The Beatles Bible - Topic: Run For Your Life http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/run-for-your-life/ Simple:Press Version 5.2.6 Galeans on Run For Your Life http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/run-for-your-life/page-3/#p42116 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/run-for-your-life/page-3/#p42116 No lyrics ever offended me bar maybe Silvio Berlusconi's party hymn. But certainly no Beatle song.

 

I like the song. It's not a masterpiece or the best on the album, but I think neglecting it for the lyrics is not the right thing to do and certainly not something for the music lover.

 

I like the arrangment of this song, as I'm a sucker for electric vs acoustic guitar and of course those harmonies… But admitelly, maybe it was not the better choice for the last song on the album.

]]> Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:16:18 +0100 meanmistermustard on Run For Your Life http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/run-for-your-life/page-3/#p41957 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/run-for-your-life/page-3/#p41957 In my opinion one of the best Rubber Soul tracks and vastly overlooked. It sounds so different to everything else on the album, and the beatles cannon, and shows another side of John, one that doesnt link in with 'Saint John' as portrayed by Yoko.

Personally i can see John being the person in the song. I dont mean the whole dead thing, that was an expression, but John was a very jealous guy and we know he was violent to Cynthia and probably other casual girlfriends -  "i used to cruel to my woman, i beat her and kept her apart ...]]> Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:52:42 +0100 MeanMrsMustard on Run For Your Life http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/run-for-your-life/page-3/#p41300 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/run-for-your-life/page-3/#p41300 It involved the French Revolution and there were snippets of "Revolution 9" involved. I'm ashamed I know that much.

]]> Mon, 01 Aug 2011 04:28:30 +0100 StarWisher on Run For Your Life http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/run-for-your-life/page-3/#p41298 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/run-for-your-life/page-3/#p41298 IMDeWalrus said:

(Oddly enough, the first time I ever heard this song was on The Beatles cartoon show from the 1960s.... in fact, that's where I first heard a LOT of their mid-period stuff) 

God, I can't imagine what context they would use the song -- were they being chased by a monster? Was Ringo getting ready for a marathon? Were they trying to distract everyone by putting the audio of that song alongside the video of something zany?

]]> Mon, 01 Aug 2011 04:11:21 +0100 IMDeWalrus on Run For Your Life http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/run-for-your-life/page-3/#p41283 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/run-for-your-life/page-3/#p41283 Good recording -- good tune -- deplorable lyrics.   That's how I'd describe "Run For Your Life".   I really like George's guitar in this song...and I can't help tapping my toe to it...  but the whole message of the song is awful.   John often wrote of jealousy, such as in the excellent "You Can't Do That", but this song seemed to take those sentiments and escalated them to a clear threat of violence.  John himself expressed complete distaste for the song in later interviews.   I think it's one of the low points of RUBBER SOUL.

(Oddly enough, the ...]]> Sun, 31 Jul 2011 19:10:23 +0100 McLennonSon on Run For Your Life http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/run-for-your-life/page-3/#p40618 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/run-for-your-life/page-3/#p40618 umfan83 said:

They take me to a place I never want to be, in the mind of someone who feels so much pain he's angerly channeling his emotion into a threat to kill his girl.  Good stuff.

He.

*talking in Bob Dylan acsent* Nice post, man. Man, it's really good, man. blue-meanie

 

JOE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You made the new Pete Best smiely!!! THANKS!!!pete-best

]]> Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:05:28 +0100 JET! on Run For Your Life http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/run-for-your-life/page-3/#p40606 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/run-for-your-life/page-3/#p40606 a-hard-days-night-ringo-8Nice post! Welcome to the forum.

]]> Thu, 21 Jul 2011 07:06:40 +0100 umfan83 on Run For Your Life http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/run-for-your-life/page-3/#p40571 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/run-for-your-life/page-3/#p40571 I really like Run For Your Life.  It's not my favorite Rubber Soul song, but its not in the bottom either.  I think part of the reason people don't like RFYL is because John later denounced it himself.  I think it was George that actually said later on that it was his favorite track on Rubber Soul.

 

Anyways, I'd never condone acting out the lyrics in the song, but the lyrics are harmless.  It's telling a story.  I don't think because he sings those words that he really wants to do that kind of stuff to women.  I think it's just ...]]> Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:35:07 +0100 McLennonSon on Run For Your Life http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/run-for-your-life/page-3/#p40548 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/run-for-your-life/page-3/#p40548 JET! said:

Zig said:

OK, I think I found a way to make everyone happy. This is by no means my favorite song (not even in the top 10) but I do like the music a lot. For those of you who like the music but don't like the lyrics, I've cheered them up somewhat. Ah one, ah two, ah one two three four!

Well I'd rather see (RAINBOWS!), little girl
Than to be with another man
You better keep your head, little girl
Or you won't know (FUZZY SOCKS!)

You better (BUTTERFLIES!) if you can, little girl
...]]> Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:13:21 +0100 JET! on Run For Your Life http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/run-for-your-life/page-3/#p40543 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/run-for-your-life/page-3/#p40543 Zig said:

OK, I think I found a way to make everyone happy. This is by no means my favorite song (not even in the top 10) but I do like the music a lot. For those of you who like the music but don't like the lyrics, I've cheered them up somewhat. Ah one, ah two, ah one two three four!

Well I'd rather see (RAINBOWS!), little girl
Than to be with another man
You better keep your head, little girl
Or you won't know (FUZZY SOCKS!)

You better (BUTTERFLIES!) if you can, little girl
(UNICORNS!) in ...]]> Wed, 20 Jul 2011 05:29:10 +0100 kelicopter on Run For Your Life http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/run-for-your-life/page-3/#p38745 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/run-for-your-life/page-3/#p38745 a-hard-days-night-ringo-8 Oh some of the lyrics I've seen are a thing of beauty, there's no doubt about that.

]]> Tue, 21 Jun 2011 23:43:47 +0100 mr. Sun king coming together on Run For Your Life http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/run-for-your-life/page-3/#p38728 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/run-for-your-life/page-3/#p38728 Probably derail, or any of the birthday threads around. Zig (and I) have a gift for this stuff.

]]> Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:19:49 +0100 kelicopter on Run For Your Life http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/run-for-your-life/page-3/#p38727 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/run-for-your-life/page-3/#p38727 a-hard-days-night-paul-6 4 right, 4 down? That drove me crazy, just fyi!

....Okay, and how have I never seen Zig's lyrics before?! a-hard-days-night-paul-10 They are quality!

I swear there was another thread a while ago that got filled with rewritten lyrics to songs, does anybody remember which one it was?

]]> Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:16:28 +0100 McLennonSon on Run For Your Life http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/run-for-your-life/page-2/#p38720 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/run-for-your-life/page-2/#p38720 Paulrus said:

george-martingeorge-martingeorge-martingeorge-martingeorge-martingeorge-martingeorge-martingeorge-martin……………….. 

That insired me to make a 'find the __' with Beatle smileys!!!

 

Find the a-hard-days-night-paul-4

 

a-hard-days-night-paul-2a-hard-days-night-paul-2a-hard-days-night-paul-2a-hard-days-night-paul-2a-hard-days-night-paul-2a-hard-days-night-paul-2a-hard-days-night-paul-2a-hard-days-night-paul-2a-hard-days-night-paul-2

a-hard-days-night-paul-2a-hard-days-night-paul-2a-hard-days-night-paul-2 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:46:16 +0100 mithveaen on Run For Your Life http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/run-for-your-life/page-2/#p38718 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/run-for-your-life/page-2/#p38718 a-hard-days-night-ringo-8 That's fascinating.

 

And Joe, being linked by the Onion Club that's great!! I love that site! apple01apple01

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