It's just an indication of how prolific the Beatles were that they first recorded the Harrison song "It's All Too Much" in 1967, actually before the release of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, but it did not thematically match that album, and they had planned to put it on the next release, Magical Mystery Tour, but it was pushed up to Yellow Submarine...
Always dug this song. No matter what version they played.
As for the teacher discussing their evolution from She Loves You to this and beyond, well, I just said today to my wife that the great thing about the Beatles was that even in the less profound songs, they were just really a huge level above a lot of the other songs at the time. For example, Help is not really deep but it is excellent. And, If I Fell was a musically complex song that changed keys: something unheard of then in Rock. Jazz and Classical yes but not Rock. I really appreciate them even more now (back then I really didn't think about key changes much).
Yes indeedy. I appreciate your willingness to buck the tide of disparagement that seems to have been elicited by this song. At some point it is worth recognizing that not everything that is good is supremely excellent. Good is pretty good sometimes.
I know this isn't George Harrison's best song, but listening to this, and to "I Want to Tell You" from Rubber Soul, I can't help but think that John and Paul sometimes liked to sabotage George's songs. Mind you, this is a remix so maybe the original is less stuffed.
If one doesn't mind reading the bitter account of an engineer who can't work out why he is the only man on the planet who credits himself with essentially turning an otherwise ordinary band into The Fab Four.
...and who the hell does that Martin guy think he was anyway??
a lot too much.. like at the end, when that's all they can think to say... at least they got the title right.
hey maybe this should be the title track of the next remixed anniversary lets-make-a-buck reissue. or better yet - a box set that includes every time each one of them ever belched in to a microphone. they could sequence them to make it sound like one long burp to the melody of love me do. and so many people would buy it, glorify and praise it. and on the seventh day the creators could rest, and look upon their work and say "it is right and (looking in their wallets) it is sooo good".
Apparently, this is appreciated in an "impaired" state (and that is up for debate as to what is "impaired"). Anyway, several of us were there-sorry the rest missed the experience. You'll find your own, hopefully....
"With your long blond hair and your eyes of blue...." - from Sorrow by the Merseybeats or the Merseys version of that group, quoted here by the greatest band in RnR history and covered by arguably the greatest British solo artist in RnR history, Mr. Bowie on his Pinups album.
I can't believe it! I finally found a Beatles song that I really dislike. I thought that was impossible, but there it is. Feel like the washing machine has an uneven load. But hey, the other hundred odd songs are all 10s.
Always dug this song. No matter what version they played.
As for the teacher discussing their evolution from She Loves You to this and beyond, well, I just said today to my wife that the great thing about the Beatles was that even in the less profound songs, they were just really a huge level above a lot of the other songs at the time. For example, Help is not really deep but it is excellent. And, If I Fell was a musically complex song that changed keys: something unheard of then in Rock. Jazz and Classical yes but not Rock. I really appreciate them even more now (back then I really didn't think about key changes much).
I teach a high school English class called Lyricism, and we moved onto The Beatles this week. We talked about the evolution of their lyrics from "She Loves You" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand" to songs like this and "Within You and Without You". My God, we witnessed genius back then. We were so fortunate.
Love this one, especially the super-buzzy geetar. But what does he say right at the beginning? I've always wondered...
Hey Dave, sounds like a candidate for Finish the Lyric "To your m_________"
I play this song to the younguns in my art appreciation class to expose them to the real creativity of The Beatles in the studio and how they layerd in backward looped guitar riffs, feedback, melotron and many other textures to the aural canvas. Just brilliant!
Does anyone hear "The Familily Family of Man" in this?
That song was released several years after this one. I don't hear it, but it would not surprise me if Three Dog Night or their producers were influenced by The Beatles. Lots of bands were.
It's just an indication of how prolific the Beatles were that they first recorded the Harrison song "It's All Too Much" in 1967, actually before the release of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, but it did not thematically match that album, and they had planned to put it on the next release, Magical Mystery Tour, but it was pushed up to Yellow Submarine...
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