Ultimate Battle of The Beatles

EmmetSpiceland

quickbeam wrote: »

It's El Gato's competition, so his choice. No mod input required if Boards' and Forum's rules aren't being broken.

Was only joking, it’s all good.

But, considering EGDN is putting up YouTube links to the songs it doesn’t take much to give them a quick listen and make a decision based on that.

Eggonyerface

Group M

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

Group N

Rain
Julia
Sexy Sadie (one of my favourites)
There's a Place

Arghus

Group N

Rocky Raccoon vs Rain - Rocky is another McCartney throwaway, but I like it a good bit better than a lot of them. It's so well performed, engaging and has just the right amount of charm. It's funny, I always laugh at the way he says, "I'm going to get that boy."

But Rain is a classic. Totally hypnotic. There's something seductively surreal about the song that they never quite captured in the quite same way. I can get completely lost in listening to it - Ringo's amazing drum work, the trippy bass lines - people go on a lot about the drumming in Rain, but Paul is doing all kinds of cool things throughout the song, the droning vocals and guitar, the stopping and starting. There's such a time warped reality out of order quality to the song. As good as Strawberry Fields, if you ask me, and a good bit tighter and more focused. An excellent song to listen to really closely, pure magic - one of the best rock songs of all time.

Please, Please Me vs Julia - I like Please, Please Me, it's great and charmingly dated in a way that still works.

But Julia is incredible. It doesn't get any realer than that. That's a man putting his soul on display.

Sexy Sadie vs It's Only Love -

It's Only Love isn't that remarkable really. Doesn't do much for me. Surprisingly square.

Man, Sexy Sadie still sounds so fresh. John's lyrics are cutting, but still don't go totally over the top and the whole song has this edge of wry disillusionment, those lingering sarcastic sounding backing vocals. And that reverbed piano underlying everything. The song always makes me think of a fancy soiree that's now over, and the lights are up now and everyone can see how bedraggled and wrecked everyone else is looking. That final groove fades out too early for me, wish it could go on and on.

All Together Now vs There's a Place - All Together Now is a charming novelty, simple enough to be enjoyed by kids but there's enough variation and details to keep adults entertained.

But There's a Place is far more affecting and powerful. The lyrics are pure vulnerability. That vocal harmony in the verse, that suddenly powerfully soars, before Paul drops out and John is just there to come back down to earth singing about "when I'm alone". Stop it, too good. And there's a sloppy vitality to the performance as well. Underrated this one.

Reberetta

Fun Facts

During recording of the seminal album Nevermind, Nirvana's Kurt Cobain spent a lot of time listening to Julia on repeat. It was reported to be his favourite Beatles song (at least for a period).

abff

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

El Gato De Negocios

Reberetta wrote: »

Fun Facts

During recording of the seminal album Nevermind, Nirvana's Kurt Cobain spent a lot of time listening to Julia on repeat. It was reported to be his favourite Beatles song (at least for a period).

The lyrical delivery for the likes of Something in the Way bears more than a passing resemblance to Julia.

El Gato De Negocios

Through to the next round.

Group M

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

Group N

Rocky Raccoon
Julia
Sexy Sadie
All Together Now

El Gato De Negocios

Group O

This Boy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhuU8KDLdO4

vs

Got To Get You Into My Life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r95-7zfgtLw

Carry That Weight

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B224XDJw6g

vs

With A Little Help From My Friends

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C58ttB2-Qg

You Cant Do That

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PK21u7YzmI

vs

Maxwells Silver Hammer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJag19WoAe0

Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_V6y1ZCg_8

vs

I Wanna Be Your Man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnct7Qf3SUQ

This Boy vs Got to Get You Into My Life
Carry That Weight vs With a Little Help From My Friends
You Can't Do That vs Maxwell's Silver Hammer
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) vs I Wanna Be Your Man

loyatemu

This Boy vs Got to Get You Into My Life
Carry That Weight vs With a Little Help From My Friends
You Can't Do That vs Maxwell's Silver Hammer - MSH isn't as bad as it's reputation (or as bad as Lennon thought it was) but it's still the worst thing on Abbey Road.
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) vs I Wanna Be Your Man

Purgative

Group O

Get You Into My Life
Carry That Weight
You Can't Do That
I Wanna Be Your Man

El Gato De Negocios

Group P

Octopus's Garden

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=De1LCQvbqV4

vs

Her Majesty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh1hKt5kQ_4

I Want To Hold Your Hand

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1HDt1tknTc

vs

She's Leaving Home

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaBPY78D88g

What Goes On

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtC_l4kz7yw

vs

Blackbird

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Man4Xw8Xypo

Little Child

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

vs

Yellow Submarine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2uTFF_3MaA

Group P

Octopus's Garden vs Her Majesty
I Want to Hold Your Hand vs She's Leaving Home
What Goes On vs Blackbird
Little Child vs Yellow Submarine

Arghus

Rain didn't deserve to lose out there.

Hopefully it won't be gone forever.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Group O

This Boy
Carry That Weight
You Can't Do That
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Group P

Octopus's Garden
I Want to Hold Your Hand
Blackbird
Yellow Submarine

El Gato De Negocios

Arghus wrote: »

Rain didn't deserve to lose out there.

Hopefully it won't be gone forever.

Im quite surprised RR got through tbh. Dont get me wrong, I like the song but Ive always viewed it very much as a "comedy" and very self indulgent track.

Purgative

Group P


Octopus's Garden
She's Leaving Home
Blackbird
Little Child

abff

Group O

This Boy vs Got to Get You Into My Life
Carry That Weight vs With a Little Help From My Friends
You Can't Do That vs Maxwell's Silver Hammer
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) vs I Wanna Be Your Man

abff

Group P

Octopus's Garden vs Her Majesty
I Want to Hold Your Hand vs She's Leaving Home
What Goes On vs Blackbird
Little Child vs Yellow Submarine

Arghus

El Gato De Negocios wrote: »

Im quite surprised RR got through tbh. Dont get me wrong, I like the song but Ive always viewed it very much as a "comedy" and very self indulgent track.

I like it too, but, it's just a very well performed pastiche. Rain is on another level entirely, an amazing track.

El Gato De Negocios

Arghus wrote: »

I like it too, but, it's just a very well performed pastiche. Rain is on another level entirely, an amazing track.

I'm just happy to see Carry that Weight getting votes, especially considering what it's up against (though Joe Cocker probably ruined it for The Beatles) probably in my top 5 songs of theirs.

Rigor Mortis

Group O
Got to Get You Into My Life
With a Little Help From My Friends
Maxwell's Silver Hammer
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

Group P
Her Majesty
IShe's Leaving Home
Blackbird
Little Child

Nerdlingr

Group O

This Boy (John's middle 8 on this is something else, especially when he performed it live...one of the best ever written imo. )
Carry That Weight
You Can't Do That
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

Group P

Octopus's Garden
I Want to Hold Your Hand
Blackbird
Yellow Submarine

Ficheall

Group O
Get You Into My Life
Carry That Weight
You Can't Do That
Norwegian Wood


Group P
Octopus's Garden
She's Leaving Home
What Goes On
Yellow Submarine

rainbowtrout

This Boy vs Got to Get You Into My Life
Carry That Weight vs With a Little Help From My Friends
You Can't Do That vs Maxwell's Silver Hammer
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) vs I Wanna Be Your Man

ShaneU

o

This Boy vs Got to Get You Into My Life
Carry That Weight vs With a Little Help From My Friends
You Can't Do That vs Maxwell's Silver Hammer
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) vs I Wanna Be Your Man

p

Octopus's Garden vs Her Majesty
I Want to Hold Your Hand vs She's Leaving Home
What Goes On vs Blackbird
Little Child vs Yellow Submarine

Really like She's leaving home, tough choice.

rainbowtrout

Group P

Octopus's Garden
She's Leaving Home
Blackbird
Yellow Submarine

Sawduck

Group O

Got to Get You Into My Life
With a Little Help From My Friends
Maxwell's Silver Hammer
I Wanna Be Your Man

Sawduck

Group P

Octopus's Garden
I Want to Hold Your Hand
Blackbird
Yellow Submarine

EmmetSpiceland

Group O

Got to Get You Into My Life
With a Little Help From My Friends
Maxwell's Silver Hammer
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

EmmetSpiceland

Group P

Octopus's Garden
She's Leaving Home
Blackbird
Yellow Submarine

‘Her Majesty’ was originally supposed to slot in between ‘Mean Mr Mustard’ and ‘Polythene Pam’ on ‘Abbey Road’.

When it was cut it was supposed to be discarded, on instructions from the band, but one of the guys in charge of the tape stuck it to the end of the recording. It played after the group listened back and they thought it was great so decided to leave it in.