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don't be so cheesy.Been on these boards since ol' yeller and feel like I finally made it. I'll never post here again--might as well end on a high note.
don't be so cheesy.Been on these boards since ol' yeller and feel like I finally made it. I'll never post here again--might as well end on a high note.
Paul did give her a compliment in the past saying she had "the best female voice in the world: melodic, tuneful and distinctive." I don't know if that comment had anything to do with their cover of the Beatles song though, which was actually the first single ever by The Carpenters. Paul also said in the past that "We've Only Just Begun" was his and Linda's favorite song as newlyweds, and he also had Richard and Karen sit in on a session with him when he was solo. Paul was a Carpenters fan!I saw that there was a Carpenters cover out there but hadn't listened, not knowing how deliciously awful it would be. (And I do like Karen Carpenter.)
All of it excites me.Sitar-laden "Norwegian Wood" is still alive, and there's some Indian stuff in top-10 "Across the Universe."
I'd thought you'd be most excited about "I've Just Seen A Face" being 50/50 to make the top 10 now.
Unless you're talking about my list specifically (which, why would you?), I could hardly see "I Want You" as a darkhorse. I think it's overall very well regarded. Maybe "She's Leaving Home" is less so, but mostly because it's dreck.Ticket to Ride, way overrated. It's a good tune, but top 20? When / if folks ask me what I'd bump out of the "upper echelon" to include some dark horses (I've mentioned "I Want You (She's So Heavy and She's Leaving Home, for instance), Ticket to Ride and Taxman would be the tunes I'd bump.
Are you saying, by chance, that it's A RINGO SHOWCASE!????The best beat of any Beatles song belongs to Ticket to Ride. Just a fabulous swing.
Love that description!Husker Du is a great call for a cover of Ticket to Ride. To mix things up, I'll throw out the horribly great version by Vanilla Fudge who have a way with reworking original tunes in all new but less listenable ways. I love the Fudge.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMrR8y8xurA
She had a phenomenal voice. She should stay off drums the same way Ringo should stay off vocals.Paul did give her a compliment in the past saying she had "the best female voice in the world: melodic, tuneful and distinctive." I don't know if that comment had anything to do with their cover of the Beatles song though, which was actually the first single ever by The Carpenters. Paul also said in the past that "We've Only Just Begun" was his and Linda's favorite song as newlyweds, and he also had Richard and Karen sit in on a session with him when he was solo. Paul was a Carpenters fan!
I didn't need to add a here, did I? LMK.Unless you're talking about my list specifically (which, why would you?), I could hardly see "I Want You" as a darkhorse. I think it's overall very well regarded. Maybe "She's Leaving Home" is less so, but mostly because it's dreck.
When you're 64?Look forward to perusing this thread with my grandchildren.
To be consistent with some of my other personal rankings, this song should be lower on my list. But it isn't - its way up in my top 5.....debated putting it at #1 at some point. It's just such a beautiful song that never fails to lift my spirits. One of a handful of songs that are on my "having a bad day" playlist. Great song. Evokes the emotions one might have after seeing the sun for the first time in months......literally or figuratively.17. Here Comes The Sun (Abbey Road, 1969)
Beatles version: Spotify YouTube
Although this song is musically much more intricate and complicated than it seems, I'm not going to drone on and on about the musicality or analyze the structure, because what I love about this song is that it's joyous and luminous and perfect. The song came about in a way that, based on the lyrics, isn't at all surprising. George was getting fed up with all the business parts of being a musician, including all the tension at Apple due to the hiring of Allan Klein, the meetings with bankers and lawyers, the never-ending paperwork: "Anyway, it seems as if winter in England goes on forever; by the time spring comes you really deserve it. So one day I decided I was going to sag off Apple and I went over to Eric Clapton's house. The relief of not having to go and see all those dopey accountants was wonderful, and I walked around the garden with one of Eric's acoustic guitars and wrote Here Comes The Sun."
This is the last George song recorded by the Beatles, and sadly John did not participate in it due to first his car accident and then...I dunno, being John, I guess. The song isn't lacking anything by John's absence, though. George's vocal on this song is so sweet and pure, and he's supported well by a mysterious group of orchestral musicians that have never been identified, Paul on lovely backing vocals and bass, and especially by Ringo doing what Ringo does best - providing subtle support for the song and then adding a bit of depth where needed with fills and changes. The time signatures and changes in the song are incredible, but since I vowed not to analyze composition and structure, I"ll just tell you that George first described the song to Ringo as being "in seven-and-one-half time," and the song is variously in 7/8, 11/8, 4/4, and 2/4!
One unusual part worth mentioning is that George using a Moog synthesizer, which had only just been invented and George had had specially made. George admitted that when it arrived he had absolutely no idea how to use this monstrous contraption, which I think turned out well because the simple sounds he was able to get out of it complemented the song beautifully without going overboard.
Seems fitting that the last song from "Quiet Beatle" would be so quietly perfect.
Mr. krista: "That’s a great song. Seems like a song Stevie Wonder could have written, but with a great George Harrison riff."
Suggested cover: Please enjoy one of my top five favorite Beatles covers of all time: Richie Havens Here's his entire set at Woodstock, including this song
Indeed. My parents played them all the time at their parties. My older brother and younger sister really loved them growing up.She had a phenomenal voice. She should stay off drums the same way Ringo should stay off vocals.
Can't argue with Paul about Karen's voice.Paul did give her a compliment in the past saying she had "the best female voice in the world: melodic, tuneful and distinctive." I don't know if that comment had anything to do with their cover of the Beatles song though, which was actually the first single ever by The Carpenters. Paul also said in the past that "We've Only Just Begun" was his and Linda's favorite song as newlyweds, and he also had Richard and Karen sit in on a session with him when he was solo. Paul was a Carpenters fan!
Yeah, I definitely had to give up on consistency, too.To be consistent with some of my other personal rankings, this song should be lower on my list. But it isn't - its way up in my top 5.....debated putting it at #1 at some point. It's just such a beautiful song that never fails to lift my spirits. One of a handful of songs that are on my "having a bad day" playlist. Great song. Evokes the emotions one might have after seeing the sun for the first time in months......literally or figuratively.
Hmmm... I have never given up on consistency!Yeah, I definitely had to give up on consistency, too.
This song was one of the very last I dropped in order to make the 25 cutoff.16. Ticket To Ride (Help!, 1965)
Beatles version: Spotify YouTube
IT'S A RINGO SHOWCASE! I'm not surprised at anyone guessing this as my #1 or in my top 10, what with it being A RINGO SHOWCASE! and all. It missed out only because there are so many ####### great Beatles songs.
John described this song as one of the first heavy-metal songs, and he took credit for all but the drum parts on it, while Paul saw it as more of a 60/40 collaboration favoring John. I don't know who's correct, though with Paul contributing not only the drum arrangement but the bass, backing vocals, and the guitar solos, he certainly contributed significantly even if not in the songwriting. And I don't know that I'd call it "heavy metal," but the drums, the guitars and the overall fullness of the sound were certainly heavy for the time. I just know it's in my top 16 for being A RINGO SHOWCASE!
I don't want to downplay all the other great stuff going on in this RINGO SHOWCASE! There's some great guitar work by Paul on this song in the solos on the bridges and especially in the fade-out, and I love Ringo's shimmering tambourine that ends the solo on the bridge. I love John's cold, dry vocal, and Paul adds some amazing harmonies that fittingly lack the sweetness of earlier works; there's a little "ahhhh" that John does ~2:30-2:31 that ####### melts me. The coda at the end is marvelous, bringing in a new element in double-time with the "my baby don't care" line that hadn't been heard before. But what makes it A RINGO SHOWCASE! starts at the very beginning, with a short fill and then that crazy syncopated drum pattern that fills the verses. His overdubbed tambourine on the second and fourth beats serves to enhance how unusual the drumbeats are. Then in the bridge, the drums switch to a standard beat and Ringo utilizes the hi-hat for the first time, with a double-time tambourine also by Ringo in an overdub (actually coming in one beat early on the first bridge but not the second), offering a dramatic contrast to the syncopated verses. And - again with the fills - Ringo has a series of fills in which he never plays the same fill twice! Truly (all together now) A RINGO SHOWCASE!
Mr. krista: "I love how seamlessly he goes right to that hi-hat. If you watch the YouTube, you can see how boring and dumb that song would be otherwise. Watching reminds me of how everybody I know writes a drum or bass part, but he made something interesting in service of the song. He came up with a beat that was uniquely him and also makes the song. It’s not the same song without that beat, and it’s very instructive. You have to listen to a lot of rock to see the standard way, but when something deviates from that, it’s like describing a void – they didn’t do xyz. I love that song. It’s one of the main reasons why Ringo is the best, a fantastic drummer." (Obviously he knows this is A RINGO SHOWCASE!)
Suggested cover: Take a heavy song and make it heavier? Nice! Hüsker Dü
First one from my top 5 to bite the dust.18. Dear Prudence (White Album, 1968)
Do me a favor, kick Mr. Krista out of the room and listen to this. Wait for the guitar solo starting at about 6:00.Suggested cover: If you're not going to be able to capture it, and you're not,
I've never been a big dead fan, don't hate them though. This cover is great.Link fixed
Of all of their HUGE songs this one never really did it for me. Don’t get me wrong...it’s great...but not “Beatles great”.15. Help! (Help!, 1965)
And this one is a stew.Of all of their HUGE songs this one never really did it for me. Don’t get me wrong...it’s great...but not “Beatles great”.
All of the individual parts are there but when put together they don’t blow me away.
A wise man once said “I found that a hit record Is like a stew. All the ingredients have to cook together just right. Otherwise, it's just soup.”
Digging deep, I see.
Obviously I love this stew, but you're not the first person with semi-decent taste I know who didn't enjoy this one that much.Of all of their HUGE songs this one never really did it for me. Don’t get me wrong...it’s great...but not “Beatles great”.
All of the individual parts are there but when put together they don’t blow me away.
A wise man once said “I found that a hit record Is like a stew. All the ingredients have to cook together just right. Otherwise, it's just soup.”
I really like what they've done with the music, but I hate this vocal.Had a weird feeling it would be one of your top five. Listening to the link now!
THANKS!Digging deep, I see.
Obviously I love this stew, but you're not the first person with semi-decent taste I know who didn't enjoy this one that much.
Awww, kitteh has ears.
No ####### ####...His head will explode!
This was my #1. And I'm sure I was projecting that when I also predicted it as k4's #1.16. Ticket To Ride (Help!, 1965)
Beatles version: Spotify YouTube
IT'S A RINGO SHOWCASE! I'm not surprised at anyone guessing this as my #1 or in my top 10, what with it being A RINGO SHOWCASE! and all. It missed out only because there are so many ####### great Beatles songs.
John described this song as one of the first heavy-metal songs, and he took credit for all but the drum parts on it, while Paul saw it as more of a 60/40 collaboration favoring John. I don't know who's correct, though with Paul contributing not only the drum arrangement but the bass, backing vocals, and the guitar solos, he certainly contributed significantly even if not in the songwriting. And I don't know that I'd call it "heavy metal," but the drums, the guitars and the overall fullness of the sound were certainly heavy for the time. I just know it's in my top 16 for being A RINGO SHOWCASE!
I don't want to downplay all the other great stuff going on in this RINGO SHOWCASE! There's some great guitar work by Paul on this song in the solos on the bridges and especially in the fade-out, and I love Ringo's shimmering tambourine that ends the solo on the bridge. I love John's cold, dry vocal, and Paul adds some amazing harmonies that fittingly lack the sweetness of earlier works; there's a little "ahhhh" that John does ~2:30-2:31 that ####### melts me. The coda at the end is marvelous, bringing in a new element in double-time with the "my baby don't care" line that hadn't been heard before. But what makes it A RINGO SHOWCASE! starts at the very beginning, with a short fill and then that crazy syncopated drum pattern that fills the verses. His overdubbed tambourine on the second and fourth beats serves to enhance how unusual the drumbeats are. Then in the bridge, the drums switch to a standard beat and Ringo utilizes the hi-hat for the first time, with a double-time tambourine also by Ringo in an overdub (actually coming in one beat early on the first bridge but not the second), offering a dramatic contrast to the syncopated verses. And - again with the fills - Ringo has a series of fills in which he never plays the same fill twice! Truly (all together now) A RINGO SHOWCASE!
Mr. krista: "I love how seamlessly he goes right to that hi-hat. If you watch the YouTube, you can see how boring and dumb that song would be otherwise. Watching reminds me of how everybody I know writes a drum or bass part, but he made something interesting in service of the song. He came up with a beat that was uniquely him and also makes the song. It’s not the same song without that beat, and it’s very instructive. You have to listen to a lot of rock to see the standard way, but when something deviates from that, it’s like describing a void – they didn’t do xyz. I love that song. It’s one of the main reasons why Ringo is the best, a fantastic drummer." (Obviously he knows this is A RINGO SHOWCASE!)
Suggested cover: Take a heavy song and make it heavier? Nice! Hüsker Dü
58 is 25 in metric. The Beatles were British, Babbage.No ####### ####...
Here's what I got...
My top 25 in alphabetical order:
THIS IS 58 SONGS .
Fantastic. For some reason I would never have picked this as your #1. Obviously I think it's a nice choice, but you failed to mention that it's A RINGO SHOWCASE!This was my #1. And I'm sure I was projecting that when I also predicted it as k4's #1.
If an alien landed and told me I had 3 minutes to show why the Beatles were great, this is the record I'd play. Everything they ever did well either led to or sprung from this one.
I think it's John's first mature vocal and I don't know that he ever topped it. I don't know that he ever bested this lyric, either. I've never been quite sure exactly what he's trying to say here, other than "I'm lazy, she's not, I lose" - which is the perfect way to describe John.
The band on this record is in full control of what they're doing, and they're doing it better than anyone before or since. The playing and singing is breathtaking, as is the production. This record shimmers, man.
Fantastic. For some reason I would never have picked this as your #1. Obviously I think it's a nice choice, but you failed to mention that it's A RINGO SHOWCASE!
Oh, I did? It was so long ago I couldn’t recall.
I didn't think I needed to since you mentioned it a time or two.
Which reminds me...Awww, kitteh has ears.
Are they vampires?Which reminds me...
None of my animals are “mirror aware”. They pay no attention to their reflections. I think they’re dumb.
Obviously it's hard to search for a song. Especially with this search "engine". Suggested hack: use a unique word you might have used in the write-up or one you remember from a response. Like "cornucopia". Might help you find some quick onesThat's my last write-up for tonight. The next one will probably take a while. As I mentioned in posts that no one reads, I have a bright line above #15, and then another bright line above #13, so the next two are in my coveted tiny second tier.
I shall now commence inserting more links in the first post.
Maybe?Are they vampires?
####. I think I forgot 2 songsNo ####### ####...
Here's what I got...
My top 25 in alphabetical order:
A Day In The Life
A Hard Days Night
Abbey Road Medley
Across The Univere
All My Loving
All You Need Is Love
And Your Bird Can Sing
Ballad of John and Yoko
Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite
Blackbird
Can't Buy My Love
Dear Prudence
Dig A Pony
Don't Let Me Down
Elanor Rigby
Fixing A Hole
Fool on the Hill
Get Back
Glass Onion
Hello, Goodbye
Help!
Here Comes The Sun
Here, There, And Evreywhere
Hey Jude
I Am The Walrus
I Me Mine
I'm Looking Through You
I'm Only Sleeping
I'm So Tired
I've Got A Feeling
I've Just Seen A Face
If I Needed SOmeone
In My Life
Let It Be
Love Me Do
Lovely Rita
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
Magical Mystery Tour
Maxwelll's Silver Hammer
Michelle
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Octopus' Garden
O! Darling
One After 909
Paperback writer
Penny Lane
Revolution (the good one)
Something
Strawberry Fields Forever
Twist and Shout
We Can Work It Out
What Goes On
When I'm Sixty-Four
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
With A Little Help From My Friends
Yellow Submarine
Your Mother Should Know
THIS IS 58 SONGS .
Aw man, thought this one would make it. All-timer for me. My #3, I think. Great lyric. Sophisticated, yet so direct.15. Help! (Help!, 1965)
my #4Aw man, thought this one would make it. All-timer for me. My #3, I think. Great lyric. Sophisticated, yet so direct.
“Wait” should be there between Twist and Shout and We Can Work it Out.####. I think I forgot 2 songs
I'll queue it up...“Wait” should be there between Twist and Shout and We Can Work it Out.