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On this day in 2001, we lost the brilliant George Harrison. Here is a story about the time George came up to Woodstock for a visit back in 1968.
21 years ago today, George Harrison left the earth better than he found it.
His last words were, “Everything else can wait, but the search for God cannot wait, and love one another”
For his music, humor, and kind spirit, we thank & remember him every day – but especially today. pic.twitter.com/rigfC1Z9zV
— The Beatles (@BeatlesEarth) November 29, 2022
20 years ago, Tom participated in the now-legendary Concert for George in loving remembrance of his friend and bandmate George Harrison. Don’t miss out on this beautiful performance of “I Need You” and this beautiful film. pic.twitter.com/v1WJeeigLa
— Tom Petty (@tompetty) November 29, 2022
On this day in 2001, George Harrison succumbs to lung cancer at age 58. His final hours are spent with his wife, son, and musician Ravi Shankar at his side. pic.twitter.com/9OIfRIDj7t
— Monsters Of Rock® (@MonstersOfRock) November 29, 2022
Julian Lennon:
Join me on Talk Shop Live, Tuesday, November 29th at 10am PST/ 1 pm EST to hear about my new album JUDE, have a look at my new limited-edition vinyl of “Imagine” and learn about The White Feather Foundation campaign for Giving Tuesday. 🙏🏻
Tune in @ this location.
Paul McCartney:
“I just started to imagine her life ‘wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door’”
Last year, Paul sat down with Bob Mortimer to tell a story from his monumental book ‘THE LYRICS: 1956 to the Present’ – The #1 New York Times Bestseller plus Waterstones and Barnes & Noble ‘Book of the Year’ 2021.
Give the gift of ‘THE LYRICS: 1956 to the Present’ this Christmas: ORDER NOW
LYRICS:
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Eleanor Rigby
Picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been
Lives in a dream
Waits at the window
Wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door
Who is it for?
All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?
Father McKenzie
Writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear
No one comes near
Look at him working
Darning his socks in the night when there’s nobody there
What does he care?
All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Eleanor Rigby
Died in the church and was buried along with her name
Nobody came
Father McKenzie
Wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave
No one was saved
All the lonely people (ah, look at all the lonely people)
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people (ah, look at all the lonely people)
Where do they all belong?
Paul McCartney: Did you know that the special wooden art crate housing ‘The 7″ Singles Box’ was designed and built in Chesterfield, UK? Go behind the scenes and see the skill and care that went into manufacturing the crate and meet the dedicated team that helped bring Paul’s vision to life.
‘The 7″ Singles Box’ is a collection of 80 career-spanning 7” singles personally curated by Paul McCartney. The box set includes 163 tracks totaling over 10 hours of music, a 148-page book with a foreword by Paul and is also released digitally.
‘The 7” Singles Box’ is out 2 December 2022. Purchase @ this location.
⑦ The 7″ Singles Box ⑦
80 career-spanning 7″ singles personally curated by Paul.
Out 2 December 2022: https://t.co/rPPgEJx7Ky #7InchSinglesBox pic.twitter.com/yCQqeF9vlo— Paul McCartney (@PaulMcCartney) November 10, 2022
Fellow drummer & his beautiful wife Barbara.
(Photo Credit: Josh Giroux/Olivia Harrison Instagram)
(From Olivia Harrison “Came The Lightening: 20 Poems For George” Book Party)
Julian Lennon: I sat down with Emily Curl at iHeartRadio to discuss “Jude”. We talked about uncovering 30 years of music and some of my other projects.
It was such a pleasure! If you’d like to watch the full interview you can do so via the YouTube clip below.
Tired of this current phenomenon of dehumanizing groups of ppl or ppl we believe represent groups of ppl. Everyone is doing it, the left, the right, the far left, the far right, the dumb, the brilliant, the midwits—we all do it sometimes, but it has to stop.
As we sit here deep in the trenches of our orchestrated polarization, it is now that we must stand up and unplug from the mob mentality and remember that human beings matter more than opinions.
I mean the smartest person ever said he knew nothing, so we can’t pretend we know enough to judge someone because they think or look or speak differently than we do. Give them the benefit of the doubt unless they are literally mid kick to your head.
And maybe Socrates wasn’t the smartest person ever, but he was certainly one of them. My point is that HE was humble, and that means we all can be too.
And I know I said I don’t like governments and you could say ‘ha! they’re a group of ppl!’ but I didn’t mean I don’t like the people who comprise the govt. what I mean is that the concept of a government seems to either be fiction-meaning there is no government per se, just those w special rights, and those w out, (which doesn’t mean I hate groups like democrats or republicans or socialists or libertarians…because those groups are neither good nor bad, they’re just ideas)—OR that the concept of govt. is at least flawed from a moral perspective. Even in the best case it requires ‘special rights’ for ‘special people.’ Which is really just a way of describing a legal mafia. And maybe that IS the best we can do. I really don’t know.
Of course, I do personally prefer some of those ‘ideas’ to others. But as for the humans who identify with those groups, I judge them as individuals. Are they nice? Do they treat others w kindness? Can they laugh at themselves? That’s what matters to me.
We have plenty of historical monsters who represent all sides of the political spectrum, from fascists to communists, so it’s not so much about political leanings, it’s about how you live and treat others that makes you good or bad.
I feel like I may be only making enemies here but whatever. We have to give each other a break. None of us have solved the problems of humanity so let’s just step back a little, try and listen more and judge less.
Using migrants—human beings w families—as a political gotcha tool is not funny no matter how sound your logic or if you say ‘the other side does this other thing that justifies’ no it doesn’t. Nothing justifies using actual humans as a gotcha. It’s lives we’re talking about.
I just think the powers of division are finally splitting our society apart. Splitting us apart from each other and our humanity. And I’m sick of it. I’m pretty sure most everyone is.
So just don’t fall for the trap of being fomented into a state of unconsciousness where your amygdala shuts down your pre-frontal cortex and you start seeing strangers as non-human. That’s the beginning of the end. We just can’t let that happen. Period.
The idea itself that ‘the left do this’ and ‘the right do this’ is really just an illusion. Some people do things who identify with these abstract labels. Those people never represent everyone in that group. And the group itself is an imaginary construct.
Paul McCartney:
My dear brother-in-law, John Eastman, has passed away. Having known each other for over 50 years it is an extremely sad time for me, and our families.
John was a great man. One of the nicest and smartest people I have had the good luck to have known in my life.
Not only did he help me massively in my business dealings as my lawyer but as a friend he was hard to beat.
His sense of humour always shone through in everything he did and his devotion to his family was supreme.
We had so many fun times together through the years, but when the time came to be serious, he was unbeatable.
There is so much more that can be said of his incredible qualities, but words can hardly describe his passion for life and our affection for this amazing man. He will be sorely missed but always held dear in the hearts of those of us who knew and loved him.
See ya Johnny!
Love Paul
The Beatles: Experience #TheBeatlesGetBack, a three-part original docuseries from director Peter Jackson streaming November 25 on Disney+. Watch the new trailer now.
The official trailer for The Beatles: Get Back is here! The Disney+ original docuseries, directed by Peter Jackson, will be arriving on Disney+ just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. Made entirely from never-before-seen, restored footage, it provides the most intimate and honest glimpse into the creative process and relationship between John, Paul, George, and Ringo ever filmed. Be sure to check them both out, and don’t forget to watch “The Beatles: Get Back” when it rolls out over three days, November 25, 26, and 27, 2021, exclusively on Disney+.
Directed by three-time Oscar®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson (“The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, “They Shall Not Grow Old”), “The Beatles: Get Back” takes audiences back in time to the band’s January 1969 recording sessions, which became a pivotal moment in music history. The docuseries showcases The Beatles’ creative process as they attempt to write 14 new songs in preparation for their first live concert in over two years. Faced with a nearly impossible deadline, the strong bonds of friendship shared by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr are put to the test. The docuseries is compiled from nearly 60 hours of unseen footage shot over 21 days, directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg in 1969, and from more than 150 hours of unheard audio, most of which has been locked in a vault for over half a century. Jackson is the only person in 50 years to have been given access to this Beatles treasure trove, all of which has now been brilliantly restored. What emerges is an unbelievably intimate portrait of The Beatles, showing how, with their backs against the wall, they could still rely on their friendship, good humor, and creative genius. While plans derail and relationships are put to the test, some of the world’s most iconic songs are composed and performed. The docuseries features – for the first time in its entirety – The Beatles’ last live performance as a group, the unforgettable rooftop concert on London’s Savile Row, as well as other songs and classic compositions featured on the band’s final two albums, Abbey Road and Let It Be.
An exciting new collaboration between The Beatles and Jackson presented by The Walt Disney Studios in association with Apple Corps Ltd. and WingNut Films Productions Ltd., “The Beatles: Get Back” is directed by Peter Jackson, produced by Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono Lennon, Olivia Harrison, Peter Jackson, Clare Olssen (“They Shall Not Grow Old”) and Jonathan Clyde (“Eight Days a Week”), with Apple Corps’ Jeff Jones (“Eight Days a Week”) and Ken Kamins (“The Hobbit” trilogy) serving as executive producers. Jabez Olssen (“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”) serves as the film’s editor, the music supervisor is Giles Martin (“Rocketman”), Michael Hedges (“The Adventures of Tintin”) and Brent Burge (“The Hobbit” trilogy) serve as the series re-recording mixers, and the music is mixed by Giles Martin and Sam Okell (“Yesterday”).
Check out the new poster for #TheBeatlesGetBack, a three-part original docuseries from director Peter Jackson streaming November 25 on @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/3R3j6Q22rt
— The Beatles (@thebeatles) October 13, 2021
The Beatles: Pre-order the Let It Be Deluxe Editions on Amazon now, including multiple configurations on CD & vinyl, arriving 15th October.
GET BACK TO ‘LET IT BE’ WITH SPECIAL EDITION RELEASES
The Beatles’ chart-topping 1970 album Let It Be is beautifully presented in Special Edition packages coming 15th October 2021 – super deluxe 5CD + Blu-ray set, super deluxe 4LP + 12” EP vinyl, deluxe 2CD, standard CD, limited edition picture disc and standard 1LP vinyl, digital & streaming.
Now streaming: “Let It Be (Giles Martin Mix)” + “Don’t Let Me Down (First Rooftop Performance)” + “For You Blue (Glyn Johns Mix)”
Available everywhere 15th October 2021.
Paul McCartney: ‘McCartney III Imagined’ arrives on vinyl, CD, and cassette on 23rd July!
DVD All physical copies include Idris Elba’s “Long Tailed Winter Bird” remix.
George Harrison: John phoned me up one morning in January and said, ‘I’ve written this tune & I’m going to record it tonight and have it pressed up and out tomorrow. That’s the whole point – “Instant Karma!” – you know?’ So I was in. I said, ‘OK, I’ll see you in town.’
“Instant Karma” reached the top five in the British and American singles charts, competing with the Beatles’ ‘Let It Be’ in the US, where it became the first solo single by a member of the band to sell a million copies. It was was conceived, written, recorded and released within a period of ten days, making it one of the fastest-released songs in pop music history.
The recording session took place at Abbey Road Studios in North West London, on the evening of January 27, 1970. Lennon’s fellow musicians at the session were George Harrison, Klaus Voormann, Alan White, and Billy Preston – all of whom had performed at the December 1969 Peace for Christmas Concert, as part of the Plastic Ono Supergroup. The recording engineer for “Instant Karma!” was EMI mainstay, Phil McDonald. Phil Spector produced the session, arriving late after Harrison had found him at Apple’s office and persuaded him to attend.
According to author Bruce Spizer, the line-up for the basic track, before overdubs, was Lennon (vocals, acoustic guitar), Harrison (electric guitar), Preston (organ), Voormann (bass), and White (drums). Lennon later recalled of the recording: “Phil (Spector) came in and said, ‘How do you want it?’ And I said, ‘1950s’ and he said ‘Right’ and BOOM! … he played it back and there it was.” The song uses a similar amount of echo to 1950s Sun Records recordings.
The musicians recorded ten takes, the last of which was selected for overdubbing. To create what Spector biographer Mark Ribowsky terms a “four-man Wall of Sound” production, Lennon added grand piano onto the basic track, while Harrison and White shared another piano and Voormann played electric piano. In addition, Beatles aide Mal Evans overdubbed chimes (or tubular bells) and White added a second, muffled drum part. Rather than an instrumental solo over the third verse, Lennon vocalized a series of what Urish and Bielen term “grunts and moans”. Lennon felt that the chorus was missing something, and so Preston and Evans were sent to a nearby nightclub to bring in a group of people to provide backing vocals. These newcomers and all the musicians, along with Allen Klein, then added chorus vocals, with Harrison directing the singing.
Although Lennon and Spector disagreed over the bass sound, Lennon was delighted with the producer’s work on “Instant Karma”. White’s drums assumed the role of a lead instrument, positioned prominently in the mix. Spector biographer Richard Williams wrote in 1972: “No Beatles record had ever possessed such a unique sound; Spector had used echo to make the drums reverberate like someone slapping a wet fish on a marble slab, and the voices sounded hollow and decayed.” Spector wanted to add a string section to the track in Los Angeles, but Lennon insisted that the recording was complete. –Wikipedia
Brian Wilson: “If there is one person that I have to select as a living genius of pop music, I would choose Brian Wilson. Without Pet Sounds, Sgt. Pepper wouldn’t have happened. Pepper was an attempt to equal Pet Sounds.” – George Martin
Ringo Starr: Peace and love I am just giving you all a heads up if you tune in to the Beatles YouTube channel on Saturday the 25th at 9 AM Pacific 12 noon Eastern you are in for a big surprise and fun and peace and love ?✌️?❤️??????☮️
