On today's edition of "Songs That Make It Far Because Nobody Gives It A Low Score", we have "All My Loving". Look at all those 6s and 7s!
"All My Loving" first appeared on With The Beatles in 1963. Despite not being a single in the UK or the US, it went to #1 in Canada, and imports of the Canadian singles even allowed it to chart at #45 on the Hot 100. Also, this was the first Beatles song a lot of Americans ever heard, as it was their opening song when they débuted and performed on The Ed Sullivan Show in February 1964. Amy Winehouse has a nice cover of it, too.
What the GP had to say:
Buyonce1814 compliments the song and says, "Rhyming on point." However, he goes on to say, "Cheese on point too." Lucas32 calls it "too forgettable to call it more than OK." At least IcarusIsFlying has something nice to say: "I love this song so much." Finally, something positive! "I remember reading somewhere that when John Lennon was pronounced dead after being shot, this song started playing over the hospital radio. Kind of spooky, now I think about his death every time I listen." Ah, right.
I know a couple of you were quite surprised (and perhaps a little outraged?) that this song was still here, but here it is! "Revolution" was released as a single in 1968, a radio-friendly remake of the song "Revolution 1" which would later appear on The Beatles (or The White Album, as it is also known). Lyrically, the song was inspired by contemporaneous political protests.
What the GP had to say:
"YAAAS at that opening riff!" screams Buyonce1814, waving his footlong from Subway in the air.