DM's Beatles forums

Beatles forums => Polls => Topic started by: dbone828 on October 14, 2008, 03:21:42 AM

Title: Should've been on the BLUE Album
Post by: dbone828 on October 14, 2008, 03:21:42 AM

Which songs do you think should have been included on the Blue Album compilation (1967-1970)?

Title: Re: Should've been on the BLUE Album
Post by: duane v on October 14, 2008, 04:22:55 AM

Concerning The Red Album, I'm still baffled that Good Day Sunshine was left off.

Concerning the Blue Album: Though I like all the songs you listed, I think Got to Get You into My Life though released in 1965, should have been put on one of the two albums.... It's tough to say because all the existing cuts on the blue album are very strong.. It's almost a sin that one band can have so many great songs on two double albums, it's almost unfair.

Title: Re: Should've been on the BLUE Album
Post by: sewi on October 14, 2008, 08:18:39 AM

Almost all.

Title: Re: Should've been on the BLUE Album
Post by: wingsman on October 16, 2008, 08:40:33 PM

If we're talking about classics... it would be "Blackbird" ...or maybe "Oh! Darling".
If we're talking about chart positions... well, of course, "For You Blue". But that's a little bizarre...

Title: Re: Should've been on the BLUE Album
Post by: DaveRam on October 20, 2008, 07:06:07 AM

Blackbird

Title: Re: Should've been on the BLUE Album
Post by: JimmyMcCullochFan on October 20, 2008, 07:48:58 AM

My vote is for Blackbird.

Title: Re: Should've been on the BLUE Album
Post by: Buttmunker on October 20, 2008, 01:11:35 PM

For catchy songs, I think Maxwell's Silver Hammer (an album cut) should have been included.  Catchy, as opposed to gloomy songs like Old Brown Shoe (which I've grown to like, but for average fans, Maxwell would have fit the bill better).

Title: Re: Should've been on the BLUE Album
Post by: BlueMeanie on October 20, 2008, 02:09:14 PM

Quote from: 828

For catchy songs, I think Maxwell's Silver Hammer (an album cut) should have been included.  Catchy, as opposed to gloomy songs like Old Brown Shoe (which I've grown to like, but for average fans, Maxwell would have fit the bill better).

Old Brown Shoe is gloomy?

Title: Re: Should've been on the BLUE Album
Post by: Mairi on October 20, 2008, 08:21:45 PM

I never understood the inclusion of Old Brown Shoe. It was never really a remarkable tune, and if they were hoping to convince neophytes that George songs were good too, well, this did not accomplish that.

Title: Re: Should've been on the BLUE Album
Post by: Mrs Lennon on October 20, 2008, 08:26:08 PM

I agree with Mairi, Old Brown Shoe never was one of thier well known tracks.

Title: Re: Should've been on the BLUE Album
Post by: Buttmunker on October 21, 2008, 12:10:34 AM

Quote from: 483

Old Brown Shoe is gloomy?

Bluesy tune, not really upbeat.  I always associate 'gloomy' with 'bluesy.'  Could be "just me."

Title: Re: Should've been on the BLUE Album
Post by: ShesCominDownFastYesSheIs on October 21, 2008, 12:53:37 AM

Quote from: 218

I never understood the inclusion of Old Brown Shoe. It was never really a remarkable tune, and if they were hoping to convince neophytes that George songs were good too, well, this did not accomplish that.

no it didn't.

Title: Re: Should've been on the BLUE Album
Post by: Geoff on October 21, 2008, 04:47:44 AM

"Blackbird," for sure. "Julia," "Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End," and "Glass Onion" probably would have fit on a "best of" type album as well.

Title: Re: Should've been on the BLUE Album
Post by: Kevin on October 21, 2008, 08:25:54 AM

Quote from: 1657

I agree with Mairi, Old Brown Shoe never was one of thier well known tracks.

Remember that the Blue album came out only three years after the breakup. Including obscure b sides that folk who bought the albums wouldn't have was a ploy to make you part with your money. And George was probably keen for the royalties.
Including swathes of the White album, which was barely five years old, would have been marketting madness.

Title: Re: Should've been on the BLUE Album
Post by: Brynjar on October 22, 2008, 05:54:08 AM

Still gutted that Blackbird was left out.

Title: Re: Should've been on the BLUE Album
Post by: mysterymagic on November 06, 2008, 09:51:22 PM

Old brown shoe is a great song!

I voted for Helter Skelter.  One of the boys best and heaviest sounding jams.

Title: Re: Should've been on the BLUE Album
Post by: MysticRobC5 on January 06, 2009, 04:20:05 AM

I voted for

Blackbird
Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight