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Title: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: Flaming Pie in the Sky on May 28, 2007, 12:52:51 AM
Hey, we've got Sgt. Pepper and Revolver, so how about Magical Mystery Tour. It's a pretty good album, I think. Lots of creative songs.

My favorites:
1. I Am The Walrus
2. Hello Goodbye
3. Your Mother Should Know
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: on May 28, 2007, 01:01:21 AM
Good but they should release a album of MMT period songs the second half of the '67 recordings. Strawberry Fields Forever and Penny Lane sound more Pepper than MMT.

1. I Am The Walrus
2. The Fool On The Hill
3. Hello Goodbye
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: on May 28, 2007, 02:21:14 AM
Something like this Remixed and Remastered with some new sounds from the sessions and maybe dialogue from the film. They could expand the film with the Promo's and newly edited material. This coud be the soundtrack.

- Side One-
1: Magical Mystery Tour
2: Your Mother Should Know
3: I Am The Walrus
4: The Fool On The Hill
5: Flying
6: Blue Jay Way

- Side Two-
7: Hello Goodbye
8: Baby You're A Rich Man
9: All Together Now
10: You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)
11: It's All Too Much
12: All You Need Is Love
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: Hello Goodbye on May 28, 2007, 02:43:38 AM
1. Hello Goodbye
2. The Fool On The Hill
3. Blue Jay Way
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: BlueMeanie on May 28, 2007, 11:46:30 AM
As I've always thought of MMT as an EP rather than an album:

1. I Am The Walrus
2. Fool On The Hill
3. Blue Jay Way
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: Kevin on May 28, 2007, 11:56:30 AM
Quote from: 483
As I've always thought of MMT as an EP rather than an album:

1. I Am The Walrus
2. Fool On The Hill
3. Blue Jay Way

I've fought this battle long and hard. MMT is no more a Beatle album than the US Hey Jude release. It's a greatest hits/MMT EP combo. Shouldn't be judged as a Beatle album. It was neither concieved or approved by them.
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: BlueMeanie on May 28, 2007, 12:07:23 PM
Quote from: 185

I've fought this battle long and hard.

I can imagine the sleepless nights. The endless, agonising arguments for and against. The tossing and turning. My God how you've suffered!
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: Kevin on May 28, 2007, 12:09:28 PM
Plenty of tossing, that's for sure. I suffer for my art.
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: Andy Smith on May 28, 2007, 09:55:03 PM
1. I Am The Walrus (no one has ever topped this!!)
2. The Fool On The Hill
3. Your Mother Should Know

I always struggle to call it an album as it was originally an EP, but
fantastic album!!
:)
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: on May 28, 2007, 10:01:51 PM
Magical Mystery Tour
Fool on The Hill
I Am The Walrus

DaveRam :)
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: komakino on May 29, 2007, 12:45:03 AM
1. strawberry fields forever
2. blue jay way
3. your mother should know

4. i am the walrus
5. penny lane
6. all you need is love


this one is so difficult... i love every single song on the album so much.... i can't really choose. those 6 are on top. and putting 1-3 on top would mean 4-6 are behind them... but they aren't. they're perfect. so difficult. one of my favourite albums/eps
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: dr.robert on June 12, 2007, 09:19:45 PM
I'am the Walrus
Magical Mystery Tour
Hello Goodbye
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: maninthequeue on June 13, 2007, 07:49:57 PM
I am the Walrus
Hello Goodbye
Magical Mystery Tour

(Purely voting from the original EP otherwise SFF would be #1 with PL at #3)
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: Flaming Pie in the Sky on June 13, 2007, 07:53:15 PM
Hey maninthequeue welcome to the forums :)
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: BlueMeanie on June 14, 2007, 10:10:22 AM
Welcome to the forum.

Quote from: 739
I am the Walrus
Hello Goodbye
Magical Mystery Tour

(Purely voting from the original EP otherwise SFF would be #1 with PL at #3)

Except that Hello Goodbye was not on the EP.
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: Indica on June 14, 2007, 05:26:10 PM
1. I Am The Walrus
2. Fool On The Hill
3. Flying
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: DarkSweetLady on June 15, 2007, 07:56:20 PM
my 3 fav. songs on MMT probably are... in no specific order... its hard to pick...

Blue Jay Way
Flying
Strawberry Fields
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: wingsman on June 16, 2007, 11:56:08 PM
The best 3

STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER (to me, their second best EVER after The Long And Winding Road)
HELLO, GOODBYE
THE FOOL ON THE HILL
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: blackmath on June 20, 2007, 02:48:40 PM
Hello Goodbye
Strawberry Fields Forever
Your Mother Should Know + Magical Mystery Tour [couldn't pick one]
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: real01 on July 02, 2007, 05:52:03 PM
Every song is the best on that album with an exception of Blue Jay Way. I always skip that!
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: Flaming Pie in the Sky on July 02, 2007, 06:01:23 PM
^^ I actually enjoy that one :)
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: DarkSweetLady on July 02, 2007, 09:27:28 PM
It is very hard to pick.... MMT is a good album.... :)
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: Flaming Pie in the Sky on July 02, 2007, 09:29:07 PM
My latest obsession-album is Rubber Soul  ;D
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: Andy Smith on July 02, 2007, 09:29:50 PM
Blue Jay Way is my least fav track on the album unfortunatly  :-/
I also thought it was a bit out of place on the MMT EP & i don't think
its one of George's best lyrics.  :-/
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: Octie on July 08, 2007, 03:45:48 AM
I used to not like Blue Jay Way... but... now I actually do.

But the top three for me would be (no order):
Strawberry Fields Forever
Fool on the Hill
Hello Goodbye... or I Am The Walrus (argh, can't decide... I'll go for a tie  :))

And I also like Magical Mystery Tour (ie the song). And Flying makes me smile too... ;D
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: Kaleidoscope_Eyes on July 08, 2007, 04:23:17 AM
Same as you Octie only we'll change Hello Goodbye to I'm the Walrus
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: Dark Phoenyx on July 10, 2007, 10:12:11 PM
In order my favorite 3 songs from MMT are:

1- I am the warlus
2- Strawberry fields forever
3- Penny Lane

 ;D
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: fendertele on July 24, 2007, 11:44:42 AM
:) my fave beatles release

strawberry fields/penny lane
i am the walrus
blue jay way
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: TheBeatlesForever on August 05, 2008, 02:09:44 AM
my 3 are:
1. hello, goodbye
2. i am the walrus
3. your mother should know
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: Jane on August 05, 2008, 08:16:19 PM
I Am The Walrus
All You Need Is Love
Strawberry Fields Forever  and many more but you don`t let me mention them.
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: TheBeatlesForever on August 06, 2008, 02:56:13 PM
^ ha
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: PaulieBear on August 07, 2008, 04:13:37 AM
Hello Goodbye
Penny Lane
I Am the Walrus
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: Okay on August 07, 2008, 06:01:56 PM
Strawberry Fields Forever
Penny Lane
I Am The Walrus
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: Kevin on August 18, 2008, 01:13:47 PM
Grrrrrrrrrr.
.
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: szyzk on August 29, 2008, 04:06:31 PM
The Fool On The Hill
Your Mother Should Know
All You Need Is Love

All You Need kept popping up while my wife and I were planning our wedding, and I took her to see Love in Las Vegas as a honeymoon gift, so it became our "theme" and therefore holds a special place in my life.

Oh, and I can't decide if Strawberry Fields, Walrus or Blue Jay Way is #4.
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: BlueMeanie on August 29, 2008, 04:09:57 PM
Quote from: 185
Grrrrrrrrrr.
.

Ditto.
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: Geoff on August 30, 2008, 10:55:19 AM
Erm, EP or LP, and of course you realize...?

Right; let's not go there again.  ;D


Favorite EP tracks:

I Am The Walrus
Fool On The Hill
Your Mother Should Know


Favorite LP tracks:

Strawberry Fields Forever
I Am The Walrus
Penny Lane
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: ShesCominDownFastYesSheIs on October 04, 2008, 01:44:28 AM
Excluding Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields Forever:

1) I am the Walrus
2) Your Mother Should Know
3) Magical Mystery Tour.
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: freakchic9 on October 05, 2008, 11:25:06 PM
In no order...
-Strawberry Fields Forever
-I Am The Walrus
-Flying
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: Relentless on October 07, 2008, 03:11:20 PM
Your Mother Should Know

Flying

I am the Walrus
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: mysterymagic on November 06, 2008, 10:00:56 PM
1. I Am the Walrus
2. Fool On The Hill
3. Your Mother Should Know
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: MysticRobC5 on January 06, 2009, 04:16:13 AM
For me it would be...

1) Strawberry Fields Forever
2) Penny Lane
3) I Am The Walrus
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: on January 06, 2009, 07:02:56 PM
tough one but my favs from MMT are:

I am the Walrus
Hello Goodbye
Fool on the Hill
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: MysticRobC5 on January 13, 2009, 01:47:55 PM
Baby You're A Rich Man doesn't seem to be getting a lot of love.

Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: Jane on January 13, 2009, 10:05:27 PM
I Am The Walrus
Strawberry Fields Forever
The Fool On The Hill
And the incomparable - All You Need Is Love!
Actually I love all the songs, and should say it`s impossible to choose the best three.
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: on January 16, 2009, 05:51:10 PM
WHAT?? Has no one cited "Flying"??  ;)

My own three, in no particular order, would be "I Am the Walrus," "Strawberry Fields Forever," and "Hello Goodbye," with an honorable mention going to "Baby You're a Rich Man."

This will maybe be unpopular, but "The Fool on the Hill" might be my least favorite Beatles song ever...


beatles-365.blogspot.com
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: BlueMeanie on January 16, 2009, 07:23:34 PM
Welcome to the show Megan. And a very good blog you have too.
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: A Day In The Life on January 21, 2009, 06:11:28 AM
In Order (1 = best):

1. I Am The Walrus

2. Strawberry Fields Forever

3. Hello Goodbye

(Penny Lane is a close 4th)
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: on January 27, 2009, 06:37:26 AM
My favorite three would have to be Baby You're A Rich Man, Your Mother Should Know, and Strawberry Fields.
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: Living One on February 27, 2009, 04:03:23 PM
1.  Strawberry Fields Forever
2.  The Fool on the Hill
3.  All You Need is Love

All these songs have a deep message that I can connect to, and they are enjoyable to listen to (like all Beatles music).

I sometimes feel like I'm the fool on the hill.
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: Out Of Me Head on March 27, 2009, 10:15:17 PM
Penny Lane
I Am The Walrus
You're Mother Should Know
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: Ovi on May 04, 2010, 03:56:41 PM
1.Fool On The Hill (wonderful melody, awesome lyrics ; my 3rd favourite Beatles song i think ... :o)
2.Strawberry Fields Forever (nothing to say....)
3.Hello Goodbye (love the ending!)

I never liked that much "Your Mother Should Know". Altough Paul's my favourite, I think that he can write better lyrics than this song's. But that's just my opinion.  ;D
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: Jema on July 08, 2011, 01:10:15 AM
1.The Fool on the Hill
2.Baby You're A Rich Man
3.Blue Jay Way
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: Mr Mustard on July 11, 2011, 09:23:54 PM
From The Film:

1 I Am The Walrus
2 Your Mother Should Know
3 Magical Mystery Tour

From The Album - Top Three:

1 Strawberry Fields Forever
2 Penny Lane
3 Hello Goodbye

From The Album - Bottom Three:

3 Baby You're A Rich Man
2 Blue Jay Way
1 Flying
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: Brynjar on July 14, 2011, 10:43:45 PM
I´ve never been that fond of I´am the Walrus. Maybe it will kick in some time later.

..anyway:

1. Strawberry Fields
2. Penny Lane
3. Hello, Goodbye
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: Walrus on July 15, 2011, 02:43:24 AM
Magical Mystery Tour is one of my favorite albums, but I guess if I had to choose three it would be:
All You Need is Love
I Am The Walrus
Strawberry Fields Forever
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: KelMar on July 15, 2011, 04:10:29 AM
I´ve never been that fond of I´am the Walrus. Maybe it will kick in some time later.

Same here! I like parts of it okay but other parts ruin it for me. I am good at turning the volume down just before but I still know they are there!

1. Hello Goodbye
2. Your Mother Should Know (It's playing as I type actually.)
3. Fool on the Hill
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: MarinStoikov on March 30, 2012, 02:24:38 PM
Top 3:

- The Fool on the Hill
- I Am the Walrus
- Hello, Goodbye
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: Strawberry Field on April 13, 2012, 03:09:39 PM
Depends -

The American LP -

1. Strawberry Fields Forever
2. Penny Lane
3. I Am The Walrus

UK soundtrack, sans '67 singles -

1. I Am The Walrus
2. The Fool On The Hill
3. Magical Mystery Tour
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: Klang on April 13, 2012, 03:18:56 PM

1. 'I Am The Walrus'
2. 'Strawberry Fields Forever'
3. 'Baby You're A Rich Man'

 :)

Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: porcupine on May 16, 2012, 07:38:00 AM
1) Penny Lane
2) I am the walrus
3) Strawberry fields
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: Normandie on May 16, 2012, 04:32:33 PM

Mine's just a bit different from Klang's:

1. Strawberry Fields
2. I am the Walrus
3. Baby You're a Rich Man

Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: peterbell1 on May 16, 2012, 09:53:41 PM
Depends -

The American LP -

1. Strawberry Fields Forever
2. Penny Lane
3. I Am The Walrus

UK soundtrack, sans '67 singles -

1. I Am The Walrus
2. The Fool On The Hill
3. Magical Mystery Tour

I'd agree with this one, apart from I'd have Walrus above Penny Lane in the first set of three.

I have been reading the Geoff Emerick book and have just got through the MMT section - sounded like a very strange time for the band, with Brian's death and Paul assuming control by pushing ahead with his film idea. Walrus was the first song they recorded after Brian's death - Emerick says that you can hear in their playing that their hearts aren't in it. Apparently Ringo - unusually for him - wasn't keeping the timing very well so Paul stopped playing bass on the backing track and just stood in front of Ringo with a tambourine to help him keep a regular beat going. And John insisted on playing the keyboard part even though he kept making mistakes with it. Must have been a very stressful session for everyone, I suppose. A great song that came out of it, though.
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: Normandie on May 16, 2012, 11:58:48 PM

Yes, I remember reading that part of Geoff Emerick's book; sounds like it was a pretty melancholic recording session.   :(
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: filmsyncs on June 01, 2012, 02:54:31 PM
In no particular  order:

I Am The Walrus

Strawberry Fields Forever

The Fool On The Hill

I think MMT is a terrific album in every sense of the word.  I never liked "Blue Jay Way" and yet ... it has a very cosmic vibe that has grown on me. 
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: redrockbeatles on June 11, 2012, 04:55:23 AM
1. Flying
2. Magical Mystery Tour
3. Baby You're a Rich Man
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: Bobber on June 11, 2012, 10:04:59 AM
1. Flying

Interesting choice! Welcome aboard btw.
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: redrockbeatles on June 15, 2012, 05:16:36 AM
Interesting choice! Welcome aboard btw.

i think its because its so different, never heard it before i owned the album - i think its an amazing groove!  thanks for the welcome!
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: beatlesfan502 on June 18, 2012, 03:40:35 AM
1. I Am The Walrus
2. Strawberry Fields Forever
3. Your Mother Should Know
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: Ovi on June 18, 2012, 11:37:18 AM
-Penny Lane
-I Am The Walrus
-The Fool On The Hill
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: Dcazz on June 18, 2012, 09:38:59 PM
Even though I don't listen to it every time I have come to respect Blue Jay Way and how George crafted it. It really seems like your waiting all night for the song to end like he was waiting for Derek Taylor to arrive at the house he was renting.
I also like Baby Your a Rich Man.
I Am the Walrus is on top I think.
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: RubberSol on June 30, 2012, 02:11:03 AM
1. Strawberry Fields Forever
2. Baby You're a Rich Man
3. I Am the Walrus
"no you're not!" said little Nicola
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: ZoGeo on June 30, 2012, 01:03:19 PM
1. Blue Jay Way
2. Strawberry Fields Forever
3. Your Mother Should Know
I love I Am The Walrus and Baby You're A Rich Man though.. Penny Lane's a bit over listened to for me.
Title: Re: Magical Mystery Tour- 3 Favorite Tracks
Post by: bacon on August 12, 2012, 12:41:31 PM
1. Blue Jay Way
2. Strawberry Fields Forever
3. Baby You're A Rich Man