Because pairing those two songs is something other people wouldn't necessarily do (I've certainly never seen them put in the same category before). You choose to see some kind of common ground between them. I don't. As far as the Beatles catalogue is concerned as a whole, it runs the gamut of all sorts of emotions: positive, negative and everything else in between. I certainly don't see "all the rest" as being of a kind excepting those two numbers! It's an odd selective way of seeing their music.
I agree with you, but I did not intend to suggest the two singles tracks would, could or should fit in the LP, but only that they were of a piece in sound.
The two songs have no meaningful relationship to each other in regard to theme, mood, or attitude. As you say, like chalk and cheese.
Yeah, really...when we were listening to this great LP upon release in the day, or any of them for that matter, no one I knew showed any concern about the track order, or took offense to the lyrical message. It was all about the music, and for the record, I like the song, as I do, You Can't Do That, and Under My Thumb and Stupid Girl by the Stones, etc.,etc... Whether right or wrong , we simply listened and enjoyed the music. By todays reactive standards, I would have to clear out much of my library of books, movies, and music...not bloodly likely.
I love Run For Your Life musically and John sings it effortlessly. I'm sure most fans know that it is lyrically based on the song "Baby Let's Play House" (Elvis' version) which had the line " I'd rather see you dead little girl than to be with another man".
Indeed. The Beatles and George Martin were brilliant, but that doesn't mean that every single judgment they made was infallible. Shockingly, they were human.
I guess I’m not that cerebral. I’ve tried like hell to appreciate that album and every time come away with the feeling that too much of the instrumentation is thrown in at the whim of a very inconsistent genius. Some of it works, much of it doesn’t, or just isn’t needed.
My own opinion is that completely removing "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" from Beatles for Sale also provides a more enjoyable playing order. "Rock and Roll Music" not being on Beatles for Sale: I also like that.
God, how painfully silly. Maxwell’s Silver Hammer is a little bit of macabre surrealist humour - it’s like saying Mean Mr. Mustard (‘such a dirty old man’) is negative - it’s just a bit of fun. Run For Your Life - well, it’s inspiration and lineage is well covered. Lyricists tell stories. Fiction.
Given that Beatlemania period 1964-65 the lads were extremely busy and wouldn't have had enough time to write more original material for BFS and Help! So they delved into favourites from other artists. They could have got George to do Red Hot or Crying Waiting Hoping for BFS but he chose a favourite Carl Perkins song. I believe Carl visited them in the studio during the recording of BFS. John recorded a few Larry Williams songs including Slow Down and Bad Boy. He also recorded Boney Maronie on his Rock 'n Roll album. He had sung Dizzy Miss Lizzy on one of their BBC radio sessions as well. They could have chosen to use Leave My Kitten Alone left over from the BFS sessions which would have been a rollicking ending to the Help! album.
Given the number of times they attempted “Sure to Fall” on their BBC shows, I’d be shocked if that wasn’t in contention for the album as well. Not sure how that would have fit on the album, it’s a bit C&W to be sure.
I think it's due to them still seeing themselves as having a live act mentality. You don't close a show with some introspective song. You rock and say goodnight. It dates back to the very first record with "Twist and Shout." I'm surprised they didn't end A Hard Day's Night with "When I Get Home."
"When I Get Home" rocks hard, but it's not really that much fun. Or not simple fun, anyway. Of course, neither is "I'll Be Back," but its retrospective tone and prospective title make it a far better album-closer.
In an interview I watched Giles Martin mentioned that he needed to use the demix technology otherwise a song like Taxman would just be a remix in mono. Would that be so bad though? If he did make a new mono mix it would sound amazing because it would have much more clarity than the original mono mix surely? I imagine it would have a sound similar to the outtakes. Thoughts?
Finally someone speaking sense lmao The run of Beatles For Sale through Rubber Soul have always had weak endings in my opinion. BFS should always ended with I Don't Want to Spoil the Party. Great ending to the sad boy tales John and Paul sing throughout the album. Another aspect that's very personal and hard to explain is the tone shift, let's say. Going from these quieter, more introspective songs, to a "alright let's have some fun before we go, let's do a ROCKER" always bothered me. I prefer sitting in that melancholy space a bit longer after the album ends than going into another "fun" song. Nothing wrong with these albums ending quietly, it fits perfectly fine!
Bought the Revolver Deluxe Vinyl Box this morning on the UDiscover website for $140. Took advantage of their Black Friday sale
