Take a Sad Song and Extract Every Last Ounce of Spontaneity from It: the Beatles Uber-Ballad Poll

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errr... the melody of the organ part of "whiter shades of pale" is by JS Bach !

AlXTC from Paris, Friday, 19 June 2015 14:44 (eight years ago) link

(well inspired by...)

AlXTC from Paris, Friday, 19 June 2015 14:45 (eight years ago) link

Jagger/Richards should have credited Wyman on 'Jumpin' Jack Flash', I think.

Jagger-Richards not crediting Taylor for "Sway" or "Moonlight Mile" is rank bullshit.

The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 19 June 2015 14:58 (eight years ago) link

I think that financial aspects put aside, the jagger/richards, lennon/mccartney just thought it was cooler if all the tracks had this signature even when someone else had an input or when the song was solely by one of them.

AlXTC from Paris, Friday, 19 June 2015 15:14 (eight years ago) link

one of the examples of the subjective aspect of the songwriting credits is the aforementioned "Give Peace a Chance" which was credited lennon/mccartney although the latter had nothing to do with it.

AlXTC from Paris, Friday, 19 June 2015 15:17 (eight years ago) link

the (bowel) movement you need is on your shoulder

Ye Mad Puffin, Friday, 19 June 2015 15:20 (eight years ago) link

are you expecting a songwriting credit ?

AlXTC from Paris, Friday, 19 June 2015 15:24 (eight years ago) link

<<I'm a drummer myself, and wouldn't naturally expect praise or credit or extra payment for standard patterns that are off-the-shelf, so to speak.>>

not sure why you deserve any less (or more) credit than the guitarist who comes up with off-the-shelf I-IV-V chord changes.

<I think that financial aspects put aside, the jagger/richards, lennon/mccartney just thought it was cooler if all the tracks had this signature even when someone else had an input or when the song was solely by one of them.>>

i'm sure jagger, richards, lennon and mccartney all thought it was cool indeed. taylor, wyman, harrison, etc., might not feel the same way, obviously. songwriting credits in pop music are ENTIRELY a financial decision.

fact checking cuz, Friday, 19 June 2015 15:51 (eight years ago) link

fcc otm

Bredda Dadaismus (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 19 June 2015 17:00 (eight years ago) link

As I say,the credit on the song does not necessarily relate to who gets paid what.

Mark G, Friday, 19 June 2015 20:37 (eight years ago) link

Jagger-Richards not crediting Taylor for "Sway" or "Moonlight Mile" is rank bullshit.

― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, June 19, 2015 2:58 PM (7 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

and 'Time Waits For No One', too.

I learned a piano chord I didn't know before from TLAWR, so it gets pass marks from me.
― The Manner of Crawly (Tom D.), Wednesday, June 17, 2015 7:50 AM (3 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Do tell

Give 'Em Enough Rope Mother (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 20 June 2015 19:16 (eight years ago) link


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