Daily Song Discussion #192: Eleanor Rigby/Eleanor's Dream (Full Length Version/Broadstreet Version)

Eleanor Rigby is a rerecording of The Beatles song from their 1966 album "Revolver".

'Eleanor’s Dream’ is an instrumental interlude on Paul McCartney’s soundtrack album Give My Regards To Broad Street. It was written to order by McCartney and George Martin to appear over a 19th Century scene in the film.

"In the film, ‘Eleanor Rigby’ has to run for about nine minutes although when I wrote the script I had in mind something like a three-minute segment based on the images I have described: Dickensian streets, capes and carriages, swords and altars. But by the time Peter Webb had finished we had this nine minutes of anxiety into nightmare and because ‘Eleanor Rigby’ finishes after three minutes the editor had filled up the time by putting classical music in – it was part of Brahms’ Violin Concerto.

This put George Martin and me in a strange position. We had to write six minutes of classical music because I thought: If this character Brahms could do it, what’s wrong with us doing it? We were rather forced into it by the director, and it’s something we might not have normally attempted to do otherwise.

But it was a challenge we couldn’t resist, to extend and create a new song, rather like ‘Eleanor Rigby’.

Although this was something quite different for me, strangely enough, when I wrote ‘Eleanor Rigby’ I did see that as my future. I was twenty-three or thereabouts and thinking: What am I going to be doing at thirty? And I thought then of serious music. I thought that would be perfect – I wouldn’t have to be glamorous any more. It was going to be my solution to the big problem of what does an old Beatle do!

Then all these years later I was forced into a corner and had to pick up that old dream, and get down to being a classical composer — well, for six minutes or so." -Paul, Give My Regards To Broad Street book

In addition to the orchestra, ‘Eleanor’s Dream’ contains a Spanish guitar section, most likely played by Carlos Bonell. The compact disc version of Give My Regards To Broad Street contained the full 9:10 version of ‘Eleanor Rigby’ and ‘Eleanor’s Dream’. The vinyl edition, however, trimmed ‘Eleanor Rigby’ to 2:07, and ‘Eleanor’s Dream’ to just 1:01.

Studio version

1-4: Not good. Regularly skip.

5: It’s okay, but I might have to be in the right mood to listen to it.

6: Slightly better than average. I won’t skip it, but I wouldn’t choose to put it on.

7: This is a good song. I enjoy it quite a bit.

8-9: Really enjoyable songs. I rank them pretty high overall.

10: Masterpiece, magnum opus, or similar terminology.

Rating Results

McCartney 1 7.20/10

  1. The Lovely Linda: 6.77/10

2.That Would Be Something: 8.21/10

  1. Valentine Day: 5.25/10

  2. Every Night: 9.48/10

  3. Hot as Sun/Glasses: 6.61/10

  4. Junk: 9.35/10

  5. Man We Was Lonely: 7.18/10

  6. Oo You: 7.22/10

  7. Momma Miss America: 5.71/10

  8. Teddy Boy: 6.53/10

  9. Singalong Junk: 7.16/10

  10. Maybe I'm Amazed: 9.63/10

  11. Kreen-Akrore: 4.53/10

Suicide: 5.48/10

Women Kind: 3.54/10

RAM 8.42/10

  1. Too Many People: 8.78/10

  2. 3 Legs: 7.20/10

  3. Ram On: 8.52/10

  4. Dear Boy: 8.79/10

  5. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey; 9.32/10

  6. Smile Away: 7.70/10

  7. Heart Of The Country: 7.96/10

  8. Monkberry Moon Delight: 9.14/10

  9. Eat At Home: 7.89/10

  10. Long Haired Lady: 8.26/10

  11. Ram On reprise: 7.10/10

  12. Back Seat of My Car: 9.71/10

Another Day: 9.10/10

Oh Woman Oh Why: 7.95/10

WILD LIFE 6.68/10

  1. Mumbo: 6.08/10

  2. Bip Bop: 5.48/10

  3. Love Is Strange: 7.01/10

  4. Wild Life: 6.43/10

  5. Some People Never Know: 7.13/10

  6. I Am Your Singer: 6.30/10

  7. Tomorrow: 8.00/10

  8. Dear Friend: 7.04/10

  9. Give Ireland Back To The Irish: 5.74/10

    Mary Had A Little Lamb: 6.50/10

When The Wind Is Blowing: 6.92/10

African Yeah Yeah: 2.56/10

Indeed I Do: 5.11/10

RED ROSE SPEEDWAY  7.87/10

  1. Big Barn Bed: 7.82/10

  2. My Love: 8.5/10

  3. Get On The Right Thing: 7.94/10

  4. One More Kiss: 7.59/10

  5. Little Lamb Dragonfly: 8.97/10

  6. Single Pigeon: 8.72/10

  7. When The Night: 7.56/10

  8. Loup (1st Indian On The Moon): 5.85/10

  9. Hold Me Tight/Lazy Dynamite/Hands Of Love/Power Cut: 7.88/10

Hi, Hi, Hi: 8.20/10

C Moon: 7.32/10

The Mess (Live At The Hague) 6.86/10

I Would Only Smile: 6.83/10

BAND ON THE RUN 8.72/10

  1. Band On The Run: 9.90/10

  2. Jet: 9.34/10

  3. Bluebird: 8.62/10

  4. Mrs. Vandebilt: 8.56/10

  5. Let Me Roll It: 8.89/10

  6. Mamunia: 8.18/10

  7. No Words: 8.05/10

  8. Picasso's Last Words (Drink To Me): 7.39/10

  9. Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five: 9.56/10

Live And Let Die: 9.39/10

Helen Wheels 8.16/10

Country Dreamer 7.62/10

Junior’s Farm: 8.13/10

Sally G: 7.16/10

I Lie Around: 6.84/10

Venus and Mars 8.05/10

  1. Venus and Mars: 8.63/10

  2. Rock Show: 9.03/10

  3. Love In Song: 8.15/10

  4. You Gave Me The Answer: 7.69/10

  5. Magneto And Titanium Man: 8.85/10

  6. Letting Go: 8.71/10

  7. Venus and Mars (reprise): 8.43/10

  8. Spirits of Ancient Egypt: 6.49/10

  9. Medicine Jar: 8.10/10

  10. Call Me Back Again: 8.58/10

  11. Listen To What The Man Said: 9.33/10

  12. Treat Her Gently-Lonely Old People: 8.15/10

  13. Crossroads: 5.37/10

4th of July: 6.28/10

Walking In The Park With Eloise: 5.87/10

SPEED OF SOUND 7.08/10

  1. Let Em In: 7.84/10

  2. The Note You Never Wrote: 5.72/10

  3. She's My Baby: 7.06/10

  4. Beware My Love: 8.51/10

  5. Wino Junko: 6.12/10

  6. Silly Love Songs: 9.59/10

  7. Cook Of The House: 4.06/10

  8. Time To Hide: 7.33/10

  9. Must Do Something About It:6.88/10

  10. San Ferry Anne: 7.63/10

  11. Warm And Beautiful: 7.17/10

Mull Of Kintyre: 8.69/10

Girls School: 7.34/10

London Town 7.30/10

  1. London Town: 8.14/10

  2. Café On The Left Bank: 7.33/10

  3. Im Carrying: 8.12/10

  4. Backwards Traveller: 7.16/10

  5. Cuff Link: 6.62/10

  6. Children Children: 5.71/10

  7. Girlfriend: 6.38/10

  8. I've Had Enough: 6.88/10

  9. With a Little Luck 8.72/10

  10. Famous Groupies: 6.64/10

  11. Deliver Your Children: 7.89/10

  12. Name And Address: 6.32/10

  13. Don't Let It Bring You Down: 8.54/10

  14. Morse Moose And The Grey Goose: 7.76/10

    Goodnight Tonight: 8.99/10

    Daytime Nighttime Suffering: 9.22/10

BACK TO THE EGG 7.69/10

  1. Reception: 6.85/10

  2. Getting Closer: 9.39/10

  3. We're Open Tonight: 6.89/10

  4. Spin It On: 7.66/10

  5. Again And Again And Again: 7.28/10

  6. Old Siam, Sir: 8.45/10

  7. Arrow Through Me: 9.45/10

  8. Rockestra Theme; 7.00/10

  9. To You: 7.29/10

  10. After The Ball/Million Miles: 7.45/10

  11. Winter Rose/Love Awake: 7.90/10

  12. The Broadcast: 5.92/10

  13. So Glad To See You Here: 8.02/10

  14. Baby's Request: 8.15/10

Cage: 7.24/10

Robber's Ball: 6.82/10

Waterspout: 8.41

Did We Meet Somewhere Before?: 7.15/10

McCARTNEY II 7.23/10

  1. Coming Up: 9.22/10

  2. Temporary Secretary: 8.11/10

  3. On The Way: 7.45/10

  4. Waterfalls: 8.33/10

  5. Nobody Knows: 6.23/10

  6. Front Parlour: 6.06/10

  7. Summer's Day Song: 7.42/10

  8. Frozen Jap: 6.72/10

  9. Bogey Music: 5.04/10

  10. Darkroom: 6.71/10

  11. One Of These Days: 8.29/10

Blue Sway: 7.19/10

Check My Machine: 6.60/10

Secret Friend: 7.21/10

Mr. H Atom/You Know I'll Get You Baby: 4.22/10

All You Horse Riders/Blue Sway: 5.5/10

Wonderful Christmastime: 8.90/10

Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reggae: 3.06/10

TUG OF WAR 8.05/10

  1. Tug of War: 8.88/10

  2. Take It Away: 9.35/10

  3. Somebody Who Cares: 8.44/10

  4. What's That You're Doing?: 7.68/10

  5. Here Today: 9.29/10

  6. Ballroom Dancing: 8.58/10

  7. The Pound Is Sinking: 8.25/10

    1. Wanderlust: 9.19/10

  8. Get It: 6.61/10

  9. Be What You See: 5.90/10

  10. Dress Me Up As A Robber: 7.75/10

  11. Ebony and Ivory: 6.74/10

Rainclouds: 6.76/10

I'll Give You A Ring: 7.57/10

The Girl Is Mine: 6.72/10

PIPES OF PEACE 7.05/10

  1. Pipes Of Peace: 8.61/10

  2. Say Say Say: 8.72/10

  3. The Other Me: 6.89/10

  4. Keep Under Cover: 7.53/10

  5. So Bad: 8.09/10

  6. The Man: 6.43/10

  7. Sweetest Little Show: 6.75/10

  8. Average Person: 7.00/10

    1. Hey Hey: 5.31/10

  9. Tug of Peace: 4.02/10

    1. Through Our Love: 8.30/10

    Ode To A Koala Bear: 7.94/10

    Twice In A Lifetime: 6.97/10

Christian Bop: 4.95/10

GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADSTREET

  1. No More Lonely Nights: 9.46/10

  2. Good Day Sunshine/Corridor Music: 6.57/10

  3. Yesterday: 8.31/10

  4. Here There and Everywhere: 7.72/10

  5. Wanderlust: 9.05/10

  6. Ballroom Dancing: 8.20/10

  7. Silly Love Songs/Silly Love Songs (reprise): 7.48/10

  8. Not Such A Bad Boy: 7.12/10

  9. So Bad: 8.52/10

  10. No Values: 6.91/10

  11. For No One: 9.06/10

  12. Eleanor Rigby/Eleanor's Dream: