I respect the Beatles for what they've done, and some of their songs I do enjoy (like Yesterday), but I dunno, I never got into them. Their old school, and the only old school bands that I listen to are what I grew up around and what my parents played, and they never played the Beatles. I don't dislike them, but I don't like them. They're alright.
im not much of a fan for their music but i respect them because they inspired everyone and that they accomplised so much during their time..so y athats just me tho
I don't listen to the Beatles that much but I love some of their songs and admire what they did for musicl.
I am currentely working on a bass guitar cover of Eleanor Rigby. When I complete it in a few days, I will post it online for you all to see .
Some Beatles is fine, but some of their songs just come across as complete nonsense to me, and make me wonder why they are seen as so amazing.
I love the Beatles!! 1) Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds 2) A Day in Life 3) Yesterday 4) Help 5) Come Together
Some of their lyrics are just disgusting though... It shows no respect for their own music or their fans IMO I am he As you are he As you are me And we are all together. See how they run Like pigs from a gun See how they fly. I�m crying. Sitting on a cornflake - waiting for the van to come. Corporation teeshirt, stupid bloody Tuesday man you been a naughty boy You let your face grow long. I am the eggman oh, they are the eggman - Oh I am the walrus GOO GOO G�JOOB. Mr. City policeman sitting pretty little policeman in a row, See how they fly Like Lucy in the sky See how they run. I�m crying - I�m crying I�m crying. Yellow matter custard dripping from a dead dog�s eye. Crabalocker fishwife pornographic Priestess boy you been a naughty girl, You let your knickers down. I am the eggman oh, they are the eggmen - Oh I am the walrus. GOO GOO G�JOOB. Sitting in an English garden waiting for the sun, If the sun don�t come, you get a tan from Standing in the English rain. I am the eggman, oh, they are the eggmen - Oh I am the walrus. G�JOOB, G�GOO, G�JOOB. Expert texpert choking smokers Don�t you think the joker laughs at you? Ha ha ha! See how they smile, Like pigs in a sty, See how they snied. I�m crying. Semoline pilchards climbing up the Eiffel Tower. Elementary penguin singing Hare Khrishna Man you should have seen them Kicking Edgar Allen Poe. I am the eggman oh, they are they eggmen - Oh I am the walrus GOO GOO GOO JOOB GOO GOO GOO JOOB GOO GOO GOOOOOOOOOOOJOOOOOB.
I think you need to read up about the song and understand it more before calling it disgusting or disrespectful. There's a reason the song doesn't make any sense: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_the_Walrus "Lennon received a letter from a pupil at Quarry Bank Grammar School, which he had attended. The writer mentioned that the English master was making his class analyse Beatles lyrics (Lennon wrote an answer, dated September 1, 1967, which was auctioned by Christie's of London in 1992). Lennon, amused that a teacher was putting so much effort into understanding The Beatles' lyrics, wrote the most confusing lyric he could."
Well, they pretty much created a sound and they pretty much had no boundaries. They also had a lot of LSD (lol). Do you really think the results were going to be consistent? Although saying that, my favourite Beatles songs are the more wacky psychedelic ones like I Am The Walrus.
That still doesn't mean there's any real meaning behind it. Maybe disgusting wasn't the right word though. But I do feel that bands who right lyrics that merely rhyme are cheating their fans, which is somewhat disrespectful to them.
The same could be said for 99.9% of mainstream rap music. At least the Beatles, unlike most rap artists, actually had meaningful lyrics throughout most of their entire career. I Am The Walrus is really one of the only few Beatles songs that's not completely senseless, not bad considering how big their catalog is. It doesn't bother me at all though, I Am The Walrus is one of my favorite Beatles songs.
I obviously agree with Mod and Todd P) Either way though, lyrics aside, you can't say that you have never wanted to sing out at the top of your lungs: "I am the eggman, OH, they are the eggmen, OH, I am the walrus! Goo goo g'joob!" Its a pretty awesome chorus I have to say! And why would you want to base your opinion of a band on one song's lyrics? How about you take a look at other tunes, like "Within You, Without You": We were talking-about the space between us all And the people-who hide themselves behind a wall of illusion Never glimpse the truth-then it's far too late-when they pass away. We were talking-about the love we all could share-when we find it To try our best to hold it there-with our love With our love-we could save the world-if they only knew. Try to realize it's all within yourself No-one else can make you change And to see you're really only very small, And life flows ON within you and without you. We were talking-about the love that's gone so cold and the people, Who gain the world and lose their soul- They don't know-they can't see-are you one of them? When you've seen beyond yourself-then you may find, peace of mind, Is waiting there- And the time will come when you see we're all one, and life flows on within you and without you.
Here's an interesting fact for you all, who didn't know. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds is a song about LSD. Some people are unaware of this, but the Beatles left an all important clue in the song's title and main lyric: Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
They are pretty hit or miss to me. Some are good, but some like Come Together are just garbage from my perspective.
I seem to recall John Lennon debunking that rumor years ago, but I can't remember what his explanation for the title's true meaning was...
Even if you dont like the recordings of their songs. If you play them yourself or cover them, the actual progressions and lyrics and everything that makes up the whole song...amazing.