How many of those sing titles contain the word honey?
lyrics = goodoutta college, honey spent/see no future, pay no rent/all the honey's gone ... nowhere to go
Yours will make list number 62. What you did is where I was in 2001. My daughter was a huge fan and I bought all the CDs for a 7 week trip around the country to learn all the songs.I'm not a big Beatles fan but never a hater either. I've never owned an album from them and don't think I've ever listened to one all the way through. I actually thought I knew most of their songs and am surprised how many I never heard before. Some that I really liked, like Sexy Sadie and Blue Jay Way. I've spent the past few hours putting together my list, just one more to cut and mostly in order now.
I won't have anything to really contribute to the discussion but I'll submit my list as a prerequisite for this class.
I am guessing that my list on its own will torpedo just about every major song. Here is a breakdown of my abomination of a list:I'm very curious if there are going to be any unanimous songs. There are a some obvious ones that I would expect to be on most lists, but I'm not sure if any will be on all the lists.
I'm just barely old enough to hear their oldest stuff first hand (big sister spent her babysitting allowance well). Some real gems inside those 2 to 3 minute wonders.I'm sure there are a bazillion playlists on Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, et al.
Just wanted to share this one:
the complete Beatles playlist - every album and every single
the singles are tossed in by release date, e.g., between full albums (except for the first single Love Me Do)
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I have to confess that up until 3 years ago I didn't really give the pre-psychedelic Beatles much respect. I knew Hard Day's Night and Help! were both strong but I always kind of wrote off Please Please Me, With The Beatles, and Beatles for Sale. 6 covers per album and practically everything is 2-2:30 long? Whatever. I appreciated Beatlemania for it's cultural impact, but felt like it's kind of hard to give them much credit for their craftsmanship. It took 7 albums to write a song (Taxman) that wasn't about hearts aflutter.
Anyway, I'm an idiot.
@krista4 kind of got me started rethinking many of preconceived notions about the Fab Four catalog back when the 1-204 thread was all the rage. When I saw the commercials for Get Back this fall, I was intrigued. Enough to order Disney+, but not enough to watch it Thanksgiving weekend. Might have taken me 7-10 days to get around to it. TBH I was so bored E1 and E2 (until Billy Preston turned up.) It was OK...some good parts.
So none of that explains what has happened over the last 9-10 weeks. I've become a complete fanatic. Watched several Beatles related documentaries, literally hundreds of non-music Beatles clips, read a 900+ page biography, rewatched Get Back two more times (+ Let It Be nagra recordings), listened to a 28 hour Anthology Revisited, and have been playing their music every day, nonstop. I'm half expecting to come home one day to find my family and friends sitting in a circle of folding chairs, ready to do a Beatles intervention.
Probably the best activity of all those obsessions has been to only listen to their music chronologically. There is something magical about listening to an entire album or one side, just as one might have if it was a vinyl release. Especially WRT the first four albums, it really gives you a deeper appreciation of their evolution as songwriters. I'm a geek for Super Deluxe/50th editions and ...Naked and all that, but there's genuine depth in the original canon. It's an everlasting wellspring that keeps bubbling up new favorites.
I'm not a big Beatles fan but never a hater either. I've never owned an album from them and don't think I've ever listened to one all the way through. I actually thought I knew most of their songs and am surprised how many I never heard before. Some that I really liked, like Sexy Sadie and Blue Jay Way. I've spent the past few hours putting together my list, just one more to cut and mostly in order now.
I won't have anything to really contribute to the discussion but I'll submit my list as a prerequisite for this class.
I only have 5 songs on my list of the 27 songs that are on the 1 compilation album. I like what I like, and in the case of The Beatles, I would pick many less popular songs over their bigger hits. Don't get me wrong, I embrace their entire catalog and listen to any and all of their songs all the time. I love the traditional big hits too . . . just not as much.
speaking of which, just saw that Dis+ did 37% more biz in their final qtr of '21 than '20 ... i'll go out on a yuuuuuuge limb and venture a guess that the overwhelming majority of that was for "Get Back"
now, plz cancel.
PLEASE.
tyvm.
I'd be surprised if the Beatles reached more eyeballs than the platform's Disney, Marvel or Star Wars tentpole properties. The production costs of Get Back were comparatively low compared to a sci-fi series or feature.
Keep listening and by the time we get to the meat you probably will. I'm going to finish trip #3 through the catalog tonight and have already learned quite a bit...especially what to skip.I'm not a big Beatles fan but never a hater either. I've never owned an album from them and don't think I've ever listened to one all the way through. I actually thought I knew most of their songs and am surprised how many I never heard before. Some that I really liked, like Sexy Sadie and Blue Jay Way. I've spent the past few hours putting together my list, just one more to cut and mostly in order now.
I won't have anything to really contribute to the discussion but I'll submit my list as a prerequisite for this class.
Like that song that starts with “A Tas” and ends with “oney.”especially what to skip.
I know we had quite a few Beatles singles in the (ill-cared for) stack of 45s the four of us shared. Once we started getting allowances, jobs, etc, we started buying albums and we didn't have to share (mainly bc my brother would drive us nuts by scratching albums or putting his greasy fingers ON THE VINYL) if we didn't want to - well that was like 2-3 years after they broke up. The only album I remember was Yellow Submarine and that was bc it was the first movie we all saw without adults.I'm just barely old enough to hear their oldest stuff first hand (big sister spent her babysitting allowance well). Some real gems inside those 2 to 3 minute wonders.
- they added 37% more subscribers as compared to last qtr of '20 ... i'll still say "Get Back" had a great deal to do with that kinda surge.
ETA: will be interesting to see how much of that 37% they kept after "Get Back"
Like that song that starts with “A Tas” and ends with “oney.”
I don’t hate that one.you sure have a funny way of dancing around "Good Day Sunshine"
I'd offer up Rocky Raccoon into consideration for the wrong answer category, but I know there will probably be a number of people that vote for it. Not sure how that got brought up in the U2 thread. As far as my list goes, I'm guessing that if all The Beatles songs were placed in a random song generator, there would be more popular songs from a randomly generated list than on mine (at least of the core biggies). I'm sure there will be other people that vote for the same songs as me. I didn't pick anything WAY out there like Sie Liebt Dich. I mostly loaded up on deeper album cuts.Happy to have you here!
To the point of our continuing discussion of "chalk," I submitted lists from my mom and her husband today, and neither of them had "A Day In The Life" on their list. And I think between the two of them they added three new songs to the countdown, even after 60+ prior lists. A lot of people submitting are similar to you in this: they like what they like! There are no wrong answers here at all.*
*Other than "A Taste of Honey."
There are about 5 to 6 lists as random as yours.I'd offer up Rocky Raccoon into consideration for the wrong answer category, but I know there will probably be a number of people that vote for it. Not sure how that got brought up in the U2 thread. As far as my list goes, I'm guessing that if all The Beatles songs were placed in a random song generator, there would be more popular songs from a randomly generated list than on mine (at least of the core biggies). I'm sure there will be other people that vote for the same songs as me. I didn't pick anything WAY out there like Sie Liebt Dich. I mostly loaded up on deeper album cuts.
I'm going through a phase in the Zeppelin thread where people look at the lists as some sort of a contest. Do people really get a rush because they have more songs left than someone else? Like you said, we all like what we like. It's not like I am ever going to say "OMG!!!! Krista's mom didn't list A Day In The LIfe!!! What a vile, contemptable woman!!! She's a witch . . . let's burn her at the stake!!!" SPOILER ALERT: I didn't include it either.
I'd offer up Rocky Raccoon into consideration for the wrong answer category, but I know there will probably be a number of people that vote for it. Not sure how that got brought up in the U2 thread.
I am sure there will be some chalky lists and some that are a lot more quirky and diverse. I initially replied to someone who asked if there would be a unanimous selection across all ballots. I looked at my list, and I don't see a song that everyone else would pick. The more songs in a performer's catalog, the more the voting will be spread out.There are about 5 to 6 lists as random as yours.
Not a Top 25 for me or most - there's honestly a lot to hate about it, especially Paul's awful opener - but it's got a special place in my hear. On my last Mediterranean while I was in the Navy, my friends and I happened upon a group of young French kids sitting by a bonfire on the beach, drinking beers and singing songs. Introduced ourselves, they were super chill, so we plopped our cooler down beside them. Most of the tunes we didn't know....but then the guy with the guitar played Rocky Raccoon. It was kind of amazing to sing along with a bunch of strangersI'd offer up Rocky Raccoon into consideration for the wrong answer category
There are about 5 to 6 lists as random as yours.I'd offer up Rocky Raccoon into consideration for the wrong answer category, but I know there will probably be a number of people that vote for it. Not sure how that got brought up in the U2 thread. As far as my list goes, I'm guessing that if all The Beatles songs were placed in a random song generator, there would be more popular songs from a randomly generated list than on mine (at least of the core biggies). I'm sure there will be other people that vote for the same songs as me. I didn't pick anything WAY out there like Sie Liebt Dich. I mostly loaded up on deeper album cuts.
I'm going through a phase in the Zeppelin thread where people look at the lists as some sort of a contest. Do people really get a rush because they have more songs left than someone else? Like you said, we all like what we like. It's not like I am ever going to say "OMG!!!! Krista's mom didn't list A Day In The LIfe!!! What a vile, contemptable woman!!! She's a witch . . . let's burn her at the stake!!!" SPOILER ALERT: I didn't include it either.
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Elaine, you don't understand! This isn't plans 1 through 8. This is Plan 9. This is the one that worked. The worst movie ever made.Anarchy01 through 98 must not all be participating
I really don't think any of the lists came in chalky. The other 90 percent usually have 3 to maybe 6 or 7 of the Top 15 and the rest of their lists are all over the place.I am sure there will be some chalky lists and some that are a lot more quirky and diverse. I initially replied to someone who asked if there would be a unanimous selection across all ballots. I looked at my list, and I don't see a song that everyone else would pick. The more songs in a performer's catalog, the more the voting will be spread out.
I think a completely different question / exercise would be to figure out how many songs would people keep from a band's entire catalog. As a for instance, the first go round on ranking the U2 songs was to rank 228 songs. A different question would be how many and which songs would someone want to have in their personal collection. For a band like U2, I was around 50/50 or 60/40.I really don't think any of the lists came in chalky. The other 90 percent usually have 3 to maybe 6 or 7 of the Top 15 and the rest of their lists are all over the place.
94 songs have at least 4 votes.
I also don't think any two lists are remotely the same at all.
It's amazing to me to see all the different ways and styles that people enjoy
I really don't think any of the lists came in chalky. The other 90 percent usually have 3 to maybe 6 or 7 of the Top 15 and the rest of their lists are all over the place.
94 songs have at least 4 votes.
I also don't think any two lists are remotely the same at all.
It's amazing to me to see all the different ways and styles that people enjoy
I think a completely different question / exercise would be to figure out how many songs would people keep from a band's entire catalog. As a for instance, the first go round on ranking the U2 songs was to rank 228 songs. A different question would be who many and which songs would someone want to have in their personal collection. For a band like U2, I was around 50/50 or 60/40.
For a band like The Beatles, my list would be pretty long. I'd have to think pretty hard to come up with 10 songs I don't like. Probably all of Side Two of Yellow Submarine would get axed. I might be hard pressed to come up with 10 non-instrumental movie soundtrack songs. I'd have to think more about it, but I'm guessing I'd keep 95% of their catalog and pass on 5% . . . maybe even 98% / 2%.
exactly thisThree of them have "honey" in the title.
Assuming you are using Excel, if it helps any, I found the best way to set things up was listing all the songs in the first lefthand column going north and south. I set the column width for column A at 16. You don't need to enter the full name of the song, just enough for you to tell what it is. So "For The Benefit" would be sufficient. For all of the other columns, I believe I set the column width to 2.15. The goal is to compress the columns with the rankings to be able to fit as many columns on the screen as you can.I think it won't take me too long to arrange the lists in the database so that I can manipulate that data better like 99 did in the zep thread.
All I've done so far is cut and paste the lists sent to me on another tab in the spreadsheet. I have three days to do that. Lol.
I don't remember much Monkees stuff but Daydream Believer. I think @simeyis a big Monkees fan.
Pleasant Valley Sunday is perfection pop.
and written by my "wish I was older an she was my girlfriend" Carole King ...
Can I get in on this? @Getzlaf15 and @krista4 - what do I do?
I don't remember much Monkees stuff but Daydream Believer.
Pleasant Valley Sunday is perfection pop.
and written by my "wish I was older an she was my girlfriend" Carole King ...
On one hand I find this interest fascinating. On the other hand when those posts start to stream in I scroll past them until the subject changes. So maybe I don't find it fascinating after all.I'm going through a phase in the Zeppelin thread where people look at the lists as some sort of a contest. Do people really get a rush because they have more songs left than someone else?