Ultimate Battle of The Beatles

Ficheall · 12-05-2021 8:30pm

Arghus wrote: »

instead of the usual of people voting for the things they recognise each time and not giving the lesser known tunes a fair hearing

Some of those unknown songs had a better chance of being voted for before they were listened to

Arghus · 12-05-2021 8:35pm

Strange result there IMO. Nowhere Man was one of the comparatively weaker songs left in the competition - it's pretty forgettable next to the rest - and Hey Bulldog is an edgy attitude filled rocker that would still get a room absolutely going. In a straight fight the blander option seems to win out nine times out of ten.

Declan A Walsh · 12-05-2021 8:41pm

Arghus wrote: »

Strange result there IMO. Nowhere Man was one of the comparatively weaker songs left in the competition - it's pretty forgettable next to the rest - and Hey Bulldog is an edgy attitude filled rocker that would still get a room absolutely going. In a straight fight the blander option seems to win out nine times out of ten.

Totally disagree with you! Nowhere Man is a great Beatles song (clever lyrics, nice tune, nice sitar from George too), while Hey Bulldog is an alright throwaway track for the Yellow Submarine album. Nowhere Man could go further depending on which song it faces in the next round. She Loves You, on the other hand, has not stood the test of time and could easily be knocked out in the next round.

El Gato De Negocios · 12-05-2021 8:42pm

Group C

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI8P6ZSHSvE

vs

Let It Be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDYfEBY9NM4

Help!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKUex3fci5c

vs

Helter Skelter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWW2SzoAXMo

And Your Bird Can Sing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq0aeEYLkIE

vs

Hello Goodbye

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2C3f0Atcoo

Group C

While My Guitar Gently Weeps vs Let It Be
Help! vs Helter Skelter
And Your Bird Can Sing vs Hello Goodbye

Easily the toughest round so far imo, some absolute belters gonna go out.

El Gato De Negocios · 12-05-2021 8:48pm

Group D

Back in the U.S.S.R

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ArlUSVDQIw

vs

The Fool on the Hill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsRatIMUSu8

Getting Better

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGlo9LzmOME

vs

Here Comes The Sun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUNqsfFUwhY

Eleanor Rigby

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gluNoLVKiQ

vs

Julia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZip_br_v3w

Group D

Back in the U.S.S.R vs The Fool on the Hill
Getting Better vs Here Comes The Sun
Eleanor Rigby vs Julia

Declan A Walsh · 12-05-2021 8:50pm

Group C

While My Guitar Gently Weeps vs Let It Be

Help! vs Helter Skelter – Hard to choose between the two, but I will plump for the more pleasant sounding pop tune. John beat Paul on this one.

And Your Bird Can Sing vs Hello Goodbye – Another difficult choice, but I will go for the more straight-forward song in this case. Paul beat John on this one!

Group D

Back in the U.S.S.R vs The Fool on the Hill

Getting Better vs Here Comes The Sun

Eleanor Rigby vs Julia

Ficheall · 12-05-2021 9:06pm

Group C
While My Guitar Gently Weeps vs Let It Be
Help! vs Helter Skelter
And Your Bird Can Sing vs Hello Goodbye

Group D

Back in the U.S.S.R vs The Fool on the Hill
Getting Better vs Here Comes The Sun
Eleanor Rigby vs Julia- I expect ER to go through and won't mind at all.

Purgative · 12-05-2021 9:08pm

Group C

While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Help!
Hello Goodbye

Two of my favs in that group, thankfully not drawn against each other. Tough times ahead.

Purgative · 12-05-2021 9:10pm

Group D

The Fool on the Hill
Here Comes The Sun
Julia

Zebrano · 12-05-2021 9:35pm

While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Helter Skelter
And Your Bird Can Sing

The Fool on the Hill
Here Comes The Sun
Julia

Nerdlingr · 12-05-2021 9:46pm

Group C

While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Helter Skelter
And Your Bird Can Sing

Group D

Back in the U.S.S.R
Here Comes The Sun
Eleanor Rigby

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 12-05-2021 9:58pm

Group C

While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Help!
And Your Bird Can Sing

Eggonyerface · 12-05-2021 9:59pm

Group C

While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Help!
And Your Bird Can Sing

Group D

Back in the U.S.S.R
Here Comes The Sun
Julia

Reberetta · 12-05-2021 9:59pm

Group C

Let It Be
Help!
Hello Goodbye

Group D

Back in the U.S.S.R
Here Comes The Sun
Eleanor Rigby

Julia is a classic but Eleanor Rigby may be my absolute favourite Beatles song; dark, spooky, menacing orchestral goodness, like a song Pink Floyd would write on one of their weirder, drug-fuelled forays.

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 12-05-2021 10:01pm

Group D

The Fool on the Hill
Here Comes The Sun
Eleanor Rigby

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 12-05-2021 10:02pm

The decisions are getting far tougher now. Some fantastic songs getting knocked out regardless of which way the majority of these matches end up going.

rainbowtrout · 12-05-2021 10:16pm

Group C

While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Help!
And Your Bird Can Sing

rainbowtrout · 12-05-2021 10:17pm

Group D

Back in the U.S.S.R
Here Comes The Sun
Eleanor Rigby

Zaph · 13-05-2021 1:04am

Group C

While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Helter Skelter
Hello Goodbye

Group D

Back in the U.S.S.R
Getting Better - just so it doesn't get whitewashed, it's too good for that, although Here Comes the Sun is a great song. Gomez do a really good cover of Getting Better. I think it was used on an ad years ago.
Eleanor Rigby - tough one this, I really don't like either song

As for the Nowhere Man debate, when I was in about 3rd class in the mid-70s we learned it and it somehow got shoehorned into our school play that year (no idea what the play was, but thinking back the choice of songs we sang probably more reflected the teacher's musical taste than any connection to the plot). I didn't like the song then, and tbh my opinion hasn't changed over the years, I've always considered it a bit dreary. Hey Bulldog, on the other hand, is an absolute cracker and I'm sorry to see it go out.

Rigor Mortis · 13-05-2021 9:35am

Group C
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Help!
Hello Goodbye

Group D

The Fool on the Hill
Getting Better
Eleanor Rigby

loyatemu · 13-05-2021 10:06am

Group C

While My Guitar Gently Weeps vs Let It Be - not a fan of Clapton (the man or the guitarist) but he nails it here, and "Weeps" is a better song than Let It Be anyway.
Help! vs Helter Skelter - "I've got blisters on me fingers!!"
And Your Bird Can Sing vs Hello Goodbye - love the guitar lines on "Bird"; Hello Goodbye is a fun tune, but fairly lightweight.

Group D

Back in the U.S.S.R vs The Fool on the Hill - "Let me hear your balalaikas ringing out..."
Getting Better vs Here Comes The Sun - HCTS is probably Georges best song for the Beatles (edging out Taxman by virtue of it's positive hopeful message).
Eleanor Rigby vs Julia - tough one this, but I love Julia, beautiful guitar arrangement (using the folk style they learned from Donovan in India, and subsequently used extensively on the White Album).

Declan A Walsh · 13-05-2021 10:17am

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

Totally disagree with you! Nowhere Man is a great Beatles song (clever lyrics, nice tune, nice sitar from George too), while Hey Bulldog is an alright throwaway track for the Yellow Submarine album. Nowhere Man could go further depending on which song it faces in the next round. She Loves You, on the other hand, has not stood the test of time and could easily be knocked out in the next round.

For some reason, I was thinking of Norwegian Wood, but, even without the sitar, I still think Nowhere Man is great! Instead of the sitar, there are nice vocal harmonies!

EmmetSpiceland · 13-05-2021 10:26am

Group C

While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Helter Skelter
And Your Bird Can Sing

Group D

Back in the U.S.S.R
Here Comes The Sun
Eleanor Rigby

Declan A Walsh · 13-05-2021 10:37am

I have to admit that I am surprised that Let it Be is getting so few votes at the moment. While I do like George's While My Guitar Gently Weeps, I think Paul's Let it Be is striking and somewhat (at least!) heartfelt, plus it's a nice piano-led ballad with good additional organ by Billy Preston and nice lead guitar from George. Weeps turns into a bit of a jamming session two-thirds of the way through - nice but inconsequential, although Eric Clapton's lead guitar is good.

Sheridan81 · 13-05-2021 12:05pm

Group C
While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Group D
The Fool on the Hill
Here Comes The Sun
Julia

abff · 13-05-2021 3:37pm

Group C

While My Guitar Gently Weeps vs Let It Be
Help! vs Helter Skelter
And Your Bird Can Sing vs Hello Goodbye

Group D

Back in the U.S.S.R vs The Fool on the Hill
Getting Better vs Here Comes The Sun
Eleanor Rigby vs Julia

Arghus · 13-05-2021 7:38pm

In just before the wire this evening.

Group C

While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Help!
And Your Bird Can Sing

Group D
The Fool on The Hill
Here Comes The Sun
Julia

El Gato De Negocios · 13-05-2021 7:52pm

Group E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrgmdOz227I

vs

Paperback Writer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SepZDSkY4Ro

Blackbird

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Man4Xw8Xypo

vs

Do You Want to Know a Secret

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRQ7ecvU56k

Strawberry Fields Forever

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10LSq_J5ol4

vs

Come Together

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oolpPmuK2I8

Group E

Yesterday vs Paperback Writer
Blackbird vs Do You Want to Know a Secret
Strawberry Fields Forever vs Come Together

Purgative · 13-05-2021 7:54pm

Group E

Yesterday
Do You Want to Know a Secret
Come Together

El Gato De Negocios · 13-05-2021 7:56pm

Group F

Golden Slumbers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcQjM7gV6mI

vs

In My Life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBcdt6DsLQA

Magical Mystery Tour

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8WMGBuNaus

vs

Got to Get You Into my Life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r95-7zfgtLw

Taxman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0zaebtU-CA

vs

A Day in The Life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usNsCeOV4GM

Group F

Golden Slumbers vs In My Life
Magical Mystery Tour vs Got to Get You Into My Life
Taxman vs A Day in the Life

El Gato De Negocios · 13-05-2021 7:57pm

Football is on shortly so if I dont get to post the results of Group C & D I will do so in the morning.

Arghus · 13-05-2021 8:07pm

Faaaawkkkk.

Strawberry Fields vs Come Together.

quickbeam · 13-05-2021 8:10pm

Group E

Yesterday vs Paperback Writer - Sorry, but Yesterday is dreary, and PW is a great song.
Blackbird vs Do You Want to Know a Secret - both are meh.
Strawberry Fields Forever vs Come Together - probably an unpopular choice here, but I don't like SFF and CT is great (plus whoever mentioned the police interviewing Lennon earlier made me laugh and I'll never listen to CT again without that image in my head).

Group F

Golden Slumbers vs In My Life - both of these are pretty good.
Magical Mystery Tour vs Got to Get You Into My Life - just prefer it of these.
Taxman vs A Day in the Life - my favourite of their song and Taxman can't hold a candle anywhere near it.

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 13-05-2021 8:20pm

Group E

Yesterday
Blackbird
Come Together

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 13-05-2021 8:21pm

Group F

In My Life
Magical Mystery Tour
A Day in the Life

Collie D · 13-05-2021 8:24pm

Group C

While My Guitar Gently Weeps vs Let It Be
Help! vs Helter Skelter
And Your Bird Can Sing vs Hello Goodbye

Group D

Back in the U.S.S.R vs The Fool on the Hill
Getting Better vs Here Comes The Sun
Eleanor Rigby vs Julia

Reberetta · 13-05-2021 8:31pm

Group E

Paperback Writer
Do You Want to Know a Secret
Strawberry Fields Forever

Group F

In My Life
Magical Mystery Tour
Taxman

Purgative · 13-05-2021 8:38pm

Group F

In My Life
Got to Get You Into My Life
A Day in the Life

Ficheall · 13-05-2021 8:57pm

Group E

Yesterday vs Paperback Writer
Blackbird vs Do You Want to Know a Secret
Strawberry Fields Forever vs Come Together

Ficheall · 13-05-2021 9:06pm

Group F

Golden Slumbers vs In My Life
Magical Mystery Tour vs Got to Get You Into My Life
Taxman vs A Day in the Life

Rigor Mortis · 13-05-2021 9:40pm

Group E

Paperback Writer
Blackbird
Strawberry Fields Forever

Group F

Golden Slumbers
Magical Mystery Tour
Taxman

speckle · 13-05-2021 9:40pm

group c

while my guitar..
helter skelter
and your bird can sing

speckle · 13-05-2021 9:43pm

group d
the fool on the hill
here comes the sun
eleanor rigby

speckle · 13-05-2021 9:44pm

group e

paperback writer
blackbird
come together

Eggonyerface · 13-05-2021 9:46pm

Group E

Paperback Writer
Blackbird
Strawberry Fields Forever

Group F

In My Life
Got to Get You Into My Life
A Day in the Life

speckle · 13-05-2021 9:52pm

Group F

In My Life
Got to Get You Into My Life
A Day in the Life

abff · 13-05-2021 10:04pm

Group E

Yesterday vs Paperback Writer - close call
Blackbird vs Do You Want to Know a Secret - no contest
Strawberry Fields Forever vs Come Together

Group F

Golden Slumbers vs In My Life
Magical Mystery Tour vs Got to Get You Into My Life
Taxman vs A Day in the Life - another easy decision

Nerdlingr · 13-05-2021 10:14pm

Group E

Paperback Writer
Blackbird
Strawberry Fields Forever

Group F

In My Life
Magical Mystery Tour (not a fan of either song to be honest)
A Day in the Life

abff · 13-05-2021 10:22pm

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

I have to admit that I am surprised that Let it Be is getting so few votes at the moment. While I do like George's While My Guitar Gently Weeps, I think Paul's Let it Be is striking and somewhat (at least!) heartfelt, plus it's a nice piano-led ballad with good additional organ by Billy Preston and nice lead guitar from George. Weeps turns into a bit of a jamming session two-thirds of the way through - nice but inconsequential, although Eric Clapton's lead guitar is good.

I'm also surprised. Bit of a massacre by my reckoning - 13/3 or thereabouts. I expected Let It Be to make it to the final few songs.

EmmetSpiceland · 13-05-2021 10:58pm

Group E

Yesterday
Blackbird
Strawberry Fields Forever

Group F

In My Life
Magical Mystery Tour
A Day in the Life

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