The Beatles
Flying
Magical Mystery Tour
(1967)

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jimbaca
Mar 24, 2013 - 07:32
I believe this is the only Beatles song where the songwriting credit is given to all four Beatles!


kojiroh
Mar 24, 2013 - 07:30
So much awesomeness.


Lazarus
Jan 20, 2013 - 13:34
Cynaera wrote:
I KNEW I knew this song! Haven't heard it in ages, but what a welcome sound. Thanks, RP! I'm dancing.... Slowly, carefully, and as gracefully as this crippled-up old body will allow...


miss you...

love this song...




saph
Nov 18, 2012 - 20:11
losthiker wrote:
Anybody else now associate this with Harry Shearer's Le Show.

Yes!


losthiker
Oct 18, 2012 - 11:45
Anybody else now associate this with Harry Shearer's Le Show.


boober
Oct 18, 2012 - 11:44
Any old folk from Ny or NJ recognize this tune.
One of the DJ's from WNEW-FM in New York used this tune to either open or close their show(or both)
I thought it might had been Allison Steele(The Night Bird)


HearsayDave
Oct 18, 2012 - 11:43
Mediocre Beatles track. Rare event.


(former member)
Sep 16, 2012 - 22:20


Everybody in my hotel room loves this song...




LongGoneDaddy
Aug 16, 2012 - 10:46
debobasu wrote:
They stole the melody from a famous indian raga, I wonder if they credit that...

yeah, George is talking to the Maharishi about it right now. No worries.


debobasu
Aug 16, 2012 - 10:44
They stole the melody from a famous indian raga, I wonder if they credit that...


PLezam9109
Jun 14, 2012 - 09:58
parrothead wrote:
I think this is the only Beatles tune that all of the fab four take song writing credits.

No, it is not. {#Mrgreen} . I remember " Dig it " from Let it be, at first. A quick search shows at least:

Suzy Parker ( Let it be film)
12-bar original ( Anthology 2 )
Los Paranoias ( Anthology 3 )




kanga311
Jun 14, 2012 - 09:23
Worst album cover EVER...but oh so many treasures await inside... {#Sunny}


lemmoth
Jun 14, 2012 - 09:22
Yes!!!! My favorite Beatles song of all time!!!! Thanks RP {#Bananapiano}


jagdriver
May 24, 2012 - 15:51
Proclivities wrote:

This was not originally an "album" in the U.K.; it was a 2-disc, six-song, EP. So, it was possibly a little more difficult to lie back get into the flow for Fred and some other folks over there when this came out.


Yeah, I bought a copy in Bermuda when I was 15. I wondered about its authenticity, though, because it was on some label called Parlophone.

I sure wish I still had it today!




jagdriver
May 24, 2012 - 15:48
jim1964 wrote:
I've always liked this song.

And I always wished it were longer.


Proclivities
Feb 08, 2012 - 12:14
bronorb wrote:


Wrong.
We (old folks, now) used to listen to the whole album back when this came out. "Flying" was just one of the songs that, put together with the rest, created a phenomenal piece of work.
Great album.

This was not originally an "album" in the U.K.; it was a 2-disc, six-song, EP. So, it was possibly a little more difficult to lie back get into the flow for Fred and some other folks over there when this came out.



xtalman
Feb 08, 2012 - 12:01
fredriley wrote:
There's often a reason why obscure tracks off 'classic' albums are obscure, and this effort is a good illustration: dire and boring. Even the Beatles put out plenty of clunkers.

This is filler and yes I agree the Beatles did put out there share of clunkers. Time makes us forget that though.


ubuntourist
Feb 08, 2012 - 12:00
Ooooo. I haven't heard this in a very long time!


kaybee
Jan 07, 2012 - 16:55
bronorb wrote:


Wrong.
We (old folks, now) used to listen to the whole album back when this came out. "Flying" was just one of the songs that, put together with the rest, created a phenomenal piece of work.
Great album.

I've always loved this album. This is one of the "worst" songs on the album and I still gave it a 7. There's a lot of great stuff on it: Strawberry Fields, Penny Lane, Walrus and yes, Blue Jay Way!



Jeff09
Oct 04, 2011 - 17:09
Beautiful! If you have access, don't miss the Scorsese documentary on George Harrison...tomorrow and Thursday nights on HBO.



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