Roll up (and that’s an invitation!)

I’ve been listening to Magical Mystery Tour back to back to back to back for the past few hours. It’s now been permanently burned into my brain. The first side of this LP (I own the CD version) is fucking weird. It might only seem that way because I don’t do drugs. But still… W-e-i-r-d. Also, amazing music. Did I mention I find it eerie?

And here’s my current favourite:

The second half of the album, unlike the first, won’t destroy your mind. The contrast between Paul and John’s writing is striking when you listen to Penny Lane right after Strawberry Fields Forever. The first a seemingly happy-go-lucky song, the second a much gloomier composition. There are some other great singles on the same side. The anthemic All You Need Is Love features a gazillion rock stars on backing vocals. I think I am somewhere in there, too.