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Poll Question: Which is your favourite song from the Abbey Road "suite"
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10 [16.39%]
4 [6.56%]
1 [1.64%]
4 [6.56%]
3 [4.92%]
11 [18.03%]
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10 [16.39%]
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    Posted: September 19 2007 at 11:54
I know I was wrong about "Because" but I'd still consider "Her Maj" to be part of the suite. After all, the opening chord is taken from Polytheme Pam as that's where the song originally sat in the suite. It was taken out and the opening chord was left on.
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I really like every part of it, anyway my vote goes to "Golden Slumbers", knowing, just like they knew the Beatles' end was nearer and nearer. So touching...Cry
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"Polythene Pam" rocks.
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"Golden Slumbers" gets my vote. My daughter loved listening to that at bedtime when she was an infant. My personal favorite from Abbey Road, however, is "Because". Those harmonies are so darn.... harmonious. Geek
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Her Majesty isn't part of the suite, as said above. Vote for Golden Slumbers, but the whole piece (and album minus Maxwell's Silver Hammer) is wonderful,
Bach, Ma, Bros, Déia, Dante.
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There's many great parts, but today my vote goes to The End. You Never Give Me Your Money, Golden Slumbers and Carry that Weight are other favorites.
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I love the whole suite, so it's difficult to say what's the best part. I like the "progressive" sound of The End, the beautifulness of Golden Slumbers, the bombastic Carry That Weight... and of course the psychedelic feel of Sun King! And what about the hilarious Mean Mr. Mustard?
I guess The End is what I like the most.
And the sand-castle virtues are all swept away
in the tidal destruction the moral melee.
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I like it all, but every time "She Came In Through The Bathroom Window" starts, it gets me going. The lyric is pretty cool too.
"If I only had time"
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Hmmm, I always thought the suite was refering to the last four songs only, but I can see how these could all be connected as well.  I voted for You Never Give Me Your Money.
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Abbeyrd's Beatles Page reports that Macca's forthcoming album will feature a 15 minute-long musical suite reminiscent of the Abbey Road medley Tongue
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Sun King got my vote. Always thought there was something magical to that song. But it's also one of their more time-typical pieces, very late 60's, trippy feeling.
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My favourite part is actually when I found out that the group actually played the whole suite throughout as a run-through for the basic tracks.
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Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by Moogtron III Moogtron III wrote:

It is a great suite, lots of fantastic moments. Most of the Abbey Road album is wonderful, but this aside.
 
My choice is Sun King. Great vocal harmonies, and I like the "Spanish" (or is it?) lyrics.
It's Lennon's version of pseudo-Spanish.
 
"chick a ferdy parasol"
"que can eat it carousel"
 
Ha, Liverpudlian humor Smile .
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I've never really thought about a favourite part before. I'm thinking Polythene Pam or Carry That Weight but can't decide Confused

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Carry That Weight
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Polythene Pam !
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Because followed by that one about the money and funny papers.  Ah such wonderful things.
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GOLDEN SLUMBERS

Short and fine; it always goes straight to my heart everytime I hear it. Fantastic lyrics.
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Originally posted by Rosescar Rosescar wrote:

Because isn't part of it. 
 
Neither is "Her Majesty" come to that.  I used to hate that bit when i was a kid and leapt up to take the tone arm off my father's record as soon as "The End" died away.
When people get lost in thought it's often because it's unfamiliar territory.
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