1) Wild Honey Pie - waste of valuable space that should have gone to 'Not Guilty' or 'All Things Must Pass', later recorded on George solo albums.
2) Maxwell's Silver Hammer - Got to agree with Harrison, Starkey, and Lennon, who hated this song. If Ray Davies had sung it though....
3) She's a Woman - I don't know why, I just don't like this song. The weakest link of the L/M singles of the mid sixties.
4) Blue Jay Way/Only a Northern Song - See Jay's explanation.
5) All Together Now - dullsville filler from a band that rarely had filler.
I don't like Revolution 9 either, but haven't listened to it long enough to comment. I like Good Night enough that I recorded it acoustically! On their own, Mean Mr. Mustard, Sun King, Polythene Pam don't work, but as part of that medley, you gotta give it up.
4 comments:
Um, I'll go first.
1) "I Wanna Be Your Man" - Written in about 15 minutes for the Rolling Stones, and it shows. Ringo sings it, for Christ's sake.
2) "Blue Jay Way" - When George was good, he was very, very good, but when he was bad he was wretched.
3) "Revolution 9" - Lennon's big wank with Yoko. Soundscape, I get it. Doesn't mean it's good.
4) "Only A Northern Song" - See 2.
5) "Good Night" - Ugh. Lennon told George Martin he wanted the production to sound "real cheesy." He succeeded.
"Wild Honey Pie" almost made my list but was saved by the flamenco guitar flourish at the end.
1) Wild Honey Pie - waste of valuable space that should have gone to 'Not Guilty' or 'All Things Must Pass', later recorded on George solo albums.
2) Maxwell's Silver Hammer - Got to agree with Harrison, Starkey, and Lennon, who hated this song. If Ray Davies had sung it though....
3) She's a Woman - I don't know why, I just don't like this song. The weakest link of the L/M singles of the mid sixties.
4) Blue Jay Way/Only a Northern Song - See Jay's explanation.
5) All Together Now - dullsville filler from a band that rarely had filler.
I don't like Revolution 9 either, but haven't listened to it long enough to comment. I like Good Night enough that I recorded it acoustically! On their own, Mean Mr. Mustard, Sun King, Polythene Pam don't work, but as part of that medley, you gotta give it up.
1. Within You Without You
2. Altogether Now - I hate getting this one stuck in my mind.
3. Long Tall Sally - No one did it like Little Richard.
4. Rev #9 - Impossible not to include that mess.
5. Dr. Robert - Not sure why.
You guys picked some real winners, too. I like Maxwell, but good point about Ray Davies!
This is too hard.
1) Rocky Raccoon - It's got a nice melody and Paul's vocals are great, but for some reason it always seemed like the dumbest song to me.
2) Maxwell's Silver Hammer
3) Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da - it's my list, fuck off.
4) Bungalow Bill - Another annoying one off the White Album. I just don't like the chorus.
5) I'm Only Sleeping - it just sounds like Sesame Street characters should be singing it.
Wayne Coyne says Revolution #9 is his favorite song. I would put it on my list, but everyone else already did, so I think the point is made.
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