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“dried up little buds from some gnarly, thorny bushes” – well I guess it’s the thought that counts and sometimes we have to improvise. It was still a very nice touch to a beautiful video.
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Yes, good question Jung, and great replies from Lisa and Jacki. My earliest Beatles memory is from 1963 when I was sitting on some steps at school (grade 6, age 11), trying to sing along with a couple of mates our version of ‘I Saw Her Standing There’ – “She was just seventeen, you know what I mean, and by the way she looked, she was way beyond repair, And how could I dance with her mother…. when I saw her fall, through the floor” LOL! Paul wrote this song in 1962 when his girlfriend of the time, Celia Mortimer, was 17.
Probably my biggest Beatles’ moment was in 1967 when I purchased my first album ever, ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’. I still remember all those occasions lying on the lounge room floor playing it over and over while reading the lyrics on the back of the album. I also remember insisting that any visitors also listen to the album with me! Anyone who didn’t appreciate it wasn’t worth knowing.
My older brothers were Rolling Stones fans and of course, I became one too. We had all the Rolling Stones albums in the sixties, but not all the Beatles albums. It wasn’t until around 1973 that things changed for me. I remember being taken by a friend to the house of a Beatles fan who at the time lived at his parents’ home. In the basement, he had the best stereo hi-fi system I had ever seen, with the biggest, most powerful speakers. He also had the recently released Beatles’ ‘Red’ and ‘Blue’ albums and we played both double albums that night. Well, I was blown away with the quality of the sound as well as the music and lyrics as the songs blasted in beautiful stereo out of those speakers. I was hooked!
Now, Lisa, I do remember the story you and Mona tell of that occasion when you were just 14, touring Austria in a bus and sitting up the back listening to the Beatles’ soundtrack on an mp3 player and demanding that your uncle listens to “I’ll Follow The Sun”.
Thank you for sharing your “Getting Better” moment with us. It is very touching to hear how others can be moved by music in the same way we can. I remember first hearing the Hollies “Bus Stop” on the radio as a young teenager and also Herman’s Hermits’ “There’s a Kind of Hush”, a song I would love to see the MonaLisa Twins cover. But I guess you would be working hard on your much anticipated third originals album.
I am a real fan of your version of Sandi Thom’s “I wish I was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)” from your 2007 live concert. It is sung with such passion and sincerity, I truly believe you!
“Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair
In seventy seven and sixty nine, revolution was in the air
I was born too late, into a world that doesn’t care
Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair”.Thanks again for sharing your Beatles experiences, Lisa, Jung, and Jacki.
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Yes, a great song which has been covered by numerous artists. Crispian St. Peters had an interesting version that was a hit in the sixties.
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If you are spoilt rotten Lisa it’s because you deserve it. By the sounds of it, you had a terrific 25th anyway. Especially the Sushi meal. I hope you managed to treat yourself to some sticky toffee pudding too!
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Nemesis is a hypothetical red dwarf or brown dwarf, originally postulated in 1984 to be orbiting the Sun at a distance of about 95,000 AU (1.5 light-years), somewhat beyond the Oort cloud. You are correct David, as we don’t know what our Sun’s influence is on Nemesis. However, as our Sun supports life on our planet, I’m prepared to label Nemesis with the evil twin tag!
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Hi Jung.
Don’t forget “The Long and Winding Road”, a ballad also written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon–McCartney) that originally appeared on the Beatles’ album Let It Be. It became the group’s 20th and last number-one song in the United States on 13 June 1970, and was the last single released by the quartet while all four remained alive. “The Long and Winding Road” was listed with “For You Blue” as a double-sided hit when the single hit number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1970.
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Jung, Paul McCartney’s original version from the Beatles’ ‘Help’ album (Parlophone) features Paul on acoustic guitar backed by a standard string quartet. None of the other Beatles were involved in the writing or recording of this song.
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Welcome to the club Brad. I think regular posters like Jung, Jacki and myself find it difficult to contain our enthusiasm, so it’s always nice to hear from someone new. I too stumbled on the MLT in a similar way to you and spent a whole night binging on MLT YouTube videos.
Yes, their writing is brilliant and you have mentioned two of my favourites, “Close To You” and “Count On Me”. The story behind the writing of “Count On Me”, to me, reveals a father’s love for his daughter.
Once again, nice to hear from you and I look forward to more contributions from you in the forum.
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Welcome to the Club William. I appreciated your introduction. I too had a similar experience just a year ago when I first stumbled on the MLT on YouTube. I couldn’t believe how good their work was and that it had taken me ten years to find them. What a treasure trove I had discovered
You’ll enjoy being in the club.
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Yes, fortunately for everyone our favourite twins are able to forge a decent career in their chosen profession of music. I’m sure Lisa could make a go of any career she chose, whether it was in design, entertainment, health and fitness or, dare I say it, as a chef! I’m sure her culinary creations would be as inventive, unique and creative as her music is.
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I can only endorse what Roger and Tommy have posted, Jacki. I couldn’t sing to save myself, so you are way ahead of me there! I, unfortunately, don’t have a musical ear but this hasn’t stopped me appreciating music and the various instruments of members. You have quite an impressive collection of instruments yourself. Not having an ear for music didn’t stop me from trying as an infant. As a nine-year-old, I was learning to play the tenor horn, along with an old brother and our eldest brother who was learning the euphonium. We actually played in the band in a Salvation Army service at the time. A very scary time for me. The older band members decided that if they hit a bum note, they could blame us!
A couple of years later, when I was eleven, I had piano lessons from a Methodist church organist. I had to learn to read music and did well in my first-year exams at our conservatorium of music. However, I started High School the next year and my parents could no longer afford my piano tuition. I have five siblings and three of us inherited our father’s musical ear and the other three (including me), inherited our mother’s nonmusical ear. “Such is Life”, as Ned Kelly would say!
Your enthusiasm is inspiring Jacki, and I did appreciate that video last year of you singing! Maybe another one this year for the new members could be in order. Your birthday perhaps!
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I use an iPhone Jacki and when a response comes in on a topic I have been included in, the topic name is highlighted and includes a symbol to let me know there is a new response to the topic, as suggested by Jerry.
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I remember the song well Roger. It was written and recorded by John Sebastian, but the version of “Younger Girl” that was a hit here was by the Hondells.
However, I guess the definitive version would have to be the Lovin’ Spoonful’s.
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Ten is quite young for a small dog. Was it an illness or genetic?
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Sorry to hear about your loss Roger. He looks so cute in the photo.
