the beatles!!!

[glass__onion]

ok, this is pretty much the first question i ask to a crowd of ppl i dont know when we are at school/camp.

"Does ANYONE here like the Beatles?!"

er, usually defening silence. i do know meander likes them. anyone else?

[MADHACKZ]

Bang bang! Maxwells sil...
Lucy in the sky wi..
Blackbird singing in th..
I need some body he..
Eleanor Rigby died in the church and was buried along with her name..nobody came..

I love the beatles

[beam_on]

Do too! :D ...and my parents.... so they have a cool old book with their lyrics and some great art...and a neat scarf with their faces printed on :P *lol*

[lafemmedramatique]

OF COURSE!! I love the Beatles... are you going to go see the movie "Across the Universe" ??? It looks really cool! I'm excited!

Oh, story! I was talking to this guy I know, and I was like "I love the Beatles"... And he said "I've never listened to anything by the Beatles"... and I was like "but they're THE BEATLES!! They're CULTURAL ICONS!" and he said "ya, they were cultural icons in England...".................. I wanted to smack him. Apparently, he never heard of the British Invasion.... and apparently he's also living under a rock, since it's literally impossible to go through life without hearing at least ONE Beatles song SOMEWHERE, unless you are living under a rock, or deaf. But then it's not your fault. ya.

[Coffee]

I used to like them a lot.

I really like John Lennon's solo stuff. Cold Turkey (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtcUEP6goZ0), for example.

[glass__onion]

yaaaaaaay im so happy!!!
its really horrible, being in school and only a couple ppl like the Beatles.
i cant imagine not liking them
cuz they hav such a variety of songs, from "Love Me Do" to "Revolution 9"
i hate the latter, but i like everything in between.

[ladyjanewriter]

Yes. My dear departed uncle H. was a huge John Lennon fan, and I now imagine them both smoking funny cigarettes in heaven together. *g* Supposedly, John Lennon used to hang out in Allentown, PA, because it reminded him of Liverpool, and it was far enough away from the public eye.

My bro fell in love with them due to my uncle H (I think?), and I grew up listening to "The Red Album" and "The Blue Album," so I tend to think of the track listings running that way.

Whenever I run across anyone who hates hates hates HATES The Beatles, I play them "Octupus's Garden" without telling them who it is. Everyone just seems to love that song, even though it's not super Beatles-esque.

I think some people have a knee-jerk reaction against the beatles b/c they hate hippies in general. So, that means they hate Psychedelic bands by default. I don't get it.

George Harrison is under-rated. "Backbeat" was a great movie.

Oh! The little sight-gag during "Hard Day's Night" where John puts up his bottle of Coca-Cola and sniffs it kills meee!!! And I have no clue how they got that past the censors. Brilliant.

[ladyjanewriter]

But what about The Rutles?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePaHG6g7uFw&mode=related&search=

[Coffee]

But what about The Rutles?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePaHG6g7uFw&mode=related&search=

I can't believe two things.

Firstly, that there's a Rutles 2 out there.


And more importantly... THAT IT'S NOT AVAILABLE IN THE UK!

[ladyjanewriter]

I can't believe two things.

Firstly, that there's a Rutles 2 out there.


And more importantly... THAT IT'S NOT AVAILABLE IN THE UK!

??? Really? How bizarre.

[Coffee]

??? Really? How bizarre.

In the meantime, I really enjoyed All You Need Is Cash. It hits all the right buttons in terms of Bonzo Dog Doo Band, Beatles, and Monty Python sources.

[ladyjanewriter]

I just realized that Veoh has entire episodes of Rutland Weekend Television uploaded. (Which I'd heard of, but never seen.)

[Coffee]

Well, it's classic British comedy.

So naturally, American nerds'll have it on t'internet.

[ladyjanewriter]

Hey!!! I resemble that remark!

BTW, there's something wrong with my American Genetics. I love puns?

[Coffee]

and I think the line "Do you parents know you're Ramones?!" is a classic.

[Ada D]

i love the beatles, but I adore the doors.

music today just doesn't compare to what it was.

[instantk4rma]

I bloody <3 the Beatles. They're one of my favorites EVAR. I'm actually listening to them right now :D I also can't wait to see that new movie "Across the Universe". Eddie Izzard + Beatles Music = <3omg<3

[Coffee]

i love the beatles, but I adore the doors.

music today just doesn't compare to what it was.


I like to think it's a combination of two things...

Firstly, music now is much, much, much, more varied than it has ever been before. There's a billion different genres out there vying for attention, and onle a small number gain widespread interest.

Secondly, I think it's easier to pick out classic music from the past simply because nobody remembers the remedial. Check out the 33s at your local thrift store, and don't tell me those aren't from the golden age of music!

On that note... We're not living in the worst musical time ever.

I mean, the 70s had Prog Rock!


And the 80s had... The 80s!

[broadwaybohemia]

Do I breathe air? Do I love chocolate? Does President Georgie Porgie Pudding and Pie suck? Do I love my chinchilla Steve? Yes, is the answer to all of those questions. THE BEATLES ARE AWESOME!

[bones]

the beatles are awesome!!!!! What are the rutles? did you know that hey jude was written by paul mccartney to make up with John lennon. Jude was John lennon's kid julian.

[waffle]

Yes! I love them! What are your favorite songs by the Beatles? Mine is... Blackbird? I can't quite decide.

[Betty_beware]

The Beatles rock i've been listening to them since i was born. So born and raisted a Beatles fan ^_^

[shadesofgrey.]

yess! the beatles = love.


no really. they do.

[broadwaybohemia]

I'm listening to this really awesome radio station WXRT from Chicago. And every Sunday they have at 10:00 in the morning, they have Breakfast With The Beatles, I am listening to it right now. It rocks!

[kiva]

ugh my friend was wearing an abbey road sweater (soo jealous of him) and our spanish teacher was like "oh is that abbey road?" and you know what he says? "...huh? oh no, its the beatles." OMFG i wanted to kill him! i was the only one who knew what was going on

[JumpyJavaJawa]

I love the beatles.:)

[Miss_Gagarin]

ugh my friend was wearing an abbey road sweater (soo jealous of him) and our spanish teacher was like "oh is that abbey road?" and you know what he says? "...huh? oh no, its the beatles." OMFG i wanted to kill him! i was the only one who knew what was going on

your friend deserves a huge kick in the ...

[namelesswonder]

I grew up on the Beatles. Me and my sister would pick them out on the oldies station, and grew to recognize the voices individually. My parents had liked them when they were growing up in the 60s, but never made a push for them. So we're "natural" fans, heheh.

[orlandodiychick]

The Beatles are the only band I have always had on my iPod. All other bands are in a constant flux.

[B!0H@Z@Rd]

I grew up listening to the Beatles. My family is a big fan. So I was exposed to their music at an early age <33

Funny, I was just watching/listening to them the other day hehe.

[namelesswonder]

If you've never watched The Beatles anthology, you should! It's an amazing compilation of interviews with George Martin, Ringo, Paul, and George (filmed in the 90s I think, so George was still living at the time), starting from the beginning of their career (when they were in their teens in Liverpool) and I haven't finished it yet so I'm not sure how they finish it yet! It's sort of sad, but it's also fascinating and really entertaining. There's like at least 10 hours of stuff I think!