the Bee Gees song about Barry's dog is better fwiw
― Οὖτις, Friday, 17 April 2015 21:55 (nine years ago) link
Martha My Dear is great. But that's not really how "worst song" polls work anyway.
― Doctor Casino, Friday, 17 April 2015 21:58 (nine years ago) link
I know and I can't remember if/what I voted for here but Martha always bugs me. Paul and his dopey cutesy shit.
― Οὖτις, Friday, 17 April 2015 22:02 (nine years ago) link
It is how we should elect presidents maybe. (I'm think of the president as an involuntarily drafted service position a la one of those Arthur C Clarke novels).
― Vic Perry, Friday, 17 April 2015 22:02 (nine years ago) link
so many animals on this album - raccoons, pigs, dogs, birds - what's up with that
monkey..
― nostormo, Friday, 17 April 2015 22:05 (nine years ago) link
I also strongly dislike Martha My Dear, and I was surprised to see it show up in the top 70 in the big Beatles poll, just behind, like, Day Tripper and Can't Buy Me Love.
― intheblanks, Friday, 17 April 2015 22:15 (nine years ago) link
Martha My Dear. I like the way the guitars break in during the "take a good look around you" part. Depending on what day of the week it is Paul says it's inspired by a sheepdog, Jane Asher, and the voice in his head, his 'muse', that helps him write songs.
I'm not saying that when you look up the term "unreliable narrator" in the dictionary you see the term illustrated with a picture of Paul McCartney. I'm just saying that if you mentioned the term "unreliable narrator" to Paul, he'd tell you that he invented it.
― Vic Perry, Friday, 17 April 2015 22:16 (nine years ago) link
Tiger + elephant in Bungalow Bill btw.
― Quack and Merkt (Tom D.), Friday, 17 April 2015 22:19 (nine years ago) link
When we did the poll four years ago, I had "Martha My Dear" at #2 (looked it up). Didn't get a single vote otherwise. Haven't changed my mind.
― clemenza, Friday, 17 April 2015 22:26 (nine years ago) link
Check that (same mistake I made at the time); I wasn't the only vote, but it missed the Top 60.
― clemenza, Friday, 17 April 2015 22:28 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1ApYUxlw6I
― Vic Perry, Friday, 17 April 2015 22:29 (nine years ago) link
so many animals on this album - raccoons, pigs, dogs, birds - what's up with that― Οὖτις, Friday, April 17, 2015 6:02 PM (28 minutes ago)
― Οὖτις, Friday, April 17, 2015 6:02 PM (28 minutes ago)
Allegory, dude
― Iago Galdston, Friday, 17 April 2015 22:32 (nine years ago) link
Wow, that's amazing (xpost). Dave Hill looks like the Big Bang Theory guy.
― clemenza, Friday, 17 April 2015 22:34 (nine years ago) link
The White Album is Noah's Flood but instead of an ark it's a psychedelic attic.
― ©Oz Quiz© (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 17 April 2015 22:41 (nine years ago) link
Did that harpsichord demo of "Something" ever come out? I remember reading George taped some stuff when they were SI'ing onto "Piggies".
― ©Oz Quiz© (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 17 April 2015 22:42 (nine years ago) link
I love that even later Slade also covered Moby Grape's "Omaha" and Fairport Conventions "It's alright ma it's only witchcraft" (up on youtube from the BBC collections)...and plenty more, they had pretty eclectic tastes
― Vic Perry, Friday, 17 April 2015 22:45 (nine years ago) link