yeah Ringo pulled in everybody for "Ringo", enough to get all four Beatles appearing on the same album. But still, my point stands - he collaborated with the others the least, by a considerable margin.
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― Οὖτις, Monday, 4 June 2018 23:13 (six years ago) link
And yeah, McCartney contributed to Ringo.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Monday, 4 June 2018 23:13 (six years ago) link
he wrote one of the songs on 'Ringo's Rotogravure' as well, him and Linda provide backing vocals
― soref, Monday, 4 June 2018 23:17 (six years ago) link
handing three songs to Ringo, playing kazoo on one of them, backing vocals on another, and then getting Ringo to drum on a single song is not really a stellar track record compared to the literal multiple albums' worth of material the other three made together.
― Οὖτις, Monday, 4 June 2018 23:21 (six years ago) link
Yeah, I'm sure he wasn't arsed.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Monday, 4 June 2018 23:25 (six years ago) link
Like, it's hard to imagine McCartney losing any sleep over John or George or Ringo not appearing on 'Mull of Kintyre' when it was selling its millionth copy in the UK when Ringo's and George's careers were nowhere at the same level by millions of country miles and John was shutting himself indoors writing 'Free as a Bird' ...
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Monday, 4 June 2018 23:32 (six years ago) link
imo who gives a shit
― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Monday, 4 June 2018 23:32 (six years ago) link
how did he sleep, one wonders
― 808s & Deep States (voodoo chili), Monday, 4 June 2018 23:32 (six years ago) link
...with Linda on top of a pile of money and weed I assume.
― Making Plans For Sturgill (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 4 June 2018 23:39 (six years ago) link
i hate "woman," i expect... only alfred will agree with me?
*52. Ram On - Paul & Linda McCartney (feat. Paul) (655 points, 11 votes)*🖼
"arrow through me" is much too low
'Whatever Gets You Through The Night' is one of my least favourite Lennon singles.
maybe worth noting that "Take it Away" also recorded around the time when Ringo's career was at its absolute nadir, so much so that he couldn't even get a record deal in the US.
― Naive Teen Idol, Monday, 4 June 2018 23:52 (six years ago) link
And no one's mentioned that fuckin' George got Paul, Linda, and Denny Laine to sing harmonies on "All Those Years Ago."
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 4 June 2018 23:58 (six years ago) link
Remember too low - the JL/POB song I return to the most. Driving and insistent and mean, with the disenchanted / loss of innocence that runs thru the record without being overpowering. Good compliment to I Found Out, which is just vicious.
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 5 June 2018 00:05 (six years ago) link
it made me smile to open up this thread and see "calico skies" at the start. flaming pie was the first solo beatles album i ever owned -- i bought it at the mall the week it came out. it was really the perfect album for kids like me who got into the beatles in the mid-90s, post-anthology -- lots of gentle acoustic tunes, some fun rockin' stuff, everything very familiar-seeming and unthreatening. the songs aren't as polished as the ones on flowers in the dirt but paul really sounds like he's having a great time here. i still remember watching the video for "beautiful night" on vh1 with my mom and getting so excited when ringo showed up. but "calico skies" for some reason is the one that sticks with me most.
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Tuesday, 5 June 2018 00:39 (six years ago) link
mccartney is almost always on form on his spare acoustic songs. sometimes they can feel like faint variations of "blackbird" or "yesterday" but.. idk, there's some kind of magic occurring every time he does it, "calico skies" and "jenny wren" both being late career peaks
― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Tuesday, 5 June 2018 00:42 (six years ago) link
surprised nothing from band on the run has placed yet
― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Tuesday, 5 June 2018 00:51 (six years ago) link
A bunch of it will appear very high here no doubt. McCartney is (rightfully) going to rule this poll. (But I’m betting he won’t have the #1 song)
― Naive Teen Idol, Tuesday, 5 June 2018 01:05 (six years ago) link
mccartney is almost always on form on his spare acoustic songs. sometimes they can feel like faint variations of "blackbird" or "yesterday" but.. idk, there's some kind of magic occurring every time he does it, "calico skies" and "jenny wren" both being late career peaks― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Tuesday, June 5, 2018 12:42 AM (seven hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Tuesday, June 5, 2018 12:42 AM (seven hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Yup, I agree. 'Put It There', too.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Tuesday, 5 June 2018 07:54 (six years ago) link
Yeah Calico Skies and Jenny Wren were both high up on my ballot, I need to revisit Flaming Pie properly.
Flappy bird OTM about Remember, "driving and insistent and mean" is exactly it. Got so say, a lot of the John songs to place so far (Woman, Beautiful Boy, Give Peace a Chance) are my least favourites.
― Gavin, Leeds, Tuesday, 5 June 2018 10:01 (six years ago) link
ugh "Woman"
cmon guys that is so obv a classic, same goes for Beautiful Boy btw
Arrow Through Me so smooth, alongside the Linda record probably my fav discovery in this poll - great 70s funky melodic fun, did not think Paul could pull smth like that off
Like many Harrison tunes Blow Away starts out very promising but the chorus is a drag. No wonder a lot of his best tunes only really have one part...
The wiki on Whatever Gets You Through the Night is hilarious:
This was Lennon's only solo number 1 single in the United States during his lifetime, and Lennon was the last member of The Beatlesto achieve his first American number one solo hit. The recording featured Elton John on harmony vocals and piano. While in the studio, John bet Lennon that the song would top the charts, and such was Lennon's skepticism that John secured from him a promise to appear on stage at one of his performances should the record indeed hit number one. When the record did achieve that feat, Lennon appeared at John's Thanksgiving performance at Madison Square Garden on 28 November 1974. It was his last major concert appearance.The inspiration for the lyrics came from late-night television. In December 2005, May Pang told Radio Times: "At night he loved to channel-surf, and would pick up phrases from all the shows. One time, he was watching Reverend Ike, a famous black evangelist, who was saying, "Let me tell you guys, it doesn't matter, it's whatever gets you through the night." John loved it and said, "I've got to write it down or I'll forget it." He always kept a pad and pen by the bed. That was the beginning of 'Whatever Gets You Thru the Night'."The music was inspired by the number one single at the time, "Rock Your Baby" by George McCrae.[4][5]Although the released track bears little resemblance, the inspiration is more apparent on the alternative version released on John Lennon Anthology.This track was not Lennon's first choice for a single. It was chosen by Capitol Records vice-president Al Coury, who had recently worked his singles 'magic' with Paul McCartney's Band on the Run album.
The music was inspired by the number one single at the time, "Rock Your Baby" by George McCrae.[4][5]Although the released track bears little resemblance, the inspiration is more apparent on the alternative version released on John Lennon Anthology.
This track was not Lennon's first choice for a single. It was chosen by Capitol Records vice-president Al Coury, who had recently worked his singles 'magic' with Paul McCartney's Band on the Run album.
― niels, Tuesday, 5 June 2018 10:07 (six years ago) link
The music was inspired by the number one single at the time, "Rock Your Baby" by George McCrae.[4][5]
amazing. what a significantly worse song than “rock your baby”
― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Tuesday, 5 June 2018 12:16 (six years ago) link
indeed more apparent here https://youtu.be/gCkxVHw7Qyc
― niels, Tuesday, 5 June 2018 13:10 (six years ago) link
Ringo’s on Broad Street too IIRC.
He is, but he's not on the new versions of Beatles songs. He supposedly told Paul, "I already did those. There's no reason to do them again."
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 5 June 2018 13:36 (six years ago) link
bummed to only now be discovering this thread! so much good action missed. canceled out of course by the massive lol of discovering that after all that, turrican didn't vote. anyway. can't wait to load this with images on desktop, great results so far, i almost don't care about the order cause it's clearly shaping up to be an absolutely fantastic introduction to this body of work. bravo to shakey and to all involved.
― noel gallaghah's high flying burbbhrbhbbhbburbbb (Doctor Casino), Tuesday, 5 June 2018 14:51 (six years ago) link
oh wow, I didn't know that version of "Whatever Gets You Through the Night" !It's pretty good.I have never liked the official version, though.As for Ringo in Broad Street, yeah, there's the funny moment when he pretends to look for drums sticks during the medley of Beatles tunes.
― AlXTC from Paris, Tuesday, 5 June 2018 15:05 (six years ago) link
this is also an interesting one cuz even with 100 slots to work with, i had to make dozens of cuts in process, so there are lots of songs where i can't remember if i ultimately voted for them or not. that's ok though. maybe in lieu of ballots, at the end we can JUST post the things we voted for that didn't place, or even just our highest-ranked non-placer or something.
― noel gallaghah's high flying burbbhrbhbbhbburbbb (Doctor Casino), Tuesday, 5 June 2018 15:07 (six years ago) link
after all that, turrican didn't vote
he does this
― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Tuesday, 5 June 2018 15:07 (six years ago) link
oh wow, I didn't know that version of "Whatever Gets You Through the Night" !
yeah me neither, that's pretty interesting (and definitely better!) John didn't understand funk though. "Fame" is by far the funkiest thing he was ever on, and that's clearly down to Bowie's insanely killer rhythm section.
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 5 June 2018 15:40 (six years ago) link
anyway who's ready for more
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 5 June 2018 15:41 (six years ago) link
me
― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Tuesday, 5 June 2018 15:41 (six years ago) link
here's an okay song ruined by a shitty sax song for you!
49. Listen To What The Man Said - Wings (feat. Paul) (661 points, 13 votes)https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f6/Listen_to_What_the_Man_Said.jpg
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 5 June 2018 15:42 (six years ago) link
sax solo
48. Let 'Em In - Wings (feat. Paul) (668 points, 12 votes, 1 No. 1 vote))https://img.discogs.com/6nKZJu-OsPqNm6D8tjCe-LGNyEw=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(40)/discogs-images/R-8113017-1455381348-8375.jpeg.jpg
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 5 June 2018 15:43 (six years ago) link
47. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five - Wings (feat. Paul) (681 points, 11 votes)https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d1/Paul_McCartney_-_Nineteen_Hundred_and_Eighty-Five.jpg/220px-Paul_McCartney_-_Nineteen_Hundred_and_Eighty-Five.jpg
lol'd recently @ this showing up in an Eastbound and Down scene where Kenny beats up his boss from the car rental place
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 5 June 2018 15:44 (six years ago) link
46. Badge - Cream (feat. George) (682 points, 9 votes)https://img.discogs.com/ewxn6nBmLEu4b6FbR1MAOZyPLhI=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(40)/discogs-images/R-3877602-1492953908-1199.jpeg.jpg
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 5 June 2018 15:45 (six years ago) link
I hate Cream but I had to vote for Badge
― droit au butt (Euler), Tuesday, 5 June 2018 15:46 (six years ago) link
eyyyy my favorite band on the run song is too low
― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Tuesday, 5 June 2018 15:47 (six years ago) link
All four of these on my ballot
― Naive Teen Idol, Tuesday, 5 June 2018 15:47 (six years ago) link
― Naive Teen Idol, Tuesday, 5 June 2018 15:48 (six years ago) link
lol I never would have guessed that was recorded in New Orleans. Similar to Band on the Run bearing no resemblance to anything going on in Lagos at the time, I guess. Paul likes to go places but not absorb their influences, I suppose.
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 5 June 2018 15:49 (six years ago) link
(and yes I know the Fela story)
Possible he just went for the weed
― Naive Teen Idol, Tuesday, 5 June 2018 15:51 (six years ago) link
i mean he's no dave grohl xp
― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Tuesday, 5 June 2018 15:51 (six years ago) link
Magneto a really joyful song. Didn’t really consider it one of the absolute best solo Beatles songs for a long time but I do now and had it pretty high.
― timellison, Tuesday, 5 June 2018 15:52 (six years ago) link
how come he never recorded in Kingston? (or did he and I just have never read about it?)
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 5 June 2018 15:52 (six years ago) link
"let 'em in" is just such a sweet, gentle, ambling groove. iirc it's my no. 100
― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Tuesday, 5 June 2018 15:52 (six years ago) link
Dave Grohl trying to get the Foo Fighters to do a song with the Bo Diddley rhythm in New Orleans was one of the saddest dad-rock flailing moments I have ever seen. Bizarre that such a world famous drummer can't swing for shit.
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 5 June 2018 15:53 (six years ago) link
lmao otm
― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Tuesday, 5 June 2018 15:54 (six years ago) link
Adore Let ‘Em In. Th snare and piccolo thing must’ve really played in 1976.
― Naive Teen Idol, Tuesday, 5 June 2018 15:54 (six years ago) link
first single-Beatle tie
TIE 45. Junior's Farm - Wings (feat. Paul) (740 points, 11 votes)https://img.discogs.com/-WrBrEt16mnNWGZA8SGFp9IT7Dg=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(40)/discogs-images/R-4185031-1384335721-3391.jpeg.jpgTIE 45. Dear Boy - Paul & Linda McCartney (feat. Paul) (740 points, 12 votes, 1 No. 1 vote))http://ksassets.timeincuk.net/wp/uploads/sites/55/2010/02/paulmccartneyandson_paphotoL161009.jpg
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 5 June 2018 15:55 (six years ago) link
"Junior's Farm" also had a first-place vote.
― WilliamC, Tuesday, 5 June 2018 15:57 (six years ago) link