We're heading into the final turn! I hope you who have been able to follow along with this reconsideration of Magical Mystery Tour - with the aid of the 1971 German true stereo mixes. If you've missed a day, search back. We'll keep these tracks up for a limited time.

The Beatles, "Baby You're a Rich Man" (German true stereo mix)

What I'm about to say may shock you: I've long loved this song. There are so many slight songs from The Beatles' psychedelic phase that work primarily as showcases for McCartney's heavy Rickenbacker bass parts. Paul's reputation is typically as The Showman, The Cute One, The Writer of Granny Numbers, and even The Multitalented One, but he'll never get all the credit he deserves as an Emotionally Engaging Bass Player. I'm not kidding: his basslines are the emotional center of so many songs, especially these half-baked psych-platitude pieces.

In this version of "Baby You're a Rich Man" you get to hear even more of the bass - the lows and the attack of the picked strings. It's one of Paul's trademark songs. The song also features those little runs on an organ or some other kind of reedy instrument. What's making those "raga" noises? I've always dug them, and I dig them even more on this version.

Finally, let's not forget John Lennon's contributions to his own song. It might seem I've dismissed the song itself, but John's commitment to the lead vocals and his enlightened point of view is worth tuning into. Lennon was in the middle of a long stretch of tuning in and out of Beatles activities, but when he tuned in, he could pull off almost any type of half-assed song with the best of them. This is no exception.