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EddMarkStarr

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I was listening last night to the BBC, via KUOW/Seattle, when an old man began telling a story - I never knew about this, until last night.

In the summer of 1968, he was walking along a street in London when a strange woman approached him. She asked, "do you like music, do you like to sing?". When he answered in the affirmative, she then offered him a free ticket to a Beatles recording session at Twickenham Studios, filming date of 4 September, 1968. Each ticket holder would be asked to join the Beatles in singing the chorus of a new song.

Around London, many other people were asked to join the Beatles and sing live for a recording that would be broadcast on Sir David Frost's Sunday television show.

Guys, I'm absolutely floored by all this! Imagine inviting ordinary people into a broadcast studio to sing with a popular band, and record everything as a promo for a new song.


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Oh god I cannot stand the beatles every time they come on the radio the first thing out of my mouth is GODDAMNED HIPPIES!
 
ShadowCat said:
Oh god I cannot stand the beatles every time they come on the radio the first thing out of my mouth is GODDAMNED HIPPIES!
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That's exactly what one of the trumpet players in the orchestra said before he walked out, and had to be replaced before filming began! (I cleaned up his language a bit)
 
I'm surprised that no one has jumped in to defend the Beatles from the younger naysayers, who probably only know them from the three songs that commercial radio overplays in rotation. Not any one particular song, or album, or even period, but a global rejection of all they've done. Remember, the Beatles were THE number one group in the world from 1964-1970, and they influenced everyone else in popular music during that time, and for many years after. From their early years, with the fast, high energy tunes such as "I Want to Hold Your Hand," to the creative Sergeant Pepper album, to Abbey Road and finally the ballads "Let It Be" and "The Long and Winding Road" at the end of their career together, they captivated audiences in a way that nobody had done before, and nobody has really done since. Try listening to some clips, including a few songs you might not be as familiar with, and you might get a sense of why they were the favorite group of a whole generation.
 
EddMarkStarr said:
Guys, I'm absolutely floored by all this! Imagine inviting ordinary people into a broadcast studio to sing with a popular band, and record everything as a promo for a new song.
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Lots of stuff like that happened back then. Of course, after...

 
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Araucaria said:
I'm surprised that no one has jumped in to defend the Beatles from the younger naysayers, who probably only know them from the three songs that commercial radio overplays in rotation. Not any one particular song, or album, or even period, but a global rejection of all they've done. Remember, the Beatles were THE number one group in the world from 1964-1970, and they influenced everyone else in popular music during that time, and for many years after. From their early years, with the fast, high energy tunes such as "I Want to Hold Your Hand," to the creative Sergeant Pepper album, to Abbey Road and finally the ballads "Let It Be" and "The Long and Winding Road" at the end of their career together, they captivated audiences in a way that nobody had done before, and nobody has really done since. Try listening to some clips, including a few songs you might not be as familiar with, and you might get a sense of why they were the favorite group of a whole generation.
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And, many people consider them the first "boy band" decades before NKOTB & N'Sync or any of the K-pop groups
 
Initially, I resisted shitting on Edd's topic but since others have, The Beatles have always fucking annoyed me.

I came of age musically shortly after they broke up and had to deal with people who just loved them and if you disagreed, you were just plain wrong. A friend of mine was like that. Insufferably so.

I never liked their tinny sound. How no one ever reminded to tell Paul to plug in his bass is beyond me. Ringo played like he was overdosing on ether. They never really rocked once. They were a pop band masquerading as a rock band. Worse, with songs like Penny Lane they helped invent that most dreaded of dreaded genres: soft rock. :vomit:

I like the fact that they popularized drug culture after they had become worldwide sensations, and they were brilliant songwriters, but they were too cutesy for me. The only album I'm truly familiar with is The White Album, and I only bought it because I was going through a Charon-esque period and had developed an interest in the Manson murders. My favorite song was always Sexy Sadie. That tilted piano phrase that opens the song and runs counter to the melody of the verses is amazingly (though probably unintentionally) creepy, especially in hindsight since it eventually became the namesake of the girl who stabbed Sharon Tate to death. Then the chorus comes in and instead of singing "wha wah wah", they feel the need to kitch it up and to go "waaaaaaahhhh waaaaaaaahhhh waaaaaaah" :vomit::vomit: Ugh.

Paul's face made me want to kill puppies and John was the ultimate hippie and I HATED HIPPIES.

But that's just my opinion. It doesn't matter. Nor should it; look at the shit I listened to back then:


"Once is enough!!" :lol:
 
ShadowCat said:
Oh god I cannot stand the beatles every time they come on the radio the first thing out of my mouth is GODDAMNED HIPPIES!
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Seriously?

What the actual fuck?

It is clear you have no clue about the history of the Beatles and the impact they have had on western music. Grow up.
 
ShadowCat said:
Oh god I cannot stand the beatles every time they come on the radio the first thing out of my mouth is GODDAMNED HIPPIES!
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I'm thinking this is sarcasm, mocking some of the sentiment of the "older generation" at the time. :rotflmao:
 
I understand what you guys are saying and I encourage anyone who does not like the Beatles to speak up.

But I grew up at a time when even music was segregated, songs were broadcast by either "black stations" or "white stations". As a result, The Beatles were only a musical backdrop for me and very much everyone I knew. Honestly, it was 1969 when I finally started meeting guys who's take on music was waay broader than what aired on the radio. I needed to hear other songs that would get me out of my "Motown rut", and listen to songs on a whole different level.

Of course, I still enjoyed it everytime a Motown song knocked The Beatles right off the top of the charts - but don't tell my rocker buddies, I have to keep up appearances! :lol:

 
[I never liked their tinny sound. How no one ever reminded to tell Paul to plug in his bass is beyond me. Ringo played like he was overdosing on ether. They never really rocked once. They were a pop band masquerading as a rock band.
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rareboy said:
Seriously?

What the actual fuck?

It is clear you have no clue about the history of the Beatles and the impact they have had on western music. Grow up.
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If they didn't someone else would have! I have this out with my dad all the damn time! Someone invented the technology and someone else would have invented it. What grow up? Just because I don't like a particular group? Not crazy about a lot of rock groups, rappers, opera singers not my thing DGAF!
 
cityboy-stl said:
I'm thinking this is sarcasm, mocking some of the sentiment of the "older generation" at the time. :rotflmao:
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Nope not sarcasm every time! Even if its George Harrison, John Lennon, or Paul Mc Cartney be themselves (dunno if Ringo ever did solo work) And yeah I am echoing the sentiment of the older generation but taking more inspiration from Grandpa Simpson!
 
I loved and Worked in London for 15 years. My husband and i went to a very good restaurant upstairs pricey but not terrible we with a female friend and as this guy came in and went down stairs no one said a word but her and she at our table said there is Paul Now LOL he looked over like whats that about 2 months later we went back to the restaurant upstairs lest expensive. Paul Camin smiled looked at us and said where is your friend and we all laughed. Also saw the Beatles in NYC at a tennis stad¡um one night . The noise from girls screaming blocked teh music and many were ask to leave!
 
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