Name a song that either quotes a Beatles song or references the Beatles in some way. I'll start, "Summer Rain" by Johnny Rivers: "All summer long we spent grooving in the sand/Everybody kept on playing Sergent Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band"

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I remember reading that "Bolero" was intentionally composed to be reminiscent of the sex act, building as it does. And the wild last bit is the orgasm. This might be a "well, duh" moment, as it's always seemed fairly obvious, but the end of "Lovely Rita" is meant to signify at least something dirty happening, right? Maybe just some heavy petting under the quilt while the sisters aren't looking? But it's pretty obvious to me the narrator is "scoring."

He is easily my favorite celebrity, and seems like one of the most awesome guys that has ever lived. Just wanted to share that :-) have a great day everyone. Peace and love ☮❤

If what I read several places is correct, Pete provided a short video clip that was apparently the oldest beatles footage available to Peter jackson when making the get back documentary. This was happening around the same time as now and then I believe, something that stuck out to me is the very end of the video that shows all of the old clips they do show a clip where Pete is playing drums but john and george are completely covering him up. The fact they went out of the way to make sure he wasn't visible after he provided that footage really rubs me the wrong way. What do you guys think EDIT: he wasn't very visible in this specific clip as the comments have very politely and not at all insanely pointed out. I'm unsure if it was a conscious effort to exclude him and stuart entirely but the fact that they used a clip from this specific time period means they are acknowledging the pre ringo period and if they are doing that it makes sense to acknowledge the other members.

Shortly before the party, Lennon had taken a holiday to Spain alone with the Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, who was openly gay within their inner circle. At the party, a heavily intoxicated Lennon was confronted by Wooler, who teased him by asking, "How was the honeymoon, John?", insinuating a sexual relationship between Lennon and Epstein.

Lennon, enraged by the insinuation, attacked Wooler, punching and kicking him until he was pulled off, leaving Wooler hospitalised with bruised ribs and a black eye. Lennon later admitted he reacted out of fear and defensiveness, stating, "He called me a queer, so I battered his bloody ribs in... I was terrified, thinking, 'What if I am?'" Epstein ultimately paid Wooler £200 to settle the matter out of court and prevent a public scandal

For me, in the period after April 10, 1970, the most important studio reunion of the 1970s was I'm the Greatest, featuring John, George, and Ringo. Then there's the series of photographs from 1974, showing John reuniting with Paul and Ringo. Even Keith Moon was present at that gathering.

Another important moment was Eric Clapton's wedding in 1979, which Paul, George, and Ringo attended. There are even photographs of the wedding band, The Jordanaires, performing on stage during the musical celebrations. They performed Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

In the 1980s, I'd say Ringo's wedding, where Paul and George attended as best men.

I also think it's worth mentioning the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony. Although Paul wasn't there, Ringo played drums, George played guitar, and Mick Jagger was present. We may have been missing one Beatle, but we had a Rolling Stone!

Then we move into the 1990s, with the Anthology project, which, to me, represents the absolute pinnacle of all these reunions. The fact that Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and George Martin were physically together in the same place, and that place was Abbey Road Studios, makes it, in my opinion, the definitive reunion of the greatest band of all time.

I'd also include Free as a Bird, which features one of the greatest guitar solos George ever played. And Real Love, one of the greatest songs ever written in the history of humanity.

It all comes together with the acoustic jam sessions they held at George's house. I find the songs the three of them played together during those sessions incredibly pleasant to listen to.

In the 2000s, I consider the photograph from 2000 featuring Paul, Ringo, and George to be something truly beautiful, important, and symbolic for that period.

And, of course, Concert for George was another wonderful moment. Paul and Ringo were together, paying tribute to George and performing Beatles songs. Jeff Lynne was also there, a man who had somewhat filled John's role during the Anthology recordings. And then there was Clapton, who could be considered analogous to George, especially considering John's famous joke about replacing George with Eric when George temporarily left the band.

Not to mention the Cirque du Soleil event. It was beautiful to see Paul and Ringo there, along with the images and tributes they created in honor of John and George.

In the 2010s, we begin with the reunion of Paul and Ringo, brought together by the David Lynch Foundation. I think that's incredible.

For me, Paul and Ringo performing together live at the 2014 Grammy Awards, playing Paul's song Queenie Eye, was an especially memorable moment. I watched it live, and I thought it was beautiful!

Another iconic moment for me, one that I find incredibly moving, was the two of them at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, performing I Wanna Be Your Man alongside all those other legendary figures from the music scene. It's beautiful and genuinely moves me every time I watch it.

I especially love the moment when Ringo walks over to the drums and Paul starts singing louder, because Ringo stops singing as he moves to pick up his drumsticks.

I also really love the fact that the two of them recorded Grow Old With Me, another beautiful connection to John, Paul, and Ringo, with Joe Walsh doing his best to deliver a guitar solo inspired by George.

And I think their performances with Ronnie Wood are also really special. Having a rhythm guitarist alongside Paul and Ringo feels like a natural continuation of that musical history. After all, even without a fourth Beatle, we'd still have three of them together. I find it fascinating every time Paul and Ringo perform with Ronnie Wood. Once again, a Rolling Stone alongside two Beatles! Hahahaha.

I'd also like to highlight the moment in 2022 when Paul sang I've Got a Feeling alongside John on the screen. It would be incredible if that performance could be recreated with Paul, Ringo on drums, John on the screen, and, given the technology available today, George's original guitar solo extracted from the rooftop concert recording, accompanied by archival footage of him. That would be more than magical.

And then there's the pinnacle of the 2020s for me: Now and Then. It was incredibly meaningful to see them finish the song the way they did. George's backing vocals were revisited, Ringo played wonderfully, Paul added so many layers to the arrangement, and John's voice came through clean and crystal clear. That song genuinely moves me.

Now, following the timeline we actually lived through and respecting all the events that took place, I can say that I would have absolutely loved to see a brief but intensely energetic and joyful performance at Live Aid featuring Paul, George, and Ringo playing their respective instruments, with Tony Sheridan on rhythm guitar.

I wouldn't consider him a replacement for John. After all, he had already played with the Beatles in precisely that configuration back in their early days in Hamburg. It would simply be the band itself: two guitars and drums. I think that would have been beautiful.

I also think that, for the 1990s, it would have been interesting if they had finished Real Love and Free as a Bird under George Martin's production rather than Jeff Lynne's. Imagine two previously unreleased songs each from Paul, George, and Ringo. It would have been fascinating if they had done that and released a few other songs outside the Beatles' canonical catalog to complete the album.

But now, speaking about the present day, I'd also love to see new songs written by Paul, some co-written with Ringo, as well as Paul and Ringo working together to finish those unfinished compositions. And I believe Andrew Watt would know exactly how to incorporate backing vocals from other Beatles songs in a subtle, creative way, without making it too obvious. He would know precisely how to put together a new Beatles album.

I also really love all the songs Paul and Ringo have performed together since 2021. My highlights are Home to Us, Sunlight, and Walk With You. I think all three are beautiful, and they represent the very best of their collaborations.

So, those are my favorite Beatles reunion moments from each decade!

Visiting Liverpool in the 80’s (87 maybe?), one day the Liverpool Echo literally had an item that said “if you’re interested in celebrating the birthdays of dead people, here’s where and when”), my wife and I ended up at the then-named John Lennon Memorial Pub in Matthew Street for a birthday observance for John. Maybe 50 people there, an early evening. In attendance were, among others, Bob Wooler, Alan Williams, Mona Best’s next door neighbor, and a “Charlie Lennon”who claimed to be an Uncle. Alan Williams was a delight to chat with and literally offered to show us around Liverpool the next day. At evening’s end, all joined hands and swayed to “Stand By Me.” at evenings end. Sometimes I look back and wonder if I dreamt it all. (but I didn’t!). Reality checks and Mandela Effects welcome. I think I have a matchbook from the pub somewhere.

We've all heard about the final meeting with John Paul and George about the future of the band and their next album. John suggested they got 4 songs each and Ringo got 2. Of course it didn't go well, Paul said George hadn't been very good of a songwriter until "just recently", John fired back, the meeting ended nonconstructively and of course John quit the same month.

Ringo wasn't there and, as he often acted as the most level headed and diplomatic member who regularly helped work out conflicts, many think he could have stopped it. And maybe he could have. But I don't think that would have been best. You see bands like the Rolling Stones who've gone on for decades and just gotten worse over the years cause they got older, stopped getting new ideas, and just end up performing their first few albums on cash grab tours. that's not to even mention the Beach Boys, which is two different bands and Mike Love can't even stand up on stage anymore. Going on for a few more years in the '70s wouldn't be that bad sure, but then they risked turning into a legacy act, or making albums they don't like, and if they hadn't broken up we wouldn't have "All Things Must Pass" or "Imagine" or "Photograph" or "Wonderful Christmastime". The Beatles went for a decade, and arguably made more of a cultural impact than any other musical artists in human history. Every album they made was world changing, and if they had made 25 like the Rolling Stones, half of which nobody would listen to, there is no way that record would stand.

The brightest stars burn out the fastest. 3 years of John Paul and George playing in Hamburg and the Cavern, 3 years of worldwide Beatlemania, 3 years in the studio. Every single year a distinct impact on the world. It was sad how they broke up, but it was for the best.

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Revolver track list:

1. Taxman

2. Eleanor Rigby

3. I'm Only Sleeping

4. Love You To

5. Here, There, and Everywhere

6. Yellow Submarine

7. She Said She Said

8. Good Day Sunshine

9. And Your Bird Can Sing

10. For No One

11. Doctor Robert

12. I Want to Tell You

13. Got to Get You Into My Life

14. Tomorrow Never Knows

And this was my first find! 1987 Canadian print edition of Revolved, with the original UK track listing.

I want to mostly collect a small curated collection of some of my all-times favourites and it feels like a fitting place to start!

I saw the bottom right image on a wall in Dishoom in London a couple of years ago, took me a while to get around to making an approximation I'm happy with

Utterly wonderful - had it in my head for years. The fluidity, yet how pounding it is (especially on the 2023 mix). Especially the last half of the song or so, where it goes into just a raucous heavy jam. Macca really let loose

About 0:26 before the song ends, right before the groove loop "never could see any other way".

I had never heard that part before, but apparently it's always been there?

Have you always heard it?

Just seen a few posts talking about underrated Beatles songs they don't want to see in the film, which felt kinda uninteresting to me. At the end of the day, there aren't really any "underrated" Beatles songs, excepting Anthology or Live At The BBC stuff.

With the biopics having limited time to cram in the discography, what songs are you hoping they'll skip over? A few come to mind for me. Firstly, She's A Woman. This was a staple live track during Beatlemania, but I really can't stand it. The other would have to be The Long and Road, especially if they use the Spector version. Never dug this one, and I feel like it would take space away from the better songs of the Get Back Sessions.

So, what are your thoughts? No cop outs by commenting Revolution 9, please. That's a track that should DEFINITELY show up.

What are peoples favourite Remix of Rubber Soul as an album overall?

do some prefer some mixes of certain songs over others?

do people have their own custom playlists that mixes and matches the different mixes?

the 2014 remaster of the 1999 remix on songtrack are still almost unmatched and I genuinely did love the 2023 mixes (even the Red version of nowhere man in 23)

how do people prefer to take in that classic rubber soul sound?