Here’s one of the videos that The Beatles made to promote their single “We Can Work It Out”. Clearly they are lip-syncing to the recording with George looking bored and John slyly grinning at the absurdity of it all. And who’s playing the tambourine? Speaking of which. According to Ian MacDonald in his book Revolution … Continue reading We Can Work It Out
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Sie Liebt Dich
Probably my favorite of The Beatles’ early songs is “Sie Liebt Dich”, uh, I mean “She Loves You”. Well, actually, it’s one of two songs that the Fab Four re-recorded in German shortly after its release, the other being “Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand”. Apparently it was fairly standard practice at the time to record … Continue reading Sie Liebt Dich
The Fab Four Find Philly
During their first tour of the States, The Beatles were scheduled to perform in Philadelphia’s Convention Center (the old one in West Philly) for their screaming fans on September 2, 1964, but a few days before that, two white cops confronted a Black woman. Some things never change. This led to several days of protests. … Continue reading The Fab Four Find Philly