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The Beatles Appreciation thread
Well, even if it gets low replies, I feel we should have a Beatles app thread
![]() What can be said about the most successfull and one of the most influential bands ever. Genre defying, they played and, in some cases, instigated musical styles and genres. From the basic pop of 'Love me do', to the well ahead of its time 'tomorrow never knows', the Beatles showed an astounding musical development. So, Just to emphasise it. heres love me do and tomorrow never knows. Remember, there are just 3 and a half years between these songs Love me do Tomorrow never knows. |
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The Beatles are the best band of all-time and will never be surpassed (not even by U2). So many of their songs are creative, atmospheric and timeless. If you agree, you can add to the A-Z of Beatles Songs game below.
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1549563 |
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I don't know why but I tend to the prefer the B-sides of most Beatles singles to the A-sides, so here are my five favourite Beatles B-sides:-
1. I Am The Walrus (1967) B-side of Hello Goodbye. 2. This Boy (1963) B-side of I Want To Hold Your Hand. 3. Yes It Is (1965) B-side of Ticket To Ride. 4. I'm Down (1965) B-side of Help! 5. Things We Said Today (1964) B-side of A Hard Day's Night. |
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Heres a personal list of the best Beatle solo albums, feel free to agree/disagree, get generally worked up about!
1: All thing must pass - George 2: Plastic ono band - John 3: Band on the run - Paul (with Wings) 4: Cloud nine - George 5: Imagine - John 6: Flaming pie - Paul 7: Living in the material world - George 8: Walls and bridges - John 9: Ringo - Ringo 10: Vertical man - Ringo Bubbling under: Tug of war - Paul Flowers in the dirt - Paul Y not - Ringo Somewhere in england - George Rock and Roll - John Brainwashed - George |
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I don't know why but I tend to the prefer the B-sides of most Beatles singles to the A-sides, so here are my five favourite Beatles B-sides:-
1. I Am The Walrus (1967) B-side of Hello Goodbye. 2. This Boy (1963) B-side of I Want To Hold Your Hand. 3. Yes It Is (1965) B-side of Ticket To Ride. 4. I'm Down (1965) B-side of Help! 5. Things We Said Today (1964) B-side of A Hard Day's Night. |
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I don't know why but I tend to the prefer the B-sides of most Beatles singles to the A-sides, so here are my five favourite Beatles B-sides:-
1. I Am The Walrus (1967) B-side of Hello Goodbye. 2. This Boy (1963) B-side of I Want To Hold Your Hand. 3. Yes It Is (1965) B-side of Ticket To Ride. 4. I'm Down (1965) B-side of Help! 5. Things We Said Today (1964) B-side of A Hard Day's Night. "I am the Walrus"; "Yes it is" and "This Boy" are particular favourites of mine too. And another classic is "Rain", the 'B' side of "Paperback Writer" |
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Heres a personal list of the best Beatle solo albums, feel free to agree/disagree, get generally worked up about!
1: All thing must pass - George 2: Plastic ono band - John 3: Band on the run - Paul (with Wings) 4: Cloud nine - George 5: Imagine - John 6: Flaming pie - Paul 7: Living in the material world - George 8: Walls and bridges - John 9: Ringo - Ringo 10: Vertical man - Ringo Bubbling under: Tug of war - Paul Flowers in the dirt - Paul Y not - Ringo Somewhere in england - George Rock and Roll - John Brainwashed - George 1. Ram - Paul & Linda 2. All Things Must Pass - George 3. Band on the Run - Wings 4. Cloud 9 - George 5. Imagine - John 6. Chaos & Creation in the Backyard - Paul 7. Brainwashed - George 8. Double Fantasy - John & Yoko 9. Tug of War - Paul 10. Mind Games - John Honourable Mentions: - Plastic Ono Band - Walls and Bridges - Run Devil Run - Memory Almost Full - George Harrison - Ringo |
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I agree about preferring the 'B' sides to the 'A' sides.
"I am the Walrus"; "Yes it is" and "This Boy" are particular favourites of mine too. And another classic is "Rain", the 'B' side of "Paperback Writer" "Revolution", the 'B' side of (and imo better than) "Hey Jude" "Baby You're A Rich Man", the 'B' side of (and imo better than) "All You Need Is Love" "You Can't Do That", the 'B' side of (and imo as good as) "Can't Buy Me Love" Now here's something to ponder:- If the Beatles' 'B' sides had been 'A' sides and their 'A' sides had been 'B' sides would they still have had 17 no.1 singles? And finally ... Thylacine, I notice the above post was your first. Welcome to Digitalspy.
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I agree about preferring the 'B' sides to the 'A' sides.
"I am the Walrus"; "Yes it is" and "This Boy" are particular favourites of mine too. And another classic is "Rain", the 'B' side of "Paperback Writer" Quote:
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"Revolution", the 'B' side of (and imo better than) "Hey Jude" "Baby You're A Rich Man", the 'B' side of (and imo better than) "All You Need Is Love" "You Can't Do That", the 'B' side of (and imo as good as) "Can't Buy Me Love" Now here's something to ponder:- If the Beatles' 'B' sides had been 'A' sides and their 'A' sides had been 'B' sides would they still have had 17 no.1 singles? And finally ... Thylacine, I notice the above post was your first. Welcome to Digitalspy. ![]() Had the Beatles emerged in the downloads age, they may well have had loads of no 1s with other album tracks being downloaded individually. I am encouraged that your post on DS Thylacine is here in the Beatles Appreciation Thread! ![]()
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Some of my Fav 'Lesser known' Beatle songs and 'odditys'.
Its all to much. A George song. Happy Birthday (Saturday club) (Not Pauls 'birthday' song, the original 'happy birthday to you', rocked up with the intro to the Heinz song 'Just Like Eddie'.) Most Beatle fans will have heard this, but it always makes me smile. John and Paul cant stop laughing in an outtake of 'And your bird can sing'. Hey Bulldog. Paul shows off his bass skills admirably. Great song. |
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Some of my Fav 'Lesser known' Beatle songs and 'odditys'.
Hey Bulldog. Paul shows off his bass skills admirably. Great song. |
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Some of my favourite unreleased songs:
That Means a Lot http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsGj32Vp7vc Suzy Parker http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjVaZ0keA80 Palace of the King of the Birds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imnE2IrY0tM This also makes me laugh, how Get Back started, a song called Commonwealth: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwdrc_RtHto It's also amazing when you see how songs develop, like Strawberry Fields Forever: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvXvIdBymZI |
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Some more great B sides:
Dont let me down, Old brown shoe and I'll Get You, all could have been number ones! Heres something to ponder, using songs from the early solo albums, what could have the next album after Abbey Road been like? This is my list, using the usual method of mainly Paul and John songs, 2 from George, and 1 from Ringo. Side 1 Come and get it. (not technically a solo release, but they could have recorded a great band version) Instant Karma - John single Maybe I'm Amazed - from Mccartney Crippled inside - from Imagine It Dont come easy - Ringo single My sweet lord - from All things must pass Remember - from Plastic ono band Side 2 Wah Wah - from All things must pass Give me some truth - from Imagine My Love - from Red rose Speedway Hold on - from Plastic ono band Back seat of my car - from Ram Dear Friend - from Wildlife God - from Plastic ono band |
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I like to think if they were still around and functioning as a group, they'd sound something like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z14va...eature=related |
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I stumbled across this fascinating clip on Youtube. It's Julian Lennon talking about his dad. As some of the comments being made are quite negative it may be inappropriate to put this clip on an "Appreciation" thread. On the other hand the comments about John's music (with and without the Beatles) are very appreciative, so I thought, why not?
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What the Beatles might have sounded like if they had they been signed up by Decca...lol
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I decided to bump this thread as nobody's posted to it for quite a few days and I really don't like seeing it slipping down to the bottom of Page 1, and most certainly don't like seeing it lower on Page 1 than the Stock, Aitken and bloody Waterman Appreciation Thread!
Like Johnny's post it's another interview, but this time with a Beatle rather than a Beatle's son. Antoine De Caunes is a French TV presenter who became quite well known in the UK during the nineties after presenting the programmes Rapido and Eurotrash. Here he is, on French TV in 2007, interviewing Paul McCartney (in English). I found it a fascinating interview. Paul McCartney - Interview on French TV - 22/10/07 - Part 1 Paul McCartney - Interview on French TV - 22/10/07 - Part 2 Paul McCartney - Interview on French TV - 22/10/07 - Part 3 |
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I decided to bump this thread as nobody's posted to it for quite a few days and I really don't like seeing it slipping down to the bottom of Page 1, and most certainly don't like seeing it lower on Page 1 than the Stock, Aitken and bloody Waterman Appreciation Thread!
Like Johnny's post it's another interview, but this time with a Beatle rather than a Beatle's son. Antoine De Caunes is a French TV presenter who became quite well known in the UK during the nineties after presenting the programmes Rapido and Eurotrash. Here he is, on French TV in 2007, interviewing Paul McCartney (in English). I found it a fascinating interview. Paul McCartney - Interview on French TV - 22/10/07 - Part 1 Paul McCartney - Interview on French TV - 22/10/07 - Part 2 Paul McCartney - Interview on French TV - 22/10/07 - Part 3 Interesting to learn than the song "Michelle" emanated from Paul's futile efforts to impress girls at John's art college parties by pretending to be sophisticated, bohemian and French. |
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Cannot believe that Justin Bieber's manager compared him to these guys
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Like Johnny's post it's another interview, but this time with a Beatle rather than a Beatle's son.
Antoine De Caunes is a French TV presenter who became quite well known in the UK during the nineties after presenting the programmes Rapido and Eurotrash. Here he is, on French TV in 2007, interviewing Paul McCartney (in English). I found it a fascinating interview. Paul McCartney - Interview on French TV - 22/10/07 - Part 1 Paul McCartney - Interview on French TV - 22/10/07 - Part 2 Paul McCartney - Interview on French TV - 22/10/07 - Part 3 Just watched that...........cheers, enjoyed it ! |
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LOL. This is an old video, but its so off the wall. Its Paul McCartney showing us how to make mashed Potato.
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LOL. This is an old video, but its so off the wall. Its Paul McCartney showing us how to make mashed Potato.
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