Anthology versions you prefer over the original

12 January 2013
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Hello fellow Beatles freaks who have no life just like me. This is my first thread and I hope to make more.

So which versions do you think are more interesting than the album versions. The capital lettered ones means I perfer the Anthology version

Yes It Is
I'm Down
YOUVE GOT TO HIDE YOURE LOVE AWAY
YESTERDAY
ITS ONLY LOVE
I FEEL FINE
Ticket To Ride
HELP
Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby
Norwegian Wood
IM LOOKING THROUGH YOU
Tomorrow Never Knows
Got To Get You Into My Life
And Your Bird Can Sing
TAXMAN
Eleanor Rigby
IM ONLY SLEEPING
Rock And Roll Music
SHES A WOMAN
- Strawberry Fields Forever
- Penny Lane
- A Day In The Life
- Good Morning Good Morning
- ONLY A NOTHERN SONG
- Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!
- Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
- Within Without You
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- I Am The Walrus
- The Fool On The Hill
- Hello Goodbye
- Lady Madonna
- Across The Universe

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24. Please Please Me

26. One After 909

28. I'll Get You

30. I Saw Her Standing There

31. From Me To You

32. Money

33. You Really Got A Hold On Me

34. Roll Over Beethoven

1. SHE LOVES YOU

2. Till There Was You

3. Twist And Shout

4. This Boy

5. I Want To Hold Your Hand

8. Can't Buy Me Love

9. All My Loving

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11. And I Love Her

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13. I Wanna Be Your Man

14. Long Tall Sally

15. Boys

18. I'll Be Back

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23. NO REPLY

25. Eight Days A Week

26. Kansas City / HEY HEY HEY HEY!

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12 January 2013
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Im not sure that there are any i would swap despite there being some really good alternate versions, cant think of one. Whilst the acoustic WMGGW is gorgeous and would a real highlight if released on The White Album, the heavier version with Claptons guitar work, George's vocal, Pauls piano and harmonies and Ringo's drums is rightly hailed as a classic and the one i would opt for.

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13 January 2013
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The really major change I could see in a track was in I'm Looking Through You.

13 January 2013
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I don't think I prefer the Anthology versions of any songs.

I thought the most interesting Anthology songs are WMGGW and the demo's of SFF. Most of the stuff sounds nearly the same as the final versions.

25 January 2013
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"Your Mother Should Know" is one where I definitely like the Anthology version better. I guess because Paul's vocals are so raw and untouched, yeah..

"Please don't bring your banjo back, I know where it's been.. I wasn't hardly gone a day, when it became the scene.. Banjos! Banjos! All the time, I can't forget that tune.. and if I ever see another banjo, I'm going out and buy a big balloon!"

25 January 2013
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Across The Universe and Strawberry Fields Forever, and possibly While My Guitar Gently Weeps, and Something isn't bad, either.

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25 January 2013
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LongHairedLady said
"Your Mother Should Know" is one where I definitely like the Anthology version better. I guess because Paul's vocals are so raw and untouched, yeah..

The part where he says "quit singing with your mouth" I think he was referring to George. Any other ideas on to whom he was referring to?

25 January 2013
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I think he's talking to George.. but I thought he said "With ciggy in mouth".. both are kinda weird. I learned something today!

"Please don't bring your banjo back, I know where it's been.. I wasn't hardly gone a day, when it became the scene.. Banjos! Banjos! All the time, I can't forget that tune.. and if I ever see another banjo, I'm going out and buy a big balloon!"

25 January 2013
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I also hear "with ciggie in mouth" - for what its worth.

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25 January 2013
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meanmistermustard said
I also hear "with ciggie in mouth" - for what its worth.

I just listened to it again and yeah, I still hear that too. Hmm..

"Please don't bring your banjo back, I know where it's been.. I wasn't hardly gone a day, when it became the scene.. Banjos! Banjos! All the time, I can't forget that tune.. and if I ever see another banjo, I'm going out and buy a big balloon!"

29 January 2013
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Greetings, first post here.

I don't know if I would have chosen it for the final album over the completed version, but I think that the alternate Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da is interesting.

30 January 2013
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Welcome to the forum, NE Tiger!

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NE Tiger said
Greetings, first post here.

I don't know if I would have chosen it for the final album over the completed version, but I think that the alternate Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da is interesting.

Welcome! The alternate take of Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da sounds more "reggaeish" to me.

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The acoustic version of While My Guitar Gently Weeps is incredible. Why did they drop the third verse?

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I mean, normally, I'm the sort of person who thinks that whatever was on the record was what was intended by the divine Beatles and therefore right.

But this is a huge exception to that-- maybe it's because I'm a sucker for acoustic ballads and demo-y things, but this version of WMGGW is just so much... better. In fact I never truly appreciated what a great song it was till I heard the acoustic version (shoot me-- I don't like the WA version much-- it's not gently weeping enough for me, more like loudly wailing).

I suppose Not Guilty on White Album would've been nice too... but no, he could only have two a side, and it couldn't replace any of the ones already on the album. Sigh.

And now I've got to go listen to Leave My Kitten Alone and That Means A Lot...

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I only have the Highlights, so I'm not familiar with most of them, but I love the Anthology version of While My Guitar Gently Weeps. But I've already said that before, as quoted a few posts earlier...

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