![]() ![]() The vocal arrangement is fussier than we've seen in a while, with three alternating textures used in the verse, alone. The ostinato used here's not as distinctively melodic as the ostinati in either " What You're Doing" or " Day Tripper", but it does have a wrenchingly syncopated rhythm which carries all the way through to the characteristic back-beat of the intro and first two verses:Īs a foil to all this, the tambourine is relegated to simply marking off the second and fourth beats of virtually every measure in every verse. ![]() For example, if the figure is apparent at both the beginning and end of a section, as long as there is something of sufficient interest to divert your attention in the middle, you will subconsciously "assume" that the figure has continued all the while, even though if you double check carefully you'll find that this is not so! As we've seen in other ostinato-driven songs of the Beatles, these recurring, motorized little figures seem to create the illusion of being there in the backing track more of the time than is actually so. The ostinato figure played by the solo twelve-string guitar at the outset provides a great deal of unity to the song. Not only is there an unusual number of ninth chords in the song, but the bare interval is also found within the opening ostinato figure as well as in the repetitious vocal line which takes the song out at the end. In the dissonance department, Major ninths and seconds appear as though a leitmotif. This relatively bland harmonic diet is spiced up by the liberal use of free melodic dissonance and a certain suspense factor created by the exceedingly slow harmonic rhythm. No other more exotic chords show up nor is there any hint of modulation. The special kicks here are to be found in the arrangement, especially in its exploitation of texture, rhythm, and harmonic dissonance.Īlthough the tune does not make a primarily bluesy impression, both the flat seventh and minor third scale degrees do bear some melodic emphasis in the verse and bridge, respectively.įive of the seven chords that naturally occur in the home key as well as the flat-VII chord are used. The form is an ordinary two-bridge model with only one verse in the middle and no instrumental section. US-release: 19th April 1965 (A Single / "Yes It Is")Īfter the folksy originals and nostalgic covers of the "Beatles For Sale" album, "Ticket To Ride" brings with it a measure of tight toughness that is most welcome to those wondering wether this erstwhile sharp edge of the group's attitude and style had fled following the "Hard Day's Night" album. UK-release: 9th April 1965 (A Single / "Yes It Is") Recorded: 15th February 1965, Abbey Road 2 At least this is my interpetation of the lyrics.Form: Intro | Verse | Verse | Bridge | Verse | Bridge |ĬD: "Help!", Track 7 (Parlophone CDP7 46439-2) This was the brilliance of the Beatles and the lyrics of John and Paul. He wants her to do right by him and her because she is pregnant. He is sad because she is going away and there is not much a poor working class lad can do. This song was told from the eyes of her young lover. ![]() Some do not ever remember who wrote what on many of the songs. (Read the lyrics.) Again all of this is up to interpitation and the Beatles themselves have given contradictory stories about many of the songs. When a young woman became pregnant she would be sent away to different towns in the country. Rmember there was a strick class system in England. It was said that many families had their own dirty little secrets that they wanted to keep private and some of those secrets were schunned away to keep a respectable family name. This goes back to the Victorian era but it was also that of the era of World War Two right around when the lads from Liverpool were born. However my favorite meaning places the song where it really belongs in a melancholy tone. McCartney was quoted as saying it was a “British Railway ticket to the town of Ryde on the Isle of Wright.” Apparently Paul had a cousin who ran a bar there.Īnother meaning was that while in Hamburg Germany the prositutes would have a card with them that was a clean bill of health which gave the person looking to have some company a “ticket to ride.” Paul McCartney has stated that the song “ Ticket To Ride” was inspired by a trip he and John Lennon took by train to the town Ryde on the Isle Of Wight in the 1960’s. Ticket to Ride is another example of a song not just with a double meaning but multiple meanings. ![]()
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