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6.58pm
1 December 2009
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Speaking of the debut, it’s the little things in “A Taste Of Honey ” that really make it work for me personally. Specifically those descending guitar arpeggios; the way the tempo subtly switches from 3/4 to a nice walking 4/4 during the bridges; and especially the way John and George chime in with the harmonized “A taste of HONEYYYY!” It might just be my imagination, but to me it always sounds exaggeratedly mock-serious, like they realize the song is corny and can’t help taking the piss out of it. To me, such a having-it-both-ways gesture means a lot, particularly since “Honey” is a lot of people’s least-favourite song on the album.
GEORGE: In fact, The Detroit Sound. JOHN: In fact, yes. GEORGE: In fact, yeah. Tamla-Motown artists are our favorites. The Miracles. JOHN: We like Marvin Gaye. GEORGE: The Impressions PAUL & GEORGE: Mary Wells. GEORGE: The Exciters. RINGO: Chuck Jackson. JOHN: To name but eighty.
7.04pm
8 November 2012
Offline vonbontee said
It might just be my imagination, but to me it always sounds exaggeratedly mock-serious, like they realize the song is corny and can’t help taking the piss out of it. To me, such a having-it-both-ways gesture means a lot, particularly since “Honey” is a lot of people’s least-favourite song on the album.
I don’t think it’s your imagination. It’s one of my favorites since I already liked the Herb Alpert version, but I sense the irony (as with many Beatles songs) – especially in the way Paul sings, “WHOOOOOINE.”
parlance
9.06pm
1 December 2009
Offline Ah yes, from Herb’s “Whipped Cream & Other Delights” album!
GEORGE: In fact, The Detroit Sound. JOHN: In fact, yes. GEORGE: In fact, yeah. Tamla-Motown artists are our favorites. The Miracles. JOHN: We like Marvin Gaye. GEORGE: The Impressions PAUL & GEORGE: Mary Wells. GEORGE: The Exciters. RINGO: Chuck Jackson. JOHN: To name but eighty.
10.38pm
6 December 2012
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The final chord of Julia .
Also known as Egg-Rock, Egg-Roll, E-George, Eggy, Ravioli, Eggroll Eggrolli...
~witty quote~
10.39pm
10 August 2011
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Herb Alpert’s “Whipped Cream” outsold Sgt Pepper in 1967 (as did 8 other albums)…
"Into the Sky with Diamonds" (the Beatles and the Race to the Moon – a history)
11.13pm
1 December 2009
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GEORGE: In fact, The Detroit Sound. JOHN: In fact, yes. GEORGE: In fact, yeah. Tamla-Motown artists are our favorites. The Miracles. JOHN: We like Marvin Gaye. GEORGE: The Impressions PAUL & GEORGE: Mary Wells. GEORGE: The Exciters. RINGO: Chuck Jackson. JOHN: To name but eighty.
3.04pm
13 February 2013
Offline The guitar at the end of I’m Only Sleeping and its “oriental” feel… almost an introduction for the next track (Love You To ).
From Hey Jude , the moment during the “na na na na” when the brass section starts.
…and for some reason, Ringo’s reassuring whispers at the end of Good Night make my heart melt. 
(the fact that the previous track is Revolution 9 probably helps)
4.29am
8 November 2012
Offline The dissonant harmonies in “Yes It Is ” on “tonight” and “I’m sure.” And the transition in the Anthology version from solo John to the final version gives me chills.
parlance
5.48am
29 December 2012
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I particularly love the lower harmonies in the final verse of Here, There And Everywhere on the phrases “never dies” and “watching her eyes.”
In addition to that I really like John’s double-tracked middle eight in This Boy . I’m sure I’m not the only one though.
Edit: Whoa, didn’t even notice someone else said something about Here, There And Everywhere .
1.40am
6 December 2012
Offline The piano in the beginning of Sexy Sadie and John’s “Ooohh” near the end of the song.
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~witty quote~
2.02am
10 August 2011
Offline Yeah, love that piano intro.
Lot of great (sometime simple) piano/keyboard intros in Beatle songs: While My Guitar …, Strawberry Fields,….Ob La Di…, Lady Madonna , Martha My Dear ,…
(there’s a whole thread “Best Intros…”)
As for vonbontee’s comment about “the cover” up above, here it is
"Into the Sky with Diamonds" (the Beatles and the Race to the Moon – a history)
1.32pm
Reviewers
14 April 2010
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While singing the lines:
You said that you would be late
About an hour or two
Ringo rolls his ‘R’s making it sound like:
You said that you would be late
About an owddahtoo
To the fountain of perpetual mirth, let it roll for all its worth. And all the children boogie.
12.40am
6 December 2012
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I noticed that, too. 
I also like the loud drumbeat after “He drew first and shot” in Rocky Raccoon . Quite clever. 
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~witty quote~
1.08am
1 November 2012
Offline The last two notes of the electric guitar solo of “Nowhere Man ” — the deep bass note way down low, followed by the plucked harmonic way up high.
Faded flowers, wait in a jar, till the evening is complete... complete... complete... complete...
5.02am
18 November 2011
Offline I’ve always enjoyed the reverb on the solo in “I Saw Her Standing There “.
10.28pm
6 December 2012
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1 November 2012
Offline Now that I’ve been listening closely to the German version of “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” (Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand ) — I like the way John (more than Paul it seems) pronounces that glucose-dripping German word glücklich, especially the second time around.
Faded flowers, wait in a jar, till the evening is complete... complete... complete... complete...
2.43am
6 December 2012
Offline I like how Paul’s voice goes from regular to double-tracked when he sings “funny papers” in You Never Give Me Your Money .
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~witty quote~
2.46am
28 January 2013
Offline The introduction of I Am The Walrus (before John starts singing), and Ringo’s drumming on the song.
The Piano intro in Sexy Sadie
The Piano in Cry Baby Cry
The Guitar intro in Getting Better
The clashing drums in Any Time At All
The French Horn played by Alan Civil in For No One
The last few verses in Blue Jay Way , and the drums in Blue Jay Way .
These are a few, I’ll remember more along the way…
And if you saw my love, I'll love her to.
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