Love - deconstructing the songs | Fab forum

Ok, it took me an hour, but I thought it would be a good idea to have a universal list to keep track of our findings. I've added some relevant quotes from the Martins and I have tried to credit the observations of forum members (plus a few of my own).

• Because – An interview in Entertainment Weekly revealed that the opening track includes the bird sounds used in the
  World Wildlife Fund version of "Across the Universe". In addition, a new recording of a Wood Pigeon was implemented "to make it more British," according to George Martin. 
  • Vocals from Because.
  • At the end comes the final piano chord from A Day In The Life, played backwards. (Joe)
• Get Back – As reported, the track utilizes the opening guitar from "A Hard Day's Night", the drum and guitar solos from "The End", percussion from "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)", and the orchestral swell from "A Day in the
  Life".
  • Opening chord from A Hard Day's Night
  • Drums from The End
  • Crowd noise (?) mixed in with the orchestra from A Day In The Life
  • Guitar chords from Get Back
  • Guitar solo from The End
  • Ends with orchestral climax from ADITL. (Joe)
• Glass Onion
  • Glass Onion (obviously) but with extended intro (more "Oh yeah's", "Hello, hello" from Hello Goodbye, "nothing is real" from Glass Onion) and only the second chorus (not sure how to break it up) plus longer ending strings
  • Guitar from Things We Said Today (heard at the start and end of Things We Said Today)
  • Brass (paulsbass reckons its Penny Lane and Magical Mystery Tour)
  • Freaky echoey voices at the end (not sure where from – any ideas?) (McLerristarr)
    • In Eleanor Rigby, the intro and bridge is "Ah, look at all the lonely
      people". The "Ah" is what is drawn out in various places in Love. (McLerristarr/ paulbass)

• Eleanor Rigby/Julia
• I Am the Walrus
• I Want to Hold Your Hand – An interview with George and Giles Martin stated that elements from both the studio recording and the Hollywood Bowl live performance were mixed to create this version.

   

  • SIR GEORGE: "Actually, the front speakers [in the 5.1 mix] have the studio recording, and the rear speakers have the band performing at the Hollywood Bowl. They're in tune with each other, and we found a way to match them. We wanted to put across Beatlemania at some point. The crowd is like white noise… like something frying." a
• Drive My Car/ The Word/ What You're Doing – As reported, the medley features the guitar solo from "Taxman" and the horns section from "Savoy Truffle".
• Gnik Nus – As suggested in its title, the track contains the vocal arrangement of "Sun King" played in reverse.
• Something/Blue Jay Way – The track contains vocal elements from "Nowhere Man".

   

  • SIR GEORGE: "''Something'' is a good example: Sometimes if you change just one thing, people really start listening in a new way. The guitars are taken off the front, and it really makes you hear the whole thing differently. These are not definitive versions, of course. But if we were taking anything off, we were careful to not remove any of the soul of what's there." a
  • Paul McCartney’s bass line in “Something” emerges, with the rhythm guitar track removed, as a true counter-melody. d
  • sounds from "Being for the benefit of Mr. Kite" (paulbass)
• Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! I Want You (She's So Heavy)/ Helter Skelter
• Help!
• Blackbird/ Yesterday
• Strawberry Fields Forever – A review of the album noted that this version builds from an acoustic demo. It includes the orchestral section from "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", the solo piano from "In My Life", the brass included in "Penny Lane", the cello and harpsichord arrangement from "Piggies" and the coda of "Hello, Goodbye".
• Within You Without You/ Tomorrow Never Knows – This track combines the vocals from "Within You Without You" with the bass and drums from "Tomorrow Never Knows."
  • Also the sitar (and possibly other instruments) from Within You Without

    You. It starts with the start of Tomorrow Never Knows and also uses

    those weird noises from that song.  It's also shorter than the original

    Within You Without You. It ends with all sorts of weird stuff and

    transitions into Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds. (McLerristarr)

• Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
  • in the chorus parts of that strange sound from “Baby you’re a rich man” brass from "Sgt. Pepper's" (paulbass)
• Octopus's Garden/ Sun King – According to USA Today and PopMatters, this track contains the string arrangement from "Good Night", sound effects used in "Yellow Submarine" and elements from "Lovely Rita" and "Helter Skelter".

   

  • (Giles) "A good example is “Octopus’s Garden,” which initially I’d tried with Ringo’s voice and the strings from “Glass
    Onion.” It was great, but it sounded creepy. It sounded like he was about to murder someone." b
  • Vocals from “Polythene Pam” (“great!”) (paulbass)
• Lady Madonna – The song includes the guitar riff from "Hey Bulldog", Eric Clapton's guitar solo from "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and Billy Preston's organ solo from "I Want You (She's So Heavy)".

   

  • (Giles) "We wanted a dance number for the show and I put in “Lady Madonna.” We did that." c
  • drums from “Why don’t we do it in the road” (paulbass)
• Here Comes the Sun/ The Inner Light –
  As mentioned by Giles Martin, the track includes backing vocals from "Oh! Darling" and a bass line from I Want You (She's So Heavy).
• Come Together/ Dear Prudence/ Cry Baby Cry

   

  • (Giles) "I always keep the main vocal in the center of the speaker, and on occasions, background vocals round the back, like on “Come Together” I did that. In the main, it’s like 5.1 should be seeing a band you love, or hearing
    the music you love, with reflections going on that envelope you, not being a novelty thing." c
  • vocals from “Cry baby cry” (Paul’s bit at the end)
  • piano from “A day in the life” (paulbass)
• Back in the U.S.S.R. 
• Revolution
• While My
• Guitar Gently Weeps – A BBC article reported that George Martin chose to use an early version of the recording for the album and wrote a new orchestral backing for the track. This was also stated in the fifth chapter of The Beatles 'LOVE' Podcast.

   

  • It wasn't his idea according to Giles
  • (Giles) "It was amazing how he weaves around a song that changes tempo dramatically. You may not notice it. He speeds up and slows down. Just him and the guitar." c
• A Day in the Life
• Hey Jude 
• Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (reprise) 
• All You Need Is Love
  • guitar from “Ticket to ride” 
  • vocals from “Rain” 
  • vocals from “Sgt. Pepper’s” (paulbass)
  • vocals from their 1st Christmas program
  • orchestra part of Good Night (skye)

Outside Sources

a.)

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0…..72,00.html

b.)

http://magazine.wsj.com/hunter…..es-martin/

c.)

http://www.waves.com/Content.a…..px?id=3568

d.)

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11…..9pare.html