The Beatles Bible - Topic: The Beatles make a reference to The Moody Blues? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/the-beatles-make-a-reference-to-the-moody-blues/ Simple:Press Version 5.2.6 robert on The Beatles make a reference to The Moody Blues? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/the-beatles-make-a-reference-to-the-moody-blues/#p59675 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/the-beatles-make-a-reference-to-the-moody-blues/#p59675 Yes I fully I agree that using the days of the week as a lyric writing technique is a classic writer's tool - and Paul, once having deciding to use that tool, then may have put a little nod out to the Moody Blues - you can almost hear him and John laughing over the inside joke - because the song Tuesday Afternoon album version - does go on forever.

]]> Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:57:11 +0000 Von Bontee on The Beatles make a reference to The Moody Blues? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/the-beatles-make-a-reference-to-the-moody-blues/#p59673 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/the-beatles-make-a-reference-to-the-moody-blues/#p59673 Not to mention that old "Monday's child, full of grace..." rhyme.

]]> Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:52:14 +0000 Zig on The Beatles make a reference to The Moody Blues? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/the-beatles-make-a-reference-to-the-moody-blues/#p59670 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/the-beatles-make-a-reference-to-the-moody-blues/#p59670

robert said
Or maybe it was a deliberate "hello" reference by Paul to his friends in the Moody Blues. The original album version was over 8 minutes long, maybe Paul was referencing the song's length. Just a thought.

That would make sense and would explain the line "Tuesday afternoon is never ending".

That being said, I think the mentioning of the days of the week is coincidental. Writing the days of the week into song had been going on for quite some time before 1967. T-Bone Walker's "Stormy Monday" was written in 1947 and featured the lyrics...

They call it ...]]> Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:29:17 +0000 robert on The Beatles make a reference to The Moody Blues? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/the-beatles-make-a-reference-to-the-moody-blues/#p59656 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/the-beatles-make-a-reference-to-the-moody-blues/#p59656 Or maybe it was a deliberate "hello" reference by Paul to his friends in the Moody Blues. The original album version was over 8 minutes long, maybe Paul was referencing the song's length. Just a thought.

]]> Sun, 28 Oct 2012 22:24:46 +0000 Zig on The Beatles make a reference to The Moody Blues? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/the-beatles-make-a-reference-to-the-moody-blues/#p59589 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/the-beatles-make-a-reference-to-the-moody-blues/#p59589

Von Bontee said
It could've gone the other way, too - imagine Justin Hayward and the boys listening to "Good Morning Good Morning" and thinking "hey, we can do an album that's, like, an ENTIRE DAY!"

...in the life.

]]> Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:59:22 +0100 Von Bontee on The Beatles make a reference to The Moody Blues? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/the-beatles-make-a-reference-to-the-moody-blues/#p59584 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/the-beatles-make-a-reference-to-the-moody-blues/#p59584 It could've gone the other way, too - imagine Justin Hayward and the boys listening to "Good Morning Good Morning" and thinking "hey, we can do an album that's, like, an ENTIRE DAY!"

]]> Thu, 25 Oct 2012 05:00:39 +0100 billyshears on The Beatles make a reference to The Moody Blues? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/the-beatles-make-a-reference-to-the-moody-blues/#p59583 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/the-beatles-make-a-reference-to-the-moody-blues/#p59583 I forgot that the original post said that the actual title was Forever Afternoon instead of Tuesday.

I could see Paul in some drug induced state " Yeah Tuesday it goes on and on and on"

]]> Thu, 25 Oct 2012 04:25:58 +0100 Von Bontee on The Beatles make a reference to The Moody Blues? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/the-beatles-make-a-reference-to-the-moody-blues/#p59537 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/the-beatles-make-a-reference-to-the-moody-blues/#p59537 Ah, gotcha. Interesting! I would've thought that George was largely ignoring the rock music world in '67. But I knew that John & Paul, at least, were keeping tabs on the music scene. I can't imagine they'd be unaware of that album.

]]> Tue, 23 Oct 2012 22:23:45 +0100 The Walrus on The Beatles make a reference to The Moody Blues? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/the-beatles-make-a-reference-to-the-moody-blues/#p59533 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/the-beatles-make-a-reference-to-the-moody-blues/#p59533

Von Bontee said
Well, that and the concept of a Tuesday afternoon lasting "forever". And like I said, the Moodys only articulated that concept in the song's title, not the lyric. I'd say it's probably a coincidence.

I wonder why The Walrus suggests that George in particular would know the song and recommend it to Paul?

It was something I read in (I think) Revolution In The Head, that George was the band's "scout" and listened to the most music, particularly from America. Given how acclaimed the album is now (and, as far as I can tell, then), it seems astonishing ...]]> Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:49:59 +0100 Von Bontee on The Beatles make a reference to The Moody Blues? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/the-beatles-make-a-reference-to-the-moody-blues/#p59518 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/the-beatles-make-a-reference-to-the-moody-blues/#p59518 Well, that and the concept of a Tuesday afternoon lasting "forever". And like I said, the Moodys only articulated that concept in the song's title, not the lyric. I'd say it's probably a coincidence.

I wonder why The Walrus suggests that George in particular would know the song and recommend it to Paul?

]]> Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:36:43 +0100 billyshears on The Beatles make a reference to The Moody Blues? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/the-beatles-make-a-reference-to-the-moody-blues/#p59504 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/the-beatles-make-a-reference-to-the-moody-blues/#p59504 The only thing those two songs have in common is that they mention Tuesday Afternoon.

]]> Tue, 23 Oct 2012 05:27:21 +0100 The Strawberry on The Beatles make a reference to The Moody Blues? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/the-beatles-make-a-reference-to-the-moody-blues/#p52985 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/the-beatles-make-a-reference-to-the-moody-blues/#p52985 It looks like it's unknown. Everyone here has a different yet interesting opinion on it. Maybe someday, Paul will tell us.

]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 02:07:51 +0100 The Walrus on The Beatles make a reference to The Moody Blues? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/the-beatles-make-a-reference-to-the-moody-blues/#p52928 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/the-beatles-make-a-reference-to-the-moody-blues/#p52928 It's hard to think that Paul wouldn't have known the song, doubtless George would have made him listen to the album if he didn't do so himself. The similarity could be a coincidence or "subliminal plagiarism" though.

]]> Wed, 30 May 2012 01:19:10 +0100 vonbontee on The Beatles make a reference to The Moody Blues? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/the-beatles-make-a-reference-to-the-moody-blues/#p52884 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/the-beatles-make-a-reference-to-the-moody-blues/#p52884 Probably just a coincidence - as Bjway says, the other days of the week all get a shoutout - but neat observation anyways! The "Forever" in the title of that Moodys song never made much sense to me, since the word "forever" doesn't appear in the lyrics at all, and the song is frequently (and more sensibly) titled simply "Tuesday Afternoon" on compilation albums, etc.

(Always LOVED Days of Future Passed  btw - and it's still probably only like my 17th favourite album of 1967, whatta year! Not even counting it being my year of birth!)

]]> Mon, 28 May 2012 21:02:38 +0100 meanmistermustard on The Beatles make a reference to The Moody Blues? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/the-beatles-make-a-reference-to-the-moody-blues/#p52864 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/the-beatles-make-a-reference-to-the-moody-blues/#p52864 It wouldnt surprise me if Paul knew the song and was mindful of it when writing Lady Madonna. The Beatles had been friendly with the Moody Blues for years, Paul obviously knew their material as he invited Denny Laine to join Wings (tho he left The Moody Blues in '66) and Paul was always looking for and receiving inspiration from other bands and songs.

 

Beatles & Moody Blues.

 

Hi Strawberry by the way.

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