exam 2 Flashcards
original titles for Help! movie - working titles
Help- without exclamation mark, but there was a movie called Help, so they considered names for the movie
Beatles II and Eight arms to hold you, went with Help!
NUJV
people thought they were spelling semaphore on Help album cover but they werent- British
On the UK Parlophone release, the letters formed by the Beatles appear to be “NUJV”, whilst the slightly re-arranged US release on Capitol Records appeared to feature the letters “NVUJ”,
Richard Lester
director of Help!- quote about those titles above- 8 arms to hold you idea, but beatles had to hard to write a song for and couldnt
director of Help!- quote about those titles above- 8 arms to hold you idea, but beatles had to hard to write a song for and couldnt
Richard Lester
John said that BLANK was “one of his favorite songs because it was real.”
Help
Originally John wrote this song slow- Dylanesque, but they speeded it up to make it a jolly beatles tune- he regretted this later
Help
journalist- told John to use words with more than one syllable in his songs-criticism of help
Maureen Cleave
what are the effects of speeding up the source tape when it is mixed
1) increases tempo, raises pitch
2) brightens sound
3) diminishes rhythmic mistakes
what club were John, Cynthia, George and Pattie in when the LSD took effect
Ad lib club
who took lsd by accident
John, Cynthia, George and Pattie
name of the dentist who gave John, Cynthia, George and Pattie LSD
Eric Cosins
John described this song as “one of the earliest heavy metal records made”
“ticket to ride”
what was Paul’s explanation of the title for “ticket to ride”
Paul says ticket to town called Ryde
George wrote song for help CALLED BLANK for Patty Boyd- George’s first use of wah-wah pedal- called “tone pedal” at the time
I need you
“I need you”
George wrote song for help “I need You” for Patty Boyd- George’s first use of wah-wah pedal- called “tone pedal” at the time
by album BLANK they were already somewhat experienced with pot and lsd but now quite at psychedelic stage tet
Help
“youve got to hide your love away”
John Influence: another side of Bob Dylan - sings to Eleanor Bron in Help- 2 flutes played an octave apart - Flutist name was Johnny Scott- first outsider since andy white to play with beatles on an album
first song to feature an outsider since andy white
“youve got to hide your love away”
John Influence: another side of Bob Dylan - sings to Eleanor Bron in Help- 2 flutes played an octave apart -
Flautist name was
Johnny Scott- first outsider since andy white to play with beatles on an album
flutist on “youve got to hide your love away”
Johnny Scott- first outsider since andy white to play with beatles on an album
scrambled eggs
Yesterday - Paul - scrambled eggs - paul went in and recorded acoustic guitar and singing, next day George Martin brought in a string quartet (2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello) - George Martin wrote out part. Quartet is on one track
yesterday
Yesterday - Paul - scrambled eggs - paul went in and recorded acoustic guitar and singing, next day George Martin brought in a string quartet (2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello) - George Martin wrote out part. Quartet is on one track
1 track - paul-acoustic guitar
2 - singing
3 - 2nd vocal (came in and wanted to redo- original voice track bled through, they dont know if it was an accident or not)
4 - string quartet
the 4 tracks on Yesterday
1 track - paul-acoustic guitar
2 - singing
3 - 2nd vocal (came in and wanted to redo- original voice track bled through, they dont know if it was an accident or not)
4 - string quartet
Guinness Book of World records- over 3,000 covers by year 2000 - the most recorded song in history
yesterday
what kind of backing on yesterday
string quartet (2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello) - George Martin wrote out part. Quartet is on one track
Ringo has had a song on every album so far except
A Hard Days Night- he recorded “If you’ve got trouble” but not used- he says “rock on anybody” before George’s guitar solo
“If you’ve got trouble
a song written by Lennon–McCartney and recorded by the Beatles on 18 February 1965 with Ringo Starr singing the lead vocal. The song was intended to be Starr’s vocal appearance on the Help! album and the Help! film, but the Beatles were not happy with the recording and later chose “Act Naturally”
Friday Aug 6 1965
Help album release
2nd world tour
hollywood bowl, 2 shows- $90,000 per show
John said this album was “the beginning of the group’s self conscious period and the end of the beatles tribal child-like stage”
Rubber Soul
“this bird has flown”
John - “this bird has flown”- the working title for song “Norwegian Wood (This Bird has Flown)” George on Sitar
what song of Bob Dylan’s was basically a copy of Norwegian wood
song “fourth time around” off album “Blonde on Blonde”- 3/3
first song george uses a slide - first time beatles had a recording session that went past midnight
Drive my car
first song george uses a slide
Drive my car
first time beatles had a recording session that went past midnight
Drive my car
2 lead guitars playing the same line
“Day Tripper” - past master
single
forced-john
transitional album
Rubber Soul
Ive just seen a face
- paul realizes he needs to write more to catch up with John
- Preoccupation with Jane asher (distracted him before, now inspiration for this song)
- skiffle influence (acoustic)
- help
the lines go past the verse break
Act Naturally
- the beatles’ last recorded cover (until let it be)
- placed on album instead of “if youve got troubles”
- features ringo as cinematic persona
The Beatles covered the song in 1965 on the United Kingdom version of their album Help!. It was released as the B-side of “Yesterday” in the United States
If I needed someone
If I needed someone
- harrison on rubber soul
- evokes indian classical music
- drone
- high tambura
The Word
- D Minor blues
- influenced by soul singles by Wilson Picket and James Brown
- McCartney: an “attempt write a song on one note”
- predicts rise of hippie counterculture and “summer of love”
- rubber soul
- harmonium
Run for your life
- written right after Lennon’s second LSD trip
- Lennon later renounced this song for its sexist lyrics
- rubber soul
- country western influence
what song came to paul in a dream
Yesterday
why was george slow to start writing his own songs
he had no one to collaborate with
laugh? intimidated
first open air concert
shay stadium concert
shay stadium concert
first open air concert
what does VOX do to help the Beatles be heard by such a large crowd? during shay stadium
special big amplifiers- 100 watt amp (rather than the regular 30 watt)- went through baseball stadium PA
Why was the beatles shea stadium concert considered a milestone in rock and roll history
-first really big open air concert- 55k
where did the beatles first meet elvis presley
-in bel air
what was elvis doing when they arrived
-playing a fender bass watching TV
how does johns recollection of the meeting Elvis differ from others
-john jammed with elvis but the others said they didnt
what about elvis does ringo find disheartening
-he wasnt making any music (just making movies)
he felt they were bad for the american youth and tried to have them banned by the CIA youth
what album marks the turning point in the beatles creativity point in the Beatles creativity as songwriters and musicians, why
-rubber soul, more contemporary, branching out, drugs, different kinds of music including indian
how does george get interested in the sitar?
-indian band on the scene of help
what is the first song george uses sitar on
-norwegian wood
how does the photo of the beatles on the rubber soul album get its unique warped look
-photographer bob freeman projecting image fell back and became elongated
why were George and Ringo reticent at first to bring their own songs into the studio
-hard to bring songs to Paul and John, they would laugh,
what song from revolver does george martin consider a great innovation
-tomorrow never knows- ringoism
which beatle was frightened at first about trying LSD
-paul - (thought it alters your brain and thoughts forever)
John “a forced single” - had to come up with a single really quickly while doing rubber soul- john wrote it quickly
day tripper
october 15, 1965
double a single
we can work it out and day tripper
other side of souble a side day tripper is
other double a side of day tripper is -we can work it out - paul song with john helping- paul was having problems with jane asher john-counter argument in song (life is very short)
we can work it out
double a with day tripper is -we can work it out - paul song with john helping- paul was having problems with jane asher john-counter argument in song (life is very short)
first album took 585 minutes but we can work it out took 525 to record one useable rhythm track - trouble switching from 4/4 to ¾
harmoium - george martin, first time they used it, on we can work it out
585 minutes to do first album but it took 525 to record one useable rhythm track for
we can work it out
we can work it out recording process
first album took 585 minutes but we can work it out took 525 to record one useable rhythm track - trouble switching from 4/4 to ¾
first song with hamonium
we can work it out- harmoium - george martin, first time they used it, on we can work it out
first version of what song was a 6 page poem
in my life - john
widdling of in my life
first version - 6 page poem of all the things and people who left his life
1 page draft
2 verse soft
middle 8
solo, one on in my life
baroque- J.S. bach. slowed tape speed down by half (half speed) - people assume it is a harpsicord - george martin
another name for solo passage
middle 8
im looking through you
paul still mad at jane asher, for moving to another part of country for her acting her career
ringo plays organ
rubber soul
MBE
member british empire
michelle
paul-michelle- french lyrics - woman named Jan Vaughan- Ivan’s wife, a french teacher- suggested michelle my belle
name of ivan’s wife the french teacher
Jan Vaughan
ringos first writing credit: Lennon/mccartney/starkey)about 5 words-1 take
what goes on
what goes on
(ringos first writing credit: Lennon/mccartney/starkey)about 5 words-1 take
12 bar original-lennon
lennon/mccartney/harrison/starkey george harrison-tone pedaled guitar John- guitar Paul-Bass Ringo-Drums George Martin-Harmonium
“Wont be there with you”
george harrison - “Wont be there with you”- working title of “Think for yourself”
fuzz bass-distortion box eliminates low frequencies, 2nd regular bass part had to be added
“Think for yourself”
george harrison - “Wont be there with you”- working title of “Think for yourself”
fuzz bass-distortion box eliminates low frequencies, 2nd regular bass part had to be added
-rubber soul
who built a book store with anti christian books
barry miles and john dunbar built a book store and art gallery - chooses books for him- anti christian and catholic
which song has anti christian lyrics
girl by john
what two things were both released on december 3 1965 and were #1
single release
“day tripper” double A side
“we can work it out”
Rubber Soul Album
what black musicians call mick jagger in london
plastic soul
Norman Smith
leaves as the Beatle’s engineer after Rubber soul in 1965 becomes AER-artists and repertoire - to be a talent scout and developer for EMI - discovered pink floyd
AER
Nornman smith becomes one after leaving as beatle’s engineer- discovers pink floyd
AER-artists and repertoire
other names considered for 1966 album Revolver
-other names they considered- Abracadabra, magic circles, beatles on safari—> all of names connected to Aleister Crowly “the wickedest man on earth” - was an occultist
Abracadabra, magic circles, beatles on safar
Revolver 1966
-other names they considered- Abracadabra, magic circles, beatles on safari—> all of names connected to Aleister Crowly “the wickedest man on earth” - was an occultist
replaced norman smith as engineer - came up with close miking for drums etc
geoff emerick- replaced norman smith as engineer - came up with close miking for drums etc-
Ken Townsend
Ken Townsend - ADT- artifificial double tracking -engineer
aspects of indian classical music
based on a single RAGA- (musical mode or scale)
uses just innotation, a different tuning system than
western equal temperament
melody floats above a drone
based on a set of “rhythmic circles called talas
raga
melodic patterns or modes in Indian music
musical mode or scale
tala
based on a set of “rhythmic circles called talas
term used in Indian classical music for the rhythmic pattern of any composition and for the entire subject of rhythm, roughly corresponding to metre in Western music
A tala is a regular, repeating rhythmic phrase,
The most common instrument for keeping rhythm in Hindustani music is the tabla,
ravi shanker
legendary sitarist and composer
considered “india’s most esteemed musical ambassador”
taught harrison to play sitar
stockhausen
composer born in 1928- first classical composer to cut and mess with tapes and tape loops- mccartney was listening to him. paul’s first tape loop was on tomorrow never knows
she said she said
describes an experience John had while on LSD
Recounts Peter Fonda’s near death experience
and your bird can sing
complex guitar arrangement
originally called “you dont get me” written by john
for no one
written by paul about his problems with jane asher
george martin hires a famous french horn player for the solo
paul’s classical trend
Yoko Ono
born in 1933 in Tokyo
dropped out of Sarah Lawrence College and became involved in NYC avant-garde art world
conceptual art:
requires audience participation/interaction
an artistic event can influence thought patterns and spur social change
the idea behind the work is more important than its material qualities
fluxus- group of artists who made music from everyday sounds
grapefruit- ono’s book of surrealist poems and meditations
bottoms- ono’s most famous avant-garde film
met john in london when he attended her art exhibit
fluxus
fluxus- group of artists who made music from everyday sounds
yoko ono was into it
What do the beatles do in lieu of making TV appearances to promote their songs? What does this promotional technique give rise to about 15 years later?
just make their own videos -promo films- sent them to tv studios
why were Japanese authorities upset about the Beatles playing at the Nippon Budokan Hall
-supposed to be a special spiritual place for martial arts
What unusual technique did the Japanese police use as means of controlling concert goers when the beatles played the Budokan?
-were very controlling, had police with telephoto lenses around the stadium. would take a picture of anyone who stood up and appeared to demonstrate
close miking (drums violin etc), who?
Geoff Emerick
paul first heard tape loops where
stockhausen
ADT
Ken Townsend -ADT- artificial double tracking- take human voice put on another voice changing speed and put them together making them sound double tracked- 2 voices George Martin- made up story- name “FLANGER” came out of it
FLANGER
Ken Townsend -ADT- artificial double tracking- take human voice put on another voice changing speed and put them together making them sound double tracked- 2 voices George Martin- made up story- name “FLANGER” came out of it
Leslie Speaker
doppler shift on sound
Mark I
working title came for tomorrow never knows
John - Dr. Timothy Leary’s paraphrase of the Tibetan books of the dead
recording techniques on tomorrow never knows
1st verse-Johns voice ADT
2nd verse- johns voice- leslie
Loops- Paul’s guitar (seagulls)
Ringo’s drums close miked
Love you to
-George Harrison - george contributes 3 songs to album revolver
george on sitar-- raga
tablas- george hired outside player Anil Bhagwat
Ringo playing tambourine
outside person hired to play tablas on love you to
Anil Bhagwat
single- recorded at same time as revolver
side a: “paperback writer”
ATOC
automatic transient overload control- allowed for high level bass to be recorded on vinyl discs
ATOC (not in tomorrow never knows) Automatic transient overload control- minimizes some of the sound waves so bass could be higher in the mix- more bass sound, used in paperback writer for the first time, something the engineer does (post production)
Rain
recorded fast to slow down
Johns voice is backwards at end
all pitches present,
music video
taxman
taxman-george-94% tax bracket
John later said he co-wrote it with george
-Mr Wilson- Harold Wilson was the prime minister
Mr heath-Edward Heath- leader of opposition
-paul-lead guitar solo with indian scale
done twice-middle
and end of song
Mr Wilson
Harold Wilson was the prime minister
Mr Heath
Mr heath-Edward Heath- leader of opposition
Got to get you into my life
1st strong brass section in a beatles’ song
3 trumpets
2 tenor sax
1st strong brass section in a beatles’ song
Got to get you into my life
yellow submarine
discovered sound effects closet for orchestras
waves-chains dragged in old metal bathtub
clinking glasses-Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones
John Issuing commands in the echo chamber written by John and Paul for Ringo
I want to tell you
I want to tell you- George’s third song on revolver
-george felt the dissonant harmony and lyrics expressed his frustration through expressing things through words and communication
3 songs by George on Revolver
Taxman
Love You To
I Want To Tell You
single: June 10, 1966
a-paperback writer
b-rain
single and album: august 5, 1966
A: Eleanor Rigby
A: Yellow Submarine
Revolver cover by
Klaus Voorman
Tour in 1966
3rd and final Tour- disaster
no songs from revolver
philippines: Ferdinand Marcos and Imelda Marcos
presidential fortress- Malacanang- invited them to party there
KLM flight 862 to New Delhi → BOAC flight to London, informed Brian that they wouldnt tour anymore after that tour
he attempts suicide after
bigger than jesus quote
Maureen Cleave- wrote for the evening standard- reprinted in datebook-14 year old girl
Brian Epstein Suicide
Brian attempted suicide-this is all too much and I cant take it anymore
im only sleeping
john withdrawing from everyday life
george martin transcribed harrisons harrison’s guitar solo backwards slowed cymbal sound to create blurry atmosphere
good day sunshine
wake up alarm on space missions- written by paul- plays bass and piano on it- piano solo by George Martin
doctor robert
joke about dr who cured people with tranquilizers etc - could be john, he carried pills, a doctor in ny
Lennon’s favorite song on revolver
Here, there, and everywhere
by paul inspired by the beach boys Lennon’s favorite song on revolver
Here, there, and everywhere
by paul
inspired by the beach boys Lennon’s favorite song on revolver
what was the reception the beatles failed to attend
-madam marcus had invited them to a party, manila, philippines
how did the beatles find out about their reception
-put the tv on with news about them missing the royal reception
what happened when the beatles arrived at the airport
-kicked some of them- on the plain for a while
what controversial remark that john made in an interview with maureen cleave?
-the beatles are bigger than jesus
what were the repercussions in America?
-big particularly in bible belt- people threw away albums in trash
what were some of the reasons the beatles decided to stop touring
-death threats, gets grooling, beatlemania, nobody heard anything, tired, 4 years
where was their last performance in america
-candlestick park, san francisco
after the beatles stopped touring what did they do with their time?
- john became an actor
- george went to india
- Paul and George Martin did film scoring
ticket to ride
john song- he felt it sounded like heavy metal, incessant driving guitar and drums, heavy on down beat
help
song - help!
originally had a different title, john, originally wrote slower version
i need you
george harrison- first use of tone peddle
on help
the lines go past the verse break
ive just seen a face
nowhere man
john, him reflecting on his own securities, not going anywhere with writing
girl
john, supposed to sound like he is smoking a joint– increased hiss, books influenced him
2 guitars slightly out of tune with each other on what song
day tripper
what had died in reference to in my life
stu sutcliffe
Dr. Timothy Leary’s paraphrase of the Tibetan books of the dead on what song
tomorrow never knows
maureen cleave
lyrics to simple on help–> john does ive just seen a face where the lyrics go over the verse break
bigger than jesus
wrote for the evening standard
geoff emerick
close miking- new sound engineer 17
ken townsend
ken townsend - flanger, helped with fuzz bass sound
Eleanor Rigby
string playing inspired by psycho - Alfred Hitchcock
Bernard Hermann wrote string part for psycho
Paul said he got the name Eleanor from Eleanor Bron- actor from help and Rigby from Riby and Evans ltd wine and spirits shippers
no beatle plays a not in this song- instead, a string octet
4 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos
arrangement by George Martin
Paul-main vocal
John and George-Ah look at all the lonely people
close miking on strings
what instruments in Eleanor Rigby
a string octet
4 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos
arrangement by George Martin
Paul-main vocal
John and George-Ah look at all the lonely people
close miking on strings
Title for Eleanor Rigby
Eleanor from Eleanor Bron- actor from help and Rigby from Riby and Evans ltd wine and spirits shippers
song didnt have name for it, George called it Granny Smith
Love you to george- didnt have a name for it- called it granny smith- couldnt come up with name
green apple label
separate ways after what tour - and what does john do
3rd and final tour
went on 3rd and final world tour- brian attempts suicide
separate ways after tour
george studies sitar with ravi shankar
john went into acting
Richard lester doing another film called “how I won the war” with a part in it for a character called musketeer Gripweed- military issue glasses “Lennon Glasses”
strawberry field- song about the place- strawberry fields forever
work tape
Richard Lestor Movie with john, and character name
Richard lester doing another film called “how I won the war” with a part in it for a character called musketeer Gripweed- military issue glasses “Lennon Glasses”
strawberry field- song about the place- strawberry fields forever work tape
John Alexis Mardas
Magic Alex- did the light show for Rolling Stones and Brian Jones introduced him to beatles
John Dunbar
Indica Gallery - owned by John Dunbar and Barey Miles (feeding him books)-art gallery and book store- Yoko Ono was putting on show called “Unfinished Paintings and objects by Yoko Ono.” - Dunbar invited Lennon to exhibit night before it opened
Barey Miles
Indica Gallery - owned by John Dunbar and Barey Miles (feeding him books)-art gallery and book store- Yoko Ono was putting on show called “Unfinished Paintings and objects by Yoko Ono.” - Dunbar invited Lennon to exhibit night before it opened
book by Yoko Ono-
Grapefruit
Take 1 march 24 1996- strawberry fields
George has slide on guitar (like drive my car),
paul on mellotron (has tape recordings of actual instruments) strings in take 1
take 7 strawberry fields
take 7
paul still playing mellotron but now with flute sounds
George slide playing on guitar is improved and smoother
ringo drums
take 26 strawberry fields
take 26
drums heavy like “locomotive”
-addidition of
4 trumpets 3 cellos
George on swordmandel
- backwards cymbal track
- john says “cranberry sauce’ at end
those 2 takes of strawberry fields
George Martin Crosphases take 7 and 26- happens 60 seconds in. Let me take you down →\/
Penny Lane instrumentation
Penny Lane- Paul
4 flutes
2 trumpets
2 piccolos
1 flugelhorn
hand bell - Ringo
2 trumpets
2 obos
2 English Horns
Double Bass
piccolo trumpet
BBC TV Masterworks
Bach’s Brandenburg concerto #2 in F major
David Mason - 27 pounds and 10 shillings - piccolo trumpet
David Mason
BBC TV Masterworks
Bach’s Brandenburg concerto #2 in F major
David Mason - 27 pounds and 10 shillings - piccolo trumpet
February 11 1967 release single
A Strawberry Fields Forever
A Penny Lane
———————> First Single not to go #1 in UK, instead Release Me by Englebert Humperdink
first single not to make it to #1 in UK
February 11 1967 release single
A Strawberry Fields Forever
A Penny Lane
———————> First Single not to go #1 in UK, instead Release Me by Englebert Humperdink
Who is John Dunbar?
conduit to London’s avant garde scene. wimpole street. He was born in Mexico to a Russian mother. Went to Cambridge. Grew up in Russia. Very artistic.
married and had child with marriane faithful
John Dunbar with Barry Miles and Petter Asher made MAD- Miles, Asher and Dunbar, started the Indica bookstore and art gallery
How did Paul meet John Dunbar?
Through Peter Asher
How did Marianne Faithfull meet Paul?
through john dunbar - they were going out
Who wrote “As tears go by” for Marianne?
Mick and Keith
What kinds of music was Paul exposed to at Lennox Gardens?
blues, indian, classical and jazz
What were the musical creations that Paul brought to Lennox Gardens?
tape recorders, and loops etc
Which Beatles song did Faithful perform on the TV special, The Music of
Lennon and McCartney?
Yesterday
