Pepper - Side A - Round 2

WestwayKid · Post by **WestwayKid** » 23 Dec 2020, 11:18am

6 songs remain. Probably Fixing a Hole or Kite for me this time around.

Dr. Medulla · Post by **Dr. Medulla** » 23 Dec 2020, 11:58am

Radical position: I'm voting against the title track because I don't feel strongly against any of the remaining options, but the half-assed concept conceit deserves to be singled out. So, despite being a cool tune and all, that's where I'm planting my flag.

Heston · Post by **Heston** » 23 Dec 2020, 12:13pm

Sticking with Kite. I find the main melody boring and the circus calliope bits irritating.

WestwayKid · Post by **WestwayKid** » 23 Dec 2020, 12:19pm

Fixing a Hole is underrated. Ringo's drumming alone is pretty spectacular. I also love the heavy treble on the guitar solo (I think played by Paul or at least doubletracked with George).

WestwayKid · Post by **WestwayKid** » 23 Dec 2020, 12:35pm

Heston wrote: ↑
23 Dec 2020, 12:13pm
Sticking with Kite. I find the main melody boring and the circus calliope bits irritating.

IDK, I kind of like the quietly menacing quality of this song. It's creepy.

Dr. Medulla · Post by **Dr. Medulla** » 23 Dec 2020, 12:47pm

WestwayKid wrote: ↑
23 Dec 2020, 12:35pm

Heston wrote: ↑
23 Dec 2020, 12:13pm
Sticking with Kite. I find the main melody boring and the circus calliope bits irritating.
IDK, I kind of like the quietly menacing quality of this song. It's creepy.

Thematically, it's of a piece with SFF. Where Paul is nostalgic for childhood, John saw anxiety lurking. So he turns something wondrous like the circus coming to town into a child's bad trip. It's arguably more psychedelic than LSD.

WestwayKid · Post by **WestwayKid** » 23 Dec 2020, 12:57pm

Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑
23 Dec 2020, 11:58am
Radical position: I'm voting against the title track because I don't feel strongly against any of the remaining options, but the half-assed concept conceit deserves to be singled out. So, despite being a cool tune and all, that's where I'm planting my flag.

I agree with this. It's a fun track, but not better than what is left...so the goofy concept theme then becomes enough to earn my vote.

Silent Majority · Post by **Silent Majority** » 23 Dec 2020, 1:16pm

I bloody Kite. In Liverpool, I saw a repro of the original Victorian circus poster that Lennon got the lyrics off and if it had been under a tenner I would have got the only Fab merch that I ever would have. The mood, sound, melody, and story of the song are one of the best things on Sgt Pepper.

Marky Dread · Post by **Marky Dread** » 23 Dec 2020, 1:19pm

Silent Majority wrote: ↑
23 Dec 2020, 1:16pm
I bloody Kite. In Liverpool, I saw a repro of the original Victorian circus poster that Lennon got the lyrics off and if it had been under a tenner I would have got the only Fab merch that I ever would have. The mood, sound, melody, and story of the song are one of the best things on Sgt Pepper.

Yep I like too

Marky Dread · Post by **Marky Dread** » 23 Dec 2020, 1:20pm

No Friends for me.

Flex · Post by **Flex** » 23 Dec 2020, 1:24pm

Just looking at the last round, wasn't Kite also voted off?

Dr. Medulla · Post by **Dr. Medulla** » 23 Dec 2020, 1:29pm

Flex wrote: ↑
23 Dec 2020, 1:24pm
Just looking at the last round, wasn't Kite also voted off?

WWK let it stand because Tom said he accidentally voted for it.

Flex · Post by **Flex** » 23 Dec 2020, 1:29pm

Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑
23 Dec 2020, 1:29pm
WWK let it stand because Tom said he accidentally voted for it.

Got it, gracias

WestwayKid · Post by **WestwayKid** » 23 Dec 2020, 1:36pm

Silent Majority wrote: ↑
23 Dec 2020, 1:16pm
I bloody Kite. In Liverpool, I saw a repro of the original Victorian circus poster that Lennon got the lyrics off and if it had been under a tenner I would have got the only Fab merch that I ever would have. The mood, sound, melody, and story of the song are one of the best things on Sgt Pepper.

Well said. The melody itself is fascinating, winding in and out like a serpent. George Martin's production work is some of his best ever, translating Lennon's wishes (it's been said that while Paul would be very precise about what he wanted, John was often far more vague) into something both whimsical and creepy.

Dr. Medulla · Post by **Dr. Medulla** » 23 Dec 2020, 1:38pm

WestwayKid wrote: ↑
23 Dec 2020, 1:36pm

Silent Majority wrote: ↑
23 Dec 2020, 1:16pm
I bloody Kite. In Liverpool, I saw a repro of the original Victorian circus poster that Lennon got the lyrics off and if it had been under a tenner I would have got the only Fab merch that I ever would have. The mood, sound, melody, and story of the song are one of the best things on Sgt Pepper.
Well said. The melody itself is fascinating, winding in and out like a serpent. George Martin's production work is some of his best ever, translating Lennon's wishes (it's been said that while Paul would be very precise about what he wanted, John was often far more vague) into something both whimsical and creepy.

Hard not to see that Lennon was a proponent of happy accidents.

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