Category: John Lennon
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One of the Greatest Songs Ever Recorded: “I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry Over You” by The Beatles!!!
As far as I’m concerned, pretty much every Beatles song is One of the Greatest Songs Ever Recorded! That’s my starting point when analyzing Beatle tracks! My radio show, “Theme Attic,” is on Wednesdays 12PM-4PM ET. The show can be heard on WHFR 89.3 FM in the Dearborn-Detroit area of Michigan, or it can be streamed with this…
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One of the Greatest Songs Ever Recorded: “Don’t Bother Me” by The Beatles!!!
For as long as I’ve been on the radio, and definitely for as long as I’ve been writing a blog, I will occasionally make a reference to a song being “One of the Greatest Songs Ever Recorded!” (GSER) I would usually follow that by saying that I would eventually start a category for it, but then…
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One of the Greatest Songs Ever Recorded: “Rave On” by Buddy Holly!!!
QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ For as long as I’ve been on the radio, and definitely for as long as I’ve been writing a blog, I will occasionally make a reference to a song being “One of the Greatest Songs Ever Recorded!” (GSER) I would usually follow that by saying that I would eventually start a category for it, but…
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John Lennon’s Death and the End of My Innocence
This is a journey that I don’t want to take, but I feel I must. Forty years ago, on a Monday night that appeared to be heading into the unimpressive category, I had returned around 10 PM from studying after class to my off campus apartment. Monday Night Football was on the TV. The game…
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One of the Greatest Songs Ever Recorded: “Little Child” by The Beatles!!!
As far as I’m concerned, pretty much every Beatles song is One of the Greatest Songs Ever Recorded! That’s my starting point when analyzing Beatle tracks! My radio show, “Theme Attic,” is on Wednesdays 12PM-4PM ET. The show can be heard on WHFR 89.3 FM in the Dearborn-Detroit area of Michigan, or it can be streamed with…
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One of the Greatest Songs Ever Recorded: “Jealous Guy” by John Lennon!!!
For as long as I’ve been on the radio, and definitely for as long as I’ve been writing a blog, I will occasionally make a reference to a song being “One of the Greatest Songs Ever Recorded!” (GSER) I would usually follow that by saying that I would eventually start a category for it, but then…
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“A Hard Day’s IMAX!!!”
Today, September 18, is the final day for two Beatles related events at “the Henry Ford” in Dearborn, Michigan: “Magical History Tour” and “A Hard Day’s Night” on the IMAX screen. I wanted to put that up front in case you weren’t aware of it. I went to see the history exhibit last Sunday (September…
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George Martin: The Fifth Beatle and Beyond
As I stayed up and waited for the final results of the Michigan State Primary, I received word from someone on Facebook that George Martin had passed. I have learned over time that one has to verify whether someone has really passed, but I knew in my heart that it was all too true. And…
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It Was Fifty Years Ago Today: The Shea Stadium Concert, August 15, 1965!!!
https://youtu.be/Bt2d8JKtwiE Historically, The Beatles put together an unprecedented number of “firsts.” Many of which may never be duplicated again: The first appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” the activity on the record charts in April 1964, the audience for the first performance of “All You Need Is Love,” and so on. In August 1965,…
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Paul Is Dead…Again??!!
There is an article on the internet that references Beatle drummer and soon to be Rock and Roll Hall of Fame solo artist Ringo Starr as having stated that the band actually did replace Paul McCartney with Billy Shears—a McCartney look-alike, after Paul died in a car crash. Since I have had some of my…