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 Wednesday, 07:37 PM
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Aww, 'A Hard Day's Night' was just outside my votes - the opening chord is iconic, I just prefer the melodies to some of their unchallenging songs from the year before. I think I voted for everything else in the top 20 ('Norwegian Wood' 19th in my vote as well as the result).
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Wednesday, 07:49 PM
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 I wanna keep all of your charm in a canister
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Oops didn't mean to fall so behind, looks like I've lost a handful from my top 15 since I last commented:
'Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)' (+48) 'I Want You (She’s So Heavy)' (+46) 'Across The Universe' (+40) 'I Am The Walrus' (+38)  a real mix of sounds there, from the nonsensical thrills of 'I Am The Walrus' to the intense hard rock of 'I Want You (She's So Heavy)' - albeit, with a casual Latin style section thrown in. Love how much of a sonic shift 'Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)' is when you do a full discography listen - what a beauty that is.
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Thursday, 12:47 PM
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Norwegian Wood is really very special for me as it holds some very specific memories, as well as being a gorgeous piece.
I will never understand how We Can Work it Out is so high, though. I'm clearly in the minority but I just find it so bland and ordinary. |
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Thursday, 06:14 PM
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16th: 480 points
Penny Lane Double A side chart run: 5-{2}-2-2-5-10-8-12-23-36-50->11 Bjork 48 popchartfreak 46 King Rollo 40 ben08 39 gooddelta 34 Severin 32 danG 28 steve201 28 Jade 27 WhoOdyssey 27 Brer 27 Notorious D.O.T. 25 JulianT 23 …ready for it 18 Chez Wombat 14 jimwatts 14 Roba. 6 dandy* 4 This had originally been planned for the “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club” album, but instead was released as part of a double A side single with “Strawberry Fields Forever” in early 1967 to satisfy the demand for a new release. It did top the Melody Maker chart but on the Record Retailer chart was blocked by Engelbert Humperdinck’s “Release Me”, leading to claims that the Beatles’ bubble had finally burst as it was their first official release since “Please Please Me” to miss #1. It’s a Paul song about his Liverpool childhood, referring to real places and was the more commercial and favourably received of the double A side tracks at the time. This is the 2nd of 6 tracks that received points from every voter. |
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Thursday, 07:40 PM
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As if that double-A was blocked from #1 by that dreary old codshit.
The other half is naturally my favourite given my votes but Penny Lane is also excellent in its own way. |
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Friday, 10:04 AM
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Norwegian Wood is just gorgeous and very "John", fell in love with it off the Red album in 1976 when I got it for christmas. Hard Days's Night brings back memories of Chesham-living and seeing the film at the pictures. Chesham hasn't changed at all since 1964/5 (OK a few new minor housing estates, but not much else, I still found my way round the old neighbourhood no problems at all last year), and the record still sounds great. Penny Lane, and I'm on the rural Isle Of Anglesey and adoring this Beatles record. Penny Lane was already well-known in Liverpool, where we'd just moved from and I no doubt would still have had my Scouse accent. Still one of my all-time fave Beatles records love it.
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4 hours ago
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[quote name='JulianT' date='9th May 2024, 07:14 PM' post='7557349']
15th: 491 points In My Life JulianT 49 …ready for it 46 jimwatts 40 ben08 38 Roba. 37 Notorious D.O.T. 37 danG 34 dandy* 34 King Rollo 33 Chez Wombat 32 Jade 30 WhoOdyssey 29 Bjork 21 gooddelta 17 Severin 14 popchartfreak 0 steve201 0 Brer 0 This is a “Rubber Soul” song written by both John and Paul. George Martin played the distinctive piano solo, which was sped up to sound more like a harpsichord. Thiis was named the greatest song of all time by “Mojo” magazine, and has appeared in the Top 100 songs ever created by “Rolling Stone” magazine both times they have run the poll of experts. Of course it’s simple musically (yet beautiful), but it’s the lyrics that for me are so incredibly special and encapsulate the feelings you might have for someone special in your life, whether it’s a significant other, a parent, child or a good friend. |
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