Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Monday, December 13, 2010
Apple Employee Jean Nisbet on the Rooftop Concert
"We were used to odd events, and so the sight of John, Paul, George and Ringo plus the TV people climbing onto the roof didn't faze me. But, when they started playing right above me, and my office ceiling began to vibrate, I thought it was time to move. I rushed out the front door into the street to find the other office girls hanging out of windows screaming and hundreds of passers-by gazing up to the roof.
"The traffic was, naturally, at a standstill. Everyone was in good humor, except a few of our neighbors, who weren't too keen on having Apple next door."
"The traffic was, naturally, at a standstill. Everyone was in good humor, except a few of our neighbors, who weren't too keen on having Apple next door."
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Ringo Starr on Bad Press, 1969
"One minute the press will be all over you, saying, 'Good old Beatles boys,' and then the next, they'll be saying, 'Those dirty old scruffs!'"
Can you put a finger on one of the main turning points?
"Drugs. But there was always a lot before that. It has always depended on the journalist or the paper, you know, how they felt at that time. They can write a story good or they can write it bad. You might find in one paper, it was 'Beatlemania in Bradford,' while in another, 'Beatles Protesters Smash Up Bradford.'"
Can you put a finger on one of the main turning points?
"Drugs. But there was always a lot before that. It has always depended on the journalist or the paper, you know, how they felt at that time. They can write a story good or they can write it bad. You might find in one paper, it was 'Beatlemania in Bradford,' while in another, 'Beatles Protesters Smash Up Bradford.'"
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Paul McCartney on "Maxwell's Silver Hammer"
"This epitomises the downfalls in life. Just when everything is going smoothly, 'bang bang,' down comes Maxwell's silver hammer and ruins everything."
Friday, December 10, 2010
The Beatles Anthology - Episode Six
Episode Six (July '66 to June '67) - 1:10:49
"I should have said television is more popular than Jesus; then I might have got away with it." - John Lennon
1. Trouble in the Philippines[8:35]
* Help! - Title song played at the beginning of each episode.
* The Word
2. “Eleanor Rigby” [9:25]
* Eleanor Rigby - Solo performance of Paul McCartney segueing into the performance by The Beatles, ending with the solo performance.
* Footage of the Brian Epstein Press Conference at New York on 6 August, 1966 regarding an early 1966 interview that John Lennon gave to the Evening Standard
* Footage from the Beatles' Press Conference at Chicago on 11 August, 1966 where John Lennon talks on the Bigger than Jesus controversy.
* I'm Only Sleeping
3. Touring Takes It Toll [2:35]
4. The Last Concert – San Francisco, 29 August 1966 [4:52]
* For No One played over the footage from the Concert.
5. Individual Directions [5:44]
* Footage from the movie How I Won the War directed by Dick Lester showing John Lennon acting.
* Footage showing Ringo Starr hanging around with John Lennon in Spain during the shooting of How I Won the War.
* Footage of the six week visit of India by George Harrison.
* Footage from the film The Family Way where Paul McCartney wrote the film score teaming up with George Martin which eventually won the Ivor Novello Award for the Best Film Song for Love in the Open Air.
o Music from The Family Way (McCartney) - Performed by The Tudor Minstrels
o Love in the Open Air (McCartney-Martin) - Performed by The Tudor Minstrels
6. The Making of “Strawberry Fields Forever” [5:50]
* Strawberry Fields Forever
* Release Me (Miller-Williams-Yount) – Performed by Engelbert Humperdinck
7. “Penny Lane” [5:17]
* Penny Lane
8. “Sgt. Pepper's” [5:35]
* Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
* With a Little Help from My Friends
* Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!
* Within You Without You (Instrumental) (Harrison)
9. “A Day in the Life” [10:08]
* A Day in the Life
* Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
10. Reaction to “Sgt. Pepper's” [3:07]
* Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band – Footage showing live performance by Jimi Hendrix at the Isle of Wight Festival on August 31, 1970.
11. Drugs Reflect The Times [4:38]
12. “Baby You’re A Rich Man” [5:03]
* Baby You're a Rich Man
* Strawberry Fields Forever (Take 1) - Played while showing the Credits.
Wikipedia
"I should have said television is more popular than Jesus; then I might have got away with it." - John Lennon
1. Trouble in the Philippines[8:35]
* Help! - Title song played at the beginning of each episode.
* The Word
2. “Eleanor Rigby” [9:25]
* Eleanor Rigby - Solo performance of Paul McCartney segueing into the performance by The Beatles, ending with the solo performance.
* Footage of the Brian Epstein Press Conference at New York on 6 August, 1966 regarding an early 1966 interview that John Lennon gave to the Evening Standard
* Footage from the Beatles' Press Conference at Chicago on 11 August, 1966 where John Lennon talks on the Bigger than Jesus controversy.
* I'm Only Sleeping
3. Touring Takes It Toll [2:35]
4. The Last Concert – San Francisco, 29 August 1966 [4:52]
* For No One played over the footage from the Concert.
5. Individual Directions [5:44]
* Footage from the movie How I Won the War directed by Dick Lester showing John Lennon acting.
* Footage showing Ringo Starr hanging around with John Lennon in Spain during the shooting of How I Won the War.
* Footage of the six week visit of India by George Harrison.
* Footage from the film The Family Way where Paul McCartney wrote the film score teaming up with George Martin which eventually won the Ivor Novello Award for the Best Film Song for Love in the Open Air.
o Music from The Family Way (McCartney) - Performed by The Tudor Minstrels
o Love in the Open Air (McCartney-Martin) - Performed by The Tudor Minstrels
6. The Making of “Strawberry Fields Forever” [5:50]
* Strawberry Fields Forever
* Release Me (Miller-Williams-Yount) – Performed by Engelbert Humperdinck
7. “Penny Lane” [5:17]
* Penny Lane
8. “Sgt. Pepper's” [5:35]
* Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
* With a Little Help from My Friends
* Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!
* Within You Without You (Instrumental) (Harrison)
9. “A Day in the Life” [10:08]
* A Day in the Life
* Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
10. Reaction to “Sgt. Pepper's” [3:07]
* Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band – Footage showing live performance by Jimi Hendrix at the Isle of Wight Festival on August 31, 1970.
11. Drugs Reflect The Times [4:38]
12. “Baby You’re A Rich Man” [5:03]
* Baby You're a Rich Man
* Strawberry Fields Forever (Take 1) - Played while showing the Credits.
Wikipedia
Thursday, December 09, 2010
Paul McCartney's Statement on the Death of John Lennon
"I have hidden myself in my work today [December 9, 1980]. But it keeps flashing into my mind. I feel shattered, angry, and very, very sad. It's just ridiculous. He was pretty rude about me sometimes, but I secretly admired him for it and I always managed to stay in touch with him. There was no question that we weren't friends -- I really loved the guy.
"I think that what has happened will in years to come make people realise that John was an international statesman. He often looked a loony to many people. He made enemies, but he was fantastic. He was a warm man who cared a lot and, with the record 'Give Peace a Chance,' he helped stop the Vietnam war -- he made a lot of sense."
"I think that what has happened will in years to come make people realise that John was an international statesman. He often looked a loony to many people. He made enemies, but he was fantastic. He was a warm man who cared a lot and, with the record 'Give Peace a Chance,' he helped stop the Vietnam war -- he made a lot of sense."
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