The Beatles Bible - Topic: Across The Universe http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/across-the-universe/ Simple:Press Version 5.2.6 Wildcat on Across The Universe http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/across-the-universe/page-2/#p59434 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/across-the-universe/page-2/#p59434 I am laughing as I write this, BluemeanAl! What a great story, and identifiable to anyone who has kept a 'Beatle Mantra' running through their head during the most distressing times.

So you wound up in NC and I'm here in SC - apparently, our moving decisions aren't always the best!

]]> Sun, 21 Oct 2012 07:20:41 +0100 BluemeanAl on Across The Universe http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/across-the-universe/page-2/#p59372 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/across-the-universe/page-2/#p59372 One of my favorite Lennon songs, I grew up with the LIB version, liked the WWF version better (including the bird effects, made me feel as if the song were lifting off into the ether), now like the "Naked" version a bit better still -- I probably need to spend a bit more time with the Anthology rendition to see if it really wins me over.  Despite the flaws of each, it's a goosebump kind of song for me regardless of which I'm listening to.

In the very early '70s my folks announced (on the last day of school, no less -- what ...]]> Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:18:43 +0100 Duke_of_Kirkaldy on Across The Universe http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/across-the-universe/page-2/#p59370 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/across-the-universe/page-2/#p59370

GeorgeTSimpson said
Don't forget the piano which I miss very much in the naked version. Anyway I'va always though that the let it be version would have been better without the tamboura, it doesn't really fit with the orchestra. I love the orchestra in the let it be version but not with the tamboura, that's what makes it sound over produced for me

The Naked version is probably more appropriate for Let It Be, since the tamboura and wah-wah guitar strongly indicate overdubbing... of which they were making a point to steer clear on that project.

I actually managed to correct the pitch/speed of ...]]> Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:04:25 +0100 Dipsy on Across The Universe http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/across-the-universe/page-2/#p58350 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/across-the-universe/page-2/#p58350

Von Bontee said
"Words are flowing out like endless cream into a coffee cup..."

a-hard-days-night-ringo-8I'm diggin' this, Von.a-hard-days-night-ringo-10apple01ahdn_ringo_09<---Apparently, Ringo does, too.a-hard-days-night-ringo-15

]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2012 21:08:17 +0100 Von Bontee on Across The Universe http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/across-the-universe/page-2/#p58348 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/across-the-universe/page-2/#p58348 "Words are flowing out like endless cream into a coffee cup..."

]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:50:22 +0100 meanmistermustard on Across The Universe http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/across-the-universe/page-2/#p58293 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/across-the-universe/page-2/#p58293 I dont like coffee, eat chocolate or buy hot drinks in supermarkets. a-hard-days-night-ringo-12

 

As for the on topic thingy... erm... erm... yeah.

 

 Very important. Across The Universe. Silly Spector.

]]> Mon, 24 Sep 2012 21:08:37 +0100 Zig on Across The Universe http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/across-the-universe/page-2/#p58288 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/across-the-universe/page-2/#p58288 Wow - a lot of thought went into that. It seems a shame to tell you that I drink my coffee black.

And now, I will hit myself with a ...

stay-on-topic

Um, "Across the Universe"...great song!

]]> Mon, 24 Sep 2012 19:29:41 +0100 meanmistermustard on Across The Universe http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/across-the-universe/page-2/#p58286 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/across-the-universe/page-2/#p58286 If a cup of stewed lukewarm coffee in a half-ass cleaned cup with smudges around the sides served in some horrid supermarket cafe by a seller dangling a cigarette from their mouth and coughing all over you then yeughpaul-mccartney.

But if a grande with lashings of cream, caramel and grated chocolate trimmings served to you by a friendly happy individual whilst sitting in a big comfy seat with the sun shining thru the window and some fabulous music played in the background...mal-evansstuart-sutcliffeapple01

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meanmistermustard said

Zig said
The lyrics are sublime and make the whole song regardless of the musical arrangement, IMO. I don't care who did or did not produce or overproduce it.

If the musical arrangement was nothing but a 20-piece kazoo and cow bell orchestra and it was produced by a deaf pygmie with no musical background, I would still love it.

The  20-piece kazoo and cow bell orchestra produced by a deaf pygmie with no musical background has probably been done or someone is doing it now. You have dips on any royalties they make Zig.

Yes, I got my royalty check the other ...]]> Mon, 24 Sep 2012 18:54:46 +0100 GeorgeTSimpson on Across The Universe http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/across-the-universe/page-2/#p58233 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/across-the-universe/page-2/#p58233 Imo all versions are great because what really matters in this songs are the awesome lyrics (which make this song to one of my favourite beatles songs) and they are the same in all versions

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Zig said
The lyrics are sublime and make the whole song regardless of the musical arrangement, IMO. I don't care who did or did not produce or overproduce it.

If the musical arrangement was nothing but a 20-piece kazoo and cow bell orchestra and it was produced by a deaf pygmie with no musical background, I would still love it.

The  20-piece kazoo and cow bell orchestra produced by a deaf pygmie with no musical background has probably been done or someone is doing it now. You have dips on any royalties they make Zig.

]]> Fri, 21 Sep 2012 22:13:17 +0100 Zig on Across The Universe http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/across-the-universe/page-2/#p58156 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/across-the-universe/page-2/#p58156 The lyrics are sublime and make the whole song regardless of the musical arrangement, IMO. I don't care who did or did not produce or overproduce it.

If the musical arrangement was nothing but a 20-piece kazoo and cow bell orchestra and it was produced by a deaf pygmie with no musical background, I would still love it.

]]> Fri, 21 Sep 2012 20:18:11 +0100 fabfouremily on Across The Universe http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/across-the-universe/page-2/#p58153 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/across-the-universe/page-2/#p58153 I´ve just listened to this for the upteenth time. It still blows me away.

John Lennon really was a genius.a-hard-days-night-john-1

]]> Fri, 21 Sep 2012 19:33:02 +0100 GeorgeTSimpson on Across The Universe http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/across-the-universe/page-2/#p56720 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/across-the-universe/page-2/#p56720 Don't forget the piano which I miss very much in the naked version. Anyway I'va always though that the let it be version would have been better without the tamboura, it doesn't really fit with the orchestra. I love the orchestra in the let it be version but not with the tamboura, that's what makes it sound over produced for me

]]> Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:00:41 +0100 Duke_of_Kirkaldy on Across The Universe http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/across-the-universe/page-2/#p56719 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/across-the-universe/page-2/#p56719 My preferred version of what's available is either the Anthology 2 or the Naked version, depending on my mood.  But I think the definitive version would STILL be the Let It Be version at the correct speed and the choir and orchestral overdubs completely mixed out (is there any way for Apple to do this??  george-martin) -- mostly because I like the wah-wah flourishes and the tamboura is more prominent.

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