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11 June 2015
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13 Beatle songs (group or solo) that have an Asian connection (lyrics, instruments, etc.):
1. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (sitar played by George)
2. Aisumasen (I’m Sorry) (Aisumasen is a slightly corrupted version of the formal term ai sumimasen, which means “I’m sorry” in Japanese)
3. Shanghai Surprise (George with Vicki Brown)
4. Frozen Japanese (I’m going to go with the name it was released under in Japan for this one)
5. I Want To Hold Your Hand (The first Japanese Beatles a-side single b/w ‘This Boy – as shamelessly stolen from Joe’s Japan page)
6. Old Siam, Sir
7. Searchin’ (references fictional Asian detective Charlie Chan)
8. Hong Kong Blues (He kicked old Buddha’s gong)
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Offline 13 Beatle songs (group or solo) that have an Asian connection (lyrics, instruments, etc.):
1. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (sitar played by George)
2. Aisumasen (I’m Sorry) (Aisumasen is a slightly corrupted version of the formal term ai sumimasen, which means “I’m sorry” in Japanese)
3. Shanghai Surprise (George with Vicki Brown)
4. Frozen Japanese (I’m going to go with the name it was released under in Japan for this one)
5. I Want To Hold Your Hand (The first Japanese Beatles a-side single b/w ‘This Boy – as shamelessly stolen from Joe’s Japan page)
6. Old Siam, Sir
7. Searchin’ (references fictional Asian detective Charlie Chan)
8. Hong Kong Blues (He kicked old Buddha’s gong)
9. Ballroom Dancing (“Sailing down the Nile in a china cup”)
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11 June 2015
Offline 13 Beatle songs (group or solo) that have an Asian connection (lyrics, instruments, etc.):
1. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (sitar played by George)
2. Aisumasen (I’m Sorry) (Aisumasen is a slightly corrupted version of the formal term ai sumimasen, which means “I’m sorry” in Japanese)
3. Shanghai Surprise (George with Vicki Brown)
4. Frozen Japanese (I’m going to go with the name it was released under in Japan for this one)
5. I Want To Hold Your Hand (The first Japanese Beatles a-side single b/w ‘This Boy – as shamelessly stolen from Joe’s Japan page)
6. Old Siam, Sir
7. Searchin’ (references fictional Asian detective Charlie Chan)
8. Hong Kong Blues (He kicked old Buddha’s gong)
9. Ballroom Dancing (“Sailing down the Nile in a china cup”)
10. Not Guilty (Making friends with every Sikh)
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Thank you for the suggestion of Ballroom Dancing, @meanmistermustard, but I don’t think it would be fair to count that one as the Nile is entirely in Africa.
Do you have another one, please?
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The love you take is equal to the love you make
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Offline I have china cup in the lyric, China is in East Asia.
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1. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (sitar played by George)
2. Aisumasen (I’m Sorry) (Aisumasen is a slightly corrupted version of the formal term ai sumimasen, which means “I’m sorry” in Japanese)
3. Shanghai Surprise (George with Vicki Brown)
4. Frozen Japanese (I’m going to go with the name it was released under in Japan for this one)
5. I Want To Hold Your Hand (The first Japanese Beatles a-side single b/w ‘This Boy – as shamelessly stolen from Joe’s Japan page)
6. Old Siam, Sir
7. Searchin’ (references fictional Asian detective Charlie Chan)
8. Hong Kong Blues (He kicked old Buddha’s gong)
9. Ballroom Dancing (“Sailing down the Nile in a china cup”)
10. Not Guilty (Making friends with every Sikh)
11. Back In The USSR (which spans Eastern Europe and Asia)
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RichardGEORGE: In fact, The Detroit Sound. JOHN: In fact, yes. GEORGE: In fact, yeah. Tamla-Motown artists are our favorites. The Miracles. JOHN: We like Marvin Gaye. GEORGE: The Impressions PAUL & GEORGE: Mary Wells. GEORGE: The Exciters. RINGO: Chuck Jackson. JOHN: To name but eighty.
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I was focusing on the Nile reference instead.
13 Beatle songs (group or solo) that have an Asian connection (lyrics, instruments, etc.):
1. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (sitar played by George)
2. Aisumasen (I’m Sorry) (Aisumasen is a slightly corrupted version of the formal term ai sumimasen, which means “I’m sorry” in Japanese)
3. Shanghai Surprise (George with Vicki Brown)
4. Frozen Japanese (I’m going to go with the name it was released under in Japan for this one)
5. I Want To Hold Your Hand (The first Japanese Beatles a-side single b/w ‘This Boy – as shamelessly stolen from Joe’s Japan page)
6. Old Siam, Sir
7. Searchin’ (references fictional Asian detective Charlie Chan)
8. Hong Kong Blues (He kicked old Buddha’s gong)
9. Ballroom Dancing (“Sailing down the Nile in a china cup”)
10. Not Guilty (Making friends with every Sikh)
11. Back In The USSR (which spans Eastern Europe and Asia)
12. Nobody Told Me (“They’re starving back in China so finish what you got”)
And in the end
The love you take is equal to the love you make
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Offline 13 Beatle songs (group or solo) that have an Asian connection (lyrics, instruments, etc.):
1. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (sitar played by George)
2. Aisumasen (I’m Sorry) (Aisumasen is a slightly corrupted version of the formal term ai sumimasen, which means “I’m sorry” in Japanese)
3. Shanghai Surprise (George with Vicki Brown)
4. Frozen Japanese (I’m going to go with the name it was released under in Japan for this one)
5. I Want To Hold Your Hand (The first Japanese Beatles a-side single b/w ‘This Boy – as shamelessly stolen from Joe’s Japan page)
6. Old Siam, Sir
7. Searchin’ (references fictional Asian detective Charlie Chan)
8. Hong Kong Blues (He kicked old Buddha’s gong)
9. Ballroom Dancing (“Sailing down the Nile in a china cup”)
10. Not Guilty (Making friends with every Sikh)
11. Back In The USSR (which spans Eastern Europe and Asia)
12. Nobody Told Me (“They’re starving back in China so finish what you got”)
13. You Are Here (From Liverpool to Tokyo) (East is east and west is west)
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Would you like to post a new topic, Timothy?
13 Beatle songs (group or solo) that contain self doubt
1. I’m A Loser
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Offline 13 Beatle songs (group or solo) that contain self doubt
1. I’m A Loser
2. How? (How can I go forward when I don’t know which way I’m facing?)
You and I have memories
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Offline 13 Beatle songs (group or solo) that contain self doubt
1. I’m A Loser
2. How? (How can I go forward when I don’t know which way I’m facing?)
3. I Don’t Know (What am I doing wrong? Where am I going wrong? Why am I going wrong? And many more lyrics from the song.)
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6 May 2018
Offline 13 Beatle songs (group or solo) that contain self doubt
1. I’m A Loser
2. How? (How can I go forward when I don’t know which way I’m facing?)
3. I Don’t Know (What am I doing wrong? Where am I going wrong? Why am I going wrong? And many more lyrics from the song.)
4. Help ! (But now these days are gone and I’m not so self-assured / Won’t you please, please help me?)
And in the end
The love you take is equal to the love you make
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Offline 13 Beatle songs (group or solo) that contain self doubt
1. I’m A Loser
2. How? (How can I go forward when I don’t know which way I’m facing?)
3. I Don’t Know (What am I doing wrong? Where am I going wrong? Why am I going wrong? And many more lyrics from the song.)
4. Oh! Darling (…I’ll never make it alone)
GEORGE: In fact, The Detroit Sound. JOHN: In fact, yes. GEORGE: In fact, yeah. Tamla-Motown artists are our favorites. The Miracles. JOHN: We like Marvin Gaye. GEORGE: The Impressions PAUL & GEORGE: Mary Wells. GEORGE: The Exciters. RINGO: Chuck Jackson. JOHN: To name but eighty.
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2. How? (How can I go forward when I don’t know which way I’m facing?)
3. I Don’t Know (What am I doing wrong? Where am I going wrong? Why am I going wrong? And many more lyrics from the song.)
4. Help ! (But now these days are gone and I’m not so self-assured / Won’t you please, please help me?)
5. Oh! Darling (…I’ll never make it alone)
6. Hey Diddle (My heart isn’t strong)
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Offline 13 Beatle songs (group or solo) that contain self doubt
1. I’m A Loser
2. How? (How can I go forward when I don’t know which way I’m facing?)
3. I Don’t Know (What am I doing wrong? Where am I going wrong? Why am I going wrong? And many more lyrics from the song.)
4. Help ! (But now these days are gone and I’m not so self-assured / Won’t you please, please help me?)
5. Oh! Darling (…I’ll never make it alone)
6. Hey Diddle (My heart isn’t strong)
7. (Alligator) Everybody else is busy doing better than me
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Offline 13 Beatle songs (group or solo) that contain self doubt
1. I’m A Loser
2. How? (How can I go forward when I don’t know which way I’m facing?)
3. I Don’t Know (What am I doing wrong? Where am I going wrong? Why am I going wrong? And many more lyrics from the song.)
4. Help ! (But now these days are gone and I’m not so self-assured / Won’t you please, please help me?)
5. Oh! Darling (…I’ll never make it alone)
6. Hey Diddle (My heart isn’t strong)
7. (Alligator) Everybody else is busy doing better than me
8. You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away
And in the end
The love you take is equal to the love you make
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11 June 2015
Offline 13 Beatle songs (group or solo) that contain self doubt
1. I’m A Loser
2. How? (How can I go forward when I don’t know which way I’m facing?)
3. I Don’t Know (What am I doing wrong? Where am I going wrong? Why am I going wrong? And many more lyrics from the song.)
4. Help ! (But now these days are gone and I’m not so self-assured / Won’t you please, please help me?)
5. Oh! Darling (…I’ll never make it alone)
6. Hey Diddle (My heart isn’t strong)
7. Alligator (Everybody else is busy doing better than me)
8. You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away
9. Photograph (I can’t get used to living here)
You and I have memories
Longer than the road that stretches out ahead
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20 August 2013
Offline 13 Beatle songs (group or solo) that contain self doubt
1. I’m A Loser
2. How? (How can I go forward when I don’t know which way I’m facing?)
3. I Don’t Know (What am I doing wrong? Where am I going wrong? Why am I going wrong? And many more lyrics from the song.)
4. Help ! (But now these days are gone and I’m not so self-assured / Won’t you please, please help me?)
5. Oh! Darling (…I’ll never make it alone)
6. Hey Diddle (My heart isn’t strong)
7. Alligator (Everybody else is busy doing better than me)
8. You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away
9. Photograph (I can’t get used to living here)
10. At the Mercy (Sometimes I’d rather run and hide than stay and face the fear inside)
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Offline 13 Beatle songs (group or solo) that contain self doubt
1. I’m A Loser
2. How? (How can I go forward when I don’t know which way I’m facing?)
3. I Don’t Know (What am I doing wrong? Where am I going wrong? Why am I going wrong? And many more lyrics from the song.)
4. Help ! (But now these days are gone and I’m not so self-assured / Won’t you please, please help me?)
5. Oh! Darling (…I’ll never make it alone)
6. Hey Diddle (My heart isn’t strong)
7. Alligator (Everybody else is busy doing better than me)
8. You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away
9. Photograph (I can’t get used to living here)
10. At the Mercy (Sometimes I’d rather run and hide than stay and face the fear inside)
11. Isolation (Don’t they know we’re so afraid?)
And in the end
The love you take is equal to the love you make
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