My Favourite BEATLES song | You Will Never Guess!!! | PHILOSOPHY SUNDAY

[@mihranbobson7753]

Andy you are quite possibly the most insightful musical mind on KZbin. Your thoughts on art and music are much more thoughtful, interesting and intelligent than anyone I’ve discovered. Thank you for all you do for our community. We are smarter for hearing your voice

[@themetallian2112]

I concur with this statement! Love hearing your insight, Andy!

[@eximusic]

I agree, he's always interesting.

[@larsnorqvist6905]

Yes, I couldnt agree more. Note that this video should be just as interesting even if you never heard The Beatles

[@sophocles1198]

We are not worthy!

[@chrisdaniels6523]

I love the Beatles. If I were forced to choose, I think "Rain" would have to be my favorite because the rhythm section is so ferocious.

[@jrm2fla]

I love rain, the guitar tone, the bass riff… the lyrics, the harmonies…

[@JJJJJVVVVVLLLLL]

I remember being 10-11 years old and figuring out the lyrics of rain to mean basically people can’t be in the moment.

[@joefilter2923]

It’s just a state of mind.

[@herbbartleby2817]

Reminds me of one glory moment in my life: on a singalong evening at a disco in the sixties, I could perform Rain with an english cover band of the time that had toured with the Hollies and played the Hamburg Star Club. How good is that? I had a touch of the Lennon voice back then when I could still sing and had pitch.

[@tommonk7651]

I couldn't possibly choose a favorite Beatles' song. They have been my favorite band for 50 years. They have so many absolutely fantastic and interesting songs. Their incredible output in such a short period of time is just unbelievable. They will never be surpassed IMHO.

[@WeirdScienceComics]

Agree 100% i actually just go with My Favorite Beatle Song…at the moment

[@jillyidle6462]

If I Fell. Perfect lyrics, progression, and especially harmonies! I always have to stop myself from singing, and just listen. Best love song ever. Happy Valentine’s Day ❤️

[@stephenelkington4971]

Yea ! There's a version of them performing it acapella in the studio. Vocal harmonies as good as the Everly's. Check it out !

[@GMTPoet]

Absolutely amazing video. I am a poet who believes that art is about subjective interpretation. That the true meaning of any work of art is whatever the recipient (listener, reader, viewer) takes out of it. True art leaves space for the recipient to put their own experience into the work of art, and come out with their personal meaning from it. You explore that beautifully. Your separate takes on “Blue Jay Way” fit into that perfectly, illustrate that theory perfectly.

[@applegrovebard]

A young teen when this song (Blue Jay Way) came out. I was entranced by Lord of the Rings, and for a magical month or so, would come home from school, go up to my room, and re-enter Middle Earth. I connected 'there's a fog upon LA' with the equally eerie fog on the barrow downs, before the hobbits are rescued by Tom Bombadil.

[@minhearg8331]

Choosing your favourite Beatles song is like choosing your favourite child. They're all different and you love them all equally.

[@James-hd4ms]

Yeah, no.

[@johnreilly9748]

In 1975 I was driving around LA in the fog and this tune came on the radio! It still sticks in my head!

[@eximusic]

Unusual pick. Mentions my city, but not anywhere near my favorite song. Off the top of my head, We Can Work It Out might be my favorite. Really resonated with me as a kid (the musical aspects). Now my favorite would probably be Dear Prudence. Or Long Long Long. Or . . . 100 others.

[@Pkp2306]

Dear Prudence is a great song! It grabs me from the start and I can't stop listening to it.

[@boxofstars5491]

Love this rambling Andy. Reminds me of my early years listening to music with friends while becoming increasingly stoned and philosophising without limits. That was in 1968.

[@johnpace5774]

Across The Universe!

[@2wayplebney]

I cannot help but sing harmonies whenever I hear this one. It is also a joy to play on guitar.

[@jackpearson1110]

There's a great version by a young lady names Aurora. I think it's the best version and I'm sure John would have loved it. She adds a counter melody at the end and it just works beautifully

[@2wayplebney]

@@jackpearson1110 I like Fiona Apple's version, which uses elements of all the various Fabs' renditions.

[@kfitz2711]

Strong choice. One of my favorites.

[@LanceHall]

Tomorrow never Knows still sounds fresh

[@shiva1742]

I was 25 years old in 1967, and I remember really loving Blue Jay Way, and I had never taken any psychedelics. Love this channel. It’s truly “mind expanding”.

[@MsAppassionata]

I never took any drugs in the ‘60’s, yet I loved listening to The Beatles. One does not have to be on drugs to enjoy their music.

[@joeakajoe1]

great vid. I think Pythons 'meaning of life' might be based on magical mystery tour a little bit. Mr creosote very similar to Lennon feeding the big lady spaghetti with a spade in the restaurant. Palin's sgt major walking up and down the square quite similar to Spinetti's. and xmas in heaven seems to be based on 'your mother should know', a big cheesy show in the afterlife. Almost like the Pythons tried to make a slightly more understandable digestible version of MMT

[@ludochem]

1 i am the walrus 2 paperback writer 3 a day in the life 4 michele 5 drive my car ... on the top of my head

[@jdmresearch]

Well, this video has it all. Including a funny ending. I won’t expand my comment here but I just loved it from the start to the end. That’s it.

[@elliotwalton6159]

It's remarkable to think that George Harrison was only 22 when he realized that the path he was on with the Beatles was a spiritual dead end.

[@steverhenius6734]

He never understood celebrity but learned to live with it !

[@michaelfavreau7617]

I don`t think I can choose my favorite Beatles song. I believe choosing my least favorite would be an easier task.

[@ogden700]

Hi Andy: an Englishman of your generation, out here in the colonies I get entirely what you're saying about MMT (the general and the glorious particulars): my first ever album, at 10 years old, and an amateur drummer in a Beatles tribute band in my late teens. Thank you so much for your academic-level articulation of the film . Sir Paul & Ringo will love this. I'm a Phil prof. in my old age, and I can affirm you in your insight that subjective-objective are the same reality from two different perspectives--which is not to deny Truth.

[@eveszokolai8939]

Outstanding! It is astonishing that you can spontaneously expound upon a seed thought and take it to such depths in such an illuminating and entertaining way. Bravo! Thank you for painting a picture of Blue Jay Way in such vivid colors, you have changed the way I will hear it forever. Cheers!

[@dblair1258]

Thanks for introducing me to your favorite Beatles song. Hadn't ever heard it before. :)

[@toddfrank3344]

You're right. Not only will I never guess, but I'm not even going to try.

[@WeirdScienceComics]

As Andy said, a great thing was that the Beatles always pushed love, something Paul has said he is so proud of.

[@SpookyLuvCookie]

I was flicking through a Beatles book of mine yesterday; and realised that the first time that one of their songs broke the three minute mark, was Ticket To Ride (and just a pinch over three minutes at that) on their fifth album, "Help!". How mad is that!

[@JarrettMehldau]

That's one of the things that's so brilliant about them. Their songs hardly ever overstay their welcome. There's no reason that every song has to be 3 min +, but that became the norm later on, and it got worse in the CD age.

[@garyh.238]

"It's All Too Much" from the Yellow Submarine album - psychedelic and joyous.

[@peterolbrisch8970]

It's not going to be a George song.🙄

[@garyh.238]

@@peterolbrisch8970 Au contraire mon ami! Andy picked a George song! Blue Jay Way!

[@SpookyLuvCookie]

The scene in Yellow Submarine that this accompanies is great too.

[@BrennanYoung]

as is "Only a Northern Song"

[@roygoad2870]

I can remember my first hearing Led Zeppelin was on Radio 1 in early 1969, I couldn’t believe what I was hearing it was Communication Breakdown, it rocked like nothing I heard before and I knew this band was going to be big.

[@nevarmaor]

I have two favourites, depending on my mood. While My Guitar Gently Weeps and A Day In The Life. Probably 1 and 1A in that order. There are a lot to choose from though.

[@rickbutterfield2358]

The Beatles have somthin for everyone.

[@matthewbrown7572]

Absolutely love your video. Very illuminating and insightful. The Beatles are the most seminal music artists in my life and Magical Mystery Tour is the first album I ever got for myself when I was 13 in 1967, and it completely blew my mind. It's the most important album for me personally.

[@hirampriggott1689]

I literally have to rate by number my fave Beatles songs: 1.Rain....2 Paperback Writer.....3 I feel Fine.....4 Girl.........

[@roberttreborable]

The BEATLES have so many great songs my favourite is always changing depending on my mood at the time.

[@bernhardgeyer4583]

Interesting choice, Andy. I esp. like your reading of "don't belong". The song has a beautiful haunting melody. You could read the lyrics as addressing the other 3, don't be long or I will be tired of being a Beatle. I have another favorite Beatles song that doesn't get a lot of recognition, Long, Long, Long from the White Album. A masterpiece of timeless music in my opinion.

[@manfred747]

How do you explain 'please don't you be very long'

[@leonardoleo6304]

Hi Andy. Great video. I think your insights in videos in KZbin the best on the net. You are always provocative in yout channel( In a good way) and I glad to learn so many things about music, art...and quite a British Humor😊( I from Brazil, but love the english estetisc)

[@michaelfavreau7617]

Your videos are among my favorites on ytube, perhaps my favorite for depth and intelligence.

[@ap1962]

Amazed at the insights into art, philosophy, culture, music and literature. And all of it involving a subject matter which I know very well. I remember listening to this song in my teens. I was kind of a Beatle freak just born a few years to late. The song on the surface is not that amazing but for some reason it did resonate with me. The explanation of the secondary and tertiary levels of meaning do make a lot of sense. Especially about the "sojourn" toward California , spirituality and drugs. WOW Thank you very much Andy. Keep it up.

[@user-ti5in8mi8b]

Wow! I’m a little speechless. What a deep, thought provoking piece Andy. Love the possible interpretations of the song… but that’s what being subjective is all about, ya? Interpretation. Great video! Keep up the tremendous work, it’s fantastic! Oh, and while it is REALLY difficult to pick one song as my favourite, if push comes to shove, it would be “Nowhere Man”.

[@jamescurran9002]

I used to have a friend, whom I thought was brilliant. Maybe still the most brilliant person I've ever met. And you remind me of him.

[@davidcox3833]

What a lovely thing to say.

[@hoskinb1]

Wow, Blue Jay Way, I never imagined that at the start of your video Andy. That said, your argument in favour of it is so compelling. For me, it's Strawberry Fields Forever every time and i think it is probably the greatest rock tune by anybody ever.

[@squareeyedgit]

Your channel: came for the prog, stayed for the PH'LOG! "The sublime is the unification of chaos and order." Of course! Ego and Id, the self and the other(s), Peters and Lee, cats and dogs living together, localised in YOUR KITCHEN. But seriously (arf), more of this please.

[@Pkp2306]

For a Prog lover Andy you picked the most basic of Beatles songs to put at the top! I think you are reading a lot more into Blue Jay Way than George was! Most people wouldn't have even got through that song without moving on so good on you for bringing it to the fore.

[@Bassdriver]

Thanks to you, I've listened to Blue Jay Way for the first time. I simply paused your video, searched Blue Jay Way and listened to it. And... I'm not as in love with it as you are. But I absolutely love your interpretations. As usually, it was a joy to watch (or rather listen to, as I consume your videos a bit like podcasts).

[@LeoTolstoy-j8u]

The double A side ( PL SFF ) between Revolver and Sgt Peppers - so incredible, so rich in everything that make up music. Still fresh as ever.

[@gregarruda112]

I have taken several poetry classes at university. The professors stated poets have a meaning that is intentional, however the reader is free to participate in poems and can bring his/her own meaning.

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

This is too simplistic. It is not a binary. It is more like Yin Yang

[@sophocles1198]

Poets are intentionally ambiguous, unless they are writing greeting cards.

[@peterdunlop7885]

Phenomenal stuff Andy! Don’t know where to start, you unpack a lot of things. So interesting to hear you download your thoughts for us, and wow it’s a lot of thoughts. Take care Andy and keep being the authentic you 🤓😎🤘

[@shyshift]

It’s not a cinema but a live performance from Bonzo Dog Doo Da Band playing Death Cab For Cutie. Paul and Ringo aren’t in that scene. Paul filmed The Fool On The Hill in France due to English Tax issues.

[@jdewey8841]

This was amazing Andy! I suppose this might be common among little children, but I have a memory of a story almost identical to yours, Andy. To this day, I have great trouble saying goodbye to my parents when I leave after a visit, or even getting off the phone with friends and family.

[@DannyG-cv8so]

My personal favourite Beatles song is “Michelle”. I just love that song.

[@johnclarke851]

Fabulous analysis.

[@brucefournier2391]

As a nine 1/2 year old, in Chicago, USA, 'Blue Jay Way' was the first one of the 'new' songs I heard. It was over FM radio in the evening. I was alone. The room was dark, but for a small, shaded wall lamp. How are we 'intrigued' by something at that age, but that is the best word to explain my first hearing of your fave Fab's tune.

[@LeoTolstoy-j8u]

Please don't be long > Don't belong. Seriousy trippy.

[@manfred747]

@@LeoTolstoy-j8u please don't you be very long - doesn't work

[@sophocles1198]

Love to hear Andy talk about the Beatles. I grew up with them but I never gave them proper attention.

[@stevehoran5595]

My guess: Happiness Is A Warm Gun. It may be their most prog song. PS Well, I was wrong!

[@Wayner71]

George's expedition through psychedelia is most interesting. It is often underestimated just how much George contributed to the "Beatlesque" soundscape.

[@c11p]

My favorite Beatles song, as well. Has been since I was a youth, and my affection had only grown in the subsequent 40 years.

[@moetrymwm7807]

For some reason Blue Jay Way came into my thoughts as possibly being your favorite Beatles tune. It's definately one of mine.Revolver has always been my top album of theirs with Magical Mystey Tour a close second. Thanks for all your terrific analysis.

[@gordonwaite4571]

I LOVE Philosophy Sundays! And really appreciate your interpretations of Blue Jay Way. Fascinating! I never cared for the song but now have a new perspective on it. Thanks!

[@pauldavies2850]

There's always been that bit at the end of Hey Bulldog where Paul and John are mucking about. It reveals so much about the dynamics at play between the guys.

[@petertrotman7708]

Blue Jay Way reminds me of "I Went To Sleep" by The Beach Boys. Brian Wilson at the height of his medication or possible LSD come down still managed to write something incredibly literal/beautiful about what he saw that day. "Flying is one of my favourites by the Beatles, because it doesn't sound like them but a like session band. Which goes to show how many groups were inspired and sounded like them. Thanks Andy, another good one.

[@sarahhhh775]

Yeah. To me it's coming down flat by himself when he needs his friends to get there to keep him up. Sleep is no solution. It speaks to his disillusionment with the lsd scene.

[@brianparsa7794]

So many terrific songs to choose from . . . probably almost every Beatles song has multiple persons that say it is their favorite. Lol, for whatever my opinion is worth, my favorite is "I've Just Seen a Face." That was a compelling story about your memory of being a tiny child and in a panic because of what the babysitter told you; "they aren't coming back" must have been absolutely terrifying! I sincerely hope that you are recovering.

[@theselector4733]

I've probably watched around 6 or 7 of your videos in the last couple of weeks, some multiple times, BUT this one is the one that made me subscribe. BRILLIANT VIDEO!!!! I don't like long videos yet I watched this one from start to finish. Fascinating stuff. I think I'll listen again when I go on my daily walk later today. It's 37 degrees celsius in Sydney, hot as hell atm. BLUE JAY WAY is a song I always liked. I agree it was very different to their other tunes. Although I always assumed the song was set in LA something occurred to me while listening to your video; What if he was just making a statement about LA instead of actually being there. On another note, granted that Sgt Pepper's was the first concept album, and took music in a different direction possibly heralding the beginnings of "serious Rock Music" it's interesting to note that The Beatles almost always kept things humorous, catchy and entertaining. I miss the whimsical, colourful and very english pop aesthetic that John Lennon, Syd Barrett or even Donovan brought to the table. This was later exchanged for a heaviness and dark music that followed in the late 60's and early 70's. Personally I could never get into Black Sabbath or Led Zeppelin, although to be fair I do like a few of their tunes. Keep up the GREAT Work. Much Appreciated.

[@daveoutdoors4949]

I love Blue Jay Way. I see people’s rankings of Beatles songs and BJW usually ranks pretty low and I scratch my head. It’s so dreamy. My favorite Beatle song is I Want You ( She’s so Heavy).

[@sealisa1398]

As you mention, my favorite too along with Hey Jude.

[@pencilpauli9442]

Let me guess before I watch the video... Every Little Thing covered by YES on their eponymous debut album?

[@floydgrove6486]

One of the greatest of all covers!

[@sspbrazil]

Good stuff Andy, thanks for this, it is good to see this kind of thing spoken about for creative people.

[@taketwo_duo]

I have the Magical mystery tour EP with Blue Jay Way. I remember playing it for the first time when I was about 11 years old. Although I never really listen to it I've never forgotten it. It left an impression in my subconscious.

[@dilbertpugh8517]

Thank you Andy for sharing this insight into how you think; a genuine stream of consciousness and a breath of fresh air.

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

My pleasure!

[@NorthernCitrusParrot]

Thanks for that Andy... possibly as good as anything I've ever seen on KZbin.

[@mainzergirl9610]

Fascinating how a song can encapsulate a moment in time. At ages 3-5, my daughter had night terrors. I would sit beside her holding her hand. To this day, the song Silent Lucidity chokes me up.

[@joemc1960]

Fascinating insight. I think I could've guessed it had you given my five guesses. I always loved this song and never understood why it was on so many Worst Beatles Songs lists.

[@Chiller11]

I was in 7th grade when my entire family sat down to watch the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show. They struck me as a relatively superficial pop group with young girls screaming in the audience while they were doing All my Loving, Till There Was You etc. I was more captivated by Bob Dylan with songs like Times They Are a Changin’ and in 65 The Byrds with Mr Tambourine Man and Turn Turn Turn which seemed closer to my feelings of early teen angst. That initial evaluation of the Beatles would change when I encountered Norwegian Wood very soon thereafter.

[@Hernal03]

What you say at 20:54 about England pretty much sums up the way I currently feel about my country (the U.S.A.) and the world in general actually.

[@Liisa3139]

Can't Buy Me Love is my favorite Beatles song. Because I love to dance and it has that lovely youthful energy that only young people can have. Also, the scream in the song is very youthful and could be understood as the scream of a young person facing adulthood and the uncertainty of life - realizing how lacking of experience he/she is. But hey, we take it all with dancing steps and with a belief that life will sort out, like it has for the previous generations. Let's dance! Crab the moment!

[@h.m.7218]

Interesting. When you talked about how speaking about dead people made them alive in a certain way, it made me think about those people who discover Nick Drake's music and life and write something like "it's so sad he died without knowing how much appreciated his music is today" under a video of one of his songs. When I read that, I always feel compelled to write that "he knows, actually".

[@dtchinacat3973]

Yes, I LOVE "Blue Jay Way" very unusual and "Trippy"! I don't really have a favorite, but if I had to pick one, I would go with "Here There and Everywhere" just for the pure Beauty of it; but "Blue Jay Way is definitely way up there on my list!

[@zuni1919]

Very impressive. A one-hour soliloquy on "Blue Jay Way." Love the song, but damn.....haha. I do love it. Cheers

[@garyh.238]

I thoroughly enjoyed going deep into the mire with you today Andy!

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@mauricerevelle8451]

I know exactly where you're coming from..Being a musician / writing ect . I was explaining to someone the other day about a simple object of a plastic bag and how I see it..This bag has had groceries / light bulbs / all sorts of items carried in it and the love that its carried inside it to feed and supply essential goods to yourself /family ect..Then can then be neglected or using the love and caring again to used to carry recycled waste and be renewed...It's more than just an object..The Beatles influence that is...The thought, the art and as you said the objectivity and subjectively. . Need to hear stuff like this..Makes me know I'm not mad..Ha. All the best..

[@JohnJohnson-bs4cw]

All you need is toast

[@peterolbrisch8970]

😂😂😂😂

[@franolich3]

All you need is toast Da da da da da All you need is toast Da da da da da All you need is toast, toast All you need is toast

[@garyowen4602]

But if you want some jam,take Ob-la -di bla -da.

[@kallebuchholz2156]

The Beatles song that stands out for me is “Come Together” There is something about its rhythm that moves me.

[@Henk-e2v]

Masterpiece! Great explanation.

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

Thank you kindly!

[@lyndonaldridge6437]

Brilliant your best yet ❤

[@edwardyazinski3858]

Favorite for me tends dependent on mood when there are so many many to choose from.

[@RuiBarEdits]

Obviously what I'm going to say has nothing to do with this video, but as I've seen several videos on your channel and I realized that you have no problem presenting bands with little commercial success and that in the Focus video you mentioned that you know few European bands of prog rock, I ask: do you know an Italian band called Area? If you don't know, I suggest the album Cra̰c̰!. It exists on KZbin. Happy listening!

[@happy2oblige]

I'm a long way down the comments so you may never read this. Have finally subscribed. Well, I've watched so many of your videos now. I haven't read all of the comments - but just in case no one's mentioned this check out James Hargreaves Magical Mystery Tour. He suggests, based on known evidence - such as Paul's piece of paper with a circle drawn on it, that the film was conceived by Paul as a version of the Tibetan Book of the Dead. There are seven set pieces, each based on the stages as described in the book. It's fascinating and chimes very well with your ideas around Blue Jay Way. Anyway, I'll be adding a comment to the Greatest Songs video later.

[@noricd]

Blue Jay Way, like Tomorrow Never Knows and Glass Onion are three songs that for their composers are self-reflective at their core. I tip my hat as a favourite to Glass Onion. It shares many other characteristics with the other pieces, eg aurally inventive, sung with minor notes or chords, and philosophical, poetic and mature in lyrics. “Music on Music” is a special playlist I grow in my diverse and extensive collection of music. Glass Onion is a first Lennon memoir on his portfolio. Lennon even at his young age presets his life and portfolio as a layered yet transparent reality, as reflected in the song’s perfect title for its subject matter.

[@grouchomarxist666]

I understand and appreciate the reason the Beatles didn't include singles on their lps, yet I can't help but imagine the Rubber Soul album with "What Goes On" & "Think For Yourself" replaced by "Day Tripper" & "We Can Work It Out."

[@dbarker7794]

Surprising but excellent choice. Love that song. Also, on the album, it segues into the wonderful instrumental "Flying," which seems like a perfect combination. Sorry this isn't the negative kind of comment that Andy says he prefers. 😢

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

I like this comment

[@joefilter2923]

There’s literally fog in the hills of SoCal at times. I remember that from up Bluebird Canyon Road in Laguna Beach.

[@georgivaramezov9939]

Magical mystery tour is my favourite Beatles album! And Blue Jay way is a great song! Congratulations, Andy! It's a first time I hear opinion like that about The Beatles and I'm very happy! Great!

[@PaulBergen]

I did not see that coming! Brilliant deep dive and naturally I will be paying more attention to it. Every now and then I try to pick the best Beatle songs but always come up empty handed because as soon as I pick one I think of another. Maybe a top unranked 25? I can pick a best album - White Album. Just for the sheer range of it.

[@ashulman2008]

I love this choice. This has one of the most distinctive and unsettling sounds of any song they ever did. Mmt would not be quite as weird and wonderful without it.

[@tomski120]

My introduction to the beatles was with the album " live at the Hollywood bowl" "Ticket to ride" or " ill follow the sun" flip flop as my favourite

[@insomniatique4214]

Not to be overly literal but the fog could also be LA smog. In the film, George is coughing on car fumes. Blue Jay Way is a street in Los Angeles -- one of the "bird streets" above Sunset, Laurel Canyon area. Not sure how many policemen "walked the beat" in LA in 1967 -- today all police ride around in cars and SUVs. Magical Mystery Tour Capitol album - #1 Billboard, millions sold, grammy nomination. BBC first aired the film in B&W in '67, not shown on American TV (PBS) until 2012. Of course most people didn't have color sets in '67.

[@duffbaker9554]

I have always regarded 'Blue Jay Way' as a creepy (and sinister) song. If such a song exists in the Beatles' canon, it's that one. Touche, George!

[@tadpoleslamp]

Oh my God! Thanks for this!

[@jerrylev59]

A haunting composition and production that I also spent many hours contemplating the levels of meaning in, as a child experiencing this music when it was new and I had yet to be familiar with the chemically induced altered states that inspired it, and later in my teenage years when I had a bit more of a clue. ;) 😏 I largely had the same conclusions as Andy. "We'll be over soon they said" could be taken as they/our lives will be over soon. Additionally, "Ask a policeman on the street, there's so many there to meet" could be taken to mean that, when one is in an altered state and obviously behaving abnormally, every "normal" person you encounter is likely to give you some form of a reality check in their response, objectively "policing" your awareness of your own subjective state of consciousness.

[@jattotling3475]

I knew it !!!

[@fossilmatic]

It’s a fair guess that Blue Jay Way is Kevin Parker’s favourite Beatles track, too.😊

[@daicullinane7746]

As always Andy, an insightful Philosophy Sunday. Talking about differentiating beauty and ugliness. When I started my job which involved weeding, I commented that some of the flowers/plants were uglier than the weeds we were removing. To which my more experienced colleague replied "A weed is a plant inthe wrong place." Listened to Please, Please Me through to Revolver today. As a performance Mister Moonlight is great. However, I noticed that Run for Your Life appears to be advocating the murder of the "girl" who has rejected John.

[@jeremyarbitaljacoby7155]

I too greatly appreciate “Blue Jay Way” for its paradigm changing nature. But, I would choose “Tomorrow Never Knows” as the radix of sonic transition in “popular music.” Simply, the “sound” of it is so intriguing! Integrating, broadening the horizons of “popular” music ( use of the studio as an instrument-thank you Yoko and Paul!) is why for me, I would cite “Tomorrow Never Knows” as my pick.

[@pbartmess]

This hour flew by very quickly and enjoyably. I feel that you could have spent another hour on the apparent dichotomy of subjectivty and objectivity. You touched deeply on several key points, much to ponder. I was hoping you would draw comparisons to the social upheaval that occurred during the fin de siecle as a result of radical artists like Rimbaud and Verlaine, and the parallels to the late sixties. Probably too much to cover in one video. Greil Marcus' book Lipstick Traces would be a good departure for the next discussion (although I think he was gilding the lily with his portrayal of punk).

[@misterjones2u]

Really interesting stuff, not a song I had heard before even. I wish you had been my English teacher at school, you are very good a breaking lyrics down to extract levels of meaning. The title of the song is also a road up in the hills of Laurel Canyon, so i suspect it all came together on a trip up there one time. Life long Stones fan here, love the Beatles too of course, never did such a deep dive into their catalogue, it might be time.

[@raleighsmalls4653]

Or, more simply.... George was suddenly alone in LA. Not used to having no adoring fans/friends (Apple Scruffs !) around. Lucas nicked it from Joseph Campbell (Hero of a Thousand Faces).