What was the first Beatles Song

[Hardrada]

That seemed weird to you?

[Droopy]

1. I think it was called "Maxwell's Silver Hammer"

[Lannes]

4. Lucy in the sky with diamonds

[evlbstrd]

2. Blue Jay Way

on Magical Mystery Tour.

[Arugula Latte]

3. Revolution Number 9

nt

[Crazy Guggenheim]

5. That's the one that stands out.

[Hardrada]

7. That was very strange for sure.

First song I thought was a little weird was Norwegian Wood. First song of theirs about which I had to ask, "What does this mean?"

[Floogeldy]

6. Eleanor Rigby

B-)

[Hardrada]

9. That's another one!

What was THAT about?

[Floogeldy]

11. It was about that lady.

Heh.

It seemed weird to me because of the instrumentation.

B-)

[Sanity Claws]

8. Rocky Raccoon

Not sure whether it was the first one I thought weird but one of the first.

[Burma Jones]

10. Komm Gibt Mir Deine Hand

und
Sie Liebt Dich

Just to hear those two tunes in German was a littloe odd. Of course, once I knewthe context, it wasn't so wierd.

[BobMorr]

12. Introducing the Beatles

That was the first album-with a Vee-Jay label. First recording was Love Me Do. This was with the 4 Beatles that we all know. The first drummer died of a brain hemorrhage. Remember Pete Best?

[evlbstrd]

14. It wasn't Pete that died.

It was Lennon's friend, Stu Sutcliffe. They kept him in the band even though he couldn't play.

[bobthedrummer]

15. Aren't you confusing Stu Sutcliffe and Pete Best?

Pete Best was on NPR a couple of weeks ago talking up his new book.
Stu Sutcliffe passed away in the 1960's.

[Floogeldy]

16. Ringo didn't play on "Love Me Do"

George Martin didn't think Ringo was good enough and brought in a studio drummer.

B-)

[bobthedrummer]

13. "Rain"

:smoke:

[Hardrada]

18. I don't know that one!

What album is that on, I must inquire.

[Telly Savalas]

22. It was originally the B-side of some single...

can't remember which. I think it's from 1966.

Unless I'm mistaken, you can find it on the "Hey Jude" album released a few years later.

[mcscajun]

27. It was the "B" side to "Paperback Writer" -- the first 45 I ever bought.

I played the "A" side incessantly, and finally flipped it and played the "B" side to death as well. It was ood...but not truly strange.

[Telly Savalas]

28. Hey! Thanks for jogging my memory.

That's one of those things that would have been nagging me for a few days.

[enigmatic]

33. Absolutely killer bass line by McCartney...

One of my favorites...

[LoZoccolo]

17. "I Am The Walrus" n/t

[Hardrada]

20. I am the egg man.

I think the Walrus was Paul.

[Maccagirl]

25. Yep-I am the Walrus

was the first Beatles song where I said "What are they smoking?"-I was too young to appreciate the coolness.

[seriousstan]

19. Their first UK single was Love Me Do/P.S. I Love You

, released October 5, 1962, on EMI/Parlophone Records. The first USA single would be Please Please Me/Ask Me Why, which they released on February 25, 1963 on Vee Jay Records.

[Hardrada]

21. Do you know where that went on the charts?

I wasn't aware of the Beatles until Dec. 1963,

[Ivan Sputnik]

23. Strawberry Fields Forever

It's the first one I remember hearing that struck me as strange. I loved it nonetheless.

[candy]

24. Eleanor Rigby with her face in a jar by the door----I also found

it incredibly sad!

[CrownPrinceBandar]

26. "Glass Onion" and.......................

"Everybody's got something to hide except for me and my monkey."

[elshiva]

29. I AM THE WALRUS

"Sitting on a cornflake waiting for the van to come." WTF?

[Hardrada]

30. I think that was the first one that was strange

All the way through!

[elshiva]

31. Yep!

[dbt]

32. "Baby's In Black!"

There was something a little strange about that relationship. OTOH, George was just beginning to get the sound of gently weeping guitar.

:smoke:

[DelawareValleyDem]

34. First was probably Tomorrow Never Knows

but it's still a great song. Most of their strange stuff was still entertaining - You Know My Name (Look up the Number), Maggie May, Hey Bulldog , etc.