The Beatles, Girl - A Classical Musician’s First Listen and Reaction / Excerpts

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10 күн бұрын

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A beautiful portrait of the dream girl both from the positive and from the negative perspectives. And of course, with some not so subtle beatlee naughty humor mixed in.
Here’s the link to the original song by The Beatles:
• Girl (Remastered 2009)
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@Hartlor_Tayley 19 сағат бұрын

It’s a marijuana song. The way it’s subdued delivery and dreamy reverie. You can hear him toking on a joint and singing in this wistful reverie through a somewhat untethered melody. Dylan gave them marijuana which they were quite enthused about. This song when heard by people familiar with marijuana recognized this aspect of the song right away and people not familiar with marijuana heard a folky love song. This song just puts you sitting right next to John on the couch passing a joint back and forth. John opens the song with a question that begs for your attention. Just a brilliant song. Amy I especially enjoyed the part where you talked about the harmonic minor going up and down with the shifting sevenths. You’ll hear more of that later and the marijuana feel is also further explored more as John liked to lay it between the lines so to speak. . Great fun and informative dive into this standout beatle song.

@davidrauh8118 19 сағат бұрын

Another great reaction Amy. Like you, I can't wait till the next one on your list. In My Life is considered one of their best. It has been used for weddings and funerals. That kind of scope and respect does not come easily. A true little masterpiece. And I feel the same way about GIRL.

@tomtompkins7546 19 сағат бұрын

I love how John inhales through his teeth during the chorus. How they emphasize it. Really gets across the emotion he's putting into it.

@PartTimeBuddhist 19 сағат бұрын

"Of course it's John Lennon singing, and he's been singing for years and he's great at ... everything, and ..." Funny, and yet possibly true.

@zedxxx9 14 сағат бұрын

Rubber Soul is certainly not "early" Beatles. It is their brilliant transitional middle period.

@ApoloDannie 19 сағат бұрын

Sounds like a bouzouki. Michelle has like a french vibe then girl gets greek.

@1967PONTIACGTO 19 сағат бұрын

one of the reasons Rubber Soul is my desert island album

@jwt208 12 сағат бұрын

Seems like Paul wants to always take credit for a John song. I wonder if Paul’s gonna say he wrote Imagine for John as a peace offering after the break up.

@mikeanton9125 19 сағат бұрын

Being of Greek background I could immediately relate to it as Greek sounding music and not just because of the bouzouki sound. There is conflicting information as to whether the bouzouki was used. Peter Asher whose sister Jane who had been dating Paul said Girl was the first song to feature a bouzouki in an English pop song but in previous interviews Paul mentioned it was guitars that were stringed in a way to sound like the bouzouki. George Martin said they had used a bouzouki so knows for sure but regardless it was a good song with a different sound.

@TorpedoJoe 19 сағат бұрын

the melody has the pathos of a Russian folk song. I can almost hear the balalaikas

@calichamber 19 сағат бұрын

One of my favourites by The Beatles.

@santiagoalvareztabares3598 19 сағат бұрын

The "exotic" thing is a wink to popular music from Greece

@strathman7501 19 сағат бұрын

Superb track from John, and an interesting analysis, thanks. Point of interest: the melody definitely has a European inflection and this is emphasised in that bouzouki-like counterpoint near the end, which seems to have been Paul's main contribution to the song (barring a phrase or two perhaps). Apparently Paul was remembering a hotel band he heard when on holiday in Greece: "In fact, in the song ‘Girl’ that John wrote, there’s a Zorba-like thing at the end that I wrote which came from that holiday. I was very impressed with another culture’s approach because it was slightly different from what we did. We just did it on acoustic guitars instead of bouzoukis."

@lathedauphinot6820 19 сағат бұрын

It’s a wonderful song I remember from my earliest childhood. It’s always stood out to me. It’s personal and exotic, like Al Stewart’s “Year Of The Cat”. Timeless. It sounds like bouzouki music you’d hear in the bright sun on a Greek island.

@norair1010 19 сағат бұрын

Great analysis again. You have once again shone a light on one of my favorite songs from my favorite album. Thank you.

@richardfehlmann4593 19 сағат бұрын

Wonderful 👌 I was waiting for this reaction 👌👌 I love this song 👌👌👌 Let's Go 👍😀

@rexdiamond 19 сағат бұрын

I'm so glad you're going in a chronological order and discovering their development as writers and musical composers. Their growth and what they accomplished in such a short period of time was amazing.

@pablolara797 19 сағат бұрын

Great reaction as always 😊

@LeeKennison 19 сағат бұрын

I really enjoyed this one. Great observations on both the music and lyrics. It does have a bit of a melancholic sound while still sounding intimate. Whenever I hear Lennon sing the word "girl" I picture him with a day dream look staring off into space. Really enjoyed the lyrical analysis contrasting the dream girl with the real girl, or the anti-dream girl depending on how you look at it. Enjoyed the illustrative improvised harp demonstration using the harmonic minor scale. The dulcimer sound is from placing a capo very high (in pitch) on the neck of the acoustic guitars in order to get this brighter dulcimer/ukulele like sound. Great reaction.

@marysweeney7370 19 сағат бұрын

You have experienced being pulled in quite often with the Beatles. :-) In this instance, the reason for it is John's voice. Along with the minor key, as you mention, also the melody & the strumming guitar. But, really......it's the Beatles magic!