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| The Beatles – I'll Follow the Sun Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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When I used to listen to this one I saw it as him saying that he's tired of waiting for this girl to get it, for her to realize that he's right in front of her. I always interpreted the lines "for tomorrow may rain so I'll follow the sun" as something different. I saw it more like you can't see the sun when it rains (usually) and so he couldn't say where he was going. He didn't know where exactly he may be headed just like you can't find the sun in the sky when its raining, although you know its there. All he knew was that he was leaving. I see a guy disappearing off into a fog... maybe that's just me... |
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| The Beatles – Ooh! My Soul Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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No one has commented on this one yet... I don't know any background on the song or the lyrics, but I love how Paul sings this one... Live at the BBC is a new acquisition for me and I'm discovering all those songs they played but never put on an album and I think they're awesome in their own right. |
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| The Beatles – You'll Be Mine Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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I love that little speech part in the middle that John did. It just shows his absurdity for word play, one of the reasons I am drawn to him and his odder songs... also his stories and poems in his books... genius. He said once he was either a genius or crazy, and he may have been both, but he was definitely a genius. |
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| The Beatles – Your Mother Should Know Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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I remember this album the best from when my parents would put it on in the car on trips... this song always reminded me of the fact that the Beatles were around when my parents were kids. It always makes me think I should get up and dance to this song... even if it was a hit after my mother was born, but I still like it. It'll be one for my kids to think about for me! Just a great happy little melody. |
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| The Beatles – Hey Jude Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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I saw 2 people say that John said F'in Hell in the song and I agree, but according to "What Goes On", a compilation of Beatles Anomalies... it was because John sang "let her into your skin" as opposed to "under your skin" which he was known for... and it's not about heroin. Many of the drug-written songs were claimed as those, and this one was for Julian after John and Cynthia's divorce |
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| The Beatles – Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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Again, I'm not sure about the drug thing... I really don't think there are that many Beatles songs with references to drugs. That's just me. Oh there are some, but not that many. I love the happy upbeat sound of this song... it reminds me of listening to this song when I was a child! |
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| The Beatles – Nobody I Know Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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I've actually have only heard a demo of this song, and if its the same thing, I actually like it. I didn't even know this was a song... and I don't know where the demo came from, but if anyone has info on that I would love to hear it! |
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| The Beatles – Matchbox Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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Yeah, I never really understood this song, but I'm fond of Ringo's singing, so I'll take it. |
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| The Beatles – Maggie Mae Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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I enjoy the song as well. If anyone has seen the movie that was on NBC (I think that's the right network!) in 2000 for the 20th anniversary of John's passing, they use this song in it. The movie portrays John and the Beatles' lives from when John meets up with Paul at the Garden Fete through when they find out about being on the Ed Sullivan show in America. Obviously they leave out gaps of stuff because that's a long time frame, but he learns guitar from his mother to this song... I found that interesting. |
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| The Beatles – Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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Ok, for baby_blue, it was his son Julian who was born April 8, 1963, and Julian came home with the picture of Lucy-in the sky with diamonds in 1966. She was a girl at nursery school he knew... All the beatles, and Julian, back up the story. The rest of the psychadelic parts in the song go back to Lewis Carroll and "Through the Looking Glass." I usually don't like covers of Beatles songs, but I think I like the Elton John and "Dr. Winston O'Boogie" version better than the beatles one... check it out! Also, look up Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds on Wikipedia and you'll get more of the story... |
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| The Beatles – Long Tall Sally Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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Definitely a good cover. The thing with the Beatles and covers is they usually did a good enough job staying to the original song, but adding their own flavor to it. People don't like to hear the same exact song by another, but they hate it when it doesn't sound close enough. Paul rocks it out with his awesome voice, yet again... he could really belt them out when he wanted to! |
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| The Beatles – Like Dreamers Do Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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I like this song... I'm not as big of a fan of Paul, but this one is so cute. One they put on the first anthology, because they never released it, but it was released by another group I think. Paul's voice in the song is just beautiful! |
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| The Beatles – Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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I love the backup parts in Hey Hey Hey Hey, and the harmonies they put in. I always love Paul when he's rockin' it! He should have done that more often... Song's like I'm Down and Long Tall Sally aren't enough! |
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| The Beatles – It's Only Love Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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I like this song, but I can see why John didn't. His songs weren't so cliched and this is more typical of Paul's style. We Can Work It Out is such a good example of how John and Paul are foils... Paul's part being optimistic and John's being more dark and depressing. |
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| The Beatles – If I Needed Someone Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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A definitely good song... and I agree with dylanthomas, it's not about a drug dealer. Not all Beatles songs are about drugs, although they were probably written in a drugged up environment... |
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| The Beatles – I've Just Seen a Face Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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I just love the beat of this song and how the lyrics just sort of follow each other without breaks. I think it's pretty genious how he did that without having them run into each other in a jumble. Very good job, Paul! |
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| The Beatles – I've Got a Feeling Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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I can't remember how many they had, but John and Yoko had a couple of miscarriages. Yoko had had a lot of abortions, and John had done so many drugs, no wonder... They went to a specialist who told them to live and eat right and they would have a baby. They ended up having Sean, and the guy died soon after, weird, right? Anyeay, this song is great, I always found humor in that line John put in, always the dirty one! |
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| The Beatles – I'll Get You Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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The lyrics actually go "Well there's gonna be a time, When I'm gonna change your mind" by the way. In the Past Masters version, Paul can be heard singing the right lyrics, while John sings "make you mine" instead of "change your mind". It is change your mind, because in the Anthology 1 version where they sing it live, they both sing "change your mind." But, both work in the song really. John was pretty infamous for not singing the right lyrics... he did a similar thing in "Slow Down" and again in "Hey Jude" |
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| The Beatles – I Should Have Known Better Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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I love this one... if you watch the anthology movie, its pretty amusing when they get to a part that has all the bad takes of songs... with this one, John starts singing "I... should have known better with a girl like you" and when he gets to you his voice goes funny and he clears his throat! I always found their takes that didn't make it almost as amusing as listening to the songs! |
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| The Beatles – I Saw Her Standing There Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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A good song... I remember reading somewhere that John was a bit jealous of this song... am I right? Either way, John did play this song with Elton John at one of his concerts... John introduced it by saying (don't hold me to it...) "I'd like to thank Elton and the boys for having me on tonight...we tried to think of a number to finish off with so I can get out of here and be sick...and we thought we'd do a number of an old estranged(not sure on that word) fiance of mine...called Paul...this is one I never sang its an old Beatle number, and we just about know it..." Well they did know it, and they rocked it pretty well... a good song from Paul! |
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| The Beatles – I Feel Fine Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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Yes, this was the first intentional feedback recorded and released. The beatles were ahead of their time... hehe! Such a good song, always makes me feel happy! |
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| The Beatles – How Do You Do It Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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Yes, George Martin gave them this song to do because he didn't think they would have a song of their own to record to make a good single, but thankfully John and Paull pulled Love Me Do and Please Please Me out of their hats. They did this one in a recording session for that reason, but didn't care for it at all. Thankfully they never used it and passed the song off to some other group... their first single did so well! But, they did do a good job with this recording, even if it lacked... |
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| The Beatles – Honey Pie Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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I was never much of a fan of the second part of White Album, but when I started listening to it, this was one of them that I thought was really cute. A Paul song I like listening to... (I'm sorry, I don't much care for his slower songs like Blackbird or sad down songs like Eleanor Rigby) |
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| The Beatles – Honey Don't Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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Foxyred is right, it is composed by Carl Perkins, but it was not sung by John. But, by Ringo. Ringo songs always have a place for me! I love how he says "Rock on George, one time for me!" So cute! |
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| The Beatles – For No One Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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I just love this one... sad but good! I love the french horn in it... every time I hear that, I think of my friend who played french horn. The part in that song is definitely not an easy part for a french horn to play! |
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| The Beatles – A Hard Day's Night Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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I think that the Beatles did have some great stuff towards the end of their career, but they had some good stuff in the beginning too. I think it's pretty creative making a song from Ringo's line that he said coming out of the studio when he said "It's been a hard day...'s night!" when he realized it's night, not day... also, the Beatles were innovative in the beggining too... the chord in the beginning of the song I think, was not a chord used to enter a song normally. They played very 50s and 60s pop, but they added their own special style. Watch the anthology, Paul explains it really well! |
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| The Beatles – Eight Days a Week Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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Good song... I think in the anthology version (sorry I haven't heard it in awhile) they also fade out the end of the song... but I can't remember. You can hear one of them sniffle or something in that take as well. |
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| The Beatles – Dizzy Miss Lizzy Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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I just love this one... definitely one you can rock out to. John a la Twist and Shout... I love it when he screams the lyrics! |
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| The Beatles – Dig It Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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I always found it to be just a weird add-in on the CD. I never understood why it was there. I would also like to hear the longer versions of this song... can I download it somewhere? Or find it on some rare Beatles CD? It was interesting that they didn't include it on Let it Be... Naked. Because Phil Spector had a say in this song? They pretty much took out what he had put into the album and made George Martin the producer again... |
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| The Beatles – Carry That Weight Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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I find it odd that the discussion for this song turned into Golden Slumbers! Well, I want to talk about this one... I actually like this part, as I like all the parts of the medley. I feel they should be listened to all together. On a side note, In John's movie Imagine, there's this part where a raggedy man comes to his house and professes his hearing a call from John from Carry That Weight. John had to tell him that they were just writing songs because it was their job (or something of the like). I thought it really cool when John invited him in for some food, looked like the guy could've used some! |
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| The Beatles – Boys (The Shirelles cover) Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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Ringo didn't come out of the closet. If he's gay, he's never said so... yet! But anyway, I just love his drumming in this one, and I always am a fan of the Ringo songs... |
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| The Beatles – Besame Mucho Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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Oh and by never recorded I mean never recorded with the intent to release on a record, sorry! I know how people have been chewed out by their comments before so... |
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| The Beatles – Back in the U.S.S.R. Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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I love this song... definitely. When I was younger, I thought paper bag was paperback, and I thought it was odd that he would put a book on his lap the entire flight... obviously when I grew up and found the lyrics in the booklet I realized my silly mistake... hehe |
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| The Beatles – Baby's in Black Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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I don't think that it was written for anyone in specific really, but then again I don't really believe they took from their own lives unless they say so... Dear Prudence is about Prudence Farrow, Julia is about John's mother and Yoko, Hey Jude is about Julian, etc. They told us those were about people in their lives... |
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| The Beatles – Baby It's You Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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I don't think it was composed by Bob Dylan, although it appears to be composed by Bacharach/David/Williams. It was originally a Shirelles song. |
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| The Beatles – Another Girl Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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Yeah, I've never read about that anywhere either... a lot of Beatles songs didn't actualy reflect their own personal lives... there are a few that do, like Hey Jude, Julia, etc., but we usually know that because they told us in interviews. |
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| The Beatles – Nowhere Man Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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Nowhere man was written by John when he couldn't get anything into his mind to write... through_deaths_veil hit the nail on the head... |
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