The Beatles can always be rediscovered

[karadinart]

I happened to have the inspiration to do a SHERLOCK Beatles parody pic yesterday (luckily there are fans of both) and I began watching videos, mostly from the era of the film HELP from 1965 - which, despite my age, means they were before me. But my mom and dad had some Beatles records, which I remember playing on one of those plastic-carry case record players, the kind where you needed an adapter to put on a 45 single. (yes, sounds like caveman days to you but not Martin Freeman I suspect) anywhoo.

This was the first record I bought from the local 7-11. (for some reason, at the back of the counter in a glass case they only had two records both Beatles albums, the red compliation and the blue one - and that's the only time I recall a 7-11 having records)



When I was a kid I enjoyed the early Beatles and when I was older could get into 'No.9' *snorfle* I remember standing in front of a neighbors mirror wall and playing 'Beatles' friends were Paul and John, I loved being George or Ringo. (I AND SAW RINGO PERFORM WITH THE BEACH BOYS YES I DID) And of course, we knew songs by heart and would often sing them as we rode bikes or played on jungle gyms (does anyone have these in their backyards anymore that are not wood)

Every once and awhile I'm reminded of the Beatles, a song, or watch one of my fave films 'A Hard Day's Night' and I'm just amazed that THEY WERE ONLY TOGETHER SEVEN YEARS people, they went from 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' to 'The Long and Winding Road' sure, we hear constantly that they changed the face of music, blah blah, but take a moment, step back, watch a video and remember that they were four young incredibly charismatic people, amazingly talented, and their songs are singable, so sing one, you feel better.

Though I have to admit, I'm so glad they came BEFORE internet fandom, hee hee. CAN YOU IMAGINE? (no pun intended)

Comments

[glitterburn.livejournal.com]

The Beatles were brilliant. My Dad was a massive Beatles fan, he had all the albums and kept newspaper clippings about the band between the inner and outer sleeves of the LPs. One year at junior school we did 'Yellow Submarine' as the theme for our carnival float, I was the Octopus LOL I think we still have the costume in the loft. And when I was a kid my brother and I used to have singing (more like shouting) competitions. Our favourite song was 'Maxwell's Silver Hammer', which is terrifically violent now I come to think of it, but I don't remember being alarmed by the lyrics back then!

[karadin.livejournal.com]

Yeah, some of the songs sound so 'peppy' but then you listen to the lyrics, case in point 'Help' which was supposed to be a slower piano ballad!

[karadin.livejournal.com]

There's going to be a local BritCon next year, I'd dress us all up as the Beatles from the Sgt.Pepper cover, but it seems that the con is really centered around Who fandom, not even Sherlock!

Why hasn't the Doctor ever Met The Beatles, he really should.

[karadin.livejournal.com]

BTW, the float story is FANTASTIC!

[tanfouk.livejournal.com]

That is true, their songs make you feel better. Why?- this could be some psych student's graduate thesis.

[lunarising.livejournal.com]

I'm probably one of those rare people that is indifferent about the Beatles; I think it comes from disliking my given name so much. But I don't *not* like them either.

I really just wanted to comment on the little phonograph in the plastic carrying case...I had one of those too! And I remember the 'adapters' to play the little 45s. One of the first things I started tinkering with was how to get records to play when the needle ran down (and Mom didn't want to buy me more) or the record got scratched and get stuck. Funny how vinyl became extinct but now it's back in vogue. Will the 8 track do the same or go the way of the cassette?

[karadin.livejournal.com]

I have an absurd sense of nostalgia now and want to get one of those old record players. I still have a box full of DD vinyl, though I gave all my other records away.