The Beatles – Good Night

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  General Comment:Cool song, so good night everybody! :)

  Flag 1petitefilleon November 08, 2011   Link

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  General Comment:No joke, I listen to this song if I can't get to sleep, and it just about knocks me out.
  
  It's got...such an intimate feel to it. Like YOU'RE being sung to.

  Flag PsychoticNekoon August 03, 2010   Link

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    As previously mentioned, this song was a lullaby to Julian, especially because John knew he'd be leaving and felt guilty.
    
    The early version of this song on the Anthology disks feature just John playing piano to Ringo's singing. Although this version is quite lovely, Lennon wasn't satisfied with it. As he became more involved with Yoko, he began to spend less time working on Beatle stuff. As the album was getting ready to wrap up, George Martin asked him what he wanted to do about the song, and Lennon basically handed it off to him, told him to give it one if his famed orchestrations. The final version is beautiful, bizarre, and kitchy all in equal parts.

    Flag Atmanon May 22, 2011  
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  General Comment:i read above some people thought it strange or maybe not really the case that people'd fall asleep to this album. i'll tell you from experience ive listened to this album many times before bed and this song has the same effect as entire sigur ros albums in putting you to sleep pleasantly. this is a song i really like by the beatles, im glad they did it. its sort of a disney ish tune and just adds to the variety of tracks they put out

  Flag stayfreshicelandon October 14, 2008   Link

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  General Comment:hweeeee...
  this song makes me weep..... :'[
  I listened to Good Night alone in my room miles away from home.... & suddenly I miss my home 'n parents.
  
  How can they made such a beautiful song, wth Ringo's voice fits in.

  Flag olidiptoon December 22, 2007   Link

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  General Comment:"Long live The Beatles."
  It's 2007. The Beatles have disbanded and John Lennon was assassinated.

  Flag GotSpoo?on July 15, 2007   Link

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  General Comment:Also, I love this song because at the end when he whispers, it seems so..so personal. Long live The Beatles.

  Flag WorshipTheArtGodson March 17, 2007   Link

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  General Comment:I agree with with "OnTheLongView." That is actually what I was about to type before I read that. It's very true really. When on drugs, Goodnight is a good song to follow Revolution Nine...By the time you start crying from fear, they come back to comfort you. I must say that I believe they put this song last for a reason.

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  General Comment:I just read "john," written by Cynthia Lennon, and she syas that he wrote this song for Julian, right before he left.

  Flag Johnlennnnonon January 24, 2007   Link

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  General Comment:this song is nice to hear after revolution 9 because your creeped out and scared from the prior song then this comes on and your like "wow there's nothing to be afraid of huummmm" anyhow. Good song to end a long album heh

  Flag Onthelongviewon July 09, 2006   Link

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  General Comment:i love the fact this song closes the white album.
  the album takes you for such an incredible trip, it truly blows your mind off and then there's this sweet little song, a lullaby, like saying: 'thank you ladies and gentlemen, have a good night'... like anyone could sleep after listening to the album! ;)

  Flag LucyInTheSkyWithRHon June 13, 2006   Link

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