Ultimate Battle of The Beatles

Rigor Mortis

Group E

Paperback Writer
Blackbird
Strawberry Fields Forever


Group F

Golden Slumbers
Magical Mystery Tour
Taxman

speckle

group c

while my guitar..
helter skelter
and your bird can sing

speckle

group d
the fool on the hill
here comes the sun
eleanor rigby

speckle

group e

paperback writer
blackbird
come together

Eggonyerface

Group E

Paperback Writer
Blackbird
Strawberry Fields Forever

Group F

In My Life
Got to Get You Into My Life
A Day in the Life

speckle

Group F

In My Life
Got to Get You Into My Life
A Day in the Life

abff

Group E

Yesterday vs Paperback Writer - close call
Blackbird vs Do You Want to Know a Secret - no contest
Strawberry Fields Forever vs Come Together

Group F

Golden Slumbers vs In My Life
Magical Mystery Tour vs Got to Get You Into My Life
Taxman vs A Day in the Life - another easy decision

Nerdlingr

Group E

Paperback Writer
Blackbird
Strawberry Fields Forever

Group F

In My Life
Magical Mystery Tour (not a fan of either song to be honest)
A Day in the Life

abff

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

I have to admit that I am surprised that Let it Be is getting so few votes at the moment. While I do like George's While My Guitar Gently Weeps, I think Paul's Let it Be is striking and somewhat (at least!) heartfelt, plus it's a nice piano-led ballad with good additional organ by Billy Preston and nice lead guitar from George. Weeps turns into a bit of a jamming session two-thirds of the way through - nice but inconsequential, although Eric Clapton's lead guitar is good.

I'm also surprised. Bit of a massacre by my reckoning - 13/3 or thereabouts. I expected Let It Be to make it to the final few songs.

EmmetSpiceland

Group E

Yesterday
Blackbird
Strawberry Fields Forever


Group F

In My Life
Magical Mystery Tour
A Day in the Life

Zaph

Group E

Paperback Writer
Do You Want to Know a Secret
Come Together


Group F

In My Life
Got to Get You Into My Life
Taxman

Declan A Walsh

Group E

Yesterday vs Paperback Writer

Blackbird vs Do You Want to Know a Secret

Strawberry Fields Forever vs Come Together - Tough one this, but Come Together just edges it with it's odd lyrics and bluesy guitar sound.


Group F

Golden Slumbers vs In My Life

Magical Mystery Tour vs Got to Get You Into My Life

Taxman vs A Day in the Life - Will it go all the way to the final?

El Gato De Negocios

speckle wrote: »

group c

while my guitar..
helter skelter
and your bird can sing

Hi speckle, just an FYI, voting lasts for a 24 hour period from the time the rounds are posted so I'm afraid your votes for rounds C & D can't be counted.

Zebrano

Group E

Paperback Writer
Blackbird
Strawberry Fields Forever

Group F

In My Life
Got to Get You Into My Life
A Day in the Life

EmmetSpiceland

El Gato De Negocios wrote: »

Hi speckle, just an FYI, voting lasts for a 24 hour period from the time the rounds are posted so I'm afraid your votes for rounds C & D can't be counted.

I’m fairly confident at least 3 ‘Nowhere Man’ votes came in after the 24 hours. No need to check, just re-instate ‘Hey Bulldog” and we’ll say no more about it.

rainbowtrout

Group E

Paperback Writer
Blackbird
Strawberry Fields Forever

rainbowtrout

Group F

Golden Slumbers
Magical Mystery Tour
Taxman

Collie D

Group E

Yesterday vs Paperback Writer
Blackbird vs Do You Want to Know a Secret
Strawberry Fields Forever vs Come Together


Group F

Golden Slumbers vs In My Life
Magical Mystery Tour vs Got to Get You Into My Life
Taxman vs A Day in the Life

EmmetSpiceland

I’m not having a go here, but where is all the love for ‘Golden Slumbers’ coming from?

Don’t get me wrong, I do enjoy the ‘You Never Give Your Money’ reprise in it but how is YNGYM eliminated but ‘Golden Slumbers’ still going strong?

For me, YNGYM is the standout track on side 2 of ‘Abbey Road’. It’s a real shame it’s got, unceremoniously, dumped out but it’s nice to know a small piece of it is still fighting the good fight.

quickbeam

People have different tastes. I didn't vote for it, but I liked it only marginally less than In My Life.

Nerdlingr

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

I’m not having a go here, but where is all the love for ‘Golden Slumbers’ coming from?

Don’t get me wrong, I do enjoy the ‘You Never Give Your Money’ reprise in it but how is YNGYM eliminated but ‘Golden Slumbers’ still going strong?

For me, YNGYM is the standout track on side 2 of ‘Abbey Road’. It’s a real shame it’s got, unceremoniously, dumped out but it’s nice to know a small piece of it is still fighting the good fight.

I don't get it either. Especially when you see the song it's up against!
I mean, whatever about John Lennon retrospectively looking back over his life, that George Martin piano solo is absolute genius.

Sheridan81

Group E
Yesterday
Blackbird

Group F
Golden Slumbers
A Day in The Life

Eggonyerface

Nerdlingr wrote: »

I don't get it either. Especially when you see the song it's up against!
I mean, whatever about John Lennon retrospectively looking back over his life, that George Martin piano solo is absolute genius.

It always makes me think of the little montage it plays over at the very start of the anthology videos. I've a real soft spot for it

Ficheall

Nerdlingr wrote: »

I don't get it either. Especially when you see the song it's up against!
I mean, whatever about John Lennon retrospectively looking back over his life, that George Martin piano solo is absolute genius.

The solo is great, aye, but the rest of it is a bit dirgey. Golden Slumbers has a nice building string crescendo - not a huge fan of the middle - and then it fades out with a nice repetition of the first bit.. It's not an amazing song, but it's nice enough that indignance on IML's behalf seems a little unwarranted.

EmmetSpiceland

Ficheall wrote: »

The solo is great, aye, but the rest of it is a bit dirgey. Golden Slumbers has a nice building string crescendo - not a huge fan of the middle - and then it fades out with a nice repetition of the first bit.. It's not an amazing song, but it's nice enough that indignance on IML's behalf seems a little unwarranted.

I sorta want to change my vote…

Ficheall

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

I sorta want to change my vote…

Bleh, I dunno. I'm not going to try wax lyrical about it. I just preferred it. Left me waiting for more, as opposed to the other one which left me waiting for it to end. Maybe a short attention span? Had IML cut out the bit after the piano solo, and the bit in front of it, I definitely would have voted for it.

Arghus

Group E -

Yesterday vs Paperback Writer: Paperback Writer is an above average rock song. Yesterday is one of the best songs ever written.

Blackbird vs Do You Want to Know a Secret: Blackbird is poetic and powerful.

Strawberry Fields Forever vs Come Together: Oh my God. Choices don't get much tougher than this. I love, love both of these songs. Both are definitely in or around the top five Beatles tunes in my book. I really love Come Together, I fcking love it. Maybe it's the coolest Beatles song. I love its edge of menace and cynical jadedness. You can really feel the disillusionment of that era in time in the song, but it still rocks like a beast. A killer track.

SFF isn't perfect. Is the last minute really necessary? And maybe the arrangement gets far too cluttered as it goes on, the first verse is the best, but, fck, it is still a work of singular genius: totally groundbreaking, unique and still, to this day, beguiling. So it's with a heavy heart I must vote, for not necessarily my favourite of the two, but the one I think is objectively superior: Strawberry Fields Forever

Nerdlingr

Ficheall wrote: »

The solo is great, aye, but the rest of it is a bit dirgey. Golden Slumbers has a nice building string crescendo - not a huge fan of the middle - and then it fades out with a nice repetition of the first bit.. It's not an amazing song, but it's nice enough that indignance on IML's behalf seems a little unwarranted.

Ah yes, fair enough. Maybe "I don't get it" is the wrong phrase to use. Golden slumbers is a lovely little song for what it is, in the ways you described above. I can see why people like it, I like it!, but against in my life...I dunno. It's a minute and a half of a ...ummm....filler? Something that macca copied from some sheet music on his dad's piano. It's a half finished song, a bit of a song, that fits nicely in the second half of abbey road. Nothing more really for me. But each to their own.

Arghus

Group F -

Golden Slumbers vs In My Life:

GS is perfectly fine, it's more than fine. It's very pleasing to the ears and it has a majestic sweep to it, with some fantastic McCartney vocals. But, honestly, it can't come within an asses roar of In My Life.

Firstly, IML, is an actual song, not just a movement in a song. Secondly, the emotional resonance of IML is profound: is there a better song in existence that perfectly evokes those equal fellings of nostalgia and melancholy that is to reminisce? Between the lyrics and the absolutely gorgeous melodies and instrumentation: that shit is pure poetry. It's the real deal. And if you'd rate GS above it... then I can only shake my head.

Magical Mystery Tour vs Got To Get You Into My Life

Taxman vs A Day in The Life: Taxman is great, but it's not in the same league.

Sheridan81

Arghus wrote: »

Firstly, IML, is an actual song, not just a movement in a song. Secondly, the emotional resonance of IML is profound: is there a better song in existence that perfectly evokes those equal fellings of nostalgia and melancholy that is to reminisce? .

Summer of 69 by Bryan Adams. :P