I’d never heard the Herrmann/Psycho influence. Until now. And now it’s all I can hear. Which, in its way, is kind of awesome.

— Merlin Mann, on the Psycho / Eleanor Rigby connection. This is quite fascinating. Listening to the strings from Eleanor Rigby alone, without any vocals, is really really fun. It’s much darker than I ever gave it credit for. And now, noting the similarity between them and the Psycho score, it will forever influence my view of this song.