The next few songs will be from the ironically-titled Beatles album Something New. Most of the songs have already appeared on A Hard Day's Night (hence the irony) so we'll be covering only two or three songs from this album.
The first new song is "Slow Down". Originally by Larry Williams (talented musician and BFF of Little Richard), it's been covered by several artists (including Led Zeppelin) over time. It's got that classic 50's rock-and-roll sound and it actually kind of reminds me of Back to the Future (you know the scene I mean).
The lyrics aren't overly remarkable or new; the singer wants his girl to be faithful and dump her other boyfriend. Overall this one's not terrible but it didn't really capture my attention the way some of their other songs have done. It definitely harks back to the early Beatles days, when they were listening to Motown and rock-and-roll and doing great covers of great songs. I feel like this one belongs in those early albums; we're starting to move into The Beatles' next era and a song like "Slow Down" almost feels out of place, despite it being a pretty decent song and very well-played/sung.
That's it for today... Hope you enjoyed the movie review (just below this post) as well as today's song. :) See you tomorrow!
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Heard It Tally: 5
Songs Completed: 50
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