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Wilt LG Contributor
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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 7:00 pm Post subject: Underrated Beatles songs? |
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What do you guys think?
I like:
Old Brown Shoe (awesome lyrics by George, great solo)
I'm Only Sleeping (one of Lennon's best melodies)
Savoy Truffle (great rocker by George)
You Never Give Me Your Money (very memorable tune, somewhat wasted by the lyrics that don't really fit with it) _________________ ¡Hala Madrid! |
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ocho Retired Number
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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 8:24 pm Post subject: |
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Martha My Dear
Julia
Rocky Racoon
Carry That Weight
Dig a Pony _________________ 14-5-3-12 |
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Mark_in_Tulsa Franchise Player
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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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I just don't know how you can under rate any of their stuff.
Damn you Yoko. _________________ Think about how stupid the avg. person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
---George Carlin |
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Free_Kobe Franchise Player
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frijolero01 Franchise Player
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 10:14 am Post subject: |
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You guys seem to have more Beatles knowledge than me. I don't know if you would consider these underrated:
And I Love Her
If I Fell
The Benefit of Mr. Kite
Back in the U.S.S.R. _________________ Thank you, Kobe. We love you. |
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Omar Little Moderator
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 10:24 am Post subject: |
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That's the problem with the Beatles. If you want to do a greatest hits album, you have to inlcude almost their entire catalogue. _________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel |
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ocho Retired Number
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 11:56 am Post subject: |
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Ok got a scenario for you guys.
You're a British businessman circa 1969. You're running late for a meeting. As you walk to work you walk past the Apple Corp. building and see this:
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What do you do? _________________ 14-5-3-12 |
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Omar Little Moderator
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 12:05 pm Post subject: |
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ocho wrote: | Ok got a scenario for you guys.
You're a British businessman circa 1969. You're running late for a meeting. As you walk to work you walk past the Apple Corp. building and see this:
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Meeting? What meeting? _________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel |
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LarryCoon Site Staff
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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Stealing a line from Good Will Hunting, "Sorry boss, I gotta see about a band."
BTW, that rooftop concert was the last time the four of them played together live.
BTW #2, I'm currently reading Malcom Gladwell's "Outliers," which has some interesting stuff to say about them. |
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Wilt LG Contributor
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Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 10:55 am Post subject: |
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ocho wrote: |
Carry That Weight
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I think that song has the most breathtaking guitar solo of their entire catalogue. Pure perfection by George. Nice and short. _________________ ¡Hala Madrid! |
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Socks Franchise Player
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Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 11:22 am Post subject: |
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ocho wrote: | Ok got a scenario for you guys.
You're a British businessman circa 1969. You're running late for a meeting. As you walk to work you walk past the Apple Corp. building and see this:
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What do you do? |
Squeal like a 12 year old Jonas Brothers fan and find a way onto that roof... |
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Teamof2000 Star Player
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Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 10:27 pm Post subject: |
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Baby's in Black. |
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non-player zealot Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 2:02 am Post subject: |
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John once called And Your Bird Can Sing a "throwaway song", but it's hard to make a case for almost anything of theirs being underrated. Even their most minor of hits achieved critical success and fan adoration.
Here are some of their songs that could be played a bit more relative to their heavy hitters. Some of their darker stuff seems to be shied away from on radio and advertisements (such as Warm Gun).
Dig A Pony
I've Got A Feeling
Girl
Here, There, And Everywhere
Hide Your Love Away
Sexy Sadie
So Tired
Yer Blues _________________ GOAT MAGIC REEL
SEDALE TRIBUTE
EDDIE DONX! |
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Mark_in_Tulsa Franchise Player
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 9:09 am Post subject: |
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Ok I've been thinking about this for weeks.
And I'm going to have to say Blackbird is maybe my favorite. Not just for the way it sounds but for what it means.
If you don't know look it up. _________________ Think about how stupid the avg. person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
---George Carlin |
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AngryBlacksmith Starting Rotation
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 11:20 am Post subject: |
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Mark_in_Tulsa wrote: | Ok I've been thinking about this for weeks.
And I'm going to have to say Blackbird is maybe my favorite. Not just for the way it sounds but for what it means.
If you don't know look it up. |
Blackbird is one of my all time favorites, and it's definitely my favorite that isn't consider a hit.
Eleanor Rigby is my favorite, although it's not really underrated _________________ “Though their life was modest, they believed in eating well.” |
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I Me Mine _________________ "Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are."
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Omar Little Moderator
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Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 3:59 pm Post subject: |
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AngryBlacksmith wrote: | Mark_in_Tulsa wrote: | Ok I've been thinking about this for weeks.
And I'm going to have to say Blackbird is maybe my favorite. Not just for the way it sounds but for what it means.
If you don't know look it up. |
Blackbird is one of my all time favorites, and it's definitely my favorite that isn't consider a hit.
Eleanor Rigby is my favorite, although it's not really underrated |
My absolute fave... _________________ “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” ― Elie Wiesel |
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ThePunisher Star Player
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Don't Let Me Down |
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LarryCoon Site Staff
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Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 6:59 am Post subject: |
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I'm not sure Eleanor Rigby can be considered "underrated."
Across the Universe would be my choice. |
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phayze one Star Player
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Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 11:51 am Post subject: |
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I like 'em kinda slow...
Here, There and Everywhere
The Fool on the Hill
Yes It Is
Happiness is a Warm Gun |
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AngryBlacksmith Starting Rotation
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Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 2:24 pm Post subject: |
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LarryCoon wrote: | I'm not sure Eleanor Rigby can be considered "underrated."
Across the Universe would be my choice. |
well I did say it wasn't, but when talking about the Beatles, you have to mention your favorite song _________________ “Though their life was modest, they believed in eating well.” |
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Clutch44 Star Player
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Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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It's difficult to consider any song of the Beatles as underrated, but I'll go with one of my favorites which wasn't a huge song for them yet a great bit of songwriting by Paul McCarthy.
For No One |
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I'll Follow The Sun
The End
Strawberry Fields Forever
Norweigian wood
In My Life _________________ LAKERS 2019-2020: NBA World Champions! |
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I Saw Her Standing There
All My Loving
No Reply
I'll Follow the Sun
I've Just Seen a Face
Girl
And Your Bird Can Sing
Julia
Happiness is a Warm Gun
A Day in the Life
Long, Long, Long
The Abbey Road medley: You Never Give Me Your Money/Sun King/Mean Mr. Mustard/Polythene Pam/She Came in Through the Bathroom Window/Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End _________________ "I just can't stop. [There's] not something that motivates me. It's just how I am." - Kobe |
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Here, There, and Everywhere. Revolver is my favorite Beatles album. I am a certified Beatle nut and have been since about the 4th grade. They were well broken up by then. _________________ "Time wounds all heels". -John Lennon |
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