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15 Cards in this Set
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Who was the director? |
Richard Lester (same director for Hard Days Night) |
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What were three reasons that Help was considered "a complete change" from Hard Days Night? |
1. It was in color 2. It wasn't just about the Beatles - there were other characters 3. Most people - including the Beatles - say it's not as good as Hard Days Night |
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How did Lennon see himself in the movie? |
He saw himself as fat which is part of what encouraged him to write the song "Help" |
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"Help" |
-trouble recording -Martin suggests they overdub the guitar later but Harrison didn't want to -they also sped the tape up during the mix down which makes the pitch higher and corrects minor timing errors |
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What song did Lennon brag about after the Beatles broke up by saying that it was "one of the first heavy metal records ever made"? |
"Ticket to Ride" |
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"Ticket to Ride" |
-Paul said this song was about a train trip to Ryde, England -John said this song was about girls in Hamburg who would get a ticket of a clean bill of health, which was like a "ticket to ride" |
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"I Need You" |
-George song -George uses some type of pedal to make the guitar louder |
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"You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" |
-John song -another example of John's self-deprecation -features first outsider since Andy White: Johnnie Scott: flute player for the Beatles, does two notes at the end of the song (beginning of a trend) -the song only has five chords
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"If You've Got Trouble" |
-written by John and Paul for Ringo -they thought it would be Ringo's big hit but it didn't happen like that -did not end up on album |
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"Yesterday" |
-Paul song -features vocal doubling -very successful - most recorded/covered song ever -Paul got the idea in Paris (when they were recording songs in German) and he originally called it "Scrambled Eggs" -delayed recording the song because he wasn't sure if it was an original -instead of recording it with the group, George Martin wanted Paul to record it by himself with a string quartet |
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"I've Just Seen A Face" |
-Paul song -John's writing the bulk of the songs at this point so Paul realizes he needs to catch up -Paul's slow in writing could be due to his preoccupation with Jane Asher -this song features skiffle influence from the early days -uses internal rhyming |
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"Act Naturally" |
-The Beatles last recorded cover -this was Ringo's song that was put on the album instead of "If You've Got Troubles" (the one John and Paul wrote for him) -features Ringo as a cinematic persona |
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"It's Only Love" |
-John song -but John didn't really like this song/take it seriously because it didn't have the same level of poetry as the other songs he was writing at the time -originally called "That's a Nice Hat" -features the Leslie speaker (creates "swimming chorus" effect) |
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British release of Help! (album) |
-full album released on Parlophone -they're wearing blue coats -"Yesterday" is on the B side -alleged body spelling ("NVUJ") but it has no known meaning |
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American release of Help! (album) |
-only includes songs from the movie -Yesterday is not on it -wearing black coats |
