And We Are All Together / The Beatles Thread

[ghost]

I've been on an Octopus's Garden binge for the last few days. Seeing George and Ringo working on it on acoustic guitar and piano brought out a melancholy dimension I'd never picked up on before. Been trying to find a cover on Spotify that captures it, but it's all kids music.

[ghost]

And Everest hypothetical:

THE BEATLES - EVEREST
side one:
1. Instant Karma (Lennon) - 3.18)
2. Every Night (McCartney) - 2.30
3. My Sweet Lord (Harrison) - 4.37
4. Don't Let Me Down (Lennon) - 3.35
5. Oh Woman, Oh Why (McCartney) - 4.32
6. It Don't Come Easy (Starkey/Harrison) - 3.00
7. Junk (McCartney) - 1.54

side two:
8. Give Peace A Chance (Lennon) - 4.54
9. All Things Must Pass (Harrison) - 3.44
10. Come And Get It (McCartney) - 2.30
11. Well Well Well (Lennon) - 5.59
12. Let It Down (Harrison) - 4.57
13. The Ballad Of John And Yoko (Lennon) - 2.59
14. Maybe I'm Amazed (McCartney) - 3.49

Apologies for bottom paging this fine post.

[Thurman Murman]

This looks great i'm going to give it a try....and i never considered Don't Let Me Down & Ballad because they had been released as singles before but i guess there is precedent for that happening so they should be fair game.

An Everest hypothetical:

THE BEATLES - EVEREST
side one:
1. Instant Karma (Lennon) - 3.18)
2. Every Night (McCartney) - 2.30
3. My Sweet Lord (Harrison) - 4.37
4. Don't Let Me Down (Lennon) - 3.35
5. Oh Woman, Oh Why (McCartney) - 4.32
6. It Don't Come Easy (Starkey/Harrison) - 3.00
7. Junk (McCartney) - 1.54

side two:
8. Give Peace A Chance (Lennon) - 4.54
9. All Things Must Pass (Harrison) - 3.44
10. Come And Get It (McCartney) - 2.30
11. Well Well Well (Lennon) - 5.59
12. Let It Down (Harrison) - 4.57
13. The Ballad Of John And Yoko (Lennon) - 2.59
14. Maybe I'm Amazed (McCartney) - 3.49

[epilogue]

Yeah, it's a sort of thought experiment that considers the Beatles never breaking up and going straight into another record after Abbey Road (so some of those songs were never released as singles). I totally get not wanting to include them, though. I struggled with that, too.

[Thurman Murman]

My first pass at that 1970/71 "Lost Album"...sorry Starkey!

A:
1. Instant Karma! (Lennon)
2. Another Day (McCartney)
3. Isn't It A Pity (Harrison)
4. Every Night (McCartney)
5. My Sweet Lord (Harrison)
6. Isolation (Lennon)

B:
1. All Things Must Pass (Harrison)
2. Jealous Guy (Lennon)
3. Uncle Albert-Admiral Halsey (McCartney)
4. What Is Life (Harrison)
5. Maybe I'm Amazed (McCartney)
6. God (Lennon)

[epilogue]

I really dig that.

[Chris_H_2]

My first pass at that 1970/71 "Lost Album"...sorry Starkey!

A:
1. Instant Karma! (Lennon)
2. Another Day (McCartney)
3. Isn't It A Pity (Harrison)
4. Every Night (McCartney)
5. My Sweet Lord (Harrison)
6. Isolation (Lennon)

B:
1. All Things Must Pass (Harrison)
2. Jealous Guy (Lennon)
3. Uncle Albert-Admiral Halsey (McCartney)
4. What Is Life (Harrison)
5. Maybe I'm Amazed (McCartney)
6. God (Lennon)

Paul and John would never green light this: too many Harrison contributions.

[epilogue]

Yeah, I was thinking that IF you wanted to go for a more realistic album, you should drop one Harrison and add in a Ringo song. But I still think it's a solid "lost album" as is. Good work.

[bada]

Ringo actually has a bunch of good solo songs to choose from.

[spike]

Jealous Guy puts all those other songs to shame.

[Anders]

Jealous Guy puts all those other songs to shame.

Maybe I’m Amazed is the best song listed.

[spike]

Jealous Guy puts all those other songs to shame.

Maybe I’m Amazed is the best song listed.

hahahahahaha

[washing machine]

You guys should end that mix with You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)

Tie it all together with a little fun and unity. It'd be an ironic tearjerker after God.

Also Maybe I'm Amazed>Jealous Guy

[Thurman Murman]

Paul and John would never green light this: too many Harrison contributions.

I read somewhere that a month or so prior to John leaving the band both he and George approached Paul suggesting the songwriting share going forward. So if that was the case at least John was for it...Paul not so much. But this album was created out of the fantasy that Paul said yes and the band had at least one more album in them.

[Thurman Murman]

Yeah, I was thinking that IF you wanted to go for a more realistic album, you should drop one Harrison and add in a Ringo song. But I still think it's a solid "lost album" as is. Good work.

I definitely need to find one Ringo song to add to the playlist but i can't part with those Harrison songs. I get the internal band politics but for me George had the best material at the time.

[doug rr]

finished the documentary for the 2nd time last night...have a friend in town that hadnt seen it..so good

[Jorge]

[bada]

Whoever put that together was doing Gods work.

[The Argonaut]

2K views, nice

[evenslow]

this thread should now be 200 pages after get back. ffs, we really dropped the ball here considering it's the greatest pop culture achievement since like roots. i blame myself.