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Re: Singles - Ticket To Ride.
« Reply #20 on: January 13, 2010, 05:10:56 PM »
Quote from: I_Will on January 12, 2010, 08:23:51 PM
No worries, I thought the exact same thing  ;)

LOL okay, at least I'm not alone :D

Quote from: breedofrandy on January 12, 2010, 08:32:00 PM
LOL! Yeah I thought the same thing of Ringo! He makes the cutest faces in this video!  ;D

I noticed that! Aren't our boys adorable?? lol  ;)
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Re: Singles - Ticket To Ride.
« Reply #21 on: January 13, 2010, 05:58:41 PM »
I really like the lead guitar on this song. The high pitch of the guitar seem to me to be meant to represent crying over the romantic loss, and the odd, staggering rhythm seems to represent the staggering negative effect the loss has had on the singer's state of mind. The drums lock in with Paul's lead guitar as well, further enhancing the effect. Then, the middle sections have a very different emotional content to them, like he's getting angry at her for leaving him, as he goes through the stages of grief. In the happy, almost triumphant coda, he finds he no longer cares any more than she does. It's a fascinating song.
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Re: Singles - Ticket To Ride.
« Reply #22 on: January 13, 2010, 09:14:21 PM »
Quote from: emmi_luvs_beatles on January 13, 2010, 05:10:56 PM

I noticed that! Aren't our boys adorable?? lol  ;)

Yes they are! lol  ;D
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Re: Singles - Ticket To Ride.
« Reply #23 on: January 14, 2010, 06:27:42 AM »
Quote from: pc31 on January 12, 2010, 03:01:04 AM
i  adore this duet....it's in my top 3.....The Beatles-Ticket To Ride it rules tight hamonies and lennon being sincere....

Oh, how I love their promo videos. This is probably my 2nd favorite after the I Feel Fine fish & chips video. I love how Paul and John keep looking at each other and laughing, and Ringo is barely hitting the drums. I really like Ticket to Ride. The harmonies are perfect, as usual.
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Re: Singles - Ticket To Ride.
« Reply #24 on: January 14, 2010, 11:35:43 AM »
More thoughts.
Their first edgy, risky single whose prime market wasn't just screaming teenagers.
Interestingly the charts of April 65 show a bit of a chage from before. Most of the other merseybeat invasion bands are gone, only The Searchers hanging on at #15.
The charts now generally sound tougher with Dylan, Them, The Yardbirds, The Who, Stones and Kinks all around.
But good old Cliff is number two.
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Re: Singles - Ticket To Ride.
« Reply #25 on: January 14, 2010, 09:44:27 PM »
An absolute favourite.
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Re: Singles - Ticket To Ride.
« Reply #26 on: January 15, 2010, 01:48:04 AM »
Quote from: Tamara on January 14, 2010, 09:44:27 PM
An absolute favourite.

Good hearing from you Tamara. Its been awhile.
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Re: Singles - Ticket To Ride.
« Reply #27 on: January 15, 2010, 02:47:08 AM »
on further thought,
what makes this song so great is how happy and enthusiastic paul sounds when he sings his harmony part (todayyyyyyy yeah!) - if you try to isolate his vocal in your head when you listen you'll see what i mean
- it's totally opposite to the sad serious tone of john's voice and the lyrics of the song.
that contrast makes it an instant classic to me

(the same thing happens on the chorus of i'm a loser)
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Re: Singles - Ticket To Ride.
« Reply #28 on: January 15, 2010, 12:02:20 PM »
Quote from: tkitna on January 15, 2010, 01:48:04 AM
Good hearing from you Tamara. Its been awhile.

It has. I'm here as a guest quite often though. Not always happy to wade through all the chit chat.
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Re: Singles - Ticket To Ride.
« Reply #29 on: January 21, 2010, 03:29:01 PM »
After further listening to Ticket to Ride mono remastered mix, I could not escape noticing, again, how close the arpeggiated lead guitar chords sounded to The Byrds’ Mr. Tambourine Man. Upon further research, I found that The Byrds’ single came out April 12, 1965, while Ticket to Ride was available in US stores a mere seven days later. Even though Ticket to Ride’s UK pressing was issued April 9, the master take of the Byrds "Mr. Tambourine Man" was made on January 20, 1965, and no major further changes were made to that speicific take.

Another case of simultaneous artistic groundbreaking, I guess.
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Re: Singles - Ticket To Ride.
« Reply #30 on: January 22, 2010, 08:32:48 PM »
Quote from: Almighty Doer of Stuff on January 13, 2010, 05:58:41 PM
I really like the lead guitar on this song. The high pitch of the guitar seem to me to be meant to represent crying over the romantic loss, and the odd, staggering rhythm seems to represent the staggering negative effect the loss has had on the singer's state of mind. The drums lock in with Paul's lead guitar as well, further enhancing the effect. Then, the middle sections have a very different emotional content to them, like he's getting angry at her for leaving him, as he goes through the stages of grief. In the happy, almost triumphant coda, he finds he no longer cares any more than she does. It's a fascinating song.


That's interesting about the drums and guitar - because Paul also had a lot to do with how Ringo played the drums on this song.  So they may have developed along a similar line in Paul's mind - the lead work and the drum line.  Someone mentioned John and Paul's voices on the vocal, there is isolated track of
just their vocals
which is pretty neat.

ETA:  Ah, all I want is a link to show, why does the whole youtube thing keep showing up?  Sorry.
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Re: Singles - Ticket To Ride.
« Reply #31 on: January 22, 2010, 08:51:54 PM »
^that's really interesting hearing the song like that.
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Re: Singles - Ticket To Ride.
« Reply #32 on: March 23, 2010, 06:40:09 PM »
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Re: Singles - Ticket To Ride.
« Reply #33 on: February 12, 2024, 12:02:57 AM »
Well, here am I reviving this 14 year-old thread.  Why?  Because earlier today I broke out my Rickenbacker 360-12C63 to practice George's riffs on Ticket To Ride...






I soon realized that I was playing very familiar riffs. Changing the tempo and the way I fretted and fingered, I began playing Mike Pender's riffs on The Searchers' 1964 cover of Jackie DeShannon's When You Walk In The Room...


<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcVc4HU-eGk" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcVc4HU-eGk</a>



<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxb_mysjpFM" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxb_mysjpFM</a>



George Harrison might have been influenced by The Searchers as their recording of When You Walk In The Room came out a year before Ticket To Ride.

Jackie DeShannon toured with The Beatles in 1964.  Her original 1963 recording featured the same 12-string guitar riffs.  She might also have been an influence...


<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x168eSNn4k" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x168eSNn4k</a>



I love how songs evolve!





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Re: Singles - Ticket To Ride.
« Reply #34 on: February 12, 2024, 01:04:17 AM »
Quote from: Hello Goodbye on February 12, 2024, 12:02:57 AM

Jackie DeShannon toured with The Beatles in 1964.  Her original 1963 recording featured the same 12-string guitar riffs.  She might also have been an influence...




<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP0imgTfYZk" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP0imgTfYZk</a>






Maybe they were discussing 12-string guitar while playing Monopoly.  :)
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Re: Singles - Ticket To Ride.
« Reply #35 on: February 12, 2024, 01:25:50 AM »
Quote from: Hello Goodbye on February 12, 2024, 12:02:57 AM
Well, here am I reviving this 14 year-old thread.  Why?  Because earlier today I broke out my Rickenbacker 360-12C63 to practice George's riffs on Ticket To Ride...






I soon realized that I was playing very familiar riffs. Changing the tempo and the way I fretted and fingered, I began playing Mike Pender's riffs on The Searchers' 1964 cover of Jackie DeShannon's When You Walk In The Room...


<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcVc4HU-eGk" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcVc4HU-eGk</a>



<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxb_mysjpFM" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxb_mysjpFM</a>



George Harrison might have been influenced by The Searchers as their recording of When You Walk In The Room came out a year before Ticket To Ride.

Jackie DeShannon toured with The Beatles in 1964.  Her original 1963 recording featured the same 12-string guitar riffs.  She might also have been an influence...


<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x168eSNn4k" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x168eSNn4k</a>



I love how songs evolve!


‘Scuse me while I drool for a bit
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Re: Singles - Ticket To Ride.
« Reply #36 on: February 12, 2024, 02:50:51 AM »
That's quite alright, Moog.  I can feel a new expression on my face...I can feel a glowing sensation taking place every time I play that guitar.

My other 12-string is this 1990 Guild JF30-12...





It also has a thin neck and is easy to play.  You've seen and heard it before...


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« Reply #37 on: February 12, 2024, 03:11:28 AM »
George didn't play his Rickenbacker 360-12 in live performances of Ticket To Ride because he needed a 6-string guitar for the lead guitar parts.  He plays his Gretsch 6119 Tennessean here...


<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70-WSgZn1MQ" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70-WSgZn1MQ</a>
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« Reply #38 on: February 12, 2024, 03:21:28 AM »
Meanwhile, seemingly safe in the sheltering Alps...


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And wouldn't you know it?  I have one of those Slalom Lenkung Schobob Ski Bikes too...





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« Reply #39 on: February 12, 2024, 04:56:37 AM »
The 1965 George Harrison Rickenbacker 360-12 Riff and McCartney/Lennon Melody Contest


<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edTSNi88NSE" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edTSNi88NSE</a>


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