I must admit I do not relish singing any of those songs. I am not an ecstatic fan of them, but they don't deserve such a slating IMO. Not forgetting that they still had to appeal to everyone including the ladies. They were transforming so much during this time and trying things out.

Quoted from An_Apple_Beatle

Italian in Girl I see as a Greek-esque kinda thing when there is the (Instrumental) refrain section.

You got it right. That's some kind of a Greek guitar playing..even the Michelle intro, it's Greek.

I love Michelle..used to sing it when i was a little boy..

Quoted from An_Apple_Beatle

Italian in Girl I see as a Greek-esque kinda thing when there is the (Instrumental) refrain section.

You could interpret that the naive french may have given the song extra charm. The extra frenchiness comes from the accordian.

Italian? Greek-esque? What on earth does that mean?!

The naive French ruins the song - forget "extra charm". The melody is good, and the song is well-played, BUT ...

Quoted from An_Apple_Beatle

It's the instrumental section before the last chorus of Girl that sounds Greek? maybe 'mediterranean? lol   Imagine the throwing of plates when you hear it!!! lol

It's very hard to explain.  You'd have to have heard plenty of Italian-ish music to see it.

Quoted from Ydoll_Gwyn

Italian? Greek-esque? What on earth does that mean?!

The naive French ruins the song - forget "extra charm". The melody is good, and the song is well-played, BUT ...

Greek-esque means about as mush as French-esqe! I quote from you which after i looked back further now realise it was a FW post. Italian? I was referring to FW's opinion. Just a bit wierd you can't see the french angle in the music. It seems glaringly obvious. Parisienne cafe bars etc.

Quoted from An_Apple_Beatle

Greek-esque means about as mush as French-esqe! I quote from you which after i looked back further now realise it was a FW post. Italian? I was referring to FW's opinion. Just a bit wierd you can't see the french angle in the music. It seems glaringly obvious. Parisienne cafe bars etc.

You've been watching too many travelogues about France, I think!

Not really. Can u really not hear the accordian? And do u not associate the accordian with french music? If u don't....nevermind.

The ordering of Rubber Soul is utterly perfect. I grew up with Rubber Soul (it was the very first CD I owned) and thus I know the tracklisting inside out. The only song that strikes me as nondescript as Wait, but I like its position between the lovely In My Life the mini-epic If I Needed Someone.

If I had to get rid of two songs, I would choose What Goes On and Run For Your Life.

I agree with GL, I'd remove What Goes On and Run For Your Life.

Side One
Drive My Car
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
You Won't See Me
Nowhere Man
Think For Yourself
The Word
Michelle

Side Two
Day Tripper
Girl
I'm Looking Through You
In My Life
Wait
If I Needed Someone
We Can Work It Out

Day Tripper now opens Side Two, while We Can Work It Out closes Side Two.

That's interesting.  I can actually see WCWIO closing the album.  

The reissues should have these two songs as bonus tracks.................heck you could fit all of the RS songs in both mono/stereo along with these two songs in mono/stereo on the same cd........here's hoping.....

Side A:

Drive My Car
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
You Won't See Me
Nowhere Man
Think For Yourself
Day Tripper
Michelle

Side B:

We Can Work It Out
Girl
I'm Looking Through You
In My Life
Wait
If I Needed Someone
Run For Your Life

Day Tripper instead of The Word and We Can Work It Out instead of What Goes On.