On A Day in the Life and Bo Rhap, Part II
And, Part II of the Beatles discussion. Again, my friend's comments are italicized and my responses follow.
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What I find interesting - and Bo Rhap does this as well... is that song itself - the music, the melody, the feel - is so calm and soothing (at the beginning of Bo Rhap, lol... I'm not talking about the choral parts or the rock part)... and the lyrics don't seem to fit. They're taling about death and violence in a rather serene way... it's interesting...
In fact, they [the lyrics] were so extreme when they first came out that people were freaking out about them. They kept looking for a hidden message. In fact, that might have been the time when the Paul is dead theory started.
Yes, I read about this... this was a little before my time, lol... but I've read a few books about the Beatles and the surrounding conspiracies. I love a good conspiracy, especially when it comes to music, subliminal messages, and going against the grain... there is a little of that in A Day in the Life... in the middle of the song, it goes through a mechanical sounding chaotic stage...
... here's a bit of music trivia... did you know that it was actually a German musician who influenced this music? Stockhausen was one of the first people to popularize the electronic sounding music... he influenced the Beatles as well as artists like Pink Floyd and Bjork... great music for the conspiracy theororist, lol. :)
And regarding the later blur and confusion of the music, that was so in tune with the times back then. The whole period was confusing. Whenever I hear that song, I get the eiriest feeling.
Yeah... the transition in the style of the Beatles music is interesting to watch... they began so innocently... all the songs were upbeat, pop-ish, and about love... but there's an obvious turn somewhere in the timeline... you can tell that they started smoking stuff, were influenced by eastern thought, and really wanted to break away from their original sound.
But yes... some of their sounds are too much for even me, as an avid Beatles fan, to take in... it's too creepy. I feel like there are evil spirits coming out of my CD player.
*****
What I find interesting - and Bo Rhap does this as well... is that song itself - the music, the melody, the feel - is so calm and soothing (at the beginning of Bo Rhap, lol... I'm not talking about the choral parts or the rock part)... and the lyrics don't seem to fit. They're taling about death and violence in a rather serene way... it's interesting...
In fact, they [the lyrics] were so extreme when they first came out that people were freaking out about them. They kept looking for a hidden message. In fact, that might have been the time when the Paul is dead theory started.
Yes, I read about this... this was a little before my time, lol... but I've read a few books about the Beatles and the surrounding conspiracies. I love a good conspiracy, especially when it comes to music, subliminal messages, and going against the grain... there is a little of that in A Day in the Life... in the middle of the song, it goes through a mechanical sounding chaotic stage...
... here's a bit of music trivia... did you know that it was actually a German musician who influenced this music? Stockhausen was one of the first people to popularize the electronic sounding music... he influenced the Beatles as well as artists like Pink Floyd and Bjork... great music for the conspiracy theororist, lol. :)
And regarding the later blur and confusion of the music, that was so in tune with the times back then. The whole period was confusing. Whenever I hear that song, I get the eiriest feeling.
Yeah... the transition in the style of the Beatles music is interesting to watch... they began so innocently... all the songs were upbeat, pop-ish, and about love... but there's an obvious turn somewhere in the timeline... you can tell that they started smoking stuff, were influenced by eastern thought, and really wanted to break away from their original sound.
But yes... some of their sounds are too much for even me, as an avid Beatles fan, to take in... it's too creepy. I feel like there are evil spirits coming out of my CD player.
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