Maybe I’m amazed at the way, the Beatles songs are still so entertaining after more than 50+ years. Of course there are many other great composers/songwriters whose art keeps going strong for long times. 50+ years - these songs are staying around.
In my 2007 Sgt. Peppers album post I wrote:
If you hadn't noticed last Sunday, Feb. 9, was the 50th anniversary of the Beatles appearance on the Ed Sullivan show. CBS ran a great tribute to honor the event. I remember watching that black & white performance 50 years ago, sitting on our family living room floor. Not only was it black & white but the sound was not nearly as good as this anniversary show.
Also, during the commercial breaks of the tribute I discovered PBS was showing Beatles performance too. I flipped back and forth a few times.
Our daughter texted me in the afternoon to remind me to watch. She is a fan too. It's so cool that their music has crossed generations. Dave Grohl (Foo Fighter founder) summed up their multi-generational appeal at the start of his performance of "Hey Bulldog" (a favorite of mine).
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| in 2007 I posted about the 40 year ago release of this album |
Wow - forty years - remember vinyl? turntables that weren't just used for rap sound effects? How about playing albums backwards and listening for secret messages about Paul being dead? underground FM stations you could only pick-up late at night?
Some of that stuff - you reflect on it and find some of the teenage stuff today is different but maybe not much weirder.
If you hadn't noticed last Sunday, Feb. 9, was the 50th anniversary of the Beatles appearance on the Ed Sullivan show. CBS ran a great tribute to honor the event. I remember watching that black & white performance 50 years ago, sitting on our family living room floor. Not only was it black & white but the sound was not nearly as good as this anniversary show.
Also, during the commercial breaks of the tribute I discovered PBS was showing Beatles performance too. I flipped back and forth a few times.
Our daughter texted me in the afternoon to remind me to watch. She is a fan too. It's so cool that their music has crossed generations. Dave Grohl (Foo Fighter founder) summed up their multi-generational appeal at the start of his performance of "Hey Bulldog" (a favorite of mine).
We are experiencing technical difficulty
(update)
Only those who browsed by here in the first few hours my post was up were able to watch the clip of Dave Grohl performing "Hey Bulldog". Unfortunately it was been removed/deleted/become part of a lawsuit?
I looked around for another more "official" copy of it but no luck. I did find this behind the scenes story uploaded by CBS (don't expect any legal issues with them). It's a interesting little story. Also, thanks to Gorilla Bananas for adding a "Hey Bulldog" clip in his comment below.
So nice that McCarthy and Starr are still performing and widows of Lennon and Harrison attended. Some of these memories must be hard for them. George's son, Dhani Harrison helped perform his father’s song “Something”.
I enjoy good covers. Singers age and their voices change. Maroon 5 did a great cover of the early Beatles songs. Here's a clip.
The only change in the line-up for cover performances would be to drop Katy Perry. I've enjoyed a few of her songs but her cover just didn't sound right to me.
Maybe I’m amazed at the wonderful world around me. Maybe I’m amazed at the comments I get from readers. Maybe I’m amazed at the simple things that amaze me. What makes you amazed?
