From Anthology 2. Introducing… the sitar: While I think Revolver was the great leap forward, I can’t dent that Rubber Soul was an incredibly important album in The Beatles’ musical development. There are some interesting anecdotes about this song at … Continue reading
Another live track from Live at Blackpool Night Out on Anthology 2: Some crazy tenor harmony singing by Paul McCartney here. Remember Ringo? This is one of his finest early moments – both for the unusual rhythm patterns in the … Continue reading
This song was one of The Beatles first mini-revolutions. Why? According an especially well sourced Wikipedia article, it was one of the first rocks songs recorded to vinyl that incorporated guitar feedback. And the Jesus and Mary Chain were ultimately … Continue reading
There are a number of song on Anthology 2 that were actually Lennon/McCartney tracks first released to the world by other artists. This track was abandoned by The Beatles and ultimately given to one P.J. Proby. Alas, there is no … Continue reading
Anthology 2 version complete with a failed start: All right, here is my stupid non-story about this song. During the song, periodically, they yell “Hey.” There are few things I enjoy more when this song is on then standing around, … Continue reading
I regret that I don’t have the Anthology mix of this song since it is superior to the released version here: That said, one nice thing about this version is that it features some outstanding harmony singing with George, Paul … Continue reading
This isn’t quite how it sounds on Anthology 2, but here’s a video: And here is the Lennon original, pre-Fab: There wasn’t a whole lot for Jeff Lynne and the boys to do with this song. They took a low … Continue reading
This is the final track that I have in my iTunes library from Anthology 1. This is a video of two different versions of the track from this album. The first one is an amalgam of Takes 1, 2 and … Continue reading
I can’t find the Anthology version, so here is the original: I think that this is a rare case of a Beatles song being damaged by too much production. The demo on Anthology 1 is much simpler and, well, more … Continue reading
Fan video: I also have a great version of this song played by Elvis Costello. This is a song originally recorded by Little Willie John, best know as the composer of the song “Fever.” I have a couple versions of … Continue reading