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
@themetallian21128 ай бұрын
I concur with this statement! Love hearing your insight, Andy!
@eximusic8 ай бұрын
I agree, he's always interesting.
@larsnorqvist69056 ай бұрын
Yes, I couldnt agree more. Note that this video should be just as interesting even if you never heard The Beatles
@sophocles11982 ай бұрын
We are not worthy!
@chrisdaniels65238 ай бұрын
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.
@jrm2fla8 ай бұрын
I love rain, the guitar tone, the bass riff… the lyrics, the harmonies…
@JJJJJVVVVVLLLLL6 ай бұрын
I remember being 10-11 years old and figuring out the lyrics of rain to mean basically people can’t be in the moment.
@joefilter29236 ай бұрын
It’s just a state of mind.
@herbbartleby28173 күн бұрын
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.
@tommonk76518 ай бұрын
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.
@WeirdScienceComics7 ай бұрын
Agree 100% i actually just go with My Favorite Beatle Song…at the moment
@jillyidle64628 ай бұрын
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 ❤️
@stephenelkington49715 ай бұрын
Yea ! There's a version of them performing it acapella in the studio. Vocal harmonies as good as the Everly's. Check it out !
@GMTPoet8 ай бұрын
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.
@applegrovebard8 ай бұрын
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.
@minhearg83318 ай бұрын
Choosing your favourite Beatles song is like choosing your favourite child. They're all different and you love them all equally.
@James-hd4ms8 ай бұрын
Yeah, no.
@johnreilly97488 ай бұрын
In 1975 I was driving around LA in the fog and this tune came on the radio! It still sticks in my head!
@eximusic8 ай бұрын
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.
@Pkp230611 күн бұрын
Dear Prudence is a great song! It grabs me from the start and I can't stop listening to it.
@boxofstars54912 ай бұрын
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.
@johnpace57748 ай бұрын
Across The Universe!
@2wayplebney8 ай бұрын
I cannot help but sing harmonies whenever I hear this one. It is also a joy to play on guitar.
@jackpearson11105 ай бұрын
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
@2wayplebney5 ай бұрын
@@jackpearson1110 I like Fiona Apple's version, which uses elements of all the various Fabs' renditions.
@kfitz27113 ай бұрын
Strong choice. One of my favorites.
@LanceHall21 күн бұрын
Tomorrow never Knows still sounds fresh
@shiva17428 ай бұрын
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”.
@MsAppassionata8 ай бұрын
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.
@joeakajoe18 ай бұрын
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
@ludochem2 ай бұрын
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
@jdmresearch8 ай бұрын
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.
@elliotwalton61598 ай бұрын
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.
@steverhenius6734Ай бұрын
He never understood celebrity but learned to live with it !
@michaelfavreau76178 ай бұрын
I don`t think I can choose my favorite Beatles song. I believe choosing my least favorite would be an easier task.
@ogden700Ай бұрын
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.
@eveszokolai89396 ай бұрын
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!
@dblair12588 ай бұрын
Thanks for introducing me to your favorite Beatles song. Hadn't ever heard it before. :)
@toddfrank3344Сағат бұрын
You're right. Not only will I never guess, but I'm not even going to try.
@WeirdScienceComics7 ай бұрын
As Andy said, a great thing was that the Beatles always pushed love, something Paul has said he is so proud of.
@SpookyLuvCookie8 ай бұрын
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!
@JarrettMehldau8 ай бұрын
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.2388 ай бұрын
"It's All Too Much" from the Yellow Submarine album - psychedelic and joyous.
@peterolbrisch89708 ай бұрын
It's not going to be a George song.🙄
@garyh.2388 ай бұрын
@@peterolbrisch8970 Au contraire mon ami! Andy picked a George song! Blue Jay Way!
@SpookyLuvCookie8 ай бұрын
The scene in Yellow Submarine that this accompanies is great too.
@BrennanYoung8 ай бұрын
as is "Only a Northern Song"
@roygoad28708 ай бұрын
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.
@nevarmaor8 ай бұрын
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.
@rickbutterfield23588 ай бұрын
The Beatles have somthin for everyone.
@matthewbrown75728 ай бұрын
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.
@hirampriggott16896 сағат бұрын
I literally have to rate by number my fave Beatles songs: 1.Rain....2 Paperback Writer.....3 I feel Fine.....4 Girl.........
@roberttreborable4 ай бұрын
The BEATLES have so many great songs my favourite is always changing depending on my mood at the time.
@bernhardgeyer45838 ай бұрын
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.
@manfred7475 ай бұрын
How do you explain 'please don't you be very long'
@leonardoleo63048 ай бұрын
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)
@michaelfavreau76178 ай бұрын
Your videos are among my favorites on ytube, perhaps my favorite for depth and intelligence.
@ap19628 ай бұрын
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-ti5in8mi8b8 ай бұрын
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”.
@jamescurran90028 ай бұрын
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.
@davidcox38338 ай бұрын
What a lovely thing to say.
@hoskinb18 ай бұрын
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.
@squareeyedgit8 ай бұрын
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.
@Pkp230611 күн бұрын
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.
@Bassdriver5 ай бұрын
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-j8u8 ай бұрын
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.
@gregarruda1128 ай бұрын
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.
@AndyEdwardsDrummer8 ай бұрын
This is too simplistic. It is not a binary. It is more like Yin Yang
@sophocles11982 ай бұрын
Poets are intentionally ambiguous, unless they are writing greeting cards.
@peterdunlop78855 ай бұрын
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 🤓😎🤘
@shyshift8 ай бұрын
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.
@jdewey88418 ай бұрын
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-cv8so3 ай бұрын
My personal favourite Beatles song is “Michelle”. I just love that song.
@johnclarke8517 ай бұрын
Fabulous analysis.
@brucefournier23918 ай бұрын
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-j8u8 ай бұрын
Please don't be long > Don't belong. Seriousy trippy.
@manfred7475 ай бұрын
@@LeoTolstoy-j8u please don't you be very long - doesn't work
@sophocles11982 ай бұрын
Love to hear Andy talk about the Beatles. I grew up with them but I never gave them proper attention.
@stevehoran5595Ай бұрын
My guess: Happiness Is A Warm Gun. It may be their most prog song. PS Well, I was wrong!
@Wayner718 ай бұрын
George's expedition through psychedelia is most interesting. It is often underestimated just how much George contributed to the "Beatlesque" soundscape.
@c11p8 ай бұрын
My favorite Beatles song, as well. Has been since I was a youth, and my affection had only grown in the subsequent 40 years.
@moetrymwm78078 ай бұрын
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.
@gordonwaite45716 ай бұрын
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!
@pauldavies28503 ай бұрын
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.
@petertrotman77088 ай бұрын
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.
@sarahhhh7756 ай бұрын
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.
@brianparsa77948 ай бұрын
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.
@theselector47338 ай бұрын
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.
@daveoutdoors49494 ай бұрын
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).
@sealisa1398Ай бұрын
As you mention, my favorite too along with Hey Jude.
@pencilpauli94428 ай бұрын
Let me guess before I watch the video... Every Little Thing covered by YES on their eponymous debut album?
@floydgrove64868 ай бұрын
One of the greatest of all covers!
@sspbrazil8 ай бұрын
Good stuff Andy, thanks for this, it is good to see this kind of thing spoken about for creative people.
@taketwo_duo7 ай бұрын
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.
@dilbertpugh85178 ай бұрын
Thank you Andy for sharing this insight into how you think; a genuine stream of consciousness and a breath of fresh air.
@AndyEdwardsDrummer8 ай бұрын
My pleasure!
@NorthernCitrusParrot8 ай бұрын
Thanks for that Andy... possibly as good as anything I've ever seen on KZbin.
@mainzergirl96108 ай бұрын
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.
@joemc19608 ай бұрын
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.
@Chiller115 ай бұрын
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.
@Hernal038 ай бұрын
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.
@Liisa31398 ай бұрын
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.72188 ай бұрын
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".
@dtchinacat39738 ай бұрын
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!
@zuni19194 ай бұрын
Very impressive. A one-hour soliloquy on "Blue Jay Way." Love the song, but damn.....haha. I do love it. Cheers
@garyh.2388 ай бұрын
I thoroughly enjoyed going deep into the mire with you today Andy!
@AndyEdwardsDrummer8 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@mauricerevelle84518 ай бұрын
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-bs4cw8 ай бұрын
All you need is toast
@peterolbrisch89708 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@franolich38 ай бұрын
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
@garyowen46028 ай бұрын
But if you want some jam,take Ob-la -di bla -da.
@kallebuchholz21568 ай бұрын
The Beatles song that stands out for me is “Come Together” There is something about its rhythm that moves me.
@Henk-e2v8 ай бұрын
Masterpiece! Great explanation.
@AndyEdwardsDrummer8 ай бұрын
Thank you kindly!
@lyndonaldridge64378 ай бұрын
Brilliant your best yet ❤
@edwardyazinski38588 ай бұрын
Favorite for me tends dependent on mood when there are so many many to choose from.
@RuiBarEdits8 ай бұрын
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!
@happy2oblige7 ай бұрын
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.
@noricd8 ай бұрын
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.
@grouchomarxist6663 ай бұрын
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."
@dbarker77948 ай бұрын
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. 😢
@AndyEdwardsDrummer8 ай бұрын
I like this comment
@joefilter29236 ай бұрын
There’s literally fog in the hills of SoCal at times. I remember that from up Bluebird Canyon Road in Laguna Beach.
@georgivaramezov99398 ай бұрын
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!
@PaulBergen8 ай бұрын
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.
@ashulman20088 ай бұрын
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.
@tomski120Ай бұрын
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
@insomniatique42148 ай бұрын
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.
@duffbaker95548 ай бұрын
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!
@tadpoleslamp8 ай бұрын
Oh my God! Thanks for this!
@jerrylev598 ай бұрын
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.
@jattotling34752 ай бұрын
I knew it !!!
@fossilmatic8 ай бұрын
It’s a fair guess that Blue Jay Way is Kevin Parker’s favourite Beatles track, too.😊
@daicullinane77468 ай бұрын
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.
@jeremyarbitaljacoby71558 ай бұрын
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.
@pbartmess8 ай бұрын
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).
@misterjones2u8 ай бұрын
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.
@raleighsmalls46538 ай бұрын
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).