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All Things Must Beat. Share Anything Beatles!!
- Thread starter Rumble Thunder
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The Beatles really loved the music of Mary Wells during her run of hits in the early 1960's. And Mary Wells loved the music of The Beatles as well and she even recorded a record called "Love Songs to the Beatles" in 1965. The Beatles invited her to open for them during their tour of the UK, making her a rare female act to ever open for them. The photo is from October 1964.
A Stone covers the Beatles
It always amuses me, in the movie "A Hard Day's Night", how George trips in the opening chase scene and Ringo falls over him! But, they both get right up and continue on running! Amazing that nobody caught them while they were down. I have an anniversary Blu-Ray disk of the B&W movie that I've also really enjoyed watching on a 3-D player and TV!! Quite a trip!!!
Now, I've just found this "colourised" version on YT posted just 6 months ago! I usually like colorized B&W movies, but my jury's still out on this one, since I haven't finished watching it yet. Anyone have any comments on this color version?
Now, I've just found this "colourised" version on YT posted just 6 months ago! I usually like colorized B&W movies, but my jury's still out on this one, since I haven't finished watching it yet. Anyone have any comments on this color version?
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Colorization? Hated it when TMC started pulling that crap on iconic 30’s films decades ago(and got severely criticized), hate it now. Nothing but historical revisionism. There’s enough of that going on right now.
Another round of biopics coming…
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Fab Four Films: Who’s Who In ‘The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Event Movies’ From Sam Mendes
Sam Mendes ‘The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Event’ has many famous faces portraying the band members' origin story
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Oh I see. So, I guess you also don't like modern remixes of original music recordings either, huh? Still got your original vinyls and turntable? I do. Actually, I'm usually not even a fan of other artists' covers of Beatles songs, which are somewhat revisionist. But, I must admit that I do like a few. Oh, and then there are whole new "sound collages" (or whatever), like the Cirque du Soleil "Love" soundtrack!
Actually, I think such things can help keep original artworks more alive, regardless whether I like them, or not. If a cover, remix, print, reprint, remake or colorization gets just one someone interested enough to look up "the original" then I think it's a good thing. But, maybe that's just me.
Was I the only one befuddled to hear what sounded like actual Beatles recordings (but weren't) pasted into the "Stars On 45" disco beat on the radio? 
Another round of biopics coming…
Fab Four Films: Who’s Who In ‘The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Event Movies’ From Sam Mendes
Sam Mendes ‘The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Event’ has many famous faces portraying the band members' origin story
Bound to be revisionist!
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I remember Stars on 45, I was 16 when that came out. I didn't know anything about how they did that, but I did think it was kinda cool. I was the only one of my group of friends who was a big Beatles fan, but that did get some of my friends listening to them. Sadly, Lennon's murder did the same thing.
I was very intrigued at how they could have done that "audio collage" in the early '80s before the proliferation of audio computing. I had actually bought a variable pitch turntable in the '60s to play my guitar along to Beatles vinyl albums, because not all their songs were in tune with each other! And it was much easier for me to tune the records' playback to my guitar than vice versa. But, apparently it was done with analog tape manipulation, similar to what George Martin used on "Strawberry Fields" and other songs.
Some of my friends immediately said they must have just got some other musicians to record the Beatles songs with that disco background beat. But, to me at the time, it sounded too much like the real Beatles to be new recordings. Only as time progressed, and audio playback got much better, could I hear a difference between the studio musicians and the real Beatles!
Just like IRL, with family and friends, unfortunately it takes such loss to more acutely appreciate them.
There are a series of videos on YT called "Understanding Lennon and McCartney". Have any of you here listened to those? They're interesting. Kinda bittersweet, but I won't give any spoilers in case people want to listen.
Yes, it's quite in depth. Here are some convenient links for those interested:
Understanding Lennon/McCartney on YouTube - Trailer
Volume 1: Together . . . . Volume 2: The Breakup
Volume 3: The Seventies . . . . Volume 4: Last Dance
Volume 5 -1/2: Never Apart 1 of 2 . . . Volume 5 -2/2: Never Apart 2 of 2
Volume 1: Together . . . . Volume 2: The Breakup
Volume 3: The Seventies . . . . Volume 4: Last Dance
Volume 5 -1/2: Never Apart 1 of 2 . . . Volume 5 -2/2: Never Apart 2 of 2
There are lots more other Beatles links on your All Things Must Beat. Share Anything Beatles! wiki page, too.
How lucky were The Beatles to find George Martin?! I've always felt that Martin deserved the title "The Fifth Beatle" more than anyone else. He was not just a producer, he was a much more active collaborator in their musical creations. Luckily for McCartney, this creative collaboration continued after the breakup of The Beatles. John, Ringo and George did alright after the breakup, of course, but Paul continued his prolific growth and expansion as an artist in large part due to his work with George Martin. Here's an interesting article that touches on this theme:
And an 18 minute video that goes into more depth about the Martin & McCartney collaboration:
(Please excuse the sensationalist titles of "George Martin finally breaks his silence ...")
George Martin Finally Breaks His Silence on Paul McCartney - loc
In the summer of 1962, a young producer at EMI’s Abbey Road Studios received a demo tape from a scrappy Liverpool band with what he thought was, frankly, a ridiculous name. “The Beatles,” he muttered, skeptical but intrigued. His name was George Martin — and that moment, half by chance and half...
thebeatles.vietut.com
And an 18 minute video that goes into more depth about the Martin & McCartney collaboration:
(Please excuse the sensationalist titles of "George Martin finally breaks his silence ...")
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and the AI narration.
But good info.
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