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Beatle Alphabet
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That’s a good medley of Beatles songs David. Was wondering what X, Y, and Z would yield and they went with lyrics which was smart. A few Beatles songs I didn’t recognize, will have to go back and listen again.
A little trivia I heard on the radio today about the Beatles. Did you know when they came to America the first time, they started the expression “Super” to mean cool. Prior to the Beatles, no one used that expression in America.
Who are the great 3Bs of music? Bach, Beethoven, and
BrahmsBeatlesHere are a few funny Beatles interview moments. I think the fact they didn’t take themselves too seriously made their interviews so much more relaxed and enjoyable all around.
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I didn’t know that “super” had Beatlic roots, Jung. Yet another of their contributions to American pop culture!
Those interview snippets are great! I’ve heard them say lots of funny things to reporters, but most of these are new to me. “Where do the hairdos come from?” “Our scalp.”
I suspect that their acceptance in the U.S. by the masses (not just kids) was largely due to the clever way they handled the press when they first arrived at JFK Airport on their way to their Ed Sullivan show appearance. There were a lot of confrontational questions about their hairstyles and their musical abilities, and they deflected them with wit and humor, which probably defanged what could have been constantly hostile media coverage.
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I agree David, the Beatles were masters I think at handling interviews with wit and humour. They had charisma and carried themselves so well in interviews and were so pleasant and lovable really.  Reminds me of MLT
The thing that really stand out is when they are faced with tough or sometimes condescending questions or attacks they don’t let it phase them, denying those questions any power over them diffusing conflict in the interview.
Here are some more famous Beatles interviews and moments that I really enjoyed.
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Tommy Emmaneul Beatles Medley. Don’t do this at home as it could void your guitar warranty.
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Ah, the “one-man band” again. Incredible! I’m not really a guitar aficionado (it’s amazing that I haven’t been kicked out of the club yet), but this guy has superhuman capabilities. Thanks for posting this medley, Jung.
I’ve always thought that Classical Gas is one of the most fascinating instrumental songs of the 60’s. I just found this bit of trivia about the title on Wikipedia:
“Originally named ‘Classical Gasoline’, the tune was envisioned to be ‘fuel’ for the classical guitar repertoire. The title was later inadvertently shortened by a music copyist.”
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David, I wonder if there is a Tommy Emmanuel equivalent these days on piano, ukelele, and blues harp? I’m curious now, will have to search. He certainly is inspiring to watch. That Classical Gas tune I’ve heard a lot but did not know much about it and who wrote it, but it is brilliant. I love the classical guitar work Lisa does on “Time of the Season”.
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Jung, if anyone can do that sort of thing on ukulele, I’d be super impressed! With just four strings, each with only a one-octave range, the possibilities are much more restricted.
Mason Williams, the composer of Classical Gas, also was a comedy writer for the Smothers Brothers TV show in the late 60’s, in which capacity he hired a talented young comedian by the name of Steve Martin.
Yes, Lisa’s performance on Time of the Season is a wonderful sample of a style we don’t get to hear much of from them.
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