Comments on: The Word

By: Teddy Salad

Teddy Salad — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 21:47:14 +0000

Off topic, sorry Joe, but they started it. It’s amazing how the comments about a song about love being “whatever, wherever” start out with thinly veiled hatred.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 08:07:10 +0000

Would you like to give a guess?

By: John Nixon

John Nixon — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 16:08:08 +0000

You’re right…however…he has yet to reveal his planet of residence!

By: Pablo Castro

Pablo Castro — Thu, 19 Apr 2018 05:41:08 +0000

I don´t hear more than one guitar here. Suspect John played maracas.

By: Teddy Salad

Teddy Salad — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 14:59:53 +0000

Perhaps “good and bad” sounds corny, but “front of back” sounds clunky and not at all like John.

By: Appie

Appie — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 03:38:04 +0000

I agree… I get such a kick out of sharing this insight with my teenage students, who so ignorantly proclaim that rock music and the Bible don’t mix! To see their eyes widen in amazement as they see the connections is priceless! Even my Metal Heads – Black Sabbath, Lord of This World… AWESOME!

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 13 May 2016 22:52:48 +0000

Does anyone know what drum kit Ringo is using here? Really love the sound of it, especially the snare.

By: jennifur Sun

jennifur Sun — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 09:17:35 +0000

love the piano and the Harmonum

By: Joe Blow

Joe Blow — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 22:10:48 +0000

One of my least favorite Beatles songs. By far the worst on Rubber
soul. Second worst would be Drive My Car, then the usual Ringo downer. The rest are pure diamonds.

By: Kim diez

Kim diez — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 21:08:30 +0000

I’ve been listening to this all in my truck for the last week or two! And yes, I really think John had read the Bible more than once for sure!! I was singing the line that some say here; “In the good and the bad books (corny sounding for John to say) that I have read”. I think he is saying; “In the front of the back books (back books as 3/4 thru the bible) that I’ve read”, which makes more sense, going along with how others hear has put it into an evangelistic song right 😉

By: Graham Paterson

Graham Paterson — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 11:05:46 +0000

Great song, I immediately loved when I got Rubber Soul in 1979.Brilliant fade out and piano. A Lennon- McCartney song, but owes more to Lennon. I love the evangelical tone of John and Paul on this. This song just has a great feel. This certainly lead to the likes of All You Need Is Love etc..

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 20:55:30 +0000

It really sounds different in Capitol Records and EMI… I actually prefer the Capitol Albums–

By: Gary DalCorso

Gary DalCorso — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 00:29:21 +0000

I am so glad Paul is playing piano in this song and not George Martin. I’ve always found George Martin’s piano playing a little stiff…

By: Sergio Alejandro Genzon

Sergio Alejandro Genzon — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 18:52:35 +0000

It says on the back of the cover that George Martin plays the harmonium on the track. To me it sounds more like an organ, perhaps the Vox Continental. Comments anyone?

By: philmat

philmat — Sun, 04 May 2014 12:54:21 +0000

Also, not mentioned, is the piano part, which lends the song a very R&B flavor. Paul, brilliant, as usual. I actually have this song as my ringtone on my cell, haha.

By: philmat

philmat — Sun, 04 May 2014 12:48:50 +0000

Totally agree with you on the rythm section. Paul’s bass almost sounds like Duck Dunn. As in Taxman, I believe this was the Ric he used here.

By: wuzt

wuzt — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 06:48:09 +0000

There is nothing but greatness in this tune.

By: wuzt

wuzt — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 06:44:28 +0000

Well Ben did admit he was Mormon.

By: George Benaquista

George Benaquista — Sat, 06 Jul 2013 06:16:36 +0000

In my opinion,this song captures the essence of the classic Beatles sound during the mid sixties.This song has it all,great lyrics,great melody,great harmonies,great tempo.This song grooves. One of my all time favorites.

By: Dr. Cornelius

Dr. Cornelius — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 05:43:29 +0000

Yes absolutely – the word play between the Biblical concepts and his version based on love always seemed to me to be the dominant concept here but I hadn’t noticed the later verses you mention and the direct connection to those passages. Also there’s the “in the good and the bad books that i have read” bit which Joe touches upon too in the song write up he has here. This song is just brilliant. And think how this album must’ve really blown people’s minds, being barely a year after the height of Beatlemania (Hard Day’s Night etc)