ICHawk wrote: 
All of these little George Martin insertions make me respect him that much more - He's truly the fifth Beatle!  Take that Donovan! 

 SavetheTuna wrote: 

. . . And they always will.

 jimbaca wrote: 

You are correct. Martin played the passage on the piano at 1/2 tempo and then speeded up the tape to match the tempo of the song. Thus the 'harpsichord' effect.

 skyguy wrote: 
I think I read someplace that this is not really a harpsichord, but rather a piano "speeded up."  Apparently, George Martin's idea.  I may be misremembering.

 casey1024 wrote: 

I did exactly the same thing with my daughter.

I remember sitting in the dark with my baby girl in my arms, rocking her back to sleep while softly singing this song to her...

 ANNE_MARIE wrote: 
If they're anything like my teenage children, they'll prefer to hear the real thing..

 majdim7th wrote: 

That's cool... this is a great song...

If John Lennon couldn't make fanny packs cool, then no one ever will.

 calypsus_1 wrote: 

"8" just for the harpsichord

 treatment_bound wrote: 
As much as a do love it, this the one Beatles song that has fallen prey, IMO, to Classic Rock status. I prefer to not hear it as often as I can.

Unbelievable how well these guys hold up over the years

The Beatles 1969 photo sessions by rising70
http://www.flickr.com/photos/the_first_rays/

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treatment_bound wrote:
Buried my uncle (61!) last week while a video of his family photos and scenes from a 45 year marriage played to this song.

Worked in every way. Love you always, Eddie.

 romeotuma wrote: 
Laurence Juber's arrangement of this one (as with his other Beatles takes) is excellent. It's in standard -a fluke of sorts for a guy who resides in DADGAD and hangs out in several other non-standards throughout much of his extensive repertoire.

That said, the Beatles creation is delightful.

heartbreakingly beautiful. 

Danced to this song with my dad at my wedding... still makes me smile to hear it -10 

 gjr wrote: 
If some people dislike this song, that's their right.  I know several people who dislike most of The Beatles' material, and they are not all just "kids" who are "too young to appreciate it".  Some are folks in their 50's and 60's who didn't like The Beatles back then for whatever reasons.  Deleting listeners' accounts for matters of taste is a little extreme.
Anyhow, I think this song is brilliant - one of the best of The Beatles' catalog.  10+

They had James Taylor crooning this over the "dead actors montage" at the Oscars 3 weeks ago, and it really didn't work.  Sorry James.

anyone who rates this song below an 8 has all of their musical taste in their mouth........a 1??? are you serious???  maybe it's like the olympics in '76 when the scoreboard couldn't register 10 for nadia comenici so the judges gave her a 1.0??  that could be the only possible explaination....or bill should just delete those listeners accounts?? 

 toterola wrote: 
Maybe they have a personal reason on why it should be a 1.  I am infuriated about the 7 people who voted it a 2.

Groovy baby 

 On_The_Beach wrote: 
I remember seeing this cover art when the album came out. I was just a kid but I noticed how the Beatles were starting to look different, going from "A Hard Days Night" mop tops to a more psychedelic/adult look. I thought to myself "I'm stickin' to the Monkees" LOL!

Still love them both. 

Great song, great album and great cover photo/art.

One of my faves of theirs or any others'.  Short but profound and perfect.