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The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill
Why It Should Be In: First of all this song features one of the coolest, fastest riffs as its intro. It would be very challenging to play that Guitar-Hero style. Also, most Guitar Hero/Rock Band games feature songs by girl bands so the game appeals to both genders. This is the only Beatles song to feature female lead vocal (even if it’s just for one line).
Why It Won’t Be In: This song is pretty obscure; you don’t see it on a lot of “greatest Beatles songs” lists. Also, apart from the intro, the only thing the lead guitar does is strumming.

Because
Why It Should Be In: This song is actually played primarily on an organ, but it can transfer over for Rock Band. It features really cool three-part harmony; I’ve read that some releases of the Beatles: Rock Band will come with three USB microphones to utilize all those notable Beatle harmonies. (Also notable: the Wii only has two USB ports, and yet three USB microphones will be packaged with the game.)
Why It Won’t Be In: This song features no drum track or bass track, and a second guitar could be added (since there actually is one in the recording), but it would only be playing the exact same thing as the first guitar.

Within You Without You
Why It Should Be In: They should’ve hired me to work on the development of this game because I have a really cool idea on this one: the entire song is built on a droning C-note on a sitar and occasionally the sitar plays little riffs, plays in unison with the vocals, and there’s even a solo in there. For the game, the player would have to hold down the green button throughout the entire song while the other four buttons would work out the rest of the song. It would probably be one of the more challenging songs in the game.
Why It Won’t Be In: This song doesn’t actually feature a guitar. (They should really bundle a sitar controller for this game.) Also, it doesn’t have enough consumer appeal; it’s not really the kind of song someone whistles to themself on the subway. Plus the lyrics are kind of deep. The only Beatle who actually plays on this track is George Harrison; they’d have to animate sixteen little computer animated session musicians. Last of all, it would be difficult to somehow morph the tabla percussion part into a playable form on the Rock Band drum kit.

Revolution 9
Why It Should Be In: In Guitar Hero: World Tour, during the guitar breaks the lead vocalist could do whatever they want into the mic without losing points. That’s the kind of thing I’m thinking with Revolution 9, only every instrument can do whatever they want for eight minutes. This would make a good bonus track.
Why It Won’t Be In: Number nine, number nine, number nine, number nine, number nine, number nine, number nine, number nine, number nine, number nine, number nine, number nine, number nine, number nine, number nine, number nine.

Music, Nintendo The Beatles, The Beatles: Rock Band

Jimmy Fallon, new host of Late Night, has already become funnier from his first episode to his fifth. He’s risen to the rank of my second favorite late night show, which isn’t saying much because Conan’s not on right now and the only other host I find funny anymore is Letterman.

Favorite monologue joke: [From Friday, 3/6/09] “A special Beatles version of the video game Rock Band is coming out… You can play as John. You can play as Paul. You can play as George, or Ringo. And it comes with a full warranty in case Yoko shows up. [Liverpudlian accent while miming playing a guitar] Green, green, red, green, red, green, orange.”*
Favorite celebrity interview: [From Friday, 3/6/09] Drew Barrymore.
Favorite comedy bit: [From Monday, 3/2/09] Conan packing up his dressing room.
Favorite host: Jimmy Fallon (not much competition there).
Favorite episode overall: Friday 3/6/09.

* This could actually be the song “Hey Bulldog” (sort of).

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A release date has been set for the first Wii game to get me excited since Mario Kart Wii. The Beatles: Rock Band will be released September 9, 2009 (9-9-09). It has been announced that it will be compatible with basically every kind of guitar, drum, or microphone peripheral that has ever been or will ever be released. It has also been announced that there will be forty-five songs in the game, which I will take the liberty of deciding here.
The criteria is simple: the song must be a Beatles song (or any song that has been on an album) that has significant parts for drums, vocals, lead guitar, and rhythm and/or bass guitar. I will also divide it into nine different locations as is common in other Guitar Hero-style games. In order of appearance in the game:

Hamburg, Germany
1. Twist And Shout
2. Slow Down
3. Money (That’s What I Want)
4. Boys
5. Johnny B. Goode
The Cavern in Liverpool
6. I Saw Her Standing There
7. Matchbox
8. All My Loving
9. Act Naturally
10. A Hard Day’s Night
The Ed Sullivan Show
11. I Want To Hold Your Hand
12. Ticket to Ride
13. She Loves You
14. Help!
15. I Feel Fine
Shea Stadium
16. Roll Over Beethoven
17. I’m Down
18. Can’t Buy Me Love
19. Rock and Roll Music
20. Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby
Candlestick Park, San Fransisco
21. Day Tripper
22. I’m Down
23. She’s A Woman
24. Nowhere Man
25. Long Tall Sally
The English Countryside featured in Magical Mystery Tour
26. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)¹
27. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
28. Back In The U. S. S. R.
29. Good Morning Good Morning
30. Dear Prudence
The Studio
31. And Your Bird Can Sing
32. Getting Better
33. Helter Skelter
34. Revolution
35. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Twickenham Film Studios
36. Two Of Us
37. Oh! Darling
38. Octopus’s Garden
39. Here Comes The Sun
40. Medley: Rip It Up/Shake, Rattle, and Roll/Blue Suede Shoes
The Apple Rooftop
41. I’ve Got A Feeling
42. Dig A Pony
43. One After 909
44. I Want You (She’s So Heavy)
45. Get Back

¹ Lead guitar is replaced by sitar.

Nintendo The Beatles: Rock Band