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Semifinal - Rubber Soul
Posted: 10 Mar 2021, 12:39pm
by WestwayKid
Nowhere Man versus In My Life... a battle of 2 Lennon heavyweights.
Re: Semifinal - Rubber Soul
Posted: 10 Mar 2021, 12:40pm
by WestwayKid
2 incredible songs. I cherish them both, but I cherish Nowhere Man a little more.
Re: Semifinal - Rubber Soul
Posted: 10 Mar 2021, 12:42pm
by Silent Majority
WestwayKid wrote: ↑10 Mar 2021, 12:40pm
2 incredible songs. I cherish them both, but I cherish Nowhere Man a little more.
Just the opposite for me. I think the bridge lyrics are worse on Nowhere Man. They'd overdone the listen/missing rhyme by this point.
Re: Semifinal - Rubber Soul
Posted: 10 Mar 2021, 12:42pm
by Wolter
WestwayKid wrote: ↑10 Mar 2021, 12:40pm
2 incredible songs. I cherish them both, but I cherish Nowhere Man a little more.
In My Life was what my wife and I danced to at our wedding, so my vote is on no way rational.
Re: Semifinal - Rubber Soul
Posted: 10 Mar 2021, 12:46pm
by BitterTom
WestwayKid wrote: ↑10 Mar 2021, 12:40pm
2 incredible songs. I cherish them both, but I cherish Nowhere Man a little more.
Spot on.
Re: Semifinal - Rubber Soul
Posted: 10 Mar 2021, 12:48pm
by Silent Majority
Bowie would have done a great Nowhere Man. Pin Ups era or Hunky Dory.
Re: Semifinal - Rubber Soul
Posted: 10 Mar 2021, 12:50pm
by Flex
Voting to move Nowhere Man forward. One of my fave Beatles songs since I was a kid. Grabbed my imagination at a young age and never let go.
Re: Semifinal - Rubber Soul
Posted: 10 Mar 2021, 1:00pm
by Dr. Medulla
There's a beautiful melancholy underlying "In My Life." Can't vote against that.
Re: Semifinal - Rubber Soul
Posted: 10 Mar 2021, 1:02pm
by Wolter
Silent Majority wrote: ↑10 Mar 2021, 12:48pm
Bowie would have done a great Nowhere Man. Pin Ups era or Hunky Dory.
Oh shit. He would’ve.
Re: Semifinal - Rubber Soul
Posted: 10 Mar 2021, 1:08pm
by WestwayKid
Silent Majority wrote: ↑10 Mar 2021, 12:42pm
WestwayKid wrote: ↑10 Mar 2021, 12:40pm
2 incredible songs. I cherish them both, but I cherish Nowhere Man a little more.
Just the opposite for me. I think the bridge lyrics are worse on Nowhere Man. They'd overdone the listen/missing rhyme by this point.
This is a great point. The 3rd time was not the charm.
Re: Semifinal - Rubber Soul
Posted: 10 Mar 2021, 1:11pm
by WestwayKid
In My Life is one of those songs where John & Paul differed on the question of authorship. Paul has claimed that he was responsible for most of the music. It actually does sound more like Paul, but the lyrics clearly John.
Re: Semifinal - Rubber Soul
Posted: 10 Mar 2021, 1:23pm
by Mimi
I love both of these but after a back-to-back listen, In My Life comes out ahead.
Re: Semifinal - Rubber Soul
Posted: 10 Mar 2021, 1:40pm
by Flex
Flex wrote: ↑10 Mar 2021, 12:50pm
Voting to move Nowhere Man forward. One of my fave Beatles songs since I was a kid. Grabbed my imagination at a young age and never let go.
Just to follow up since I'm seeing the love for In My Life, but I won't be at all unhappy if that one advances either. Probably the first real coin flip matchup of the semis imho
Re: Semifinal - Rubber Soul
Posted: 10 Mar 2021, 2:59pm
by Heston
In My Life is one of the very best Beatles songs and really should progress here.
Re: Semifinal - Rubber Soul
Posted: 10 Mar 2021, 3:03pm
by Wolter
Heston wrote: ↑10 Mar 2021, 2:59pm
In My Life is one of the very best Beatles songs and really should progress here.
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