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Beat goes on for lads from Liverpool Ladies and gentlemen, the
Beatles!" The Fab Four, or at least its music, is encamped in our home.
I've heard them almost nonstop for the past few weeks. The only thing
missing is Ed Sullivan uttering those famous words as he introduced
them to adoring fans on TV: It's Beatlemania all over again!
Thirty years after John, George, Ringo and Paul broke up, they're back
at the top of the charts and in the hearts and ears of teen-agers and
their families. You can't help but hear the group's music everywhere
you turn, thanks to the success of the newly-released compilation album
called 1. The disc features 27 of the quartet's No.1 hits including,
"Love Me Do," the group's first single in 1962 to "The Long and Winding
Road," No.1 for two weeks in 1970. It's especially difficult when you
have two teen-agers blasting the tunes from two different stereos
simultaneously Even with their Walkmans attached to their heads, we
still manage to catch some of "Yellow Submarine" as they walk around
belting out their own rendition. As parents, we've secretly
hoped our children would enjoy some of the things we hold dear: family
dinners, sunny shorelines, and rock 'n' roll. When I was a child, my
father, who was only 21 When I was born, would stand in line for hours
to buy the latest Beatles albums. Yes, that's good old-fashioned vinyl
for those of you old enough to remember it. Once the latest album
arrived in our home, we were careful to only play it on the console
stereo. Since the hi-fi was actually a nice piece of furniture with a
television attached, we usually had to wait for parental supervision
and that often meant interference. I recall finding numerous excuses to
visit my cousin who lived next door and who had her own
turntable. The Beatles were aplenty in her house, and we were even able
to dance and play albums at the same time (serious offense at my
house). While my father has moved on to specialize in collecting and
listening to jazz, I have continued to enjoy the Beatles. For years, I
thought our twin sons would be ostracized from . the world of their
friends since they enjoyed whatever we listened to, from the Southern
rock of Charlie Daniels Band to Billy Joel to Simon & Garfunkel to
the ever-favorite Rolling Stones. What would become of boys who shunned
the Top 10 tunes of their youth, I wondered? That was until recently
when the Beatles again held firm at No.1 on the charts. Now they, and
many of their classmates admit the Beatles still have what it takes.
Cindy Simoneau wrote this column for the Connecticut Post newspaper.
Reprinted with permission of the Connecticut Post
The Beatles
Dubbed Icon of the Century
NEW YORK -
Sorry Johnny, Oprah and Madonna — you just missed the cut. Variety ranks the
top 10 entertainment icons of the century in a new commemorative issue marking
the trade publication's 100th anniversary. The Beatles were dubbed the no. 1
icon in the issue, currently on newsstands.
Charlie
Chaplin, James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, Mickey Mouse and
Elvis Presley.
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Sep 2003
But John Lennon,
killed by a crazed fan outside
his New York apartment building in 1980, always argued: "In spite of
all things, The Beatles could really play music together.''
After three decades, Beatlemania shows no signs of fading, with their
compilation album of number one hits selling 24 million copies
worldwide.
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The copy of Lennon and wife Yoko Ono (news)'s "Double Fantasy," which sold for $460,000 four years ago, is being sold in part due to the recent frenzy of interest in Beatles memorabilia, according to the owner of the Web site selling the album.
"Beatles memorabilia is at an all-time peak," said Gary Zimet, owner of http://www.momentsintime.com. "For years, their material was grossly undervalued."
Last week, Lennon's handwritten lyrics to the song "Nowhere Man" were sold at Christie's for $455,000 -- more than four times the expected price.
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APR 2004
[paraphrased from USA today
Michael Jackson
has a 50% stake in Sony/ATV which
owns the rights to some 250 Beatles songs - Jackson bought The Beatles'
catalogue for $4.75 million in 1985 - he made about 100 million by
selling a stake to Sony. The catalogue generates about 80$ mil per
year. Beatle hits generates 30 to 45 $ mil / year.
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(c) Reza Ganjavi
3 sep 2005
Needed a shot of Beatles Live and dishwashing therapy! Cried at the color – George’s voice had a beautiful tone and he
carries the lead melody when John dropps it in the third occurrence of “make me feel a-alright” (after solo) in A Hard
Days Night before John joins back in on “alright”. Such “dropping” by John is part of the genius – and to be truly a
human is to be a genius. He dropped the beginning of the phrase for 2 reasons (IMO): laughter at the amazing joy and
energy of the nonstop scream of the crowd and their response to every little spice, thrill, and nuisance of any sort,
and secondly due to the confidence that George is there and the train will keep going and that even his absence from those
few notes will add yet another spice.