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After a looooong break, I thought I would ressurect the old Survivor threads, but this time touching on The Beatles.



As usual vote for your least favorite track. The track with the most votes gets voted off.

Tally on July 23rd.

I Saw Her Standing There
Misery
Anna
Chains
Boys
Ask Me Why
Please Please Me
Love Me Do
P.S. I Love You
Baby It's You
Do You Want To Know A Secret
A Taste of Honey
There's A Place
Twist and Shout

I love that this album (with a few exceptions) was recorded in one day. Even for the time, that must've been a rare occurrence. It's in my top five albums from The Beatles. Still, the nature of the game is to pick your LEAST favorite track and, for me, that is "Chains".

Your turn folks! Let's get this game back up on it's beatley feet!  :3d

(sorry mods. I tried to create this in the Polls section, but the site wouldn't let me)

As one of the other songs on this album says, "I can't conceive of any more...misery"

Misery is my pick.

This is terrific! I enjoyed the BBs survivor game. Smb. said smwr about the album's cover being foreseeing - from right John's death, then George's. Funny what you read. :police:

This is tough as I dislike equally "Anna", "Ask Me Why", "Misery" & "Baby It's You".  But the latter wins - too slow & boring.
"Baby It's You".

Missed out on Beach Boys Survivor, so looking forward to this. The White Album should be fun.

A Taste Of Honey.

twist and shout for me. way over rated.

Nice to see a return of the Survivor's format.

Gonna go with Boys.... Probably won't be the last time I'll choose a Ringo song as the first to go

Chains.

Baby It's "Baby It's You"

Would like to add that this thread is bringing back some amusing memories.
Being in the US, Capitol in its wisdom(?) put out different Beatles albums than in the UK. As a almost 7 year old (March 1964 birthday) remember my sister bringing home the Meet the Beatles lp. I absolutely loved the cover and spent who knows how long looking it over as the album played on the hi fi.

A little while later my sister got another album, Introducing the Beatles, put out by VeeJay. The first reaction to seeing that album cover was - Ycch! The picture of it online doesn't do justice to the ugliness of it. The poor guys looked positively sickly. Anyway, that album had songs that were on the UKs Please Please Me album. Perhaps it's because I heard these songs after Meet the Beatles, most of them are underwhelming in comparison.

A Taste of Honey

This is not easy and I'm not sure I can even honestly participate given the fact that every Beatles song has been a crucial part of my life since I was about four years old.

But for now I'll say: A Taste of Honey

Twist & Shout

Easy pic - Boys. 

Guys, you're supposed to vote the worst not the best!

Taste of Honey

Taste of Honey

1 day left on this first round of voting!

Chains.

"A Taste of Honey"

I will be counting votes in 6 hours. Any last minute votes?

After a looooong break, I thought I would resurrect the old Survivor threads, but this time touching on The Beatles.



This first week there was a lot of different opnions. But in the end, that Taste of Honey just wasn't sweet enough. (http://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/images/smilies/survivor.gif)

As usual vote for your least favorite track. The track with the most votes gets voted off.

Tally on July 26th.

I Saw Her Standing There
Misery
Anna
Chains
Boys
Ask Me Why
Please Please Me
Love Me Do
P.S. I Love You
Baby It's You
Do You Want To Know A Secret
There's A Place
Twist and Shout

Round#1 A Taste of Honey July 23

My pick for the second round is still Chains.

Vote! Vote! Vote!

Tough call between Boys and Do You Want To Know A Secret... I enjoy nearly every Beatles song immensely, so it's not going to get any easier from here.

Boys.

Ask Me Why

Boys again.

Any chance that until it goes, you count my vote as Boys for each round?

I'm surprised to see that go, it's one of the more complex musical songs on there. 
I thought 'chains' would have been the obvious boot.

"Love Me Do"

Chains until it gets booted off.

Although I can't stand Misery, it doesn't seem to generate as much distaste in others.

There are 2 others that should definitely go. One was inexplicably a #1 hit.

But for this round, my pick is CHAINS.

PS I Love You

"Baby It's You". Ideal Top 3 would be "Twist & Shout", "I Saw Her Standing There" & "Do You Want to Know A Secret". 3 best vocals by John, Paul & George.

Though I voted in round one, I think I'm going to sit a few rounds out now. I don't know this album so well as others and there's a whole lot of tracks I have no great love for, but don't hate either. It's only when we get down to to the final six or so I think I'll feel particularly strongly.

My vote goes to "Boys"

Do you want to know a secret?

Ill tally tonight. Get those votes in!

boys

This is a tough one. And it's probably just the mood I'm in at the moment but I'm going to say Love Me Do.

 Sorry guys and gals I've taken sick and won't be able to update this for a few days .  My apologies and check back later .

I'm checking back - get well soon.

Thank you RRA1. I am feeling a bit better today.  8)

After a looooong break, I thought I would resurrect the old Survivor threads, but this time touching on The Beatles.



Boys and Chains really battled it out this week. But Boys, ultimately, is being led off to the stockade in.. erm... chains... (http://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/images/smilies/survivor.gif)

As usual vote for your least favorite track. The track with the most votes gets voted off.

Tally on August 3.

I Saw Her Standing There
Misery
Anna
Chains
Ask Me Why
Please Please Me
Love Me Do
P.S. I Love You
Baby It's You
Do You Want To Know A Secret
There's A Place
Twist and Shout

Round#1 A Taste of Honey July 23
Round#2 Boys July 30

My pick for the second round is still Chains.

Vote! Vote! Vote!

Ask Me Why

There are four songs on this album that I don't care for at all:
  Misery
  Chains
  Love Me Do ( how on earth was that a #1 song?)
  Baby It's You

Actually didn't dislike the two voted off thus far; Taste of Honey was "meh," take it or leave it, and thought Boys was kind of fun actually, a fun rocker.

I vote Chains again.

It wasn't.

According to wikipedia, initially, it peaked at #17 in the UK. It ended up going #1 in the U.S. during Beatlemania. Also, #1 in Australia. Really shows you how intense Beatlemania was in 1964. Americans really couldn't get enough. They were buying Canadian imports of Love Me Do with Ringo on drums prompting the release of the Andy White version in April of '64. Lennon/McCartney had seven of their songs hit #1 in 1964! Amazing.

My vote is for Do You Want To Know A Secret.

Do you want to know a secret?

I'll go with Love Me Do again.

Do You Want to Know a Secret?

P.S. I Love You

Deadly dull song

chains

I agree with Labe, "P.S. I Love You" really doesn't do much for me. So that's my vote!

Chains

"P.S. I Love You" is my best move for this round.

Just curious, when do the results get tallied and thread for With the Beatles posted?

Take some time to check out this thread (http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,17286.450.html) It should give you an idea how long each album takes.

Thank you

After a looooong break, I thought I would resurrect the old Survivor threads, but this time touching on The Beatles.



My baby got me locked up in Chains (http://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/images/smilies/survivor.gif)

As usual vote for your least favorite track. The track with the most votes gets voted off.

Tally on August 7.

I Saw Her Standing There
Misery
Anna
Ask Me Why
Please Please Me
Love Me Do
P.S. I Love You
Baby It's You
Do You Want To Know A Secret
There's A Place
Twist and Shout

Round#1 A Taste of Honey July 23
Round#2 Boys July 30
Round#3 Chains August 3

Now that Chains is gone, I have to vote for.... PS I Love You. It really is vapid.

Vote! Vote! Vote!

P.S. I Hate You

Getting tougher.

I suppose my vote would now go to Anna. 

Sorry, Anna...I will set you free...

Love Me Do
can I still listen to it on Past Masters ?

Ask Me Why

Anna

Baby it's you. When it goes away?

Do You Want To Know A Secret?

"P.S. I Love You"

And please don't set Anna free - I love that song.  Same with "Ask Me Why" - fantastic number.

Agree. Ask Me Why is vintage pre-fame Lennon at his best!

Disagree - it's very boring. Just some throwaway ditty.

My vote once again goes to P.S. I Love You

Do you want to know a secret

Counting votes tomorrow. Vote! Vote! Vote!!!

This weeks voting was prettyb split, again.



With 4 votes, all the post scripted love in the world just wasn't quite enough to save P.S. I Love You.  (http://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/images/smilies/survivor.gif)

As usual vote for your least favorite track. The track with the most votes gets voted off.

Tally on August 10.

I Saw Her Standing There
Misery
Anna
Ask Me Why
Please Please Me
Love Me Do
Baby It's You
Do You Want To Know A Secret
There's A Place
Twist and Shout

Round#1 A Taste of Honey July 23
Round#2 Boys July 30
Round#3 Chains August 3
Round#4 P.S. I Love You August 7

I know my vote this time will likely stick around for a few more rounds, but I vote for Love Me Do. There just isn't a whole lot there except it's kitschy catchyness.

Vote! Vote! Vote!

Cool pun. "Baby it's you" again.

twist and shout - overrated.

Ask Me Why

Now that P.S. l Loathe You is gone, my vote goes to Axe Me Now (Ask Me Why)

Sorry, Anna.  Please go with him. 

Do You Want To Know A Secret

Do you want to know a secret

Creative. From now "Bambi it's you". :police:

"Do You Want to Know a Secret" - to BLOCK the hate of two of the Best Tracks on this album.

I played this last Saturday night, mono - from the Mono Box.  Would suggest everybody do that.

Anna

Is this dead?

Not dead. Just a bit sleepy...


The Secret is out. literally....  (http://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/images/smilies/survivor.gif)

As usual vote for your least favorite track. The track with the most votes gets voted off.

Tally on August 20.

I Saw Her Standing There
Misery
Anna
Ask Me Why
Please Please Me
Love Me Do
Baby It's You
There's A Place
Twist and Shout

Round#1 A Taste of Honey July 23
Round#2 Boys July 30
Round#3 Chains August 3
Round#4 P.S. I Love You August 7
Round#5 Do You Want To Know A Secret August 16

I know my vote this time will likely stick around for a few more rounds, but I vote for Love Me Do. There just isn't a whole lot there except it's kitschy catchyness.

Vote! Vote! Vote!

Will be a case of "eeny, meeny, miny, mo" for the next 4 rounds or so, until all the duds are eliminated and we start getting to the good stuff.

I'll pick Anna.

Ask My Why the song's still here  :lol

love me do

Love Me Do

Sticking with Anna

Love Me Do

I love that song.

"Baby it's you"

  Baby It's You

Anna

Love Me Do

I agree with Baby-it's-youers.

Anna

Me too!

I think we have one of the worst Beatles songs ever on the run.

"Love Me Do" -off my cloud!

Three Babies It's You. 4 Annas. No Match for 6 Love Me Don'ts. (http://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/images/smilies/survivor.gif)

As usual vote for your least favorite track. The track with the most votes gets voted off.

Tally on August 25.

I Saw Her Standing There
Misery
Anna
Ask Me Why
Please Please Me
Baby It's You
There's A Place
Twist and Shout

Round#1 A Taste of Honey July 23
Round#2 Boys July 30
Round#3 Chains August 3
Round#4 P.S. I Love You August 7
Round#5 Do You Want To Know A Secret August 16
Round#6 Love Me Do August 20

This is the last easy round for me... Baby It's You. Great vocal by John, but it's a ho-hum song compared to the other Survivors.

Vote! Vote! Vote!

Yes, I suppose I will also go for Baby It's You. Good song though. The original is also great but I lament never being able to hear how The Beatles did Will You Love Me Tomorrow, Mama Said, Soldier Boy, and Love Is A Swinging Thing.

Baby it's you

ask me why

Anna

Anna!

Ask Me Why

Ask me why

It's very nice of you to say - it's really boring track.

Is that your vote?

Yes - didn't you see I voted for "Baby it's you" before in every round?

I can't remember. lol

Ask Me Why, reluctantly. I enjoy the vocals. Had I voted last round it would have also been for Love Me Do. These songs have never been favorites of mine, but they've been growing on me. In the case of Love Me Do, I'm reminded how I miss John's harmonica playing on the later albums.

Yes indeed! Those early tracks with harmonica are like nothing else before or since (except perhaps "Hey! Baby"). 

 

Love Me Do has never been a favorite of mine but I think that harmonica sound alone is iconic so I'm surprised to see it gone so soon.  Also, I saw Paul live a few weeks ago and he's been doing an acoustic version on this tour and it's pretty awesome.

As for my vote, still goes to Anna.

I predict it's going to come down to Twist and Shout, Please Please Me, and I Saw Her Standing There.  And that's when it's going to get tough!

Some posters here don't like "Twist & Shout", f.ex. Rick Bartlett, edit: EgoHanger1966. They think it is overrated. I consider it "Please please me". good drumming from Ringo & that's about it.

I love Twist and Shout

I think that live John energy works on 'twist and shout', but the song itself, is just 'meh'.
No matter who does it.  A bit like the song 'shout', it's 'meh', just not musically exciting I think for me.
maybe heard it too much, maybe played it too much in bands...
 ???

The harmonica tracks are part of what makes the early songs unique, as does the three-part harmonies - like on "This Boy."
Two of my favorite Beatles harmonica tracks are "Little Child" and "I Should Have Known Better."

Hey John, we're going to do Bruce Channel next!  "Hey! Baby" - loved Conway Twitty's rockin' Country version in 1970, with steel guitar replacing the harmonica.  Arthur Alexander (writer of "Anna" and "You Better Move On"), and big Lennon influence ("Soldier of Love" and "A Shot of Rhythm and Blues) did a great version.  Channel's version is the best, with Delbert McClinton on harmonica (who Lennon met when The Beatles were second-billed to Channel, 21 June 1962).

My vote goes to "Baby It's You" - the best version of this song.  I always liked Costello's take as well.

You're supposed to vote for your least favorite track.  I do love Baby It's You as well, the Live at the BBC version in particular.

The Beatles version has energy but I like the song itself. Beatles were good as studio band, John & Paul live esp. seemed nervous.

John always sang T&S with a bit  more soul live. The PPM version is far more shouty than he typically sang.

I didn't say it was with less soul - I said generally, the Beatles weren't that good live; it shows that they didn't like touring & would rather work quietly in the studio.

I think part of the problem was that they couldn't hear themselves.  Concert PAs were nothing in the early to mid 60s, and with all the screaming, it was impossible to hear.  That, and the fact that their studio compositions were getting increasingly difficult to reproduce live, lead to their getting off the road fifty years ago this month. 

If you really want to check out some Beatles live stuff, their BBC releases are quite good. 

The 1st thing listed seems like poor excuse. Other artists were equally good live as in the studio, despite the technical issues. Then, the BBs performed their challenging tracks live & I don't just say Pet Sounds.

But, few other bands dealt with the mania that greeted The Beatles at their concerts. 

But, while they did deal with some issues, I really wouldn't say The Beatles were a poor live band. 

And to address pixletwin, John's voice was pretty much shredded by the time they recorded T&S.  It was the last song recorded during a marathon session, and he basically had to shout to produce any kind of usable vocal. 

The Beatles became the most popular band in Liverpool before they had a recording contract precisely because of the strength of their live act. Keep in mind, too, that Liverpool was the English city at that time where rock and roll music was actually being played live. The Beatles had the capacity for being one of the best live bands but their act had to be structured due to the immense pressure they were under and the rigid schedule that they had. But I do urge anyone to listen to the December 1962 Hamburg show to discover the kind of live act The Beatles genuinely were. The first hand accounts largely discussed what a thrilling experience The Beatles were live.

In early years they were good but it doesn't show in youtube videos of when they became famous & got cult status. The show in Japan, f.ex., is very weak. Despite John shredding his voice, "Twist & shout" ended up being very energetic in the studio. From youtube videos seen, The Beatles seemed very static & very nervous. Not the definition of "good live band". I listened to Hamburg shows but didn't refer to them. When they got famous, with albums, they weren't good live.

The Beatles were pretty burnt out by those Japan shows.  Check out Shea Stadium 1965.

John agrees with you. Their manager, Brian Epstein, sort of knocked all the rough edges from them when he took over managing them. It had a huge influence on their live performance. Compound that with not being able to hear themselves play for the next 3 years and it is what it is.

This was the closest round yet. 3 votes for Anna. 4 votes for Ask Me Why. But this week baby, it's "Baby It's You". (http://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/images/smilies/survivor.gif)

As usual vote for your least favorite track. The track with the most votes gets voted off.

Tally on August 30.

I Saw Her Standing There
Misery
Anna
Ask Me Why
Please Please Me
There's A Place
Twist and Shout

Round#1 A Taste of Honey July 23
Round#2 Boys July 30
Round#3 Chains August 3
Round#4 P.S. I Love You August 7
Round#5 Do You Want To Know A Secret August 16
Round#6 Love Me Do August 20
Round#7 Baby It's You August 25

This week  my vote goes to Anna. I love this vocal by John. It's a great song. But at this point, it is the lacks something the others all have. Beatleness.

Vote! Vote! Vote!

Once again,

Anna

Once Anna goes with him, this will become much more difficult.

This is a tough one. I guess I'll go with Anna too but that middle 8 is other wordly.

Anna

Sad to see Baby It's You go, always been a favorite of mine. Lately, I've been enjoying Smith's version too. Oh well.

Ask Me Why.

Misery

Ask Me Why

Misery.

I have a special place in my heart for Anna, ever since that Married with Children episode where Al Bundy became obsessed with that song.

Ask Me Why

twist and shout  :-X

We differ.
Shall add the vote to "Anna". :police:

Going for Misery. Just doesn't connect with me

"Misery" is my vote.

This week we found that Anna eventually did go with him (5 votes). (http://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/images/smilies/survivor.gif)

As usual vote for your least favorite track. The track with the most votes gets voted off.

Tally on September 5.

I Saw Her Standing There
Misery
Ask Me Why
Please Please Me
There's A Place
Twist and Shout

Round#1 A Taste of Honey July 23
Round#2 Boys July 30
Round#3 Chains August 3
Round#4 P.S. I Love You August 7
Round#5 Do You Want To Know A Secret August 16
Round#6 Love Me Do August 20
Round#7 Baby It's You August 25
Round#8 Anna August 31

Now my vote will swing towards Ask Me Why. Don't ask me why. It just is.

Now it's getting tough.

But, I'm going to go with Ask Me Why also.   I like the song, but it's the weakest of the remaining survivors. 

Hooray! "Anna"'s gone. :police:

"Ask Me Why"

Ask Me Why

Ask Me Why is so-so thus won't be upset if it goes.

But will go back to my Week One choice - Misery. Can't stand that song.

Going for Misery agiain.

Misery

Ask Me Why

There's a Place.  I like the harmonies on it but I just don't think it's a good song overall.

Ask Me Why

Ask me why

Ask Me Why

'twist and....errr' why bother, ok, 'ask me why' sounds like it's next.
but the day I see 'twist' go, i'll find inner peace  ::)

I always thought that Ask Me Why was John's first real "sophisticated" sounding song.

I really do like Ask Me Why.  But, I also like every song on PPM.  There's a Place might be my favorite, for the lyrics.  It just beat In My Room to the punch. 

"Misery"

You may very well be disappointed in the final result then   :lol

I could be wrong, though....

OK, I'm going with Misery.

Please please me it´s a great song

There is still a place for There's A Place (1 vote). Misery is still liking our company (5 votes). But this week, Ask Me Why is outta questions (8 votes). (http://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/images/smilies/survivor.gif)

As usual vote for your least favorite track. The track with the most votes gets voted off.

Tally on September 10.

I Saw Her Standing There
Misery
Please Please Me
There's A Place
Twist and Shout

Round#1 A Taste of Honey July 23
Round#2 Boys July 30
Round#3 Chains August 3
Round#4 P.S. I Love You August 7
Round#5 Do You Want To Know A Secret August 16
Round#6 Love Me Do August 20
Round#7 Baby It's You August 25
Round#8 Anna August 31
Round#9 Ask Me Why September 5

I have no place left in my heart for There's A Place. I love the song. But it's the lesser of what is left.

Vote Vote Vote!

You vote for what is your least favorite.  :police:

Misery

Misery. Please!

Misery

Get outta here, Misery!

Another one for Misery

2Loopdeloopflipflop: there're 2 rounds left to vote for the least favorite track. Then the remaining 3 songs, you choose what deserves to win in your opinion.

"Misery"

Sorry Sorry  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

I´m Serious  >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(

There´s a Place

I don't mind a bit of Misery sticking around here for a bit longer....

There's no place for There's A Place though. Off you go!

twist and 'fn' shout me says!  >:D

Misery

Of those still standing, "Misery" will soon fall, and rightly so.

You voting for my favorite song on this album, Stop It!  "There's A Place" deserves to be in the Top 3, at least.

Voting Misery for the third time

One guy wants to stop the Twisting and the Shouting. 3 guys have no place for Theres A Place. This week is all about getting rid of MISERY (9 votes). (http://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/images/smilies/survivor.gif)

As usual vote for your least favorite track. The track with the most votes gets voted off.

Tally on September 15.

I Saw Her Standing There
Please Please Me
There's A Place
Twist and Shout

Round#1 A Taste of Honey July 23
Round#2 Boys July 30
Round#3 Chains August 3
Round#4 P.S. I Love You August 7
Round#5 Do You Want To Know A Secret August 16
Round#6 Love Me Do August 20
Round#7 Baby It's You August 25
Round#8 Anna August 31
Round#9 Ask Me Why September 5
Round#10 Misery September 10

I still have no place left in my heart for There's A Place. I love the song. But it's the lesser of what is left.

Vote Vote Vote!

There's No Place in the finals for this

Twist and Shout

There's a Place.  I can't believe it's made it this far!

There's a Place

"There's a place"

Here's where it gets hard for me.

I Saw Her Standing There.

aha!  I've found a friend  ;D

You have found another.  "Twist and Shout" should not be in the top 3 - Great version, but it is not an original Lennon/McCartney song.

Who cares? There's no rule to vote for original McCartney-Lennon song.

Sorry, RR1 - it's a good song,amid other good songs. Just like Feelsflow, picked it because it's a cover. (Also, because two of the three other songs are better IMO)

Well sorry, Elizabeth, picking song because it's cover is lame reason IMO. But you said the other 2 better - that's good reason.

yep Boss! Twist and Shout it is (i'll decide this one  :lol)......... out the door! thanks cya byeeeeeeeee

You already voted. Can't vote 2 times.

hmm yeah, I predict 'there's a place' will go, but 'T&W' can't be too far away, (me hopes)

I agree, the fact that it's a cover is irrelevant. Especially since the Beatles really made it their own.... Possibly the best cover they ever did

There's A Place

There's a Place

T&S, in the Beatles lexicon, is downright iconic and fully deserving of a place in the top three, IMO.

There's a Place

Twist and Shout

One person just couldn't see her standing in the final three. 4 smilers refuse to shake  it up, twist and shout. But finally, 8 smilers decided there wasn't a place for There's A Place.  (http://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/images/smilies/survivor.gif)

Final round is here. Just a reminder on how that works. This time we are not voting for least favorite. Of the final three you must pick which song you think is the BEST and the MOST DESERVING of the title "SURVIVOR".

Vote your favorite of the remaining three. Go!

Tally on September 20.

I Saw Her Standing There
Please Please Me
Twist and Shout

Round#1 A Taste of Honey July 23
Round#2 Boys July 30
Round#3 Chains August 3
Round#4 P.S. I Love You August 7
Round#5 Do You Want To Know A Secret August 16
Round#6 Love Me Do August 20
Round#7 Baby It's You August 25
Round#8 Anna August 31
Round#9 Ask Me Why September 5
Round#10 Misery September 10
Round#11 There's A Place September 15

The top 3 are a unique representation of the Beatles at this stage. Twist and Shout is a cover. Please Please Me is a song written mostly by John. I Saw Her Standing There is a song written mostly by Paul. ISHST is a great way to open the album. The bass line really drives the whole song forward. Please Please Me has interesting vocal harmonies.Twist and Shout creates an energy that is difficult to rival...

In the end I will go with the song I have the most fun singing and playing.

Please Please Me.

Vote Vote Vote!

Twist and Shout

Twist and Shout is the most rocking song on the album.

Tough call but I'm going to go with Please Please Me.

Edit

Thanks RR A1 for highlighting the rules for this final round.

For me, the best song is: I Saw Her Standing There

"Twist & Shout" must win.

bye bye 'twist', sad to see you go  :smokin

Read the rules:

Twist And Shout by a landslide for me. One of the band's most iconic and enjoyable early rockers. Who gives a damn if it's a cover - the Beatles made it their own just as the Stones made I Wanna Be Your Man (from With The Beatles) their own!

What is your vote for the best song? That's what it's on now.

For me, Please Please Me.

Yes, I said it page ago. You didn't vote too, btw.

I saw you said, but I thought I'd reiterate in hopes he says Please Please Me!  :)

I've now voted.

oh my, seems like I just cut my own throat :'(
Please Please Me is the best song on the album.
excellent harmony melody, cool guitar chords, and that
cool E - G - C - B7 - E ending.
That's my vote.

My favorite songs from this album are:  "There's A Place" and "Ask Me Why" and "Anna" -in that order.

The three that are left are all very very good, because The Beatles were very very good.  The best band the UK ever produced.

"Twist and Shout" by The Beatles is my favorite version of that song.  I love many of the cover versions they did, one of which is in my Top 3.  John was my favorite singer and writer in The Beatles when I was living thru the times.
Paul had plenty of great songs, and they wrote many many great songs together.  They both added little touches to each others songs to make them better.  John just had so much more Soul in their early days.  Paul couldn't equal that until 1966.

Then something happened...  I'll talk about that when we get there.

What I should have made more clear about my thoughts on "Twist and Shout" is that this performance was not the best, not the best John could do, cover or not.  I don't think it was a great idea to record an album in a day.  I'm sure they thought so too.  Their second album blew the first one away.  We all noticed the six weak numbers, and voted them out in the first six rounds, one after another.

I see these last three standing as almost a tie, but I will pick one:

"Please Please Me" 

Hey Rei,  nice to see you are still around.  I see you over on the SHF as well.

I don't think the Stones made it their own, exactly.  They gave it their own unique spin.  As you know, the Stones were basically a covers band in their early days.  They bested many songs with a cover.  It was great they were still playing it on a recent tour.  The Stones sure do beat Paul's lame live version.  The Beatles version?  That's right around the corner.  > 

Neither is career highlight in 2 bands. It's little curio for The Rolling Stones as song given to them by the Beatles. That's it. Then everybody forgot & moved on.

Twist and Shout purely for John's raw, powerful lead vocal performance. It helped define what Rock and Roll is considered today!

twist and shout

I can't be doing with kicking stuff out but the top track for me (on a genius debut album of all good tracks) is "There's A Place", if only for the harmonica and the intervals between the voices.

It's a song of few notes where every single note counts...

There's a Place was my favorite on this album as well.

Please Please Me vs Twist and Shout... I've been agonizing over this decision for days! :lol I think Please Please Me is a more interesting song and I really love the harmonies and the "C'Mon" section, but I have to go with the iconic Twist and Shout. I love that the Beatles repeated the build up and had a complete ending. For me, it really enhances the experience. Also, the build up itself in the Beatles version is IMO one of the most exciting moments in rock n roll history (along with She Loves You) and perfectly captures the energy of Beatlemania. Interestingly, I just picked up the new release of Live at Hollywood Bowl and was reminded that the Beatles began performing Twist and Shout by jumping from the intro straight to the build up. Assuming that they were performing that song first to kick off the set (as it was sequenced on the live album), what a fantastic idea! Listening to that was a revelation.

Also, for those who have only heard Please Please Me in stereo I recommend listening to the mono version. John's vocal flub and laugh (though endearing) and the odd speed problem at the end of the stereo version are not present in the mono version.

So, I vote for Twist and Shout.

I Saw Her Standing There for the win.

One of the best opening songs on an album EVER.

What a way to kick off the Beatles' album career!

Aha!! Thank you! I had all the Capitol lps when I was a kid then at some point replaced them with CDs and whenever I've listened to Please Please Me, I've felt a little irked, feeling like it had a sanitized or... something was different. I'm missing the flub and laugh! I will have to go find a stereo version for nostalgia's sake.

2Emily: check the vids of John goofing around in Mellotron. No. 4 is my favorite coz it's dark, a bit frightening & freakish. You'll like it. :3d

Will do. Thanks, RRA1!

I wouldn't quite go that far. For the Stones, it was their first major single (as much as I like Come On), and features not only a prominent and memorable Wyman bass line, but also the first slide guitar work on a British pop/rock single, courtesy of Brian Jones.... back in 1963 there really was nothing like it

You & your Wyman. :police: I know you're big fan of his but I don't consider him very spectacular bass player. Competent, good but that's it. But then, I know nothing about guitars, never played any, other than toy guitar. Imo Keith is/was better bass player. Source: ears. :police:

Back to topic - pixletwin, when do you tally votes? 20th September passed.

The thing with Keith is that he's a typical guitarist playing bass - and it shows. Any doubts about Wyman's abilities would be blown away by his terrific work on songs such as Miss You, 19th Nervous Breakdown, 2120 South Michigan Avenue... etc. He was also brilliant on the early R&B covers such as Around And Around and Route 66 - now there's a bassist who can really swing  :rock... Always a joy and a challenge to cover on bass IMO

I'm aware of those songs you mentioned, in fact "2120 South Michigan Avenue" is in my Top 30 by the Stones & among favorite instrumentals. The bass there is "fat" & groovy but in principle, Bill Wyman isn't good bassist imo. I didn't say that Keith is good, only if compare with Wyman.
good for you to play bass as Bill though.

We have a tie.

6 votes for Please Please Me and 6 votes for Twist and Shout.

The first new vote for either one is the SURVIVOR...

Come one. One more person needs to vote.

I count 7 for Twist and Shout: Reply#193,194,197,200,208,209,212

Please Please Me.

I'd rather not....

:lol

Yes, that's right. No more votes should go. There were 7 votes. pixletwin, don't count more votes. That wouldn't be fair.

Edit: pixletwin, just counted votes for "Please" - it has 5 votes, NOT 6 - 1) yours, 2) Rocky Raccoon's, 3) Emily, 4) bringahorseinhere & 5) feelsflow. Then if you count Ognir Rrats, it will THEN be 6. But with 7 votes the winner still is "Twist & Shout": 1) B.E. 2) RangeRover 3) Chocolate Shake 4) Rei / Labe, Son Of Nat 5) Gertie 6) jiggy22 7) bummerinparadise.

Mine doesn't get counted?

Yeah, I was just about to say that it's no tie and it's pretty clear who the winner is

All votes should be counted.

Thanks for double checking folks. I'll take a quick verifying look and make it official, then it's on to With The Beatles. :)

Ok, so counting Jay's vote, it's 7 to 6?

I counted Emily's vote twice. That is where the book keeping went awry.. Not sure how I missed one of the TaS votes. Anyroad, I know I can count on you folks to keep things accurate!  :3d





Only two smilers Saw Her Standing There. (http://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/images/smilies/survivor.gif)

Only five smilers felt pleased enough to vote for Please Please Me. (http://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/images/smilies/survivor.gif)

And for the winner of the first bout of Beatles Survivor, I'd like to ask your help. If the seven of you who voted for Twist and Shout would just clap your hands... and the rest of us will just rattle our jewelry.

TWIST AND SHOUT


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr7JFmKoSCA






Round#1 A Taste of Honey July 23
Round#2 Boys July 30
Round#3 Chains August 3
Round#4 P.S. I Love You August 7
Round#5 Do You Want To Know A Secret August 16
Round#6 Love Me Do August 20
Round#7 Baby It's You August 25
Round#8 Anna August 31
Round#9 Ask Me Why September 5
Round#10 Misery September 10
Round#11 There's A Place September 15
Round#12 I Saw Her Standing There September 20
Round#13 Please Please Me September 20

Thanks for playing. Beatles Survior#2 With The Beatles will commence soon...

Yes, that pesky Emily nearly destroyed the plans. It was obvious from the start which track will win.


Anyway, glad for "Twist & Shout"! Yahoo!

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As am I.... R.I.P. Bringahorseinhere

"With the Beatles" game started, Rei - add your vote there. :police:

Edit: thanks to pixletwin for not counting the 6th vote, 5-7 was settled win for "Twist & Shout". Not this gibberish "It's a tie with 6 votes for each". Must listen to what posters say or count accurately next time.

I hang my head, and walk away with my horsie tail between my legs.
I must say I'm a wee tad disappointed.  but hey.
It's a great album anyway, terrific debut period.

Foiled again!