r/TheBeatles

i realized that I am the walrus makes a reference to Lucy in the sky with diamonds (see how they fly like Lucy in the sky) ik a lot of people already know that but still (another example is glass onion that references strawberry fields forever)

No idea if this is or is not a popular opinion here. But it really seems to me that the Beatles are still cutting edge when it comes to popular music. Their melodies and harnonies are still more complex than 90% of modern music. George Martin's arrangements are worthy of any modern producer. Their ability to experiment with instruments and samples while keeping songs listenable with catchy hooks is still unique.

The main differences now are modern compression, and electronic sampling. Neither of which is a particular advancement, musically. Nor is quantizing or autotune or any other computer wizardry. What it does is bring mediocre music up to a mean. It doesnt improve high quality music at all, in fact it strips it of life.

Didnt mean to rant about modern music. This post is simply to say that the Beatles still sound relevant and fresh musically, to me at least.

[The one band that could have pushed music forward in a radical way was Radiohead. Im not sure they managed it but I appreciate the effort.]

God only knows...

Here are a few ideas I have:

While My Guitar Gently Weeps/Don't Pass Me By

All My Loving/Please Mister Postman

Across the Universe/I Me Mine

Norwegian Wood/If I Needed Someone

I'm A Loser/What Yo're Doing

And Your Bird Can Sing/Good Day Sunshine

Please Please Me: Completely remove "Misery" and "A Taste of Honey" from the discography, replace them with Besame Mucho and Hello Little Girl respectfully. Make Twist and Shout/One After 909 a single.

With the Beatles: Remove Devil in Her Heart from discography and Money from the LP. replace with I'll get You and She Loves You respectfully. All My Loving/Money released as a single.

A Hard Day's Night: Remove I'll Be Back from the album and replace w. I Call Your Name and You Know What to Do. Release If I Fell/Tell Me Why as a single. Make And I Love Her the B-side of A Hard Day's Night

Beatles For Sale: Remove Mr. Moonlight from discography and Honey Don't from the Album and replace with Leave My Kitten Alone and I'll Be Back respectfully. Release I'm A Loser/Honey Don't and Eight Days A Week/I'll Follow the Sun as singles.

Help!: Remove Dizzy Miss Lizzy and make Yesterday the closer. I'm Down placed in Side 2. The Night Before is the B side to Help! Yesterday/You're Going to Lose That Girl is released as a single.

Rubber Soul: Remove Drive My car and Run For Your Life Replace them w. We Can Work It Out and Day tripper. And release those two songs as a single. w. Nowhere Man/If I Needed Someone

Revolver: change nothing and release Taxman/For No One as a single.

A rarities compilation (between Nov. 1966 and Feb. 1967): One After 909, Money, Honey Don't, Dizzy Miss Lizzy, Bad Boy, Misery (Outtake), This Boy, She's A Woman, Thank You Girl, Yes It Is, I'll Get You, Slow Down, Matchbox

Sgt. Pepper: nothing changes.

Magical Mystery Tour: The American LP+The Inner Light, Lady Madonna/Hey Bulldog Double-A side single released

White Album: Split into two LPs: The Beatles (Oct. 1968), A Mad Day Out (Mar. 1969), Tracks: Me and My Monkey
Good Night
Revolution 1
Cry Baby Cry
Sexy Sadie
Helter Skelter
Yer Blue
Mother Nature’s Son
Birthday
Honey Pie
Savoy Truffle
Why Don’t We Do It In the Road?
Julia
Old Brown Shoe (all other white album songs on The Beatles which also contains Not Guilty and All Things Must Pass) Wild Honey Pie is erased from the discography. Singles: Ob-LaDi, Ob-La-Da/Not Guilty, Birthday/Julia.

Yellow Submarine LP: Yellow Submarine, Only A Northern Song, All Together Now, Across the Universe, You Know My name, Baby You're A Rich Man, Hey Bulldog, It's All Too Much, All You Need Is Love

Get Back (Jun. 1969): same as Let It be without Dig It, Across the Universe and Maggie Mae, Don't Let Me Down, Maxwell's Silver Hammer and Isn't It A Pity are added. Singles: Get Back/Don't Let Me Down, Let It Be/Isn't It A Pity.

Abbey Road: Same as normal, but removes Maxwell's Silver Hammer. Here Comes the Sun/Oh! Darling is released.