Welcome to the Beatles Rarity of the Week. This week’s BROW highlights an off-the-cuff performance initiated by John Lennon during the Get Back sessions. Most of you probably know that it was this batch of recordings that were later used to produce 1970′s Let It Be album. Early in the day on January 25, 1969, [...]
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Monthly Archives: November 2010
Nov 26
Something – The Beatles (1969 promo film)
This week’s video feature shows a promo film for The Beatles Something. Written and sung by George Harrison, this video features John, Paul, George and Ringo with their sweethearts, Yoko, Linda, Patty and Maureen, respectively. Ironically, the only two of these ladies with us now, are the two that were with John and George, who [...]
Nov 25
Beatles Rarity Of The Week (extra!) – Cold Turkey, 1969 Lennon demo
In honor of the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, I have rustled up an appropriate “holiday extra” BROW for the occasion. This acoustic demo of John Lennon’s Cold Turkey was included on the John Lennon Acoustic CD, released back in November of 2004. However, the guitar intro was edited out of that official account. Presented here is [...]
Nov 24
LENNONYC (PBS Special)
On Nov. 22 PBS aired a fascinating special about John Lennon in New York City, titled LENNONYC. Check it out below. Steve Marinucci’s interesting review of the film is here and Shelley Germeaux’s is here. There is also a series of podcasts with individual interviews from those that appeared on the show. More info on [...]
Nov 24
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The Beatles have a run-in with a notorious jewel thief named Anyface who is a master of disguises. Trouble starts when Anyface impersonates Paul. Click the image above to play the video. Amazon links for your favorite Beatles-related music: The Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Be the first to say [...]
Nov 22
Beatles Rarity Of The Week – Abandoned Love (George Harrison covers Dylan)
Welcome to the Beatles Rarity of the Week. Throughout the 1960′s, The Beatles came to have a lot of respect for Bob Dylan. George Harrison worked with Bob on numerous occasions after the Beatles broke up, and also covered a few of his songs over the years. If Not For You on George’s triple album [...]
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