You Have to Admit It's Getting Better, Better All the Time.

These are the runs you wait for in a blitz of any kind. CDs in the changer today:

Rubber Soul
Revolver
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Magical Mystery Tour
White Album (Discs I & II)

How does it get better than that?

The thing that sticks out the most for me now (as it does everytime I hit the early-B's in these blitzs) is that the Beatles must benefit from the blitz as much (if not more) than anyone else. There is no better band to demonstrate the great power of a concentrated blitz, starting with the I Saw Her Standing There and riding it out to Get Back. The Pastmasters CDs are always a nice footnote, but by the time you get to those, the story is over. Beginning to end: there's such a great plot that unfolds.

Couple of things to add.

First, perhaps the best timed song of the blitz so far was She's Leaving Home which was waiting for me in the car on last night's drive home. I don't know why. Nothing thematic there, just a really beautiful, prozaic, transcendent song waiting at the end of a long, ragged, exhausting and draining work day. One of those fateful gifts from the Music Gods. When it started, I actually felt a chill run down my back as the weight of work melted away. Wonderful, wonderful sensation. I wish everyone could know what it felt like.

Second, I think that Fool On the Hill must be one of, if not my favourite Beatles tune. Is that a weird choice? Obviously, the most played and most universally-revered tunes are sensational, but I have a special spot for Fool On the Hill. No baggage there. I just love the simple melody and the unforgettable lyrics. Those whoa-whoa-whoa's get me there every time..

I woke up hearing Blue Jay Way in my mind this morning.