This BEAUTIFUL Beatles song was RUINED by Phil Spector and pushed McCartney over the edge
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J L asked a lot of the band in accepting Ono presence, no wonder McCartney got pissed off.
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I think it's pretty magnificent.
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I’m tired of all the accusations and speculation about who said what! Let it be
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Personally, I prefer the Spector mix to the original. I find some of Paul's piano figures distract attention from the vocal, which should be the focus. All the same, I can understand his anger at serious changes being made to one of his songs without his knowledge or consent. The Beatles were not on the best of terms at this time.
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Can you imagine having Yoko in the studio constantly? Oh my God. It would be like one of your beer drinking buddies bringing his wife along when ya'll go out to drink some berrs.
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Song was not ruined. I think what may have happened here is the same thing George purportedly left for. Even John had mentioned that since the death of Brian, Paul tried to basically take over and this just seems like he was angry because someone else made changes. I think any changes would have made him angry at this point.
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It's funny that Macca used the Spector arrangement live in 1990 at Vet Stadium in Philly
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I guess that is what was meant on the album sleeve by " over produced by Phil Spector "
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It makes no difference now
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I was at a McCartney concert. His original version was fantastic.
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It is true that Paul hated the Phil Spector treatment and there has been accusations even by /Spector himself that John's bass playing was terrible. Spector lowered the bass track so it could not be heard and covered it with strings , backing voices and all that. It's one of my favorite songs and was not ruined by all the mistakes and tampering with it. The beautiful melody and lyrics survive regardless and a lot of people like the Spector produced single that was initially released.
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I know Paul didn’t like Spector’s arrangement and production of Long and Winding Road, but I like that version with the strings and the women backup vocals. It’s what I heard first and the version I prefer. Many fans feel the same.
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John left the band he started. Kept quiet about it at the request of the others. Then Paul made his "big announcement" to promote His first solo album. I think Spector's gotten a bad rap- McCartney was no stranger to schmaltz before or after.
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Spectre's "wall of sound" BS just did not work with ANY beatles song. Horrible.
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I think the strings are great. Perhaps a little cheesy but they help make the song. It was a massive hit so obvs most people loved the arrangement
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Spector did a fantastic job, which ensured the song went to number one. The naked version would never have achieved that.
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It’s sounds refreshing different actually. If it wasn’t produced by Spector any true Beatles fan - I am one - would be able to predict the production and what it would have sounded like. It deserves the embellishment and lifts it even higher.
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You almost have to wonder if John Lennon was up to some creative sabotage, first by bringing Phil Spector on board and also by flubbing some of the bass tracks - it's no secret that by the end of the sixties, he was not a happy Beatle. Moreover, Paul later revealed that John is the one who actually broke up the Beatles.
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My least favorite Beatles song, both versions. I love the way both of these men put a song together, but this one should never have been on the album in my opinion. Paul's vocals on the "Naked" version were exceptional though.George had several songs ready to go that would have complemented the album far better. Fortunately we got to hear them on All Things Must Pass.
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That songs were not ruined by Phil Spector. They were enhanced by Phil Spector. We heard Paul McCartney version, that was bad.
