edna Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 Octopus is probably one of the worst songs the Beatles ever allowed to be released with their name on it... And now we all have given it the SF stamp of TT status. I guess I should accept this verdict, but can't help believing there weren't more deserving songs among the nominations ...I'm just fearful I have missed the deeper meaning of the song all these years. If someone can enlighten me, that would be great! I really am a big fan of the Lennon/McCartney team. Or did Ringo write that all by himself? You just wrote my thoughts, Ron... I guess "Yellow Submarine" isn´t among the Top Tenners... was Ringo obsessed by water? Maybe he couldn´t swim or something... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 Reminds me of this clip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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edna Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 The only Ringo´s song I like is "It don´t come easy". And it was George Harrison who wrote it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted November 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 I like Ringo. I like Photograph, and Back Off Boogaloo, and You're Sixteen. He didn't write them, but performed them well. I think poor Ringo gets a bad rap most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 "poor" Ringo? ...he was such a lucky guy guy... he played drums with The Beatles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 Oh, I too, think Ringo was great! Great for the chemistry of the Beatles, a very good, near great, strong drummer (human metronome, actually) and his energy was indespensible to the greatest rock act in history. But as far as his musical talents of writing or singing being able to place him into a TT list along with any group of 50 other moderately successful acts ... I gotta think the vote is more for his "backup" band, than for its frontman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted November 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 That's exactly what I mean. Mostly that's what people think of him ... he played drums for the Beatles. He really isn't given the personal credit he probably deserves. According to wiki: "Many drummers list Starr as an influence, including Dave Grohl of Nirvana/Foo Fighters, Orri Páll Dýrason of Sigur Rós,[25] Max Weinberg of the E Street Band, Danny Carey of Tool, Liberty DeVitto of Billy Joel's band, Nicko McBrain of Iron Maiden, Eric Carr of Kiss, Phil Rudd of AC/DC, Phil Collins, Mike Portnoy from Dream Theater and others.[26] According to Collins, "Starr is vastly underrated. The drum fills on the song "A Day in the Life" are very complex things. You could take a great drummer today and say, 'I want it like that.' He wouldn't know what to do." all these people think he was a pretty talented guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 They were right. And I like Octopus's Garden. Why should every Beatles song have to have complex meaning and musical structure? It's a good song! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lea Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 I love Ringo. I love the way he sings "With A Little From My Friends" perfect song for him. The Beatles never would have made it without him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 He was/is a talented drummer, indeed... he had something, that´s why he got to play drums with the Beatles. That´s why the others wanted him and not Pete Best. Even George Martin wanted Ringo on drums -though another drummer played on their first recording...- He might not be the best drummer but he was what the band was looking for. They made something big together. But I don´t like him as an artist. I don´t like the childish songs he sings with The Beatles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted November 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 They were right. And I like Octopus's Garden. Why should every Beatles song have to have complex meaning and musical structure? It's a good song! I agree. Is there a reason the Beatles couldn't release a fun song? Maybe a bit of a novelty, but something that was done just for the sheer fun of it? Sometimes I think we take them too seriously. I like Octopus's Garden too, I don't find it childish, I just find it fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 Sorry for the mix-up. I've got to get these glasses replaced. I like Ringo. He always said, he didn't like "fancy" drum playing. He just wanted to keep the beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 I love yellow submarine It is nearly my favourite Beatles song cos it's so happy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 I respect your opinions, my friends. What´s most, I love you... but...yellow submarine, ji? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 I like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 I have to say, I like it more than their earliest hits, a la "Love Me Do" :sleepy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Seeker Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 Don't worry edna, I'm with you... I don't like Yellow Submarine very much I still prefer it to Love Me Do, but that's not saying much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted November 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 I know it's a huge sacriledge for someone of my age to say but ... I'm not a huge Beatles fan. Don't get me wrong, I love a number of songs, but there are as many songs that I'm not terribly impressed with. So, I like Yellow Submarine, Octopus's Garden, Love Me Do, and In My Life, Something, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 That´s another thing I love here at home -I mean, Songfacts-... we can love/hate/ignore Beatles or Phil Collins or Liberace, we still get along so well!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted November 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 Also, we can speculate on things. Like who would win if Phil Collins and Liberace got in a fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 And we can admit freely without fear of being scorned that we have no idea who Liberace is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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