Ultimate Battle of The Beatles

Collie D

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

Nice to see Mean Mr. Mustard getting a vote. It's a good song. It was a tough draw in this group. For me, it could not beat Lucy etc., but I'm glad it's getting some acknowledgement.

Was equally happy to see Yes it Is get a vote. Lovely harmonies and would probably be up in my Top 20 but came up against a potential overall winner in Penny Lane unfortunately. Potential wild card from me.

Declan A Walsh

Collie D wrote: »

Was equally happy to see Yes it Is get a vote. Lovely harmonies and would probably be up in my Top 20 but came up against a potential overall winner in Penny Lane unfortunately. Potential wild card from me.

Yes It Is got two votes so far. It's actually a Beatles song that I don't really know. I will have to start listening to these undiscovered gems.

Arghus

Two of Us vs Can't Buy Me Love - Abstain.

Obviously, Can't Buy Me Love is brilliant and is going to walk it into the next round, but I do love Two of Us and can't vote against with my heart, even if, in my head, I know That Can't Buy Me Love is more inspired, iconic and revolutionary - so I abstain. I love the poignancy of Two of Us, Lennon and McCartney singing wistfully about the days gone by, camaraderie, memories and all that - while everyone was increasingly at each other's throats in the studio.

Taxman vs Love Me Do - Hmmm. Another tough one. Taxman...just about. I'd have no complaints if Love Me Do went through here. Very simple, but highly effective. That intro harmonica part is iconic - love that little trill thing he does towards the end, gives it so much character - those vocal harmonies. It's great, despite how basic it is.

But Taxman is a song I'd rather listen to. The opening song off Revolver. Even from the weird count in you can tell something is different compared to what had come before - it distinctly feels like a piss take of the count in from I Saw Here Standing There. And then the bass starts - some of McCartney's coolest bass playing is on this track - and the double tracked vocals hit you. And that guitar solo is so unexpectedly noisy and wild, love the drone qualities of George repeating the title and Lennon's backing vocals have this this drawn out mocking quality - "Mr. Heeeathhh.." It sets up the album to come pretty well: a good bit spikier, harder and trippier than what had come before

I Should Have Known Better vs Hey Jude - I should have Known Better is perfectly fine with lots of nice little touches - the harmonica and guitar solo works nicely together - I especially like how the solo ends with that one final twang - and there's a pleading quality to Lennon's vocals and the oddly pathetic lyrics. It's quite an emotionally insistent and uncomfortable song despite how pleasant it sounds at first.

Buy, Hey Jude is Hey Jude. There's no point writing at length about it yet, because it's going to be in the mix for ages. If there's still anybody out there that doesn't know about this you can hear McCartney say "fcking hell" in the background at 2:58.


Mean Mr. Mustard vs Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - I love Mean Mr. Mustard, it's hilariously dreary, with that plodding bass line. And I love that off sounding waltz segment it gets stuck in towards the end, but it's only a segment of a bigger whole.

Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds is the most drug inspired song that allegedly isn't about drugs. I don't believe it for a second.

Declan A Walsh

Arghus wrote: »

Taxman vs Love Me Do - Hmmm. Another tough one. Taxman...just about. I'd have no complaints if Love Me Do went through here. Very simple, but highly effective. That intro harmonica part is iconic - love that little trill thing he does towards the end, gives it so much character - those vocal harmonies. It's great, despite how basic it is.

But Taxman is a song I'd rather listen to. The opening song off Revolver. Even from the weird count in you can tell something is different compared to what had come before - it distinctly feels like a piss take of the count in from I Saw Here Standing There. And then the bass starts - some of McCartney's coolest bass playing is on this track - and the double tracked vocals hit you. And that guitar solo is so unexpectedly noisy and wild, love the drone qualities of George repeating the title and Lennon's backing vocals have this this drawn out mocking quality - "Mr. Heeeathhh.." It sets up the album to come pretty well: a good bit spikier, harder and trippier than what had come before

I Should Have Known Better vs Hey Jude - I should have Known Better is perfectly fine with lots of nice little touches - the harmonica and guitar solo works nicely together - I especially like how the solo ends with that one final twang - and there's a pleading quality to Lennon's vocals and the oddly pathetic lyrics. It's quite an emotionally insistent and uncomfortable song despite how pleasant it sounds at first.

Buy, Hey Jude is Hey Jude. There's no point writing at length about it yet, because it's going to be in the mix for ages. If there's still anybody out there that doesn't know about this you can hear McCartney say "fcking hell" in the background at 2:58.


Mean Mr. Mustard vs Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - I love Mean Mr. Mustard, it's hilariously dreary, with that plodding bass line. And I love that off sounding waltz segment it gets stuck in towards the end, but it's only a segment of a bigger whole.

Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds is the most drug inspired song that allegedly isn't about drugs. I don't believe it for a second.

1. Taxman - great tune from George. It was one of three songs that he wrote on the Revolver album and the most compositions he had on one album apart from The White Album, which was a double-album.

2. I have heard Hey Jude easily a thousand times and I did not know that about Paul! He wrote it as a song dedicated to Julian Lennon.....speaking of which...

3. John claimed that the title of Lucy etc. was the name of a painting that his son Julian did in school! It clearly wasn't!!

Collie D

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

2. I have heard Hey Jude easily a thousand times and I did not know that about Paul!

Never knew that either. Time for listen number 1,001.

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

3. John claimed that the title of Lucy etc. was the name of a painting that his son Julian did in school! It clearly wasn't!!

Lying **** - John, not you

EmmetSpiceland

Arghus wrote: »

Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds is the most drug inspired song that allegedly isn't about drugs. I don't believe it for a second.

The Byrds’ ‘Eight Miles High’ was banned on American radio for being a song about drugs. The band members argue it was written while on drugs but the song, itself, is about flying to England.

It was original ‘Six Miles High’ but was changed to eight because they thought it sounded better and as a nod to The Beatles’ ‘Eight Days a Week’.

‘Lucy in the Sky’ is far more “druggy” though.

Group K

The End
I Saw Her Standing There
Penny Lane
Money (That's What I Want)

Group L

Cant Buy Me Love
Love Me Do
Hey Jude
Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds

abff

Group K

I Will
I Saw Her Standing There
Penny Lane
Money (That's What I Want)

abff

Group L

Cant Buy Me Love
Love Me Do
Hey Jude
Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds

El Gato De Negocios

Group M

Tell Me What You See

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bztiAcsATyI

vs

I Don't Want To Spoil The Party

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqVDvLDLsjI

Revolution 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmsXsIv2Ppw

vs

All My Loving

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSpiwK5fig0

Only a Northern Song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcvd-L73Cqs

vs

For No One

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELlLIwhvknk

When I'm 64

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCTunqv1Xt4

vs

Within You, Without You

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsffxGyY4ck

Group M

Tell Me What You See vs I Don't Want to Spoil the Party
Revolution 1 vs All My Loving
Only a Northern Song vs For No One
When I'm 64 vs Within You, Without You

Declan A Walsh

Group M:

Tell Me What You See vs I Don't Want to Spoil the Party - ABSTAIN - Never heard either before and they don't grab me.

Revolution 1 vs All My Loving

Only a Northern Song vs For No One

When I'm 64 vs Within You, Without You - Probably in a minority here, but much prefer George's stream of consciousness here to Paul's postcard song!

Rigor Mortis

Group M

Tell Me What You See
Revolution 1
For No One
Within You, Without You

El Gato De Negocios

Group N

Rocky Racoon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDcDCZGcZj8

vs

Rain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIBEU7JaxF0

Please Please Me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czw8eqepir8

vs

Julia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZip_br_v3w

Sexy Sadie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSk5U4oHhu0

vs

Its Only Love

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPiKDHYCkjs

All Together Now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73lj5qJbrms

vs

There's A Place

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTsbYbN8VVI

Group N

Rocky Raccoon vs Rain
Please Please Me vs Julia
Sexy Sadie vs It's Only Love
All Together Now vs There's a Place

Declan A Walsh

Group N

Rocky Raccoon vs Rain

Please Please Me vs Julia

Sexy Sadie vs It's Only Love

All Together Now vs There's a Place

Purgative

Group M



I Don't Want to Spoil the Party
All My Loving
For No One
When I'm 64

Purgative

Group N

Rain
Please Please Me
Sexy Sadie

There's a Place

rainbowtrout

Group M

Tell Me What You See vs I Don't Want to Spoil the Party
Revolution 1 vs All My Loving
Only a Northern Song vs For No One This is one of my favourite Beatles songs... Revolver is my favourite album
When I'm 64 vs Within You, Without You

rainbowtrout

Group N

Rocky Raccoon vs Rain
Please Please Me vs Julia
Sexy Sadie vs It's Only Love
All Together Now vs There's a Place

Rigor Mortis

Group N
Rocky Raccoon
Julia
It's Only Love
All Together Now

Ficheall

Group M
I Don't Want to Spoil the Party
All My Loving
For No One
When I'm 64


Rocky Raccoon - I suspect the slow kick-off will cost this one a few votes.
Julia - Toughest call yet, maybe.. (or at least, between two I liked, I'm sure there were some close pairs I cared for neither of)..

It's Only Love
There's a Place

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Group M

Tell Me What You See
Revolution 1
For No One
Within You, Without You

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Group N

Rocky Raccoon
Julia
Sexy Sadie
There's a Place

Collie D

Group M

Tell Me What You See vs I Don't Want to Spoil the Party
Revolution 1 vs All My Loving
Only a Northern Song vs For No One
When I'm 64 vs Within You, Without You

Group N

Rocky Raccoon vs Rain
Please Please Me vs Julia
Sexy Sadie vs It's Only Love
All Together Now vs There's a Place

Declan A Walsh

I'm impressed with all the votes for "Within You, Without You" - I thought "When I'm Sixty-Four" would have almost all of them!

Collie D

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

I'm impressed with all the votes for "Within You, Without You" - I thought "When I'm Sixty-Four" would have almost all of them!

I think I’d have them pretty equal in my list of preferences although I think when I first listened to Within You, Without You I moved swiftly on but it’s grown on me over the years. Could possibly vote differently if asked tomorrow. Suppose a lot of Beatles preferences depend on what mood you’re in.

Sawduck

Group N

Rocky Raccoon
Please Please Me
Sexy Sadie
All Together Now

EmmetSpiceland

Group M

Don't Want to Spoil the Party
All My Loving
For No One
When I'm 64


Group N

Rain
Please Please Me
Sexy Sadie
All Together Now

Nerdlingr

Group M

I Don't Want to Spoil the Party
All My Loving
For No One
Within You, Without You


Group N

Rain
Please Please Me
Sexy Sadie
All Together Now

ShaneU

m

Tell Me What You See vs I Don't Want to Spoil the Party
Revolution 1 vs All My Loving
Only a Northern Song vs For No One
When I'm 64 vs Within You, Without You

n

Rocky Raccoon vs Rain
Please Please Me vs Julia really like this
Sexy Sadie vs It's Only Love
All Together Now vs There's a Place