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Ultimate Battle of The Beatles

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    #962
    Nerdlingr
    Registered Users Posts: 4,385 ✭✭✭Nerdlingr


    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


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    #963
    Also Starring LeVar Burton
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    Group C

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


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    #964
    Eggonyerface
    Registered Users Posts: 669 ✭✭✭Eggonyerface


    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


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    #965
    Reberetta
    Registered Users Posts: 2,293 ✭✭✭Reberetta


    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.


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    #966
    Also Starring LeVar Burton
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    Group D

    The Fool on the Hill
    Here Comes The Sun
    Eleanor Rigby


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    #967
    Also Starring LeVar Burton
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    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.


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    #968
    rainbowtrout
    Registered Users Posts: 15,381 ✭✭✭✭rainbowtrout


    Group C

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


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    #969
    rainbowtrout
    Registered Users Posts: 15,381 ✭✭✭✭rainbowtrout


    Group D

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


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    #970
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 47,282 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    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.


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    #971
    Rigor Mortis
    Registered Users Posts: 2,906 ✭✭✭Rigor Mortis


    Group C
    While My Guitar Gently Weeps
    Help!
    Hello Goodbye


    Group D

    The Fool on the Hill
    Getting Better
    Eleanor Rigby


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    #972
    loyatemu
    Registered Users Posts: 14,794 ✭✭✭✭loyatemu


    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).


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    #973
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users Posts: 6,004 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    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!
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    #974
    EmmetSpiceland
    Registered Users Posts: 10,563 ✭✭✭✭EmmetSpiceland


    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

    “It is not blood that makes you Irish but a willingness to be part of the Irish nation” - Thomas Davis



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    #975
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users Posts: 6,004 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    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.
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    #976
    Sheridan81
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,429 ✭✭✭Sheridan81


    Group C
    While My Guitar Gently Weeps

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


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    #977
    abff
    Registered Users Posts: 5,724 ✭✭✭abff


    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


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    #978
    Arghus
    Registered Users Posts: 14,367 ✭✭✭✭Arghus


    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


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    #979
    El Gato De Negocios
    Registered Users Posts: 6,705 ✭✭✭El Gato De Negocios


    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


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    #980
    Purgative
    Registered Users Posts: 2,509 ✭✭✭Purgative


    Group E

    Yesterday
    Do You Want to Know a Secret
    Come Together


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    #981
    El Gato De Negocios
    Registered Users Posts: 6,705 ✭✭✭El Gato De Negocios


    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


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    #982
    El Gato De Negocios
    Registered Users Posts: 6,705 ✭✭✭El Gato De Negocios


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


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    #983
    Arghus
    Registered Users Posts: 14,367 ✭✭✭✭Arghus


    Faaaawkkkk.

    Strawberry Fields vs Come Together.


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    #984
    quickbeam
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    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.


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    #985
    Also Starring LeVar Burton
    Registered Users Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Group E

    Yesterday
    Blackbird
    Come Together


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    #986
    Also Starring LeVar Burton
    Registered Users Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Group F

    In My Life
    Magical Mystery Tour
    A Day in the Life


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    #987
    Collie D
    Registered Users Posts: 11,311 ✭✭✭✭Collie D


    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


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    #988
    Reberetta
    Registered Users Posts: 2,293 ✭✭✭Reberetta


    Group E

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

    Group F

    In My Life
    Magical Mystery Tour
    Taxman


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    #989
    Purgative
    Registered Users Posts: 2,509 ✭✭✭Purgative


    Group F

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


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    #990
    Ficheall
    Registered Users Posts: 9,023 ✭✭✭Ficheall


    Group E

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


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    #991
    Ficheall
    Registered Users Posts: 9,023 ✭✭✭Ficheall


    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


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