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True...but didn't you just perfectly describe most, if not all, James Bond films?

I've finally gotten to the point where I can, every couple of years, listen to Revolution 9. But I can't for the life of me understand what the hell "Long Long Long" is supposed to be about. It's the only Beatle song that I've given up on. It's badly recorded or badly mixed or something because it is almost impossible to understand while listening at the same volume everything else is playing. I've frequently heard that Paul should be ashamed for putting on Wild Honey Pie at the expense of Not Guilty, but George should have put any of his backlog on before Long Long Long. I can't think of a single song off of All Things Must Pass that wouldn't have been better.

As an aside, I've always liked Mr Moonlight and couldn't understand why most others didn't. Maybe the key is to sing along with the record really loud.

Savoy Truffle
Not A Second Time(Boring)
Only A Nothern Song
Old Brown Shoe
The Word(I really can't stand that song!)

i know john hated its only love and run for your life but i really like the both of em.

ive never really been a fan of rock and roll music, although lennons voice is good on it.

Yeah Harry, even though John disliked them, I still love those songs. Another one of his that he hated, "And Your Bird Can Sing" is one of my favs

I recall John saying something like "the last three songs on any album are pure slog..." Maybe in the Rolling Stone Interviews. That includes "Run for Your Life" and "Not A Second Time." I recall the first time I heard "The Word." But it also include "A Day in the Life." Hmmmmm

"Drive my car" is a good song. Pure swinging London.
And the piano direct from "cast your fate to the wind" But later he ruined many Beatles LPs with songs like "When I'm 64" down to "Maxwell's silver hammer".
I like John's "The Word", it's just another D7#9 song.

I can't stand "Matchbox". Love Ringo, hate that song.
There's a DJ here in Seattle that will never play "A Taste of Honey" during Beatles A-Z shows. Can't say I agree with him, I like it a lot.

I heard Harrison politely apologised to the horn players on "Savoy Truffle" for distorting them for the final mix. They repotedly told him it was cool beacause it was his song, they got paid and they were on a Beatle record. I used to crank that one in the headphones, those horns are kickin'! Great rocker, Savoy Truffle.

"Not A Second Time" is one of the stand outs on that album to me. "Run for Your Life" and The Word is also a great song, you guys are killing me! He was embarrassed by "Run For Your Life" I read an interview once in which he said that was the "old" John Lennon.

You better run for your life, if you can little girl.
Hide your head in the sand little girl,
Catch you with another man, that's the end little girl.

Revolution # 9 is interesting to listen to sometimes, and is probably the beginning of avant garde music, but I can take or leave it. I HATE Goodnight, Bungalo Bill, Wild Honey Pie, Obladi - Oblada, Maxwell's Silver Hammer, Don't Pass Me By, and Your Mother Should Know (its too trite and polished).

Both "Uncle Albert" and "Live and Let Die" are mini-suites that are comprised of little half-developed songlets. Some of the songlets are more developed than others, some are just better than others. (Possibly, he was inspired by the Beach Boys' Good Vibrations, Heroes and Villians, etc) After Abbey Road, Paul seemed pretty keen on this type of construction, since its second side received accolades for the same kind of thing. Although he seems to have given up after a while, I think you can see the remains of the method in the first minute or so of Band on the Run.

It's all personal preference, of course, but I prefer "Unlce Albert" for it's mildly stoned goofiness. "UA/AH" is a song that makes no sense and utterly pointless, but it's got a certain charm. Like someone else said, "Live and Let Die" is like miniature Bond movie with all of the adrenalin rushes and changes of location, all expertly arranged, and in that way, it's great, BUT... I just don't find myself wanting to listen to Bond themes that often. Not even good ones.

Well, Live and Let Die the movie had Roger Moore, not the REAL James Bond. So whattaya expect from the theme song?

"Revolution # 9 is interesting to listen to sometimes, and is probably the beginning of avant garde music, but I can take or leave it."

The beginning of avant-garde music?!

Yeah I thought "Live and Let Die" was good for what it was: a movie theme. And he really did give them exactly what they wanted I bet.