Revolution - Official ILX Beatles tracks poll results

I'm glad to see Rita made it. That was #2 on my ballot. That sound at the end is a bong hit right? I don't see why Mark should have to slowly roll them out all day.

You Won't See Me is a bit throwaway; All My Loving a little also, but far more skilled with it. Lovely Rita I like and considered for its rich texture, but cut it quite early.

Let It Be is a beautiful song - great to sing along to no matter how bad your caterwaul.

I do love I'm So Tired, and any John Lennon songs about tiredness and apathy.

Blimey, have they changed it already?

(looks:) Ah, no.

I'm doing U2 in a couple of polls' time and plan on getting the results out quickfire. No need for single-band polls to take a week.

two i voted for so far -- always have had a soft spot for "Let It Be" and my wife's mother sang "All My Loving" to her as a child and now she sings it to our son

yeah weeklong rollouts are kind of interminable more often than not imo.

results! hooray!

Two of mine have shown so far, "Eight Days a Week" and "You Won't See Me"

You Wont See Me was my #6. None of the others on my ballot so far.

re Rubber Soul and invisibility, i'm trying to remember if it was You Won't See Me or I'm Looking Through You which was used very nicely in the reasonable Ricky Gervais movie Ghost Town.

From memory, I don't remember "You won't see me" in it.

54. I Will The Beatles (Points: 178, Voters: 7, Number Ones: 2)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxm3x6wiiD4

I Will is the epitome of McCartney-esque schmaltz. I can usually stomach that, but here it's just a bit too saccharine. I do like the rising harmony at the end, and the clip cloppy rhythm.

Boy, I'm batting zero percent, but I can't find fault with anything so far...especially happy to see YWSM--I might be turning into a McCartney fan, my god

53. I Want To Hold Your Hand Single (Points: 179, Voters: 9, Number Ones: 0)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeBm46WJOxQ

52. Revolution Single (Points: 182, Voters: 7, Number Ones: 0)

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

People who are bothered: Revolution 1 (from "The Beatles" or, indeed, from the "Take 20" mp3 that circulated..

124. Revolution 1 (including 2 votes total 38 points for take 20) Points: 50 Voters: 3

also:

90: Revolution 9 Points: 146 voters:6

i love the version of the revolution video where they are doing the live vocals and shoo-bee doo-wops

That's it there (isn't it?)

too low!

thanks for filling us in on the variant versions!

I Will is way too low. for me is the epitome of McCartney's melodic prowess. my #1, as I said in the previous thread - IMO it's THE perfect pop song about love. it's the aura of peace, calmness and patience that makes the song for me.

I think "Revolution" was my last cut to get it to 20.

hahaha, I am very much not a fan of "I Will"

V79, I Will was also my #1! I don't see it as schmaltzy at all, just earnest. Reminds me a lot of Everyday by Buddy Holly.

so far i've had "Eight Days A Week" and "Revolution" on my list. Surprised to see Revolution so low, but no so much with Eight Days.

"Eight Days a Week" doesn't seem to be very popular on this board--there were a couple of other polls where it didn't do overly well. I had it 4th on my list. To me, it and "Ticket to Ride" pretty much define the Beatles.

(xp) exactly! plus, there is so much strength inside the song, it might be a rather quiet recording, but it's still very powerful.

I Will and I Want To Hold Your Hand both featured in my wedding (in ceremony and 1st dance, respectively) so I had to include them in my list - my #s 13 and 5.

Eight Days A Week is just a bit of a generic early-Beatles song, and one of the last of its kinds.

i love the version of the revolution video where they are doing the live vocals and shoo-bee doo-wops

― Iago Galdston, Friday, July 15, 2011 9:53 AM (8 minutes ago) Bookmark

Me too. Always made me wonder if those were originally on the single.

Looking forward to Sungha Jung's cover of "Helter Skelter."

Had I voted I may very well have put "I Will" as my #1 - or thereabouts. Wonderfully understated and hushed, as if Macca's playing it, post-coital, in the same room as his sleeping partner.

"Eight Days a Week" doesn't seem to be very popular on this board--there were a couple of other polls where it didn't do overly well. I had it 4th on my list. To me, it and "Ticket to Ride" pretty much define the Beatles.

― clemenza, Friday, 15 July 2011 14:01 (8 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

"Eight Days" has done well by placing in this chart, believe me!

51. Something Single/Abbey Road (Points: 187, Voters: 8, Number Ones: 0)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzkhOmKVW08

"8DaW" sounds like The Beatles trying to write a song that sounds like 'The Beatles'.

<3 Pattie

but beating it by one point:

50. Come Together Single/Abbey Road (Points: 188, Voters: 9, Number Ones: 0)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axb2sHpGwHQ

There's a certain type of person who cites 'Something' as their favourite Beatles song (usually psycho ex-girlfriends I'm talking about here).

I think Revolution got hurt by vote-splitting with Revolution #1...I would have voted for the single if I had understood that (rather than take 20, but I was high)

Come Together is such a bum note to start Abbey Road. I don't hate it, but I tend to skip it. It's the Beatles' 'Tender' in that it's a big song full of empty gestures that starts off an otherwise quite weird and wonderful album.

I've really come to like "Something" the last few years. Never liked "Come Together."

It's ridiculous, objectively speaking, that a Beatles poll can not have I Want To Hold Your Hand in the top five, but then I didn't vote for it either; I guess we on ILM are all a bit jaded or just looking for new angles on them now.

I can't stand the lyrics of Something but the melody and production (and that guitar solo! is that Paul?) are beyond george-ous

Come on, Come Together is amazing! So heavy, so unlike anything else they did (except the long coda to Something Take 37, though I'm glad they didn't try a whole LP in that vein). First of mine to place (#3).

Also, John's take 1 vocal is fierce, except when him & Ringo crack up at the end.

See, if I'm gonna pick an early Beatles hit (not a huge early Beatles fan - more of a post Rubber Soul person), it would have to be She Loves You - has everything you want from that song condensed into one.

Come Together has that lovely rolling riff, but I'll raise you Don't Let Me Down and She's So Heavy for lumbering smokewood mantras any day of the week.

That's where you get into everybody having a different version of the Beatles. For me, heavy Beatles is almost always a bad fit; with "Eight Days a Week," they're off in the stratosphere doing what they do best.

I can't stand the lyrics of Something but the melody and production (and that guitar solo! is that Paul?) are beyond george-ous

Definitely George taking the solo there. He finally 1) got more confident as a soloist, and 2) got more confident in telling Paul to fuck off.