Impressive debut, Ellen, and many thanks for the article link! I was 8 on that night! As for your #2 question suggestion, we may come no closer than Chet Atkins and Suzy Bogguss for a country "All My Loving": https://youtu.be/R8VGr9wo9_o
Thanks so much for your support and for those kind words, Brad! It's so much fun looking back. Amazing how many of us were glued to that Ed Sullivan show.
And thanks for sharing that video. Never heard Suzy Bogguss before not knowing a lot of C&W, what a great voice, and Chet Atkins doing his finger-pickin' magic is a treat. I should have known you could answer question 2!
The Beatles are my fave, and I believe John Lennon is one of my guardian angels. Met him briefly as a child and am devastated that I don’t remember him. Welcome to Substack!
Thank you, Thea! If he's one of your guardian angels, you are so lucky. Reading about him, what a fascinating guy, and such a great sense of humor. I can totally picture him giving witty and mischievous advice on how to deal with people and life.
The Beatles were extraordinary. Such a gift to the rest of us.
Yes they were. And I’m tickled that Blackbird and its meaning are revived and finding a new audience thanks to Bey. And Pearl Jam brings me to tears with their live cover of Imagine.
Thanks for subscribing to my wellbeing stack, coming soon once this one gets going. I'm hoping substack isn't directing people to that stack when they want this one, or vice versa, not sure how that works.
Post about the Supremes coming out today, so that may be of interest.
Okay, you got a loud guffaw out of me with that Paul and Jerry story. Did that really happen? Epic.
In terms of who is the best Beatle, there is a definitive answer, and I will fight to the death for hism. It's George. Every song he wrote was a 10 and brought us all to our knees. In 1987, I fell in love for the first time with Here Comes the Sun playing in the background. It's still one of my favourites.
The Beatles are truly great for all the reasons you list. Alas, their early days of 8 hour sets were largely fuelled by amphetamines. But I'm not here to judge, I've worked in the music industry and you do what you have to do to get it done.
So I was introduced to All My Loving sung not by the Beatles, but my Johnny Young on Young Talent Time in Australia. I was young and didn't know about the Beatles yet. It's a really pretty rendition. Oh god, I was going to share it here but I just had a listen on YouTube and it's too awful. It has not aged well.
I'm not sure which Beatle I would be. Maybe John, he had an interesting life.
Finally have you watched the Get Back video? It's tremendous.
The Paul and Jerry story comes from Paul's two-volume Lyrics. Not cheap but a treasure trove of stories and photos about every one of Paul's songs with both the Beatles and Wings. That Jerry -- you can even imagine exactly how he'd say it!
George has to have a special place in your heart if you fell in love to Here Comes the Sun. (And so appropriate.) There's a 2-part documentary about George by Martin Scorcese you might want to watch. Available on Max. I do agree, he hit his songs right out of the park.
John did seem to have a very interesting life, but also a great sense of humor and mischief, which I think makes life so much more enjoyable as well.
Saw the Get Back video on Disney+ when it came out. Fascinating. Should probably re-watch it.
Discovered just now that Philip Norman who wrote Shout!, the definitive biography of the Beatles, has recently started a behind-the-scenes substack --https://philipnorman.substack.com
Impressive debut, Ellen, and many thanks for the article link! I was 8 on that night! As for your #2 question suggestion, we may come no closer than Chet Atkins and Suzy Bogguss for a country "All My Loving": https://youtu.be/R8VGr9wo9_o
All the best going forward!-Brad
Thanks so much for your support and for those kind words, Brad! It's so much fun looking back. Amazing how many of us were glued to that Ed Sullivan show.
And thanks for sharing that video. Never heard Suzy Bogguss before not knowing a lot of C&W, what a great voice, and Chet Atkins doing his finger-pickin' magic is a treat. I should have known you could answer question 2!
The Beatles are my fave, and I believe John Lennon is one of my guardian angels. Met him briefly as a child and am devastated that I don’t remember him. Welcome to Substack!
Thank you, Thea! If he's one of your guardian angels, you are so lucky. Reading about him, what a fascinating guy, and such a great sense of humor. I can totally picture him giving witty and mischievous advice on how to deal with people and life.
The Beatles were extraordinary. Such a gift to the rest of us.
Yes they were. And I’m tickled that Blackbird and its meaning are revived and finding a new audience thanks to Bey. And Pearl Jam brings me to tears with their live cover of Imagine.
Hadn't heard those covers and the Pearl Jam cover brought me to tears too.
Great personal spin by Bey. Just found Paul on a UK talk show explaining where the music came from -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UWkn55ByGM
Melts your heart!!
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Thanks for subscribing to my wellbeing stack, coming soon once this one gets going. I'm hoping substack isn't directing people to that stack when they want this one, or vice versa, not sure how that works.
Post about the Supremes coming out today, so that may be of interest.
Absolutely!!
It never gets old. Every time it’s watched it’s more electrifying. The faces in the audience…there’s no describing it.
Agree. Lightning in a bottle. So great Ed Sullivan captured it for posterity.
Okay, you got a loud guffaw out of me with that Paul and Jerry story. Did that really happen? Epic.
In terms of who is the best Beatle, there is a definitive answer, and I will fight to the death for hism. It's George. Every song he wrote was a 10 and brought us all to our knees. In 1987, I fell in love for the first time with Here Comes the Sun playing in the background. It's still one of my favourites.
The Beatles are truly great for all the reasons you list. Alas, their early days of 8 hour sets were largely fuelled by amphetamines. But I'm not here to judge, I've worked in the music industry and you do what you have to do to get it done.
So I was introduced to All My Loving sung not by the Beatles, but my Johnny Young on Young Talent Time in Australia. I was young and didn't know about the Beatles yet. It's a really pretty rendition. Oh god, I was going to share it here but I just had a listen on YouTube and it's too awful. It has not aged well.
I'm not sure which Beatle I would be. Maybe John, he had an interesting life.
Finally have you watched the Get Back video? It's tremendous.
The Paul and Jerry story comes from Paul's two-volume Lyrics. Not cheap but a treasure trove of stories and photos about every one of Paul's songs with both the Beatles and Wings. That Jerry -- you can even imagine exactly how he'd say it!
George has to have a special place in your heart if you fell in love to Here Comes the Sun. (And so appropriate.) There's a 2-part documentary about George by Martin Scorcese you might want to watch. Available on Max. I do agree, he hit his songs right out of the park.
John did seem to have a very interesting life, but also a great sense of humor and mischief, which I think makes life so much more enjoyable as well.
Saw the Get Back video on Disney+ when it came out. Fascinating. Should probably re-watch it.
Discovered just now that Philip Norman who wrote Shout!, the definitive biography of the Beatles, has recently started a behind-the-scenes substack --https://philipnorman.substack.com
Oh my I can totally hear Jerry Seinfeld saying it. And now I'll never forget! I'm going to check out your recommendations, thanks!