...and why it is...
2006-11-03 00:51:53 · 14 answers · asked by J.A.R. 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
hey bud
man where do i start
ok i think the best song is elenor rigby, it came off the fourth best album of all time, revolver, and was quiet signifiacant
Though "Eleanor Rigby" was not the first pop song to deal with death and loneliness, it was certainly among the first to present such a serious attitude. The Shangri-Las' 1964 hit "Leader of the Pack" gave a Motown rendition of star-crossed lovers ending in one of their deaths, but the subject matter was purely in a romantic vein and far from a serious look at loss. In fact, in the mid-1960s, the pop format hardly seemed the right vehicle for such a message. Folk tunes might be full of depression and death, like Simon and Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence", released in the same year, but pop consistently had a more rosy outlook on life. Nevertheless, "Eleanor Rigby" took a message of depression and desolation, written by a famous pop band, with a somber, almost funeral-like backing, to the number one spot of the pop charts. Other acts soon followed in a similar vein, like The Rolling Stones with "Paint It Black".[10]
"Eleanor Rigby" marks a midpoint of sorts in The Beatles' evolution from a pop, live-performance band to a more experimental, studio-oriented band though the track contains no obvious studio trickery. Whereas many of the other tracks on Revolver lend themselves to a rock group, "Eleanor Rigby" in a sense is a precursor to the psychedelic tracks of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The subject matter also reflects a band in transition. The bleak lyrics were not The Beatles' first deviation from love songs, but were some of the most explicit. Eleanor Rigby's lonely existence shares more in tone with the sense of detachment of "A Day in the Life" than with "I Want to Hold Your Hand".
In some reference books on classical music, Eleanor Rigby is included and considered comparable to art songs (lieder) by the great composers.
2006-11-03 01:00:34 · answer #1 · answered by deano8072 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are so many wonderful Beatles songs. If I had to pick just one, I'll pick "I will" because of it's beautiful melody.
2006-11-03 00:55:50 · answer #2 · answered by kattsia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are so many lovely songs by beatles. my choice
1. Yesterday
2. Michelle
3. Girl
4. She loves you
5. Hey Jude
actually there are way too many.... tough question, but nice- made me think of some lovely songs. Thanks for the question
2006-11-03 01:11:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eleanor Rigby (All the lonely people). The lyrics and the melody are so gripping and kinda melocholy. There aren't many songs that command your attention--you stop whatever you are doing.
2006-11-03 02:03:45 · answer #4 · answered by Lucky Lola 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't see how anyone could pick a 'best' song, when they have so many. If I were forced to choose, I would probably pick something from the Sgt. Pepper album, however cliched that may be.
2006-11-03 00:54:56 · answer #5 · answered by Elizabeth 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Tomorrow Never Knows
Because it's the best
2006-11-03 01:11:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My favorite song changes with my mood but the song "Something" will probably be remembered when all the others are forgotten.
2006-11-03 00:58:48 · answer #7 · answered by Huey from Ohio 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there's no best beatles song, they are all great.
2006-11-03 00:56:02 · answer #8 · answered by natalia k 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hey Jude
Just because
And Yesterday
also just because
2006-11-03 00:58:12 · answer #9 · answered by Megan H 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
in my life
it fits any mood your in. and i don't think anyone could find anything bad about it. its so simple yet its great.
2006-11-03 01:22:12 · answer #10 · answered by melanie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋