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Baby, You're a Rich Man SONGTRACK

posted 12 years ago by lanny_kaster
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I remember watching the American version on an old VHS when I was little, maybe 10 years old?, and seeing the Beatles sing a brief snippet of "Baby You're a Rich Man", then quickly jumping to the Blue Meanies running away in fright.
Now i KNOW that the "Hey Bulldog" scene wasn't included in the US version, that's why it jumps so abruptly, but what I'm wondering is why the track "Baby You're a Rich Man" is included on the 1999 "Songtrack" album, when the actual scene is nowhere to be found????

I can see why they stuck "Think for Yourself" on the album (although it does seem slightly pointless, as it's only featured in the movie for about 3 seconds), but including "Rich Man" is strange... when it isn't in the version that was released alongside the "Songtrack" album.

Surely people who are seeing Yellow Submarine for the first time wonder why this song is on the album, yet nowhere on the movie??

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[–] lanny_kaster 12 years ago

Yeah, I've rewatched the clip again and it's still there (the 5 or 6 seconds of the opening, until Sgt Pepper's band freezes and walk over to the Beatles and shake their hands).

But why add it to the Songtrack album?? I mean, the animators used the orchestral part of "A Day in the Life" when the Submarine first leaves Liverpool and down under the sea.... yet that track isn't on the album (which I'm glad it isn't). "Love You To" is played when we meet George, but that track isn't on the Songtrack album.

They could've maybe edited the "Rich Man" track and added it as a short interlude type track on the Songtrack?? I dunno. lol.

"Air quotes! ...The mime of insincerity"
- Kowalski, Penguins of Madagascar

[–] hallogallo 12 years ago

"Love You To" is played when we meet George, but that track isn't on the Songtrack album."

Yes it is. Track 4 side 1.

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[–] VinnieRattolle 12 years ago

Easy explanation: the song was unique to the original soundtrack release and didn't appear on any of The Beatles' other albums. Since they tried to make the soundtrack obsolete (to anyone who didn't care about the score) with the songtrack release, it would've been dumb to cut it. Similarly, "Hey Bulldog" was exclusive to the soundtrack, but it was 31 years before Americans got to glimpse the animated sequence that went along with it.

[–] laurence01 12 years ago

Sorry but Wrong "Baby Your a Rich Man" is from "The Magical Mystery Tour" album.

Let Zygons Be Zygons.

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[–] laurence01 12 years ago

Yes I was just commenting to the previous poster who was was under the impression that it was first used in Yellow Submarine.

Let Zygons Be Zygons.

[–] hallogallo 12 years ago

Actually there wasn't a "Magical Mystery Tour" album in most territories until 1976, until then the easiest place to find "Baby You're a Rich Man" was on the b side of "All You Need Is Love" single.

"Who's driving this plane? Stan Butler?"

[–] RabbitMayhem 12 years ago

I agree with the Poster,

I knew there was something Fishy (orange big fishes with Human arms)

I bought this because it was taken off the stores after Mike's death for some stupid reason.

Anyways, YES! I remember Lennon dancing gay to this song, (Not Gay, but you know, very girly)

YES! I remember "Baby Your A Rich man"

[–] alanr4447a 8 years ago

Actually there wasn't a "Magical Mystery Tour" album in most territories until 1976, until then the easiest place to find "Baby You're a Rich Man" was on the b side of "All You Need Is Love" single.

Yes, but what's being discussed is the choices for the Songtrack compilation done in 1999, at which point the Magical Mystery Tour album, replete with "Rich Man", had been part of the "official core discography" for 12 years. So there was no issue of the song's "scarcity".

One possible explanation I can think of for "Rich Man" 's inclusion in Songtrack is that the album's track listing was chosen before they knew that that song's lyrical snippet was being cut from the film (there does remain a segment of its instrumental opening). I've also heard that in the film's earlier planning stages "Rich Man" was slated to be one of its "exclusive" songs, which changed when it became "All You Need Is Love" 's B-side; perhaps it was kept as part of Songtrack in deference to this.

[–] hallogallo 8 years ago

Whatever. Muted.

Who's driving this plane? Stan Butler?