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Your mind aches
You find that all her words
Of kindness linger on
When she no longer needs you
She wakes up
She makes up
She takes her time
And doesn't feel she has to hurry
She no longer needs you
And in her eyes you see nothing
No sign of love behind the tears
Cried for no one
A love that should have lasted years
You want her
You need her
And yet you don't believe her
When she says her love is dead
You think she needs you
And in her eyes you see nothing
No sign of love behind the tears
Cried for no one
A love that should have lasted years
You stay home
She goes out
She says that long ago
She knew someone
But now he's gone
She doesn't need him
Your day breaks
Your mind aches
There will be times
When all the things she said
Will fill your head
You won't forget her
And in her eyes you see nothing
No sign of love behind the tears
Cried for no one
A love that should have lasted years
I do not deny the importance they have had in the history of music and how much they influenced nowadays pop music, but I do think that their songs are not aging well...
Yet, if they are not aging well, why are people of all ages still taking about and listening to their music? Modern Beethoven me thinks...
Wonderful Beatles.
That is just plain crazy talk: Eleanor Rigby, Here There And Everywhere, Good Day Sunshine, Got To Get You Into My Life as well as this song were all McCartney contributions to this great album. Got To Get You Into My Life went on to climb back up the charts a full 10 years later.
Your "after thought" efforts also include: Taxman, Love You Too, and I Want To Tell You from Harrison and Yellow Submarine from Starr.
Lennon's songs are great too but they don't rate higher than the efforts from the rest of the band. For my money Good Day Sunshine, Taxman, and Tomorrow Never Knows are the best 3 tracks (that's one from each of the top 3 song writers in the band)
Needed it, just about now.
That's okay. There's therapy for that.
springof63 wrote:
Back in the 80's, on Radio 1 in the UK they used to do a thing on a Sunday afternoon (i think) called 'Star Special'
where they'd have 'someone famous' in to play their favourite music for an hour.
i often used to tape the show off the radio so i could listen to it later.
One of the tapes i kept, and played over & over, was the set by Tim Curry.
The Beatles - 'For No One' was one of the songs he played, which was followed by Joni Mitchell - 'Blue'.
so you play 'For No One' and i just had to go listen to 'Blue' to follow it with, so thanks for that!
("songs are like tattoos", Joni Mitchell - 'Blue')
I know exactly what you mean, and this song that's a bit syrupy and not really that catchy but many people love, is a great example. Half of me thinks it's a powerful nostalgia thing, but the other half feels that you rationally hear a band that is head and shoulders above everyone else around them (even, for different reasons, Hendrix and the Stones, or Chuck Berry or whatever). To the point that they might be heard hundreds of years from now like classical composers when most 20th century compositions are forgotten. Then again, you just never know. Maybe everything will be forgotten but Brittany Spears.
Exactly! I was a little older, 10-14. But when I think of groups I like, who sounds like who, etc., the Beatles do not enter those comparisons in my mind. They are in a different place, elemental.
Even before I looked, I knew you had a bunch of U2 in your list of 10 rated songs. What is it with Brits that h8 Irish bands and vice-versa?
AGREED!!!
Paul always needed, IMHO, a dash of John's darkness. John, on the other hand, needed some of Paul's buoyancy. Part of the band's story is how this shared process became a burden for both of them.
Back in the 80's, on Radio 1 in the UK they used to do a thing on a Sunday afternoon (i think) called 'Star Special'
where they'd have 'someone famous' in to play their favourite music for an hour.
i often used to tape the show off the radio so i could listen to it later.
One of the tapes i kept, and played over & over, was the set by Tim Curry.
The Beatles - 'For No One' was one of the songs he played, which was followed by Joni Mitchell - 'Blue'.
so you play 'For No One' and i just had to go listen to 'Blue' to follow it with, so thanks for that!
("songs are like tattoos", Joni Mitchell - 'Blue')
Go take a douche, pal!
QED
Yes, this is a great song and those two were brilliant songwriters, but those points far from prove your conclusion. Hundreds of songs have "cute" melodies and sad lyrics - The Beatles were far from the first composers to mix such elements. Anyhow, no matters of aesthetics or tastes can ever be proven - "unequivocally" or otherwise .
...... agree and can be summed up in one word - "Groundbreaking"
Indeed... everybody in my homeless camp loves this song...
hope you be having a fantastic weekend, Peter_Bradshaw...
And in her eyes you see nothing
No sign of love behind the tears
Cried for no one
A love that should have lasted years!
Love this song...
this album was a real revolution in rock music when it came out... and the album has endured... as good as ever...
...... agree and can be summed up in one word - "Groundbreaking"
QED
Everybody in my mushrooming multitude of churches be dancing buck ass naked all across the world like bowlegged gypsy muleskinners... we love this song... love this revolutionary and seminal album... love sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll...
Song is two minutes of revelation.
Eternal.
The RP format now is 50 comments per page. On this page 17 of the 50 are from Calypsus1 and Lazarus/Romeotuma. If we counted the actual percent of page space, the percent would be much higher than 34%. Come on guys, quit hogging all the bandwidth and page space. Let's hear from some other contributors. You are not adding anything new with your comments.
i concur.......
i would never, ever be one to squelch, muffle, oppress, suppress, repress, smother, stifle, censure, quell, squash, arrest, control, edit, excise, sanitize, restrict, hinder, or in any other way shape or form curb other listener's opinions here.......but c'mon guys one or two comments......and try to make them juuuuuuuuuust a bit different? saying the EXACT same thing fifty times for each song........
The RP format now is 50 comments per page. On this page 17 of the 50 are from Calypsus1 and Lazarus/Romeotuma. If we counted the actual percent of page space, the percent would be much higher than 34%. Come on guys, quit hogging all the bandwidth and page space. Let's hear from some other contributors. You are not adding anything new with your comments.
Love this song...
this album was a real revolution in rock music when it came out... and the album has endured... as good as ever...
C'mon Formero, this is not a dance tune...
Yes it is, for nimble dancers... that piano beat works... we be dancing... love it...
We be dancing... love it...
C'mon Formero, this is not a dance tune...
YES They don't want to listen, do they....
Stones..Beatles were great and all, but w/ out George Martin pushing the buttons..they were kind of..eh..esp. Paul ...Too produced. ..Stones were a band proper..that all being said..they were just plain different
Martin could not make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, i.e. he had some good material to work with.
The only Beatles album I have problems with!
Who is better? Stones or Beatles...?
Stones..Beatles were great and all, but w/ out George Martin pushing the buttons..they were kind of..eh..esp. Paul ...Too produced. ..Stones were a band proper..that all being said..they were just plain different
The only Beatles album I have problems with!
Who is better? Stones or Beatles...?
Derecho wrote:
I'll agree. If anyone but the Beatles had done this — and plenty of others have — the average rating would be down two or three points.
With due respect to Ringo, most of his stuff was pretty lame.
From Rubber Soul through Let it Be, it was pretty hard to find a dud from John, Paul or George.
Maybe his songs weren't much, but if you're referring to his drumming, you're wrong! I used to believe Ringo couldn't play worth crap (probably because when I was young I couldn't afford a quality stereo). Later listens to pieces such as Rain, She Said, She Said, She's So Heavy etc., changed my mind.
And for that matter, his songs often were amusing or appealing, a light interlude between the heavier fare of John, Paul and George.
This is song squeezes my heart... love it...
I concur! I love the piano in this and the French Horn is a perfect touch!
I remember reading that Lennon referred to some of McCartney's tunes as "granny music", but I don't think that this is one of the tunes he was referring to. It wouldn't be surprising if he called some songs "oompah" music either. I think this is one of McCartney's best.
My favorite Beatles album.
Help - 1965
Rubber Soul - 1966
Revolver - 1967
Sgt Pepper - 1968
White Album - 1968
Abby Road - 1969
Paul McCartney and Stella by ~Macca4ever
Nicole ©2008-2010 ~Macca4ever
Macca with his daughter Stella
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With due respect to Ringo, most of his stuff was pretty lame.
From Rubber Soul through Let it Be, it was pretty hard to find a dud from John, Paul or George.
I respectfully disagree. Without Ringo's unique drum style, the Beatles would have gone nowhere.
Beatles Paul McCartney and George Harrison by rising70
https://www.flickr.com/photos/the_first_rays/
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A beautiful Beatles song, first recorded by ELH on the Pieces of the Sky album,now performed and filmed during The Transatlantic Sessions in Ayrshire (Scotland) in 1995.
" "For No One" is a song written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon/McCartney) that originally appeared on The Beatles' seventh album, Revolver. A baroque pop song about the end of a relationship, it is one of McCartney's most mature and poignant works to date. Mostly performed by the composer, the track is distinguished by its French horn solo, performed by Alan Civil and used as an obbligato in the final verse.
John Lennon said of the song, "One of my favourites of his-a nice piece of work"
The song was recorded on 9, 16 and 19 May 1966 "
With due respect to Ringo, most of his stuff was pretty lame.
From Rubber Soul through Let it Be, it was pretty hard to find a dud from John, Paul or George.
They were a group. A circle of synergy inscribed in a square. In spite of the inevitable human conflicts.
" mandolin: Keith Little, fiddle: Ricky Simpkins, dobro: Mike Auldridge, bass: Tom Gray "
But: List of lame Beatles songs (to be edited):
- Dr. Robert
With due respect to Ringo, most of his stuff was pretty lame.
From Rubber Soul through Let it Be, it was pretty hard to find a dud from John, Paul or George.
I always felt that this was absolutely one of the best songs about heartbreak ever written. I was 16 years old when Revolver came out so "For No One" really spoke to me.
Have you listed to Disc 2 of the White Album recently?
gjeeg wrote:
Yes. EVERY SONG. Yes, THAT good. That is the miracle.
Yeah - see below - What's your point - oh # 9 and Goodnight don't float your boat.. Ok
Side three | |||||||||
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# | Title | Length | |||||||
1. | "Birthday" | 2:42 | |||||||
2. | "Yer Blues" | 4:01 | |||||||
3. | "Mother Nature's Son" | 2:48 | |||||||
4. | "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey" | 2:24 | |||||||
5. | "Sexy Sadie" | 3:15 | |||||||
6. | "Helter Skelter" | 4:29 | |||||||
7. | "Long, Long, Long" (Harrison) | 3:04 |
Side four | |||||||||
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# | Title | Length | |||||||
1. | "Revolution 1" | 4:15 | |||||||
2. | "Honey Pie" | 2:41 | |||||||
3. | "Savoy Truffle" (Harrison) | 2:54 | |||||||
4. | "Cry Baby Cry" | 3:01 | |||||||
5. | "Revolution 9" | 8:22 | |||||||
6. | "Good Night" |
You and just about every critics poll of late.
Ok - Mr. Moonlight too. — but that's it.
- Dr. Robert
There's a lot of the charm right there. This song could've been written yesterday.
While I wouldn't give every Beatles song a '10', I'm hard pressed to think what would get lower than a '7'. Theirs is an amazingly consistent body of work re: quality.
Right! Save for perhaps All Together Now from Yellow Submarine. (And yes, I know the history of the tracks relegated to this releaase.)
Actually, no. If I give a song a 10 — and I did give this one a 10 — it's because I think it's a brilliant song, not because my knee is jerking. I'm a pretty big Beatles fan, but I've rated at least a couple of Beatles songs here 5 or lower.
So spare us your condescending pronouncements, ok? Believe it or not, Hon, you're not the only one here with ears and a brain.
But: List of lame Beatles songs (to be edited):
- Dr. Robert
I'd say the Beatles spoiled the cover version ...
There's a lot of the charm right there. This song could've been written yesterday.
While I wouldn't give every Beatles song a '10', I'm hard pressed to think what would get lower than a '7'. Theirs is an amazingly consistent body of work re: quality.
Have you listed to Disc 2 of the White Album recently?
gjeeg wrote:
Yes. EVERY SONG. Yes, THAT good. That is the miracle.
in my top five fav beatles. this one hits me every time. so beautiful.
i really enjoy when i hear a beatles song that does not get played too much or at all lily, makes my day.