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"I’m So Tired"
Having pulled countless all-nighters on Paste deadlines over the last five years—and having developed sleep apnea and, increasingly, insomnia during the last two—I can certainly relate to the feeling of sheer exhaustion in this sleep-starved smoke-dream of a Lennon tune. The song crawls along, Ringo’s heavy-lidded snare cracking into that elusive, mesmerizing semi-conscious space between wake and slumber, expanding and contracting like a weary pair of lungs, while Lennon croons hypnotically, lost in a trance. Along with “Happiness Is a Warm Gun” (also on the White Album), this is one of Lennon’s finest vocal performances.
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*For more great Beatles songs you might have missed, check next Friday's List of the Day blog.
Also, here's a recap of the songs we've covered so far in this series:
• "Act Naturally"
• "And Your Bird Can Sing"
• "Baby You're a Rich Man"
• "Bésame Mucho"
• "Cry For A Shadow"
• "Happiness is a Warm Gun"
• "Hey Bulldog"
• "I Will"
• "I'm a Loser"
• "I'm Only Sleeping"
• "I'm So Tired"
• "It's All too Much"
• "I've Just Seen a Face"
• "Rain"
• "Run for Your Life"
• "Things We Said Today"
• "Think For Yourself"
• "Three Cool Cats"
• "Wait"
• "What You're Doing"
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"Things We Said Today" is a great selection. I'm a big believer in forgetting about Beatles 1 and the Red & Blue "greatest hits" collections and listening to The Beatles albums instead. If you get the original UK albums and add in Past Masters Vol 1 & 2 you really get it all.
i'm sorry but this is getting ridiculous. "I'm So Tired," and "Happiness is a Warm Gun," are CLASSIC Beatle tracks that anyone who's been listening to the band with any genuine interest would know.
If you're going choose songs so indiscriminately why not just call your column "The Coolest Beatle songs that I feel like writing about this morning."
hmmm... "Think for yourself" was always one of my least favorite beatle's songs. no offense to george.
"julia," "polythene pam" and "goodnight" should be on this list.
folks, I actually play all these songs....we've been a tribute band since John's death, and the one thing I know is....there are only two kinds of songs....the kind you like and the kind you don't...if you don't like this person's list of "faves", make your own list!!if it moves you, do it, if not move on....wwjd stands for "what would John do"...my kids know as much as any of you, and even they aren't silly enough to declare one (or ten) songs "the best"...here's another flash for you....the Beatles are/were a great country band...(I feel Fine"...Mike