Ok, so the Beatles' White Album has nothing to do with Color Week. However, we have been discussing it the last few days of class, and for those of you who don't know, it is a double album meaning that when it was released it was on two records, four sides, with a total of 30 songs.
Their producer, George Martin, encouraged them to try to narrow it down for a single record, but they weren't having that as they had just written a good many songs while in India. Of course there was also the John vs. Paul battle for who got the most songs, and then Ringo and George struggling just to get a few of their songs on... so no one really wanted their songs dropped.
Anyways... my professor talked about how he used to have his students in the Beatles class make their 'ideal White Album', and pick 12-14 songs that THEY would have chosen for the White Album out of those that really made the cut. This wasn't an assignment, but I decided to make my own White Album list anyways, and it ended up on an ORANGE post it, which brings it to you today, since it is ORANGE (and yellow) day of the Color Week Challenge!
So, I present to you my ideal White Album:
Back in the U.S.S.R.
Dear Prudence
Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da
Sexy Sadie
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill
Happiness is a Warm Gun
Julia
Blackbird
Rocky Raccoon
Don't Pass Me By
I'm So Tired
Helter Skelter
Why Don't We Do It In the Road?
*I must admit, I'm a sucker for some of the weird stuff (Bungalow Bill), and definitely a sucker for all of Ringo's silly little songs! (Don't Pass Me By) There are definitely others I like, but just not as much as these.
I encourage any other Beatles fans out there to do the same! It's really kind of fun! What would make your list?
And now, for today's Orange and Yellow photos:
(Tonight's stormy sky was really working with me!)Tomorrow: Green!
Wow, I'm really into the pics on this blog! I love them all! Seriously...ALL of them! I think my fav is the dino though LOL :)...or the cute yellow shades!
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eek! Ilove it such great photos and I love that you did you own white album you are all too amazing doll!! <33
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ReplyDeleteI don't know heaps about The Beatles, but out of the songs I do know, my white album would be:
All you need is Love
Here Comes the Sun
Eleanor Rigby
I am the Walrus
Let it Be
Penny Lane
Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club
Yesterday
Hey Jude
Strawberry Fields Forevery
Lucy in the Sky
Because (this one is so weird but I love it!)
Revolution
Michelle
I love the photo of your sunset!
Oh my goodness, this colour week thing is an awesome idea! I want to do it haha!
ReplyDeleteAll of these pictures are perfect, and I love the dress you're wearing there.
ReplyDeleteYour White Album picks are great, too. 'Sexy Sadie' FOREVAH
my fave song is "hold me tight"... so cute/romantic. other than that I don't know much about the beatles (I know! I need to!)
ReplyDeleteAnyway, that last pic is perfection.
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Oh I would love to join in now, although problem is, I'm not at home at the moment and am living out of a suitcase for the next few days so my posts would suck. I reckon I'm going to have my own colour week some other time though.
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