Well done, Mitchell, on a tough task (as you acknowledged)! So much I didn't know, especially the actual construction of the song and final note (I trust you've heard The Rutles' parody, where a simple un-sustained one-piano-key note polishes off one sound-alike song). I was especially watching for any tip-o'-the-cap to the Beach Boys, and you did superb on that point, as well!!
Had to chime in, as I may be one of a very few who read this who not only was alive when the Beatles first appeared on US TV, but was 8, and sitting in rapt attention in front of the tube that fateful February '64 day! It's certainly not suffice to say it changed my life! I've been in search of the perfect riff ever since (as you might be able to guess from my writing, I'm a massive fan of Beatles 1.0 than Beatles 2.0, and the era represented by "SPLHCB," et al).
This'll be one of the few times I'll pull out my pop snobbery and ageism to say, "I'm glad my watching The Beatles on 'Ed Sullivan' wasn't simply relegated to just watching it on YouTube in the 21st century!" Hey, there's got to be SOMETHING to be said for being this old! Again, Mitchell, mad props, yo, for this writing victory!😁👍👏
Great job Mitchell, there's been so much written about ADITL, but you managed to pique my interest all over again.
Just took another 'real' listen, and it is a truly groundbreaking song, not just for 1967, there are few bands in the intervening 55 years who've dared to be as experimental from a position of mass popularity.
Well done, Mitchell, on a tough task (as you acknowledged)! So much I didn't know, especially the actual construction of the song and final note (I trust you've heard The Rutles' parody, where a simple un-sustained one-piano-key note polishes off one sound-alike song). I was especially watching for any tip-o'-the-cap to the Beach Boys, and you did superb on that point, as well!!
Had to chime in, as I may be one of a very few who read this who not only was alive when the Beatles first appeared on US TV, but was 8, and sitting in rapt attention in front of the tube that fateful February '64 day! It's certainly not suffice to say it changed my life! I've been in search of the perfect riff ever since (as you might be able to guess from my writing, I'm a massive fan of Beatles 1.0 than Beatles 2.0, and the era represented by "SPLHCB," et al).
This'll be one of the few times I'll pull out my pop snobbery and ageism to say, "I'm glad my watching The Beatles on 'Ed Sullivan' wasn't simply relegated to just watching it on YouTube in the 21st century!" Hey, there's got to be SOMETHING to be said for being this old! Again, Mitchell, mad props, yo, for this writing victory!😁👍👏
Great job Mitchell, there's been so much written about ADITL, but you managed to pique my interest all over again.
Just took another 'real' listen, and it is a truly groundbreaking song, not just for 1967, there are few bands in the intervening 55 years who've dared to be as experimental from a position of mass popularity.