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Beatles forums => Songs => Topic started by: Kevin on January 31, 2005, 12:23:42 PM
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Talking about the trumpets on Loves Forever Changes got me thinking about those moments in songs that really get you, the bits you listen out for no matter how much you've heard the song.
For me, Beatlewise, its:
-the Blisters on my fingers ending of Helter Skelter. Unforgettable.
-going into the 3rd verse of A Day in the Life, after the 1st big "thingy"
-when the guitars crash in on the main part of Band on the Run
-the 1st na na nas on Hey jude
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-going into the 3rd verse of A Day in the Life, after the 1st big "thingy"
oops-I meant after Paul's refrain
ps-I hate the way he emphasises tthe word "smoke"-not very subtle
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I dig a Pygmy by Charles Hawtrey and the Deaf Aids... Phase One in which Doris gets her oats...
i think thats what you mean eh kev ?
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-the '' blisters on my fingers '' on helter skelter definetaly...
-the intro on revolution, with the scream...amazing
- na na na's on hey jude are great too...
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oops-I meant after Paul's refrain
ps-I hate the way he emphasises tthe word "smoke"-not very subtle
I really like the emphasis, almost highlighting the comfortbale situation being a Beatle affords.
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The laughs in 'And Your Bird Can Sing' (anthology version)
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- na na na's in hey jude
- laughter and "thank you" at the end of Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
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i love the beginning guitar on heart full of soul by the yardbirds and the guitar work in you really got me now by the kinks.
distorted guitar is so appealing to me. guess that's why j beck is my favorite guitarist.
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when lennon comes in on I've Got A Feeling
the solo on Let it Be
the heys on Youve Got to Hide Your Love Away
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John's high note on "Happiness is a Warm Gun"
"woooos" in Twist and Shout
opening chord in A Hard Day's Night
beep beeps in Drive My Car
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-the ending part on Hello,Goodbye
-the heavy breathing during the "solo" on Come Together
-the " woke up, got outta bed..." part on A Day In The Life
-the long piano note at the end of A Day In The Life
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A Day In The Life:
- The long piano note at the end, definately
A Hard Day's Night:
- The beginning chords mark you a lot
Across The Universe:
- The first Jai Guru Deva at the end
All You Need Is Love:
- The 'She Loves You' singing bit at the end
Blackbird:
- The chirping birds
Day Tripper:
- The first solo that is played in this song
Girl:
- The 'ssssss's
Hello Goodbye:
- The sayings at the end (sound sort of like 'Hey la, hey the mey low a...')
Helter Skelter:
- The 'blisters on mah fingers' part
Hey Jude
- The beginning of the Na na na na's
I Am The Walrus:
- The bit at the end that sounds like a radio
I Feel Fine:
- The beginning chords
I Saw Her Standing There:
- The 'one, two, three, four' at the beginning
Let It Be:
- The first piano notes
Lovely Rita:
- The 'aaaaaaaah' of the beginning
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da:
- The beginning chords
Piggies:
- The pig's 'oink's
Rain:
- The part that Lennon's sentence is said backwards, near the end
Revolution:
- The scream at the beginning
Strawberry Fields Forever:
- The part where the sound fades and then comes back
Tomorrow Never Knows:
- The first sound effects
Two Of Us:
- The first sentence, with no sound. 'I dig a pygmy, etc.'
With A Little Help From My Friends:
- When they say "Billy Shears" at the beginning
Yellow Submarine:
- When they simulate they are in an actual submarine (Full spead ahead, etc.)
And that may not be even half of everything...
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for me
of course the first NA NA's on hey jude
Tomrow never knows when john says " turn off your mind and float downstream"
taxman- 1... 2 ..3 ..4 when they count at the beginging
In my life : when john starts out with perfect words "there are places i remember" and also the little piano solo
It wont be long- the very beginging when john screams "it wont be long ya!"
Dear prudence- how it has that little noise from back in the ussr and goes to that beatifull guitar
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You Wont See Me-- "Oooooooohhhh lalalala"
A Day In Life-- the whole song
Lovely Rita-- all those breathing sounds at the end.. and the hilarious beep in the begining that made no sense but i like it
I can think of one for every song they have
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if you Pan your speakers over to the left or right you can hear loads of stuff in the background as me and Apps found out .. people coughing, singing when they shouldnt of been .. have a listen !
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i love the bit on penny lane, and the end, where it goes into the high bit...and it sounds really optimistic...pauls piano work again
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if you Pan your speakers over to the left or right you can hear loads of stuff in the background as me and Apps found out .. people coughing, singing when they shouldnt of been .. have a listen !
2:58 minutes into Hey Jude you can hear John say, "wrong chord... f*cking hell"
And another one of my favorite song moments:
One, Two, Three, FAW!
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2:58 minutes into Hey Jude you can hear John say, "wrong chord... f*cking hell"
oh really :o
can you only hear that by paning the speakers ?
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yeh you can hear john say that...its actually pretty pretty obvious, but you dont notice it at first.
apparantley, when john was playing, he struck a wrong chord and 'said f***ing hell', right before paul goes into 'naa naa naa nahnanaanah'.
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ok but do you need to pan the speakers ?
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i dunno-doubt it
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hehe ok m8.. ill give it a listen :)
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yeh...u do that
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Useful posts.... :)
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There is a link somewhere on this forum about anomilies like that...I'll see what I can dig up.
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Here u go guys...Should help some more. http://www.pootle.demon.co.uk/wgo.htm
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2:58 minutes into Hey Jude you can hear John say, "wrong chord... f*cking hell"
And another one of my favorite song moments:
One, Two, Three, FAW!
LMAO, i never knew he said wrong chord, i always heard F*ckin hell...lol ill give it another listen
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During Hey Jude...about three minutes, fifty seconds -- bangbangbang, orchestra comes in, the na na na...very fab. <333333
XD;; And the "tit-tit-tit..."s in Girl.
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Obla Di- Ob La Da Paul sings 'Desmond lets the children lend a hand, then John says "Arm!" and George says "Leg!".
The 'Frere Jacques' part of 'Paperback Writer'.
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The end of Im Looking Through You...amazing.
Got to Get you into my Life - the distance of his Voice later on..with the summary " I was Alone I took a ride, I didn't know what I would find there!"
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"Too ra ra's" in Do you want to know a secret
The forced verse "well work it out now HONEY" in twist and shout
The low drums between "Every little thing she does" and "She does for me"
The first verse of "you're going to lose that girl"
The unedited S's and T's of You wont see me
The instrumental climax after I'm lookin through you's chorus
The reverse notes in I'm only sleeping
The hindu music of Love you too
The rhymes in "and your bird can sing"
"feel so suicidal even hate my rock and roll" verses of yer blues
Baby crying sounds in rev #9
Last verse of Oh darling
"sweet loretta fat she tought she was a cleaner but she was a frying pan" intro in some version of get back
"all these years I've been wondering why...." part of I've got a feeling
Guitar solo in Let it be (album version specially, but really in any)
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I also like Ringo's little spoken bits like "Rock on George, one time for Ringo" in 'Honey Don't'. Also, when he kind of realizes that 'If You've Got Troubles' wasn't really going anywhere and says "Rock on, anybody".
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Of course, we all have our favourite songs. But I'm sure there are details in songs that really give you the thrills. Just a couple of seconds from a song that you love to hear.
For instance.
In I'm Only Sleeping, John is singing the line 'keeping an eye on the world going by my window'. I love the moment when Paul's coming in to sing the background vocals on 'going by my window'. Magical moments!
Just curious what your few seconds of awesome details are.
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The opening note of A Hard Day's Night
The guitar solo in the single version of LIB
John hitting the high note in HIAWG
That first little piano note on Oh! Darling
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Her hair of floating sky is shimmering, glimmering, in the sun....
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any time at all, all you gotta do is call and I'll be there
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Piano part in Long, Long, Long
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I love Johns backing vocals too The Night Before
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At the end of Revolution (single version), when John screams 'alright' several times, and the electric guitar is screeching even more than Lennon's voice!
Ringo's drumfills in A Day In The Life.
The echo of the music in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band from it being recorded in the bigger Studio 1, and the way in which Macca's 'Whoo' before the vocals start echoes so excitingly!
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john's amazing chord changes and high notes in sexy sadie- you made a fool of every wa-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-an! from another planet.
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Pauls bass in the fade out (you can hear pretty good with the old headphones) of the song 'Magical Mystery Tour'
Ringos drum fills in 'Paperback Writer' as he ends them on the rims.
John and Paul singing at the same time (their different verses) on 'I've Got A Feeling'
The piano going up and down the keys in 'Dear Prudence' after Paul does his crazy little drum segment.
John's singing on 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds' (well everything for that matter).
Pauls guitar solo in 'Taxman'
Johns guitar solo in 'Hey Bulldog'
John, Paul, and Georges guitar solo in 'the End'
George's singing and guitar playing on 'Here Comes The Sun' (I have a new appreciation for this song)
many, many, more,,,,
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The opening notes of Twist and Shout!
Also, the piano solo in In My Life
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The very end of A Day In the life-it IS a musical orgasm...
The guitar intial of Revolution
The strange instrument in Being for the benefit of Mr. Kite
The guitar solo in Hello Goodbye
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Stop-and-goes in What Are You Doing?
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The fading vocal harmony by paul at the end of I Want To Tell You
The Bass hammer ons at the end of What You're Doing
John's "Don't leave me all alone - come on Home" at the end of Baby It's You
John's "And from your beam, you made m dream" (Mr.Moonlight) the deliverance of Dream .. fantastic! :)
The fading in & out guitar work at the end of I Need You
1:51-53 of I'm Looking Through You - This nice little acoustic guitar fill
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The last note of the trumpet solo in Penny Lane
The percussion in Getting Better just before 'I used to be cruel...'
The 'oh' (Paul?)on the four of Taxman's counted intro.
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The rocking intro to "Hey Bulldog"
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I love this thread!!
Here's some I can think of:
The horn parts in For No One
The way John's uses his voice in ADITL. Especially the 'news' part. And of course the aaaahhh's.
The way John sounds when he sings 'row' in I Am the Walrus and 'happiness' in HIAWG and the last 'beautiful' in Dear Prudence. Talk about chills.
The guitar intro to Revolution and Paul's scream.
Paul's voice when he sings 'his rival it seems' and 'but Daniel was hot' in Rocky Racoon and the ahhs he adds at the end of corner and revival
The 'Like You' in Love Me Do
The intros to Eight Days a Week, I've Got a Feeling, Sgt. Pepper, and Baby, You're a Rich Man. Man I love the guitar intro to Sgt. Pepper.
The transition of Polythene Pam to She Came in Through the Bathroom Window. That aww look out part and so on is just so cool!
The oh, oh, ooo, yeah at the end of WMGGW.
The ending to I Am the Walrus. The way it builds up is sooo cool. And that chooba chooba thing. What is that?? It's just so cool.
And then I agree with sever already mentioned. The guitar solo in Let It Be as well as Paul's voice in it, Paul's backing vocals in I'm Only Sleeping and Ringo's drumming in ADITL to name a few.
Actually, the entire song Let It Be gives me the chills.
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Paul
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Abbey Road from 'Because' till 'Her Majesty ' Listening to these 10 songs over the earphones THAT'S a very special magical moment to me
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the solo on Till There Was You ;D
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the solo on Till There Was You ;D
... and on And I Love Her ... 8)
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George's jazzy guitar work on I Want To Hold Your Hand ...
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the blackbirds singing at the end of Blackbird
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the blackbirds singing at the end of Blackbird
You're not going to believe me but that's the one I'm "currently listening to ..." :o :D
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;D have magic powers teehee ;D
Mother Nature's Son very magical
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Mother Nature's Son very magical
Absouloutelly ... more than many acoustic they made by that time: Julia, Piggies, and many more ... it's one of my fab moments of the double one ...
Another moments ... begining of The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill... ending of The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill and begining of While My Guitar Gently Weeps ...
That's not exactly Beach Boys Party! but ...
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used to listen to the White one a lot over my earphones....always hated and still do the No9 rubbish - NOT magical
Across the Universe....magical
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I used to listen to the double a lot and I like nNo 9 'cos it's crazy ... Do/Have you know/read the theories? ... some sites ...
Magical song? Dear Prudence is bea-util-full but Across The Universe is higher ... it's easy for me to agrre here 'cos this is one of my top-10 song ...
I love the percus-sion on Guys For Sale ... Every Little Thing for example ...
The Bass+Drums section on What You're Doing ...
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Amen to the last point! ^
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Amen to the last point! ^
Yeah ... I do love that song! ;)
Last two minutes of I Want You (She's So Heavy).
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Don't Let Me Down ... last verse and ending ... with the screams and all that
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Hey Bulldog ... riff intro and ending (Paul and John's vocals) the best ... I love this one ... a hidden treasure ...
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Just listen to the bass and piano parts when they cut in under the "and in her eyes..." that's just damn well scary.
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Golden Slumbers/Carry that weight.....lovelovelove it
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Golden Slumbers always re-minds me of For No One ... instrumentaltion? ??)
The same with She's Leaving Home and Good Night ... ??)
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you're a spoilsport some times, you know that? (don't take offence, cause there is no fence)
Whilemyguitargentlyweeps
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The drumming throughout A Day In The Life
John's vocal on It's Only Love - 1:36 - to end
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that's a good one Indica....It's only love - great voice
Julia --- pure magic!
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Mccartney's harmonies on Norwegian Wood ... perfect.
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If I fell...great harmony of J&P
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you're a spoilsport some times, you know that? (don't take offence, cause there is no fence)
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The first time I hear that word ... what does it mean? ;D
Here, There And Everywhere ... specially the guitar ... yep, that rhythm guitar ...
The same with Hey Jude ... the rhythm guitar is awesome ... specially the first chords ...
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Octopus's Garden - the lead guitar work (2.30 - to end)
Rain - the sort of breakdown pause 2:25 - 2:30 the Drum + Bass together - fantastic.
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^Couldn't agree more ... (thumbsup)
Keyboard chords at the end of Magical Mystery Tour ...
Bsss on While My Guitar Gently Weeps ...
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"One, two, three, FARRRRR!!!!!!"
Instant chills!
The opening notes of Twist and Shout... need I say more?
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"One, two, three, FARRRRR!!!!!!" Instant chills!
The opening notes of Twist and Shout... need I say more?
"Whenever..." from All I've Gotta Do
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Unsurpassed Masters Vol 7 Track 17 Studio talk....
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Round and round and round ... (Dear Prudence)
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fool on the hill....the lyrics...magical
and being in this forum....(oh what a creep, yeah I know ;D)
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and being in this forum....(oh what a creep, yeah I know ;D)
Same here! ... (a creep, I mean) ... I do believe it tho: it's my home!!! ::)
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Definately the intro to the Let it be version of "I've got a feeling". I've never heard that intro duplicated sucessfully. I also love the "I've got a feeling..A feeling deep inside..oh yeah..oh yeah..Dats right!".(Paul McCartney is so cool lol) Another part I love is how he shouts "Yeah!!" throughout the song..makes you want shout with him. I love that short guitar solo in the middle of the song and the bass in the whole song.
I love the blaring intro to "Helter Skelter"...you know exactly what song it is when it starts. The harmony vocals by John and George are suberb "Da Da Da Da!" and the "Aaah!!", no one will ever be able to do the harmony vocals as superb as them...no one. I love when Ringo joins on the drums on 0:06 of the song, and of course Ringo's "I've got blisters on my fingers!!"
I'll post more when I can think of some lol
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'i'd love to turn you on' in a day in the life ;D
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The quick bass fill (sounds like he is sliding up to 12th...a guess) that follows the line
"Soon we'll be away from here" off 'You Never Give Me Your Money' ..around the 2:40 mark.
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Laughing and "thank you" at the end of Ob-La-Di-, Ob-La-Da.
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The key change and high vocals on the last verse of 'And Your Bird Can Sing'.
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- Ringo's heavy drumming part in Strawberry fields forever.
- "Get baa-aa-a-ack!!"
and the rambling Paul does in the end.
"get back Loretta, you're mama's waiting for ya. Wearing a high heel shoes..and a low neck sweater, get back Loretta"
- Bass line in Dear Prudence that descends in semitones.
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Piano intro on "Let It Be", opening chords to "Revolution", improv organ section by Billy Preston on Get Back, Multi vocal harmony on Twist And Shout we could go on forever. :o
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Glad to see you made it back in OK AS :)
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the happy last chorus at the end of penny lane...and it makes it even better if you've been there!
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Paul's intro to While My Guitar Gently Weeps as well as his backing vocals and oooo at the end. And I assume it's him doing the very last Yeah Yeah thing, so that too.
Can I just say Paul in general? Because basically anything he's connected to ends up being magical. ;D
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v385/Maccalvr/Thumup.jpg)
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Tambourine in While My Guitar Gently Weeps (3:23 - 3:29)
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Most of those already listed make my list, but my favourite moment is the primal scream leading into the outro in I Want You (She's So Heavy). Still gives me a shiver most times I hear it, especially as the bass just keeps on doing its thing behind it.
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when the orchestra comes in all-badass for the last verse of I am the Walrus. starting with the "Semoline pilchards climbing up the Eiffel Tower" line
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The french horn in "For no one"!
The raise in Pauls voice at the end of "Nowhere man"!
the "cha cha boom" in besame mucho!
Paul making the shooting sound in the take of Rocky Raccoon of the anthology! and the "sminkin?" bit!
the "la la la" at the end of misery!
"bob the robert"!
and many more!
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It Won't Be Long, 1.56: Paul suddenly sings a higher 'yeah!'.
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John's vocals in Twist and shout and the intro to Taxman
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On Day By Day, George fluffs the intro to For You Blue, and John shouts - Quiet Please!!!!
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Paul's harmonies in I Want To Tell You. He rescued the song with his input on backing vocals and bass.
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John's "Ohhhhh i pray and pray more each day" in mr moonlight
John's "Oh and this boy will be happy...'till he's seen you cr-y-y-y-y-y" in This Boy
George's "You'll never know how much i really love you" and the guitars in DYWTKaS
Paul's Golden Slumbers and the way he says "Why leave standing here" in TLAWR - seems so much like he really means it
Free As a Bird- it simply locks my emotions in me throat... wonderful wonderful music, lyrics and vocal (and story behind it)
Can't think of any more...
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Few seconds (about 3 or so) in the intro of Come Together ... great drums, Ringo! :)
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Paul's harmonies in I Want To Tell You. He rescued the song with his input on backing vocals and bass.
I totally agree.
The end harmony by Mccartney is amazing - sort of Indian chanting wail :)
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I totally agree.
The end harmony by Mccartney is amazing - sort of Indian chanting wail :)
Now if only someone at The Remixer's Group could come up with something based on that wail. :D
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Baby You're A Rich Man: 0.07: Paul enters with a stunning bass.
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I love all the oddities such as Ringo screaming about blisters at the end of "Helter Skelter". The "Oh Boy" throught " A Day in the Life". And John pouring on the Scouse in "Polythene Pam"!
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I love all the oddities such as Ringo screaming about blisters at the end of "Helter Skelter". [...]
Yeah, and all those references to George and I Feel Fine during Honey Don't!!! :D
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It's Only Love, 1:03. A scouse 'very bright' and John seems to laugh (or smile) in the next line.
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It's Only Love, 1:03. A scouse 'very bright' and John seems to laugh (or smile) in the next line.
Yes! I know what you mean! At first my sister and i thought the cd was broken or something. He does that rolling R... Funniness
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Don't Bother Me: George's double tracked vocal ... "the same" (1:38-1:39)
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I love it when Magical Mystery Tour really gets going at
00.51. Macca's bass really drives along and the backing vocals are
spine tinngling!
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I love it when Magical Mystery Tour really gets going at
00.51. Macca's bass really drives along and the backing vocals are
spine tinngling!
... and the fade out with that keyboard and bass ....
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One of the ultimate magical moments for me is when Paul roars in 'Golden Slumbers' on 'awake you' - I think it's one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard- the way he goes from completely soft to this INCREDIBLE roaring quality of his voice- makes me shudder
and I simply LOVE the way that in 'I wanna hold your hand' they go 'I feel happy inshide' (as in the way they say 'inside' HAH shide- so cute :)
Paul's voice on 'she's a woman too- when he says 'cry' and 'eye' but its more like 'craa' and 'ahh' and it makes me very happy
When Paul says 'wine' on 'A Taste of Honey' its like 'whaine' lol and when he says not 'sweeter' but 'shweeder'
In 'chains' when George sings 'can't run around' and his voice goes cool
The 'whoaawhoooa' and 'doo daa dooo' in 'Do you Want to Know a Secret'
The clapping all the way through 'Eight Days a Week'
'She's got a ticket to RIIIIDE and she don't care' - the way they sing ride
'SOoooooo long' on day tripper
Paul and John singing together in 'we can work it out'
When the guitar kicks in in paperback writer
Paul's ad libbing on the end of Hey Jude
'I don't knoooow IIIIIIII don't KNOW' on Something- one of the most amazing things in the world
'Come together right now over me'
The 'ooohh' ing in the background of 'let it be' and when Paul goes up on 'shine until tomorrow'
'I told you before OOHHHHH you can;t to that' - the 'ooooh' it great
'Because the sky is blue it makes me cry' on 'Because'- sung beautifully
The guitar on 'she came in through the bathroom window'
When they launch into 'boy your gonna carry that weight'
'And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make' - just generally
When George sings a section of main vocal on 'Free as a Bird' - I only realised he actually sings recently (I thought it was Paul throughout) he does right? - and i was like yyeaaahhh :)
Every moment of 'while my guitar gently weeps' is magical. I can say no more
The backing 'bang bang shoot shoot ooohh yeaahh' on 'Happiness is a warm gun- J'ADORE
'He was such a stupid GET!' in 'I'm so tired' haha and 'Give you everything I've got for a little peace of miiiind'
the way Paul says 'Gideon's bible' in 'Rocky Raccoon'
The 'wah wah wah wah' ... 'see see see see' backing vocals on sexy sadie are genius
On 'I'm a loser' it used to really bug me when John's voice goes really low but now I kind of really appreciate it!
'KEEP ON ROCKING THAT PIANO' on John's version of rock n roll music
John's Dylanesque voice on 'You've got to hide your love away'
'the road that stratched out of here' on 'two of us' Paul goes like 'out of haaaaar'
'WOW NO!' on 'I've got a feeling' and the sexiness of Paul's roary voice in general
'Strawberry Fields Forever' he goes 'Foreffe' '
It's been said but Paul's high 'yeah' s in 'It Won't Be Long'
'Keep your hands to yourself' on 'I;m Down' - could anyone possibly make their voice go any cooler than on this line?? I think not and Paul's yelling at the end of the song
The way John sings the words 'Don't Let me Down' really meaningfully and how cool Paul's voice is in the background
The 'Come on' s in 'Please Please Me'
The 'shalalalalalalaa' s in 'Baby It's You'
As has been mentioned- the Lennon+McCartney voices on 'keeping an eye on the world...' in 'I'm Only Sleeping
The in-breaths on 'Girl' or whatever they are- drags? I dunno but I love them
The high 'In myyyyyy life' at the end of 'In My Life'
When Ringo hits the high note at the end of 'WIth a Little Help FRom My Friends' - Makes me want to hug him
Every aspect about 'A Day in the Life'. The first time I heard it I was really freaked out by the whole song- it was bizarre I thought 'wow I'm not going to be able to sleep after hearing that' it struck something really deep in me in a way no other song ever has- it was kind of really scary yet beautiful and magical and special at the same time
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'deliver the letter, the sooner the better' In 'Please Mr Postman' its just so cool- it's so John the way he sings it and the clapping
Ok I know there are more but i MUST STOP I apologise humbly I got carried away and now this is stupid and long and pointless so I apologise greatly but I had fun and it has reminded me of how amazing music is :)
I wish I had more to say on George's songs but there are so few of them :( The ones that there are are amazing all the way thorugh though
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How amazing is it to listen to the georgeous harmonies on
Because!!!
The beggining of Strawberry Fields Forver!
The way that You Never give me your money kicks in with
Ringo's drum into at the beggining.
The backing vocals on Sun King, when John sings 'everybodys's laughing...'
The guitar intro with the bass on Drive My Car. Really gets Rubber Soul going!
the backing vocals on I'm Only Sleeeping
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One of the ultimate magical moments for me is when Paul roars in 'Golden Slumbers' on 'awake you' - I think it's one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard- the way he goes from completely soft to this INCREDIBLE roaring quality of his voice- makes me shudder
and I simply LOVE the way that in 'I wanna hold your hand' they go 'I feel happy inshide' (as in the way they say 'inside' HAH shide- so cute :)
Paul's voice on 'she's a woman too- when he says 'cry' and 'eye' but its more like 'craa' and 'ahh' and it makes me very happy
When Paul says 'wine' on 'A Taste of Honey' its like 'whaine' lol and when he says not 'sweeter' but 'shweeder'
In 'chains' when George sings 'can't run around' and his voice goes cool
The 'whoaawhoooa' and 'doo daa dooo' in 'Do you Want to Know a Secret'
The clapping all the way through 'Eight Days a Week'
'She's got a ticket to RIIIIDE and she don't care' - the way they sing ride
'SOoooooo long' on day tripper
Paul and John singing together in 'we can work it out'
When the guitar kicks in in paperback writer
Paul's ad libbing on the end of Hey Jude
'I don't knoooow IIIIIIII don't KNOW' on Something- one of the most amazing things in the world
'Come together right now over me'
The 'ooohh' ing in the background of 'let it be' and when Paul goes up on 'shine until tomorrow'
'I told you before OOHHHHH you can;t to that' - the 'ooooh' it great
'Because the sky is blue it makes me cry' on 'Because'- sung beautifully
The guitar on 'she came in through the bathroom window'
When they launch into 'boy your gonna carry that weight'
'And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make' - just generally
When George sings a section of main vocal on 'Free as a Bird' - I only realised he actually sings recently (I thought it was Paul throughout) he does right? - and i was like yyeaaahhh :)
Every moment of 'while my guitar gently weeps' is magical. I can say no more
The backing 'bang bang shoot shoot ooohh yeaahh' on 'Happiness is a warm gun- J'ADORE
'He was such a stupid GET!' in 'I'm so tired' haha and 'Give you everything I've got for a little peace of miiiind'
the way Paul says 'Gideon's bible' in 'Rocky Raccoon'
The 'wah wah wah wah' ... 'see see see see' backing vocals on sexy sadie are genius
On 'I'm a loser' it used to really bug me when John's voice goes really low but now I kind of really appreciate it!
'KEEP ON ROCKING THAT PIANO' on John's version of rock n roll music
John's Dylanesque voice on 'You've got to hide your love away'
'the road that stratched out of here' on 'two of us' Paul goes like 'out of haaaaar'
'WOW NO!' on 'I've got a feeling' and the sexiness of Paul's roary voice in general
'Strawberry Fields Forever' he goes 'Foreffe' '
It's been said but Paul's high 'yeah' s in 'It Won't Be Long'
'Keep your hands to yourself' on 'I;m Down' - could anyone possibly make their voice go any cooler than on this line?? I think not and Paul's yelling at the end of the song
The way John sings the words 'Don't Let me Down' really meaningfully and how cool Paul's voice is in the background
The 'Come on' s in 'Please Please Me'
The 'shalalalalalalaa' s in 'Baby It's You'
As has been mentioned- the Lennon+McCartney voices on 'keeping an eye on the world...' in 'I'm Only Sleeping
The in-breaths on 'Girl' or whatever they are- drags? I dunno but I love them
The high 'In myyyyyy life' at the end of 'In My Life'
When Ringo hits the high note at the end of 'WIth a Little Help FRom My Friends' - Makes me want to hug him
Every aspect about 'A Day in the Life'. The first time I heard it I was really freaked out by the whole song- it was bizarre I thought 'wow I'm not going to be able to sleep after hearing that' it struck something really deep in me in a way no other song ever has- it was kind of really scary yet beautiful and magical and special at the same time
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'deliver the letter, the sooner the better' In 'Please Mr Postman' its just so cool- it's so John the way he sings it and the clapping
Ok I know there are more but i MUST STOP I apologise humbly I got carried away and now this is stupid and long and pointless so I apologise greatly but I had fun and it has reminded me of how amazing music is :)
I wish I had more to say on George's songs but there are so few of them :( The ones that there are are amazing all the way thorugh though
Ah, tangerine! You've truly heard those songs. Great post!!
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Ah, tangerine! You've truly heard those songs. Great post!!
I second that! Inspiring. :)
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The key change and high vocals on the last verse of 'And Your Bird Can Sing'.
Yes! Last verse on the lyric "Tell me that you've heard every sound there is". It always knocks me out...
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I listerned to Can't Buy Me Love recently & a the bit where
Macca finishes his lyric before the guitar solo comes in just sounds so great!!
I don't know why i choose that bit but JUST SOUNDS SO GREAT!! ;)
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I think this is a great topic because often times, its really little details that make a song amazing.
Some of Johns vocal embellishments are great, such as the "ahhhhhh" before the last chorus of Shes Got a Ticket to Ride, and the "oh-o-o-oh" at the end of the last verse of Eight Days a Week.
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The bass lick at the start of Paperback Writer - just before the main riff kicks in.
The Drum rolls and the end the Daytripper.
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When George sings a section of main vocal on 'Free as a Bird' - I only realised he actually sings recently (I thought it was Paul throughout) he does right? - and i was like yyeaaahhh :)
Great post tangie! Say, what does George sing? I thought it was John all the way no?
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Handclaps on Here Comes The Sun ...
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Great post tangie! Say, what does George sing? I thought it was John all the way no?
thanks :) well I got really confused but it sounds like on one of the sections near the end, George's voice sings the 'whatever happened to the life that we once knew always made me feel sooooo free' it confused me- maybe it isnt George- it sounds so much like him though! :)
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Handclaps on Here Comes The Sun ...
And what about the beautiful "sun, sun, sun" vocal break!! Perfection! :)
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And what about the beautiful "sun, sun, sun" vocal break!! Perfection! :)
And drums in the break too! :)
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Piano on Lovely rita
Beginning of Lucy in the Sky
She Said Sha Said when John says "when i was a boy, everything was riiiiiiiight, everything was riiiiiiight" and also
"and your making me feel like i've never been born"
the chorus on Im only sleeping (during John's "Please dont wake me please dont shake me, leave me where i am" verse)
Strawberry field's (Anthology Version) take 7, near the ending when the drums come in all loud and crazy :P
on Love You To when George says "but what you got means such alot to meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee..."
Rocky Racoon's "da da da da da da da da daaa" with the old timey piano
(it's hard to type but i think you know which part im talking about)
and like a thousand other parts that are too obscure to list ;D
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Most of those already listed make my list, but my favourite moment is the primal scream leading into the outro in I Want You (She's So Heavy). Still gives me a shiver most times I hear it, especially as the bass just keeps on doing its thing behind it.
Exactly!!!! i know what you mean!
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the very first few seconds of she loves you
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I am honestly going to have to listen to my collection and find a truly special one, I can't think of just one. All their music comes flooding into my head and it all makes me remember a special moment. I will have to think about it.
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on the anthology version of yes it is when all three combine there vocals in the second verse after john took the first verse on his own, much better than the past masters version imo.
in carry that weight when it kicks back into the melody of you never give me youre money for a little bit, sneds shivers down me :)
plenty more but cant think off the top of my head
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the moment that ringo enters the scene on tomorrow never knows and hey jude
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Two of us when Paul speaks 'we're going home...you better believe it'
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"Queen says no to pot smoking FBI members".
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I've always liked "Things We Said Today". I love how the melodies blend together in the song. Gives me a shiver sometimes..........
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The part in the second verse of Hey Jude when Paul says "Remember..." and then John joins him on Backing vocals, I always loved that part.
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I just love all of Hey Jude :) it's helped me so much, same with All You Need is Love, and the part of it that is just amazing to me is "There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're ment to be"
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The moment John starts to sing,"Let me take you down"..... I know Im in for a magical ride.
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I find that opening chord of A Hard Days Night truly magical.
And I find that edit in Strawberry Fields Forever magical. You all know which edit I'm talking about. (It's 59 seconds into the song. No, I'm not some creeper. I just know this.)
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Beatles songs that are magical to me:
Hey Jude
Let It Be
She Loves You
I Saw Her Standing There
Penny Lane
Something
Here Comes the Sun
The ending medley of "Abbey Road"
Oh! Darling
Strawberry Fields Forever
If I Fell
Here, There and Everywhere
Across the Universe
The Night Before
Julia
Mother Nature's Son
Real Love (John + the Threetles)
That Means a Lot (unreleased)
While My Guitar Gently Weeps (the Clapton guitar solos)
In My Life
The opening chord of A Hard Day's Night
What You're Doing
Yesterday
"I'm in love for the first time" from Don't Let Me Down
Hold Me Tight
Because
Blackbird
Helter Skelter
Beatles' covers that are magical:
Twist and Shout
Long Tall Sally
And I love songs where Paul is tearing up his vocal cords...
Okay, I think I've listed way too many songs but I still think there's more... Yes, that's how amazing the Beatles are.
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^It's not a thread about magical songs, but about moments, little snippets in these songs that you particularly like. Indeed, like a chord or maybe even someone coughing or whatever. Now, go back and try again. :)
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^ Awww, Bobber! Thanks for ruining my list, man. :P
I know you guys meant magical "moments" but I didn't have the time last night to delve into alllll the little details. (I had to go to bed to get up early for my clinical practicum.) But those are indeed songs that have special moments for me.
If I have time this weekend, I will try to explain myself further.
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^ Awww, Bobber! Thanks for ruining my list, man. :P
You're welcome. ;D
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One of the moments is the opening sounds of Get Back. John`s and George`s magical voices on Please Please Me.
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John`s and George`s magical voices on Please Please Me.
more so John and Pauls for me ;) George covers the middle ground
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(This is for Mr. Bobber.)
Beatles songs that are magical to me:
Hey Jude - I love it when the music seems to swell up as they burst into the "Na na na na" chorus.
Let It Be - The line: "And when the night is cloudy, there is still a light that shines on me, shine until tomorrow, let it be"--it is so uplifting.
She Loves You - Hard to pick a moment here... The song's manic energy throughout is just magical. But I do love the harmony on "Yeaaah" at the very end of the song.
I Saw Her Standing There - Paul's opening: "One! Two! Three! Four!" Great start for a terrific song and album!
Penny Lane - Again, hard to pick a moment. Just listening to this song transports me to a different place (erm, Liverpool?)...that's why it's magical to me.
Something - The lyrics: "You're asking me will my love grow, I don't know, I don't know, just stick around now it may show, I don't know, I don't know" and the tender guitar solo.
Here Comes the Sun - It's the whole damn song for me that's amazing. The "tinkling" guitars and the lyrics are amazing...it just makes you feel like one is just waking up from a long period of unhappiness and discovering life all over again.
The ending medley of "Abbey Road" - The whole medley is great, but the closer is incredible: "And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make", plus the soaring vocals and the blend of instruments that come after that. What a way to end an album (let's ignore "Her Majesty"). It's HEAVEN.
Oh! Darling - Paul's gritty vocals, and his screaming at the very end.
Strawberry Fields Forever - The lyrics get to me... "No one I think is in my tree, I mean it must be high or low" captures the feeling of alienation in a subtle and clever way.
If I Fell - The moment Paul joins John for the harmony. It's perfection.
Here, There and Everywhere - "Changing my life with a wave of her hand" and "There, running my hands through her hair", and the gorgeous cooing harmonies in the background.
Across the Universe - I have to give John Lennon kudos for his beautiful and surreal lyrics here: "Images of broken light which dance before me like a million eyes..." It's breathtaking imagery in words, and I always wait for that line to come while listening to the song.
The Night Before - "Last night is the night I will remember you by, when I think of things we did, it makes me wanna cry"--okay, this is completely stupid, but I like to dream that Paul is singing those lines to me. However, it's the things I haven't done with Paul that makes me want to cry. ;D
Julia - I love how John is softly calling his late mother's name in the song: "Julia, Julia..." It's very restrained but you can tell there are a lot of hidden emotions as he is trying to reach out to her.
Mother Nature's Son - "Swaying daisies sing a lazy song beneath the sun..." just takes me away from reality.
Real Love - The guitar solo and the "Real love" chorus make me feel emotional. Plus, you can't call a Threetle "reunion" with John anything but magical.
That Means a Lot (unreleased) - Just listen to the damn harmonies!
While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Clapton guitar solos and the fact that the guitar really does sound like it's crying (duh).
In My Life - The opening: "There are places I remember, all my life though some have changed..." It just invites the listener into the song since it's something that everyone can relate to and understand.
A Hard Day's Night - The brash opening chord.
What You're Doing - I love Ringo's drums at the beginning and end!
Yesterday - Okay, this is not a moment, but God, Paul's voice is amazing.
Don't Let Me Down - "I'm in love for the first time" must've been quite a smack in the face to Cynthia, but I love the feeling in that line; John's sense of joy and liberation at finding his true love.
Hold Me Tight - "Don't know what it means to hold you tight, being here alone tonight with you, it feels so right now"--I start drooling when I hear that. It might sound like an innocuous pop track, but this song just screams sex to me. And sex with Paul can't be bad, right? ;D
Because - Don't fault me for not choosing an exact moment here, because we all know the entire song is magical.
Blackbird - I appreciate Paul's guitar work throughout the song...it is so intricate and delicate and suits the mood of the song so perfectly. I guess this isn't a moment, but...shut up. :)
Helter Skelter - I can't resist Paul's searing, screaming vocals: "And I see you agaaain..."
I Wanna Be Your Man - Paul's long scream towards the end.
Dear Prudence - I love the guitars and the drumming that come in at the last minute of the song, plus the lovely guitar opening.
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - I've always adored how the electric guitar just cuts through the orchestral background noises.
A Day in the Life - All you Beatle fans should know exactly what I'm talking about here.
Beatles' covers that are magical:
Twist and Shout - The "Ahhh..." harmonies in the middle of the song, and the screams that follow. Love it.
Long Tall Sally - The "We're gonna have some fun tonight" ending with Paul shout-singing. I am clearly addicted to Paul's screaming.
Okay, that took forever. I've updated my list from my other post, but I'm still not sure if I have every "magical" song or snippet. Bobber, I expect you to send me a medal by tomorrow for doing this. :P :P
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nice list Penny Lane! :)
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Penny Lane, you are a giant!
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And I Love Her- the song in general is magical, but specifically the lines "Bright are the stars that shine, Dark is the sky."
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Andy and Jane, thanks! :)
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(This is for Mr. Bobber.)
Okay, that took forever. I've updated my list from my other post, but I'm still not sure if I have every "magical" song or snippet. Bobber, I expect you to send me a medal by tomorrow for doing this. :P :P
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You should be familair with this, it's Beatles-related.
Thank you for your nice list. :) Could you provide some more magical moments? And you can always start another thread about 'Magical Songs' of course. ;D
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the feedback on i feel fine..........
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You should be familair with this, it's Beatles-related.
Thank you for your nice list. :) Could you provide some more magical moments? And you can always start another thread about 'Magical Songs' of course. ;D
Oh, har har har. No thanks, my fingers are still too tired from writing yesterday's list. :P
Thanks for the medal, though, it is very cool. ;)
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Thanks for the medal, though, it is very cool. ;)
You realize it's an MBE?
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You realize it's an MBE?
Yes, of course I do! What kind of Beatles fan would I be if I didn't?! ??) ??)
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Yes, of course I do! What kind of Beatles fan would I be if I didn't?! ??) ??)
That's alright then! ;D And don't return it please!
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^ Trust me, I won't... And I'll be sure to keep it hidden if John ever stops by asking to "borrow" it. :P :P ;)
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What are your favorite little bits/trinkets in the Beatles songs? For example, the singing of Frere Jacques in Paperback Writer.
One that comes to my mind is as "Hey, Bulldog" is winding down Paul is barking like a dog with John urging him on. They both seem to be really loose, having a blast when tensions were usually high. The video footage of this is really great too!
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Hey man, that's sort of weird! I was gonna start a thread like this! Yeah, Hey Bulldog is one of the Beatle's gems! I've sort of re-discovered it in the last few months. Now my kids have to hear it in the car all the time. I love the bit during the solo, about 1:21 into the song. The guitars and bass mesh and there's this great moment of the four being completely in sync with each other. And yeah that vid is awesome too!.
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The swelling of music during "A Day in the Life" (both of them)
The last chorus of "Let it Be".
The first na na's of "Hey Jude"
Pretty much all of "Nowhere Man"...I love John's voice 8)
There are more, but I can't think of them right now.
"John hitting the high note in HIAWG"
Forgive me, it's late and I'm tired, but what song is HIAWG? *blush*
(apologies if this is explained elsewhere in this thread)
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"John hitting the high note in HIAWG"
Forgive me, it's late and I'm tired, but what song is HIAWG? *blush*
I'm thinking Happiness is a Warm Gun :)
Wow, great magical moments you guys 8)
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Thanks! :)
I knew it had to be a song I knew, I just couldn't think of the initials of it *blush*.
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^ Ee... I'm off-topic here but I thought I'd ask: Mandy, you are both MandyBug and MandyBuglet aren't you?
I thought these were two different people, oops :B
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Yeah, I'm both....I got on Ubuntu yesterday and for some reason the site wouldn't take my password, so I did a "forgot password" and they sent me a new one.
If I could, I'd just like to have the one account, though.
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"in summer" from Penny Lane. Something about the grit in the voice and the way it climbs, to bring you back round to the main melody.
The third chorus of "Lucy," where John comes in on the first line. And the line "that grow so incredibly highhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh."
In "You Can't Do That," "everybody's GREEEEEEEEEEN" -- great harmony.
The plunking acoustic that opens "Yesterday." I also like how the Martins ran Blackbird into the front of it. Nicely, nicely.
I could name a dozen instances where Paul does a bass run. How each of them filled a given space and then got back out of the way for a vocal or another instrument shows a natural ability no one ever will match, to my mind.
GREAT thread.
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yeah that part of 'Penny Lane' is special and the next bit, 'meanwhile back', the bass part is great.
I also like the part of 'You Never Give Me Your Money', just before the 'one sweet dream' lyric. Ringo's drums sound cool and they are all tuned into each other.
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I guess this is pretty trivial **blush**, but in "I'll Get You", John changes his melody from the first part of the verse to the 2nd so that it fits with Paul's really unusual harmony note perfectly.
"Imagine I'm in love with you ..."
" ... 'cause I've imagined I'm in love with you"
He sings a B on the 1st one, but a C# on the second one, which fits oh so much nicer with Paul's E harmony note. It took me a lot of listens to realize this ... at first listen (or 10) it seems like John is singing the B in both parts.
Brilliant!
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i suppose this should be in the solo forums,but when paul belts out'...maybe you're the only woman who could ever help me'in "maybe i'm amazed",but then he sings the '....baby won't you help me understand' bit so softly and meaningfully.absolute genius,i must have heard it 10,000 times and i still get goosebumps.
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Nothing they did is trivial, alexis. ;-)
How about the four-note piano run leading into the "Baby You're A Rich Man" chorus?
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Macca going NUTS at 6:20 through 6:24 of Hey Jude. Great riff.
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;D LMAO, i know, he gets so into it
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(Hope I'm not breaking some unwritten rule (like Doug Dimsdale) by quoting a post that's not the most recent ....)
Penny Lane, from the screaming Paul in your avatar to the magic moments you've posted, I think you and ah share a LOT about what makes the Beatles special - maybe we are twins separated at birth!
Anyway, some of the most magical moments to me are Paul's screams, or even his 'bout-to-scream-type vocals. In no special order:
1) Clarabella!
2) Oooh My Soul
3) Kansas Stadt
4) Long Tall Sally
5) I'm not the biggest fan of Can't Buy Me Love, but his scream just before the guitar solo is OOOOOOOHHHH SOOOOOOO GOOOOOODDDDD!!!
6) I'm Down
7) Lucille (The whole friggin song is like on GIGANTIC scream, OMG!!)
8) I also love John's screams, it's amazing but when they screamed together it seemed like they did THAT in harmony also, John on the bottom and Paul on the top, like in Hard Day's Night - incredible!
9) John's scream on "Slow Down"
10) I'll have to think of more John's screams, but I think they are not any worse than Paul's (when John was in his prime, like '62 through '64).
Just my 2c!
[Edit: Hey, I wonder why I'm not able to quote Penny Lane's epic awesome thread from the last page ... ??? It's not like I'm trying to nail someone's head to a table, which would be cruel, if not fair ...]
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the break in the middle of Anytime at all and then ringo bangs his drums twice, makes the heart skip a beat!
the beggining harmonies of When I Get Home
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if i fell
when paul's voice cracks the second time he sings 'was in VAIN' and you can hear him try not to laugh
a hard days night
when paul passes the song back to john from the middle eight "...feeling you holding me tight, tight YEAH" and john sings "AWWW its been a hard days . . . . "
the way pauls "YEAH" and john's "AWWW" overlap.
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Hey bulldog bass 0:51-0:57
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After listening to the remasterd Hey Jude fifteen million times, when the strings come in. It just gives me shivers!
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Oh I have a lot...
-The blackbird sounds on Blackbird
-The crescendo's and the "ahhhhhhhs" in A Day in the Life
-The opening of Hey Bulldog
-The scream right before the guitar solo in Can't Buy Me Love
-The chorus in I've Got A Feeling where Paul and John are singing their respective parts
-The tripple guitar solo in The End
-Vocal bass in I Will :)
-I don't know why, but the way "at all" is sung in this song makes me smile
-The rockin' vocal part in Oh! Darling
-one, two, three, FAHR!
-Again, not sure why but the first time in Lovely Rita when Paul goes, "Lovely Rita, meet a maid" makes me smile
-The backwards guitar in I'm Only Sleeping, chills
-The end of Hello Goodbye
-The bassline in Lady Madonna
-"I don't know, I don't knoooooooooooow" in Something
-The guitar in Dear Prudence from 3:20 to 3:30
Oh I could go on...
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At 1:40 in Wait, Paul sings a high note in the phrase 'Hold on'. A truely magical moment. ;D
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At 1:40 in Wait, Paul sings a high note in the phrase 'Hold on'. A truely magical moment. ;D
I have had Rubber Soul on repeat in my car this week and I totally agree about that harmony in Wait - fantastic.
One of my favourite Beatles bits is the guitar solo of Nowhere Man, and especially the sound of the guitar when at the start of each phrase it plays a few notes together rather than just one single note.
Also the instrumental break in the middle of Day Tripper - that whole crescendo thing is fantastic.
John's vocal on Twist and Shout - incredible from start to finish.
The introduction of It's All Too Much.
The intro bit of the Hollywood Bowl LP - "And now, here they are, The Beatles!" and the screams start. In fact, the whole LP is amazing. What I wouldn't give to have been there that night!
I could go on and on and on ;D
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"Across the Universe" is all magical for me but especially:
Thoughts meander like a restless wind inside a letter box they
Tumble blindly as they make their way
Across the universe
That's just how my mind feels sometimes.
Limitless undying love which shines around me like a million suns, it calls me on and on
Across the universe
And that's what keeps me going through tough times.
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So I was listening to the Beatles today and I realized there are a bunch of small moments in their songs that are so unique and really just make the Beatles so freakin fabulous. I'll start off, please add your own!!
1. The way George says "things" in I Want to Tell You
2. The absolute DIRTY guitar riffaage in the chorus of Sgt. Pepper's
3. When Paul "notches it up a skosh" on the word "knew" in SCITTBW ( I always end up having to rewind this part at least twice)
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I agree. I am in a bit of a rush right now, but a couple of things come to mind:
1. John's raw, moving "Hey!"s on "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away."
2. Paul's countdowns. I have yet to count how many songs these appear on, but that has to be one of the most comforting sounds in the world to me.
Many more, will have to think on this!
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I'm moving these posts to a thread we started several years ago called "Magical Moments."
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The chorus on No Reply comes to mind for me when both Lennon and McCartney are tearing one out!
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I always considered It's All Too Much as a somewhat messy recording. I was listening to a strange solo on the guitar from 2:00 minutes or so. And suddenly, clearing as a blue sky, at 2.30, there's a little brass section. Magical moment indeed.
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The opening chord of I'm Only Sleeping is simply brilliant! The one on which John is singing 'When' (I wake up early in the morning).
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The opening chord of I'm Only Sleeping is simply brilliant! The one on which John is singing 'When' (I wake up early in the morning).
Agreed, it always seemed like it drug a little bit, but i'm no guitar player. The whole song is brilliant.
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nice recovery pulling a great thread from the past.
Penny Lane - the trumpet solo, while not the beatles themselves, it actually makes me smile/cry every time.
Eleanor Rigby - don't remember which way but on the mono if you swing headphones/speakers all the way left or right whenever the heavy strings come in you can exclude the vocals other than bleed in and the POWER of the strings is awesome.
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There's lots to suggest. A few to start:
The intro to Ticket to Ride when the full band joins the intro guitar.
The guitar solo in Nowhere Man
Johns vocal in the middle eight of We Can Work it Out.
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When Paul joins in on the backing vocals on Ballad of John and Yoko.
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Off the top of my head:
The guitar intro and "Aaahhh..aaahhh" at the beginning of "Lovely Rita"
Paul's little "Poppa-dop-pom" in "I've Just Seen A Face"
The sound of the bus zooming across the speakers in "Magical Mystery Tour"
The little falsetto bit towards the end of "Tell Me Why" (what the hell ARE they singing there?)
The crystal clear little "ping!" at the end of the guitar solo in "Nowhere Man"
John's "BBBrrrr!" (as near as I can spell it!) in "Slow Down"
The ringing guitar intro to "If I Needed Someone"
The spangly guitar outro to "A Hard Day's Night" (Oh how I've often wished they'd based a fresh song around the sound of that wonderful fade out!!)
Paul's "Yeah?" reply to John's shout of "Big man!" in "Hey Bulldog"
That five note guitar lick just before the "Come On"s in "Please Please Me"
The avalanche of "Come on"s including a wonderfully goat-like "aaahhh Come On!" (John or George?) buried in the mix right at the fade out of "Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me & My Monkey"
The flute at the end of "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away"
The first moment Ringo's drums kick-in on "Strawberry Fields Forever"
Paul's emphasis "Every SINGLE day" in the fade out to the stereo version of "Got To Get You Into My Life" (was he dropping a hint?)
The bubble-blowing/kazoo duet in "Octopus's Garden"
John's thickly scouse "Kind of a Gairl that makes the News of the Wairld" line in "Polythene Pam"
and so many, many more besides......
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The ringing guitar intro to "If I Needed Someone"
Only a Rickenbacker 360/12 played through a VOX AC30 amp can sound like that...
The Beatles: "If I Needed Someone" Rickenbacker 360/12 C63 & Vox AC30 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6Ie7x4K7Co#)
My Rickenbacker 360/12 C63...
(http://i46.tinypic.com/ka0c9j.jpg)
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The crystal clear little "ping!" at the end of the guitar solo in "Nowhere Man"
That's a fifth fret harmonic played on the high E-string.
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The spangly guitar outro to "A Hard Day's Night" (Oh how I've often wished they'd based a fresh song around the sound of that wonderful fade out!!)
George's outro was also played on his Rickenbacker 360/12...
The Beatles A Hard Day's Night Lead Guitar Cover (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-arEskHTLI#ws)
I love that sound!
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Where would the 60s be without the Rickenbacker 360/12? And it wasn't only The Beatles...
When You Walk In The Room - The Searchers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XWQCLqab4o#)
(http://www.rickresource.com/stt-research/Searchers1997FG.jpg)
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When the middle 8 cuts in on Baby's in black
Oh how long will it take...
Great vocals and great chord change from the chorus.
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While the entire song is brilliant, I particularly love the bit in 'You Never Give Me Your Money' from Paul singing 'but oh that magic feeling' until the 'one sweet dream'. I love the music in between. The boys are tightly locked together as a unit momentarily again...ironically on their last album. Wonderful....just wonderful
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Any song where George played his Rickenbacker 360/12 is a magical moment for me...
Beatles - Any Time At All Lead Guitar Secrets (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w2hvJIonys#ws)
Beatles - You Can't Do That Lead Guitar Secrets (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw0Qr1Y48hg#ws)
Beatles - What You're Doing Lead Guitar Secrets (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzppzkkoFmk#ws)
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And one of the best love songs ever...
Beatles - Every Little Thing Guitar Secrets (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxBfB3ThtTo#ws)
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Great clips HG. So many of George's pieces in those songs were simple but so effective.
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Thanks, Moog. But I have to correct my last post. John played his Rickenbacker 325/12 on Every Little Thing. It's a short-scale solid body guitar and its tone is a bit different than the 360/12...
The Beatles - "Every Little Thing" Stereo Remaster (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mpzYeEXY1A#ws)
(http://www.mybeatlescollection.com/images/asknat/johnRick325-12.jpg)
(http://www.rickbeat.com/beatles/johnl12.jpg)
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When the middle 8 cuts in on Baby's in black
Oh how long will it take...
Great vocals and great chord change from the chorus.
That's one of my "magical moments," too, as is about 00:47 on "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party," when they break into harmony.