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John may be a better lyricist, but Paul wrote my favorite Beatles lyric of all: “And though she feels as if she’s in a play / she is anyway.”

Remember the infamous comment and what I didn’t know at the time is that the press was deliberately and highly selective in editing his comment, basically eliminating the context. I also met people from Texas who recalled that era. They came from very conservative religious environments and it was pretty clear that the southern churches were eager to burn albums, to find ways to attack the Beatles. The same mindset is rather pervasive among that segment of society, even 58 years later.

Just reading the song title got that song stuck in my head. Good day sunshine!

5:39 Similar "movement" like the opening for Plug In Baby.

To me, the line in “A day in the life,” has a reference to the Kennedy assassination. “He blew his mind out in a car.” “All the people stood and stared.” “They’d seen his face before, nobody was really sure if he was from the House of Lords.”

You are terrific! What an excellent dive into this wonderful song! You reference Classical music, other bands and go on to demonstrate how great the Beatles were at song writing and performing multiple versions and takes until it was as perfect as humanly possible. (With a little help from their friends like George Martin & Geoff Emerick.)

Such creativity and skill - and love for music. Stunning ❤

I'm absolutely convinced that John didn't adhere to time and changed when he felt the lyrics said what he wanted to say at that moment. I does this with solo stuff too. Once the musicians get it, the transitions are quite smooth and necessary. Yeah, you hear the song writing divide from John and Paul from this album on.

the piano correspondent will be going crazy over these chords. there's definitely the possibility of a nice vocal line for a song in the opening phrases but that's probably not your intention, just me.

from the screaming fangirling of shea stadium to the analytical fangirling of fathom the beatles will always inspire

So very cool! Peace

'She said, she said' was two of Johns songs 'She said, she said' and 'When I was a boy' stitched together, the putting them together was George's idea, which John eagerly took up after Ringo said it was a great idea and he could handle it. Paul's idea were rejected as changing too much what John was hearing in his head, especially against the melodic bass Paul intended, and the softer edge sound he suggested - George was more in tune this time, and helped bring the whole together. Paul had a fit of pique and said 'Well, fuck off then!' (according to Mal Evans), and went home around the corner to Cavendish Avenue. As a result, George played the bass, both John and George exchanged lead guitar parts. When the track was done, they all went around to Paul's and made it up.

Norwegian Wood and Love You To were both written and recorded before the event in question. If Shankar had input to Beatles songs sound wise, it would be Within You Without You, Bluejay way and The Inner Light. You may have been confused by the strange release days of Beatles material in the US.

Dustbin lid is British cockney slang for 'kid'. So it is not a bad lyric, you are just not aware of its meaning. John wrote plenty of meaningless lyrics: "Semolina pilchard, climbing up the Eiffel Tower Elementary penguin singing Hari Krishna", and John said that they had no meaning. He also wrote some dreadful lyrics: "In the middle of a shave In the middle of a shave I call your name Oh, Yoko Oh, Yoko My love will turn you on."

What an awesome thesis! So thoughtful and spirited! You are quite a talent! I almost didn’t give you a chance but I’ve never been so unexpectedly astonished by a yt presentation.

The song in question: And Your Bird Can Sing

Jefferson Airplane’s sound was totally different, and from “After.Bathing at Baxter’s” onward, much, much darker. I think the War darkened a lot of the music coming out of the United States, particularly towards decade’s end.

Once again, this is a good insightful review of the song. One thing that I would add though is, although Paul is a great songwriter, bass player, piano player, he's a lousy lead guitarist, and this song displays that. The lead solo is a frantic mess, with an attempt at sounding exotic with the standard go to for rock musicians who really only have minor pentatonic chops: The linear minor scale run down. In an attempt to sound sophisticated, they'll throw in a linear scale that has a middle eastern sound. But there is no mojo to it. Its really basic stuff. Paul did that on this guitar solo. This is one of the worst lead guitar solos on a Beatle record. Paul was egotistical enough to reject George's solo tries, and put his own crappy solo in the track. Other than that I really like this song. Thanks for the reivew.

Sometime around this period, Ravi Shankar and Yehudi Menuhin did as series of London concerts titled East Meets West. I have read that this played a role in George’s interest in Indian music. Could this have been during that three-month Beatles sabbatical?

Nice! No one will ever do this again, as the producer can clean and tighten up everything after the recording, get them in tune, patch in corrections etc.

I love that your cover band was called "Elementary Penguins" 🤗💕🐧 I must admit I haven't heard all of Macca's solo albums... you are motivating me to rectify that deficiency!

Another great analysis. Although you know and love this music, you're very good at stepping back from it to take a look at it from different perspectives. This song has been derided in previous critques, which I think is unfair. You've highlighted the reasons, I believe, this song deserves to be on this record, at the height of the band's creativity. And he had just turned 23. George had referred to his music as Country & Eastern, an appropriate summary of his influences.

We need to have a Beatles listening party. What about Sgt Pepper ?

I think you were onto something when you said HTAE is a sort of sister song to “In My Life”. The most beautiful Beatles love song? No way I could pick one, just no way.

Dear Fathom..with all respect..your deep dive into The BeaTles with all respect is impeccable..you are on Fire 🔥..your Take Down of Love Me Too..is superb..from a subscriber from Australia 🇦🇺..nothing more ..nothing less..you gave insight and more..my respects 🙏

You’re awesome!!!

I was so relieved when you mentioned Joni after that "Don't Interrupt the Sorrow" reference. My brain couldn't ignore the phrasing. Just found your channel and already lovin' it❤ Subscribed!

What floors me is when I realize how much work time and energy you put into making your videos! Amazing! Thank you Entertaining and educational. I was @ 17 yrs old when the Fab Four came on the scene . Their songs and personalities brought joy to the world and new generations are discovering them. 3 fantastic song writers in one group! Just incredible.

You are so incisive and personable I have to wonder why the hell you aren't presenting on some major network and also, why the hell this video has less than 1000 views. Mind boggling. Anyway, love your work. Please carry on.

“And Your Bird Can Sing” is a great song. I read it may have been inspired by a cuckoo clock Cynthia bought John that he didn’t like.

I almost see some lonliness or pain in your eyes when you talked about being in love with someone.

Love everything but your vocal needs better acoustics.😊

I experienced the Beatles in realtime - I was just coming up to ten years old when this song came out, and wouldn't start taking piano lessons till a year later. So they were a bit beyond me... but always there as the soundtrack of my [generation's] life, and always there to come back to. Now, 58 years later, your musical knowledge and Beatles enthusiasm bring me joy and a deeper appreciation of the artistry of the song. Thank you!

Wait--what? Nothing from London Town? Name & Address, Morse Moose & The Grey Goose, With a Little Luck? What about Red Rose Speedway? I think there needs to be a Part 2 to this list. Love this channel!

Fantastically analytical.i will subscribe.

You said THIN LIZZY !!! "vagabond of the western world" is my favorite TL song

"Love You To" is my favorite Beatles song. It's mournful , serious and sexy😊

This is a sensational analysis of a great song. I'm in awe (and I've been trying to analyse and understand Beatles songs for more than five decades). So many valuable insights, presented with so much joy! Thank you!

Best breakdowns of Beatle music I've heard so far. I've been listening to those dudes since 1964, maybe 63 but NOBODY goes to such MEANINGFUL detail.

One of the things about John Lennon's lyrics, especially in his Beatles songs, is his ability to tap into his subconscious. Even when intending to be flippant, he would touch on or land right in really deep stuff

The Byrds took their Byrdsy sound from George's 12 string not the other way round.

This cover and this video and you make me feel very happy to be alive

Nancy! This is pretty fancy! And so are you :)

No . . .his first wife bought him a birthday present which was a toy green bird in a cage . . .it's also maybe a bit about his ex wife

Packed with tasty observations!

You hear the music with your whole body. I love it.

I love your hands interpretation of the riff…you are definitely living inside that music ❤️

What model of guitar are you holding at the beginning of this video?

Your work is lovely.