Would "Sgt. Pepper's" be a better album if.....

....."Within You Without You" was dropped from the LP and Side 2 began with either "Penny Lane" or "Strawberry Fields"? If so, which of these would best kick off the second side?

dodgealum07-24-2017 1:36pm

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bdp24 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 9,708 posts 07-24-2017 at 06:45pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete While you're at it, cut "With A Little help From My Friends" (a dreadful song, with a dreadful Ringo vocal), "When I'm Sixty-Four" (McCartney at his worst), and perhaps even "Lovely Rita" (a mediocre song at best). Both "Penny Lane" and "Strawberry Fields Forever" belong on the album, and would greatly improve it. No "Blue Jay Way" though, please. It barely qualifies as a "song", though it IS less bad than "Within You Without You". Almost nothing isn't!
geoffkait Details Discussions Posts This discussion 23,365 posts 07-24-2017 at 07:43pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Great cover photo. The amazing thing is the Stones came out with their 3D cover only 3 months later. Pretty fast work.
shadorne Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7,467 posts 07-24-2017 at 11:08pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Yeah for sure... me, Paul and Ringo were chatting about this very topic last week and we are all agreed ;-)
tostadosunidos Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,197 posts 07-24-2017 at 11:40pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete and the Mona Lisa would look so much better if she were sporting Ray-Bans.
asvjerry Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,556 posts 07-24-2017 at 11:45pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete At the risk of being a nattering nabob of negativity (the only thing RR said that I thought was funny), I find Elton John's cover of 'Lucy' more interesting as a listen. And "With a Little Help..." was covered in the movie 'The Lathe of Heaven' so much better and in a fashion that the song only hints at....moving, instead of being a vague sex/drugs/r'n r reference.... BTW...the album exists as it is. If you want to re-arrange it, have at it. It's your playlist, after all....