I Want You vs. She's So Heavy

'I Want You', for the bass

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actually i love this tune but mainly for 'i want you'

also love the guitar solo over the bass which is done w/ the 'iwu' melody

Today, I'd say "I Want You", but is there an earlier example of white noise overtaking a song to the extent that it does in "She's So Heavy"?, at least in the context of a pop record? At the time I imagine it must have shocked the hotboxers.

Although I admit it's not too hard to shock the hotboxers.

INSEPARABLE AND INCOMPARABLE

"Which do you prefer, this one song or its fade-out?"

What fade-out?

ooh good point

"outro"

makes me think of that beavis and butthead discussion of nirvana. "without the bit that sucks the cool bit wouldn't sound as cool."

Seriously, the "I Want You" section, people? Seriously? I mean, I like it, too -- but that guitar arpeggio set the stage for, like, three decades of pop songs.

agree ^^^^^^

yes it's a good song all the way, but still:
'I Want You', for the bass

she's so heavy for the chord progression and guitar line. I'm thinking "I Want You" would have been a B-side at best w/out the she's so heavy part (while the she's so heavy part would at least have gotten into the second side suite on its own)

heavy all the way.
i want you - too bluesy to me

"She's so Heavy", for the bass. Seriously. Those runs McCartney plays are fucking nuts.

cordially invite the "i want you" voters to come the fuck on

although the BRIDGE between "i want you" and "she's so heavy" with those dissonant chords is fkn neat, and i guess belongs to "i want you" so fair play *mumbles*

but seriously. seriously.

she's so:

HEAV-AYYYYYYY

:Dm arpeggio:

above three posts sum it up

i voted "i want you" if only for the way the chords move underneath "i want you so bad it's driving me mad it's driving me mad." the vocal in "heavy" is kind of obnoxious. (which is part of the appeal, sure, but it doesn't do much for me.)

"I want you" is quite jazzy in places, which is a rarity for the beatles.

Still, "She's so.."(not long enough!)

She's So Heavy by a distance!

I'm firmly in the "I Want You? Huh?" camp. Sludge rock outro, dudes! By the Beatles!

i like the IWU grooves

She's So Heavy is more goth, so...

I agree with Zeno that IWU is a little too bluesy for me. Which is funny because I adore "Yer Blues" by them! Go figure...

I don't know what this version is, but I'd guess it must be a run-through just before the final take because the structure is almost there but Paul hasn't fully worked out the bassline yet. I always enjoy even rough tapes of them playing as a band, especially when you can hear Ringo properly.

Good version - comes with artwork as well !

Have I mentioned lately how much I <3 <3 <3 the internet?

So it does xp! I remember where I found it now - note that the following track is the supposedly-legendary 19-minute 'Think for Yourself' rehearsal

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thankfully the "i want you" voters pretty much all felt the need to justify their vote with a post or two, whereas the rest of us just got on with it and exercised common sense

i voted "she's so heavy" but am reconsidering now. no good reason why, today the beginning part tickles my fancy more.

apparently ilm likes big boned girls

wow! this is surprising

What's surprising is that so many people posted in favor of "I Want You."

What, no bridge section? That part with the organ stabs and John's "Yeeeeeeaaaaahhhh" is tops!

"I Want You/She's So Heavy/Yeeeeeeaaaaahhhh"

Paul hasn't fully worked out the bassline yet.

In most cases bass overdubs were the last thing to be added.. so that he was able to throw in all those crazy fills.

Those fills are amazing. Some of the coolest and most experimental Beatles bass parts are in this song, especially near the end where he's just doing crazy scales up and down. Goes perfect with the white noise.

Shit like this makes you wish they hadn't broken up.

yeah, no kidding -- this song in particular doesn't sound like a "Lennon track" or "McCartney track" ... One of the main complaints about post-Peppers Beatles is that they all essentially became solo acts and backed each other up (debatable), but this one is just a really creative, awesome song with no real "leader" or focal point.

It's always up the top of worst-beatles-track-ever lists (after Revolution 9, naturally)