Hardest Beatles Song To Play

tito · Post by **tito** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 9:51 am

Or something along the lines of " I am the Walrus"

Yes ladies and gentleman. . the latest hit single from the Dolphins " beep womp womp dolp hin womp quo"

Thank god for those stupid humans

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 11:04 am

As long as you remember to thank those stupid humans for god...

brammy · Post by **brammy** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 11:19 am

and who should we thank for the "Day Tripper" riff? John Lennon? Paul McCartney? George Harrison? George Martin?

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 11:23 am

Absolutely...plus Dennis O'Bell...and Ringo!

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 11:38 am

Or Denis O' Dell?

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 11:42 am

Sorry...of course that's the guy, my fumbly two-fingered typing to the contrary...

Surprising the Forum spell-checker missed that one...(unless the Forum spell-checker is actually you, JJ)...

amcrory · Post by **amcrory** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 9:30 am

I believe, bass-wise, "Lovely Rita" is one of the tougher tunes, if only because Paul doesn't seem to play the same thing twice throughout the tune. Lots of pedal-point motion in the bass.

And apologies if this has been brought up, but I believe the classical guitar part on "Bungalow Bill" is actually a demo loop on the Mellotron.

-a

randyz · Post by **randyz** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 9:38 am

Andrew: Never heard that the 'Bungalow Bill' intro was a Mellotron. I always thought is was Ringo (the best guitarist in the group). That's very interesting. Well, at least I know for sure it was Ringo playing the lead bits on 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps'...

stormy · Post by **stormy** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 11:22 am

The 'Bungalo Bill' intro is indeed a mellotron sample. I have a King Crimson collectors club release...or it might even be the official "Epitaph" box set...anyway, it's a live recording from 1969. In the midst of a typical doom and destruction King Crimson composition, the Bungalo Bill intro comes bouncing through.

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 9:22 am

Kinda like the beach ball bouncing though the set of "The Prisoner"...

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 2:36 pm

Very observant, Number 836.

johnashfield · Post by **johnashfield** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 4:38 pm

I am convinced the "day tripper" riff came about when one of them tried playing "oh, pretty woman" and messed it up!

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 4:52 am

John, it's a hoot and a challenge to sing "Pretty Woman" to the "Day Tripper" riff, and really corn-fuses an audience. They register disbelief (those who aren't already wearing their "beer-muffs") and then get up to leave.

On second thought...

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 5:10 am

At the time it came out, I recall some country western folks saying the Daytripper riff was lifted from a country song.

Scastles · Post by **Scastles** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 5:16 am

I read somewhere Lennon got the riff from Bobby Parkers, Watch Your Step, but I don't hear it. I tend to believe it was just a re-configuration of 'Pretty Woman', like John said in his post.