Now I Know How George
Felt
“Now John and Paul were
combining aspects of baroque and modern improv.
The song is broken into two parts. The first part more traditional and
the second part more Avant Guard. It is
divided by a crescendo of all the instruments improvising from the lowest E to
the highest E. After the crescendo the
song breaks into the second part where all the musicians were allowed to do whatever
they wanted with no rehearsals, playing wherever the music took them.”
At least that
is what I thought I heard; it was kind of gibberish to a non- musician like
myself. But I was still curious.
Finally, the
announcer, a Beatles expert shut up and the song began. In the middle, as he said, there was a crescendo
of all the instruments from their lowest E to the highest E. I waited anxiously for what the second half would
sound like.
CLICK
“Downtown, everything
is great when you go downtown…”
“WTF? Are you kidding me?”
“What?”
“I just listened to five minutes as
this dude explained what John and Paul did with the second half of the song
after this crescendo, and as soon as that part was about to start you just
change the channel?”
“I’d heard enough.”
“You’d heard enough? Were you not the least bit interested about
all the musicians just playing what ever the Hell they wanted and how the
genius of John and Paul managed to make it all work…not even a little curious?”
“I’ve heard it before, it’s no big
deal.”
“But did you hear it before and listen
for all the little nuances he was talking about?”
“It’s nothing, just some squeaking
and squawking, it’s a little weird.”
“Oh, OK then, glad you saved me from
hearing it, because Petula Clark is SOOO
interesting.”
“It is really no big deal; you didn’t
miss anything.”
“Then why did you let that Beatles expert
drone on for so long making it sound like they did something different and
special.”
“I thought that was interesting.”
“The explanation was interesting, but
the actual music not?”
“Yes.”
“Say good night Gracie.”
Goodnight Gracie! LOL If my husband turned it from the Beatle channel he knows he is itching for some confrontation. Ha ha ha Unless I was asleep. Now I want to listen to the song to hear it too.
ReplyDeleteIf i ever changed the channel on a Beatles song, i believe i would not be long for this world!
ReplyDeleteGracie, how could you? ~GASP~ I would have been so pissed. Hubby knows better than to pull something like that. Going to listen, now. ☺
ReplyDeleteGood video! A Day In The Life
ReplyDeleteMaybe need a rule that whoever is driving gets control of the radio station? Then assuming you were driving, then you could have listened to the rest of the song. Interesting tidbit about this song which for the life of me I'm having trouble recalling. I'll have to google it.
ReplyDeletebetty
I hate it when that happens! It's as bad as watching a TV show to find out one certain thing, and they go to every commercial teasing it, and put it off until the last couple of minutes of the show... and then Hick sits down and starts blabbing about something that could wait at least two minutes.
ReplyDeleteI do like DOWNTOWN, though. I wonder if there's a story behind that song.
I think it was a bit rude of Mrs C to change right in the middle of the song. On the other hand, she didn't know you wanted to hear it. You'll have to find it on you tube and listen there.
ReplyDeleteI always think the talk on Sirius is boring, even when it's the actual artist. They need to stick with the music.
ReplyDeleteOh dear Mrs C - naughty naughty! That's as bad as when the traffic report interrupts good music with news of a trafiic jam that won't even affect you!
ReplyDeleteI loved George and Gracie but I am guessing you were not laughing at your "Gracie" story though I could see Mrs. C's reasoning. I would have felt the same as she did but I may have asked you first or--- maybe not.
ReplyDeleteHahahahahaha and to switch it to a Petula Clark song?! Even funnier! Luckily we have YouTube and you can look it up if it's still bugging you. :D
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness you are kind. If my hubby just changed the channel without asking I'd be so upset. And then to have Petula Clark. Oiy Vay!
ReplyDeleteNOW who's a jerk????? lol
ReplyDeleteIt is not, in my view, one of The Beatles' best songs. You did not miss much, JoeH. However, I am curious - how did Debbie D manage to link the video in her comment? I've tried that and my computer did not let me.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
George and Gracie...oh, THAT George.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking George Costanza.