![]() There was nothing even close, even in the Beatles repertoire. This song was shocking when it was new-another Beatle song without precedent. The other ratings show the age skew here. Then near the end when you think they’ve surely reached peak quality, the outro kicks it up another notch. This song starts brilliantly and only gets better as it goes on. Bringing the gorgeous vocal harmonies in for a few words at the end of a line is ten, twenty, a hundred times more effective than loading them in only at the start of a line, as they tried in “What You’re Doing”. The drumming is compelling, the guitar riff is mesmerising, the exciting solo one of George’s best yet. A number one hit around the world and deservedly so!Įvery aspect is flawless and engaging: the lyrics, the composition, the arrangement, the instrumental and vocal performances. This is a truly superlative pop song, masterful, assured, catchy, interesting, creative, fun and everything you could possibly want. On some release versions of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon, a brief excerpt of an orchestral version of "Ticket To Ride" appears at the end of the final track, “Eclipse.” That’s worth digging out your old vinyl for a listen to see if it’s on your version.It’s only my wanting to leave myself a little head-room in the ratings in reserve for future masterpieces that I’m not scoring this higher. There’s a collectors special inclusion on a massive album you may be unaware of. In December of that year, that song by the Beach Boys was used as the B side for their classic hit single “Barbara Ann.” But did you know it was sampled and used by two classic artists?īrian Wilson used the melody and the vocal rhythm and pitch from “Ticket To Ride” for the Beach Boys' song “Girl Don’t Tell Me” a few months later in 1965 on their Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!) album. ![]() Like many Beatles songs, “Ticket To Ride” was covered by many singers and bands, The Carpenters, Bee Gees and Mary Wells for example all released popular versions of it. The discussions are in full in Sheff’s book All We Are Saying. The interview was published on Dec 6, 1980, just two days before Lennon’s fatal shooting in New York. Perhaps a bit dramatic as a statement, but Lennon had no real opportunity to explain it further. "That was one of the earliest heavy-metal records made" - John Lennon, 1980 John Lennon spoke much later about the style of this track in his last ever major interview with David Sheff and made quite a claim. In many ways, the single represented a step change in The Beatle's sound with sadder lyrics and a harsher, heavier, and more aggressive sound compared to their previous bright pop style records. That was the first Beatles single to go over the three-minute mark. It came in at three minutes and 10 seconds long. “Ticket To Ride” broke the mold and format somewhat by being longer than the usual two and a half to a maximum of three minutes. Most of the records were very short, certainly by today’s standards. A long ticket to ride for radioīack in the early to mid-'60s, radio stations were still adjusting to pop and rock and roll music. It flew to the top of the charts and became the Fab Four’s seventh consecutive number one in the UK charts and their third consecutive number one in the United States. Released as a single in April 1965, “Ticket To Ride” was taken from the Help album. The song, though, has some less well-known interesting facts. ![]() Like many other Beatles tracks, “Ticket To Ride” is a popular and well-loved favorite. ![]()
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