it doesn't sound like a typical lennon song at all.
Yeah, I didn't realize it myself initially, if anything I sort of subconsiously assumed George wrote it.
There could easily be a seperate thread/poll for classic Lennon songs that he unfairly disavowed if there isn't one already.
― Deflatormouse, Monday, 23 March 2020 19:41 (four years ago) link
Wow @ the anthology version. I guess the title is no accident. And your byrd can sing.
― Deflatormouse, Monday, 23 March 2020 19:44 (four years ago) link
Beatles goofing around in a studio a welcome sound.
― clemenza, Monday, 23 March 2020 19:51 (four years ago) link
Re: the guitar parts, iirc it was one of the illustrations of their desire to make some Bach-type harmonies.
― AlXTC from Paris, Monday, 23 March 2020 19:56 (four years ago) link
Johann Sebastian Shankar
― Deflatormouse, Monday, 23 March 2020 20:02 (four years ago) link
I thought it was George Martin’s job to come up with the Bach melodies
― Karl Malone, Monday, 23 March 2020 20:02 (four years ago) link
I'd rank them like this:
I'm Only Sleeping, (Revolver)If I Needed Someone, (Rubber Soul)And Your Bird Can Sing, (Revolver)What You're Doing, (Beatles for Sale)I've Just Seen a Face, (Help!)Every Little Thing, (Beatles for Sale)I'll Be Back, (A Hard Day's Night)Drive My Car, (Rubber Soul)I Don't Want to Spoil the Party, (Beatles for Sale)Dr. Robert, (Revolver)What Goes On, (Rubber Soul)It's Only Love, (Help!)Tell Me What You See, (Help!)You Like Me Too Much, (Help!)
― Darin, Monday, 23 March 2020 22:49 (four years ago) link
I've never heard a good version of "It's Only Love," not even Bryan Ferry's.― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), lundi 23 mars 2020 17:37 (fifty-eight seconds ago) bookmarkflaglinkIIRC Lennon said he thought it was trash. I love it. His voice is so great on it.― AlXTC from Paris, Monday, 23 March 2020 16:42 (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), lundi 23 mars 2020 17:37 (fifty-eight seconds ago) bookmarkflaglink
IIRC Lennon said he thought it was trash. I love it. His voice is so great on it.
― AlXTC from Paris, Monday, 23 March 2020 16:42 (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
I believe John was OK with the music, it was the lyrics he disdained.
"Cry Baby Cry" could be a case of John knocking a lyric out quickly because he could.
― Mark G, Tuesday, 24 March 2020 12:13 (four years ago) link
btw ,I do like Gary US Bonds' version.
― Mark G, Tuesday, 24 March 2020 12:14 (four years ago) link
If I Needed Someone, one of my all time faves.
― Valentijn, Tuesday, 24 March 2020 12:54 (four years ago) link
Lennon later spoke of his embarrassment at the triteness of the lyrics. He told Hit Parader magazine: “That’s the one song I really hate of mine. Terrible lyric.” In another interview he named It’s Only Love and Rubber Soul’s Run For Your Life as his least favourite Beatles songs.
It’s Only Love is mine. I always thought it was a lousy song. The lyrics were abysmal. I always hated that song.John LennonAll We Are Saying, David Sheff
― AlXTC from Paris, Tuesday, 24 March 2020 13:01 (four years ago) link
eheh, and again : Lennon was later dismissive of And Your Bird Can Sing, describing it as “a horror” and “throwaway”.
― AlXTC from Paris, Tuesday, 24 March 2020 13:04 (four years ago) link
still voted for "I'm Only Sleeping" in fact i woke up singing this song just the other day.
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 25 March 2020 22:56 (four years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Thursday, 26 March 2020 00:01 (four years ago) link
Surprised by the apparent lack of love for "Drive My Car"!
― stop torturing me ethel (broom air), Thursday, 26 March 2020 15:24 (four years ago) link
I voted for it because I think it is groovy
― love will keep us apart (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 26 March 2020 15:46 (four years ago) link
fun Beatles > introspective Beatles
― love will keep us apart (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 26 March 2020 15:47 (four years ago) link
another for _and your bird..._
― blather rinse repeat 2020 (Hunt3r), Thursday, 26 March 2020 16:15 (four years ago) link
"And Your Bird Can Sing," but disagree that Revolver tracks tower over others here and would probably go "Every Little Thing" and "I'll Be Back" after it.
I don't think the lyrics to "It's Only Love" are worse than lots of other early Beatles tracks, but that was maybe at a point where Lennon was pushing himself to go farther.
― timellison, Thursday, 26 March 2020 22:53 (four years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Friday, 27 March 2020 00:01 (four years ago) link
Foiled again.
― coco vide (pomenitul), Friday, 27 March 2020 00:03 (four years ago) link
ugh ILM is wrong twice
― octobeard, Friday, 27 March 2020 01:07 (four years ago) link
Right twice
― Οὖτις, Friday, 27 March 2020 01:20 (four years ago) link
George had to tell Joe Walsh ILX was right twice instead of once.
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 27 March 2020 01:37 (four years ago) link