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Martin and the strings section of an orchestra dressed in formal attire while Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr ran around blowing bubbles and wreaking havoc with sparklers, balloons and a variety of carnival prizes...
...presentation included a number of video clips, as well as interviews with McCartney, Harrison, Starr and Martine himself talking about the insanity, occasionally drug-induced, of the Abbey Road Studios during the recording sessions for the Sgt. Pepper album...
...Penny Lane" A Paul character song when his characters still had personality - unlike Maxwell Edison, say. Probably the most moving bit of pop nostalgia ever, give or take Ray Davies' "Waterloo Sunset," and a great showcase for McCartney's unbelievably swinging bass playing. My dad's favorite Beatles song...
...Fell" The intro alone tops most anything from that era in terms of harmonic sophistication. Lennon writing like McCartney, with an Everly Brothers?style harmony to drive it home...
...Here, There and Everywhere" Again, an intro that just blows away the competition, and a modulation to die for to introduce the bridge. McCartney at his peak, sweet but not yet saccharine...