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BobbyLayne
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My rank: 15Getzlaf15 said:Hey Jude
2022 Ranking: 4
2022 Lists: 42
2022 Points: 628
Ranked Highest by: Holly (1) OH dad (2) @BobbyLayne (2) Doug (2) @ConstruxBoy (2) @prosopis (2) Rob (3) @Yankee23Fan (3) @lardonastick (4) @Dinsy Ejotuz (4) Son2 (5) @Wrighteous Ray (5) @pecorino (6) @Alex P Keaton (6) @PIK95 (7) @John Maddens Lunchbox (7) @jamny (7)
2019 Ranking/Lists/Pts: 11/18/271
Getz: Received a vote in all 25 slots, except for #22. I had this at #18, down from #10 in 2019. #24 and #25 votes by DocHolliday and WorrierKing were the three points needed to place this in 4th place. 24 more votes and 357 points led this to a rise from #11 in 2019.
Krista4
My 2019 ranking: 14
2019 write-up:
Hey Jude (single, 1968)
I initially placed this in my second tier, with notes that read in part, "Why is half the song nananas? Did Paul McCartney look into the future and just see himself as a 78-year-old man who didn’t want to have to sing at his shows and could just turn it into a sing-along? Does anyone actually listen to the whole song? Pleasurably? Needs 50% fewer "nanana"s". Then I forced myself to keep listening to the song over and over, and it kept moving up my rankings despite the "nanana"s and later because of them (more on that below). Paul actually did not intend for the "nanana"s to go on so long, but said he was having so much fun that he just kept going.
As everybody knows, Paul wrote this song for Julian Lennon while Julian's parents were in the midst of the divorce; the song was initially written as "Hey Jules." Paul came up with the song as he drove to visit them: "I thought, as a friend of the family, I would motor out to Weybridge and tell them that everything was all right: to try and cheer them up, basically, and see how they were.... I started singing: 'Hey Jules – don't make it bad, take a sad song, and make it better...' It was optimistic, a hopeful message for Julian..." John acknowledged the song as "one of Paul's masterpieces," and though he knew the song had been written to Julian, he also saw another meaning: "I always heard it as a song to me. If you think about it, Yoko's just come into the picture. He's saying, 'Hey, Jude - hey, John.' I know I'm sounding like one of those fans who reads things into it, but you can hear it as a song to me. The words 'go out and get her' - subconsciously he was saying, 'Go ahead, leave me.' ...The angel inside him was saying, 'Bless you.'"
Listening to the song as if both Paul and John were singing directly to Julian gives it a sweetness that launches it into my first tier solely by virtue of that fact. Layering in the emotion that John describes above, where he believes Paul is giving him a blessing, makes their vocals even more meaningful and touchingly beautiful. I feel a warmth and generosity in John's vocal in the song that he didn't often show. While John credits Paul wholly with this song, John did have one significant contribution: when Paul first played it for John, he said he would be changing the line "the movement you need is on your shoulder" because "it sounds like a parrot." John thought it was the best line in the song, though, and convinced Paul not to take it out, saying, "I know what it means - it's great." That encouragement from John continues to affect Paul: "Then I could see it through his eyes. So when I play that song, that's the line when I think of John and I sometimes get a little emotional during that moment."
Luckily someone else has already done a thorough analysis of the song's lyrical structure, so I can skip that part. As mentioned above, one of my favorite aspects of this song are the vocals, which I think Paul and John imbue with such warmth and richness as to expand the song from "buck up, kid" to a grander vision of how good life can be. It's like the optimism of "Here Comes The Sun" x 1000, swollen into a pure joy that was rarely seen from the band at this point (or from John at any point). Another aspect I particularly love about the song is the way it builds, which to me makes all this optimism believable. It starts softly, with Paul's voice sounding warm and hopeful but not yet fully convincing. At each verse and then the bridge, additional instrumentation or vocal comes in - first the guitar and a light tambourine, then the drums, then the backing vocals, then the harmonies. With each addition, Paul's voice becomes stronger and more confident, moving from hopeful to insistent that everything is going to be all right, not just for Julian or John, but more broadly for the world as a whole. By the "nanana"s, the band has reached a state of jubilation, and the "nanana"s extend for so long because they were so exhilarated that they didn't want to stop. With that background, I found a whole new appreciation for the "nanana"s.
I'm tempted, as always, to do an analysis of the structure of the song or the various ways in which the musicality is stunning. But I don't think this song is best enjoyed that way. I think you just have to let it envelop you, let it transport you to this euphoric, blissful place that it establishes.
One fun note about the recording is that Paul started the final take without realizing that Ringo had gone to the bathroom: "...while I was doing it I suddenly felt Ringo tiptoeing past my back rather quickly, trying to get to his drums. And just as he got to his drums, boom boom boom, his timing was absolutely impeccable. So I think when those things happen, you have a little laugh and a light bulb goes off in your head and you think, 'This is the take!' And you put a little more into it. You think, 'oh, ####! This has got to be the take, what just happened was so magic!'"
After the recording was done, George Martin tried to get the band to cut down the length of the song, saying at over seven minutes it would not be played on the radio. The band won out, and guess what? It was still played on the radio. A lot. "Hey Jude" sold 10 million copies and had a longer run at #1 - nine weeks - than any other Beatles song.
Fun fact: listen first for an "oh" ~2:56 and then a "####### hell" ~2:58 that was left in the mix. John claimed this was Paul, but the more believable story is that it was John's reaction to flubbing a lyric just before that.
Mr. krista: "That song just keeps going. How long do you think they were in the studio nana'ing before they gave up the ghost and quit? How many more nananas did they actually do before the fade out? Like 15-20 minutes? They nanana for so long you forget it’s a cheer up song for John Lennon’s kid after John Lennon abandoned his family. Then he had nothing to do with Julian, after beating up his mom. Man, your heroes will disappoint you every time. What I’m saying is I don’t like it much."
Suggested cover: Wilson Pickett
2022 Supplement: The biggest question here will be, does fatguy like this song any better than he did in 2019? My sources say no.
Paul has said that what I consider the only less-than-perfect part of the song, the endless nah-nahs, were not meant to go on so long, but they were having so much fun in the studio that they just kept improvising and extending it. The song that had started of one of concern for Julian became, in the lyrics and then in the recording, a “moment of celebration.”
Oh! Paul has also clarified that the swearing midway through was indeed him after he flubbed the piano part, not John as some people claimed. My bad, John.
However, I was right about why Paul still sings this one at his shows, which is that he loves the communal aspect of the sing-along. Wait…after reviewing the tape, it appears I actually claimed he did it because his voice needs a break after being weakened through the years. Close enough.
Shortly after mixing, Paul slipped this song to a DJ at the Vesuvio Club, on a night when Mick Jagger happened to be there, too. After it played, Mick marveled that, “That’s something else! It’s like two songs!” Yes yes, it was.
I assume Getz will have linked the live version of this from the David Frost Show, so let’s all take a moment to marvel again at how dreamy Paul was then.
Pic of Paul with Julian, 1968: https://imgur.com/kekDE2j
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In 1968, things were not going well for the Beatles. Brian Epstein died and suddenly the pressure of business started to intrude on their relationship as friends and bandmates. Further complications in their private lives, like John going through a divorce with his first wife, Cynthia also didn’t help.
Paul loved John, but also loved Cynthia and John’s son Julian. So Paul got in his car and went to visit Cyn and Julian. As he’s driving over, these words start coming to him “Hey Jules, don’t make it bad….” and so was born, perhaps, the song that became the Beatles biggest hit ever, Hey Jude.
Hey Jude is interesting for many reasons, but mostly for the long sing a long at the end that fades out and makes the song over 7 minutes long. When they were done recording George Martin said something like “it’s great, but it’ll never get played on the radio because it’s too long.” John’s response was “they will if it’s ####### us…” Truer words were never spoken Mr Lennon. John, never one to dish out too much praise was effusive in his praise for Hey Jude. He felt that the lyrics were written by Paul in a moment of true pain and that they were real. John especially liked the line “the movement you need is on your shoulder” which Paul thought he’d have to change, but for once John surprised him by loving that line and telling Paul to keep it. The other cool thing is the “####in’ hell” at around the 3 minute mark after Paul hit a bad note on the piano. It’s mixed so low it’s hard to hear, but it’s there.
When I first got into the Beatles, Hey Jude was one that I loved, especially the fade out. I remember trying to remember the melody to that before I owned the song on any kind of physical media. Once I heard it on the radio, I can remember fumbling around for a tape and a tape recorder so I could record it and never forget it again. So for a bit, all I had was the fade out because I had caught the radio station when the song was almost over. One of my favorite YouTube videos is of the Beatles performing the song on the David Frost show in 1968. The interaction between John and Paul is always good, but here John forgets to sing and Paul looks at him and John kind of rolls his eyes. Then when John comes in correctly the second time, Paul has a big grin. Love it. Watch it all the time.
Every na is sacred
Every na is great
If any na gets wasted
God gets quite irate
The coda, and every single one of the nas, make this song BETTER. Take the second half of the song out and its a pleasant ballad with sympathetic lyrics that lumbers a bit at times. The second half is what makes it the epic that it is. It positively soars and you can't help ride the wave with it. It helps if you think of this as a gospel song (from the religion of self-help, I guess). It's all about letting your spirit, your body and your voice get carried away. ETA: Which also makes it the perfect concert song.
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2/3rds of the chalk triple crown lol
my February 1-206 list looks nothing like my January 1-25
and my 1-64 will look like neither
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My rank: 3 (It's a RINGO BINGO!)Getzlaf15 said:Abbey Road Medley
2022 Ranking: 3
2022 Lists: 43
2022 Points: 816
Ranked Highest by: @simey (1) @DocHolliday (1) @neal cassady (1) @turnjose7 (1) @zamboni (1) @Dwayne Hoover (1) @shuke (1) @Ted Lange as your Bartender (1) @jwb (2) @pecorino (2) @ekbeats (2) @Uruk-Hai (3) @Dr. Octopus (3) @Binky The Doormat (3) @Pip's Invitation (3) @Dinsy Ejotuz (3) @krista4 (3) @Anarchy99 (3) @Westerberg (3)
2019 Ranking/Lists/Pts: 5/20/397
Getz comments: EIGHT first place votes! (2nd highest) and 19 TOP THREE VOTES. 23 more votes and 419 more points than in 2019, and moves from #5 to #3, Medley only had one more vote (43-42) than "Hey Jude," but had a 24-10 advantage in Top 4 votes.
After 35 lists were in: 14 votes for 264 points. 9th place.
Final 36 lists: 29 votes for 552 points.
Missed #2 by 43 points. #2 had seven more votes.
26 Top 5 votes and 31 Top 10 votes
Krista4
My 2019 ranking: 3
2019 write-up:
Abbey Road medley (Abbey Road, 1969)
First, because I promised, and what I need in my life is more ranking, that I would indicate my favorite segments within this song as well, here we go:
She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
Polythene Pam
The End
Golden Slumbers
You Never Give Me Your Money
Carry That Weight
Sun King
Mean Mr. Mustard
This is just phenomenal and probably doesn’t get to be #1 or #2 just because there’s so much to it, including some parts I like significantly less than others. At its peaks, though, it’s my favorite song; as I already mentioned in a prior write-up (that no one read), the last 23 seconds of “Polythene Pam” leading into the first 47 seconds of “She Came In Through The Bathroom Window” is one of my three favorite Beatles song, along with the bridge in “Something” and the drum fills in “Strawberry Fields Forever.”
Paul described the idea of the “montage” of songs as they referred to it: ““We did it this way because John and I had a number of songs, which were great as they were, but we'd finished them. It often happens that you write the first verse of a song and then you've said it all, and can't be bothered to write a second verse, repeating or giving a variation. So, I said to John, 'Have you got any bits and pieces, which we can make into one long track?' And he had, and we made a piece that makes sense all the way through.”
While it might have been a desire to use up some loose ends, Paul also had a vision of this melding into an “operatic structure,” or perhaps it could be called “symphonic” instead. It certainly has that feel to me, successfully combining disparate parts in a flowing fashion, displaying a dozen or more musical styles within the context of one integrated piece. I think we can call it A BEATLES SHOWCASE!
Mr. krista on the medley as a whole: “Better than the sum of its parts. Guided by Voices records remind me of this. This mixture of disparate styles thrown in there. In a good Guided by Voices record I usually hate 30% of it but somehow together it seems so complete ”
It’s going to be easier, though not in any way freaking easy, to break this down piece by piece.
You Never Give Me Your Money
This was written by Paul as a rare protest song from him, against the new manager that he had not wanted to bring on: “This was my lambasting Allen Klein’s attitude to us: no money, just funny paper, all promises and it never works out.” Like John’s “Happiness Is A Warm Gun,” it’s a mashing together of three different parts. It’s a medley within The Medley! I love this one; it’s like a “Best of Paul,” with so many different parts and segues and styles thrown in. His vocal work is fantastic in this song segment, as are all the chord and tempo changes that I won’t go into because I have eight parts to write up. Sheesh.
The first portion is the skewering of Allen Klein that Paul mentioned. George agreed with the sentiment: “'’Funny paper' – that's what we get. We get bits of paper saying how much is earned and what this and that is, but we never actually get it in pounds, shillings and pence. We've all got a big house and a car and an office, but to actually get the money we've earned seems impossible." It starts with a melancholy vocal and poignant piano that emphasizes the downbeat nature with some nice pregnant pauses, then adds urgency from the increased tom-tom sound and insistent vocals into the next section.
The second portion is a look back at how the band spent its early years, with some nostalgia but no sappiness. It describes how the guys didn’t have many prospects and were uncertain their futures, until they decided to dive headlong into the music business and pursue “that magic feeling.” I love Paul’s jaunty piano work, his bass playing, and old-fashioned ragtime sound, and in particular his singing style and the way he presents “that magic feeling.”
The third portion, including the guitar solo leading into it, is my favorite part; this section is another reference (like “Two Of Us”) to Paul and Linda’s penchant for hopping in the car and getting lost in the countryside. The rising vocals swell into a major key while Ringo offers a nice counterpoint on to every measure, with guitars and tambourines increasing the urgency, until they fall away into that countdown sequence that you probably find fun and intriguing (if you’re me) or annoying.
Mr. krista: “McCartney was the band dad, wasn’t he? This is Band Dad saying like “#### you guys.” But it really kind of rocks.”
Suggested cover: Glenn Tilbrook
Sun King
My favorite part of this one is the soaring transition into it from the prior section, which, as in “Tomorrow Never Knows,” Paul accomplished by including some tape loops, this time with bells, birds, bubbles and crickets. That transition sets a nice dreamy mood, but this segment of the medley is kind of boring to me, and I’m oddly not that into the rich vocals, including the harmonies. Maybe it’s all slightly too languid for my taste, even though it sets an appropriately stark mood. If this comes on the radio in isolation, I always think it’s going to be “Don’t Let Me Down” and then get disappointed. Paul does a nice bass line, though, as well as some interesting counter-melodies on the organ, and I’m amused by the partly-Spanish gibberish they string together. John thoughtfully called this segment, “a piece of garbage I had around.”
Fun fact: The guitar part was heavily influenced by Fleetwood Mac’s “Albatross.”
Mr. krista: “I don’t really care for it singularly that much but I like its inclusion in there. It breaks it up.”
Suggested cover: Gomez
Mean Mr Mustard
This segment was written along with “Polythene Pam” while the lads were in India. Once they decided to make the medley, John changed the reference in this part from “sister Shirley” to “sister Pam” so that it would link with the latter. John’s inspiration: “I'd read somewhere in the newspaper about this mean guy who hid five-pound notes, not up his nose but somewhere else. No, it had nothing to do with cocaine.”Although this is my least favorite section of the medley, I wouldn’t go so far as to say it’s “a bit of crap,” as John did. I like Paul’s cheesy backing vocal and the silliness of the segment in this small of a dosage, but I find myself just killing time to get to the next segment.
As a reminder from my prior write-up (which no one read), this segment was intended to be followed by “Her Majesty,” and when the latter was cut out of the medley, this one lost its final chord, which became part of “Her Majesty” instead. The build-up in this song seems to lead well into “Polythene Pam” anyway.
Mr. krista: “I don’t care for it all that much.”
Suggested cover: Cornershop
Polythene Pam
LOOK OUT!
As I stated above, the end of this building into the beginning of the next segment is not just my favorite part of this medley, but my favorite part of almost any Beatles song. This was recorded through with “She Came In Through the Bathroom Window,” so it makes sense that that transition is so compelling. I get a little bored with the prior two portions of the medley, but beginning here and all the way through “The End,” it rocks my face off.
The character “Polythene Pam” was conceived from a combination of two people. The first was a girl nicknamed “Polythene Pat,” whom the guys knew from their Cavern Club days, and who garnered the nickname because of her proclivity to eat polythene. She had a friend who worked at a factory and got her a never-ending supply, which she ate raw as the Good Lord intended, or sometimes would burn and then eat it after it cooled down. Nom! The second inspiration was the girlfriend of poet Royston Ellis, who joined John and Ellis for a sleepover (ahem) one night. As described by Ellis: “We'd read all these things about leather and we didn't have any leather but I had my oilskins and we had some polythene bags from somewhere. We all dressed up in them and wore them in bed. John stayed the night with us in the same bed. I don't think anything very exciting happened and we all wondered what the fun was in being 'kinky.'” John remembered it as an actual sexual encounter, though: “perverted sex in a polythene bag.”
I love every second of this segment, starting with John’s stabbing riffs during the intro, so thrashing for an acoustic guitar, followed by George and Paul joining with their distinctive guitar and bass lines and Ringo on his tom-toms, continuing through John’s Scouse vocal and then the swirling harmonies. The entire segment is an intense propulsive groove and full of blasting energy, but it’s George’s guitar solo and that final build that make this, together with the next segment, the most rocking part of the song.
Fun fact: You can hear Paul overshoot his bass note ~0:45. He wanted to fix it, but the others insisted he leave in the mistake.
Mr. krista: “Love it Awesome track. Rocks super hard. Sounds like a great Who song. Better because the Beatles are a better band. Really funny lyrics, too.”
Suggested cover: Bee Gees
She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
Though there are some competing stories, this is most likely based on an incident involving the “Apple Scruffs,” the name given to the girls who would hang out around the studio hoping to see the Beatles. A few of them found a ladder and actually entered Paul’s house through an open bathroom window while Paul wasn’t home, proceeding to rummage around, meet Martha the sheepdog, and even abscond with some photos and clothing.
As discussed, the lead in to this is perfect, and then Paul’s “oh look out!’ launches us excitedly into the pulse of this song. I ####### love the harmonies on the chorus, love the guitar work and especially the little “responses” at the end of every line, love the interplay of the bass and guitar, love Ringo’s fills that keep propelling everything ever-more-urgently along, love the off-the-beat handclaps. My face is missing having been rocked off. “Oh yeah.”
Mr. krista: “Also really funny lyrics. I really like it. It’s that jivey, bouncy number. If Paul McCartney had a little less talent and a little more hacker, he’d so be [name redacted.”] I think he’s just too decent of a person. Or maybe just so much more true to the music.”
Suggested cover: Ike & Tina Turner (see Bee Gees on "Polythene Pam" above)
Golden Slumbers
First and foremost, IT’S FUNNY BECAUSE IT’S TRUE.
Now that we have that out of the way, back to the serious stuff. This one was conceived by Paul based on a lullaby he found in a songbook at his father’s house. The song contained lyrics by the poet Thomas Dekker, but Paul couldn’t read music so adapted the lyrics using his own tune. This was recorded at the same time as “Carry That Weight,” which might account for the fabulous transition. Speaking of transitions, I wish there were one between this and “Polythene Pam” before it; sounds too chopping to me without that. These two were initially recorded while John was out due to his car accident; John recorded some backing vocals for “Carry That Weight” about six weeks later but doesn’t appear on this section, so just Paul, Ringo, and George here, along with about a squillion orchestral musicians.
There’s a lot of speculation about the words’ meanings, from mourning the disintegration of the band to longing for his mother to wondering why krista4 ditched him (I might have added that last one), but I don’t particularly care about the lyrics on this one. Paul’s vocal is the standout, as even Alleged Paul Hater Mr. krista states below; it is gently yearning and chillingly beautiful. It would be impossible to choose a favorite Paul vocal among the Beatles songs, just as it would be a monumental, perhaps Christ- or at least Salk-like accomplishment to rank 204 Beatles songs, but if one were to be so brazen, she might rank this near the top. George also contributes a Paul-like fantastic bass line that adds to the emotional reach of this segment.
It’s a perfect lullaby…you know, other than the shout-y bits.
Mr. krista: “Paul’s vocal is the standout. Once the lullaby is over, I think you could do without the strings. It’s strong enough with just his voice and the Beatles.”
Suggested cover: Ben Folds (see also Phil Collins on "The End" below)
Carry That Weight
My notes from our initial listening sessions said simply, “####### rocks, dawg.” No idea why I was channeling a Samuel L. Jackson/Randy Jackson mash-up.
This is another of the segments dealing with Paul’s dissatisfaction with Allen Klein: “We were taking so much acid and doing so much drugs and all this Klein #### was going on and getting crazier and crazier and crazier. Carry that weight a long time: like for ever! … It was serious, paranoid heaviness and it was just very uncomfortable.” Poor Allen Klein: unlike Jane Asher who at least got some love songs, too, he got a bunch of Paul’s #### songs. Wait, no, he was a #### who deserved it.
After a new lyrical section (“Boy, you’re gonna carry that weight”), the segment reprises “You Never Give Me Your Money” with new lyrics in its section section, and then repeats the guitar’s arpeggio from the counting section to lead into “The End.” The first part is fantastic and notable for having all four Beatles singing in unison, with Ringo prominently heard! And I love these reprises as a way to link the entire medley together, and besides I loved them in the first segment, too.
Mr. krista: “This is a great idea for them all to sing about themselves. Also a great sing-along idea. Can’t play that in a bar without half the people singing along.”
Suggested cover: It ain't gonna be for everyone: Noah and the Whale (see also Phil Collins on "The End" below)
The End
It’s A RINGO SHOWCASE! OK, maybe not quite, but it does feature the only extended Ringo drum solo in Beatles history, and I’m running out of chances to declare anything A RINGO SHOWCASE! No other songs had contained such a solo, because Ringo in particular hated them. Per Paul: “Ringo would never do drum solos. He hated those guys who went on and on, incessantly banging while the band goes off and has a cup of tea or something. And when he joined The Beatles we said, "Ah, what about drum solos then?", thinking he might say, 'Yeah, I'll have a five-hour one in the middle of your set,' and he said, 'I hate 'em!' We said, 'Great! We love you!'” But on this segment, Paul asked Ringo if he would do a “token solo,” which Ringo resisted until George Martin convinced him to the “bloody solo” he hated. Geoff Emerick got a kick out of the whole scenario: “Usually, you have to try to talk drummers out of doing solos! He didn't want to do it, but everybody said, 'No, no, it'll be fantastic!' So he gave in – and turned in a bloody marvelous performance! … It’s not just a drummer going off.” Ringo’s solo is so beautifully Ringo; as the Human Metronome, it focuses on the beat more than ostentatious flourishes, then reintroduces the full band with a helluva groove.
In addition to the RINGO SHOWCASE!, this segment is notable for containing the band's only instance of Paul, John, and George playing the guitar solo together, which amazingly was a John idea, and he even sent Yoko out of the studio for it to be recorded in private. In each sequence, the solo begins with Paul, moves to George, and ends with John; I find George’s parts particularly brilliant.. They managed it in one take, which Emerick described resulting from “all the bad blood, all the fighting, all the crap that had gone down between the three former friends was forgotten…. John, Paul, and George looked like they had gone back in time, like they were kids again, playing together for the sheet enjoyment of it.” He called their joy as a heartwarming “high point of summer 1969,” never failing to make him smile.
Paul’s “very cosmic, philosophical” (per John) final line – “And in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love you make” – sounds kind of simplistic to me, but, whether or not intended, it formed a fitting and poignant farewell, and a graceful exit as the last line recorded by the Beatles together on a record. The orchestral flourish that follows is appropriately grand and majestic, then marching downward into a thoughtful finish that leaves you feeling like it’s all been tied neatly together.
Mr krista: “Love the jam in the middle. I think I and many people first heard that on Paul’s Boutique. I’d like to know how they recorded Ringo’s drums to sound so monstrous in that solo. Sounded like Dave Grohl or something. Must have festooned that place with 15 microphones.”
Suggested cover: I wanted to find one with just "The End" in isolation, but since there was nothing suitable, in honor of the RINGO SHOWCASE!, here's Phil Collins on the last three segments.
2022 Supplement: Oh HELL no.
Guido Merkins
When John and Paul agreed to record Abbey Road, John wanted a straight forward rock album, just a collection of songs. Paul wanted to create kind of a suite of songs and connect them. So the compromise was the side one was just songs. Side two was the suite of songs. This is how we get the Abbey Road Medley.
The medley starts with Paul’s You Never Give Me Your Money, which refers to Allan Klein literally never giving money only “funny paper.” Then goes to John’s Sun King which starts when You Never Give Me Your Money fades with crickets. Sun King features some mock Latin/Spanish that the Beatles had fun with. Puns like “cake-and-eat-a” and “chicka-ferdy”, which means FU in Liverpool. Then comes John again with Mean Mr Mustard about a miserly old man who kept a “10 bob note up his nose.” Then a very forceful stumming on an acoustic that sounds like an electric (the Who and Stones were probably influences here), which brings us to John’s Polythene Pam, a song which I’ve always though of like Long Tall Sally, a girl “so good looking she looks like a man.” I love the line “she’s the kind of a girl that makes the ‘News of the World’” in John’s very strong Liverpool accent. Makes me smile whenever he sings it. Then there is this great chord progression which gets them from Polythene Pan to She Came in Through the Bathroom Window by Paul. Apparently this really happened to Paul. A fan tried to get in to him through the bathroom window. The song ends and there is a brief moment of silence.
Then the final song cycle begins with Paul’s Golden Slumbers, which is a gentle piano ballad that Paul got the lrycis from some other song, but made up his own melody. Then Ringo comes in for Carry that Weight with the Beatles (except John who was recovering from an accident) for Carry That Weight. There is a brief refernce to You Never Give Me Your Money on the line “I never give you my pillow….” For the finale, which begins with “Oh yeah, alright….” we hear the ONLY recorded drum solo in Ringo’s career followed by a lead guitar dual from Paul, George, and John (in that order) before giving was to a single piano note and the line “And in the end. The love you take is equal to the love you make” and it ends.
There is so much to say about the Medley. It seems to reference the Beatles past (yeah yeah yeah in Polythene Pam) and yet break new ground (drum and extended guitar solos were not usually a part of their act). It is a unique experience in their catalogue and a huge influence on every prog rock act in the 70s, for better and for worse. I love the solos and if you listen close, you can really hear and tell which one is which (they each play approx a bar before the next one plays and go through 3 cycles). John is the easiest to tell because it’s pure rhythm. I love the way they go from song to song, sometimes by fading, sometime by actually playing their way to the next song. I love George’s little flourish at the very end. Perfect way to end a Beatles album, or was it? If you listen long enough there is one of the first hidden track in the history of rock. Her Majesty was supposed to be in the medley between Mean Mr Mustard and Polythene Pam. Paul didn’t like it’s placement, so told the engineer to cut it out. He did and stuck it to the end of the tape. Paul liked the way it sounded that way, so they kept it.
One of the greatest achievements in music history. Everything else I could say has already been said.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
It's a beautiful work, but one I don't really have a close connection to. This may be colored by people from high school who had crappy taste in music using passages of this for yearbook quotes. The falsetto at the end, followed by a reprise of the guitar lick that started the song, is my favorite part. I never thought much about the drum part, but now that's it's been mentioned, yeah, I can't think of anyone else who would play it that way.Getzlaf15 said:In My Life
2022 Ranking: 2
2022 Lists: 50
2022 Points: 859
Ranked Highest by: @lardonastick (1) @PIK95 (1) @ManOfSteelhead(1) @Dennis Castro (1) @Shaft41 (1) @krista4 (1) @wikkidpissah (1) @AAABatteries (1) @Wrighteous Ray (1) @MAC_32 (1) @Alex P Keaton (1) @simey (2) @Tom Hagen (2) @Ted Lange as your Bartender (2) @neal cassady (3) @Just Win Baby (3) Craig (3)
2019 Ranking/Lists/Pts: 4/22/407
Getz: ELEVEN #1 votes! 23 Top 5 and 30 Top 10 votes was slightly less than Medley there, but there seven more total votes than Medley, most in the #13-19 range, gave them the #2 nod by 43 points. 28 more votes and 452 more points than 2019!
It was my #9 song in 2019, because this was the song that my daughter chose for our dance together at her wedding. While I’m still grateful for that moment, she got divorced over a year ago.
Krista4
My 2019 ranking: 1
2019 write-up:
In My Life (Rubber Soul, 1965)
There are only two songs I’ve ever heard that I thought were perfect in their composition and recording, by which I mean that I listen to them and can’t think of a single sound that I would add or subtract or change, or tempo or meter change I would make, not even a single pause I’d extend or contract. One is Big Star’s “The Ballad of El Goodo.” And then there’s this.
In 1964, a journalist named Kenneth Allsop asked John why he didn’t write more personal songs, such as the poetry John wrote in his book, In His Own Write. Inspired by that question along with his then-current fascination with Bob Dylan, John set out out to write what he considered the first song to be written specifically about his own life, “a journalistic vision of a trip from home to downtown on a bus naming every sight.” John considered this “remembrance of friends and lovers of the past” his first major piece of work: “Up till then it had all been sort of glib and throwaway. And that was the first time I consciously put my literary part of myself into the lyric.”
Though John wrote the lyrics, Paul contributed significantly to the composition of the song by contributing some of the melody, including on the bridges, as well as the three-part harmonies. Paul later claimed a bit more, making this one of a couple of songs where the two vocally and publicly disagreed on a substantial part of the songwriting credit, but I don’t want to focus on that here.
As it turns out, it’s hard for me to write about perfection. This isn’t a song I want to break down element by element, because the beauty arises from each element working perfectly with the others. That said, I’ll list a few of the highlights for me:
The piano part that I thought for years was a harpsichord. Actually that effect was purposeful, as George Martin describes it: “I did it with what I call a 'wound up' piano, which was at double speed – partly because you get a harpsichord sound by shortening the attack of everything, but also because I couldn't play it at real speed anyway. So I played it on piano at exactly half normal speed, and down an octave. When you bring the tape back to normal speed again, it sounds pretty brilliant.” Fittingly, Martin threw down this bit while John was having a break for tea, likely having left with one of his usual vague but insistent directives such as, “Play it like Bach!” or “Make it sound Elizabethan!”
Those harmonies weaving in and out, bringing emphasis to the lines John sings solo. And John’s vocal, among my favorites from him.
That extra beat/pause just before John goes into the falsetto near the end.
And John’s falsetto near the end.
George’s short but poignant guitar intro.
Drums and percussion. Mr. krista elaborates on this below. I’ll just mention the little triplets before dropping back into syncopation on the fifth and seventh lines of the verses. Subtle but sublime.
I understand the lyrics are great, but I don’t care. What I hear is only how they’re sung, which is wistfully but with nearly equal parts sadness and contentment. I don’t have to listen to the words but from only the vocal sound can picture John thinking both fondly and with melancholy about earlier times, not just sappy nostalgia but a clear-eyed reminiscence along with an equal appreciation for what he has today.
Rather than listening to the parts, though, I prefer just to let this one wash over me as a perfect whole.
Mr. krista: “You know how I feel about this song. The measured considered drumming is perfect for a song about someone considering or taking stock of their life, and looking back on choices they’ve made with affection at the remove of a few years. It’s simply perfect. A hack would do it too fast. He wisely doesn’t hit the high hat on each note because it’s in eighth notes, which would sound crazy fast and rushed and not measured. But there’s nothing keeping time – he uses the snare because he’s a lefty, but the snare is always right there where it needs to be, just like the protagonist, who wanders around and is there. Everything in the song is about the rest of the song. It works beautifully. It’s such a beautiful and simple sentiment that it can be expressed perfectly in that short amount of time. It’s just…great.”
Suggested covers: Johnny Cash And because he credits The Beatles with his entire musical career, Ozzy Osbourne
2022 Supplement: How do you improve upon perfection? No, no, not my 2019 write-up. The song. You can’t, and it’s still my #1.
Guido Merkins
John was trying to write a song about all the “places he remembers” and so he’s listing all these places (including Penny Lane), but soon grew tired of the idea because he thought it was boring. John used this song as an example of craftsmanship vs inspiration as he said he tried to sit down and write a song, but the song only came to him when he gave that up, then the song appeared for him. However it came about, there is no doubt that In My Life is one of John’s most enduring songs.
The song consists of lyrics which recall the people and places in John’s life. The musical lineup is the standard guitar, bass and drums, but with a piano solo in a baroque style played by George Martin. The solo was played at half tempo, then the tape was sped up so it sounds a bit like a harpsichord, which gives the song the feeling of a standard. I like the little guitar riff that George plays at the beginning of the song, at the end of each chorus and at the end of the song. I also love the drum beat by Ringo. It kind of goes back to the beat on All I’ve Got to Do from With the Beatles. This is the perfect example of Ringo’s less is more school. I think every drummer alive would play 4 beats on the high hat on that song. Ringo plays one beat per measure on the high hat. Minimalist and perfect for the song.
There aren’t many other Beatles songs that announce themselves as a standard as much as In My Life. Maybe Yesterday is the other one. Maybe Here, There and Everywhere. My guess is a lot of people want In My Life played at their funeral. I know I do. It says everything.
Alex P Keaton
Footballguy
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
My rank: 6Getzlaf15 said:
<------- me the first time I heard this.As with Tomorrow Never Knows the year before, the Beatles again closed an album with a song that redefined what was possible to put on a pop/rock record. The technical achievement of this track has already been covered well above, but what may be most impressive to me is how they integrated all these disparate elements together in a way that makes sense and flows perfectly.
It's appropriate for me to end my song commentary portion of the proceedings by mentioning that of all things, THIS is Neil's most-performed Beatles cover. Its painstaking studio perfection is the diametric opposite of Neil's own approach to recording, but he played it at many of his shows in 2008 and 2009, including one I saw at MSG. The best part, as you might expect, was the noise generated in the two frenzied sections. Here's a good version. Here's a hot-mess version he played with Paul the very next night when they were stoned out of their minds. It is one of the few onstage glimpses of his friendship with Paul, a thing I (and most other folks) had no idea existed until Paul chose Neil to induct him into the RRHOF as a solo artist.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
My final rankings:
1. Tomorrow Never Knows (17)
2. While My Guitar Gently Weeps (5)
3. Abbey Road Medley (3)
4. Here Comes the Sun (6)
5. Rain (42)
6. A Day in the Life (1)
7. I Want You (She's So Heavy) (60)
8. Dear Prudence (34)
9. Get Back (26)
10. Come Together (20)
11. Taxman (22)
12. Helter Skelter (35)
13. With a Little Help from My Friends (44)
14. I've Got a Feeling (46)
15. Hey Jude (4)
16. Let It Be (8)
17. I Feel Fine (51)
18. She's a Woman (107T)
19. If I Needed Someone (76)
20. Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey (96)
21. Day Tripper (32)
22. And Your Bird Can Sing (31)
23. Blackbird (52)
24. I'm Only Sleeping (65)
25. It's All Too Much (118)
1. Tomorrow Never Knows (17)
2. While My Guitar Gently Weeps (5)
3. Abbey Road Medley (3)
4. Here Comes the Sun (6)
5. Rain (42)
6. A Day in the Life (1)
7. I Want You (She's So Heavy) (60)
8. Dear Prudence (34)
9. Get Back (26)
10. Come Together (20)
11. Taxman (22)
12. Helter Skelter (35)
13. With a Little Help from My Friends (44)
14. I've Got a Feeling (46)
15. Hey Jude (4)
16. Let It Be (8)
17. I Feel Fine (51)
18. She's a Woman (107T)
19. If I Needed Someone (76)
20. Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey (96)
21. Day Tripper (32)
22. And Your Bird Can Sing (31)
23. Blackbird (52)
24. I'm Only Sleeping (65)
25. It's All Too Much (118)
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
I posted this in the solo Beatles countdown, but for those who didn't see it there, here are the results of a Beatles/solo Beatles draft I did on another board in 2015 (the Abbey Road medley was divvied up into its individual parts):
DMT -- 1.01 -- A Day in the Life
ElDiablo -- 1.02 -- Hey Jude
Pip -- 1.03 -- Tomorrow Never Knows
Sheep -- 1.04 -- While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Revo -- 1.05 -- I Am the Walrus
Lucky -- 1.06 -- Let It Be
TheGaffer -- 1.07 -- Here Comes the Sun
Johnny -- 1.08 -- Something
Swampdragon -- 1.09 -- Ticket to Ride
Mith --1.10 -- I Want to Hold Your Hand
Mith -- 2.01 -- Polythene Pam
Swampdragon -- 2.02 -- Blackbird
Johnny -- 2.03 -- Yesterday
TheGaffer -- 2.04 -- Day Tripper
Lucky -- 2.05 -- Paperback Writer
Revo -- 2.06 -- Revolution
Sheep -- 2.07 -- Strawberry Fields Forever
Pip -- 2.08 -- I Want You (She's So Heavy)
ElDiablo -- 2.09 -- Eleanor Rigby
DMT -- 2.10 -- In My Life
DMT -- 3.01 -- Penny Lane
ElDiablo -- 3.02 -- Come Together
Pip -- 3.03 -- Get Back
Sheep -- 3.04 -- Helter Skelter
Revo -- 3.05 -- Help!
Lucky -- 3.06 -- Dear Prudence
TheGaffer -- 3.07 -- (You've Got to) Hide Your Love Away
Johnny -- 3.08 -- Across the Universe
Swampdragon -- 3.09 -- Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Mith --3.10 -- And Your Bird Can Sing
Mith -- 4.01 -- You Never Give Me Your Money
Swampdragon -- 4.02 -- The End
Johnny -- 4.03 -- Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
TheGaffer -- 4.04 -- She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
Lucky -- 4.05 -- Maybe I'm Amazed
Revo -- 4.06 -- Hey Bulldog
Sheep -- 4.07 -- Rain
Pip -- 4.08 -- Taxman
ElDiablo -- 4.09 -- Happiness Is a Warm Gun
DMT -- 4.10 -- A Hard Day's Night
DMT -- 5.01 -- I Should Have Known Better
ElDiablo -- 5.02 -- All You Need Is Love
Pip -- 5.03 -- With a Little Help from My Friends
Sheep -- 5.04 -- We Can Work It Out
Revo -- 5.05 -- I've Got a Feeling
Lucky -- 5.06 -- Can't Buy Me Love
TheGaffer -- 5.07 -- Savoy Truffle
Johnny -- 5.08 -- I Saw Her Standing There
Swampdragon -- 5.09 -- It Won't Be Long
Mith -- 5.10 -- Drive My Car
Mith -- 6.01 -- I Feel Fine
Swampdragon -- 6.02 -- Back in the USSR
Johnny -- 6.03 -- Working Class Hero
The Gaffer -- 6.04 -- Nowhere Man
Lucky -- 6.05 -- All Things Must Pass
Revo -- 6.06 -- What Is Life
Sheep -- 6.07 -- Hello Goodbye
Pip -- 6.08 -- If I Needed Someone
ElDiablo -- 6.09 -- Golden Slumbers
DMT -- 6.10 -- Please Please Me
DMT -- 7.01 -- Two of Us
ElDiablo -- 7.02 -- Oh! Darling
Pip -- 7.03 -- She's a Woman
Sheep -- 7.04 -- Got to Get You into My Life
Revo -- 7.05 -- The Long and Winding Road
Lucky -- 7.06 -- Instant Karma (We All Shine On)
TheGaffer -- 7.07 -- My Sweet Lord
Johnny -- 7.08 -- I'm Only Sleeping
Swampdragon -- 7.09 -- Live and Let Die
Mith -- 7.10 -- She Said She Said
Mith -- 8.01 -- I'm Looking Through You
Swampdragon -- 8.02 -- She Loves You
Johnny -- 8.03 -- And I Love Her
The Gaffer -- 8.04 -- Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Lucky -- 8.05 -- It Don't Come Easy
Revo -- 8.06 -- Band on the Run
Sheep -- 8.07 -- You Won't See Me
Pip -- 8.08 -- Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
ElDiablo -- 8.09 -- Michele
DMT -- 8.10 -- Lady Madonna
DMT -- 9.01 -- Because
ElDiablo -- 9.02 -- The Night Before
Pip -- 9.03 -- Martha My Dear
Sheep -- 9.04 -- Don't Let Me Down
Revo -- 9.05 -- Mean Mr. Mustard
Lucky -- 9.06 -- Love Me Do
TheGaffer -- 9.07 -- You're Gonna Lose That Girl
Johnny -- 9.08 -- Fool on the Hill
Swampdragon -- 9.09 -- Boys
Mith -- 9.10 -- Anytime at All
Mith -- 10.01 -- Good Day Sunshine
Swampdragon -- 10.02 -- Handle with Care
Johnny -- 10.03 -- From Me to You
The Gaffer -- 10.04 -- Carry That Weight
Lucky -- 10.05 -- Isn't It a Pity
Revo -- 10.06 -- Your Mother Should Know
Sheep -- 10.07 -- I'll Follow the Sun
Pip -- 10.08 -- I'm Down
ElDiablo -- 10.09 -- Imagine
DMT -- 10.10 -- Here, There and Everywhere
DMT -- 11.01 -- No Reply
ElDiablo -- 11.02 -- Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Pip -- 11.03 -- The Word
Sheep -- 11.04 -- Revolution #1
Revo -- 11.05 -- The Ballad of John & Yoko
Lucky -- 11.06 -- Let Me Roll It
TheGaffer -- 11.07 -- Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
Johnny -- 11.08 -- If I Fell
Swampdragon -- 11.09 -- Money (That's What I Want)
Mith -- 11.10 -- Maxwell's Silver Hammer
Mith -- 12.01 -- Think for Yourself
Swampdragon -- 12.02 -- Twist and Shout
Johnny -- 12.03 -- Magical Mystery Tour
The Gaffer -- 12.04 -- End of the Line
Lucky -- 12.05 -- Eight Days a Week
Revo -- 12.06 -- Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)
Sheep -- 12.07 -- Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
Pip -- 12.08 -- Jet
ElDiablo -- 12.09 -- Lovely Rita
DMT -- 12.10 -- I'm So Tired
DMT -- 13.01 -- For No One
ElDiablo -- 13.02 -- Cry Baby Cry
Pip -- 13.03 -- #9 Dream
Sheep -- 13.04 -- Sun King
Revo -- 13.05 -- The No-No Song
Lucky -- 13.06 -- Old Brown Shoe
TheGaffer -- 13.07 -- When I'm 64
Johnny -- 13.08 -- Girl
Swampdragon -- 13.09 -- What's That You're Doing?
Mith -- 13.10 -- Getting Better
Mith -- 14.01 -- Good Morning Good Morning
Swampdragon -- 14.02 -- Please Mr. Postman
Johnny -- 14.03 -- Jealous Guy
The Gaffer -- 14.04 -- Rock and Roll Music
Lucky -- 14.05 -- Mother Nature's Son
Revo -- 14.06 -- Whatever Gets You Through the Night
Sheep -- 14.07 -- Photograph
Pip -- 14.08 -- Let It Down
ElDiablo -- 14.09 -- Fixing a Hole
DMT -- 14.10 -- Grow Old with Me
DMT -- 15.01 -- Love You To
ElDiablo -- 15.02 -- Baby You're a Rich Man
Pip -- 15.03 -- I Want to Tell You
Sheep -- 15.04 -- Sexy Sadie
Revo -- 15.05 -- Back Off Boogaloo
Lucky -- 15.06 -- Beware of Darkness
TheGaffer -- 15.07 -- All My Loving
Johnny -- 15.08 -- (Just Like) Starting Over
Swampdragon -- 15.09 -- Veronica
Mith -- 15.10 -- Octopus's Garden
DMT -- 1.01 -- A Day in the Life
ElDiablo -- 1.02 -- Hey Jude
Pip -- 1.03 -- Tomorrow Never Knows
Sheep -- 1.04 -- While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Revo -- 1.05 -- I Am the Walrus
Lucky -- 1.06 -- Let It Be
TheGaffer -- 1.07 -- Here Comes the Sun
Johnny -- 1.08 -- Something
Swampdragon -- 1.09 -- Ticket to Ride
Mith --1.10 -- I Want to Hold Your Hand
Mith -- 2.01 -- Polythene Pam
Swampdragon -- 2.02 -- Blackbird
Johnny -- 2.03 -- Yesterday
TheGaffer -- 2.04 -- Day Tripper
Lucky -- 2.05 -- Paperback Writer
Revo -- 2.06 -- Revolution
Sheep -- 2.07 -- Strawberry Fields Forever
Pip -- 2.08 -- I Want You (She's So Heavy)
ElDiablo -- 2.09 -- Eleanor Rigby
DMT -- 2.10 -- In My Life
DMT -- 3.01 -- Penny Lane
ElDiablo -- 3.02 -- Come Together
Pip -- 3.03 -- Get Back
Sheep -- 3.04 -- Helter Skelter
Revo -- 3.05 -- Help!
Lucky -- 3.06 -- Dear Prudence
TheGaffer -- 3.07 -- (You've Got to) Hide Your Love Away
Johnny -- 3.08 -- Across the Universe
Swampdragon -- 3.09 -- Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Mith --3.10 -- And Your Bird Can Sing
Mith -- 4.01 -- You Never Give Me Your Money
Swampdragon -- 4.02 -- The End
Johnny -- 4.03 -- Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
TheGaffer -- 4.04 -- She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
Lucky -- 4.05 -- Maybe I'm Amazed
Revo -- 4.06 -- Hey Bulldog
Sheep -- 4.07 -- Rain
Pip -- 4.08 -- Taxman
ElDiablo -- 4.09 -- Happiness Is a Warm Gun
DMT -- 4.10 -- A Hard Day's Night
DMT -- 5.01 -- I Should Have Known Better
ElDiablo -- 5.02 -- All You Need Is Love
Pip -- 5.03 -- With a Little Help from My Friends
Sheep -- 5.04 -- We Can Work It Out
Revo -- 5.05 -- I've Got a Feeling
Lucky -- 5.06 -- Can't Buy Me Love
TheGaffer -- 5.07 -- Savoy Truffle
Johnny -- 5.08 -- I Saw Her Standing There
Swampdragon -- 5.09 -- It Won't Be Long
Mith -- 5.10 -- Drive My Car
Mith -- 6.01 -- I Feel Fine
Swampdragon -- 6.02 -- Back in the USSR
Johnny -- 6.03 -- Working Class Hero
The Gaffer -- 6.04 -- Nowhere Man
Lucky -- 6.05 -- All Things Must Pass
Revo -- 6.06 -- What Is Life
Sheep -- 6.07 -- Hello Goodbye
Pip -- 6.08 -- If I Needed Someone
ElDiablo -- 6.09 -- Golden Slumbers
DMT -- 6.10 -- Please Please Me
DMT -- 7.01 -- Two of Us
ElDiablo -- 7.02 -- Oh! Darling
Pip -- 7.03 -- She's a Woman
Sheep -- 7.04 -- Got to Get You into My Life
Revo -- 7.05 -- The Long and Winding Road
Lucky -- 7.06 -- Instant Karma (We All Shine On)
TheGaffer -- 7.07 -- My Sweet Lord
Johnny -- 7.08 -- I'm Only Sleeping
Swampdragon -- 7.09 -- Live and Let Die
Mith -- 7.10 -- She Said She Said
Mith -- 8.01 -- I'm Looking Through You
Swampdragon -- 8.02 -- She Loves You
Johnny -- 8.03 -- And I Love Her
The Gaffer -- 8.04 -- Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Lucky -- 8.05 -- It Don't Come Easy
Revo -- 8.06 -- Band on the Run
Sheep -- 8.07 -- You Won't See Me
Pip -- 8.08 -- Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
ElDiablo -- 8.09 -- Michele
DMT -- 8.10 -- Lady Madonna
DMT -- 9.01 -- Because
ElDiablo -- 9.02 -- The Night Before
Pip -- 9.03 -- Martha My Dear
Sheep -- 9.04 -- Don't Let Me Down
Revo -- 9.05 -- Mean Mr. Mustard
Lucky -- 9.06 -- Love Me Do
TheGaffer -- 9.07 -- You're Gonna Lose That Girl
Johnny -- 9.08 -- Fool on the Hill
Swampdragon -- 9.09 -- Boys
Mith -- 9.10 -- Anytime at All
Mith -- 10.01 -- Good Day Sunshine
Swampdragon -- 10.02 -- Handle with Care
Johnny -- 10.03 -- From Me to You
The Gaffer -- 10.04 -- Carry That Weight
Lucky -- 10.05 -- Isn't It a Pity
Revo -- 10.06 -- Your Mother Should Know
Sheep -- 10.07 -- I'll Follow the Sun
Pip -- 10.08 -- I'm Down
ElDiablo -- 10.09 -- Imagine
DMT -- 10.10 -- Here, There and Everywhere
DMT -- 11.01 -- No Reply
ElDiablo -- 11.02 -- Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Pip -- 11.03 -- The Word
Sheep -- 11.04 -- Revolution #1
Revo -- 11.05 -- The Ballad of John & Yoko
Lucky -- 11.06 -- Let Me Roll It
TheGaffer -- 11.07 -- Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
Johnny -- 11.08 -- If I Fell
Swampdragon -- 11.09 -- Money (That's What I Want)
Mith -- 11.10 -- Maxwell's Silver Hammer
Mith -- 12.01 -- Think for Yourself
Swampdragon -- 12.02 -- Twist and Shout
Johnny -- 12.03 -- Magical Mystery Tour
The Gaffer -- 12.04 -- End of the Line
Lucky -- 12.05 -- Eight Days a Week
Revo -- 12.06 -- Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)
Sheep -- 12.07 -- Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
Pip -- 12.08 -- Jet
ElDiablo -- 12.09 -- Lovely Rita
DMT -- 12.10 -- I'm So Tired
DMT -- 13.01 -- For No One
ElDiablo -- 13.02 -- Cry Baby Cry
Pip -- 13.03 -- #9 Dream
Sheep -- 13.04 -- Sun King
Revo -- 13.05 -- The No-No Song
Lucky -- 13.06 -- Old Brown Shoe
TheGaffer -- 13.07 -- When I'm 64
Johnny -- 13.08 -- Girl
Swampdragon -- 13.09 -- What's That You're Doing?
Mith -- 13.10 -- Getting Better
Mith -- 14.01 -- Good Morning Good Morning
Swampdragon -- 14.02 -- Please Mr. Postman
Johnny -- 14.03 -- Jealous Guy
The Gaffer -- 14.04 -- Rock and Roll Music
Lucky -- 14.05 -- Mother Nature's Son
Revo -- 14.06 -- Whatever Gets You Through the Night
Sheep -- 14.07 -- Photograph
Pip -- 14.08 -- Let It Down
ElDiablo -- 14.09 -- Fixing a Hole
DMT -- 14.10 -- Grow Old with Me
DMT -- 15.01 -- Love You To
ElDiablo -- 15.02 -- Baby You're a Rich Man
Pip -- 15.03 -- I Want to Tell You
Sheep -- 15.04 -- Sexy Sadie
Revo -- 15.05 -- Back Off Boogaloo
Lucky -- 15.06 -- Beware of Darkness
TheGaffer -- 15.07 -- All My Loving
Johnny -- 15.08 -- (Just Like) Starting Over
Swampdragon -- 15.09 -- Veronica
Mith -- 15.10 -- Octopus's Garden
Zegras11
Footballguy
5,000 extra points for @turnjose7 for being the first to turn in his 1-64 list.
and after entering this, I can say without a shadow of a doubt that there will be zero, none, nada, zilch, negatory changes after you send in a list.
and after entering this, I can say without a shadow of a doubt that there will be zero, none, nada, zilch, negatory changes after you send in a list.
krista4
Footballguy
FairWarning
Footballguy
My final rankings, quite different from the consensus-
1- Taxman
2- Day Tripper
3- Tomorrow Never Knows
4- While My Guitar Gently Weeps
5- Hey Bulldog
6- Oh Darling
7- Penny Lane
8- Things We Said Today
9- Paperback Writer’
10- Here, There, and Everywhere
11- Dear Prudence
12- Think For Yourself
13- Ticket to Ride
14-Nowhere Man
15- The Long and Winding Road
16- Somnething
17- Across the Universe
18- Hello Goodbye
19- Do You Want to Know a Secret
20- Back in the USSR
21- The Fool on the Hill
22- Drive My Car
23- I Want to Tell You
24- If I Fell
25- Oh-La-Di
1- Taxman
2- Day Tripper
3- Tomorrow Never Knows
4- While My Guitar Gently Weeps
5- Hey Bulldog
6- Oh Darling
7- Penny Lane
8- Things We Said Today
9- Paperback Writer’
10- Here, There, and Everywhere
11- Dear Prudence
12- Think For Yourself
13- Ticket to Ride
14-Nowhere Man
15- The Long and Winding Road
16- Somnething
17- Across the Universe
18- Hello Goodbye
19- Do You Want to Know a Secret
20- Back in the USSR
21- The Fool on the Hill
22- Drive My Car
23- I Want to Tell You
24- If I Fell
25- Oh-La-Di
Tom Hagen
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This is a great idea. @krista4 thank you for offering to make a donation for me as well and I would also like it to go to Chance for Hope. I can't think a a better option then supporting @bigbottom and honoring Chance. I will also send $100 of my own as a thank you for everything you have done here.Wow. Thanks so much @krista4. I kind of feel like I should be giving you money.As for my charity, I'd like to donate it to @bigbottom's Chance for Hope Foundation. In the past 30 days I've gotten to know BB - and through him Chance - and I'm a better person for it.
bigbottom
Footballguy
This place never ceases to amaze me. @krista4, @ekbeats and @Tom Hagen, thank you so much for your thoughtfulness and generosity. We recently received a grant to open a sixth Chance for Hope Residence, but the grant only covers about 80% of the annual cost for one year. These donations will be earmarked to cover the delta.
And @Shaft41, thank you so much for the important work you do on behalf of orphans. What an incredibly noble cause.
And @Shaft41, thank you so much for the important work you do on behalf of orphans. What an incredibly noble cause.
Guido Merkins
Footballguy
Thanks to everyone who contributed. It was fun doing the write ups, but I realized pretty early how difficult it was and how amazed I was at @krista4 original write ups. Finding something interesting to say about all those songs was really hard.
Anybody can wax poetic about A Day In The Life or Here, There, and Everywhere, but what do you say about Tell Me What You See that's more than a couple of sentences? I was forced to dig really deep. Much deeper than on my original thread which, because it was about the history of the band, was a much bigger topic and therefore, I had much more to say. I'm in awe of her that she did it once, then did it again. Thank you so much!!!
And @Getzlaf15 who kept the train on the track and had the least appealing job of any of us and got the least amount of credit. But behind the scenes, he was great with encouragement and always letting us know what was going on. And his job wasn't done until the very end. Thank you my friend!!!
Thank you everyone!!!!
Anybody can wax poetic about A Day In The Life or Here, There, and Everywhere, but what do you say about Tell Me What You See that's more than a couple of sentences? I was forced to dig really deep. Much deeper than on my original thread which, because it was about the history of the band, was a much bigger topic and therefore, I had much more to say. I'm in awe of her that she did it once, then did it again. Thank you so much!!!
And @Getzlaf15 who kept the train on the track and had the least appealing job of any of us and got the least amount of credit. But behind the scenes, he was great with encouragement and always letting us know what was going on. And his job wasn't done until the very end. Thank you my friend!!!
Thank you everyone!!!!
heckmanm
Footballguy
Does someone know how many "Singles" there were for purposes of this and K4's original threads?
Looking at Wikipedia, I see a lot of album tracks also released on singles. If I count just those noted as "non-album" tracks, I end up with 26 if I exclude things like the German one and post-1970.
I want to get a breakdown of my 1-64 list, both in terms of songs per album and % of songs per album. For that purpose I want to count "Singles" as one album.
TIA
Looking at Wikipedia, I see a lot of album tracks also released on singles. If I count just those noted as "non-album" tracks, I end up with 26 if I exclude things like the German one and post-1970.
I want to get a breakdown of my 1-64 list, both in terms of songs per album and % of songs per album. For that purpose I want to count "Singles" as one album.
TIA
Guido Merkins
Footballguy
I'm not sure about the others, but I always go by the British catalog to determine that.
To my memory, the only singles that were on albums were all on the Please Please Me, Magical Mystery Tour (which is technically a US album), Let It Be, and Abbey Road albums. The other UK albums had no singles on them....
This is a good link with a list right at the top
https://udel.edu/~mm/beatles/music/singles.html
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heckmanm
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Much more readable than what I was looking at on Wikipedia, so thanks much for that link.
It has 22 singles (44 songs), but a fair number of those were also album tracks. I't just my
ness, but I want to be able to track that my top 64 has X% of each album, including X% of singles. So I still need to weed out the album tracks from that list. EDIT - I found the original 2019 thread and got the list of singles from there - 33 total. So
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These were the 34 considered "Singles":
All You Need Is Love
Baby You're A Rich Man
Bad Boy
Day Tripper
Don't Let Me Down
Free As A Bird
From Me To You
Hello, Goodbye
Hey Jude
I Call Your Name
I Feel Fine
I Want To Hold Your Hand
I'll Get You
I'm Down
Lady Madonna
Long Tall Sally
Matchbox
Old Brown Shoe
Paperback Writer
Penny Lane
Rain
Real Love
Revolution
She Loves You
She's A Woman
Slow Down
Strawberry Fields Forever
Thank You Girl
The Ballad Of John And Yoko
The Inner Light
This Boy
We Can Work It Out
Yes It Is
You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)
heckmanm
Footballguy
heckmanm
Footballguy
I mis-counted. There were 32 in the 2019 list, and yours includes Free as a Bird and Real Love that weren't on that list.
heckmanm
Footballguy
So aaaaaaaanyway, all of the above so I can say that I think I have my 64 songs and just need to review the order. Some stats:
The following albums have > 50% of their songs represented
The following albums have > 50% of their songs represented
- Revolver (9 of 14)
- Abbey Road (5 of 10, counting the medley as 1)
- Magical Mystery Tour EP (3 of 6)
- 10 (of 30) from the White Album
- 10 (of 34) singles
- 9 (of 14) from Revolver, as noted above
- 6 (of 14) from Rubber Soul
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Are there any singles that never found their way to an album?
Sorry, yes, I forgot the 2019 original didn't include these 2. When this was started Getz said " I added Free As A Bird and Real Love, distinguishing them from others in that they were original songs. Basically limiting this only to albums and singles released while they were a band (not on Anthologies later), plus those two originals released later. "
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Thanks. I'm assuming they all made it to at least one of the Anthology collections or the red/blue albums.
heckmanm
Footballguy
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
trememdous job, folks.
y'know, as i've gotten older, the less & less list-oriented i've become. and having watched serious artists work their fusions of notes & notions up close and seen how incidental-unto-accidental the process actually is most of the time, i would tend to look askance at the kind of critical atomization of a creative oeuvre exercised here. put me in the firefly-watching over firefly-catching camp.
but sumn different, special happened here. enthusiasm may not be an art, but it's an energy of a much higher order than i realized. perhaps the greatest of all Beatle miracles is how activating their music is to such a wide range of people. and now i see that exploring the motive and mechanics behind the production of all the tunes parallels how people are touched by the result. it is, in itself, an expression of what activates them and, really & essentailly, isnt that what art is? well done -
y'know, as i've gotten older, the less & less list-oriented i've become. and having watched serious artists work their fusions of notes & notions up close and seen how incidental-unto-accidental the process actually is most of the time, i would tend to look askance at the kind of critical atomization of a creative oeuvre exercised here. put me in the firefly-watching over firefly-catching camp.
but sumn different, special happened here. enthusiasm may not be an art, but it's an energy of a much higher order than i realized. perhaps the greatest of all Beatle miracles is how activating their music is to such a wide range of people. and now i see that exploring the motive and mechanics behind the production of all the tunes parallels how people are touched by the result. it is, in itself, an expression of what activates them and, really & essentailly, isnt that what art is? well done -
Guido Merkins
Footballguy
You're right. It's more than I thought. I forgot about the movie soundtracks.....Much more readable than what I was looking at on Wikipedia, so thanks much for that link.
It has 22 singles (44 songs), but a fair number of those were also album tracks. I't just my
EDIT - I found the original 2019 thread and got the list of singles from there - 33 total. So
First, I'll reiterate that completing these stats took considerably less time and effort than The Fab 3 has put into this process. So, once again, thank you to Guido, K4, and Getz for all their hard work. Here are some nerdy stats I've cooked up. If could possibly calculate some more if you have any requests. Depending on the detail needed I may have it available to me relatively easily.
Overall song breakdown by Album (All songs)
(Total songs ranked / Total songs on Album)
29 / 34 Singles
24 / 30 White Album
14 / 14 Rubber Soul
13 / 13 Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
13 / 14 Revolver
12 / 13 A Hard Day's Night
12 / 14 Help!
11 / 14 Beatles for Sale
9 / 10 Abbey Road
9 / 12 Let It Be
9 / 14 With The Beatles
8 / 14 Please Please Me
6 / 6 Magical Mystery Tour
3 / 4 Yellow Submarine
All songs from Rubber Soul, Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and Magical Mystery Tour were selected.
Probably not surprising that nearly 34% (11 of 34) of the unranked songs came from The first 2 albums
Overall song breakdown by Album (Top 100 songs)
17 Singles
12 White Album
10 Revolver
9 A Hard Day's Night
9 Rubber Soul
8 Let It Be
7 Abbey Road
7 Help!
7 Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
4 Beatles for Sale
4 Please Please Me
3 Magical Mystery Tour
2 With The Beatles
1 Yellow Submarine
I don't see any surprises here
With The Beatles had only 2 of 9 ranked songs in the top 100. Beatles For Sale 4 of 11. On the flip side Let It Be had 8 of it's 9 total within the top 100
Overall song breakdown by Album (Top 64 songs)
15 Singles
7 White Album
6 Abbey Road
6 Let It Be
6 Revolver
5 Help!
5 Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
4 A Hard Day's Night
4 Rubber Soul
2 Please Please Me
1 Beatles for Sale
1 Magical Mystery Tour
1 With The Beatles
1 Yellow Submarine
Every album accounted for at least 1 in the top 64
52% (15 of 29) of the singles that were ranked came in top 64.
23% (15 of 64) of the songs in the top 64 were Singles
Overall song breakdown by Album (All songs)
(Total songs ranked / Total songs on Album)
29 / 34 Singles
24 / 30 White Album
14 / 14 Rubber Soul
13 / 13 Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
13 / 14 Revolver
12 / 13 A Hard Day's Night
12 / 14 Help!
11 / 14 Beatles for Sale
9 / 10 Abbey Road
9 / 12 Let It Be
9 / 14 With The Beatles
8 / 14 Please Please Me
6 / 6 Magical Mystery Tour
3 / 4 Yellow Submarine
All songs from Rubber Soul, Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and Magical Mystery Tour were selected.
Probably not surprising that nearly 34% (11 of 34) of the unranked songs came from The first 2 albums
Overall song breakdown by Album (Top 100 songs)
17 Singles
12 White Album
10 Revolver
9 A Hard Day's Night
9 Rubber Soul
8 Let It Be
7 Abbey Road
7 Help!
7 Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
4 Beatles for Sale
4 Please Please Me
3 Magical Mystery Tour
2 With The Beatles
1 Yellow Submarine
I don't see any surprises here
With The Beatles had only 2 of 9 ranked songs in the top 100. Beatles For Sale 4 of 11. On the flip side Let It Be had 8 of it's 9 total within the top 100
Overall song breakdown by Album (Top 64 songs)
15 Singles
7 White Album
6 Abbey Road
6 Let It Be
6 Revolver
5 Help!
5 Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
4 A Hard Day's Night
4 Rubber Soul
2 Please Please Me
1 Beatles for Sale
1 Magical Mystery Tour
1 With The Beatles
1 Yellow Submarine
Every album accounted for at least 1 in the top 64
52% (15 of 29) of the singles that were ranked came in top 64.
23% (15 of 64) of the songs in the top 64 were Singles
Highest rated song for each album
Rank Song Album
1 A Day In The Life Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
2 In My Life Rubber Soul
3 Abbey Road Medley Abbey Road
4 Hey Jude Singles
5 While My Guitar Gently Weeps White Album
8 Let It Be Let It Be
10 Yesterday Help!
12 Eleanor Rigby Revolver
15 A Hard Day's Night A Hard Day's Night
30 Hey Bulldog Yellow Submarine
33 I Am The Walrus Magical Mystery Tour
43 I Saw Her Standing There Please Please Me
48 All My Loving With The Beatles
58 Eight Days A Week Beatles for Sale
Top 5 songs from 5 different albums. Probably not a surprise
Rank Song Album
1 A Day In The Life Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
2 In My Life Rubber Soul
3 Abbey Road Medley Abbey Road
4 Hey Jude Singles
5 While My Guitar Gently Weeps White Album
8 Let It Be Let It Be
10 Yesterday Help!
12 Eleanor Rigby Revolver
15 A Hard Day's Night A Hard Day's Night
30 Hey Bulldog Yellow Submarine
33 I Am The Walrus Magical Mystery Tour
43 I Saw Her Standing There Please Please Me
48 All My Loving With The Beatles
58 Eight Days A Week Beatles for Sale
Top 5 songs from 5 different albums. Probably not a surprise
Songs with at #1 votes
Votes Song
11 In My Life
8 Abbey Road Medley
6 A Day In The Life
5 Tomorrow Never Knows
5 While My Guitar Gently Weeps
3 A Hard Day's Night
3 Here Comes The Sun
3 Strawberry Fields Forever
2 Across The Universe
2 Eleanor Rigby
2 I Want To Hold Your Hand
2 I've Just Seen A Face
2 Let It Be
2 Yesterday
1 Got To Get You Into My Life
1 Hey Bulldog
1 Hey Jude
1 I'm A Loser
1 I've Got A Feeling
1 Michelle
1 Paperback Writer
1 Rain
1 Revolution
1 Taxman
1 The Ballad Of John And Yoko
1 The Long And Winding Road
1 Things We Said Today
1 Ticket To Ride
1 You Can't Do That
# of songs per album that had a #1 ranking
7 Singles
4 Let It Be
4 Revolver
3 A Hard Day's Night
3 Help!
2 Abbey Road
2 Rubber Soul
1 Beatles for Sale
1 Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1 White Album
1 Yellow Submarine
Only 1 #1 on White Album out of 24 ranked songs.
No #1s from With The Beatles, Please Please Me or Magical Mystery Tour,
A few additional tidbits
Votes Song
11 In My Life
8 Abbey Road Medley
6 A Day In The Life
5 Tomorrow Never Knows
5 While My Guitar Gently Weeps
3 A Hard Day's Night
3 Here Comes The Sun
3 Strawberry Fields Forever
2 Across The Universe
2 Eleanor Rigby
2 I Want To Hold Your Hand
2 I've Just Seen A Face
2 Let It Be
2 Yesterday
1 Got To Get You Into My Life
1 Hey Bulldog
1 Hey Jude
1 I'm A Loser
1 I've Got A Feeling
1 Michelle
1 Paperback Writer
1 Rain
1 Revolution
1 Taxman
1 The Ballad Of John And Yoko
1 The Long And Winding Road
1 Things We Said Today
1 Ticket To Ride
1 You Can't Do That
# of songs per album that had a #1 ranking
7 Singles
4 Let It Be
4 Revolver
3 A Hard Day's Night
3 Help!
2 Abbey Road
2 Rubber Soul
1 Beatles for Sale
1 Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1 White Album
1 Yellow Submarine
Only 1 #1 on White Album out of 24 ranked songs.
No #1s from With The Beatles, Please Please Me or Magical Mystery Tour,
A few additional tidbits
- In My Life had the most #1s (11). That's 15% of the total. (71 lists were submitted)
- 5 songs (Tomorrow Never Knows, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, A Day In The Life, Abbey Road Medley, and In My Life) accounted for nearly half (35) of the first place votes
- Highest rated song with no #1s - 7 Something
krista4
Footballguy
krista4
Footballguy
This is a fantastic point. He was a great communicator all along. Also can't overlook the work he did in setting up the master document!
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
Good to see George have a nice run in the top 10.
I wish I had composer information to get some overall numbers on who wrote the songs we liked but I don't get paid enough for that task.
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
here is a sloppy, piecemeal list - from coming through wiki, etc. on my personal list - didn't do them all
Strawberry Fields Forever1967JL
Eleanor Rigby1966RevolverPM
Money/Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End1969Abby RoadPM
In My Life1965Rubber SoulJL
Lady Madonna1968PM
If I Needed Someone1965Rubber SoulGH
The Fool On The Hill1967Magical Mystery TourPM
She Said She Said1966RevolverJL
I Me Mine1970Let It BeGH
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)1965Rubber SoulJL
Savoy Truffle1968White AlbumGH
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away1965Help!JL
Things We Said Today1964A Hard Day's NightPM
Hey Bulldog1969Yellow SubmarineJL
She's Leaving Home1967Sgt. Pepper's LHCBPM
I'm Only Sleeping1966RevolverJL
For No One1966RevolverPM
Don't Bother me1963With The BeatlesGH
The Night Before1965Help!PM
Cry Baby Cry1968White AlbumJL
Something1969Abby RoadGH
While My Guitar Gently Weeps1968White AlbumGH
Penny Lane1967PM
Yesterday1965Help!PM
Long, Long, Long1968White AlbumGH
Here Comes The Sun1969Abby RoadGH
Nowhere Man1965Rubber SoulJL
Across The Universe1970Let It BeJL
Dear Prudence1968White AlbumJL
I Need You1965Help!GH
A Day In The Life1967Sgt. Pepper's LHCBJL
It's All Too Much1969Yellow SubmarineGH
Taxman1966RevolverGH
Blackbird1968White AlbumPM
Mother Nature's Son1968White AlbumJL
Im A Loser1964Beatles For SaleJL
I'm Looking Through You1965Rubber SoulPM
I Dig A Pony1970Let It BeJL
I Want To Tell You1966RevolverGH
Think For Yourself1965Rubber SoulGH
I'll Cry Instead1964A Hard Day's NightJL
I'll Follow The Sun1964Beatles For SalePM
Glass Onion1968White AlbumJL
Ticket To Ride1965Help!JL
You Can't Do That 1964JL
Love You To1966RevolverGH
Run For Your Life1965Rubber SoulPM
Lovely Rita1967Sgt. Pepper's LHCBPM
You Won't See Me1965Rubber SoulPM
I'm So Tired1968White AlbumJL
Getting Better1967Sgt. Pepper's LHCBPM
Got To Get You In My Life1966RevolverPM
Girl1965Rubber SoulJL
Sexy Sadie1968White AlbumJL
The Long And Winding Road1970Let It BePM
Zegras11
Footballguy
I can't thank you enough for this.
After crunching the numbers three years ago, the vast array of songs that the 35 voted on back then showed me how we all like the Beatles, in well, 35 different and amazing ways.
That's why three years later, I knew I wanted to do something to honor Krista and the incredible 2019 thread. It just felt like the time was right to do so.
I have no art ability. I can barely draw a stick figure. I couldn't even play the recorder. I can't read a note. Yet, I'm surrounded by a wife that can play piano by ear, a daughter that played the opening solo to Rhapsody in Blue on the clarinet, the day before she finished HS at Carnegie Hall and a son that played the bassoon in advanced orchestras all the way through college.
Krista liked my idea to do another countdown, and then quickly added Guido on because she knew he had insane knowledge to share for all to enjoy.
At this point, I realized that I might be able to orchestrate my first ever piece of art. Make no mistake, I'm the Ringo in all of this just watching and compiling the brilliance of the Krista and Guido writings. They had limited time, so I knew I had to do all of the other things besides crunch the numbers to make this work. We wound up being a great, ####### team. Guido is one of the coolest and most humble cats I've ever associated with.
I am very proud of my first piece of art. And humbled that you have made such nice comments about our efforts.
Peace
Ringo
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
if Ringo went to Oz, the Wiz would say he keeps the beat best cuz he has the most heart.
*Getzlaff solo showcase*
...and, in the end, the art you make is equal to the ears you wake. la-LAAAAAAAAAAAA...
Dennis Castro
Footballguy
I just heard ‘In My Life’ go by on my streaming service, and do you know what? I think I like it just a tad less now that I know the interlude is a piano and not a harpsichord. The sound of the piano just jumped right out at me and I have no idea how I ever could have thought otherwise.
Still my #1 though.
Still my #1 though.
krista4
Footballguy
This is not intended to disparage the effort, an effort I'm not willing at this point to make myself, but some of these are definitely not accurate. I didn't look through the whole list but saw these two right away.
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Binky The Doormat
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yeah, no doubt ...I was doing for myself and played pretty loosely ...
I can take it down
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