![]() Yellow Submarine (1969) [ larger cover art ] |
'''Spoken:'''
To your mother!
It's all too much
It's all too much
When I look into your eyes
Your love is there for me
And the more I go inside
The more there is to see
It's all too much for me to take
The love that's shining all around you
Everywhere it's what you make for us to take
It's all too much
Floating down the stream of time
From life to life with me
Makes no difference where you are
Or where you'd like to be
It's all too much for me to take
The love that's shining all around here
All the world is birthday cake
So take a piece but not too much
Sell me on a silver sun
Where I know that I'm free
Show me that I'm everywhere
And get me home for tea
It's all too much for me to take
There's plenty there for everybody
The more you give, the more you get
The more it is and it's too much
Nice to have the time to take
This opportunity
Time for me to look at you
And you to look at me
It's all too much for me to see
The love that's shining all around here
The more I learn, the less I know
And what I do is all too much
It's all too much for me to take
The love that's shining all around you
Everywhere it's what you make for us to take
It's all too much
It's too much
It's too much
With your long blonde hair and your eyes of blue
With your long blonde hair and your eyes of blue
You're too much
We are getting better
Too much, too much
Too much, too much
Too much, too much
Too much, too much
Too much, too much
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| kingart (Brooklyn NY) | Posted: Apr 26, 2013 - 07:31 DELIGHTFUL. If I had to, or even could, pick my 10 favorite Beatle songs, this would be one of them. A mere five years from Twist and Shout to this... |
| WonderLizard (2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | Posted: Mar 25, 2013 - 19:41 (former member) wrote: 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... we be dancing... love it... Y'really think a 'bot wrote this? Just askin'... |
| bam23 (Berkeley) | Posted: Mar 25, 2013 - 19:41 bachbeet wrote: 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. |
| kaybee (Lost in the Wilds of Toronto) | Posted: Mar 25, 2013 - 19:36 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. Really this is one of their worst pieces. |
| Euskadita (MX) | Posted: Feb 22, 2013 - 08:57 jimj wrote: Wow. This really sucks. Too much! |
| slowhand (NC) | Posted: Feb 22, 2013 - 08:56 Marvelous !!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| jimj (end of the universe) | Posted: Feb 22, 2013 - 08:56 Wow. This really sucks. |
| zigzag | Posted: Dec 21, 2012 - 17:12 jagdriver wrote: (Recording engineer) Geoff Emerick's account, Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles is a far better account of this aspect of the Fabs' career. Yes. 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?? The Mark Lewisham book was my go-to. |
| midreaming | Posted: Dec 21, 2012 - 17:11 Rockit wrote: Yes a little too much! 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". |
| SanFranGayMan (San Francisco) | Posted: Oct 19, 2012 - 23:42 (former member) wrote: I agree... absolutely awesome song... 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.... |
| bachbeet | Posted: Oct 19, 2012 - 23:37 Huge step up from DMB. A definite Quantum Leap. |
| Rockit (Ottawa ON) | Posted: Sep 18, 2012 - 10:58 Yes a little too much! |
| jagdriver (Just a nod and a wink south of Paradise) | Posted: Jul 17, 2012 - 13:11 nagsheadlocal wrote: Hearing the fuzzed-out guitar reminds me of my favorite quote from Sir George Martin: "Sometimes there's nothing like NOISE!" His book, All You Need Is Ears is worth the trouble and cost of finding it if you are interested in the technical details of their recordings. (Recording engineer) Geoff Emerick's account, Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles is a far better account of this aspect of the Fabs' career. I also recommend: ![]() And I recently purchased Recording the Beatles, although I haven't dug into it yet. |
| lemmoth (NYC) | Posted: Jul 17, 2012 - 13:06 "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. |
| siandbeth (Santa Cruz California) | Posted: Jul 17, 2012 - 12:59 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. |
| nagsheadlocal (North Carolina, the new New Jersey) | Posted: Jul 17, 2012 - 12:57 Hearing the fuzzed-out guitar reminds me of my favorite quote from Sir George Martin: "Sometimes there's nothing like NOISE!" His book, All You Need Is Ears is worth the trouble and cost of finding it if you are interested in the technical details of their recordings. |
| xtalman (What dimension?) | Posted: Jul 17, 2012 - 12:55 shanydawg wrote: sounds like ringo was drunk on this one Was he sober during this time period? I know he is now. |
| bachbeet | Posted: Jun 15, 2012 - 22:44 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). |
| d-don (Oregon) | Posted: Apr 13, 2012 - 10:38 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. |
| shanydawg (Cariari, Costa Rica) | Posted: Apr 13, 2012 - 10:36 sounds like ringo was drunk on this one |
| kingart (Brooklyn NY) | Posted: Apr 13, 2012 - 10:36 Only a 9? What was I thinking? What a hopeful, upbeat, evocative song. |
| finoufk (Bordeaux - france) | Posted: Jan 09, 2012 - 05:19 LongGoneDaddy wrote: Rest in peace, John! Your star shines in the heavens, and are we grateful for the gifts you left us. PAX. This song is from George.... RIP too . |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Dec 08, 2011 - 10:12 MiracleDrug wrote: TEN BRILLIANT 'NUFF SAID I agree... absolutely awesome song... |
| MiracleDrug (Earth) | Posted: Dec 08, 2011 - 10:07 TEN BRILLIANT 'NUFF SAID |
| LongGoneDaddy | Posted: Dec 08, 2011 - 10:06 Rest in peace, John! Your star shines in the heavens, and are we grateful for the gifts you left us. PAX. |
| sharkartist | Posted: Oct 06, 2011 - 05:43 Dave_Mack wrote: 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! |
| peter_james_bond (West Of The Burg) | Posted: Sep 04, 2011 - 18:44 vstapf wrote: I know it makes me a bit of a freak, but I just have never really "gotten" the Beatles ... seem like nice guys, but I find their music boring :-(. Freak. |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Sep 04, 2011 - 18:42 rowdydaisy wrote: 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. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Sep 04, 2011 - 18:36 I'll dance to this... |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Aug 04, 2011 - 09:00 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... we be dancing... love it... |
| Dave_Mack (Ball of Confusion) | Posted: Jun 02, 2011 - 08:36 Love this one, especially the super-buzzy geetar. But what does he say right at the beginning? I've always wondered... |
| ezzyme (Hole in a hill above Santa Barbara, CA) | Posted: May 01, 2011 - 19:19 This was my favorite song after Fool on the Hill. Listened to it a lot way back then! It got airplay in my neighborhood. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: May 01, 2011 - 19:16 soooo cool... love it... |
| unclehud (300 feet above the planet) | Posted: Jan 27, 2011 - 10:10 GuiltyFeat wrote: Never heard this on any radio station ever in my 41 years. The original or this fun remix. Thank you. Original, but not as popular as the other Yellow Sub tunes. Not sure I ever heard in on the wireless, either, and I've been listening longer than 41 years. Of course, that's what makes RP great! |
| unclehud (300 feet above the planet) | Posted: Jan 27, 2011 - 10:07 Far out! It's all to much for me to take, man. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Jan 27, 2011 - 10:06 This song is soooo good for the ears... |
| vstapf (New York, NY) | Posted: Jan 27, 2011 - 10:06 I know it makes me a bit of a freak, but I just have never really "gotten" the Beatles ... seem like nice guys, but I find their music boring :-(. |
| GuiltyFeat (Ra'anana) | Posted: Jan 27, 2011 - 10:05 Never heard this on any radio station ever in my 41 years. The original or this fun remix. Thank you. |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Nov 25, 2010 - 09:25 Hmm. Got any more Arlo Guthrie to play, Bill? |
| The_Skipper (Niagara Falls, Canada) | Posted: Oct 24, 2010 - 16:49 rowdydaisy wrote: Does anyone hear "The Familily of Man" in this? Yes I can almost hear that Three Dog Night tune. You're right!Can you hear "Sorrow" near the end?. Once done by Bowie, but I'm sure The Beatles referred to the 60's version. |
| The_Skipper (Niagara Falls, Canada) | Posted: Oct 24, 2010 - 16:47 helgigermany wrote: Not good for Beatles and too long! Get a life man... |
| HazzeSwede (Vinyl Land) | Posted: Sep 23, 2010 - 00:30 F1 wrote: I consider any tampering with Beatles songs to be sacrilege. HazzeSwede wrote:So the Love album is out then ? Pyro wrote: for more than a year now Yes,Pyro,I knew that "LOVE". I think remastering as in this song,can be a good thing,not a sacrilege. The Love CD and the DVD,that has a very good sound,I truely Love ! STILL ! |
| mread (Sun Diego) | Posted: Sep 23, 2010 - 00:24 helgigermany wrote: Not good for Beatles and too long! You're on drugs. |
| mread (Sun Diego) | Posted: Sep 23, 2010 - 00:23 jimbaca wrote: Wasn't this song played during the closing credits of "Yellow Submarine?" It's the finale song — celebrating all things beautiful and the victory over the Blue Meanies. It plays as the closing song, then "All Together Now" plays over the credits. |
| rowdydaisy (Chicago, IL) | Posted: Aug 22, 2010 - 00:00 Does anyone hear "The Familily of Man" in this? |
| helgigermany (Germany) | Posted: Jun 19, 2010 - 04:23 Not good for Beatles and too long! |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: May 18, 2010 - 09:17 This song is soooo groovy... love it... |
| gjr (boston, ma) | Posted: May 18, 2010 - 09:10 jimbaca wrote: Wasn't this song played during the closing credits of "Yellow Submarine?" wasn't it "all together now"? can't remember...lost somewhere in the cobwebs inside................it's all too much.......LOVE this song |
| jimbaca (Albuquerque) | Posted: Apr 16, 2010 - 15:00 Wasn't this song played during the closing credits of "Yellow Submarine?" |
| sirdroseph (Tokyo) | Posted: Apr 16, 2010 - 14:58 The Beatles make me soul sing! |


