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Your first impression of “Lady Madonna”
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zippl...@gmail.com
Dec 18, 2018, 4:45:36 AM12/18/18
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I thought, nice piano lick, okay song, but it will never make it to number 1.
Norbert K
Dec 18, 2018, 2:31:48 PM12/18/18
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On Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at 4:45:36 AM UTC-5, zippl...@gmail.com wrote:
> I thought, nice piano lick, okay song, but it will never make it to number 1.
It's one I would have skipped way back when. I didn't like the 50s musical style or the religious imagery. Today, I'm fine w/ it, though I wouldn't cite it as a favorite.
> I thought, nice piano lick, okay song, but it will never make it to number 1.
It's been claimed that the song is based on a song called "Bad Penny Blues" by Humphry Littleton. If that's true, McCartney certainly brought enough originality to his song (as the Beatles did w/ "Come Together" as far as distinguishing it from its inspiration in Chuck Berry's "You Can't Catch Me").
zippl...@gmail.com
Dec 18, 2018, 3:18:42 PM12/18/18
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I never heard the song as a 50’s musical style, or as something Elvis may have sang as McCartney put it.
But the song always came off to me as not being as good as most of their songs usually were. I think
the highest it got on the charts here was number 2? Just what I expected.
But the song always came off to me as not being as good as most of their songs usually were. I think
the highest it got on the charts here was number 2? Just what I expected.
P-Dub
Dec 18, 2018, 9:46:50 PM12/18/18
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To me, it's another Lennon / McCartney masterpiece. And this one really does earn that Lennon / McCartney authorship - as they wrote it and recorded it by themselves. Together. This song might be the last time they really worked on a song together.
Nil
Dec 18, 2018, 10:30:24 PM12/18/18
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On 18 Dec 2018, P-Dub <pwol...@gmail.com> wrote in
rec.music.beatles:
> It was a catchy pop song. One you can sing along to the first time
> you hear it. Great melody. Great riff. Cool duo harmony. And as a
> piano guy, I had to learn to play it immediately.
>
> To me, it's another Lennon / McCartney masterpiece. And this one
> really does earn that Lennon / McCartney authorship - as they
> wrote it and recorded it by themselves. Together. This song might
> be the last time they really worked on a song together.
Me, too. Great, great song! Maybe more a McCartney feature than a band
feature. Fantastic vocal (cool vocal affectation!) Love the B section
and its migration back to the verse key. Wonderful sax solo, much
better than the guitar solo that was attempted by George. Really
skillful songwriting and great, punchy production. Kudos to Ringo's
slammin' drums!
I've heard it said that this was Paul's homage to Fats Domino. Other
than it being a piano song, I don't really get it. But that certainly
reflects my relative ignorance of Fats's work more than anything.
rec.music.beatles:
> It was a catchy pop song. One you can sing along to the first time
> you hear it. Great melody. Great riff. Cool duo harmony. And as a
> piano guy, I had to learn to play it immediately.
>
> To me, it's another Lennon / McCartney masterpiece. And this one
> really does earn that Lennon / McCartney authorship - as they
> wrote it and recorded it by themselves. Together. This song might
> be the last time they really worked on a song together.
feature. Fantastic vocal (cool vocal affectation!) Love the B section
and its migration back to the verse key. Wonderful sax solo, much
better than the guitar solo that was attempted by George. Really
skillful songwriting and great, punchy production. Kudos to Ringo's
slammin' drums!
I've heard it said that this was Paul's homage to Fats Domino. Other
than it being a piano song, I don't really get it. But that certainly
reflects my relative ignorance of Fats's work more than anything.
cuppajoe2go
Dec 19, 2018, 12:20:48 AM12/19/18
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I never thought of the Fats Domino connection until I heard it mentioned YEARS later. I totally get it.
I always get a kick when McCartney's short (non-deep) answer when asked about the song is, "Gee, the only day of the week not mentioned in the song was Saturday, go figure." <paraphrased>
zippl...@gmail.com
Dec 19, 2018, 12:28:11 AM12/19/18
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I was just saying I didn’t think the song would reach number 1. Was there a guitar solo attempted by George?
I haven’t heard it. Where can I hear it?
I haven’t heard it. Where can I hear it?
RichL
Dec 19, 2018, 12:50:33 AM12/19/18
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On Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at 10:30:24 PM UTC-5, Nil wrote:
> I've heard it said that this was Paul's homage to Fats Domino. Other
> than it being a piano song, I don't really get it. But that certainly
> reflects my relative ignorance of Fats's work more than anything.
I think I got the connection right away the first time I heard it. Of course I'm old enough to remember Fats's performances in real time. The vocal affectation to me is Paul's effort to "do" Fats. More to the point, it's there in the phrasing of the piano part.
> I've heard it said that this was Paul's homage to Fats Domino. Other
> than it being a piano song, I don't really get it. But that certainly
> reflects my relative ignorance of Fats's work more than anything.
The lyrics to the song don't do much for me, but the music is awesome!
cuppajoe2go
Dec 19, 2018, 1:01:56 AM12/19/18
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RJKe...@yahoo.com
Dec 9, 2020, 9:15:33 AM12/9/20
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On Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at 4:45:36 AM UTC-5, zippl...@gmail.com wrote:
> I thought, nice piano lick, okay song, but it will never make it to number 1.
The vocal sounds like an Elvis homage.
Pamela Brown
Apr 7, 2022, 8:25:18 AM4/7/22
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