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1 December 2009
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I picture Ringo at home plate, G/P/J at 1st2nd3rd base, and the audience in the outfield/stands
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sigh butterfly, Richard, Ahhh GirlGEORGE: 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.
9.27pm
11 June 2015
Offline I like it! Here is our team taking the field…
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Longer than the road that stretches out ahead
6.08pm
1 December 2009
Offline THOSE AIN’T BATS!
but they do have balls
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sigh butterfly, RubeGEORGE: 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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1 May 2011
Offline Watching ‘TOTP’ on BBC4. Isn’t the picture of the fans in the below images taken from one of the Beatles concerts, i think Shea – it looks very familiar? The full performance is here, just skip thru to the CSM song about 10 minutes in (that it may be Beatles related was a welcome distraction).
"I told you everything I could about me, Told you everything I could" ('Before Believing' - Emmylou Harris)
12.51pm
11 September 2018
Offline Random question, but did any other Beatles start a record label when they went solo, other than George (Dark Horse )?
2.26pm
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17 December 2012
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Ring O’Records was started by Ringo in 1975, @Tony Japanese, remaining active through 1978. You can find a little history and a discography here.
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The Beatles Bible 2020 non-Canon Poll Part One: 1958-1963 and Part Two: 1964-August 1966
6.12pm
1 December 2009
Offline OK, we mostly all know by now about Jasper Carrot and his Ringo quote, often misattributed to John. That being said, has anyone found the source for that other supposed John quote – about Pete being the better drummer while Ringo was the better Beatle?
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.
3.07am
14 December 2009
Offline So…what did George and Ringo do on July 6, 1957??
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Ahhh Girl, RubePaul: Yeah well… first of all, we’re bringing out a ‘Stamp Out Detroit’ campaign.
10.42am
8 September 2023
Offline Hello everydoby,
My first post. Not sure it is the right place to do so but we learn by doing, right? Let me know if it should be somewhere else. I’m glad to be on board. Great great website. I have two questions for you Beatle people. I’ve never found the precise info, or don’t remember reading it anywhere but first:
1. When did they exactly start to use their Austin Princess limousine? That was definitely Autumn 1963 but can’t put a date on it.
2. When did they move to London? to that apartment they shared for sometimes. And subsequently, when did John move with Cynthia, Paul to Jane Asher’s parents home and George and Ringo together (in the same building as Brian if I remember well).
Thank you!
LOVE
11.52pm
7 November 2022
Online Hi Jaune (love that name) — you came to the right place, but unfortunately I’m not as knowledgeable as some others here. There are some here who know an amazing amount of details about The Beatles; if they see your post, no doubt they can answer both questions in seconds flat.
Now today I find, you have changed your mind
6.28am
19 October 2023
Offline Might post this to the John Lennon topic as well-
My first post here since my previous account was lost I believe.
Anyway, I just read an article describing one of my favorite Steely Dan songs that I had never thought too deeply about the meaning of before. Walter Becker and Donald Fagens’ iconic duo Steely Dan released this song not too long after Lennon released Imagine . The song in question is off of their first studio album, “Can’t Buy a Thrill” released in 1972 and is titled: “Only a Fool Would Say That.” Clearly, the lyrics have been confirmed to be written about Lennon’s mega-hit Imagine , and the comments made weren’t anything above disparaging. Actually, as a side note, from all the criticisms Imagine has seen over the years, I feel as though this has been the most accurate in a poetic lyrical sort of way.
Regardless, I wanted to ask around here and find out if there was any known response from John Lennon . Apparently, Fagen met Lennon once in New York City sometime before releasing Can’t Buy a Thrill and Only a Fool Would Say That probably squashed any sort of friendship from thereafter. (But that’s just speculation.)
I’m sure someone has brought this up before but I couldn’t find much on it.
Thanks, hope to learn more!
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7 November 2022
Online @Orange7 — I never heard that Steely Dan song before. I like it! Especially these lyrics are quite cutting:
Don’t wanna hear the bad news
Imagine your face there is his place
Standing inside his brown shoes
Drag yourself home half alive
And there on the screen
A man with a dream
Talkin’ ’bout a world where all is free
It just couldn’t be
And only a fool would say that
Now today I find, you have changed your mind
12.26pm
7 November 2010
Offline @Orange7 I am a huge Steely Dan fan and I never knew about the Only A Fool / Imagine link! I assumed it was a cynical allegory for the hippie culture in general, but now I can hear the specific references to John. It almost has the exact opposite sentiment to George’s All Those Years Ago.
Very interesting!
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3.25am
7 November 2022
Online LOL
Now today I find, you have changed your mind
8.28pm
24 March 2014
Offline Are there any songs by Paul that would have started out slow and ended up being faster, like John please, please me or Help , or Revolution ?
"I Need You by George Harrison"
10.44pm
21 July 2023
Offline Well… You Never Give Me Your Money , for example?
11.08pm
24 March 2014
Offline No. You Never Give Me Your Money is a song that starts at a slow tempo and then evolves into a kinda upbeat thingie. What i was asking is for a song that Paul presented as a ballad/slow tempo song to the others, but the released version is a rocker/upbeat track. Like John did with Please, Please Me, or Help !…
"I Need You by George Harrison"
11.26pm
21 July 2023
Offline Shamrock Womlbs said
No. You Never Give Me Your Money is a song that starts at a slow tempo and then evolves into a kinda upbeat thingie. What i was asking is for a song that Paul presented as a ballad/slow tempo song to the others, but the released version is a rocker/upbeat track. Like John did with Please, Please Me, or Help !…
Oh, sorry, I misunderstood.
I’ll think about it a little later (I have to get up early tomorrow)
11.30pm
24 March 2014
Offline No worries. My question wasn’t very clear anyways 
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StrawberrySauce"I Need You by George Harrison"
3.51pm
6 July 2016
Offline This may have been discussed elsewhere but apologies I can’t seem to find the search option.
Mark Lewisohn mentions Nov16FabDay and says November 16 1962 is an important day in Beatles history as the Beatles and George Martin harmonized their talents. I always assumed he meant this was the day they met. But checking the history section on this site they had already met and recorded together. The history section only mentions a radio appearance on this date. So what momentous event occurred that is not mentioned but we should all celebrate it?
Pivotal Moments in Beatles History No.118: Yoko helps herself to one of George's digestives.
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