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What John said
What John said
“ ‘I Dig a Pygmy,’ by Charles Hawtrey and the Deaf Aids”: after all these years, I discovered by chance who Charles Hawtrey was.
#Beatles
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What John said
A “Now and Then” surprise
A “Now and Then” surprise
A surprise: liner notes inside the sleeve, by the music writer John Harris. They explain, among other things, what’s up with the assemblage on the back cover.
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A “Now and Then” surprise
“Now and Then,” the music video
“Now and Then,” the music video
This one really got to me, and it made me not miss the song’s middle section, at least while it played. Some laughter, many tears.
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“Now and Then,” the music video
Beatles now!
Beatles now!
I’m disappointed: they dropped the middle section of the song (“I don’t wanna lose you”), its most distinctive part, with unusual chord changes, and the part that, to my ears, makes the shift to the closing section (“Now and then”) so poignant.
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Beatles now!
Jack White, Beatles savant
Jack White, Beatles savant
“Jack White showcases his hidden talent of being able to recognize any Beatles song instantly.”
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Jack White, Beatles savant
Paul McCartney and relativity
Paul McCartney and relativity
”George Martin was like our teacher, just because of the age. He was a little bit older. It wasn’t much. I mean, I think we always thought of him as an old man. I think he was like probably thirty when he started with us, which I certainly don’t think of as old now.”
#age#Beatles#time
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Paul McCartney and relativity
Geoff Emerick (1945-2018)
Geoff Emerick (1945-2018)
The recording engineer Geoff Emerick, best known for his work with the Beatles, has died at the age of seventy-two.
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Geoff Emerick (1945-2018)
“Sgt. Petsound’s”
“Sgt. Petsound’s”
“Tributes, covers, deconstructions, mashups, samples, nods, and more in response to two of the most influential albums of all time.”
#BeachBoys#Beatles
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“Sgt. Petsound’s”
Word of the day: any road
Word of the day: any road
“The next song we’d like to sing is our latest record, or our latest electronic noise, depending on whose side you’re on. Any road, we’d like to carry on with it.”
#Beatles#words
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Word of the day: any road