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Relax and float down stream
It is not dying
It is not dying
Lay down all thought
Surrender to the void
It is shining
It is shining
That you may see
The meaning of within
It is being
It is being
That love is all
And love is everyone
It is knowing
It is knowing
That ignorance and hate
May mourn the dead
It is believing
It is believing
But listen to the
Colour of your dreams
It is not living
It is not living
Or play the game
Existence to the end
Of the beginning
Of the beginning
Of the beginning
I am so glad I grew up in the sixties and seventies, but don't bother about the poor souls who don't know any better these days. They don't count.
Why are you a poor soul when you don't like the Beatles? It just bores me and I am not inspired by their music. They had a major influence on popmusic, I don't deny that but liking or not liking music is just a taste. There plenty songs I love on RP but just not The Beatles. :-)
How the hell did these guys write this in 1966??
Drugs. Lots of drugs.
For starters, none of the Beatles stuff is crap (well okay Rev #9 is)...but we're happy to hear these on RP.
maybe i am just sick and tired of hearing the same old songs, the beatles just bore me, unless i hear something deep
My God, I hate the Beatles!
My God, who the fuck cares what you think? lol
TPTB wish you would play deep cuts from beatles albums, not the same crap all the time
For starters, none of the Beatles stuff is crap (well okay Rev #9 is)...but we're happy to hear these on RP.
Thats all you need to know
no on else compares
One of the few Beatles songs I truly liked from the first time I heard it. There are a few more I've gained an appreciation for after being inundated by them my whole life. You can learn to like a song.
Live and learn!
More than 250 people rated this song a 5 or less, 79 of them rated it a 1. I didn't realize that many hearing impaired folks listened to RP...
I am so glad I grew up in the sixties and seventies, but don't bother about the poor souls who don't know any better these days. They don't count.
Revolver is still one of the best records of all times for me and this song- - simply a 10.
The bird noises? Paul laughing, manipulated.
What did people think of this in '66 ?
Groovy, man, groovy
Ringo is easily the most underrated Beatle.
https://www.thefest.com/tomorr...
And he had the best post Beatles career - I rated Thomas the Tank Engine long before I got into the Beatles.
What did people think of this in '66 ?
Everyone's jaw dropped at once! Well, mine did anyway.
My God, I hate the Beatles!
Don't apologize. You're part of the 1%.
No, not that 1%. Even they like the Beatles.
Thanks for sharing your opinion. Just to be clear though they were not literally crucified. I think some folks literally do not understand what literally means.
Like, you know, totally.
What did people think of this in '66 ?
Effing amazing. I speak from experience..
"Jam It Up your Arse... You're lucky we still let ya play DROOOMS!!"🧐
DON'T DO DRUGS!
YOU'RE NOT MY REAL MOM!
i love this. and the drums really get me in this one.
There are a few songs and albums that puzzle you like that as time passes. The Talking Heads' "Remain In Light" from 1980 is another.
Me? Enjoyed the trip and am ready to go again!
How the hell did these guys write this in 1966??
Acid
Uh, no. That would be the Chemical Brothers sounding like the Beatles in this song.
801 covered this - live. Scoring a 10 from me.
Nineteen and sixty-six.
Less beatles would be nicer
If you don't like them, hit the SKIP BUTTON!! The majority of RP listeners LIKE THEM!!
I highly recommend Geoff Emerick's Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles, which details his adventures as the Beatle's recording engineer, beginning with the recording of this song.
This sounds sooooo much like the chemical brothers it is amazing
BCarn wrote:
Uh, no. That would be the Chemical Brothers sounding like the Beatles in this song.
I'm starting to think that it's people's intense desire to display just how smart and knowledgeable they are that blinds them to the obvious facetiousness of posts like t0m5k1's. And over 40 other people give a thumbs up to that display of "knowledge" -- schooling poor, naïve ol' t0m5k1?
SMH
What's more nuts is that I was 17 when I bought the album on its day of release...
Totally Cool!!
That song is 55 years old.
55.
that's nuts.
What's more nuts is that I was 17 when I bought the album on its day of release...
t0m5k1 wrote:
This sounds sooooo much like the chemical brothers it is amazing
BCarn wrote:
Uh, no. That would be the Chemical Brothers sounding like the Beatles in this song.
Another case where the usually astute RP listeners completely whiffed on seeing/understanding the facetious wit of a post. (At the time of my posting, 44 people apparently didn't get it.)
Ringo is easily the most underrated Beatle.
https://www.thefest.com/tomorr...
Might I humbly request of the universe, and all those within who read English, that we simple cease and desist from referring to anything, especially people, as "overrated" or "underrated" or any combination of these terms? There may be isolated situation where these terms make sense, but Ringo is not one of those. Nor are pretty much all examples of this cliche-ridden terminology. Who, actually and after all, cares what or who rates anything or anyone? What is this all-encompassing rating system anyway? Give it all a rest, forever!
More than 250 people rated this song a 5 or less, 79 of them rated it a 1. I didn't realize that many hearing impaired folks listened to RP...
Don Draper ("Mad Men") didn't like it either.
This sounds sooooo much like the chemical brothers it is amazing
And this is the top rated comment here?
Seems like quite a bunch of RP-listeners are missing the joke that t0m5ki made
No, they just "got it". Apparently you and Proclivities didn't.
--whooosh!--
Not quite genius. But no fault of your own really. Dry humour passes by many.
This sounds sooooo much like the chemical brothers it is amazing
BCarn wrote:
Uh, no. That would be the Chemical Brothers sounding like the Beatles in this song.
And this is the top rated comment here?
Seems like quite a bunch of RP-listeners are missing the joke that t0m5ki made
Uh, no. That would be the Chemical Brothers sounding like the Beatles in this song.
--whooosh!--
More than 250 people rated this song a 5 or less, 79 of them rated it a 1. I didn't realize that many hearing impaired folks listened to RP...
And despite that it has a rating of 8.3 so I think we can say those are statistically insignificant/definitely in the minority.
55.
that's nuts.
Seek help. And that's Beatles with a capital B!
WTF should i???
imho, they are underplayed. just sayin'...
This is one of the few Beatles songs I thought was amazing the first time I heard it. It is so out there.
Seek help. And that's Beatles with a capital B!
Absolutely nailed it! Ringo may not have 'sounded' like a great drummer - maybe because of the simplicity? - but his keeping time was second to none; I'm no percussionist myself but know several drummers that reiterate this statement
I played drums in all sorts of bands... covered everything, from Iron Maiden to Jethro Tull, Billy Cobham to Pink Floyd, Santana, Deep Purple and many more... but, this guy... this guy is a headache. I started with great under-estimation of his drumming skills, continued with raised eyebrow, followed with frustration and pure hate and disgust for his ideas, and finally ended with genuine respect for this musician. Ringo is king-o!
I don't think you know what the word literally means.
Substitute critically - I think that is what is meant.
Some call it chaos - all part of the whole
Diversity is a good thing. Including a diversity of listeners. No need to be a hater.
Quite true, but I've always thought of this particular cut as the only (minor) flaw on their very best album.
Absolutely nailed it! Ringo may not have 'sounded' like a great drummer - maybe because of the simplicity? - but his keeping time was second to none; I'm no percussionist myself but know several drummers that reiterate this statement
And yesterday could have been released yesterday, or today.
Wait, who's on first?
Love this album, as it veered sharply off the path of rock and roll development. Even has a reverse-tape guitar solo.
54!
what the heck did listeners in 1966 make of this?
oustanding tune - were the Beatles even better when they stepped away from their more
familiar pop recipe?
I was not a big Beatles fan, but when this came out it became a favorite of mine. But I like weird music. I think most people thought it was 'odd'.
Maybe the first "sampling" in pop music, but composers and musicians had been composing and recording "experimental music" with samples and tape loops since the 1940s.
Love this album, as it veered sharply off the path of rock and roll development. Even has a reverse-tape guitar solo.
exactly - the beat alone (is that really ringo?) is light years away from the time of its recording
Uh, no. That would be the Chemical Brothers sounding like the Beatles in this song.
Rubber Soul.
The are 1,182 RPs with excellent hearing.
what the heck did listeners in 1966 make of this?
oustanding tune - were the Beatles even better when they stepped away from their more
familiar pop recipe?
It is easy and hard to answer that question at the same time. It was brand new and fresh and catchy to boot. Even more important was that when we were young un's back then it meant that we would not be listening to Lawrence Welk and Mantovani or Perry Como like our parents when we got to their age that we are today. That thought scared me to death growing up as a kid back then.