“The Fool On The Hill” was a Lennon/McCartney original, used in the Magical Mystery Tour film and accompanying LP/EP set. It was actually conceived by Paul McCartney, who stated in an interview that he wrote the song with someone like Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in mind. He claims that he looked at the Maharishi as someone [...]
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Beatles Rarity Of The Week – Please Please Me (live on BBC, missing on ’1′)
Welcome to the Beatles Rarity Of The Week. Back in September, The Beatles 1 CD, originally released in 2000, was reissued using the recently completed 2009 remastered versions of each track. With 27 number one singles all on the same disc, it is quite an impressive collection. There are articles on various websites (including Wikipedia) [...]
Beatles Rarity Of The Week – The Night Before (the final Beeb show)
Welcome to the Beatles Rarity Of The Week. Paul McCartney’s summer On The Run tour has sadly drawn to a close, and those of you who were lucky enough to catch him this time around will likely recall a Beatles tune he added to his setlist that has never been performed at a Beatles or [...]
Beatles Rarity Of The Week – Don’t Pass Me By (longer mono mix)
Welcome to The Beatles Rarity Of The Week. Despite tensions building up within The Beatles camp in 1968, it was also a year of many new beginnings for the Fabs. They had experimented with Transcendental Meditation in Rishikesh, India, and were even starting their own new music/electronics company, Apple Corps., which led them into a [...]
The Beatles – I Am The Walrus (1967 clip from Magical Mystery Tour film)
I toyed with the idea of April-fooling everyone into thinking I was taking the day off, and then tell everyone to come back for VOW next Friday, but then I decided that wouldn’t go over too well. Besides I have to admit, I’d feel a little guilty. So here I am with the expected Friday [...]
George Harrison’s Pirate Song on the BBC
George Harrison appeared on BBC TV for Eric Idle’s Rutland Weekend Television Christmas Show, which aired on December 26, 1975. He performed The Pirate Song which is meant to poke fun at the legal problems over the plagiarism charge of his hit single My Sweet Lord. Much of the song is played over the show’s [...]
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