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Wayne L.

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All Together Now is the single that never was.
« on: June 21, 2004, 11:23:56 PM »

I think All Together Now is one of the most underrated Beatles rock classics which hardly ever gets mentioned by fans even though it's a great song.  ATN is a song that should have been released as a single back in 68 because it's so campy & catchy instead of being kind of a throwaway track.  The Yellow Submarine soundtrack was a monumental waste of time but All Together Now has that peace & love hippie vibe which would have made it a great single at the time.
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Re: All Together Now is the single that never was.
« Reply #1 on: June 22, 2004, 03:23:05 AM »

The song was far too slight and fey for a single.

Fun tune to sing with tho.
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« Reply #2 on: June 22, 2004, 07:20:01 AM »

It's a nice, hidden Beatle track that only a few know about. However, it certainly was not single material by any stretch.
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« Reply #3 on: June 22, 2004, 09:31:06 AM »

I agree with m.c. and Maria.
But it would have been nice to have the four new Yellow Sub songs on an extended single.And such a single would have meant more airplay for this song and Hey Bulldog.
It may well have sold enough to make number one in England where only global sales counted.
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« Reply #4 on: June 22, 2004, 10:23:25 AM »

I'm of the opinion that this was the Beatles attempt at a Barbara-Ann-style song, ala the Beach Boys Party album - it has that similar 'loose' acoustic feel. I do think it's a great catchy tune, but there are far greater contenders for album tracks that should have been singles.
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« Reply #5 on: June 22, 2004, 05:16:06 PM »

Everyone else nailed it. Great tune, but not strong enough to become a popularity single.
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« Reply #6 on: June 24, 2004, 12:06:58 AM »

Much to weak for a single. When I listen to it, I get that feeling that its about 02:00am in the bar and everybody is just loaded having a great time singing.

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« Reply #7 on: June 24, 2004, 12:37:47 AM »

[quote by=tkitna link=Blah.pl?b=cc,m=1087860236,s=6 date=1088035618]Much to weak for a single. When I listen to it, I get that feeling that its about 02:00am in the bar and everybody is just loaded having a great time singing. [/quote]

Absolutely - that's what I meant about the similarities to Barbara Ann by The Beach Boys; that was taken from their Party album, which was pretty much a drunken jam session, or at least that's how it sounded!
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« Reply #8 on: June 24, 2004, 10:07:06 AM »

Babara Ann got to number 3 in England in 66.It was by far their best rating so far.
The one before - California Girls - only made 26!
So don't knock Ba,ba,ba,ba,barberann...
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« Reply #9 on: June 24, 2004, 10:29:03 AM »

He's not knocking the song....if you've heard the Beach Boys Party album, then you'd know what he's talking about....it's definitely a very loose affair, with lots of Beatles covers to boot.
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« Reply #10 on: June 24, 2004, 11:47:28 AM »

Rowdy is right Zipp, I wasn't knocking Barbara Ann at all - I LOVE it! I was simply comparing the style of it to Altogether Now -  informal acoustic jamming.

I have all of The Beach Boys Sixties output, and rate them VERY highly ;D
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« Reply #11 on: June 24, 2004, 02:57:01 PM »

[quote by=The_End link=Blah.pl?b=cc,m=1087860236,s=10 date=1088077648]Rowdy is right Zipp, I wasn't knocking Barbara Ann at all - I LOVE it! I was simply comparing the style of it to Altogether Now -
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« Reply #12 on: June 24, 2004, 03:57:13 PM »

[quote by=The_End link=Blah.pl?b=cc,m=1087860236,s=10 date=1088077648]Rowdy is right Zipp, I wasn't knocking Barbara Ann at all - I LOVE it! I was simply comparing the style of it to Altogether Now -
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« Reply #13 on: July 07, 2004, 12:45:44 AM »

[quote by=Wayne_L. link=Blah.pl?b=cc,m=1087860236,s=0 date=1087860236]I think All Together Now is one of the most underrated Beatles rock classics which hardly ever gets mentioned by fans even though it's a great song.
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« Reply #14 on: August 05, 2004, 09:39:37 PM »

I think wayne l is one of the most underrated poster classics which hardly ever gets mentioned by fans even though he's a great poster.  wayne is a poster that should have been released as a single back in 68 because he's so campy & catchy instead of being kind of a throwaway type of guy.  The gomer pyle series was a monumental waste of time but wayne has that peace & love hippie vibe which would have made him a great poster at the time.come home wayne the bed is made.............
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« Reply #15 on: August 05, 2004, 11:06:57 PM »

LMAO ;D
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« Reply #16 on: August 05, 2004, 11:14:36 PM »

I know Bruno says this a lot, but that was the post of the f***ing year.
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Re: All Together Now is the single that never was.
« Reply #17 on: August 05, 2004, 11:29:10 PM »

this guy?
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« Reply #18 on: August 05, 2004, 11:32:55 PM »

that would be him.  thank you dorothy always a pleasure :K)
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Re: All Together Now is the single that never was.
« Reply #19 on: August 05, 2004, 11:33:16 PM »

how do you get them here?
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