wait so there's NO Spector on this list? bizarre
― Kitchen Paper Towel (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 12 June 2009 15:38 (fourteen years ago) link
"Where Did Our Love Go"
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Friday, 12 June 2009 15:49 (fourteen years ago) link
The harp alone on "Love Me Do" lifts it way beyond lousy and above a bunch of the follow-ups for me. Love the Beach Boys but, on a point of order, those Beatles "I love you she loves you" lyrics are without exception about fucking. And nothing wrong with that.
― Pasta of Muppets (Noodle Vague), Friday, 12 June 2009 15:56 (fourteen years ago) link
Better harmonies, better musicianship (Beatles still in their "flippin' lousy" stage), and better lyrics that describe a much wider experience than "I love you she loves you you love me yeah yeah yeah whhhhooooo"
Sometimes enthusiasm trumps polish. Lots of times, actually.
― Hoot Smalley, Friday, 12 June 2009 15:57 (fourteen years ago) link
Yeah, his girl groups all peaked in '63, and Righteous Bros. were a year off still.
― Hoot Smalley, Friday, 12 June 2009 16:00 (fourteen years ago) link
I Get Around is totally better than the Beatles songs on here - more inventive arrangement, better harmonies and playing (as noted), a bunch of weird, unpredictable melodic turnarounds, great lyrics (and okay as those early Beatles lyrics are I'd be hard-pressed to call any of them "great" - they're very generic). Basically I never listen to that early Beatles stuff, but I still get a kick out of I Get Around, so it wins.
― Kitchen Paper Towel (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 12 June 2009 16:16 (fourteen years ago) link
The Beach Boys' single is better than all the Beatles cuts here. Better harmonies, better musicianship (Beatles still in their "flippin' lousy" stage), and better lyrics that describe a much wider experience than "I love you she loves you you love me yeah yeah yeah whhhhooooo"
― Josefa, Friday, 12 June 2009 16:18 (fourteen years ago) link
in the authenticity/originality sweepstakes one could argue that the Beach Boys lyrics are better because in a lot of ways they are more personal and are a reflection on the details of the singer's actual life (something the Beatles wouldn't get to for another year at least
(and yes yes I know this is a totally rockist argument so what)
― Kitchen Paper Towel (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 12 June 2009 16:25 (fourteen years ago) link
i think "i feel fine" has my favorite lyrics on the list -- the "she said so" still sounds cheeky.
― would you ask tom petty that? (tipsy mothra), Friday, 12 June 2009 17:25 (fourteen years ago) link
Beach Boys didn't get better than The Beatles until Brian Wilson became the undisputed leader of the band. "I Get Around" is too much of a "rock" song to hold up with the fantastic early Beatles stuff.
Voted "I Want To Hold Your Hand", which is fantastic and perfect in every way, and was 1000 times better than anything American that had ever been made at the time!
― Geir Hongro, Friday, 12 June 2009 22:10 (fourteen years ago) link
American music was useless between 1963 and 1964, and might as well not have been made at all.
― Geir Hongro, Friday, 12 June 2009 22:12 (fourteen years ago) link
some grade-A friday night hongro-ing there.
― would you ask tom petty that? (tipsy mothra), Friday, 12 June 2009 22:14 (fourteen years ago) link
― Josefa, Friday, 12 June 2009 22:15 (fourteen years ago) link
I don't see how anyone should possibly pay attention to lyrics at all, and particularly not lyrics written before the mid 60s.
Musically, The Beatles were one level above Beach Boys by 1964. They were only equals in 1966, never before, never since.
― Geir Hongro, Friday, 12 June 2009 22:16 (fourteen years ago) link
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― droppin' Hamiltons like MJB's niece (The Reverend), Friday, 12 June 2009 22:18 (fourteen years ago) link
kinda surprised you don't like Spector, tbh
(the rest of your nonsense is par for the course)
― Kitchen Paper Towel (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 12 June 2009 22:19 (fourteen years ago) link
American music was useless between 1963 and 1964, and might as well not have been made at all.http://www.backtoblackvinyl.com/images/album-artwork/big/james-brown-live-at-the-apollo-part-1-front.jpg
― tylerw, Friday, 12 June 2009 22:28 (fourteen years ago) link
tho i guess it was RECORDED in 62 ... omg GEIR IS RIGHT.
― tylerw, Friday, 12 June 2009 22:29 (fourteen years ago) link
excepthttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a7/The_Freewheelin%27_Bob_Dylan.jpg
― tylerw, Friday, 12 June 2009 22:31 (fourteen years ago) link
in 3....2....1....
― droppin' Hamiltons like MJB's niece (The Reverend), Friday, 12 June 2009 22:33 (fourteen years ago) link
andhttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2c/Night_Beat_cover.jpg
― tylerw, Friday, 12 June 2009 22:33 (fourteen years ago) link
oh let's just say that american music is always better, come on.
not that this needs saying but Geir totally wrong as usual.
Off the top of my head, American albums released 1963:
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - Bob DylanGetz/Gilberto - Stan Getz and João GilbertoIn Dreams - Roy OrbisonLive at the Harlem Square Club, 1963 - Sam Cooke (recorded but not released until 1985) <<<THIS ALBUM IS FUCKING AMAZINGSam Cooke - Night Beat <<<BUT THIS ALBUM IS EVEN MORE TOTALLY FUCKING AMAZING
lolz x-posts
― Kitchen Paper Towel (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 12 June 2009 22:34 (fourteen years ago) link
suck on it worldhttp://thebsreport.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/americanflag01.jpg
― tylerw, Friday, 12 June 2009 22:35 (fourteen years ago) link
still might have to vote Hard Day's Night though, haha
― tylerw, Friday, 12 June 2009 22:36 (fourteen years ago) link
http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:p16AcBevnVes1M:http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000003BD7.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg
― Kitchen Paper Towel (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 12 June 2009 22:36 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah it's def. hard day's night ... The Beatles were just Americans in disguise though.
― tylerw, Friday, 12 June 2009 22:38 (fourteen years ago) link
Walk On By is a good song from this year, but it didn't make number one. I voted Rag Doll.
― james k polk, Friday, 12 June 2009 22:39 (fourteen years ago) link
The lyrics of "She Loves You" are great.
― Matos W.K., Saturday, 13 June 2009 20:57 (fourteen years ago) link
This poll has been in the back of my mind today even while off the board, really really bothering me. Part of me didn't feel I'd heard enough of these songs to comment and was so in awe of others who had such fine things to say here. Beatles were too much a part of my childhood to ignore here, please put them in a Yahtzee can and shake the dice and pick any one of these Beatles tracks as my vote I don't care which one it is, here.
But someone said something really interesting about a Supremes track here that made me pause. I'm going to play "Come See About Me" and give it some thought. Also too drunk to pick a Beatles track. Please someone pick a Beatles track and vote for me?
I admire you all so much for participating. 1964 was a long ass time ago.
Also Shakey, I've been wanting to say this for awhile now but "Kitchen Paper Towel" is goddamn kickass screen name and I never would have thought of it myself and I salute you.
Thanking U.
― Fever Pitch, Bitch (Bimble), Saturday, 13 June 2009 21:10 (fourteen years ago) link
OOOOOOH DIANA ROSS BABY she can take me home any TIME
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PycKSdKG_74
― Fever Pitch, Bitch (Bimble), Saturday, 13 June 2009 21:13 (fourteen years ago) link
Better believe it, bootchezhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kge_Krzuegs
― Fever Pitch, Bitch (Bimble), Saturday, 13 June 2009 21:25 (fourteen years ago) link
I mean really! Elvis can go eat one!
― Fever Pitch, Bitch (Bimble), Saturday, 13 June 2009 21:26 (fourteen years ago) link
tylerw so otm in this thread
― The Reverend, Sunday, 14 June 2009 12:33 (fourteen years ago) link
especially about the Beatles being secret Americans
got love for plenty of these but it's "rag doll"
Suggest Ban Permalink― k3vin k., Freitag, 12. Juni 2009 01:08 (2 days ago) Bookmark
i wish i'd never had read anything about the songs history and the lyrics :(
― meisenfek, Sunday, 14 June 2009 15:29 (fourteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Sunday, 14 June 2009 23:01 (fourteen years ago) link
xp Red Bird Records
That was the label Leiber & Stoller started. They released both "Chapel of Love" and "Leader of the Pack" in '64.
― that's not my post, Monday, 15 June 2009 04:50 (fourteen years ago) link
― meisenfek, Sunday, June 14, 2009 11:29 AM (Yesterday)
why do you say?
― my god, it's full of straws! (k3vin k.), Monday, 15 June 2009 04:51 (fourteen years ago) link
goddam how great is ringo on "i feel fine"? some kinda faux-latin thing, just swings like hell.
― would you ask tom petty that? (tipsy mothra), Monday, 15 June 2009 04:58 (fourteen years ago) link
why do you say?― my god, it's full of straws! (k3vin k.), Montag, 15. Juni 2009 05:51 (17 hours ago) Bookmark
banalizes child labour.on the other hand: agatha christie wrote a book called '10 little niggers'.
― meisenfek, Monday, 15 June 2009 22:47 (fourteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Monday, 15 June 2009 23:01 (fourteen years ago) link
:( @ no one else picking "Money Can't Buy Me Love"
― ringtony ringtoni ringtone (The Reverend), Monday, 15 June 2009 23:07 (fourteen years ago) link
well, the three songs that didn't get any votes are the ones I've never heard ...
― tylerw, Monday, 15 June 2009 23:26 (fourteen years ago) link
You've never heard "Doo Wah Diddy"?
― ringtony ringtoni ringtone (The Reverend), Monday, 15 June 2009 23:35 (fourteen years ago) link
"And there she was just a-walkin' down the street/ Singin' doo-wah-diddy diddy-dum diddy-doo"
― ringtony ringtoni ringtone (The Reverend), Monday, 15 June 2009 23:36 (fourteen years ago) link
lolz yeah doesn't everybody know this song?!?
― Kitchen Paper Towel (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 15 June 2009 23:51 (fourteen years ago) link
oops, yes i've heard that song. i was even in a band that played it. for some reason i thought the mandred mann was a cover? is that the original?
― tylerw, Monday, 15 June 2009 23:56 (fourteen years ago) link
It's a cover, but the original isn't nearly as well known.
― ringtone bisexual is a feeling (The Reverend), Tuesday, 16 June 2009 02:06 (fourteen years ago) link
so manfred mann's is the one they play on oldies stations? lol, i don't think i've ever known that.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 16 June 2009 02:07 (fourteen years ago) link
Now these are hits..
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 4 May 2021 01:36 (two years ago) link
"chapel of love" too low, "hello dolly!" too high. i'm straight btw
― eisimpleir (crüt), Tuesday, 4 May 2021 03:15 (two years ago) link
I know a guy who played on “Chapel of Love.” /streetteam
― A Stop at Quilloughby (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 4 May 2021 03:23 (two years ago) link
Also never tire of the story of how it saved, and then led to the destruction of, Leiber and Stoller’s record labels.
Which also messed up some projects of the guy I know, but he bounced back, just like them.
― A Stop at Quilloughby (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 4 May 2021 03:24 (two years ago) link
Because of George Goldner's gambling + the Mafia?
― Josefa, Tuesday, 4 May 2021 04:03 (two years ago) link
Yeah. I see you’ve read about that.
― A Stop at Quilloughby (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 4 May 2021 04:07 (two years ago) link
You and I- and dow, to some extent- have been posting in parallel about that without ever actually colliding.
― A Stop at Quilloughby (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 4 May 2021 04:11 (two years ago) link
So I see! Reading my old posts can be very informative to me, since I'll often forget what I read just 2-3 years back.
― Josefa, Tuesday, 4 May 2021 04:29 (two years ago) link
You and me both, brother! Like I was saying in another context, these days I am older than Mr. Atoz.
― A Stop at Quilloughby (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 4 May 2021 04:36 (two years ago) link