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Mar 12th, 5:08am
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let it be

two of us (youtube) (sendspace)

Paul McCartney wrote this about he and his wife Linda. When The Beatles were breaking up, it took on new meaning as a gesture of affection from Paul to John Lennon.
dig a pony (youtube) (sendspace)

The line “I do a road hot” was originally “I dig a skylight” and then “I did a groundhog.”
across the universe (youtube) (sendspace)
On February 4, 2008 “Across The Universe” became the first track to be beamed directly into space. It was transmitted through NASA’s antenna in the DSN’s Madrid Deep Space Communication Complex, towards the North Star, Polaris, 431 light-years from Earth. The broadcasting of the Fab Four song was done to mark both NASA’s 50th birthday and the 40th anniversary of “Across The Universe.” Paul McCartney described the transmission as an “amazing feat” adding, “Well done, NASA. Send my love to the aliens!”
i me mine (youtube) (sendspace)
The Beatles recorded this without John Lennon. Around this time, a lot of The Beatles songs were recorded without all members present.
dig it (youtube) (sendspace)
This was taken from a 12 minute improvised jam session in the studio. The Beatles were planning to record the album in front of a live TV audience, with another TV special made about how the album was made. When George Harrison protested, plans for the live show were scrapped and the album was assembled from various sessions. Phil Spector was brought in to work with the tapes, and the album was finally released about a year after it was recorded.
let it be (youtube) (sendspace)
Paul McCartney wrote this song. It was inspired by his mother, Mary, who died when he was 14. Many people thought “Mother Mary” was a biblical reference when they heard it.
maggie mae (youtube) (sendspace)
This is a traditional song about Liverpool prostitutes (“Maggie” is British slang for prostitute).
i’ve got a feeling (youtube) (sendspace)
This was the last song Lennon and McCartney wrote as a partnership.
one after 909 (youtube) (sendspace)
John Lennon wrote this in 1959. It was one of his first songs.
the long and winding road (youtube) (sendspace)
In an interview shortly before he became British Prime Minister, after five years of Leader of the Opposition, David Cameron told Q magazine that this is his favorite Paul McCartney song. He explained; “It has a wonderful melody and emotion and pretty much sums up the life of the Leader of the Opposition.
for you blue (youtube) (sendspace)
George Harrison wrote this. It was inspired by his wife, Pattie.
get back (youtube) (sendspace)
Early versions include the line “I dig no Pakistanis.” The song began as a commentary about immigration, telling people to “Get Back” to their own countries. It was meant to mock Britain’s anti-immigrant proponents. Paul McCartney thought better of it and made the lyrics more obscure.
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Jan 20th, 3:58am
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I had a mate at school who was called Ivan Vaughan and we were born on the exact same day in Liverpool, so we were great mates. And one day he said “Do you want to come to the Woolton Village Fete?” So I said “Yeah, allright.” So we went along one Saturday afternoon. I remember coming into the field where they had the fete and just a bit over there, there was a wagon, and on the back of this little stage or something. On the stage there were a few lads. And there was one particular guy I noticed at the front. He had a checked shirt, sort of blondish kind of hair, a little bit curly, sideboards, looking pretty cool. And he was playing one of these guitars “guaranteed not to crack”, you know, not a very good one. But he was making a very good job of it, you know. I remember being quite impressed and he was doing a song by The Del Vikings called “Come Go With Me” and the thing about it was: he obviously didn’t know the words. But he was pulling in lyrics from Blues songs, so instead of going “Come, little darling, come go with me,” which is right, he’d then go “Down, down, down to the Penitentiary”. He’d be doing the sort of stuff he’d heard on Big Bill Broonzy records. So I thought “That’s clever, he’s pretty good”.

That was John.

I had a mate at school who was called Ivan Vaughan and we were born on the exact same day in Liverpool, so we were great mates. And one day he said “Do you want to come to the Woolton Village Fete?” So I said “Yeah, allright.” So we went along one Saturday afternoon. I remember coming into the field where they had the fete and just a bit over there, there was a wagon, and on the back of this little stage or something. On the stage there were a few lads. And there was one particular guy I noticed at the front. He had a checked shirt, sort of blondish kind of hair, a little bit curly, sideboards, looking pretty cool. And he was playing one of these guitars “guaranteed not to crack”, you know, not a very good one. But he was making a very good job of it, you know. I remember being quite impressed and he was doing a song by The Del Vikings called “Come Go With Me” and the thing about it was: he obviously didn’t know the words. But he was pulling in lyrics from Blues songs, so instead of going “Come, little darling, come go with me,” which is right, he’d then go “Down, down, down to the Penitentiary”. He’d be doing the sort of stuff he’d heard on Big Bill Broonzy records. So I thought “That’s clever, he’s pretty good”.

That was John.

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