It surprises me that since I started the Morning Hour more than 3 weeks ago, today is the first time I'm writing about The Beatles.
This is a great song to start the day as the message and the lyrics could not be simpler and more direct.
Nevertheless the song's structure is highly complex and puts together a national anthem, some pieces of Classical Music and pop-touches; simple but rich and sophisticated!
For me The Beatles are an interesting case of personal, total mis-perception and mis-understanding. I discovered them relatively late compared to my first hi-fi and embrional CD collection, thanks to my girlfriend passion for them. I had always thought they had been singing short and simple songs (Yellow Submarine, Michelle, Love me Do) and I was also very familiar with their best hits (Hey Jude, Let It Be etc) without being too keen into them. Jezz if I was wrong!
Once I started "listening" to their song, read their biography and put them into their social context, I got hooked and amazed! Not the very polished good guys I thought they were; most of them were ill tempered, sometimes aggressive, sometimes crazy. They used, and abused, alcohol and drugs, they wrote great and intense lyrics but also totally delirious ones. Not just the Fab 4, to my eyes they became a cool rock band!
Anyway, for the interested ones, i strongly recommended reading: Shout: The Beatles in Their Generation, Philip Norman (1997).
Long and unsual note for today... but then, here it goes
Norman, Philip (1997). Shout: The Beatles in Their Generation
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Did you watch "Love Actually"? The song is played at the marriage at the beginning of the movie. This is the best marriage ever :-).
It has always be considered one of the most romantic songs. Even if in my opinion the most romantic one is "God Only Knows" by Beach Boys, that's played at the end of the movie...actually, not only in my opinion, but also according to Paul MacCartney.
Anyway...I think, like you, that songs by Beatles are simple and very catchy but sophisticated at the same time.
The surprise band that jumps out of the church benches and plays the song out of the blue is the best gift ever from the best man to the groom. I don't remember the last song of the movie but i remember my favourite line of the movie "Kids, don't buy drugs, become a rock star and you'll get them for free!
Yes, I agree with you, it's the best gift..and everytime I am touched by that scene!
"love actually" is ACTUALLY my favourite movie (I've seen it so many times!!!)
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