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6.23pm
14 December 2009
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I don’t think the 8th notes have much to do with it – “I Feel Fine ” is full of 16th notes, and that one’s not particularly fast. IJSAF, to me, is established as fast because of the frequency with which Ringo hits that snare to emphasize the backbeat.
I kind of understand where you’re coming from, Funny Paper, and you obviously know more theory than I do – I think we’re just hearing different things. But it’s not impossible for a song to feel both fast and slow simultaneously: Listen to “Lady Madonna “, with the two separate drum performances from Ringo, for an example.
Paul: Yeah well… first of all, we’re bringing out a ‘Stamp Out Detroit’ campaign.
7.05pm
21 November 2012
Offline I listen both to how fast they sing and how fast Ringo hits the drums and first thing that comes to mind is I’ve Just Seen A Face . It’s much faster than I’m Looking Through You . The fact that Ringo is tapping the matchbox a thousand times a minute in ILTY doesn’t make the song overall sound faster to me.
10.11am
27 December 2012
Offline In another perspective, there is no “fastest” Beatle song, this is the case for me. I just don’t know your case. My records are resting perfectly fine on the shelves [vertically if that bothers you] and they haven’t even moved a bit.
On a different perspective, yes with “Matchbox ” it gives you an illusion that the song sounds faster. In this case of I Feel Fine , the backbeat resembling the one in What’d I say is also giving another illusion.
7.45pm
1 November 2012
Offline My point wasn’t meant to center on 8th notes. The point is, which notes are going to be taken to be the main beat counters? In “I’ve Just Seen A Face ” it could be argued that the beats fall on the CAP words as follows —
i CAN’T forGET the TIME or PLACE
where WE just MET…
But if you want to stress the beats in every word — not every other word — then the song will seem twice as fast.
Faded flowers, wait in a jar, till the evening is complete... complete... complete... complete...
8.46pm
14 December 2009
Online To my ears, the phrasing of the words have little to do with it. The tempo is established by the drumbeats, and the song would sound equally as fast as an instrumental.
Paul: Yeah well… first of all, we’re bringing out a ‘Stamp Out Detroit’ campaign.
9.02pm
10 May 2013
Offline The fastest song is The Long And Winding Road , without a doubt. 
9.19pm
18 March 2013
Offline The BPM (Beats per Minute) has to be the highest to be the fastest. “I Saw Her Standing There ” – BPM: 160. “I’ve Just Seen A Face ” – BPM: 120.
9.45pm
14 December 2009
Online You can’t place much faith in those figures – half of them are twice as high as they should be.
Paul: Yeah well… first of all, we’re bringing out a ‘Stamp Out Detroit’ campaign.
10.03pm
18 March 2013
Offline I tested them myself on http://www.beatsperminuteonline.com/ by tapping on each quarter note for a minute.
9.56am
3 November 2012
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My understanding of the history of the early recordings is that they were sped up a bit, especially the single releases. With that in mind, I would choose “Rain “, as The Beatles played the song fast and then slowed it down. Was it a protest? Hmmm.
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4.02pm
14 December 2009
Online Is that correct about the early recordings? That’s interesting if it’s true – I’ve never heard that before. My understanding was that the only tape-speed manipulation they did prior to the experimental days of 1966 was in “A Hard Day’s Night ” and “In My Life “.
As for “Rain “, it wasn’t slowed down THAT much! And they did it because they liked the wobbly effect the slowing-down had on the sound of Ringo’s drums.
Paul: Yeah well… first of all, we’re bringing out a ‘Stamp Out Detroit’ campaign.
3.15pm
21 November 2012
Offline Is the whole song slowed down though? Because some of those drumparts are already insanely fast right now, but if they’re slowed down..
6.50pm
14 December 2009
Online Well, once again, it’s not slowed down that much, reallly! But yeah, the whole thing had to have been slowed down – otherwise they couldn’t have maintained a consistent tempo.
Paul: Yeah well… first of all, we’re bringing out a ‘Stamp Out Detroit’ campaign.
7.24pm
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1 May 2011
Offline The backing track of Rain was deliberately recorded fast, the vocals on the otherhand were recorded with the tape slowed down so they would be faster when played at the right speed.
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1.09am
18 December 2011
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The songs that “feels” fast: “I’m Down “, “I’ve Just Seen A Face “, “Birthday “, “Dizzy Miss Lizzy “, “Long Tall Sally “, “Back in the U.S.S.R.”, “Slow Down ” (ironically), “Bad Boy “, “Roll Over Beethoven “, “Rock And Roll Music “, “Helter Skelter “, “I Saw Her Standing There “, “The End ” (guitar solo section), “Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey ” (partly), “Sgt. Pepper ‘s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)” (to some degree)…
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2.19am
17 January 2013
Offline Into the Sky with Diamonds said
Depending on how you define “fastest,” I might throw in “Mr Moonlight .” It’s only a fraction of a second between the moment the song starts and the start of the next song on my iPod.
I don’t even have it on mine. 
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2.24am
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17 December 2012
Offline LongHairedLady said
Into the Sky with Diamonds said
Depending on how you define “fastest,” I might throw in “Mr Moonlight .” It’s only a fraction of a second between the moment the song starts and the start of the next song on my iPod.
I don’t even have it on mine.
But, if like-minded to Into the Sky with Diamonds, doesn’t that just mean you don’t have to hit skip?
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2.34am
17 January 2013
Offline mja6758 said
LongHairedLady said
Into the Sky with Diamonds said
Depending on how you define “fastest,” I might throw in “Mr Moonlight .” It’s only a fraction of a second between the moment the song starts and the start of the next song on my iPod.
I don’t even have it on mine.
But, if like-minded to Into the Sky with Diamonds, doesn’t that just mean you don’t have to hit skip?
That’s why I don’t bother having it, because I would just skip it every time… or am I missing your point here? 
"Please don't bring your banjo back, I know where it's been.. I wasn't hardly gone a day, when it became the scene.. Banjos! Banjos! All the time, I can't forget that tune.. and if I ever see another banjo, I'm going out and buy a big balloon!"
2.43am
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17 December 2012
Offline LongHairedLady said
mja6758 said
LongHairedLady said
Into the Sky with Diamonds said
Depending on how you define “fastest,” I might throw in “Mr Moonlight .” It’s only a fraction of a second between the moment the song starts and the start of the next song on my iPod.
I don’t even have it on mine.
But, if like-minded to Into the Sky with Diamonds, doesn’t that just mean you don’t have to hit skip?
That’s why I don’t bother having it, because I would just skip it every time… or am I missing your point here?
Ah, no, I was missing your point! I read your as annoyance that you didn’t even have Into the Sky’s choice of hitting skip, rather than you having chosen to delete it to avoid having to hit skip!
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The Beatles Bible 2020 non-Canon Poll Part One: 1958-1963 and Part Two: 1964-August 1966
3.37am
17 January 2013
Offline Stupid Blue meanie confusing everyone!
I did the same thing with “Temporary Secretary ” on the second McCartney album. I deleted it right out of my ITunes. I can’t think of a situation where I would ever have to listen to that again..
**shudder** 
"Please don't bring your banjo back, I know where it's been.. I wasn't hardly gone a day, when it became the scene.. Banjos! Banjos! All the time, I can't forget that tune.. and if I ever see another banjo, I'm going out and buy a big balloon!"
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