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1 May 2011
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Hi Naedoba, welcome to the forum. Great to have you hear. Hope you hang around and dive into the full delights of Joe’s site.
Im torn with Real Love and Free As A Bird as when they were first released i played them a lot (new beatles music – fantastic)but over time it went to “erm. ok…” and now its “where’s Johns demos”. (There is a recent thread regarding Real Love and Free As A Bird .)
If you wish to there is an introduce yourself thread, but its not compulsory or anything.
"I told you everything I could about me, Told you everything I could" ('Before Believing' - Emmylou Harris)
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26 March 2012
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I’m sad to say it but I think after “Mr Moonlight “, the most dated song in the Beatles’ catalogue is “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds .” The chorus isn’t too bad, but compared to the rest of Sgt Pepper which stands up today incredibly well production wise unlike some other “psychedelic” albums of the era, Lucy’s harpsichord intro sounds really rather chintzy and dated, plus the extremely surreal lyrics feel a bit forced nowadays IMO. Still love the song.
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5.57pm
10 August 2011
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Welcome Naedoba.
IMO, a “dated” song would be one that sounded great when it first came out, but then, due to outdated lyrics, melody or production no longer has any appeal.
“Appeal” is obviously very subjective.
I would put a song like “Ask Me Why ” in the dated category simply because that style sounds old and corny, and I don’t derive pleasure from listening to it. But if I liked that style, “Ask Me Why ” wouldn’t be dated – it would be “classic”
I put most Beatle songs in the “classic” category ‘coz I never tire of them regardless of what the musical fashion of the day is.
If you take lyrics literally, then “Taxman ” is dated (no more Mr Wilson or Mr Heath), so is “Back In The USSR ” (no more BOAC airline), so is “Revolution ” (no more Chairman Mao); but obviously you have to go by the spirit of the song.
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2.00am
10 August 2011
Offline Meanmrsmustard listed “The Word “ as a dated song.
I don’t think I would agree. The melody’s fun as is the arrangement. This was the first Beatles use of “love” as a cosmic love, not the physical love of “She Loves You .” I don’t think that concept will (or should) ever be dated.
Interestingly, in all these years McCartney had never played it live. Until this concert:
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4.31am
10 April 2011
Offline “Honey Pie ” sounds very old fashioned to me. I’m surprised no one else mentioned it.
12.04pm
16 February 2011
Offline I think somebody did mention it, though. (too lazy to find out who)
She loves you(yeah, yeah, yeah…) although repetitive choruses are sort of back in style, it would be easy to tell that the song is certainly not made in this decade
A Day In The Life , surprisingly, because of the lyrics. Or “She’s Leaving Home “, especially the line “a man from the motor trade”
A lot of “Indian” songs from George, like “Love You To “, the singing style, the lovemaking lyrics and of course Indian style isn’t that popular anymore in pop music
3.18pm
10 August 2011
Offline Jackson said, “Honey Pie ” sounds very old fashioned to me. I’m surprised no one else mentioned it.”
“Honey Pie “ was dated the minute it was released!
It’s in the style of the 1920’s – 1930’s….
You could say the same of “Your Mother Should Know ,” “When I’m 64” …
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12.44am
17 March 2012
Offline When you talk about the way a song sounds I would say either Honey Pie or When I’m Sixty-Four . Lyric-wise, I would say Do You Want To Know A Secret or I Saw Her Standing There .
10.15am
16 February 2011
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2.41pm
1 December 2009
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Because she’s no longer just 17!
GEORGE: In fact, The Detroit Sound. JOHN: In fact, yes. GEORGE: In fact, yeah. Tamla-Motown artists are our favorites. The Miracles. JOHN: We like Marvin Gaye. GEORGE: The Impressions PAUL & GEORGE: Mary Wells. GEORGE: The Exciters. RINGO: Chuck Jackson. JOHN: To name but eighty.
9.15am
10 August 2011
Offline She’s a grandmother, has a few hairs on her chin, and walks with a limp.
[but no: she’ll ALWAYS be 17]
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5.10pm
27 April 2012
Offline My posts are not taking for some reason…
Anyway my most “dated” are “Run For Your Life ” (lyrics) “Little Child ” (sounds kind of pedo-themed these days) and my least fav from Paul “Your Mother Should Know “…
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1 May 2011
Offline If you think Little Child has a kind of pedo-theme then dont listen to Ringo’s cover of ‘You’re Sixteen, You’re Beautiful and You’re Mine’.
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9.00pm
27 April 2012
Offline Well yeah, that one too (You’re Sixteen”….) Guess my brain was stuck in actual Beatles songs…
10.09pm
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1 May 2011
Offline Moving away from the Beatles another one would be Abba’s Does Your Mother Know (“girl, you’re only a child” being the reason why he wont go with her).
"I told you everything I could about me, Told you everything I could" ('Before Believing' - Emmylou Harris)
2.31pm
10 August 2011
Offline Constance said, “Little Child ” (sounds kind of pedo-themed these days)”
And along those lines, don’t listen to the stalker song “Hello Goodbye “
(“I don’t know why you say good-bye, I say hello”)
By the way, as with “Honey Pie , “When I’m 64” etc…, “Your Mother Should Know ” sounded dated the moment it was released. It’s got that 1920s-1930s sound that McCartney has always liked.
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7.20pm
27 April 2012
Offline The true stalker song is John’s “No Reply “…but it is not a dated song…
1.59am
10 August 2011
Offline Good point Constance – hadn’t thought of that.
But the ULTIMATE stalker song (fortunately not in the Beatle catalog)? “Every Breath You Take” (I’ll be watching you…)
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8.12pm
27 April 2012
Offline True, but as usual, the Beatles were first, lol
11.04pm
16 February 2011
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I always though No Reply was freakish, too, I hope John didn’t act on it. But knowing John, he probably did…*sigh*(Is there a thread concerning John’s obscure songs? Because there are quite many)
I wonder if “I’ll be on my way” could be considered dated? It’s one of my favorites, actually, but it’s very Buddy Hollyish, and well, is a song “dated” if it’s very easy to figure out when it’s written?
