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What song are you listening to right now?

"Help! and "Rubber Soul" are probably my two favorite Beatles albums, if for no other reason than they are a fascinating window into the turning points of both the band's stature in popular culture, and maturity in creativity.


 
wyverary said:
"Help! and "Rubber Soul" are probably my two favorite Beatles albums, if for no other reason than they are a fascinating window into the turning points of both the band's stature in popular culture, and maturity in creativity.


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Interesting point.
Here's a demo for Help that might illustrate it (and that I really like).
John Lennon - Help (piano demo)

It's a downtempo piano version which John Lennon preferred, but they changed it to an upbeat version for the movie (and commercials reasons). There's a big change in between those albums. It's very clear on Rubber Soul, but the process started with Help!. I'm not sure but I think George Martin it was a time when they actually got into songwriting, breaking away from basic pop formats. A lot of George Harrison's stuff got picked up too. Ah ****, what am I saying, here's a video from Anthology which pretty much describes the whole thing.

Oh, and they met Dylan in 64'...here's an animated report:
:)
 
I love these Beatles demos. I've listened a lot more to this early take of Strawberry Fields than the version on the album. The finished version is an interesting auditory experience, but that demo...it comes from an entirely different place. That raspy voice just hits me, especially the first bit.
Strawberry Fields demo

Here's a very rattly version
John Lennon - Strawberry Fields
 
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