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"Switched-On Beatles:" Eleanor Rigby (Synthesized)

Using headphones will greatly enhance the listening experience! The Beatles’ "Eleanor Rigby" was released on their 1966 album "Revolver" and as a 45 rpm single. It was written primarily by Paul McCartney (with slight input from the band's other members, though its writing is credited to Lennon-McCartney). It won the Grammy Award that same year, for "Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Performance, Male." The song continued the transformation of the Beatles from a mainly rock and roll/pop-oriented act to a more experimental, studio-based band. With a double string quartet arrangement and striking lyrics about loneliness, "Eleanor Rigby" broke sharply with popular music conventions, both musically and lyrically. It has been noted that its themes concerning neglect and the fate of the elderly are just one example of why the Beatles' appeal reached so far beyond the traditional rock audience. McCartney came up with the melody as he experimented on his piano. The first few bars just came to him, and he got a name stuck in his head ... "Daisy Hawkins" who "picks up the rice in the church." He didn't know why and couldn't think of much more so he put it away. The next day, the other Beatles finished the song in the music room of John Lennon's home with Lennon's friend Pete Shotton. They listened to McCartney play his song through and contributed ideas. Harrison came up with the "Ah, look at all the lonely people" hook. Starr contributed the line, "writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear" and suggested making "Father McCartney" darn his socks. Shotton then suggested the name of the priest be changed in case listeners mistook him for McCartney's own father, so he picked the name out of the phone book instead, "McKenzie." He came up with the name "Eleanor" from actress Eleanor Bron, who had starred with them in their film "Help!" "Rigby" came from "Rigby & Evens Ltd, Wine & Spirit Shippers," a store in Bristol. Interestingly, in the 1980s, a grave of an "Eleanor Rigby" was noticed in the graveyard of St. Peter's Parish Church in Woolton, Liverpool, and nearby was another tombstone with the last name "McKenzie." During their teenage years, McCartney and Lennon spent time sunbathing there, near where the two had met in 1957. Many years later, McCartney stated that the strange coincidence between reality and the lyrics could have been due to his subconscious, rather than just a meaningless fluke. An actual Eleanor Rigby was born on 29 August 1895 and lived in Liverpool, possibly in the suburb of Woolton. She died on 10 October 1939 of a brain haemorrhage at the age of 44 and was buried three days later. Regardless of whether this Eleanor was the inspiration for the song or not, her tombstone has become a landmark to Beatles fans visiting Liverpool. In June 1990, McCartney donated a document from 1911 which had been signed by the 16-year-old Eleanor Rigby; this instantly attracted significant international interest from collectors because of the coincidental significance and provenance of the document. The nearly 100-year-old document was sold at auction in November 2008 for £115,000 with both seller and buyer believing it belonged to the person referenced in the song. The Daily Telegraph reported that the uncovered document was "a 97 year-old salary register from Liverpool City Hospital. The name "E. Rigby" is printed on the register, and she is identified as a scullery maid." In response to the sale, McCartney publicly declared: "Eleanor Rigby is a totally fictitious character that I made up. If someone wants to spend money buying a document to prove a fictitious character exists, that's fine with me” (as the real Eleanor Rigby lived a lonely life similar to that of the woman in the song). The song tells the story of two lonely people. First, we meet a churchgoing woman named Eleanor Rigby, who is seen cleaning up rice after a wedding. The second verse introduces the pastor, Father McKenzie, whose sermons "no one will hear." This could indicate that nobody in coming to his church, or that his sermons aren't getting through to the congregation on a spiritual level. In the third verse, the two "lonely people" come together when Eleanor dies in the church and Father McKenzie buries her. After her funeral we learn that "No one was saved," indicating that her soul did not elevate to heaven as promised by the church. The song is often described as a lament for lonely people or a commentary on post-war life in Britain. Many artists have covered the song - including Wendy Carlos on her "By Request" of 1975. My own version is an homage to hers, inspired by the sounds she designed for "A Clockwork Orange" and "Tron." Though there is no percussion in the piece, I added some clock-like momentum with bouncing "ticktocks" and some "sample and hold" (in the 3rd verse). What started as a transcription for 6 cellos, easily evolved into 31 tracks of melody, emphasis and effects to create the intended darker mood.