Comments on: Song of the Day #521: ‘Helter Skelter’ – The Beatles http://meetinmontauk.com/2009/12/27/song-of-the-day-521-helter-skelter-the-beatles/ Musings on movies, television, music and more Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:18:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Dana http://meetinmontauk.com/2009/12/27/song-of-the-day-521-helter-skelter-the-beatles/#comment-4356 Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:47:24 +0000 http://meetinmontauk.com/?p=7421#comment-4356 It is hard to know whether the heavy metal sound would have proliferated without “Helter Skelter.” It was certainly bubbling out there with the Who and Hendrix. Still, even though Paul didn’t create the first metal song, I suspect any style upon which the Beatles put their imprint was destined to have a ripple effect simply because of the sheer number of teenagers who picked up their guitars and formed garage bands with the goal of one day being like the Fab Four.

I’m not a fan of this song or of metal, but you do have to appreciate the diversity and evolution of a band that started out singing “Love Me Do.”

]]> By: Amy http://meetinmontauk.com/2009/12/27/song-of-the-day-521-helter-skelter-the-beatles/#comment-4355 Sun, 27 Dec 2009 13:47:43 +0000 http://meetinmontauk.com/?p=7421#comment-4355 I like the theory quite a bit – a sort of derivation on how there are only a handful of stories to be told and every novelist or screenwriter simply tells different versions of them. I often marvel that there are still new songs to be sung. How is that possible? A kindness to all of us might be to have each new band put a label on each album identifying which strain of Beatles will be found within. That way I could be sure to avoid any musicians who are “Helter Skelter” aficionados and go straight to the “In My LIfe”/”Here Comes the Sun”/”Lady Madonna” bands :)

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