20
Apr
2009
ALAN'S SATURDAY POP SLOT #28 – PAPERBACK WRITER and RAIN by THE BEATLES
Two clips made back to back in the gardens of Chiswick House for The Ed Sullivan tv show. The Beatles would always do a spot for Ed when they were touring the States. With touring now no longer happening, the Fabs came up with these precursors to the standard MTV pop promo.
Both songs have always been big favourites, The Beatles really do seem to be at the top of their songwriting game – they were knocking stuff like this out at a thousand miles an hour. I love the bit half way through PaperbackWriter where they throw in Frere Jacques as a backing vocal. Sublimey…
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBPbfAU3I78
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTLJMSbEnn0
Alan X
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The Beatles were a rock group from Liverpool, England that was sterted in 1960. During their career, the band primarily consisted of John Lennon (rhythm guitar, vocals), Paul McCartney (bass guitar, vocals), George Harrison (lead guitar, vocals) and Ri…
wow thanks for that
glad to know they were “sterted” in 1960
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A x