The one with the ass on the cover? It’s AMAZING - seriously SO essential that, like you, I don’t understand why it isn’t more lauded or spoken of.
Not surprising really, given that it only appeared on the film and not the album. So most Pink Floyd fans didn’t get a chance to listen to it more than a couple of times unless they bought the single that it B sided or, more recently, the “Best Of” album.
It’s Wot’s… uh the Deal.
From the same album, I’ve always liked Childhood’s End and Stay. Stay has a nice chorus.
The Narrow Way from Ummugumma is another favourite of mine, particularly parts one and three. It’s a pity their production values weren’t as high then as they became later on.
Yep. And I love Baby You’re a Rich Man. Another one is You Know My Name (Look Up the Number), at least the Anthology version. I had heard about this supposedly embarrasing novelty song the Beatles did late in their career, long before I heard the song itself. It’s great! Really nice tune, and the “Hello and welcome to Slagger’s” stuff at the end cracks me up.
The first Beatles song that sprang to mind was YKMN-LUTN. They really loosened themselves up for that one, huh.
When I thought about it, I remembered “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” has always been one of my favorite kickass Beatles songs, but I’ve never seen anyone else who likes it.
I completely agree with you on “Miracles”; that song improves my mood instantly whenever I listen to it. Two of my favorite neglected songs are “Mad About You” by Sting and “I Burn for You” by The Police. They both have a fantastic (in both senses of the word) vibe, but I think both are ill-known by fans.
Good call; that probably would have been my pick. That song rocks! But it’s hidden away on the Yellow Submarine soundtrack (even though it’s not in the movie) which has very few original Beatles songs.
I could’ve swore it was on the CD, but you’re right - I checked Amazon and it’s not on the tracklisting. I know the song well though, and not from the movie or a “Best Of” - it must have been on some CD version of the Wall. Maybe the first edition of the CD? My dad would’ve bought it as soon as it was released and that’s whose Wall CD I would’ve been listening to ~15 years ago.
It was never part of The Wall on LP or CD, but it was issued as a single. It now appears on the remastered edition of The Final Cut, inserted into the middle of what used to be Side One.
For covers, Tina Turner singing The Bitch is Back on Two Rooms, and Nick Cave doing Let It Be on I am Sam.
But what was the greatest Beatles song? “There are places I remember, all my life, though some have changed. …”
Maybe I do know it from the movie . . . Is that the one he sings from the balcony, at the beginning?
“Summer Highland Falls” by Billy Joel comes to mind.
I don’t think anything on Abbey Road is underrated; I love the album and all, but I’ve heard consistent praise for it from many sources. My favorite underrated Beatles’ song is probably “The Inner Light.”
No, it’s split into two parts. The first plays at the very beginning of the movie while “Daddy” is getting prepared for his last day, he’s about to get killed in WWII, but he doesn’t know it yet.
It was just before dawn,
One miserable morning in black '44…
The second and third verse play as young Pink digs up his father’s uniform, some live ammunition, and the note from “kind old King George” informing his family that father was gone.
There was a lot of material cut from The Wall which was originally intended to be put onto a following album. The Final Cut ended up being that album but When The Tigers Broke Free didn’t make it to either of them. It was only on the film. It was then on the B side of a single, I’m not sure which one, and it is now on Echoes, the remastered Final Cut and on various unofficial compilation albums.
The song that the dude sings from the balcony would be In The Flesh? and appears on The Wall album as well as the movie.
That was a reply to Cisco in case it’s not clear.
60 Seconds is a long time when you’ve nothing to do but wait.
Didja know that Alice Cooper just covered that song on the new tribute album Butchering The Beatles? It’s also got Steve Vai on guitar and it kicks!
Shoot! Meant to quote the posts about “Hey Bulldog”. Oops!
I was going to chime in with “In the Light” because I never hear it mentioned in LZ discussions that I’ve had (until I bring it up).
“Ten Years Gone” is my favorite LZ song of them all but I have seen it come up here and there.
Good call on “Hey Bulldog”. My personal underrated Beatles favorite, though, is Dear Prudence. Love that song.
Eh. IMHO Toad The Wet Sprocket’s cover is better. Though just as obscure.
I like it as well: it’s probably my favorite song on that album.
But i disagree on the production to an extent: true, the first time the pace picks up it should be louder and clearer, but that just makes the second time more powerful.
It also gets my vote for “Floyd song that might sound even better if …and you will know us by the trail of dead did a remake.”
When people talk about the Eagles, they seldom bring up the song, “There’s a train leaves here this morning”, but its one of my Eagles favorites.