tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7594252593945843033.post355114890036971446..comments2023-07-05T06:08:47.551-04:00Comments on A Year in the Life: Till There Was YouMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17565760365090993595noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7594252593945843033.post-10180385178973102952009-06-17T17:20:49.722-04:002009-06-17T17:20:49.722-04:00Hey Patrick! You're right that Paul genuinely ...Hey Patrick! You're right that Paul genuinely did like these kinds of songs, of course. But sometimes I think John liked them more than he let on. This is a guy who wrote "Do You Want to Know a Secret" based on the memory of the Wishing Well song from Disney's Snow White, so he wasn't adverse to charming little songs. At any rate, count me among those who is glad they did Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17565760365090993595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7594252593945843033.post-18872260029766262242009-06-17T00:16:59.493-04:002009-06-17T00:16:59.493-04:00Megan, I am *so* glad you made that point about th...Megan, I am *so* glad you made that point about this being a "gateway song" for somebody. That's exactly what it was for me! My taste as a kid advanced along with what the Beatles and other groups were doing, but every time I hear Paul sing the heck out of that song, I have to say it brings me right back there. I love the clarity of his interpretation. And yes, George's guitar Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7594252593945843033.post-78938963179706057832009-06-16T19:10:41.057-04:002009-06-16T19:10:41.057-04:00I agree with these points, but I think that it mos...I agree with these points, but I think that it mostly has to do with Paul's fondness towards these type of songs ("The Honeymoon Song," "A Taste of Honey," "When I'm Sixty-Four," etc.), songs which John didn't particularly like, but was happy to have "when the amps broke down."patrickhttp://therevolutionaryartist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7594252593945843033.post-91003250068102604992009-06-16T18:16:51.874-04:002009-06-16T18:16:51.874-04:00Well, yeah, it definitely also works for that-- Pa...Well, yeah, it definitely also works for that-- Paul has said that early on they made a point to sing TO the girls in the crowd in songs like "From Me to You" and "Thank You Girl" and so forth. They were clever with the marketing that way. Good call on "Till There Was You" fitting that bill as well!Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17565760365090993595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7594252593945843033.post-81517597375111901052009-06-16T14:59:35.187-04:002009-06-16T14:59:35.187-04:00Wasn't there also something deliberate on the ...Wasn't there also something deliberate on the Beatles part, back early on, in singing and writing songs that were "about a girl" in such a way that the listener (the teenage girl!) could pretend they were the focus of the song? Till There Was You would fit this description. I seem to recall reading this somewhere eons ago. Don't know if it is true, but it sounds plausible to Frank Loosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12564007564601986631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7594252593945843033.post-18694108364670444172009-06-16T09:41:52.360-04:002009-06-16T09:41:52.360-04:00Good point, actually, about the clubs being an iss...Good point, actually, about the clubs being an issue. So not only were the Beatles interested in lots of music, they wanted to play live as much as was humanly possible, in as many venues as they could. I mean, that's actually pretty awesome of them. They were men obsessed.<br /><br />The more I listen to it, the more I think this might be one of my favorite solos by George ever...Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17565760365090993595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7594252593945843033.post-25089715722535026112009-06-16T09:34:41.360-04:002009-06-16T09:34:41.360-04:00Was just reading about this in the Anthology book,...Was just reading about this in the Anthology book, and there are a couple of reasons the Beatles played this kind of song, I think. For one, as you know, they didn't have a drummer for a lot of early gigs; they probably liked having this in their repertoire. And two, before they hit, they couldn't just work in rock clubs; there were almost no rock clubs. The Cavern Club was a jazz club troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846187742319627525noreply@blogger.com