Neither would be likely included in a compilation, but "Revolution 9" and "You Know My Name" both seem like more whacked out drug songs than several of the songs mentioned here (especially "Lovely Rita"). "What's The New Mary Jane" was really their ultimate drug song, though it wasn't officially released until many years after its recording.
I agree with you Rob. I considered all 3 that you mentioned but I made my inclusions partially based on what I feel EMI / Capitol would have felt appropriate, i.e. erring on the side of the more commercial songs.
Everybody puts down Wild Honey Pie, but I love it. And Happiness is a Warm Gun would also fit easily on an album of drug songs. Do they get much more outside than that?
I think Love You To is the most psychedelic song of George's off of Revolver. I would have liked to have seen Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite and Happiness Is a Warm Gun. It has the whole "I need a fix" part, and its lyrics have a certain surreal feel to them, but maybe it's too grim to be psychedelia.
You are correct to include all of those. I kept strictly to the number of songs that were on the Love Songs comp, but there was room for more. This is why I added an entire 3rd disc that I play on my podcast (link is listed in the video details). Even with a 3rd disk, I STILL couldn't fit them all! Thanks for the comment.
Totally agree. I reckon you have nailed it. There will always be songs that were "missed" but overall a great compilation that flows incredibly well. Thankyou
@@alanmurchie7330 Thanks, Alan. I caught some criticism for adding songs like Taxman, Eleanor Rigby, and Hey Bulldog, but I tried to give variety by alternating lead vocalists as well as included songs outside the 1966-67 period. I'm glad you noticed the flow!
Got to include 'Day tripper' in there... even if it's not about drugs... it has a 'trippy' riff, and maybe it had to do with drugs... after all, officially the Byrds' '8 miles high' has nothing to do with drugs either, but you can interpret the lyrics in different ways.
@@juliact Most of the White Album isn't really psychedelic though. There are only a few odd tracks like Glass Onion, Wild Honey Pie, Long, Long, Long, and Revolution 9. There are however a lot of weird songs on that album but weird and psychedelic aren't always the same thing.
The cassette tape of "Only The Beatles" from Heineken beer was unique and highly sought after is because it was the first time "Yes It Is" was available in True Stereo.
Great list and order. The only change I would make is . . . remove Got To Get You Into My Life (too horny ;-) and add Dear Prudence and Happiness Is A Warm Gun . . . and/or be bold and add their greatest song . . . Revolution 9. LOL
You might find it interesting to check out this surprisingly psychedelic (1960) record album, considered one of the earlier recordings of the genre, making use of various electronic effects (e.g., reverb, theramin, keyboard effects), combined with dissonance, quarter-tones, and/or notes played deliberately out of tune), . Composer: Joe Meeks; Title: "I Hear a New World." th-cam.com/video/pjyvEf9tZGw/w-d-xo.html Paul made it clear that he had taken an early interest in experimental and avant garde music, referring to compositions by Cage, Stockhausen, and others, so it's entirely possible that he was familiar with works by early psychedelic composers, such as Meek.
What about Doctor Robert? Song appears to me to be about their dentist spiking their coffee with acid. I think it would better suit this compilation than Eleanor Rigby which isn’t very psychedelic in my opinion
Love seeing the classic Look magazine psychedelic portraits on an album cover at last. Perfect choice. Fun concept. I’m just needing Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey in there. Maybe instead of Paperback Writer, written while stoned, sure, but less about being stoned.
Great concept for a Beatles compilation, the Beatles would have probably called it (at Lennon’s instigating) “Favorite songs of your Grandmother” , or something like that. I agree with Side1, perfect choices. Side 2: Paberback Writer? Side 3: Taxman, Wild Honey Pie? No. Side 4: Hey Bulldog and the End? Not so much. I probably would have gone with Side 2: Being for the benefit of Mr. Kite instead of P. Writer. Side 3: Dr. Robert instead of Taxman. Side 4: You know my name (look up the number) instead of Hey Bulldog. The songs I would replace are more straightforward Rock and Roll and not so much druggy/psychedelic. I agree with almost all of the songs you chose, these few changes would make the collection (I think) more drug/psychedelic oriented. Forgot “Flying” in place Wild honey pie.
Yes, I do paint with a broad brush. The play on words 'Love Songs' vs 'Drug Songs' was chosen but it's really about psychedelia. I tried to choose material spanning several albums so as not to be too heavily Sgt Pepper/Magical Mystery Tour. I would argue that Wild Honey Pie is as zonked out at they got and songs like Hey Bulldog and The End offer some great late 60s raunchy guitar which wanders into psych. I also tried to alternate lead vocalists and mix up the chronology. I have a link in the description to a podcast where I play the whole thing plus a third disc. Thanks for your comments, they are much appreciated.
I was born in 1970 and so I was 8/9/10 years old when we bought the the compilations Beatles Love Songs and Beatles Rock 'n' Roll Music. For most of my childhood my whole familiarity with The Beatles' music came down to these two compilations plus the 'Red' and 'Blue' double albums which we had gotten when I was 5 or 6. I guess I can sympathize with your beef, but I can't help but be thankful to these compilations, as there were so many magnificent (and sometimes very famous) Beatles' songs left off the 'Red' and 'Blue' collections that I was introduced to thanks to 'Love Songs' and 'Rock 'n' Roll'. Many wonderful childhood memories thanks to these collections!
Yes, I fall into a category where I love some of the "dissed" albums of the Beatles catalog, like Introducing the Beatles. It's easy with hindsight to see "missteps" by EMI. Thanks for the reminiscent comment.
PS when we were young- my friends and I debated if Mother Mary lyric in "Let it Be" was about Marijuana. The Blessed Mother Mary or Paul's s mother. It was his mother's name. Makes one wonder though....
Actually the first lyric was "Brother Malcolm," of which there is video of him singing this and explaining he dreamed about Mal. I think the "Mother Mary" story about it being about his actual mother may be a stretch.
I love this idea, and you made great choices, however for me d insist on including im only sleeping. Of course there are many other great ones you could've included, but for me that is an essential "psych rock" track.
I recall the Beatles before they became famous in Britain....they performed in Shrewsbury and were just branching out of Liverpool. My Dad who was about 35 then used to sneak off to Liverpool....he liked how mini skirts did not hide girls stocking tops i dare say.... I was in primary school. I got into Beatles about 1965 with Elemor Rigby and Michelle as their first songs were very simplistic. Then by early 70s got into their psychedelic music. The ability of ethenogens as a means of objectively analysing yourself and the way we process life was pervasive even to young kids and teenagers as I was ....before we left home . Acid wove through EVERYTHING. From pet rocks to my sisters purple mini dress. It wasnt just people who took it....it was in Windmills ofvYour mind....world is like an apple ....which i saw on black white tv performed by Rex Harrisons son....even as a kid I knew wow where did that come from.
@@bobf.5538 Cool. If it's anything like George's ''Electronic Sound'' album, then it should be interesting. I often wonder if the Beatles had in their last year(s) gone in the direction of electronic music instead of back to their roots, what zany (in a good way) album they would have come up with.
That's classic...turning Love Songs into Drug songs. You forgot Raraties....i think there was 2 volumes, amongst a million other bad comps. The Love Songs packaging was second to none though. It came with a cool booklet with the lyrics
I would like have seen the work-in-process version of Revolution #9 - 'Revolution Take 20' on the Drug Songs album. But I feel a good closer for side 4 would be 'You Know My Name (Look up the number)'. Primarily, because of it's Python-esque absurdity and as a closing message as if to say ...'Hey! It's just us. Don't take it too seriously'.
Great topic! I would have tried to find room for Dr. Robert, I’m Only Sleeping, The Word & Day Tripper. Plus ‘I Want To Tell You’ is another candidate with its semi-confused state lyrics and the intriguing chord structure that seems a bit atonal. I recall hearing once that the influences of Beatles albums (generally) could be grouped into the following: Amphetamines (over the top energy): Please Please Me, With The Beatles, AHDN; pot-influenced: Beatles For Sale, Help, Rubber Soul; Acid-influenced: Revolver, SPLHCB, Magical Mystery Tour Individually-directed influences: White Album, Let it Be, Abbey Road
“Only a northern song” was recorded amid their most trippy period, mid 67, and i think warrents an inclusion, in the place of “the end” which to me is straight rock. By the way, great cover and concept. Maybe if it was called “psychedelia” the Beatles might go for it.
Yes - "Psychedelia" is much more acceptable but I could help playing off the "love songs/drug songs" thing. I actually did include Only A Northern Song on side three. Thanks for watching, Glen!
Thats a great album idea. I borrowed the "love songs" album from my uncle because it had "Something" i think. Video on pause I tell you it better have "It's all too much" on it or it's not worth my imaginary money.
Disc 1 Magical Mystery Tour Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds Because Lovely Rita It's All Too Much Strawberry Fields Forever Fixing A Hole She Said She Said The Inner Light Paperback Writter A Day In The Life Disc 2 Taxman Baby You're A Rich Man Wild Honey Pie Across The Universe Only A Northen Song Got To Get You Into My Life I Am The Walrus Within You Without You Rain Hey Bulldog Eleanor Rigby Glass Onion The End
It would be interesting to see a Get Back sessions album that never was. Some stuff rehearsed at Twickenham and Saville Row that were unreleased sound grand
Here's my pitch for "Day Tripper" - and it isn't the title. It's Paul's "Taxman"-like solo mid-song. To me, it puts the song in this category for the same reason "Taxman" itself belongs there. I would also include "Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite," not just for the calliope interlude, though I think that alone is sufficient (I see the song is on the longer podcast track listing).
That one is included for the Indian raga-styled guitar solo, which is evident in lots of early psych music a la the Byrds Fifth Dimension album of 1966.
@@popgoesthe60s52 Oh,OK....but a lot of the Indians the Beatles came into contact with were very anti-drugs(especially hashish)including Shankar.Hence my failure to make the connection.
I really liked " Drug Songs"!Thanx for pointing that out about " Beatles Love Songs" LP. I didnt like the idea myself- strange song combination. The " Rock and Roll" LP DID include "I'm Down" (non- Lp flip) so it was worth the low price of the album.
Excellent choices. Other commenters have covered alternative titles well but if you want a suggestion from me, I'd have swapped The Inner Light with Long, Long, Long.
Very good choices but I would have omitted the Abbey Road tracks and possibly the awesome 'Hey Bulldog' as well, ( as that's really a straight-up rocker ) and instead, I would have added some of the MMT and Revolver tracks mentioned below. The '69 vibe was musically as well as visually different to the '67 vibe-way less trippy, colorful or happy.
“The abominable” Rock and Roll LP was essential in the 70’s for us collectors for one reason. With the Help! single long out of print, it was the only way to own the B-side, I’m Down. I found a used copy of the second disc back then, packaged as “Volume 2.”
This would be a good records and the covers is nice! But for my taste, I'd remove fixing a hole, lovely rita, elenor rigby and because and replace them by: Blue jay way, What's the new mary jane, i'm only sleeping, love you too, Every body's got something to hide and even may be: the word! And also put It's all too much on the fourth side just before Tomorrow never knows as the two last tracks (my favourite ones!)
Flying, from Magical Mystery Tour. "Beyond the blue horizon, far above the clouds, in a land that no one knows, lived four or five magicians who spend their days casting wonderful spells. Come with me now to that secret place where the eyes of man have never set foot."
I'm laughing reading the comments, not because of anything being said, but because it's another example of why this never happened. The biggest problem the Beatles had, ever had, always had, and will always have boils down
It may be the current meaning of the word psychedelic is reduced to "weird" -- however, the original use denoted 'mind-expanding'. Accordingly, progressive music, avant-garde visual arts, and cut-up literature could all be accurately perceived as 'psychedelic'. IMHO, John Cage and Kit Opal were the epitome of psychedelic as both enabled the experience of _what is_ sans artifice.
Great idea and cool design. Honestly these are most of my favorite songs. Id sub baby you’re a rich man, northern song and its all too much for norwegian wood, happiness is a warm gun and little help from my friends. Maybe find a way to get all you need is love in there as well.
Thank you for this Drug LP. Some of my ridiculous suggestions: Mary Jane better than Fixing a Hole. Not Guilty better than the End. My take would avoid repeating the feel of other existing LPs. Number 9 would be a must but too much of the White LP. So that would not go in. 'Take Me Back where you come from' I would have included. What about the ending of I want you, or even the entire Yer Blues. I'm the walrus. Maybe my choice is more Lennon-Harrison than McCartney (Get you into my life? really?). I would have started with RAIN. Or even Tomorrow Never Comes. Inner Light. Love you too. I don't know... The LP should have a level of eeriness that we all felt when we first heard some of these powerful 'drug' songs. Even the Original LOVE ME DO (from Canada version) is eerie. Don't Bother me as well. That cottony feel of these two songs made the Beatles sound so different from the DC5 or the Stones or Herman Hermits. That 'strangeness' was unique to the Beatles in those days.
I agree. It certainly would blend in well with the other songs. When I compiled my album, I inserted a couple McCartney-sung songs that made for a far more even listen. Thanks for the comment!
Ok, so their most blatant drug song is “Doctor Robert,” referring to an infamous chap, well known at Warhol’s Factory for his “vitamin” shots. But, that doesn’t make the cut?
Just because something seems "most blatant" to you doesn't mean it is to everyone else. What is your criteria for psychedelic music? Here's mine in a video on the topic th-cam.com/video/vEaSR7DYqEA/w-d-xo.html. By the way, the Beatles have enough psych songs to fill a triple album. As such Dr. Robert IS on my third disc as I mentioned in the video which can be heard on my podcast.
Two Beatles Compilations that never were: Beatles Acoustic '66 open.spotify.com/playlist/5AClLFZvUxuzeFne7GaHTq And Beatles Electric '66 open.spotify.com/playlist/6Q2ux8bwYZU6bJP8jLxOHk
"Revolution 9", "You Know My Name", "What's the New Mary Jane", "Norwegian Wood", "Blue Jay Way", "I'm Only Sleeping" or "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kyte" I would have put in instead of "Eleanor Rigby" (Which I think reflects the "Classical" side of classic rock) or "Paperback Writer" (more hard rock).
good day sunshine was a pot song and dr robert the dentist who started them on lsd and daytripper i dont think of the end or honey pie or hey bulldog as drug songs myself
Reductive or all-encompassing? This business of labeling a song “psychedelic” is very subjective and I’ll be exploring what makes a song “psychedelic” in a future video. As for the term “drug songs”, that is merely a play on “love songs.” Thanks for the comment.
McCartney was goof for providing commercial songs but he wasn't much into psychedelia or LSD which ruffled the feathers of the other lads when Paul went talking to the press about it. Few of his songs fit a "Drug Songs" album. And where is 'Happiness Is a Warm Gun' and 'It's All Too Much' and 'I Want You (She's So Heavy)'?
What a great companion compilation Drug Songs would've been, to Love Songs, had it been released by Capitol contemporaneously. Hilarious, too! Of course, I doubt anyone at Capitol would've appreciated the idea (but it would've sold!) And a much better collection of course!
That was great. So much material to choose from. someone mentioned Flying. Which I love. Nice you found place for Wild Honey Pie. Got to get you into my life is for Beatle peeps a drug song. But it's production is more Burt Bacharach (IMO) So I'd change to Georges I Want to tell you. Also, Blue Jay Way in Paperback Writer out. Lastly The End out, and fade in Can You Take Me Back then slow fade out on revolution 9. But that's me. I make these things on cassette quite a bit.
I always figured The Beatles' psychedelic songwriting begins on their first LP with 'There's A Place', a song every bit as wistful, introspective, and yearning as later songs like 'Julia' or 'In My Life'....speaking of which, I think it's a serious omission to not include anything from Rubber Soul, an album completely suffumigated with the scent of marijuana, just a little bit more explicity than its predecessor Help! That said, I'd argue that 'There's A Place' demonstrates that they didn't even need to take psychedelic drugs to create psychedelic music; I guess what I'm saying is psychedelia is a state of being that can exist within you *and* without you, whether you dose yourself or not.
Great comment. I omitted many songs, some of which I offer in a third disk where I play all 3 on a podcast (see link in video description). I'm pleased to see your mention of There's A Place and the whole marijuana era. I plan to do a video on 'what psychedelic music is' because its subjectivity is so broad. I plan to base psychedelic findings on criteria, which is hard to define when talking about psychedelia.
Which version of Across The Universe?? Very nice overall; it would be cool to have an extended take of "Not Guilty", especially with the long drone-y guitar outro. Very FAR OUT!!!
The track of Across the Universe I play on the podcast maybe a combo of the backwards guitar version with the tamboura drone. This was not originally released but has been bootlegged.
I'll bet that cassette compilation they gave away with a case of Heineken beer is a real collector's item. There's not that many drug references here. You missed Day Tripper, Blue Jay Way, Doctor Robert, Happiness Is A Warm Gun and What's The New Mary Jane. And of course Hey Jude because it's about heroin, right?
Yes, I kept the number of tracks equal with the Love Songs album. I did a whole third disc worth on my podcast which you can link to in the description if you want to give it a listen.
Hey Bulldog is my favorite Beatles song, maybe favorite song, largely because it's exactly the kind of music I like, which is driving piano rockers. I'm not quite sure why Got to Get You Into My Life is druggy. love that song so much, but I suppose I'd have swapped that out for You Know My Name. I see that was discussed elsewhere in the thread. Love the choices anyway!
Got You Get You Into My Life is a reference to marijuana, at least that was the inspiration according to Paul. So many to choose from! Thanks for the comment.
POP GOES THE SIXTIES; Did you actually have the records pressed or is it just the cover? And if so, how much did it cost and how many copies were pressed?
I didn't have records pressed. I just designed the covers, had them printed and then I assembled them. Kind of a pain in the ass, but they look great! I did a podcast with with an additional 3rd disk to make it a triple album. The link to the podcast is in the description.
I love your channel, but I have to disagree with your opinion about the comps. I grew up on some of them. I had Rock & Roll Music and Reel Music on cassette. And my parents had Love Songs on LP. As a child the 80s who didn't know anything about UK albums until reading a book and not knowing the complete US discography, these albums were essential.
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Blue Jay Way and Flying are some of their best songs. Would fit perfect, along with most of MMT...
I thought the very same thing, and Looking Through a Glass Onion.
@@gordonmorris6359 He included "Glass Onion", which is the actual title.
@@MissAstorDancer Oops! Okay, Savoy Truffle then, 'cause when you get high you get the munchies.
Really? I’ve tried so many times to get into Blue Jay Way but can’t do it. Always liked Flying.
@@jejmoss11 'It's Only A Northern Song' wasn't the best melody either, but it was very cool for its psychedelic sounds.
I thought they did release Drug Songs. It was called "Magical Mystery Tour."
Don't forget " Rubber Soul". ' Help' was pot also .
I would include I'm only sleeping
Good call.
Yes, that one is very underrated, as is the Revolver album as a whole.
@@gummypuss69 Instead of 'It's all too much', I agree.
@@KinkyBing What are you talking about? It's All Too Much is from Yellow Submarine, not Revolver.
@@gummypuss69 Have you even seen the clip we're talking about?
That album cover is BRILLIANT!
Neither would be likely included in a compilation, but "Revolution 9" and "You Know My Name" both seem like more whacked out drug songs than several of the songs mentioned here (especially "Lovely Rita"). "What's The New Mary Jane" was really their ultimate drug song, though it wasn't officially released until many years after its recording.
I agree with you Rob. I considered all 3 that you mentioned but I made my inclusions partially based on what I feel EMI / Capitol would have felt appropriate, i.e. erring on the side of the more commercial songs.
I thought of those songs also. They would have been great. The "Sgt. Pepper..." Tracks and the "Magical Mystery Tour" tracks were great choices.
Everybody puts down Wild Honey Pie, but I love it. And Happiness is a Warm Gun would also fit easily on an album of drug songs. Do they get much more outside than that?
I think Dear Prudence should be on this album. It has a really trippy sound to me.
Yes, that would be a good inclusion. My podcast (link in description) add and entire third disc with more great stuff!
"Think For Yourself" and "Love You To" would have fitted perfectly!
I think Love You To is the most psychedelic song of George's off of Revolver. I would have liked to have seen Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite and Happiness Is a Warm Gun. It has the whole "I need a fix" part, and its lyrics have a certain surreal feel to them, but maybe it's too grim to be psychedelia.
You are correct to include all of those. I kept strictly to the number of songs that were on the Love Songs comp, but there was room for more. This is why I added an entire 3rd disc that I play on my podcast (link is listed in the video details). Even with a 3rd disk, I STILL couldn't fit them all! Thanks for the comment.
Great track list! I would buy this on vinyl!
Very flattering, thank you!
Totally agree. I reckon you have nailed it. There will always be songs that were "missed" but overall a great compilation that flows incredibly well. Thankyou
@@alanmurchie7330 Thanks, Alan. I caught some criticism for adding songs like Taxman, Eleanor Rigby, and Hey Bulldog, but I tried to give variety by alternating lead vocalists as well as included songs outside the 1966-67 period. I'm glad you noticed the flow!
@@popgoesthe60s52 i love your channel which i just discovered. How old are you?
Got to include 'Day tripper' in there... even if it's not about drugs... it has a 'trippy' riff, and maybe it had to do with drugs... after all, officially the Byrds' '8 miles high' has nothing to do with drugs either, but you can interpret the lyrics in different ways.
Pretty sure Day Tripper is about Pot during the Dylan meeting
I'm only sleeping would have been a good addition to that album
Everybody's Got something to hide except me and my monkey, the continuos story of bungalow bill
Yes, a lot of the White Album
@@juliact Most of the White Album isn't really psychedelic though. There are only a few odd tracks like Glass Onion, Wild Honey Pie, Long, Long, Long, and Revolution 9. There are however a lot of weird songs on that album but weird and psychedelic aren't always the same thing.
Sun King, Fool On the Hill, Norwegian wood. Would have added those
No psychedelic compilation albums??? That’s why God invented the ‘Playlist’!!! You should see MY Sgt Pepper’s album!!!
The cassette tape of "Only The Beatles" from Heineken beer was unique and highly sought after is because it was the first time "Yes It Is" was available in True Stereo.
I did not know that! Thanks for sharing, Marc.
I’ll bet it would cost a fortune to acquire a copy nowadays
Great list and order. The only change I would make is . . . remove Got To Get You Into My Life (too horny ;-) and add Dear Prudence and Happiness Is A Warm Gun . . . and/or be bold and add their greatest song . . . Revolution 9. LOL
You might find it interesting to check out this surprisingly psychedelic (1960) record album, considered one of the earlier recordings of the genre, making use of various electronic effects (e.g., reverb, theramin, keyboard effects), combined with dissonance, quarter-tones, and/or notes played deliberately out of tune), . Composer: Joe Meeks; Title: "I Hear a New World." th-cam.com/video/pjyvEf9tZGw/w-d-xo.html
Paul made it clear that he had taken an early interest in experimental and avant garde music, referring to compositions by Cage, Stockhausen, and others, so it's entirely possible that he was familiar with works by early psychedelic composers, such as Meek.
Love Songs was a great compilation; I got it in '77 when it came out. Anyway, you forgot Cold Turkey and The No No Song!
What about Doctor Robert? Song appears to me to be about their dentist spiking their coffee with acid. I think it would better suit this compilation than Eleanor Rigby which isn’t very psychedelic in my opinion
Where's Dr Robert?
I thought we got high With A Little Help From My Friends? Well, at least I do.
Daytripper? Dr Robert?
Rain is the best!
Another great album you have created here ! Want this one too !
Love seeing the classic Look magazine psychedelic portraits on an album cover at last. Perfect choice.
Fun concept. I’m just needing Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey in there. Maybe instead of Paperback Writer, written while stoned, sure, but less about being stoned.
That's a good choice too. I added a couple of McCartney songs to balance the heavier John contributions. Thanks for commenting Rob!
Great concept for a Beatles compilation, the Beatles would have probably called it (at Lennon’s instigating) “Favorite songs of your Grandmother” , or something like that. I agree with Side1, perfect choices. Side 2: Paberback Writer? Side 3: Taxman, Wild Honey Pie? No. Side 4: Hey Bulldog and the End? Not so much. I probably would have gone with Side 2: Being for the benefit of Mr. Kite instead of P. Writer. Side 3: Dr. Robert instead of Taxman. Side 4: You know my name (look up the number) instead of Hey Bulldog. The songs I would replace are more straightforward Rock and Roll and not so much druggy/psychedelic. I agree with almost all of the songs you chose, these few changes would make the collection (I think) more drug/psychedelic oriented. Forgot “Flying” in place Wild honey pie.
Yes, I do paint with a broad brush. The play on words 'Love Songs' vs 'Drug Songs' was chosen but it's really about psychedelia. I tried to choose material spanning several albums so as not to be too heavily Sgt Pepper/Magical Mystery Tour. I would argue that Wild Honey Pie is as zonked out at they got and songs like Hey Bulldog and The End offer some great late 60s raunchy guitar which wanders into psych. I also tried to alternate lead vocalists and mix up the chronology. I have a link in the description to a podcast where I play the whole thing plus a third disc. Thanks for your comments, they are much appreciated.
I was born in 1970 and so I was 8/9/10 years old when we bought the the compilations Beatles Love Songs and Beatles Rock 'n' Roll Music. For most of my childhood my whole familiarity with The Beatles' music came down to these two compilations plus the 'Red' and 'Blue' double albums which we had gotten when I was 5 or 6. I guess I can sympathize with your beef, but I can't help but be thankful to these compilations, as there were so many magnificent (and sometimes very famous) Beatles' songs left off the 'Red' and 'Blue' collections that I was introduced to thanks to 'Love Songs' and 'Rock 'n' Roll'. Many wonderful childhood memories thanks to these collections!
Yes, I fall into a category where I love some of the "dissed" albums of the Beatles catalog, like Introducing the Beatles. It's easy with hindsight to see "missteps" by EMI. Thanks for the reminiscent comment.
@@popgoesthe60s52 Have you thought of doing a show on the Red and Blue albums? There’s quite a story there!!!
@7JANEWAY Yes a video on those albums is in the works coupled with another _Album That Never Was_ so stay tuned!
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PS when we were young- my friends and I debated if Mother Mary lyric in "Let it Be" was about Marijuana. The Blessed Mother Mary or Paul's s mother. It was his mother's name. Makes one wonder though....
Actually the first lyric was "Brother Malcolm," of which there is video of him singing this and explaining he dreamed about Mal. I think the "Mother Mary" story about it being about his actual mother may be a stretch.
I had the Love songs in cassette, my mother gave it to me.
I love this idea, and you made great choices, however for me d insist on including im only sleeping. Of course there are many other great ones you could've included, but for me that is an essential "psych rock" track.
Thank you, this was a fun one.
I recall the Beatles before they became famous in Britain....they performed in Shrewsbury and were just branching out of Liverpool. My Dad who was about 35 then used to sneak off to Liverpool....he liked how mini skirts did not hide girls stocking tops i dare say.... I was in primary school. I got into Beatles about 1965 with Elemor Rigby and Michelle as their first songs were very simplistic. Then by early 70s got into their psychedelic music. The ability of ethenogens as a means of objectively analysing yourself and the way we process life was pervasive even to young kids and teenagers as I was ....before we left home . Acid wove through EVERYTHING. From pet rocks to my sisters purple mini dress. It wasnt just people who took it....it was in Windmills ofvYour mind....world is like an apple ....which i saw on black white tv performed by Rex Harrisons son....even as a kid I knew wow where did that come from.
Just discovered your channel and hot damn you make some great content, keep it up!
p.s. Did you actually get that compilation pressed for yourself?
Thank you. For my _Albums That Never Were_ , I had the jackets printed, but no records pressed.
Lovely Rita??? Seriously? 🤔
And of course a special edition of this comp will have a bonus disc with the elusive ''Carnival of Light''.
Excellent bonus track along with the incidental music from the Magical Mystery Tour film! Paul McCartney would be proud.
I have Carnival of light 14 minutes from.a Japanese cd called Now and then.
@@bobf.5538 Cool. If it's anything like George's ''Electronic Sound'' album, then it should be interesting. I often wonder if the Beatles had in their last year(s) gone in the direction of electronic music instead of back to their roots, what zany (in a good way) album they would have come up with.
@@kenlee1416 more like revolution.9. It's just layers of sound a musical collage..it was on TH-cam at one time.
YES PLEASE 🙂
That is such a good compilation.
Wish that was a real album! Love the song list!!
That's classic...turning Love Songs into Drug songs. You forgot Raraties....i think there was 2 volumes, amongst a million other bad comps.
The Love Songs packaging was second to none though. It came with a cool booklet with the lyrics
I would like have seen the work-in-process version of Revolution #9 - 'Revolution Take 20' on the Drug Songs album. But I feel a good closer for side 4 would be 'You Know My Name (Look up the number)'. Primarily, because of it's Python-esque absurdity and as a closing message as if to say ...'Hey! It's just us. Don't take it too seriously'.
you missed out "Blue Jay Way"
You are correct sir. Unfortunately some songs got the cut. I knew I would catch hell for that one! Thanks for the comment.
@@popgoesthe60s52 just subscribed I find your channel entertaining and informative and great for a Beatles nut like me!!
Great topic! I would have tried to find room for Dr. Robert, I’m Only Sleeping, The Word & Day Tripper. Plus ‘I Want To Tell You’ is another candidate with its semi-confused state lyrics and the intriguing chord structure that seems a bit atonal. I recall hearing once that the influences of Beatles albums (generally) could be grouped into the following:
Amphetamines (over the top energy): Please Please Me, With The Beatles, AHDN;
pot-influenced: Beatles For Sale, Help, Rubber Soul;
Acid-influenced: Revolver, SPLHCB, Magical Mystery Tour
Individually-directed influences: White Album, Let it Be, Abbey Road
There was so much to choose from so added a whole 3rd disk in my podcast! Thanks for the comment - great drug breakdown!
That's deep
Lovely cover and choices! I'd love to buy your Beatle compilation!
“Only a northern song” was recorded amid their most trippy period, mid 67, and i think warrents an inclusion, in the place of “the end” which to me is straight rock. By the way, great cover and concept. Maybe if it was called “psychedelia” the Beatles might go for it.
Yes - "Psychedelia" is much more acceptable but I could help playing off the "love songs/drug songs" thing. I actually did include Only A Northern Song on side three. Thanks for watching, Glen!
@@popgoesthe60s52 ooo sorry missed it on side 3...
That is an outstanding compilation. I would buy that one. 😉
ok
i have had to put a day in the life as the ending theme indeed
Thats a great album idea. I borrowed the "love songs" album from my uncle because it had "Something" i think. Video on pause I tell you it better have "It's all too much" on it or it's not worth my imaginary money.
I was semi hoping to see Revolution 9. 😀
Awesome album cover!! I would add Happiness is a Warm Gun. Obviously referring to heroin.
I'm Only Sleeping...the ultimate pot song. Still, a great concept. Nicely done.
Disc 1
Magical Mystery Tour
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
Because
Lovely Rita
It's All Too Much
Strawberry Fields Forever
Fixing A Hole
She Said She Said
The Inner Light
Paperback Writter
A Day In The Life
Disc 2
Taxman
Baby You're A Rich Man
Wild Honey Pie
Across The Universe
Only A Northen Song
Got To Get You Into My Life
I Am The Walrus
Within You Without You
Rain
Hey Bulldog
Eleanor Rigby
Glass Onion
The End
It would be interesting to see a Get Back sessions album that never was. Some stuff rehearsed at Twickenham and Saville Row that were unreleased sound grand
Here's my pitch for "Day Tripper" - and it isn't the title. It's Paul's "Taxman"-like solo mid-song. To me, it puts the song in this category for the same reason "Taxman" itself belongs there. I would also include "Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite," not just for the calliope interlude, though I think that alone is sufficient (I see the song is on the longer podcast track listing).
Taxman = drugs ?
That one is included for the Indian raga-styled guitar solo, which is evident in lots of early psych music a la the Byrds Fifth Dimension album of 1966.
@@popgoesthe60s52 Oh,OK....but a lot of the Indians the Beatles came into contact with were very anti-drugs(especially hashish)including Shankar.Hence my failure to make the connection.
I really liked " Drug Songs"!Thanx for pointing that out about " Beatles Love Songs" LP. I didnt like the idea myself- strange song combination. The " Rock and Roll" LP DID include "I'm Down" (non- Lp flip) so it was worth the low price of the album.
Excellent choices. Other commenters have covered alternative titles well but if you want a suggestion from me, I'd have swapped The Inner Light with Long, Long, Long.
Very good choices but I would have omitted the Abbey Road tracks and possibly the awesome 'Hey Bulldog' as well, ( as that's really a straight-up rocker ) and instead, I would have added some of the MMT and Revolver tracks mentioned below. The '69 vibe was musically as well as visually different to the '67 vibe-way less trippy, colorful or happy.
“The abominable” Rock and Roll LP was essential in the 70’s for us collectors for one reason. With the Help! single long out of print, it was the only way to own the B-side, I’m Down. I found a used copy of the second disc back then, packaged as “Volume 2.”
Love the James Bond original sound track LPs Matt. I had them all too...and LISTENED to them. Cool show as always!
I’m Only Sleeping and Dr. Robert would have also been a good fit. Basically everything from Revolver could have been used.
🎶Some people wanna fill the worrrld with silly drug songs
Very good, Robb - well done!
Touche
i enjoy your videos very much. Good idea for an album! some of those fake album covers would look good in my man cave!!
This would be a good records and the covers is nice! But for my taste, I'd remove fixing a hole, lovely rita, elenor rigby and because and replace them by: Blue jay way, What's the new mary jane, i'm only sleeping, love you too, Every body's got something to hide and even may be: the word!
And also put It's all too much on the fourth side just before Tomorrow never knows as the two last tracks (my favourite ones!)
Very cool… but where’s’Yellow Submarine’????!!!
Flying, from Magical Mystery Tour. "Beyond the blue horizon, far above the clouds, in a land that no one knows, lived four or five magicians who spend their days casting wonderful spells. Come with me now to that secret place where the eyes of man have never set foot."
Weren’t all Beatle Albums starting with ‘Help” drug albums??? Great video, though!
I'm laughing reading the comments, not because of anything being said, but because it's another example of why this never happened. The biggest problem the Beatles had, ever had, always had, and will always have boils down
Liked this..would have been decent double cd back in the day. I would have added I Want You (she's so heavy) just to close out the last side. :D
Weird is not drug.
"Psychedelic" does not only mean "drug," though it's rather subjective.
Rev#9 is pretty much John and Yoko doing Avant Garde surrealism
Ha ha, I’ve never heard of those compilations before. Very interesting. It seems drug songs is it’s own genre now.
It may be the current meaning of the word psychedelic is reduced to "weird" -- however, the original use denoted 'mind-expanding'. Accordingly, progressive music, avant-garde visual arts, and cut-up literature could all be accurately perceived as 'psychedelic'. IMHO, John Cage and Kit Opal were the epitome of psychedelic as both enabled the experience of _what is_ sans artifice.
And just where is revolution number nine.. number nine... number nine
Great idea and cool design. Honestly these are most of my favorite songs. Id sub baby you’re a rich man, northern song and its all too much for norwegian wood, happiness is a warm gun and little help from my friends. Maybe find a way to get all you need is love in there as well.
Great cover!!!
Thank you for this Drug LP. Some of my ridiculous suggestions: Mary Jane better than Fixing a Hole. Not Guilty better than the End. My take would avoid repeating the feel of other existing LPs. Number 9 would be a must but too much of the White LP. So that would not go in. 'Take Me Back where you come from' I would have included. What about the ending of I want you, or even the entire Yer Blues. I'm the walrus. Maybe my choice is more Lennon-Harrison than McCartney (Get you into my life? really?). I would have started with RAIN. Or even Tomorrow Never Comes. Inner Light. Love you too. I don't know... The LP should have a level of eeriness that we all felt when we first heard some of these powerful 'drug' songs. Even the Original LOVE ME DO (from Canada version) is eerie. Don't Bother me as well. That cottony feel of these two songs made the Beatles sound so different from the DC5 or the Stones or Herman Hermits. That 'strangeness' was unique to the Beatles in those days.
Paul says he wrote Get you into my life about Pot
I would have added tomorrow never knows as the last track
That's a good suggestion. Thanks for watching!
I don't know if anyone else would agree but I feel like "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window" from Anthology 3 would be a nice addition to this
I agree. It certainly would blend in well with the other songs. When I compiled my album, I inserted a couple McCartney-sung songs that made for a far more even listen. Thanks for the comment!
Ok, so their most blatant drug song is “Doctor Robert,” referring to an infamous chap, well known at Warhol’s Factory for his “vitamin” shots. But, that doesn’t make the cut?
Just because something seems "most blatant" to you doesn't mean it is to everyone else. What is your criteria for psychedelic music? Here's mine in a video on the topic th-cam.com/video/vEaSR7DYqEA/w-d-xo.html.
By the way, the Beatles have enough psych songs to fill a triple album. As such Dr. Robert IS on my third disc as I mentioned in the video which can be heard on my podcast.
Two Beatles Compilations that never were:
Beatles Acoustic '66 open.spotify.com/playlist/5AClLFZvUxuzeFne7GaHTq
And Beatles Electric '66
open.spotify.com/playlist/6Q2ux8bwYZU6bJP8jLxOHk
These are cool! Nicely done, thank you.
The best beatle show in youtube, real nice quality, you seem to have a good understanding of video editing, which greatly helps your quality, love it
I do enjoy some of the editing process, but I like designing the graphics even more.
"Revolution 9", "You Know My Name", "What's the New Mary Jane", "Norwegian Wood", "Blue Jay Way", "I'm Only Sleeping" or "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kyte" I would have put in instead of "Eleanor Rigby" (Which I think reflects the "Classical" side of classic rock) or "Paperback Writer" (more hard rock).
Those good suggestions. Many of those made it onto my third disk I featured on my podcast. Thanks for the comment.
I would have added Love Me Do. That's about as drugged out as you can get.
Amazing this didn't become a bootleg title.
good day sunshine was a pot song and dr robert the dentist who started them on lsd and daytripper i dont think of the end or honey pie or hey bulldog as drug songs myself
A bit reductive to categorize that breadth of songs as "drug songs" Double meanings, yes.
Reductive or all-encompassing? This business of labeling a song “psychedelic” is very subjective and I’ll be exploring what makes a song “psychedelic” in a future video. As for the term “drug songs”, that is merely a play on “love songs.” Thanks for the comment.
McCartney was goof for providing commercial songs but he wasn't much into psychedelia or LSD which ruffled the feathers of the other lads when Paul went talking to the press about it. Few of his songs fit a "Drug Songs" album. And where is 'Happiness Is a Warm Gun' and 'It's All Too Much' and 'I Want You (She's So Heavy)'?
It's All Too Much is on there. As I stated in the video, there is an entire third disc that I cover on my podcast.
What a great companion compilation Drug Songs would've been, to Love Songs, had it been released by Capitol contemporaneously. Hilarious, too! Of course, I doubt anyone at Capitol would've appreciated the idea (but it would've sold!) And a much better collection of course!
I think it would sell now! Thanks Jon.
I liked those compilations. It's Beatles man! Love songs was great
Interesting take. I love your James Bond soundtrack feature behind you!
Thanks Chris! Someday I'll do a review on the Bond Soundtracks!
Without taking anything away from the last two sides, the first two nevertheless make up an album out of any magnitude ^^
Agreed!
That was great. So much material to choose from. someone mentioned Flying. Which I love. Nice you found place for Wild Honey Pie. Got to get you into my life is for Beatle peeps a drug song. But it's production is more Burt Bacharach (IMO) So I'd change to Georges I Want to tell you. Also, Blue Jay Way in Paperback Writer out. Lastly The End out, and fade in Can You Take Me Back then slow fade out on revolution 9. But that's me. I make these things on cassette quite a bit.
Lot's of great stuff, which is why I included a third disc on my podcast. Thanks for the comment!
I always figured The Beatles' psychedelic songwriting begins on their first LP with 'There's A Place', a song every bit as wistful, introspective, and yearning as later songs like 'Julia' or 'In My Life'....speaking of which, I think it's a serious omission to not include anything from Rubber Soul, an album completely suffumigated with the scent of marijuana, just a little bit more explicity than its predecessor Help!
That said, I'd argue that 'There's A Place' demonstrates that they didn't even need to take psychedelic drugs to create psychedelic music; I guess what I'm saying is psychedelia is a state of being that can exist within you *and* without you, whether you dose yourself or not.
Great comment. I omitted many songs, some of which I offer in a third disk where I play all 3 on a podcast (see link in video description). I'm pleased to see your mention of There's A Place and the whole marijuana era. I plan to do a video on 'what psychedelic music is' because its subjectivity is so broad. I plan to base psychedelic findings on criteria, which is hard to define when talking about psychedelia.
Which version of Across The Universe??
Very nice overall; it would be cool to have an extended take of "Not Guilty", especially with the long drone-y guitar outro. Very FAR OUT!!!
The track of Across the Universe I play on the podcast maybe a combo of the backwards guitar version with the tamboura drone. This was not originally released but has been bootlegged.
being for the benefit of Mr kite.... might need to do a drug songs 2 Matt 😂
Brilliant album. Where can I get it?
I'll bet that cassette compilation they gave away with a case of Heineken beer is a real collector's item. There's not that many drug references here. You missed Day Tripper, Blue Jay Way, Doctor Robert, Happiness Is A Warm Gun and What's The New Mary Jane. And of course Hey Jude because it's about heroin, right?
Yes, I kept the number of tracks equal with the Love Songs album. I did a whole third disc worth on my podcast which you can link to in the description if you want to give it a listen.
Hey Bulldog is my favorite Beatles song, maybe favorite song, largely because it's exactly the kind of music I like, which is driving piano rockers.
I'm not quite sure why Got to Get You Into My Life is druggy. love that song so much, but I suppose I'd have swapped that out for You Know My Name. I see that was discussed elsewhere in the thread. Love the choices anyway!
Got You Get You Into My Life is a reference to marijuana, at least that was the inspiration according to Paul. So many to choose from! Thanks for the comment.
POP GOES THE SIXTIES;
Did you actually have the records pressed or
is it just the cover?
And if so, how much did it cost and how many
copies were pressed?
I didn't have records pressed. I just designed the covers, had them printed and then I assembled them. Kind of a pain in the ass, but they look great! I did a podcast with with an additional 3rd disk to make it a triple album. The link to the podcast is in the description.
I love your channel, but I have to disagree with your opinion about the comps. I grew up on some of them. I had Rock & Roll Music and Reel Music on cassette. And my parents had Love Songs on LP. As a child the 80s who didn't know anything about UK albums until reading a book and not knowing the complete US discography, these albums were essential.
Yeah, I guess if you grew up listening to those, I can see the value. I appreciate the comment, Craig.