Your favorite song by The Beatles??
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Topic: Your favorite song by The Beatles??
Posted By: ghost_of_morphy
Subject: Your favorite song by The Beatles??
Date Posted: October 15 2007 at 21:36
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I'd have made this a poll, but I'm sure I'd be leaving people out.
Anyhow, my favorite is undoubtedly Back in the USSR. What a great parody of the Beach Boys sound!!!
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Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: October 15 2007 at 21:52
Oh my god what a nightmare of a question.....way too many to weigh....the circuits are collapsing.... A few are Yesterday, Penny Lane, Two of Us, Across the Universe, Long and Winding, Strawberry Fields, She's leaving home. Least favorites.....Birthday, Back in the USSR, half of Abbey Road. |
Posted By: Shakespeare
Date Posted: October 15 2007 at 21:57
| I think there is a forum for prog related and proto-prog topics. |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: October 15 2007 at 22:43
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We Can Work it Out Hey Bulldog It's All Too Much Tomorrow Never Knows Eleanor Rigby Being For the Benefit of Mr. Kite! Yer Blues Her Majesty |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: October 16 2007 at 01:20
| Tie between "Eleanor Rigby" and "She's Leaving Home". |
Posted By: The Whistler
Date Posted: October 16 2007 at 01:24
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Parody? More like rip-off. If Brain weren't such a whacked out moron, he woulda sued! ------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |
Posted By: KoS
Date Posted: October 16 2007 at 01:29
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Too many to choose from, so I'll write whatever pops into my mind. Hey Jude Revolution Eleanor I am the Walrus Rain Across the Universe Yellow Submarine |
Posted By: mrcozdude
Date Posted: October 16 2007 at 10:01
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I want you (she's so heavy)
Revolution 9
Come Together
Helter Skelter ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/cozfunkel/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Roskisdyykkari
Date Posted: October 16 2007 at 11:12
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Oh there are so many! Rain A nice and simple tune with a psychedelic feel. A relaxing piece of music. Eleanor Rigby A typical Paul-song with nice vocal melodies and beautiful orchestration. Great! Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band This song just kicks ass! Awesome vocal melodies and funny lyrics. I like the "reprise" as well. Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! A very hilarious, experimental song. It's somekind of space rock or something... anyway I like it. A Day In The Life WOW!!! One of my favorite songs ever! A totally progressive work of art! It begins quietly with a verse sung by John Lennon, with some acoustic guitars. And then.... what the hell is happening? What's that noise? An orchestra? And now, a totally different section, and especially this section rocks. I love the alarm clock in the beginning, and that relaxing vocal melody sung by McCartney. And then comes another one of those orchestral crescendos, followed by a verse similar to the one at the beginning. And finally the last orchestral crescendo, and it's even more chaotic this time. Suddenly there is a chord out of nowhere. Those orchestral things are just... amazing. Paul, what the hell were you thinking?  A perfect song... (!) Strawberry Fields Forever I don't know what to say, because this song is just TOO GREAT. "I Buried Paul!" (yes I know, it's probably "Cranberry Sauce", but who cares anyway..) I Am The Walrus Another weird and hilarious song by Lennon. By the way, there are some interesting messages in the end. Just listen very carefully, and you'll hear all kinds of crazy things refering to the "Paul Is Dead"-thing!! Helter Skelter The birth of HEAVY METAL. Way to go, Paul! This rocks more than anything else made in the 60s. Paul screams better than Rob Halford! Happiness Is A Warm Gun What the hell? This song has more sections in 2 minutes than Close to the Edge has in 18 minutes! And there's even polyrhythm!! Birthday All I have to say is: THIS SONG ROCKS. ... because it does. I Want You (She's So Heavy) Another heavy song, and it's also very progressive. Actually, this is the first prog metal song ever .Abbey Road Medley Well, it's basically one song. My favorite parts are Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight and The End. Amazing! Of course, there are also some songs I don't like. For example: When I'm 64 A quite annoying pop-tune by McCartney. Without this song Sgt. Pepper would be perfect! Well, not quite... With A Little Help From My Friends Way too repetitive (!) Yellow Submarine Happy happy, joy joy... What is this?? A song for CHILDREN?! Octopus's Garden Instead of describing this song with a million words, I'll point out that the song sucks by saying: RINGO STARR And also all the songs before 1965. ESPECIALLY Love Me Do!  ------------- And the sand-castle virtues are all swept away in the tidal destruction the moral melee. |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: October 16 2007 at 11:12
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Strawberry Fields Forever, without question. In My Life probably a close second.
then loads of others -
Hello Goodbye
Martha My Dear
Things We Said Today
You've got to hide your love away
Here, There and Everywhere
to name but a few.
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Posted By: Sydwaters
Date Posted: October 16 2007 at 23:36
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Here is my list
Every Little Thing- Folk Rock before the Byrds and Dylan. Check out Yes version of this song.
Norwegian Wood- Interesting fusion of folk rock with the sitar. A proto-psychedelic song to me.
Love You Too- George Harrison inventing classical Indian with rock. Check out the Backward feedback on this song.
Rain- The most underrated song they ever did.
Strawberry Fields Forever- The weirdest song to ever hit the top ten in America.
Mr. Kite- Musique Concrete Rock or Prog Rock
A Day in the Life- Is this first symph prog song?
Happiness Is A Warm Gun- Radiohead copied this song years ago.
Because- Classical music influenced without the use of classical instruments. The vocal harmonies on this song influenced Yes and Queen among others.
I Want You She So Heavy- What do you call this. The first part is bluesy. The other part is almost metal with progressive rock.
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Posted By: mrcozdude
Date Posted: October 18 2007 at 12:05
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Ooo forgot to mention while my guitar gently weeps ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/cozfunkel/" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Rivertree
Date Posted: October 18 2007 at 12:12
Strawberry Fields Forever with its Mellotron use - wonderful!  ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Rivertree" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: paolo.beenees
Date Posted: October 18 2007 at 12:18
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This topic is a nightmare! Today I may answer that my favourite one is "Strawberry Fields"... but "Here comes the Sun" and "A day in the life" are close at hand...
there are also "Lovely Rita", "The Fool on the Hill", "Getting Better", "The Long and Winding Road", "You never give me your money" pushing to be first in my favourite list... HELP! ------------- 
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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: October 18 2007 at 12:58
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The Abbey Road medley. If that doesn't count as one song: The Fool On The Hill.
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Posted By: Neil
Date Posted: October 18 2007 at 13:05
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Long long long
Savoy Truffle
Sext Sadie
I am the Walrus
Across the Universe
Whole B side of Abbey Road (Here Comes the Sun to Carry That weight)
I Want You (she's so heavy)
Sgt Pepper's
Mr Kite
Within You and Without You
Ballad of John and Yoko
Lucy in the Sky
In fact most of the White Album and Abbey Road and too many more to mention.
------------- When people get lost in thought it's often because it's unfamiliar territory. |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: October 18 2007 at 13:11
probably, Tomorrow Never Knows..... ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: October 18 2007 at 13:24
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Picking a single Beatles song is a moral dilema question best not answered IMHO.
Here's some suggestions of Beatles songs that I like a lot,
Lennon: Revolution 9 & Dear Prudence & I Want You (She's So Heavy)
Harrison: Blue Jay Way & It's All Too Much & Here Comes The Sun
McCartney: She Came in Through the Bathroom Window & The Fool On The Hill
Starkey: Octopus's Garden & Don't Pass Me By ------------- What? |
Posted By: Atkingani
Date Posted: October 18 2007 at 13:29
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I won't repeat what has been said in previous posts but I'd like to spot a forgotten and precious gem (IMO): "Cry baby cry"... ------------- Guigo ~~~~~~ |
Posted By: mrcozdude
Date Posted: October 18 2007 at 13:32
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o and Oh Darling!Paul is amazing on it ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/cozfunkel/" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: October 18 2007 at 13:32
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1. A Day in the Life
2. Hey Jude
3. Let it Be
4. Yellow Submarine
5. Eleanor Rigby ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: SgtPepper67
Date Posted: October 19 2007 at 17:42
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So many great songs to choose from!!! Penny Lane Strawberry Fields Forever Hey Jude A Day In The Life While My Guitar Gently Weeps You Never Give Me Your Money Happiness Is A Warm Gun Oh! Darling Eleanor Rigby Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ------------- 
In the end the love you take is equal to the love you made... |
Posted By: cynthiasmallet
Date Posted: October 19 2007 at 19:22
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Hard Days Night
Eleanor Rigby I Am The Walrus 8 Days A Week ------------- Would you like to watch TV, or get between the sheets, or contemplate the silent freeway, would you like something to eat? |
Posted By: Novalis
Date Posted: October 19 2007 at 23:07
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You Never Give Me Your Money
Let It Be
Strawberry Fields
Penny Lane
I Am The Walrus
Within You Without You
Here Comes The Sun
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Posted By: jimmy_row
Date Posted: October 20 2007 at 01:16
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HERE COMES THE SUN
I can always count on George's tunes, but John and Paul just don't do it for me many times (obviously I'm in the minority). IMO their albums would've been much better if George was given at least equal space with John and Paul. ------------- Signature Writers Guild on strike |
Posted By: Guzzman
Date Posted: October 20 2007 at 11:23
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Mission Impossible!!! I'll try anyway: Julia Blackbird She's Leaving Home Eleanor Rigby Happiness Is A Warm Gun (for it p***es off the NRA) You've Got To Hide Your Love Away Helter Skelter While My Guitar Gently Weeps and so many more! ------------- "We've got to get in to get out" |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: October 20 2007 at 14:24
Too bad we will never know how the albums would have sounded if that would the case, eh?
I like the music of Lennon and McCartney a lot, but there are quite some brilliant Harrisongs in the late '60's / early '70's.
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jimmy_row wrote:Posted By: jimmy_row
Date Posted: October 20 2007 at 15:28
------------- Signature Writers Guild on strike |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: October 20 2007 at 17:01
I even believe that many rock critics share that view, that All Things Must Pass is the best solo album ever made by an ex-Beatle.
I was even a bit of a Harrison fan when I was a small kid, asking my older brothers if they could buy the single What Is Life for me (I didn't have any pocket money yet
 ) . I also loved his song Bangla Desh. I still do by the way. |
Posted By: aapatsos
Date Posted: October 30 2007 at 22:09
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The only song from Beatles that makes me crazy Eleanor Rigby years ahead from its era... |
Posted By: Proletariat
Date Posted: October 30 2007 at 22:19
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The Word
I Want You (She's So Heavy)
Run For Your Life
With a Little Help From My Friends
Helter Skelter ------------- who hiccuped endlessly trying to giggle but wound up with a sob |
Posted By: pelican
Date Posted: October 30 2007 at 22:38
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Paperback Writer
Rain
And Your Bird Can Sing
Helter Skelter
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Posted By: pelican
Date Posted: October 30 2007 at 22:43
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I forgot Hey Bulldog and Taxman
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Posted By: andu
Date Posted: October 31 2007 at 14:03
Strawberry Fields 
------------- "PA's own GI Joe!" 
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Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: October 31 2007 at 22:29
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Just to be contrarian, consider: From Me To You Please Please Me etc.It was this early stuff that rewrote all the rules.
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Posted By: emdiar
Date Posted: November 05 2007 at 17:04
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The whole of the Revolver album. I bought it for my daughter for her 4th birthday (along with Zep 4) and she has impeccable musical taste at 19.
My very favourite has to be "Tomorrow Never Knows". This song stands alone as the only bonafide psychedelic Beatles track. "Strawberry Fields", "Lucy in the Sky..", were trippy, but trippy pop songs. There may be an argument to be made that "I Am The Walrus" is the epitome of psychedelia, but to me it sounds more prog than anything, what with it's symphonic sting arrangement, time sig changes, and fast and slow movements.
"Tomorrow Never Knows" jumps on a trancy groove from the very start and rides it all the way to the end, Ringo managing to hold a shuffling rhythm that seems always to be trying to catch up with, or even, hold back the rest of the band. This is an illusion that is played to great effect, giving the rhythm a floating, dream-like quality. The lyrics are dark, dealing with the nature of consciousness and death, quoting from "The Tibetan Book of the Dead".
Ageless piece of trip fodder. Play this track at the end of some sweaty rave and see the delight in the eyes of tired young ravers. They may not know what it is, but they just know it's cool as f*ck. ------------- Perception is truth, ergo opinion is fact. |
Posted By: Sydwaters
Date Posted: November 05 2007 at 18:46
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Tomorrow Never Knows is one of most innovative songs I ever heard considering when it came out. |
Posted By: reality
Date Posted: November 06 2007 at 02:47
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Of course, there are also some songs I don't like. For example:
When I'm 64 A quite annoying pop-tune by McCartney. Without this song Sgt. Pepper would be perfect! Well, not quite... When I'm 64 is a great 20's feeling tune about not being useless when we grow old from the perspective of a child. Great song! With A Little Help From My Friends Way too repetitive (!) I do not see where it is too repetitive? Great Ringo tune! Yellow Submarine Happy happy, joy joy... What is this?? A song for CHILDREN?! It would be great if we were all aloud to use our imaginations like children. Happy and carefree, brings right there! >Octopus's Garden Instead of describing this song with a million words, I'll point out that the song sucks by saying: RINGO STARR Instead of decribing this song with a million words, I'll point out why this song is awsome by saying: RINGO STARR |
Posted By: toolis
Date Posted: November 06 2007 at 03:26
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Oh! Darling Let It Be I Me Mine Don't Let Me Down Come Together While My Guitar Gently Weeps Eleanor Rigby Helter Skelter ------------- -music is like pornography... sometimes amateurs turn us on, even more... -sometimes you are the pigeon and sometimes you are the statue... |
Posted By: reality
Date Posted: November 06 2007 at 04:10
| In My Life - Deep, Deep song! |
Posted By: A B Negative
Date Posted: November 20 2007 at 12:04
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She Said She Said. Fantastic music, amazing lyrics, psychedelia!
I just found out that McCartney doesn't play on this song... ------------- "The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time." |
Posted By: markosherrera
Date Posted: November 20 2007 at 21:09
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Something
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
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Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: November 20 2007 at 22:35
LOTS of them -- "favourites" are for school boys! 
Oh okay... A Day in the Life
no, wait! Tomorrow Never Knows!
er... Across the Universe!
Norwegian Wood!
 See what I mean? i could go on -- there's way too many great ones to choose just one.  ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: Era V.
Date Posted: November 28 2007 at 15:13
Looks like we share a few music tastes! I definitely couldn't pick a favourite Beatles song...no more than I could pick a favourite Zeppelin song or Beethoven or John Coltrane song. And I'd kind of rather not try either because that forces your ear almost...I just love listening to them all openly and appreciating something new everytime. Now, that said, there are some Beatles tunes I really don't like...but here's not the place  |
Posted By: The Lost Chord
Date Posted: November 28 2007 at 20:10
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TOMORROW NEVER KNOWSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS -------------  "Only the sun knew why"
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Posted By: Snipergoat
Date Posted: November 29 2007 at 06:35
| Being For The Benefit of Mr.Kite! |
Posted By: GentleSibarit
Date Posted: December 02 2007 at 03:52
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1st. strawberry fields forever 2nd. tomorrow never knows, penny lane (love the brass), money, within without you, I m only sleeping, Here comes the sun, rain, happiness is a warm gun, piggies, sexysadie, glass onion, savoy truffle, come together, Helter Skelter, twist and shout (love their cover), All I've got to do, A day in life, being for the benefit of Mr. Kite, Sun king, Hey Bull dog, Dig a pony, Revolution 9... too many 3rd. I can say the only songs I don't like too much is "She's leaving home" and "til' there was you." ------------- How can I speak when I'm dry and my throat is burning? |
Posted By: zicIy
Date Posted: December 30 2007 at 01:26
| Harrison´s "Here Comes The Sun" is my fav, following by "Penny Lane" . |
Posted By: Hirgwath
Date Posted: December 30 2007 at 02:28
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Good Day Sunshine...its music alone can brighten my day. The playful piano flourish at the end of each phrase, and the melodic harmonies are just my favorite thing the Beatles ever did. I'm going to go listen to it as soon as I'm done with this.
------------- Skwisgaar Skwigelf: taller than a tree. Toki Wartooth: not a bumblebee. |
Posted By: cookieacquired
Date Posted: December 31 2007 at 11:43
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The top one for me is easy: Strawberry Fields Forever
Truly a classic
Though "Love You To", and "Fixing a Hole" are criminally underrated ------------- 
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Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: December 31 2007 at 12:29
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Wow, what a question! Penny Lane, Strawberry Fields, Yesterday, Long and Winding Road, Across the Universe, Two of Us Just off the top of my head, but those 6 always crumble my heart. Happy new year! |
Posted By: reality
Date Posted: January 02 2008 at 06:04
| I honestly can say I have never heard a Beatles tune that I did not like. |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: January 02 2008 at 08:21
Does that include Mr Moonlight and Revolution #9?
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Posted By: Rocktopus
Date Posted: January 02 2008 at 20:10
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Maybe this one: Being for the benefit of Mr. Kite, Or one of these: Piggies A day in life, She's leaving home Flying Mother Nature's Son Happiness is a warm gun, I Am the Walrus Tomorrow never knows Girl Elenor Rigby Within without you I Want You (She's So Heavy) Norwegian Wood ------------- Over land and under ashes In the sunlight, see - it flashes Find a fly and eat his eye But don't believe in me Don't believe in me Don't believe in me |
Posted By: EclectricBlue
Date Posted: January 02 2008 at 22:19
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Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds! ------------- http://www.drumsoloartist.com/drumstore/Drum_Loops.php - Drum Loops http://www.drumsoloartist.com/drumstore/Used_Drums.php - Used Drums |
Posted By: Beckham
Date Posted: January 05 2008 at 01:45
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Tomorrow Never Knows- musique concrete with a groove a lot of music is based on this concept.
Ticket To Ride- Droning bass sound, jangle sound with a broken drum sound
Some proggish songs I like
Love You To
A Day in the Life
Eleanor Rigby
I Want You She So Heavy
Because
The Abbey Road Medleys
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: January 05 2008 at 02:40
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too hard to choose but I tend toward the passed-over ones like Yer Blues, Hey Bulldog, It's All Too Much, We Can Work it Out.. |
Posted By: Avantgardehead
Date Posted: January 06 2008 at 15:07
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Blue Jay Way
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Posted By: ES335
Date Posted: January 09 2008 at 21:03
| Strawberry Fields Forever, with I am the Walrus a very close second. Tied for third: She Said, She Said, Hey Bulldog, Dig a Pony, Tomorrow Never Knows, It's All Too Much, Being For the Benefit of Mr. Kite, Cry Baby Cry, Rain...and probably 50 more. |
Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: January 10 2008 at 10:09
I am the eggman they are the eggmen.. i am the Walrus goo goo goo joob..  ------------- 
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Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: January 10 2008 at 11:20
Good choice, I might go with that one myself
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Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: January 20 2008 at 00:57
Helter Skelter ------------- 
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