YOU CAN'T DO THAT

"I caught these guys burying the shells in the ground, as if God wouldn't notice."

HA ! ! !

Glad you liked the Timewatch link, Set.

Now, Joe Brown.

Joe Brown (and the bruvvers) was a mega pop star back in the day when the Beatles first started out. In actual fact they supported HIM on tour once, just before they made it. Joe is a really lovely guy, down to earth and not an ounce of malice in him.
He hit it off with the four of them, but really got on with George.
Yeeeeaaaars later, Joe was at home in Henley on Thames, when the phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Hello, is that Joe? I don't know whether you remember me. My name's George, and I used to be in a group called the Beatles....."

Cut a long story short, George had moved in round the corner and wanted a get together. It turned out that both of them had a great passion for the Ukelele, and George invited him round to see his collection.
A long and close friendship ensued, with meetings and jam sessions.
George's favourite song on the Uke was "I'll see you in my dreams", and when he died, George's wife asked Joe to play it at the tribute concert.....






Or.....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKz6Wvfdxhg (pictorial tribute)

The Beatles "do" surf music . . .

And the Surf Boys do "Beatlemania".....

The Beach Boys' 11th album was entitled Pet Sounds. Brian Wilson had heard Rubber Soul, and was very impressed. Inspired by the Beatles album, he told his wife he was going to do "the greatest rock album ever." Ironically, although it was very popular in the UK, it didn't do as well as other albums they made in the US. It is said to be one of the most influential albums in American popular music. This was the "big hit" single from that album:

George jamming.......

George on Uke, JoeBrown pink shirt, Jools Holland piano, Noddy on tuba.

At ONE YEAR AND ELEVEN MONTHS old, is he possibly the youngest Beatles fan ever?

Guitar groups are on the way out . . . he has no future in the pop business.

Now i'd rather dance with her mother
So i left her standing there . . .

That was great, Vonny. Of the four of them, i think Richard Starkey (the old Liverpool boys still call him Richie) was the most recognizable as a child.

This version of "When We Was Fab" has some good video shots of the boys.

Don't know if you've seen this one - some excellent photos and live footage of George ...

While on holiday in Spain, John Lennon wrote a song for Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, "Bad to Me," which became their first UK No. 1 hit. It also hit No. 9 on Billboard's U.S. chart, the highest rated Lennon-McCartney song not released by the Beatles. Here the boys do this song, recorded May 31, 1963:

Probably the schmaltziest tune John ever wrote; the lads probably said "Not on your life"

The song is very much patterned after Bobby Vee's hit "Take Good Care Of My Baby" with a semi-spoken prelude. Ironically, the Beatles submitted the song on their Decca audition. Listen to the OOHHS at the end. A sign of things to come.

Ringo Starr in Alice in Wonderland ...

Here's a list of all (?) the songs written by either Lennon or McCartney or both, which were recorded by other artists.
A fair few were hits in the UK, and no doubt several made it into the US charts and/or elsewhere as well.

I'll hunt a few down on youtube.....



World without love - Peter and Gordon.
Bad to me -Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas.
Come and get it - Badfinger.
Hello little girl - The Fourmost
I call your name -Billy J Kramer atd
I'll be on my way -Billy J Kramer atd
I'll keep you satisfied -Billy J Kramer atd
I'm in love -The Fourmost
Like dreamers do - The Applejacks.
Love of the loved - Cilla Black (a cloakroom girl at the Cavern, I believe)
One and one is two - The Strangers.
Step inside love - Cilla Black (massive hit in the UK)
That means a lot - P J Proby.
Tip of my tongue - Tommy Quickly.
Woman - Peter and Gordon

Written by Paul Mc.......

Surprised you didn't include "I wanna Be Your Man" covered by the Rolling Stones

Richard Starkey included Badfinger in the motion picture The Magic Christian starring Peter Sellers and Ringo. There were cameos from John Cleese, Rachel Welch, Christoper Lee, Richard Attenborough and Roman Polanski. There was a classic scene with Badfinger performing "Come and Get It" which showed black suited young businessmen from The City arriving to get free money from a vat. The vat has been filled with blood, urine and faeces from a slaughter house. Then Sir Guy Grand (Peter Sellers) dumps large denomination bank notes into the vat while Ringo spray paints "Free Money Here" on banners surrounding the vat. Unfortunately, although i did find a vid of the scene, the sound cuts out and you can't here the performance.