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I vaguely remember when this song was released in 1984. The music video isn’t that great, it’s interesting enough to watch once or twice, but that’s about it, so it didn’t get much play. When it was released in 1984 the radio station I generally listened to (mainstream rock) wouldn’t play it which is why…
Hey, Shout Factory, I’m still waiting on seasons 2 & 3. At the end of the 3rd season things changed for the cast of “My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic”. No, not like changed, but CHANGED. So much so that if you haven’t gotten caught up with the 3rd season stop reading because there are…
So I still have some pictures from last year to post, including Christmas, but they are going to wait as they aren’t nearly as exciting as they may sound. Instead I have these to offer. Monday August and Déla went ice skating along with a few other kids from their school. August started out hugging…
“Matchbox” was originally written and performed by Carl Perkins, somebody The Beatles, and particularly George, admired. Over the course of their career The Beatles would perform a number of covers by other artists, but Carl Perkins ties for the artist they recorded and released the most – three songs. Here Tell Me Why says it sounds “as…
I will freely admit to “Mr. Moonlight” being one of my least favorite Beatles tracks. Recorded for the band’s fourth album it feels very much like filler. Credited to Roy Lee Johnson, the Beatles performed the song for a while – appearing on the Live At The Star Club album (the version I prefer to…
“Baby It’s You” wasn’t the only song by The Shirelles covered by The Beatles on their debut album. This was an unusual move for the group, because they would cover the same artist over time, usually live (look at the two BBC albums as well as Anthology for examples) but only twice did they cover…
I have used “Please Mr. Postman” before in 2013 but it is highly appropriate again this year. There is a new blog post, but I will re-use the blog title and song summary. Last year I used the stereo version of the song. This year I feature the mono. Listen and compare if that is your thing….
Tell Me Why casts Georges vocal delivery of this cover is a less than flattering light, as if the background singers (John & Paul) are scolding him and George is losing the argument. “Devil In Her Heart” was released on the With The Beatles album, and was originally a song performed by a girl group…
This is another song that was covered by numerous bands before The Beatles took it and made it their own. “Roll Over Beethoven” was a Chuck Berry song that was one of his early hits. This song would be a stable of The Beatles in their early years as one of the building blocks they…
“Slow Down” was released as a single in the United States but was part of the same E.P. that featured “Long Tall Sally” (the song that kicked off this year’s Beatles Week). BeatleSongs tells us it was written and performed by Larry Williams (who?) and it was not a major hit for him, but when The…