The Beatles Bible - Topic: The Abbey Road Medley

BornInThe80s on The Abbey Road Medley

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 03:55:15 +0000

I will blame it on my age at the time! I felt it was a little slow and took to long to get to the point. Also, at that time, I never listened to an album all the way through! My first listen of Abbey Road (on my own) I skipped songs and wondered why the 2nd half seemed so short and abrupt in places It took me a while before I played it through and realized it was a medley! I'm actually kind of ashamed of admitting that. I was 20. Just a little boy!

Come to think of it ...

RevolvingPiggies on The Abbey Road Medley

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 01:46:13 +0000

exactly how I feel! It coaxes the soul. And the singing is warm as well

cool.story.mum. on The Abbey Road Medley

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:11:39 +0000

BornInThe80s said

Ah the medley. It is brilliant. Polythene Pam, Golden Slumbers, and The End being my favorites.

I used to skip 'Sun King' all the time. It took one time listening to the album in the woods, not particularly sober, that I realized how AMAZING that song (and the entire medley) is. It truly is a wonderful end to an album, the best I've ever heard.

are you kidding me?! tell me - why? mm... I find the intro (I mean first seconds of the song) really relaxing and pleasent kind ...

BornInThe80s on The Abbey Road Medley

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:12:34 +0000

Ah the medley. It is brilliant. Polythene Pam, Golden Slumbers, and The End being my favorites.

I used to skip 'Sun King' all the time. It took one time listening to the album in the woods, not particularly sober, that I realized how AMAZING that song (and the entire medley) is. It truly is a wonderful end to an album, the best I've ever heard.

meanmistermustard on The Abbey Road Medley

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:24:35 +0000

One of the bootleg labels, possibly?yellow dog or vigotone, reedited the Abbey Road medley to insert Her Majesty to where it originally was. And if i recall correctly some of the more dubious?manufacturers took that edit?and marketed it as the proper original tape.

Back in the days when people actually spoke to each other in person and not thru texting, even when in the same room, and Rangers Football Club had money.

vonbontee on The Abbey Road Medley

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:31:14 +0000

robert said

I had once heard, but never verified, that the placing of an odd, short, disjointed song or track at the end of an album was a distinctly British practice (just like the end clip on Sgt. Pepper). If anyone else has heard that I'd be interested in knowing.

Well, I can't think of too many British bands offhand who made a regular practice of it, but I know King Crimson's first several albums all had a Strawberry Fields/Pepper-style false-ending closer, and Queen did something similar several times as well. The Rolling Stones' two 1967 albums both ended with incongruous ...

I Me Mine on The Abbey Road Medley

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:23:31 +0000

Abbey Road medley is undeniably a masterpiece. I can't say that Mr Mustard or Sun King for example are my favourite songs, but I completely love the medley as a whole. Whenever I ask myself which is my favourite song (which i a question that I can't really answer) I say Abbey Road medley. It's just something wonderful.Sometimes when I'm in bed with my iPod I just replay it again and again.

Paul (who IS my favourite Beatle) has written the best parts of the medley, but what I love about Abbey Road medley (and the album in general) is that ...

robert on The Abbey Road Medley

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:48:46 +0000

I had once heard, but never verified, that the placing of an odd, short, disjointed song or track at the end of an album was a distinctly British practice (just like the end clip on Sgt. Pepper). While I know that the story is that Her Majesty was on the end of the tape and sort of an accident discovered during mixing, I wonder if the reason it was left on is partially because of that practice of adding a little "end bit" to an album (without listing it on the album tracks).

If indeed that is true, then leaving Her ...

Elmore James on The Abbey Road Medley

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:57:27 +0000

The Best side of my Favorite Beatles album, thus my favorite album, period.

And I am first and foremost a John fan. But the Medley is just the pinnacle of popular music.

Tomorrow Never Knows on The Abbey Road Medley

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 19:19:29 +0000

You're quite right, BUT it's better than it would be between Mean Mr. Mustard and Polythene Pam

Anyway in this song it could have been done a better work...

I Me Mine on The Abbey Road Medley

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 19:13:27 +0000

Tomorrow Never Knows said:

I disagree. I think Abbey Road is exactly as it should be.

Well, i also condider Abbey Road album to be on my favourites but "Her Majesy" (which has been put on the end of the album) just destroyes the whole medley.Well I mean, it should have been put somewhere in the middle of the medley so the last lyrics of "The End" (And in the end.....the love mou make) would completed the whole concept of the album (don't forget that Abbey Road was their last recorded album)

You're quite right, BUT it's better than it would be ...

Tomorrow Never Knows on The Abbey Road Medley

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 18:07:21 +0000

I disagree. I think Abbey Road is exactly as it should be.

Well, i also condider Abbey Road album to be on my favourites but "Her Majesy" (which has been put on the end of the album) just destroyes the whole medley.Well I mean, it should have been put somewhere in the middle of the medley so the last lyrics of "The End" (And in the end.....the love mou make) would completed the whole concept of the album (don't forget that Abbey Road was their last recorded album)

meanmistermustard on The Abbey Road Medley

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 01:02:11 +0000

The guitar from Sun King, and my word it is stunning - once you get used to the absence of everything else.

http://www.youtube.com/user/Be.....VZuaY (it wont embed itself as a video so a link it must be.) (There are so many of these videos, isolated tracks of songs, and they are so good to listen to.)

There is a version of the medley where Her Majesty has been placed back between MMM and PP and it shows that the beatles got it right as its very disorientating going from the fast upbeat Mr Mustard to the gently acoustic Her Majesty back to ...

I Me Mine on The Abbey Road Medley

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 14:52:22 +0000

beatle ed said:

I always wondered why Paul decided to take Her Majesty off at the last minute, It would have fit in very well sandwiched inbetween.

I disagree. I think Abbey Road is exactly as it should be.

I Me Mine on The Abbey Road Medley

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 14:50:55 +0000

LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE Abbey Road Medley. My favourite songs of it is Polythene Pam (because of the AMAZING backing harmonies), Golden Slumbers (because of Paul's AMAZING vocals) and The End (because of the AMAZING finale, which I consider to be the best possible finale for the Beatles' last album), though I generally regard Abbey Road medley as one song. It's actually one of my favourite Beatles songs...