwise I might call it a little boring.
Mr. krista: "I like the “oh oh” with all the reverb on it. I think that was them trying to do something to keep it interesting for themselves, cause otherwise it’s kind of dull."
Suggested cover: Not a lot to choose from here, but this Argentinean hard rock version is kinda fun: Airbag
2022 Supplement: Another one I wish I could have higher (Binky: lower). But what do I move down to get this one up? (The crowd roars, “Rocky Raccoon!”) Love those harmonies and the energy. Just to show what a terrific energy this song has, here’s a live at the BBC version that omits one of its most compelling elements, the harmonica part, as well as the double-tracked vocals (which were the Beatles’ first use of this device): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPBaHJkhybs The result? Still awesome.
Guido Merkins
The Beatles, early in their career used a lot of personal pronouns in their songs. She Loves You, I Want to Hold Your Hand, From Me To You, I’ll Get You, and Thank You Girl.
Thank You Girl was written as a follow up to Please Please Me, but then they came up with From Me To You and relegated Thank You Girl as the B side of From Me To You.
This song was a true collaboration between John and Paul with Paul claiming the chorus and John not really sure of who did what, other than to say that they both contributed. The message of the song is clear. A thank you to the fans. Nothing more complicated than that.
The best part of the song, hands down, is the end with Ringo’s signature drum fills. Technically so wrong, yet so right and so distinctively Ringo. And, there hasn’t been a ton of discussion of stereo vs mono mixes, but Thank You Girl is one where there are distinctive differences. The Stereo version has extra harmonica in the middle and at the end.
Zegras11
Footballguy
172 to 1 Chalk Rankings Top 10 after #161T. Sponsored by McDonald's Hash Browns
1 --Krista/Mom/Hub---14.5
2 --Krista (Sharon)---11.5
3 --DaVinci---10
4 --Krista/TJ/Holly---10
5 --Krista/TJ/Slug---8
6 --Just Win Baby---8
7 --Krista/Rob---7
8 --Encyclopedia Brown---7
9 --OTB_Lifer---5.5
10 --Krista (Worth)---4
1 --Krista/Mom/Hub---14.5
2 --Krista (Sharon)---11.5
3 --DaVinci---10
4 --Krista/TJ/Holly---10
5 --Krista/TJ/Slug---8
6 --Just Win Baby---8
7 --Krista/Rob---7
8 --Encyclopedia Brown---7
9 --OTB_Lifer---5.5
10 --Krista (Worth)---4
fatguyinalittlecoat
Footballguy
We need krista’s friends and relatives to come here and defend their picks.
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
TIL about Richie's first Tweet
krista4
Footballguy
Trying to get this in earlier than usual since there's...errrrr...nothing else happening here.
In 1972, John and Yoko co-hosted a week of "The Mike Douglas Show." In the episode that aired on today's date that year, their special guest was Chuck Berry. I think I posted this in my solo Beatles thread, but John and Chuck and and Yoko doing Memphis, Tennessee and Johnny B. Goode is unintentionally hilarious. Check out Chuck's reaction to Yoko's...noise?...around 1:56 of the first clip.
The three of them also did a cooking demo.
In 1972, John and Yoko co-hosted a week of "The Mike Douglas Show." In the episode that aired on today's date that year, their special guest was Chuck Berry. I think I posted this in my solo Beatles thread, but John and Chuck and and Yoko doing Memphis, Tennessee and Johnny B. Goode is unintentionally hilarious. Check out Chuck's reaction to Yoko's...noise?...around 1:56 of the first clip.
The three of them also did a cooking demo.
krista4
Footballguy
Tom Hagen
Footballguy
We must have had the same commute time. During the original thread I remember going from "that's a cute song I forgot about" to "I hate this stupid song" after hearing it on the way to work every day for 3 straight weeks.
Shaft41
Footballguy
Definite top 50 for me. At my age, just once, I wish I had the burst of energy that Ringo has bombing away at his drums at the end of this song.
Shaft41
Footballguy
Zegras11
Footballguy
My mom has an account here now!
Krista (Mom)fyi.... I've cleaned up all the names on the spreadsheet so they are consistent. Will all now have person submitting the lists name and name of person that gave them their list in (xxxx)
Tom Hagen
Footballguy
I've already decided I'm going to be at or near the top of the chalk leaderboard, but the thing is their most popular songs are popular because they tend to be exceptionally good.Not sure if it’s better to have more or fewer chalk points.
Tom Hagen
Footballguy
Zegras11
Footballguy
It's neither. From the other music threads, I noticed (including my list) that people want to know how close or far away their lists are from the composite ranking.Not sure if it’s better to have more or fewer chalk points.
I have 14 of the final 16 Zep songs on my Zep 1-25 list. I doubt anyone here will have 14 of the Top 25. Maybe one or two... We shall see.
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Shaft41
Footballguy
Chris Carter comes on at 7 CST, so he's got his show programmed starting then, which is separate from what was just played before he came on, so I think you're right.7:30 to 7:45 EST. They must have been playing it every hour.
Shaft41
Footballguy
And the fact that you were getting it daily in only a 15 minute window is remarkable.7:30 to 7:45 EST. They must have been playing it every hour.
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
For 50 years I was deprived of seeing Chuck Berry & John Lennon helping each other put on their kitchen aprons. I can now cross that off my bucket list, thank you.Trying to get this in earlier than usual since there's...errrrr...nothing else happening here.
In 1972, John and Yoko co-hosted a week of "The Mike Douglas Show." In the episode that aired on today's date that year, their special guest was Chuck Berry. I think I posted this in my solo Beatles thread, but John and Chuck and and Yoko doing Memphis, Tennessee and Johnny B. Goode is unintentionally hilarious. Check out Chuck's reaction to Yoko's...noise?...around 1:56 of the first clip.
The three of them also did a cooking demo.
heckmanm
Footballguy
krista4
Footballguy
For 50 years I was deprived of seeing Chuck Berry & John Lennon helping each other put on their kitchen aprons. I can now cross that off my bucket list, thank you.
It's why I get paid the big bucks around here.
Anarchy99
Footballguy
Mostly standard fare. I don't mind if people want to record Beatles songs. But IMO, there are way too many Beatles cover bands . . . and the sheer number of the ones that persist on looking, dressing, and acting exactly like them is outright uncalled for. Airbag and BeatleJuice are the rocking ones of this lot. The Angela Reed one is from The Beatles Complete On Ukulele collection, where every song has to feature a ukulele on it. It's a great set with all the albums represented. I will post almost all the songs eventually, but if people have money burning a hole in their pockets, they can probably search for it and purchase the collection online.
Smithereens, Angela Reed, Them Beatles, Paul Moody, Sol Liebeskind & Andres Rotmistrovsky, Claudio Bass, Los Escarabajos, Dreamerjazz, The Meetles, BonsTempos, AppLE PIES, The Raindrops, The Two of Us, Ably House, Airbag, Coverbeats, BeatleJuice, The Outofbodies, Diego, R. Stevie Moore, The Tools, Gerald Ross, Los Quarantinos, The Brazilian Bitles
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The song transcends the space-time continuum. The only time I listen to satellite radio is visiting my in-laws and borrowing MILs car. And damn if Rocky Racoon isn't playing EVERY TIME. It's uncanny.
Anarchy99
Footballguy
I want to know what phenomena or scientific term comes into play in the sporadic viewing of old television shows. It doesn't matter what the show is, but it seems like whenever I stagger into something I haven't watched in forever, guaranteed, it's the same episode. It could be in 6 months, 6 years, or 16 years, but it will always be the same episode. Almost as if they didn't make another episode. It could be The Twilight Zone, Get Smart, I Love Lucy, Gilligan's Island, M*A*S*H, etc. It's like that one episode from each series is stalking me.
Zegras11
Footballguy
Guido Merkins
Footballguy
Even for obscure stuff like Thank You Girl. Yeah, a lot of Beatles cover bands would do it, but some of these are people doing their own take on a pretty obscure song. I guess obscure and Beatles, in some ways, doesn't go together....thanks
It's amazing how many covers there are for each song.
Zegras11
Footballguy
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
Shaft41
Footballguy
This, Rocky, The Winding Road and lately, Money appear daily, and I'm only listening about an hour a day.
Anarchy99
Footballguy
For songs like Yesterday, there are 2,200+ recorded and released versions (not counting live performances or Average Joe's that threw a version on YouTube). For some reason, people flock to and want to record Beatle songs. I don't want to know how many I have altogether, but it's probably pushing 10,000 total songs.thanks
It's amazing how many covers there are for each song.
zamboni
Footballguy
krista4
Footballguy
thanks
It's amazing how many covers there are for each song.
When I did my 2019 list, there was a site I can't find now but used for scouring through to choose my recommended ones. Even something like Revolution 9 had dozens or hundreds of covers.
krista4
Footballguy
Zegras11
Footballguy
Love You To
2022 Ranking: 161T
2022 Lists: 1
2022 Points: 7
Ranked Highest by: @MAC_32
2019 Ranking/Lists/Pts: NR
Getz: Our 4th song not rated in 2019. Ranked 19th by Mac_32.
Krista4
My 2019 ranking: 84
2019 write-up:
Love You To (Revolver, 1966)
My favorite of the George classical Indian songs, at least today - as mentioned previously, you could make an argument for any of the three. I do wish this song were longer, because too soon after it seems to get going it builds and builds into...an unexpected conclusion. This starts off with such a powerful sitar part, telling you right away that it's not going to be simple pop music and that you are listening to something different than you'd ever heard before. Love the boldness of that and of having such a long instrumental intro. That long intro leading into the loud tablas and strumming guitar at ~0:35 is mesmerizing and energizing. Can only imagine being a teenybopper in 1966 putting the new Beatles record on and wondering WTF was this all about. But somehow in this one George also manages to keep a pop vibe, integrating the sitar and the droning Eastern influence with a structure that (after the intro) is familiar in pop music, a lovely melody and vocal, and lyrics that could fit as well in a pop love song. All of this gives the song such a deep, lush texture.
Mr. krista: "This is a rare example where I wish the song were longer. That time signature where the melody seems one note off, and it needs time to develop. Then when I was starting to understand it, it sped up and fades out in a pop format. The point of that music is almost like hypnosis, the transcendental quality of music, it needs time to develop. It’s a neat experiment and really bold and courageous. But making it into a pop song doesn’t work."
Suggested covers: In the category of "at least they tried," The Trypes Bongwater
2022 Supplement: George had a hard time naming his songs, and John often made fun of him for it. This one was called “Granny Smith” for some reason but being renamed with the only slightly more sensible “Love You To.” It was the first song by George that he wrote on a sitar instead of guitar and the first that fully showed the Indian influences that became so much a part of his songwriting in later years.
As with many George songs, and as I’ve discussed in another supplement that might or might not be posted before this one, John did not appear on this song as he became oddly absent in the work on many George songs. But George also didn’t get a ton of support from the others on this track, either, with Paul supplying some backing vocals and Ringo playing the tambourine. The majority of what you hear on this track is either George (not only on vocals and sitar but playing a variety of guitars) and musicians from the Asian Music Circle, a (now extinct) London organization that promoted Asian, and particularly Indian culture in the UK and is also credited with introducing yoga into Great Britain for the first time. George Martin had introduced the group to the Beatles during the recording of “Norwegian Wood”, having worked with them previously on a Peter Sellers recording. It was also through this group that George met Ravi Shankar, who with the possible exception of Jeff Lynne became George’s closest post-Beatles collaborator.
Guido Merkins
Geroge Harrison’s love of Indian music is well-known. The sitar was kind of used as window dressing on Norwegian Wood, but for Revolver, Geroge wanted more than just window dressing, enter Love You To.
George was very much in charge when recording Love You To. The other Beatles involvement was minimal, but only George knew how to communicate with the Indian musicians. George played sitar and, of course, sang lead. Paul sang harmony, which didn’t appear in the final mix and Ringo played tambourine. Anil Bhagwat played tabla.
The song itself is a melding of western and eastern music, Indian instrumentation, but with a rock beat. The lyrics are interesting with things like “there’s people standing round, who’ll screw you in the ground” and “make love all day long, make love singing songs.” I’ve read various interpretations from being about his fellow Beatles to a commentary on anti materialism. Not sure either way.
This is a song that took a while for me to “get.” It was very strange to my ear as a 14 year old kid. Decades later, I appreciate how groundbreaking it was. Others may claim to have used Indian influences before Harrison in pop music, but I’m not sure anybody else can claim to have put an actual Indian song on a pop record before George Harrison. And the influence of Indian music on the Beatles, mostly led by George, is heard on so many of the songs on Revolver. Tomorrow Never Knows, She Said She Said, I’m Only Sleeping, and Rain.
2022 Ranking: 161T
2022 Lists: 1
2022 Points: 7
Ranked Highest by: @MAC_32
2019 Ranking/Lists/Pts: NR
Getz: Our 4th song not rated in 2019. Ranked 19th by Mac_32.
Krista4
My 2019 ranking: 84
2019 write-up:
Love You To (Revolver, 1966)
My favorite of the George classical Indian songs, at least today - as mentioned previously, you could make an argument for any of the three. I do wish this song were longer, because too soon after it seems to get going it builds and builds into...an unexpected conclusion. This starts off with such a powerful sitar part, telling you right away that it's not going to be simple pop music and that you are listening to something different than you'd ever heard before. Love the boldness of that and of having such a long instrumental intro. That long intro leading into the loud tablas and strumming guitar at ~0:35 is mesmerizing and energizing. Can only imagine being a teenybopper in 1966 putting the new Beatles record on and wondering WTF was this all about. But somehow in this one George also manages to keep a pop vibe, integrating the sitar and the droning Eastern influence with a structure that (after the intro) is familiar in pop music, a lovely melody and vocal, and lyrics that could fit as well in a pop love song. All of this gives the song such a deep, lush texture.
Mr. krista: "This is a rare example where I wish the song were longer. That time signature where the melody seems one note off, and it needs time to develop. Then when I was starting to understand it, it sped up and fades out in a pop format. The point of that music is almost like hypnosis, the transcendental quality of music, it needs time to develop. It’s a neat experiment and really bold and courageous. But making it into a pop song doesn’t work."
Suggested covers: In the category of "at least they tried," The Trypes Bongwater
2022 Supplement: George had a hard time naming his songs, and John often made fun of him for it. This one was called “Granny Smith” for some reason but being renamed with the only slightly more sensible “Love You To.” It was the first song by George that he wrote on a sitar instead of guitar and the first that fully showed the Indian influences that became so much a part of his songwriting in later years.
As with many George songs, and as I’ve discussed in another supplement that might or might not be posted before this one, John did not appear on this song as he became oddly absent in the work on many George songs. But George also didn’t get a ton of support from the others on this track, either, with Paul supplying some backing vocals and Ringo playing the tambourine. The majority of what you hear on this track is either George (not only on vocals and sitar but playing a variety of guitars) and musicians from the Asian Music Circle, a (now extinct) London organization that promoted Asian, and particularly Indian culture in the UK and is also credited with introducing yoga into Great Britain for the first time. George Martin had introduced the group to the Beatles during the recording of “Norwegian Wood”, having worked with them previously on a Peter Sellers recording. It was also through this group that George met Ravi Shankar, who with the possible exception of Jeff Lynne became George’s closest post-Beatles collaborator.
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Geroge Harrison’s love of Indian music is well-known. The sitar was kind of used as window dressing on Norwegian Wood, but for Revolver, Geroge wanted more than just window dressing, enter Love You To.
George was very much in charge when recording Love You To. The other Beatles involvement was minimal, but only George knew how to communicate with the Indian musicians. George played sitar and, of course, sang lead. Paul sang harmony, which didn’t appear in the final mix and Ringo played tambourine. Anil Bhagwat played tabla.
The song itself is a melding of western and eastern music, Indian instrumentation, but with a rock beat. The lyrics are interesting with things like “there’s people standing round, who’ll screw you in the ground” and “make love all day long, make love singing songs.” I’ve read various interpretations from being about his fellow Beatles to a commentary on anti materialism. Not sure either way.
This is a song that took a while for me to “get.” It was very strange to my ear as a 14 year old kid. Decades later, I appreciate how groundbreaking it was. Others may claim to have used Indian influences before Harrison in pop music, but I’m not sure anybody else can claim to have put an actual Indian song on a pop record before George Harrison. And the influence of Indian music on the Beatles, mostly led by George, is heard on so many of the songs on Revolver. Tomorrow Never Knows, She Said She Said, I’m Only Sleeping, and Rain.
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172 to 1 Chalk Rankings Top 10 after #161T. Sponsored by Baskin-Robbins Daiquiri ice
1 --Krista (Mom/Hub)---14.5
2 --Krista (Sharon)---11.5
3 --Mac32---11.5
4 --DaVinci---10
5 --Krista (TJ/Holly)---10
6 --Krista (TJ/Slug)---8
7 --Just Win Baby---8
8 --Krista (Rob)---7
9 --Encyclopedia Brown---7
10 --OTB_Lifer---5.5
1 --Krista (Mom/Hub)---14.5
2 --Krista (Sharon)---11.5
3 --Mac32---11.5
4 --DaVinci---10
5 --Krista (TJ/Holly)---10
6 --Krista (TJ/Slug)---8
7 --Just Win Baby---8
8 --Krista (Rob)---7
9 --Encyclopedia Brown---7
10 --OTB_Lifer---5.5
Binky The Doormat
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Zegras11
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Didn't you ask this yesterday?
I will start posting the "Chalk Update" (hope we find a better name for that). When you have a song from your 1-25 list that is posted, I will assign a score to that song and keep a running total on who is "most" and "least" chalky. Song ranked #172 will get one point. Song ranked #1 will get 172 points. The funny thing about this is the early "chalk" leaders will likely have the best chance at being the "least" chalky at the end. It will also be fun to see who the last remaining person is to have a song from their list posted. All of this is for fun and means nothing, and I really hope we can find another name for this as there were really no chalky lists sent in. The average list had 7.56 songs on it that finished up ranked lower than 50th!
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