Apparently, they're number one. According to Billboard. According to Rolling Stone. According to RAII. They top all the lists. They are, irrefutably, number one.
I don't know why. Ok, I really shouldn't confess this, but I don't get it. Of course, I've only sampled a few songs, but the lyrics are shallow . . . Maybe I just need to find the right songs?
"We all live in a yellow submarine" sounds like a kid's song. That's fine, but really, all we need is love? "Yesterday" was a bit better lyrically, but still seemed simplistic.
Exactly! Simplistic. Idealistic. Happy. I suppose those aren't bad things, probably the very things that made them famous. Just feels immature to me? Man, I'm such a cynic!
I'm not saying I don't like them, I just don't get why they're number one. Truth is, I think I just need to keep trying them.
Today's song is . . .
The Beatles's "Help!"
Definitely my favorite out of the five or so I listened to, although the song's opening is a bit too much. (Wasn't that used for some commercial? I think that ruins it for me.)
Also, I like this video of it (maybe from the film? I dunno). For one thing, it gives me a close up of their faces, although I don't know which is which. Also, it has a nice aesthetic simplicity.
I don't know why. Ok, I really shouldn't confess this, but I don't get it. Of course, I've only sampled a few songs, but the lyrics are shallow . . . Maybe I just need to find the right songs?
"We all live in a yellow submarine" sounds like a kid's song. That's fine, but really, all we need is love? "Yesterday" was a bit better lyrically, but still seemed simplistic.
Exactly! Simplistic. Idealistic. Happy. I suppose those aren't bad things, probably the very things that made them famous. Just feels immature to me? Man, I'm such a cynic!
I'm not saying I don't like them, I just don't get why they're number one. Truth is, I think I just need to keep trying them.
Today's song is . . .
The Beatles's "Help!"
Definitely my favorite out of the five or so I listened to, although the song's opening is a bit too much. (Wasn't that used for some commercial? I think that ruins it for me.)
Also, I like this video of it (maybe from the film? I dunno). For one thing, it gives me a close up of their faces, although I don't know which is which. Also, it has a nice aesthetic simplicity.
