Just objectively, listening to the song, what do you subjectively feel?
It makes me wish I wasn’t saving heroin towards the end of my life.
Honestly, annoyed. It feels like they’re trying too hard to do… something? So much start and stop, random instruments coming and going. Drums in the left ear!
I like a lot of Beatles’ music, but this era is not for me. Rubber Soul and Help hit the spot. I prefer Pink Floyd’s take on psychedelic or whatever it’s meant to be.
Edit: to better describe the feeling, it makes me feel like being forced on a roadtrip or vacation with parents. Too young to understand or care about the destination, knowing there are an unlimited number of other destinations I’d rather be.
Like I’m lying in the backseat of my parents’ car in the 90s watching the powerlines and the clouds languidly roll by.
++ for using languid-
Edit:
I AM NOT A ROBOTS.TXTHa! I use it because I just don’t want the use of “languid” in the language to languish in anguish.
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Can you supplement that with how it makes you feel in material terms heh?
i love that song so much, and i don’t know if i can meaningfully describe it in any form more physical than an animated gif lol. the only thing i think i can note of is the weird terror i feel inside when john sings “nothing is real”.
The terror fades once you accept the statement is true and come to terms with it. Or, it should at least.
This is one of my favorites! I feel like the entire album is made of really good, and unique tracks, but since you asked about this one in particular…
I feel nostalgic for something, not quite definable, that I never experienced. A mix of cozy and wistful.
If you enjoy that song, make sure you give the whole album a go. Also wanna plug an alternate take (take 2, very rough), because it’s an interesting listen if you’re familiar with the original recording.
https://youtu.be/y5g_DiZF5NI?feature=shared
The final version (that made it to the album) is actually a speed-adjusted splice between take 7 and take 26.
-Edit- Magical Mystery Tour https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nqb7p4ZKK8u4SIwd8S0odRX8iO2cE3JVk&feature=shared
But what do you feel, like physically or emotionally and detached from any cultural or reputational lens?
I reckon it’s impossible to filter out my emotional reaction to the song’s cultural baggage.
