The Beatles

Subject: RE: The Beatles
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 25 Jun 02 - 08:22 PM

The fool on The Hull.

Subject: RE: The Beatles
From: Justa Picker
Date: 25 Jun 02 - 08:36 PM

"Because"

Subject: RE: The Beatles
From: John P
Date: 26 Jun 02 - 01:38 AM

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Subject: RE: The Beatles
From: Terry K
Date: 26 Jun 02 - 03:38 AM

Girl

Subject: RE: The Beatles
From: GUEST,toribw who should be working
Date: 26 Jun 02 - 12:55 PM

I'm Only Sleeping

Subject: RE: The Beatles
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 26 Jun 02 - 01:24 PM

Lovely Rita is still a fave of mine, partly because of the short, honky-tonk piano break McCartney plays.

Subject: RE: The Beatles
From: GUEST
Date: 26 Jun 02 - 01:31 PM

LEJ,

The piano break was played by George Martin

Subject: RE: The Beatles
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 26 Jun 02 - 01:33 PM

No kidding? Did Martin play on many other Beatles tunes?

Subject: RE: The Beatles
From: GUEST
Date: 26 Jun 02 - 01:36 PM

Yep, LEJ. He played on a lot. One of the best known examples is the instrumental break in 'In My Life'

Subject: RE: The Beatles
From: fat B****rd
Date: 26 Jun 02 - 03:04 PM

"Rvolution on the head" is a great source of info regarding all Beatles recordings. Sorry I forget who compiled it.

Subject: RE: The Beatles
From: GUEST
Date: 26 Jun 02 - 03:08 PM

Ian Macdonald

Subject: RE: The Beatles
From: GUEST,Steven G.
Date: 26 Jun 02 - 05:19 PM

Get Back is a great song..

Subject: RE: The Beatles
From: Celtic Soul
Date: 26 Jun 02 - 09:27 PM

Hide your love away, If I fell, Norwegian Wood, When I'm 64.

But I guess I'd have to vote for "Take the back right turn". A buddy of mine, when he was young mistook the lyrics in "Paperback Writer" for the above. It always reminds me of him, so it has to be my fave.

Subject: RE: The Beatles
From: Wincing Devil
Date: 27 Jun 02 - 12:21 AM

Yellow Submarine, Octopus'e Garden, Eleanor Rigby, "Sie Lieb Dich Ja, Ja, Ja" (Auf Deutsch!)

Subject: RE: The Beatles
From: Shonagh
Date: 27 Jun 02 - 01:24 PM

My all time fave has to be Here comes the sun (do do do do!) It just makes me smile everytime I hear it! Paper back writer is brill, so is I am the walrus. The have to be one of the best bands ever. (this coming from a 17 year old!)

Subject: RE: The Beatles
From: GUEST
Date: 27 Jun 02 - 01:27 PM

Not one of the best bands ever...

Subject: RE: The Beatles
From: RolyH
Date: 27 Jun 02 - 01:54 PM

A Day in the Life or Turn,Turn,Turn.(can't make me mind up)

Subject: RE: The Beatles
From: beadie
Date: 27 Jun 02 - 02:33 PM

I can't recall any that I didn't like.

However, . . .

"You've got to hide your love away" This was a cover of the song as originally done by a vocal quartet called "the Silky." The album had perhaps a dozen songs, at least ten of which were Dylan compositions, and the instrumental accompaniment credits were given to Lennon, McCartney and Harrison.

"Back in the USSR" and "Paperback Writer" were examples of the Boys' tendency to admire the competition by recreating a style. Try to imagine the Beach Boys singing the former and The Monkees singing the latter.

Subject: RE: The Beatles
From: Bullfrog Jones
Date: 27 Jun 02 - 07:03 PM

You don't have to imagine the Beach Boys singing Back In The USSR, the Fabs did a pretty good impersonation. As for their best song it has to be their brilliant pastiche of The Byrds on Turn Turn Turn.....

BJ

Subject: RE: The Beatles
From: Jim Krause
Date: 27 Jun 02 - 11:53 PM

Right, on their Pistachio album. I hear this is soon to be re-released on the Humbug label.
Jim

Subject: RE: The Beatles
From: X
Date: 28 Jun 02 - 02:32 AM

Preferred the Kinks.