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nyarlathotep1@nyarlathotep1@hotmail.com (Norbert) to
rec.music.beatles on Mon Jun 30 09:22:43 2025
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Fourth verse, at about 2:48. Tellingly, Paul continues: also sings:
"Please believe me/I'll never LET YOU DOWN." He's alluding to John's
song of that title; he is *singing to John*.
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nyarlathotep1@nyarlathotep1@hotmail.com (Norbert) to
rec.music.beatles on Mon Jun 30 09:27:41 2025
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Those quotes are from John's Playboy interview. Lennon's criticisms of
Paul's vocal on "Oh! Darling" are strange. He says that Paul didn't
perform the vocal too well an that he (John) could have done it better. Perhaps as a younger man John could have rivalled Paul's performance,
but there is no way he could approached it in hi post-acid phase. John
had lost the power in his singing. Yes, there's screaming on Plastic
Ono Band, but he sounds more pathetic than compelling.
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nyarlathotep1@nyarlathotep1@hotmail.com (Norbert) to
rec.music.beatles on Tue Jun 24 11:39:50 2025
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I had always accepted the default interpretation of "Oh, Darling," i.e.,
that it is sung to a woman friend Paul feared was on the brink of
leaving him. In fact, he was in a stable relationship with Linda at the
time. There's an argument making the rounds that the song is actually
about McCartney's awareness that his *creative partnership" with John
was coming to an end. I was skeptical at first; now I am inclined to
accept this alternate take on the song.
In one of the verses, McCartney appears to start with "Oh, Johnnie."
Anyone else hear this?
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nyarlathotep1@nyarlathotep1@hotmail.com (Norbert) to
rec.music.beatles on Tue Jun 24 14:17:45 2025
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I didn't like it at first because it's a 50s rock & roll pastiche. I
like it today because the chords are interesting, as are the changes in
feel between the verses, pre-choruses and choruses. I like McCartney's
chewing of the scenery with his vocal.
No, my ire for McCartney's Abbey Road contributions is directed at --
surprise -- "Maxell's Silver Hammer."
It's the Side 2 medley, however, on which Paul really shines.
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nyarlathotep1@nyarlathotep1@hotmail.com (Norbert) to
rec.music.beatles on Tue Jun 24 16:04:24 2025
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Also, there is a beautifully stabbing quality to the guitar in the
verses. George was at his best on Abbey Road.
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