Hearing The Beatles was a revelation for Bruce Springsteen. The first time he heard the Fab Four, he rushed to a pay phone and frantically called his girlfriend and asked if she had heard them. They changed his life, but that didn’t stop Springsteen from complimenting and complaining about The Beatles at the same time.
Bruce Springsteen said The Beatles’ had ‘the worst and most glorious band name’
Racing out to call his girlfriend wasn’t the only impulsive decision Springsteen made when he heard “I Want to Hold Your Hand.”
The Boss also snatched up the first record he could find with the name Beatles on the cover. It turned out to be the Fab Four backing up Tony Sheridan on the song “My Bonnie.” A duped Springsteen called it a rip-off.
The Beatles impacted him enough that he set a course to make music his career. Still,...
Bruce Springsteen said The Beatles’ had ‘the worst and most glorious band name’
Racing out to call his girlfriend wasn’t the only impulsive decision Springsteen made when he heard “I Want to Hold Your Hand.”
The Boss also snatched up the first record he could find with the name Beatles on the cover. It turned out to be the Fab Four backing up Tony Sheridan on the song “My Bonnie.” A duped Springsteen called it a rip-off.
The Beatles impacted him enough that he set a course to make music his career. Still,...
- 7/12/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Beatles covered songs in numerous genres. However, The Beatles’ “My Bonnie” stands above the rest of their covers. Here’s a look at why.
The Beatles | Hulton Archive / Stringer The Beatles’ ‘My Bonnie’ makes a boring old song sound vivacious and fun
The Beatles covered songs by many great artists, including Little Richard, Chuck Berry, and Phil Spector. Sometimes they out their own distinctive stamp on their overs, and other times they faithfully recreated a great song. Regardless, most Beatles covers are tributes to musical geniuses.
On the other hand, “My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean” is an old sea shanty that everyone knows but nobody seems to like. While some songs of that age have aged beautifully (e.g. “God Save the King”), “My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean” is probably better left in the ashbin of history. The fact that The Beatles turned the tune into something...
The Beatles | Hulton Archive / Stringer The Beatles’ ‘My Bonnie’ makes a boring old song sound vivacious and fun
The Beatles covered songs by many great artists, including Little Richard, Chuck Berry, and Phil Spector. Sometimes they out their own distinctive stamp on their overs, and other times they faithfully recreated a great song. Regardless, most Beatles covers are tributes to musical geniuses.
On the other hand, “My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean” is an old sea shanty that everyone knows but nobody seems to like. While some songs of that age have aged beautifully (e.g. “God Save the King”), “My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean” is probably better left in the ashbin of history. The fact that The Beatles turned the tune into something...
- 5/26/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
It’s hardly a stretch to say The Beatles dominated the 1960s, especially from 1963 onward. Their energetic debut album, Please Please Me, bowled over young English music fans. The United States finally caught up nearly a year later with the Fab Four’s historic appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. The fact that The Beatles had 71 songs land in the top 100 of the Billboard singles chart is as impressive as their 20 No. 1 hits.
(l-r) Joseph Lockwood, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, John Lennon, and Paul McCartney | Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images The Beatles landed in the Billboard top 100 an astonishing 71 times
Step back a bit and wonder at The Beatles’ success.
The Fab Four existed as a recording band for eight years, but their impact and success stretched well beyond that timeline. Need proof? Three of those top 100 songs came in the 1990s, and two of those were demos (“Free as...
(l-r) Joseph Lockwood, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, John Lennon, and Paul McCartney | Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images The Beatles landed in the Billboard top 100 an astonishing 71 times
Step back a bit and wonder at The Beatles’ success.
The Fab Four existed as a recording band for eight years, but their impact and success stretched well beyond that timeline. Need proof? Three of those top 100 songs came in the 1990s, and two of those were demos (“Free as...
- 4/24/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
There were many important moments in The Beatles‘ history. Without one of them, the Fab Four’s course would’ve changed drastically. For this list, we kept out the moments when the band earned their hits and released their albums. Instead, we stuck to the moments that truly shaped and defined the group. Here are 10 of the most critical moments in Beatledom.
The Beatles | John Downing/Getty Images 10. John Lennon and Paul McCartney met in 1957
The official starting point of The Beatles happened on July 6, 1957. Ivan Vaughan introduced his friends Paul McCartney and John Lennon to each other at a village fete (garden party) at St. Peter’s, Woolton’s Parish Church in Liverpool. John’s band, The Quarry Men, performed at the event, and they impressed Paul. Once they met, Paul played for John and impressed him. A week later, John had another bandmate ask Paul to join the band.
The Beatles | John Downing/Getty Images 10. John Lennon and Paul McCartney met in 1957
The official starting point of The Beatles happened on July 6, 1957. Ivan Vaughan introduced his friends Paul McCartney and John Lennon to each other at a village fete (garden party) at St. Peter’s, Woolton’s Parish Church in Liverpool. John’s band, The Quarry Men, performed at the event, and they impressed Paul. Once they met, Paul played for John and impressed him. A week later, John had another bandmate ask Paul to join the band.
- 4/2/2023
- by Hannah Wigandt
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
This article contains light spoilers for The Many Saints of Newark.
Joe Pesci and Ray Liotta have a Goodfellas reunion, of sorts, in The Sopranos prequel, The Many Saints of Newark. No, the former Tommy DeVito isn’t in the credits, and he doesn’t bring his shine box. He is slipped in like contraband at a federal penitentiary.
Both David Chase, the creator of The Sopranos and co-writer of The Many Saints of Newark, and Alan Taylor, the film’s director, revel in film references. The esteemed filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock is renowned for making small appearances in his own films. For the film Lifeboat, which had a very limited cast and set, he makes his cameo on the page of a newspaper. Pesci shows up on classic vinyl.
The Many Saints of Newark focuses on Dickie Moltisanti (Alessandro Nivola), father of Christopher (Michael Imperioli) in the series. Liotta plays his uncle,...
Joe Pesci and Ray Liotta have a Goodfellas reunion, of sorts, in The Sopranos prequel, The Many Saints of Newark. No, the former Tommy DeVito isn’t in the credits, and he doesn’t bring his shine box. He is slipped in like contraband at a federal penitentiary.
Both David Chase, the creator of The Sopranos and co-writer of The Many Saints of Newark, and Alan Taylor, the film’s director, revel in film references. The esteemed filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock is renowned for making small appearances in his own films. For the film Lifeboat, which had a very limited cast and set, he makes his cameo on the page of a newspaper. Pesci shows up on classic vinyl.
The Many Saints of Newark focuses on Dickie Moltisanti (Alessandro Nivola), father of Christopher (Michael Imperioli) in the series. Liotta plays his uncle,...
- 10/1/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
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The Beatles' Abbey Road turns 50 and the new "Here Comes the Sun" music video shines a light on the magic studio.
The Beatles' Abbey Road 50th anniversary celebration dawns with the debut of a new "Here Comes the Sun" music video. George Harrison's song opens side 2 of the 1969 album, which was named for the studio it was recorded in. The sun at the center of the music video, which was directed by Alasdair Brotherston and Jock Mooney of Trunk Animation, was filmed in Abbey Road’s Studio Two.
Harrison wrote the song on an acoustic guitar in the garden of Eric Clapton's “Hurtwood Edge” home in Ewhurst, Surrey, which was about a half hour drive from George's "Kinfauns" home, according to his 1979 book I Me Mine. Sessions for the "Get Back" album (which became Let It Be), were tense, and Apple Corps, the Beatles' business organization,...
The Beatles' Abbey Road turns 50 and the new "Here Comes the Sun" music video shines a light on the magic studio.
The Beatles' Abbey Road 50th anniversary celebration dawns with the debut of a new "Here Comes the Sun" music video. George Harrison's song opens side 2 of the 1969 album, which was named for the studio it was recorded in. The sun at the center of the music video, which was directed by Alasdair Brotherston and Jock Mooney of Trunk Animation, was filmed in Abbey Road’s Studio Two.
Harrison wrote the song on an acoustic guitar in the garden of Eric Clapton's “Hurtwood Edge” home in Ewhurst, Surrey, which was about a half hour drive from George's "Kinfauns" home, according to his 1979 book I Me Mine. Sessions for the "Get Back" album (which became Let It Be), were tense, and Apple Corps, the Beatles' business organization,...
- 9/26/2019
- Den of Geek
While The Beatles' first proper album was 1963's "Please Please Me," there was over a half decade of music from the boys from Liverpool that came before that world-changing record. Of course, some of it came as The Quarry Men, and then the Silver Beetles, and it was performed by fragments of what would become the famous Fab Four, but that only adds to the historical value.
The band, in fact, spend much of its early years in residency in Hamburg, Germany, a quintet that included an underaged George Harrison, John Lennon's childhood friend Pete Best and art school friend Stu Sutcliffe. Once they were narrowed down to a quartet -- Sutcliffe left the band and then soon after died -- they recorded sessions for Polydor, Best still on drums, in Hamburg. They played behind singer Tony Sheridan, with whom they performed in Germany, but a few tracks featured...
The band, in fact, spend much of its early years in residency in Hamburg, Germany, a quintet that included an underaged George Harrison, John Lennon's childhood friend Pete Best and art school friend Stu Sutcliffe. Once they were narrowed down to a quartet -- Sutcliffe left the band and then soon after died -- they recorded sessions for Polydor, Best still on drums, in Hamburg. They played behind singer Tony Sheridan, with whom they performed in Germany, but a few tracks featured...
- 9/30/2011
- by Jordan Zakarin
- Huffington Post
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