Every Sound There Is: How a Revolver Deep Cut Maps The Beatles' Past, Present and Future
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Published 2024-07-11
And as is the case most weeks, a single listen told me everything I needed to know and then some. It turns out that this might be a song about Hamburg, about Mozart, and about artistic evolution. Or maybe it's just about Frank Sinatra and his you-know-what. Who can say for sure? Oh, and stick around for updates about a certain yellow sub.
I enjoyed this episode for all the normal reasons, but also because I got to play one of THE best Beatle riffs, as well as not one, not two, but three separate, grade-A bass lines for the same song. Damn, Mr. McC. I guess they don't call him "Sir" for naught.
Also, the cat tried to eat the microphone again.
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Happy Friday, folks!
0:00 hello!
1:08 what's it all about, Johnny?
3:12 musical motif #1
7:05 an unintentional digression
8:32 an intentional difression
10:21 musical motif #2
12:03 evolution of a song
15:55 in sum!
17:40 a giggle among friends
18:20 a submarine update!
18:46 goodbye!
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All Comments (21)
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When in their career do you think the Beatles were at their peak?
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Those "Revolver"-era guitar sounds were the best guitar sounds they ever came up with. Specifically, this song, "Rain," "She Said She Said" and "Paperback Writer."
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That guitar riff FLOORED guitarists of the day.
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The whole album is a magical bridge, from the past, to forever!
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AYBCS is not just my favorite Beatles track, it is my all-time favorite song. The harmony guitars launched a thousand ships. This song not only invented power pop, it perfected it, never to be surpassed.
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I, born in the mid 60s was raised on Beatles - it was our bedtime music. But being in the states, we didn't get this song on our version of Revolver, so when I heard it in the 80s, it was like finding a new Beatles song.
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That's a great breakdown of why they were revolutionary.
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I've been playing Beatle songs for 50yr. While spending many hours discussing & pondering what it was that hooked me & millions of others that Sun night watching Ed Sullivan. Best I can determine it was the blend of their voices that turned a would-be major league baseball player into a long hair gtr player in just under 1hr. Much to the horror of my parents!
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Thank you algorithm for bringing me here. As a lifelong musician, i appreciated the depth this video went into. Subscribed! ❤
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There's so much going on in this tune, and I don't think I had any idea of how complex the harmonies were until I was aware of the earlier takes and could hear the evolution of the track. I've got the entire Beatles catalog and this tune has always been among my favorites. Great job with the analysis! Really enjoying your channel.
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This song has been recognized and dissected a lot lately -- and deserves it. More than 60 years on, discoveries anew. Excellent and informative reaction, Fathom.
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This was both entertaining and very enlightening. Your joy in what you're doing comes across really well.
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According to Neil Aspinall, the song was about a very posh 'bird' who introduced herself to John at a film party, and whom John at first fancied, almost as much as she fancied him...but, as the conversation developed and she bragged on about her lineage, home in the country, possessions etc, John went off her rather quickly and walked off leaving her stupefied, and not adding himself to her possessions - 'you don't get me'.
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It's probably one of the first to use harmony guitar lines predating bands like The Naz ie Todd Rundgren's band and The Allman Brothers. Truely a guitar masterpiece( courtesy of George and Paul)
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Wow, I’m half way through the video and think I found a new favorite channel… the mix of knowledge, fascination, and appreciation is wonderful!
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AYBCS is about, IMHO, a metaphor for materialism. The girl has everything, been everywhere, but shows little interest in the singer, and only gets unhappy when her new bright & shiny toy no longer works. It's actually a pretty forward-looking song considering our addiction to devices and the way we accumulate and collect the latest, shiny object. Great video! I love your channel so much.
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When i try to show someone the magic of the Beatles, this album is always what I go to first. it has a little of everything, and this song is a perfect example of that
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This is quickly becoming one of my favorite channels. Too talented for YouTube…
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As a tight, coherent group working together, I agree that Revolver was the creative peak for the band. They would still create high-level work on future albums but more as individuals with the others as their session musicians versus active collaborators.
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I am so impressed with your insight on the guitar and vocal harmonies-you are right on about the 3 voices making a 4th element to their sound...especially coming from such a young musician... you also get an A+
