Although it is hard…almost impossible…for me to choose my favourite Beatles album, if I had to choose it would be Revolver. This album was the «follow-up», one could say, of another great album Rubber Soul. I would say that Rubber Soul was the transition album for the Beatles as it marked their ascent from great craftsmen of pop tunes to artists. Revolver then becomes their first artistically made effort, meaning that their songs were no longer about «she loves you yeah, yeah, yeah…» to being about serious relationship issues and other things that appealed more to older lads.
The precise example is the song «For No One». In this song Paul has written about a relationship that has soured along the way, but it is not a teenage relationship but one that could occur to couples in their twenties and beyond. The language is different, the orchestration is more complex and the entire mood is fully artistic. It is The Beatles telling the world that they were not just great songwriters of top 40 hits, but that they were artists, creating and growing in their art.
«For No One», on the other hand, could have been titled «For No One But Me» because Paul played the piano, the bass and the harpsichord on the song, leaving out the rest of the band except for Ringo. He also did it on «Good Day Sunshine» on the same album. Was this song about McCartney’s relationship with Jane Asher?
In any event, here is this Sunday’s song and I hope you like it. The album, like I said, is phenomenal indeed. If you’ve not heard it in a long time, I leave you here so that you can enjoy it. It also contains my favourite Beatles song, «Here, There and Everywhere», also written by Macca.
Cheers…
(and yeah, I know today is Saturday! 😜)
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It is a beautiful song with great lyrics about love. Thanks for sharing Francis. I was very young but I still remember my crush on Paul. Great post. Thank you. Enjoy your weekend in Miami. Sending our love to you all from the place that launched some of your great works of art. Big hugs 🤗
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It is a beautiful song. Thank you Joni. Wishing you both a great weekend, lots of love and happiness. Big hugs from Miami.
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I don’t see a link to the song, but I know it well enough to give it a big thumbs up. Have a gret weekend Francesc
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Good grief! I think I forgot the link! I will edit it and put it there. Thank you Malc!
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I’ve done that loads of times 🙂
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I fixed it now Malc, I embedded the whole album from YouTube.
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I’ve seen it F, so you can sleep tonight 🙂
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Hehehe…thanks mate, I could not have slept without knowing! 😁🍷
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Salud! 🙂
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¡Salud!
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I agree that the Revolver album was transitional for the lads. I think that with their growing success, the record executives were forced to allow the band to produce more complex music that moved away from the very sellable «pop» framework. And we were the audible beneficiaries of the journey they took. Great post, my friend!
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Yes, that’s how it went for sure. Thank you Brad and all the best!
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