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I wholeheartedly agree. This is the worst song by Beatles. Lennon made a joke by singing it. So different to all other Beatles. I don't mind the unusual sound. But I do mind that there are very few chords (not to mention no words in lyrics beyond parroting the title ad infinitum). Lengthy repeat of the last 8 bars becomes so boring that I simply cannot stand it. While listening to Abbey Road, I must always skip that last repeated bit, this is anti-music to me. Some Beatles scholars may search for some intriguing mood therein, but for me that mood is just some catatonic eclipse of brain. None of my babes (however many I had in my life) have ever given me such eclipse. Nonsense.
tented
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In a way, it’s like “Hey Jude” — an extended, repetitive coda. But I agree he should have done more with the lyrics.
Pink Floyd fan?
This bloody hilarious. What happens at 0:45 (when she departs from the script for a second) is only the start! Then at 1:35, the mood changes and the music become a bit "metallic". But that's not the end! At 2:22 the mood goes crazy. But that's still not the end! The series of key changes starting from 3:15 are just shocking!
I dedicate this piece to mrzz. And to those not convinced how interesting heavy metal music can be. Those guys create such crazy music all the time and we've seen an example of it earlier in this thread, an example that I admitted to have listened twice, to vfully appreciate.
I dedicate this piece to mrzz. And to those not convinced how interesting heavy metal music can be. Those guys create such crazy music all the time and we've seen an example of it earlier in this thread, an example that I admitted to have listened twice, to vfully appreciate.
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Hey Jude has the repeated 8-bar riff in the background, with audience participating, while Paul sings solo in the foreground. That's an is important distinction.
Yes I am PF and Dark Side of The Moon fan. That is far different (and interesting) music poking the state of eclipse from different emotional angles.
tented
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Well, if it comes to the classical music hipsters, there is no better one than Nigel Kennedy.
Nigel's interpretation of 4 seasons is just hilarious. He also has the history of collaboration with Polish musicians, esp. in the forefront of jazz, both aspects so close to my heart.
This rendition of 4 seasons is with young Palestines. If you don't have time to watch the whole story just skip to 5:45 and listen to the first allegro (Spring) to have a quick taste of Nigel. Hilarious vibrattos. If I was Vivaldi I would just rise from my grave to hear that!
Nigel's interpretation of 4 seasons is just hilarious. He also has the history of collaboration with Polish musicians, esp. in the forefront of jazz, both aspects so close to my heart.
This rendition of 4 seasons is with young Palestines. If you don't have time to watch the whole story just skip to 5:45 and listen to the first allegro (Spring) to have a quick taste of Nigel. Hilarious vibrattos. If I was Vivaldi I would just rise from my grave to hear that!
Don't miss the next 2 parts of this concert with Nigel. They contain more interesting Arabic music/Jazz improvisation. The ultimate variations of 4 seasons.
I wouldn't say it's the worst Beatles song though. I'd say that was "Sergeant Pepper's lonely hearts club band", "Lucy in the sky with diamonds" or "I am the walrus". I listen to the words as well as the music & although I have a good imagination songs with ridiculous lyrics put me off. I prefer a good song sung well with a good story behind it.
The song quoted by tented has ridiculous both music and lyrics, so by your measure & my measure combined, it is the worst Beatles song. Your quotes do not come down as low, at least in terms of music, so do not hit the bottom according to my criteria
As a young boy I used to be King Crimson fan. And I still am in a broad sense. This type of music "symphonic rock", popular in 60s & 70s was very interesting, with Hammond Organs at its core. KC in particular, achieved intriguing sound. Today I stumbled upon their little known live recording of well known Mars movement from Planets op 32 by Holst. That little recording (from December 1969) gave me a chance to re-evaluate KC music few decades later, with my musical taste (almost) fully mature. The re-evaluation went very bad.
Just compare the recording in question:
with the magnificent interpretation by Polish Philharmonic Orchestra (listen to just Mars movement):
OMG, KC recording is like junk! To be clear, it's not that the KC recording is older but the precision and the quality of the KC performance is down the toilet! The "psychedelic" effect of "out of this world" sound by Hammonds, was achieved by introducing random noise in the circuitry, resulting in "garbled" distortion (like in the old analog phones), nothing creative here. Guitar has some interesting sound but that's about all. On top of that, a tempo is clearly disturbed at one bar in the middle: they just chocked for a moment there and made me cringe.
On the other hand, Polish Philharmonic Orchestra recording is just picture perfect, with immaculate rhythm (fantastic job by the director Tarnowski) and interesting amalgamation of sounds from violin section, and especially brass section.
I think in general, if you are a fan of "rock" or "pop" music, once you get a taste of classical orchestral/choral/ensemble or whatever, you will quickly admit that your old musical taste does not stand up to the beauty and perfection of the latter. Pop certainly can entertain us, but cannot achieve the artistic qualities of classical music. My experience above may be extreme but not unique: I could find lots of rock bands that "tried" to interpret classical pieces and failed to achieve anything worthy.
Just compare the recording in question:
with the magnificent interpretation by Polish Philharmonic Orchestra (listen to just Mars movement):
OMG, KC recording is like junk! To be clear, it's not that the KC recording is older but the precision and the quality of the KC performance is down the toilet! The "psychedelic" effect of "out of this world" sound by Hammonds, was achieved by introducing random noise in the circuitry, resulting in "garbled" distortion (like in the old analog phones), nothing creative here. Guitar has some interesting sound but that's about all. On top of that, a tempo is clearly disturbed at one bar in the middle: they just chocked for a moment there and made me cringe.
On the other hand, Polish Philharmonic Orchestra recording is just picture perfect, with immaculate rhythm (fantastic job by the director Tarnowski) and interesting amalgamation of sounds from violin section, and especially brass section.
I think in general, if you are a fan of "rock" or "pop" music, once you get a taste of classical orchestral/choral/ensemble or whatever, you will quickly admit that your old musical taste does not stand up to the beauty and perfection of the latter. Pop certainly can entertain us, but cannot achieve the artistic qualities of classical music. My experience above may be extreme but not unique: I could find lots of rock bands that "tried" to interpret classical pieces and failed to achieve anything worthy.
britbox
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That's a very nice song. I prefer this song with the same name though.
& if you're sharing songs for Friday you can't forget this 1. It even mentions Friday night. I hope you enjoy.
tented
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Thank you. Really enjoyed, esp. the Pie Jesu part in the middle & the serenity of the finale. Best requiem ever.
tented
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That’s interesting - I’m also naturally attracted to B flat.
She has a gorgeous voice.
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