LongHairedLady on July 6th 1957
Funny Paper said In that recent interview with Charlie Rose, Paul recounts how he impressed John by showing him he had memorized all the lyrics to some American rock song at the time. Paul said,...
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Paul seems very good at memorizing other people's songs. Some famous rock musician (possibly of the Zombies, not sure) recounted how when he visited Paul at his house, Paul proceeded to play one of...
View ArticleLongHairedLady on July 6th 1957
I wish I was better at that. It's one of the challenges I am facing learning to play guitar. I am okay at remembering chords, but it's remembering them in a song. I can remember a chunk of them, but...
View Articlefabfouremily on Philosophy question
I suppose that if you believe in God then you'll find so-called proof anywhere, because you believe in the first place. How you could explain to an atheist that the Beatles are ''proof'' of his...
View Articlefabfouremily on July 6th 1957
mja6758 said I always think the more important meeting, and this may sound like heresy, was Paul's meeting with Ivan Vaughan. Lennon and McCartney's paths may well have crossed at some stage during...
View ArticleHeyTrud on July 6th 1957
LHL! Thanks for posting that Fiona Fu. Beautiful! Amazing! She does incredible work. Wowza!
View ArticleAppleScruffJunior on Beatley Moments
Just came back from Germany so I've got a good few Beatley moments: I heard Ringo's "You're Sixteen" on the radio. I saw a lady wearing a John & Yoko "Bed in for Peace" t-shirt. I also saw a kid...
View ArticleSatanHimself on Philosophy question
Interesting that the go-to is an interpretation of 'God' as a Judea-Christian being... I have a theory that expounds upon Mr. Rubin's claim that Beatles are Proof Of God. It posits that 'God' is not...
View ArticleFunny Paper on July 6th 1957
That guy Ivan mentioned above by mja was one of Paul's boyhood friends. Paul in that Charlie Rose interview talked about Ivan and how he went on to become a Greek & Latin professor at Cambridge,...
View ArticleLongHairedLady on July 6th 1957
Funny Paper said That guy Ivan mentioned above by mja was one of Paul's boyhood friends. Paul in that Charlie Rose interview talked about Ivan and how he went on to become a Greek & Latin...
View Articleparlance on Beatles news
^^ Well, since no one responded, I won't bother with creating a separate theater thread. I'll just keep the posts here. * A theater company in Liverpool is showcasing Ticket to Write, 8 original plays...
View ArticleJoe on Help! Beatles chronology
Jape said Hi, I'm new to this site and forum, but I am a young man who is an absolute die-hard fan of the Beatles. I have been searching lately for a complete chronological list of every song The...
View ArticleJoe on The Smith Tapes
There's an interesting article about a recent release, The Smith Tapes, on the Mojo site. JOHN LENNON WAS constantly bugged by fans congratulating him for writing The Beatles' Yesterday, a song he had...
View Articleparlance on The Smith Tapes
Oh, these are the Lennon/Harrison tapes I posted about in the news thread a couple of weeks ago. Thanks for elaborating, Joe. parlance
View ArticleJoe on The Smith Tapes
Sorry! I missed the earlier post. I'd heard Lennon complain about being told by fans how much they loved Yesterday, but it was funny to read an account of it actually happening. In the 1980 Playboy...
View Articlemccartneyalarm on The Smith Tapes
So, did John ever realize that Imagine was at least equal to if not far superior to Yesterday? John never truly got it that he was as talented as he was.
View ArticleAppleScruffJunior on Songs by other bands that sound "Beatles-ish"
meanmistermustard said Havent heard anything of ELO except Mr Blue Sky but supposedly their sound is reminiscent of the Beatles. :O But this is the ultimate karaoke-track
View ArticleAppleScruffJunior on Beatley Moments
Another Beatley moment that I forgot: My brother is in French college at the moment and one of the boys living in his dorm is called Paul McCartney I know 2 John Lennon's anyways (they're father and...
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