Beatles song no 2: Blue Jay Way

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Blue Jay Way

An unheralded gem
21
38%
Good
18
32%
Average
4
7%
Poor/Minor Beatles
13
23%
 
Total votes: 56

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Re: Beatles song no 2: Blue Jay Way

Postby mentalist (slight return) » 31 Jul 2014, 23:36

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mentalist (slight return) wrote:This is average Beatles in my incredibly humble opinion.


BURN HIM AT THE STAKE!!


Fuck 'em. If it comes on I won't skip it. But I'd never chose to play it. This happens with a lot of George songs alas.
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Re: Beatles song no 2: Blue Jay Way

Postby Charlie O. » 31 Jul 2014, 23:38

toomanyhatz wrote:I'll definitely contribute to the Beefheart thread too, just waiting till I can give it the deserved concentration.

Ditto.
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Re: Beatles song no 2: Blue Jay Way

Postby naughty boy » 31 Jul 2014, 23:40

Thanks, friends.
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Re: Beatles song no 2: Blue Jay Way

Postby naughty boy » 30 Jul 2015, 20:33

Crackpots.
Matt 'interesting' Wilson wrote:So I went from looking at the "I'm a Man" riff, to showing how the rave up was popular for awhile.

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Re: Beatles song no 2: Blue Jay Way

Postby The Modernist » 30 Jul 2015, 20:44

Tinky Tatty Tot wrote:Crackpots.


I thought you'd change your mind on this one?

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Re: Beatles song no 2: Blue Jay Way

Postby naughty boy » 30 Jul 2015, 20:44

The song? It's one of their worst. I don't know what else to say.
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Re: Beatles song no 2: Blue Jay Way

Postby The Modernist » 30 Jul 2015, 20:47

Just get into it as a spooky journey. The sound of the thing is unique.

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Re: Beatles song no 2: Blue Jay Way

Postby Charlie O. » 30 Jul 2015, 20:48

Tinky Tatty Tot wrote:The song? It's one of their worst.

Probably. And it's still marvelous.
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Re: Beatles song no 2: Blue Jay Way

Postby bye » 18 Jan 2017, 23:19

Terrible.
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Re: Beatles song no 2: Blue Jay Way

Postby The Modernist » 19 Feb 2018, 23:20

Bump just for John.

I didn't praise it enough in my initial post on this thread. It's top 20 Beatles for me these days. Incredible sounding record and truly hypnotic.

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Re: Beatles song no 2: Blue Jay Way

Postby The Modernist » 19 Feb 2018, 23:30

Snarfyguy wrote:Great song; great production; you guys are trippin'. What do you like, The Fool on the Hill?

What's the matter, the melody line doesn't do enough acrobatics for you? The subject matter is too mundane? It's dreary?

Well get over yourselves. It's a masterpiece of paranoia and foreboding and a key psychedelic track, brilliantly prefiguring the Manson killings and generally significantly upping the ante as far as what moods rock music could express.

And the sound of it! George's otherworldly incantation and all those phased drums and swirling cellos, Good God a'mighty, how does this not appeal? What is it you people want?


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Re: Beatles song no 2: Blue Jay Way

Postby Carl's Son » 20 Feb 2018, 01:19

Not very memorable. By which I mean, I don't really remember it. I do like The Fool On The Hill though. Doesn't everybody?
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Re: Beatles song no 2: Blue Jay Way

Postby trans-chigley express » 23 Feb 2018, 15:00

Carl's Son wrote:I do like The Fool On The Hill though. Doesn't everybody?

I’d hope so, it’s brilliant

I like BJW too.

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Re: Beatles song no 2: Blue Jay Way

Postby jimboo » 23 Feb 2018, 15:21

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Re: Beatles song no 2: Blue Jay Way

Postby The Modernist » 23 Feb 2018, 19:27

jimboo wrote:Informs the rest of the BCB tent. "I am just going outside and may be some time."


It's weird and tuneless. It should be right up your street!


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