Listening to The Beatles on Radio Paradise

Would this be considered an instrumental? All those La-la's at the end....?

Posted 1 year ago by mgtom [ Reply ]

RabbitEars wrote:

Saw McCartney 321 on Hulu recently. Well worth the watch... most of it is Rick Rubin & Paul playing back master tapes, highlighting different tracks and talking about how songs came to be. I heard many things I've never heard before, very cool ride.

watched them too having finished watching the Get Back films - they truly were creative. We really must not forget the encouragement from George Martin. There should be a follow up series on him and Abbey Road studios

Posted 1 year ago by prs [ Reply ]

kingart wrote:

I heard someone's smart phone vibration buzzer in the studio during the recording. ...

No smart phones around when that was recorded......

Posted 1 year ago by WilliDoc [ Reply ]

Saw McCartney 321 on Hulu recently. Well worth the watch... most of it is Rick Rubin & Paul playing back master tapes, highlighting different tracks and talking about how songs came to be. I heard many things I've never heard before, very cool ride.

Posted 1 year ago by RabbitEars [ Reply ]

Nice segue from Son Volt's "Medication."

This is what I hear when "medicated". Blues with a psychedelic warble.

Posted 1 year ago by unclehud [ Reply ]

I heard someone's smart phone vibration buzzer in the studio during the recording. ...

Posted 4 years ago by kingart [ Reply ]

Sarcasm appreciated... Also TBF, this stuff is basically in the public realm at this point... couple 1000 years'll do that to copyrights...

LongGoneDaddy wrote:

debobasu wrote:

They stole the melody from a famous indian raga, I wonder if they credit that...

yeah, George is talking to the Maharishi about it right now. No worries.

Posted 4 years ago by debobasu [ Reply ]

Ironically, the vocals are the weak link in this instrumental . . . wait, what?
Every time I hear the goofy vocals I picture the boys from Python chortling merrily in the studio.

Posted 10 years ago by On_The_Beach [ Reply ]

gjr wrote:

why did we make a song like this? because we're the bloody beatles dammit and we can do whatever the hell we want!!

i like it

"... and we can do it excellently!"

Posted 10 years ago by unclehud [ Reply ]

Posted 10 years ago by shellbella [ Reply ]

Pass the 'cid

Posted 11 years ago by Rh [ Reply ]

why did we make a song like this? because we're the bloody beatles dammit and we can do whatever the hell we want!!

i like it

Posted 11 years ago by gjr [ Reply ]

I believe this is the only Beatles song where the songwriting credit is given to all four Beatles!

Posted 11 years ago by jimbaca [ Reply ]

So much awesomeness.

Posted 11 years ago by kojiroh [ Reply ]

Cynaera wrote:

I KNEW I knew this song! Haven't heard it in ages, but what a welcome sound. Thanks, RP! I'm dancing.... Slowly, carefully, and as gracefully as this crippled-up old body will allow...

miss you...

love this song...

Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus [ Reply ]

losthiker wrote:

Anybody else now associate this with Harry Shearer's Le Show.

Yes!

Posted 11 years ago by saph [ Reply ]

Anybody else now associate this with Harry Shearer's Le Show.

Posted 12 years ago by losthiker [ Reply ]

Any old folk from Ny or NJ recognize this tune.
One of the DJ's from WNEW-FM in New York used this tune to either open or close their show(or both)
I thought it might had been Allison Steele(The Night Bird)

Posted 12 years ago by boober [ Reply ]

Mediocre Beatles track. Rare event.

Posted 12 years ago by HearsayDave [ Reply ]

debobasu wrote:

They stole the melody from a famous indian raga, I wonder if they credit that...

yeah, George is talking to the Maharishi about it right now. No worries.

Posted 12 years ago by LongGoneDaddy [ Reply ]

They stole the melody from a famous indian raga, I wonder if they credit that...

Posted 12 years ago by debobasu [ Reply ]

parrothead wrote:

I think this is the only Beatles tune that all of the fab four take song writing credits.

No, it is not.

. I remember "Dig it" from Let it be, at first. A quick search shows at least:

Suzy Parker (Let it be film)
12-bar original (Anthology 2)
Los Paranoias (Anthology 3)

Posted 12 years ago by PLezam9109 [ Reply ]

Worst album cover EVER...but oh so many treasures await inside...

Posted 12 years ago by kanga311 [ Reply ]

Yes!!!! My favorite Beatles song of all time!!!! Thanks RP

Posted 12 years ago by lemmoth [ Reply ]

Proclivities wrote:

This was not originally an "album" in the U.K.; it was a 2-disc, six-song, EP. So, it was possibly a little more difficult to lie back get into the flow for Fred and some other folks over there when this came out.

Yeah, I bought a copy in Bermuda when I was 15. I wondered about its authenticity, though, because it was on some label called Parlophone.

I sure wish I still had it today!

Posted 12 years ago by jagdriver [ Reply ]

jim1964 wrote:

I've always liked this song.

And I always wished it were longer.

Posted 12 years ago by jagdriver [ Reply ]

bronorb wrote:

Wrong.
We (old folks, now) used to listen to the whole album back when this came out. "Flying" was just one of the songs that, put together with the rest, created a phenomenal piece of work.
Great album.

This was not originally an "album" in the U.K.; it was a 2-disc, six-song, EP. So, it was possibly a little more difficult to lie back get into the flow for Fred and some other folks over there when this came out.

Posted 12 years ago by Proclivities [ Reply ]

fredriley wrote:

There's often a reason why obscure tracks off 'classic' albums are obscure, and this effort is a good illustration: dire and boring. Even the Beatles put out plenty of clunkers.

This is filler and yes I agree the Beatles did put out there share of clunkers. Time makes us forget that though.

Posted 12 years ago by xtalman [ Reply ]

Ooooo. I haven't heard this in a very long time!

Posted 12 years ago by ubuntourist [ Reply ]

bronorb wrote:

Wrong.
We (old folks, now) used to listen to the whole album back when this came out. "Flying" was just one of the songs that, put together with the rest, created a phenomenal piece of work.
Great album.

I've always loved this album. This is one of the "worst" songs on the album and I still gave it a 7. There's a lot of great stuff on it: Strawberry Fields, Penny Lane, Walrus and yes, Blue Jay Way!

Posted 12 years ago by kaybee [ Reply ]

Beautiful! If you have access, don't miss the Scorsese documentary on George Harrison...tomorrow and Thursday nights on HBO.

Posted 13 years ago by Jeff09 [ Reply ]

I KNEW I knew this song! Haven't heard it in ages, but what a welcome sound. Thanks, RP! I'm dancing.... Slowly, carefully, and as gracefully as this crippled-up old body will allow...

Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera [ Reply ]

I don't care....I like it...

Posted 13 years ago by linzie [ Reply ]

fredriley wrote:

There's often a reason why obscure tracks off 'classic' albums are obscure, and this effort is a good illustration: dire and boring. Even the Beatles put out plenty of clunkers.

I am so pained by this. Shall we meet to discuss the subject of obscurity in all it's dearth of sustenance? I'll buy.

Posted 13 years ago by oldviolin [ Reply ]

bronorb wrote:

Wrong.
We (old folks, now) used to listen to the whole album back when this came out. "Flying" was just one of the songs that, put together with the rest, created a phenomenal piece of work.
Great album.

Yep an album, a cohesive collection of songs that had a collective meaning and context. What an idea. Us old folks also remember the movie that came with this "song" too.

Posted 13 years ago by kurtster [ Reply ]

Hey...my right speaker was dead....or was it ?

Posted 13 years ago by 1wolfy [ Reply ]

fredriley wrote:

There's often a reason why obscure tracks off 'classic' albums are obscure, and this effort is a good illustration: dire and boring. Even the Beatles put out plenty of clunkers.

More faux wisdom from the peanut gallery interwebz

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Posted 13 years ago by Stingray [ Reply ]

fredriley wrote:

There's often a reason why obscure tracks off 'classic' albums are obscure, and this effort is a good illustration: dire and boring. Even the Beatles put out plenty of clunkers.

Wrong.
We (old folks, now) used to listen to the whole album back when this came out. "Flying" was just one of the songs that, put together with the rest, created a phenomenal piece of work.
Great album.

Posted 14 years ago by bronorb [ Reply ]

The Beatles' attempt at Muzak.
I like it... it's fun!

Posted 14 years ago by mbriner [ Reply ]

fredriley wrote:

There's often a reason why obscure tracks off 'classic' albums are obscure, and this effort is a good illustration: dire and boring. Even the Beatles put out plenty of clunkers.

Actually, I think it has a nice groove and spacey tangents. Thanks for the reminder of this obscure song, Bill.

Posted 14 years ago by Tana [ Reply ]

Oh, yeah, baby! Excellent!

Posted 14 years ago by shutter [ Reply ]

There's often a reason why obscure tracks off 'classic' albums are obscure, and this effort is a good illustration: dire and boring. Even the Beatles put out plenty of clunkers.

Posted 14 years ago by fredriley [ Reply ]

Getting a little bit Beatle-y today, eh Bill?

Posted 14 years ago by jimbaca [ Reply ]

I've always liked this song.

Posted 14 years ago by jim1964 [ Reply ]

parrothead wrote:

I think this is the only Beatles tune that all of the fab four take song writing credits.

I'll take "Beatles Trivia" for 400, Alex.

Posted 14 years ago by On_The_Beach [ Reply ]

All Paul till the end......

Posted 14 years ago by ezzyme [ Reply ]

I've been listening to the Beatles for years and thought I knew all their songs. Obviously I was wrong.

Thanks, RP!

Posted 14 years ago by Dirktooth [ Reply ]

Where else but here, on RP, would one ever hear Flying? Thank you BillG!

Posted 15 years ago by jadewahoo [ Reply ]

techer2 wrote:

I love this song.....the bass riff is amazing. I just wish they would have not recoreded it with all of the bass on the left......makes it hard to listen to on headphones.

It is basically a standard blues progression. But the whole arrangement takes your attention away from that fact. (Typically Beatles !)

Posted 15 years ago by algrif [ Reply ]

parrothead wrote:

I think this is the only Beatles tune that all of the fab four take song writing credits.

Indeed, you are correct.

Posted 15 years ago by jimbaca [ Reply ]

I think this is the only Beatles tune that all of the fab four take song writing credits.

Posted 15 years ago by parrothead [ Reply ]

I love this song.....the bass riff is amazing. I just wish they would have not recoreded it with all of the bass on the left......makes it hard to listen to on headphones.

Posted 15 years ago by techer2 [ Reply ]

WOW!! I've never heard this on the radio before, except for special A to Z specials. Thanks Bill!