June 2011
33 posts
“We expected them to be very different, but they weren’t at all. The accent...”
– Paul McCartney being asked if the American Beatles fan were different from the British ones.
Anonymous asked: The Beatles, duh!
Leave a band's name in my ask and I will share...
Favourite song
Favourite member
Favourite album
Favourite lyric
Have I seen them live before
First song I heard
First entire album I heard all the way through
“All you need is love, love, love is all you need.”
– ‘All You Need Is Love’ - The Beatles
On this day...
In 1967, The Beatles preformed ‘All You Need Is Love’ to a television audience of over 400 million on the show ‘Our World’.
Beatles father's day appreciation post.
Fact:
Paul McCartney is said to be one of the UK’s wealthiest people, with an estimated fortune of £475 million.
Fact:
Since it’s release in 1965, Paul McCartney’s hit song ‘Yesterday’ has been played over 7,000,000 times on American television and radio, according to the BBC.
Fact:
According to Guinness World Records, Paul is the most commercially successful songwriter in the history of popular music.
On this date...
In 1942, Paul McCartney was born! To celebrate our favorite bass player’s birthday, today’s posts will be dedicated to him.
How it all began...
Paul McCartney was born in Walton Hospital in Liverpool, England, where his mother worked in the maternity ward. Paul only had one other sibling, his brother Michael, born two years after Paul.
Beatle fact:
Before she was known as Cher, singer Bonnie Jo Mason recorded the novelty song ‘I Love You Ringo’.
Posting only Paul McCartney related things this...
tehbeatles:
No posting or reblogging of other things that do not relate to him
Beatley posts are fine but he has to be in it
It can be anything about him. Text posts, gifs, photos, his music, a video about him, a quote he says, etc.
To quote George Harrison from A Hard Days Night, ‘Well, I’ll have a bash.” :)
“I’ve just seen a face, I can’t forget the time or place where...”
– I’ve Just Seen A Face-The Beatles
30 day Beatles challenge: Day 2
Day 2: Least favorite Beatles song?
I basically like them all, but the one I don’t care for is probably Revolution 9. It’s just a creepy song that to me sounds like a mash-up of nightmares. Scary!
30 day Beatles challenge
Let’s begin, shall we?
Day 1: Favorite Beatles song?
Wow, that’s tough. I’d probably say either Something or Dear Prudence.
momorsa:
heart-shapedpig:
Reblog if you like any of these bands:
Pink Floyd
Led Zeppelin
The Grateful Dead
The Rolling Stones
The Who
ELO
AC/DC
Guns N’ Roses
Pearl Jam
Nirvana
Foo Fighters
I Want to follow all of you!
well ok
John: “Why couldn’t God make me Elvis?”
Julia: “‘Cause he was saving you for John Lennon.”
John: “Oh I’ll get you back for that, God!”
-Nowhere Boy.
They say it's your birthday...
Happy 21st Birthday to Aaron Johnson! You may recognize him as the actor who played John Lennon in the movie Nowhere Boy.
One week until Macca’s birthday! :D
They say it's your birthday...
Happy Birthday to the late ‘Les Paul’! Not only did he invent the amazing electric guitar, he was a talented guitarist himself! Google is honoring the legend by having their icon a guitar you can play using either your keyboard or your mouse.
“I’m in love for the first time, don’t you know it’s gonna...”
– Don’t Let Me Down-The Beatles
On this day...
In 1972, George Harrison and Ravi Shankar received an award from UNICEF for their humanitarian efforts on the Concert For Bangladesh. The concert raised millions of dollars for the people of Bangladesh.
Anonymous asked: b
Put a letter in my ask box and I’ll tell you my favorite Beatles song beginning with that letter. :)
George approves this idea!
“It must’ve been one of them Unidentified Flying Cupcakes.”
– Ringo Starr (Yellow Submarine)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd4iRFAWRT8&feature=... →
Here’s a rare Beatles song: Paul and George singing harmony!
Song: Don’t Ever Change
Artist: The Beatles
Album: Live At The BBC
“Please don’t ever change, no don’t you ever change. I kinda like you just the way you are.”
On this day..
In 1962, The Beatles and Brian Epstein officially sign a deal with Parlophone/EMI.
On this day...
In 1967, Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band is released. It took about 700 hours and 100, 000$ to create the wonderful album.
On this day...
In 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono record ‘Give Peace A Chance’ which would go on to be his first solo single, but was still credited Lennon/McCartney. Featured on the track are Timothy Leary, Rabbi Abraham Feinberg, Joesph Schwartz, Allan Rock, Rosemary Woodruff Leary, Petula Clark, Dick Gregory, Allen Ginsberg, Murray The K, and Derek Taylor, many of whom are mentioned in the lyrics.
