Singles - Ticket To Ride.

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stevie

#15
Jan 12, 2010, 02:12 PM
Great song to sing along with. I love Paul's harmonies - his lower voice counters John nicely.
Didn't John claim this as the first 'heavy metal' song?

Also, an earlier post mentions George's guitar work but Paul played most of it.

I_Will

#16
Jan 12, 2010, 02:23 PM
Quote from: emmi_luvs_beatles on Jan 12, 2010, 01:43 PM
Gah Paul in this video... he's so perfect... (I know I'm weird, okay?)

No worries, I thought the exact same thing  ;)

The name's Emily :)

breedofrandy

#17
Jan 12, 2010, 02:32 PM
Quote from: emmi_luvs_beatles on Jan 12, 2010, 01:43 PM
Gah Paul in this video... he's so perfect... (I know I'm weird, okay?)

anyways I love Ticket To Ride, awesome tune :D

LOL! Yeah I thought the same thing of Ringo! He makes the cutest faces in this video!  ;D


"Ringo will always be my friend"--George Harrison (Rolling Stone Magazine 1987)

Hello Goodbye

#18
Jan 12, 2010, 07:26 PM
Quote from: nyfan(41) on Jan 11, 2010, 05:10 PM
the rhythm/beat sounds alot like a girlgroup song -
bom . . bom bom . . BAM   bom . . bom bom . . BAM

such as 'Leader of the Pack" by Shangrilas or "Be My Baby" by Ronettes

Yeah!  There's some "wall of sound" in Ticket To Ride for sure!  I liked this song when it came out.  I didn't get the ambiguity until a couple of years later, but the song caught my attention.  It pointed the way to a new direction for The Beatles.

I can stay till it's time to go

tkitna

#19
Jan 13, 2010, 10:50 AM
Quote from: stevie on Jan 12, 2010, 02:12 PM
Also, an earlier post mentions George's guitar work but Paul played most of it.

This is correct. I was unaware of this until I looked it up. Thanks for the mention and that makes a lot of sense now. Never cared for Pauls lead playing.

emmi_luvs_beatles

#20
Jan 13, 2010, 11:10 AM
Quote from: I_Will on Jan 12, 2010, 02:23 PM
No worries, I thought the exact same thing  ;)

LOL okay, at least I'm not alone :D

Quote from: breedofrandy on Jan 12, 2010, 02:32 PM
LOL! Yeah I thought the same thing of Ringo! He makes the cutest faces in this video!  ;D

I noticed that! Aren't our boys adorable?? lol  ;)

Almighty Doer of Stuff

#21
Jan 13, 2010, 11:58 AM
I really like the lead guitar on this song. The high pitch of the guitar seem to me to be meant to represent crying over the romantic loss, and the odd, staggering rhythm seems to represent the staggering negative effect the loss has had on the singer's state of mind. The drums lock in with Paul's lead guitar as well, further enhancing the effect. Then, the middle sections have a very different emotional content to them, like he's getting angry at her for leaving him, as he goes through the stages of grief. In the happy, almost triumphant coda, he finds he no longer cares any more than she does. It's a fascinating song.

breedofrandy

#22
Jan 13, 2010, 03:14 PM
Quote from: emmi_luvs_beatles on Jan 13, 2010, 11:10 AM

I noticed that! Aren't our boys adorable?? lol  ;)

Yes they are! lol  ;D


"Ringo will always be my friend"--George Harrison (Rolling Stone Magazine 1987)

SemolinaPilchard

#23
Jan 14, 2010, 12:27 AM
Quote from: pc31 on Jan 11, 2010, 09:01 PM
i  adore this duet....it's in my top 3.....The Beatles-Ticket To Ride it rules tight hamonies and lennon being sincere....
Oh, how I love their promo videos. This is probably my 2nd favorite after the I Feel Fine fish & chips video. I love how Paul and John keep looking at each other and laughing, and Ringo is barely hitting the drums. I really like Ticket to Ride. The harmonies are perfect, as usual.

Kevin

#24
Jan 14, 2010, 05:35 AM
More thoughts.
Their first edgy, risky single whose prime market wasn't just screaming teenagers.
Interestingly the charts of April 65 show a bit of a chage from before. Most of the other merseybeat invasion bands are gone, only The Searchers hanging on at #15.
The charts now generally sound tougher with Dylan, Them, The Yardbirds, The Who, Stones and Kinks all around.
But good old Cliff is number two.
don't follow leaders

Tamara

#25
Jan 14, 2010, 03:44 PM
An absolute favourite.

nyfan(41)

#27
Jan 14, 2010, 08:47 PM
on further thought,
what makes this song so great is how happy and enthusiastic paul sounds when he sings his harmony part (todayyyyyyy yeah!) - if you try to isolate his vocal in your head when you listen you'll see what i mean
- it's totally opposite to the sad serious tone of john's voice and the lyrics of the song.
that contrast makes it an instant classic to me

(the same thing happens on the chorus of i'm a loser)

Tamara

#28
Jan 15, 2010, 06:02 AM
Quote from: tkitna on Jan 14, 2010, 07:48 PM
Good hearing from you Tamara. Its been awhile.

It has. I'm here as a guest quite often though. Not always happy to wade through all the chit chat.

AngeloMysterioso

#29
Jan 21, 2010, 09:29 AM
After further listening to Ticket to Ride mono remastered mix, I could not escape noticing, again, how close the arpeggiated lead guitar chords sounded to The Byrds' Mr. Tambourine Man. Upon further research, I found that The Byrds' single came out April 12, 1965, while Ticket to Ride was available in US stores a mere seven days later. Even though Ticket to Ride's UK pressing was issued April 9, the master take of the Byrds "Mr. Tambourine Man" was made on January 20, 1965, and no major further changes were made to that speicific take.

Another case of simultaneous artistic groundbreaking, I guess.
Music's all right John, but you'll never make a living out of it.
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