Today we finish Rubber Soul with the horrifying "Run for Your Life", in which the singer threatens his girlfriend's life, saying he'd "rather see you dead" than with another man. John himself said he regretted writing this song, although it was George's favorite at the time, and revisited the topic post-Beatles with a more "apologetic" approach ("Jealous Guy").
My opinion of the song can be summed up with that one word: horrifying. The image painted by the lyrics is just too appalling for me to even appreciate whatever musical talent is displayed--although, according to Wikipedia:
[Ian] MacDonald criticised the vocal performance and added these comments about the guitar: "The guitar-work, some of which is badly out of tune, is similarly rough, the piercingly simplistic blues solo suggesting that the player was not Harrison but Lennon himself."
Kind of a bummer endnote for an otherwise great album, but tomorrow is a new day, a new album, and a new song. :) Stay tuned for the album summary.
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Heard It Tally: 18
Songs Completed: 98
Heard It Tally: 18
Songs Completed: 98
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