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Re: MST #13: Magical Mystery Tour v The Graduate [Voting Closed]

ShaneSpear — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 01:16:13 GMT

Author: ShaneSpear

Posted: 10/19/2011 05:16

The Graduate wins 10-4

Re: MST #13: Magical Mystery Tour v The Graduate [Voting Closed]

Captain_Dude — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:34:33 GMT

Author: Captain_Dude

Posted: 10/19/2011 04:34

Magic Mystery Tour offers a lot more, I believe.

"Mrs. Robinson" on the soundtrack is NOT the "Mrs. Robinson" of Bookends. So, I have to take that song out of the equation. What's left is pretty much the two singles: "The Sounds of Silence" (which I do dearly love) and "Scarborough Fair" (this one's okay...but, has never been a favorite).

Magical Mystery Tour contains some mighty strong Beatles tracks...even if you do subtract the second side because it contains non-movie tracks. "Fool on the Hill," "Magical Mystery Tour," "Your Mother Should Know," "I Am the Walrus"...they're all first-rate songs. They're memorable, sing-a-long-able (yeah, I made that word up, so what? lol These are all solid songs and are first-rate Beatle offerings.

Outside of the tracks I mentioned, The Graduate has a bunch of minute-long, bachelor pad filler tracks. There's just no comparison. (Go ahead...hum "April Come She Will" from The Graduate ...bet'cha you can't! You instantly know ALL of the tracks from that Beatles offering!)

A strong song or two from Paul and Art...or an entire album of full-length offerings from the Fab Four? The Beatles nail this one!

Re: MST #13: Magical Mystery Tour v The Graduate [Voting Closed]

GARY — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:30:31 GMT

Author: GARY

Posted: 10/18/2011 19:30

Re: MST #13: Magical Mystery Tour v The Graduate [Voting Closed]

They call me Stacey — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:28:45 GMT

Author: They call me Stacey

Posted: 10/18/2011 19:28

The Graduate

Re: MST #13: Magical Mystery Tour v The Graduate [Voting Closed]

albummaster — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:43:34 GMT

Author: albummaster

Posted: 10/18/2011 16:43

Just to even it up a bit 😁

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🤔 has anyone ever changed their vote because of a YouTube video?

I love this scene 😁

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Re: MST #13: Magical Mystery Tour v The Graduate [Voting Closed]

GARY — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:54:50 GMT

Author: GARY

Posted: 10/18/2011 15:54

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Re: MST #13: Magical Mystery Tour v The Graduate [Voting Closed]

GARY — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:54:02 GMT

Author: GARY

Posted: 10/18/2011 12:54

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Re: MST #13: Magical Mystery Tour v The Graduate [Voting Closed]

albummaster — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:08:57 GMT

Author: albummaster

Posted: 10/17/2011 17:08

The Graduate

Re: MST #13: Magical Mystery Tour v The Graduate [Voting Closed]

GARY — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:58:23 GMT

Author: GARY

Posted: 10/17/2011 16:58

itsit wrote:

MMT.

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Re: MST #13: Magical Mystery Tour v The Graduate [Voting Closed]

alelsupreme — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:55:18 GMT

Author: alelsupreme

Posted: 10/17/2011 16:55

MMT.

Re: MST #13: Magical Mystery Tour v The Graduate [Voting Closed]

GARY — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:38:34 GMT

Author: GARY

Posted: 10/17/2011 14:38

Magical Mystery Tour

The soundtrack was far more favourably received than the film. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for best album in 1968 and reached number 1 in the US for eight weeks.

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Re: MST #13: Magical Mystery Tour v The Graduate [Voting Closed]

GARY — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:17:28 GMT

Author: GARY

Posted: 10/17/2011 14:17

Jhereko wrote:

I think we should be clear with this one that the soundtrack for Magical Mystery Tour is not the full compilation. It's just side one, as evidenced here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_mystery_tour
so in the cover art it's everything in the banner above the picture - So no Strawberry fields, Penny Lane, All you Need is Love etc.

I'm voting for 'The Graduate'

What are you Jhereko, Naples protege 😲

Don't believe everything you see in Wikipedia 🫵

As both Paul McCartney and George Harrison have stated, it was the Beatles who invented rock videos. The Fab Four created promo films for Ticket to Ride, Paperback Writer, Rain, Strawberry Fields and Penny Lane prior to the release of "Magical Mystery Tour" in 1967. It is the video performances of Blue Jay Way, I Am the Walrus, Your Mother Should Know, etc. which are, without a doubt, the highlight of "Mystery Tour". Admittedly, the movie is amateurish; lacking in plot and void of any sensibility. Taken as a film per se, "Magical Mystery Tour" would rate 1-star. However, taken as a compilation of videos, the film greatly succeeds. (I simply skip the nonsensical parts and head straight for the musical performances.) The music is, of course, absolutely impeccable and the videos are so much more engaging than current MTV fare. In fact, the clip for I Am the Walrus-- with its dancing "eggmen"-- may just be the coolest, most off-beat song promo ever filmed. The spot for Fool on the Hill --with Paul gazing high atop the Pyrennes-- is absolutely beautiful and quite befitting of that elegant song. Also, you just gotta love that silly wizard garb the guys break out for their performance of the title song. On the downside, the DVD itself is subpar. The picture, in dire need of remastering, is inexcusably grainy. Quite frankly, the film looks like a cheap VHS transfer. So why 4-stars for a plotless movie wrapped in a lousy DVD presentation? One word: MUSIC! More specifically, great Beatle music. That is the saving grace of "Magical Mystery Tour".

These are both great soundtracks but I voted for MMT 🤐

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Re: MST #13: Magical Mystery Tour v The Graduate [Voting Closed]

Anonymous — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:53:48 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/17/2011 04:53

I think we should be clear with this one that the soundtrack for Magical Mystery Tour is not the full compilation. It's just side one, as evidenced here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_mystery_tour
so in the cover art it's everything in the banner above the picture - So no Strawberry fields, Penny Lane, All you Need is Love etc.

I'm voting for 'The Graduate'

MST #13: Magical Mystery Tour v The Graduate [Voting Closed]

ShaneSpear — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:41:59 GMT

Author: ShaneSpear

Posted: 10/17/2011 04:41

Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
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The Graduate (1968)
Simon and Garfunkel

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