I'm with you, I think Lovely Rita is excellent. Exquisite melody. Yesterday is actually the song I think is pretty crappy.BitterTom wrote: ↑18 Mar 2020, 5:10pmOne of my favourites off my favourite album of theirs. Yeah the topic is dull I'll give you that but the melody brings a smile to my face.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑18 Mar 2020, 5:06pmTo be fair, it's a pretty crappy Beatles song. Paul could reliably come up with some truly inane topics. For every "Eleanor Rigby" and "Yesterday," he'd excrete a "Rita."
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There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
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As skippable as "Within You Without You." The concept for the album may have been Paul's, but John's work dominated.BitterTom wrote: ↑18 Mar 2020, 5:10pmOne of my favourites off my favourite album of theirs. Yeah the topic is dull I'll give you that but the melody brings a smile to my face.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑18 Mar 2020, 5:06pmTo be fair, it's a pretty crappy Beatles song. Paul could reliably come up with some truly inane topics. For every "Eleanor Rigby" and "Yesterday," he'd excrete a "Rita."
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Hi-yo!gkbill wrote: ↑18 Mar 2020, 5:11pmHello,Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑18 Mar 2020, 5:06pmTo be fair, it's a pretty crappy Beatles song. Paul could reliably come up with some truly inane topics. For every "Eleanor Rigby" and "Yesterday," he'd excrete a "Rita."
Isn't Excrete-a-rita one of the new Bud Light Seltzers?
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I'll give you that WYWY is a duff track but it is a top album.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑18 Mar 2020, 5:30pmAs skippable as "Within You Without You." The concept for the album may have been Paul's, but John's work dominated.BitterTom wrote: ↑18 Mar 2020, 5:10pmOne of my favourites off my favourite album of theirs. Yeah the topic is dull I'll give you that but the melody brings a smile to my face.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑18 Mar 2020, 5:06pmTo be fair, it's a pretty crappy Beatles song. Paul could reliably come up with some truly inane topics. For every "Eleanor Rigby" and "Yesterday," he'd excrete a "Rita."
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Funny, I don't think I've heard that Beatles track. Or the Status Quo one unless it's the Fogerty cover in which case I have only heard Bruce's version.Heston wrote: ↑18 Mar 2020, 5:23pmI'm with you, I think Lovely Rita is excellent. Exquisite melody. Yesterday is actually the song I think is pretty crappy.BitterTom wrote: ↑18 Mar 2020, 5:10pmOne of my favourites off my favourite album of theirs. Yeah the topic is dull I'll give you that but the melody brings a smile to my face.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑18 Mar 2020, 5:06pmTo be fair, it's a pretty crappy Beatles song. Paul could reliably come up with some truly inane topics. For every "Eleanor Rigby" and "Yesterday," he'd excrete a "Rita."
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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It's the Beatles so of course it's great, but it's not one I return that much.BitterTom wrote: ↑18 Mar 2020, 5:34pmI'll give you that WYWY is a duff track but it is a top album.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑18 Mar 2020, 5:30pmAs skippable as "Within You Without You." The concept for the album may have been Paul's, but John's work dominated.BitterTom wrote: ↑18 Mar 2020, 5:10pmOne of my favourites off my favourite album of theirs. Yeah the topic is dull I'll give you that but the melody brings a smile to my face.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑18 Mar 2020, 5:06pmTo be fair, it's a pretty crappy Beatles song. Paul could reliably come up with some truly inane topics. For every "Eleanor Rigby" and "Yesterday," he'd excrete a "Rita."
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Fair enough, it's more if an occasion when we actually agreeDr. Medulla wrote: ↑18 Mar 2020, 5:41pmIt's the Beatles so of course it's great, but it's not one I return that much.BitterTom wrote: ↑18 Mar 2020, 5:34pmI'll give you that WYWY is a duff track but it is a top album.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑18 Mar 2020, 5:30pmAs skippable as "Within You Without You." The concept for the album may have been Paul's, but John's work dominated.BitterTom wrote: ↑18 Mar 2020, 5:10pmOne of my favourites off my favourite album of theirs. Yeah the topic is dull I'll give you that but the melody brings a smile to my face.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑18 Mar 2020, 5:06pm
To be fair, it's a pretty crappy Beatles song. Paul could reliably come up with some truly inane topics. For every "Eleanor Rigby" and "Yesterday," he'd excrete a "Rita."
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Sometimes you make sense. Thppt!BitterTom wrote: ↑18 Mar 2020, 5:47pmFair enough, it's more if an occasion when we actually agreeDr. Medulla wrote: ↑18 Mar 2020, 5:41pmIt's the Beatles so of course it's great, but it's not one I return that much.BitterTom wrote: ↑18 Mar 2020, 5:34pmI'll give you that WYWY is a duff track but it is a top album.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑18 Mar 2020, 5:30pmAs skippable as "Within You Without You." The concept for the album may have been Paul's, but John's work dominated.
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I went with "Let's Spend the Night Together", cuz, ya know..."Dancing Queen" is great too (not as great as "Waterloo" or "S.O.S.", but whatever - great band ABBA were). "Rockin' All Over the World" is a great song but Status Quo's version is pretty bloodless, especially the singer (understandable tho, competing with John Fogerty).
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Will the deadlock be broken or will they both get chucked out?
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The two popular ones would get tossed out in favor of yet a lesser song?