Past Masters 2 - Side A - Round 2

Past Masters 2 - Side A - Round 2

Poll ended at 24 Feb 2021, 12:17pm

"Day Tripper"
0
No votes
"We Can Work It Out" 
0
No votes
"Paperback Writer"
1
6%
"Rain" 
2
13%
"Lady Madonna" 
7
44%
"Hey Jude" 
6
38%
 
Total votes: 16

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ArmagideonTim wrote:
23 Feb 2021, 8:26pm
WestwayKid wrote:
23 Feb 2021, 3:59pm
Inder wrote:
23 Feb 2021, 3:25pm
This is the fifth month of the Ultimate Beatles Poll 2020. Big ups to WWK. 😎

PS: pulp Paperback Writer.
I should have done the math before I proposed it... ;)

...but seriously it has been a great time.
I've not commented much but thank you WWK, this has been a highlight of lockdown II for me.

That said, can't believe people are voting for Rain already.
Hey Jude is the bigger shock for me. Their biggest selling single, and surely it can only be fatigue that is making people vote it off first. A religious experience without needing religion.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board

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Heston wrote:
23 Feb 2021, 8:34pm
ArmagideonTim wrote:
23 Feb 2021, 8:26pm
WestwayKid wrote:
23 Feb 2021, 3:59pm
Inder wrote:
23 Feb 2021, 3:25pm
This is the fifth month of the Ultimate Beatles Poll 2020. Big ups to WWK. 😎

PS: pulp Paperback Writer.
I should have done the math before I proposed it... ;)

...but seriously it has been a great time.
I've not commented much but thank you WWK, this has been a highlight of lockdown II for me.

That said, can't believe people are voting for Rain already.
Hey Jude is the bigger shock for me. Their biggest selling single, and surely it can only be fatigue that is making people vote it off first. A religious experience without needing religion.
I think the beef is that 90% of its lyrics are "na." Also it's pretty boring even without that.
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Re: Past Masters 2 - Side A - Round 2

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Kory wrote:
23 Feb 2021, 8:45pm
Heston wrote:
23 Feb 2021, 8:34pm
ArmagideonTim wrote:
23 Feb 2021, 8:26pm
WestwayKid wrote:
23 Feb 2021, 3:59pm
Inder wrote:
23 Feb 2021, 3:25pm
This is the fifth month of the Ultimate Beatles Poll 2020. Big ups to WWK. 😎

PS: pulp Paperback Writer.
I should have done the math before I proposed it... ;)

...but seriously it has been a great time.
I've not commented much but thank you WWK, this has been a highlight of lockdown II for me.

That said, can't believe people are voting for Rain already.
Hey Jude is the bigger shock for me. Their biggest selling single, and surely it can only be fatigue that is making people vote it off first. A religious experience without needing religion.
I think the beef is that 90% of its lyrics are "na." Also it's pretty boring even without that.
That communal thing was new then, I enjoy the long fade with Macca going crazy. The main body of the song is superb.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board

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Kory wrote:
23 Feb 2021, 8:45pm
Heston wrote:
23 Feb 2021, 8:34pm
ArmagideonTim wrote:
23 Feb 2021, 8:26pm
WestwayKid wrote:
23 Feb 2021, 3:59pm
Inder wrote:
23 Feb 2021, 3:25pm
This is the fifth month of the Ultimate Beatles Poll 2020. Big ups to WWK. 😎

PS: pulp Paperback Writer.
I should have done the math before I proposed it... ;)

...but seriously it has been a great time.
I've not commented much but thank you WWK, this has been a highlight of lockdown II for me.

That said, can't believe people are voting for Rain already.
Hey Jude is the bigger shock for me. Their biggest selling single, and surely it can only be fatigue that is making people vote it off first. A religious experience without needing religion.
I think the beef is that 90% of its lyrics are "na." Also it's pretty boring even without that.
Historical context helps the song a bit (and I don't mean the Julian Lennon part). Think about Western nations in 1968, especially the US. Shit was polarized, open violence, wholly contrary to the Beatles' worldview. They respond with what amounts to a campfire sing-a-long urging friendship and hope. It's pure Beatles, emphasizing commonality and love. And it was rejected in that context because the serious kids didn't want to hear any of that (for the same reason, the committed kids hated the b-side, "Revolution," with its rejection of violence and ideology). It's radical pacifism at a time when everyone else wanted to rip the other's throat out. I can't help but respect their commitment to another way, however naive and hopeless.
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As it's on its way out, I will casually mention that I got to hit a few notes on the Lady Madonna piano when I went to visit a friend who works at Abbey Road. 😎

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Heston, I’m on year 35 of hating Hey Jude. It fucking sucks.
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For the record I like Lady Madonna a lot. Unlike Hey Jude it’s not a boring wank that people put on a pedestal.
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Hey Jude has swear word so has togo.
Hey, say wang!

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elvis version of hey jude is fucking good as hell
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a bowl of soup
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead

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people talk about how dylan is performed better by other artists and i'm like that but for the beatles
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a bowl of soup
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead

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