The last song with all the fab four to be aired today at 2 00 pm BBC national and local radio will broadcast it, comment on the song welcome, B side is there first single Love Me Do.
2 Likes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APJAQoSCwuA
Amazing what software and talent employed by Peter Jackson to isolate John Lennonās voice from a home made recording on a simple cassette tape., astounding!
3 Likes
Very moving, that.
2 Likes
Pretty enough tune, sung beautifully by John Lennon. Butā¦ The production is heavy handed, the overbearing piano sound is all wrong, and the delicacy of the song is all but crushed by the unfortunate āmodern-nessā.
Sorry, pop pickers.
5 Likes
Pretty rubbish really. Chances were always that it was never going to be any good.
1 Like
āFree As A Birdā was miraculous, but lightning doesnāt strike twice.
1 Like
Funny isnāt it - I think itās alright, not great but alright. Free as a Bird though - utter dirge.
5 Likes
Well, there you go! Wouldnāt life be dull if we all liked the same music!
(I think that the guitar playing on FAAB is fabulous.)
Did Paul say he did the slide Guitar bit in Georges style. Does that mean they didnāt keep Georges bits, or perhaps they kept the non-slide bits
Also I wonder who gets the proceeds, as presumably āThe Beatlesā are out of contract.
Itāsā¦ F A B
Indeed
Listened to it a few times now: loved the opening section of John, then gives way and or is appropriated by Paulās ideas and approach.
Production wise it feels delicately poised between overwrought and sensitively done.
Looking forward to hearing it on disc.
I never really warmed to Free As A Bird, but liked Real Love, and Now and Then at least shares that childlike melancholy peculiar to John more than Paul.
Not bad, on first listen. Not āHappiness Is A Warm Gunā or anything, but I donāt think anyone was expecting that. But OK. Not a disaster or anything.
The dread hand of Jeff Lynne has been largely restrained, which is a huge relief (āFree As A Birdā was ruined by him and ended up sounding like ELO) but the production leads a bit to be desired.
An amazing technical achievement with Lennonās voice, considering the ropey quality of the original tape.
Hopefully itāll keep Ladbaby off the Xmas No.1 slot.
5 Likes
On the B side, Paulās solo vocal on the āLove me Doā after ple-ee-ee-ee-ee-eese sounds wobbly or something to my old ears.
.sjb
1 Like
Iāve only played it once so far, but thought it sounded rather good and certainly better than much of the tosh released today. Iām also impressed with whatās been done with Love Me Do. I look forward to receiving the red and blue sets.
Vaguely misogynistic early solo era Lennon that, had it been a B side, weād have never spoken of again. As it is I doubt that World Party at their most derivative would have had it as a B side. Iād best not start on the other two tracks. All three are essentially not worthy of the name in any respect and I wonāt be wasting a second longer on it.
LoL
Iāve just had my first listen while itās not a masterpiece itās not as bad as I was expecting. Only heard it on my iPhone via AirPods, nice dovetailing it with Love Me Do which game as refreshing burst of pop.
Definitely listen again through my proper setup.
1 Like
Not vaguely, a Lennon solo track and by definition not worthy of the Beatles.
2 Likes
The song may have some merit but the cover is the most boring thing Iāve seen. Surely with all that money available they could have come up with something more inspiring.
1 Like