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8.01pm
14 December 2009
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Makes it kinda ironic that Queen is your #2 band, considering that Brian May played everything on that one guitar! (I think…)
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8.06pm
9 March 2017
Offline You mean the Red Special.
Good point, he uses this as his electric guitar for every song except for Long Away (12 string, Red for the solo), Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Fender Esquire), and a couple of other songs.
It’s a good thing my other favorite thing about The Beatles is their music, of which Queen was very influenced by and i think that Queen has great music.
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8.29pm
9 March 2017
Offline Before someone else does it, i better wave the blue flag.
To help get ourselves back on topic, here’s the personnel of this song:
Backing Track:
George: Fender rhythm guitar, vocals counting the song off
Paul: Rickenbacker bass
Ringo: Drums
Overdubs:
George: Lead Vocals
John: Backing Vocals
Paul: Backing Vocals, Epiphone lead guitar
Ringo: Maracas, Cowbell, Tambourine
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5.55am
18 September 2017
Offline here’s my recorded version of Taxman …….not the same as the great original, but fun for me nonetheless…….
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26 January 2017
Offline YinYanGuitar said
here’s my recorded version of Taxman …….not the same as the great original, but fun for me nonetheless…….
woah, awesome cover!
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I've sat there on the barstool and I've looked him in the face.
He seemed a little haggard, but it did not slow him down,
he was humming to the neon of the universal sound.
8.19pm
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15 February 2015
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According to http://www.politicalcompass.org/music, Taxman is in the libertarian right. 
You and I both, Taxman . 
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5.18am
26 January 2017
Offline Interesting idea. I might put Revolution through the same thing.
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I've sat there on the barstool and I've looked him in the face.
He seemed a little haggard, but it did not slow him down,
he was humming to the neon of the universal sound.
1.17pm
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15 February 2015
Offline Revolution is kind of just pacifist, though. I guess it’s kind of libertarian. I dunno.
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2.44pm
26 January 2017
Offline I would say it’s libertarian left, since I think the message is revolutionary but not authoritarian. Similar to Taxman in that sense, I suppose.
I've been up on the mountain, and I've seen his wondrous grace,
I've sat there on the barstool and I've looked him in the face.
He seemed a little haggard, but it did not slow him down,
he was humming to the neon of the universal sound.
5.24am
14 June 2016
Offline Beatlebug said
Revolution is kind of just pacifist, though. I guess it’s kind of libertarian. I dunno.
Don’t you know it’s gonna be alt-right? 
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5.52am
17 October 2013
Offline It’s funny Taxman has never been a big favourite of mine………..Even though reading through I found I’ve contributed a couple of posts it’s not a song I care much about…BUT…
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Next time I put ‘Scutageman’, ‘Batman’, Taxman on it will have my full attention
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14 June 2016
Offline I just love the whole idea of George opening the album.
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9.37am
15 November 2018
Offline Timothy said
I just love the whole idea of George opening the album.
Yes absolutely! And it’s such a legendary song too. It really proved George’s worth as a songwriter (though he’d already proved that quite well 😉 )
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2.04pm
26 January 2017
Offline It’s also pretty cool how explicitly political this song was… not sure if any other bands were doing anything like calling out Prime Ministers by name in their songs at this point. Myself and others have previously called this song an early example proto-punk, and the more punk I listen to the more accurate the comparison is, I think.
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I've sat there on the barstool and I've looked him in the face.
He seemed a little haggard, but it did not slow him down,
he was humming to the neon of the universal sound.
2.41pm
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1 May 2011
Offline Whilst this topic is active.
An alternate mix surfaced about a year to 18 months ago that fits between the Anthology take (11) and the final version. The most notable different is the ending which plays out with the basic track (so, longer than take 11 which ends cold), obviously in place so they could then add in the guitar solo over it for a fade out.
Well worth seeking out.
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8.52pm
18 October 2019
Offline Just listened to this song again today and the lyric “My advice to those who die, declare the pennies on your eyes” stuck out. I just love the wordplay of it. Really clever insult, very high brow.
I always appreciate a clever roast, and this song is good for quite a few. Definitely one of my favorite Beatles lyrics.
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6.33pm
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15 February 2015
Offline Is it just me or did George make some of the best digs? 
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6.46pm
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27 November 2016
Offline Beatlebug said
Is it just me or did George make some of the best digs?
It’s not just you. He 100% did the best offhand digs!
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10.49pm
18 October 2019
Offline Like how Savoy Truffle is taunting Eric Clapton about sweets he can’t eat because of his dental problems. I know that’s not Taxman but definitely another good George insult.
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5.57am
26 January 2017
Offline Think For Yourself is a whole song full of those
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