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thewalruswasdanny

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May 11, 2013, 11:09:19 PM5/11/13
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Hi..well you know the situation..having covered every Beatles song in 2010 (basically because of this group)..and yeah I did every bloody one..(like every one!!)the next mission was to sing every top 3 song of the 60s (UK that is)..which was achieved..then 2012 happened and the 70s occurred..this year it's the 80s (though I'm not enjoying it as much..there're at lot of poo songs in the 80s!)..anyway I'm on 1,171,000 views now on YT.. ..but would like to build up a groove on the FB page. I'm not interested in hiding behind some bizarre anonymity bollocks...my name is Danny McEvoy..oh yes that's who I am..I'm trying to build up a following on my FB page for the songs etc..a venture that was bourne out of this group..would very much appreciate folk to go to my page and "like" it. The nice thing about FB is that if there are trolls then they can simply be removed...it's not like Usenet in that respect...

Anyway here is the link:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Danny-McEvoy/122209577855371?fref=ts

I hope you can join me..I post up busking videos (generally Beatles songs but others) plus original material...

You might think (if you were a wanker) that I'm spammering but actually I'm not..I am attempting to bring together folk who like the Beatles and in fact RMB together..a bit like I did with the McSorleys groove 3 years (and 2 Years) ago...

Rock and roll!!

Danny

who?

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May 11, 2013, 11:52:00 PM5/11/13
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On May 11, 10:09 pm, thewalruswasdanny <thewalruswasda...@gmail.com>
wrote:
I don't know how anyone can enjoy Facebook. Did you cover any songs by
the Raspberries or Badfinger. You said you didn't care much for 80's
music.
Have you covered any country music...like Waylon or Willie?

Jeff

hislop

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May 12, 2013, 1:11:42 AM5/12/13
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The 80s. Time to go to alternative music.
There should be a fair bit of choice.
That term meant something then.
I'm not sure I want to attempt a discussion of 80s music for that
purpose. There doesn't seem a newsgroup for it like the earlier
decades. I avoid the 70s newsgroup. Though I probably would say
something about music from then if the subject came up.

The problem I have with Facebook is that all your friends and relatives
get everything you do.

Difficult to say much about 80s music on this newsgroup, but I did
prefer the early part to the late, but nothing is that simple.
A lot of what was good then ends up being associated with the music of
the questionable 90s.


The Brooklyn Tomato Bandit

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May 12, 2013, 1:36:30 AM5/12/13
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On May 11, 11:09 pm, thewalruswasdanny <thewalruswasda...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi..well you know the situation..having covered every Beatles song in 2010 (basically because of this group)..and yeah I did every bloody one..(like every one!!)the next mission was to sing every top 3 song of the 60s (UK that is)..which was achieved..then 2012 happened and the 70s occurred..this year it's the 80s (though I'm not enjoying it as much..there're at lot of poo songs in the 80s!)..anyway I'm on 1,171,000 views now on YT.. ..but would like to build up a groove on the FB page. I'm not interested in hiding behind some bizarre anonymity bollocks...my name is Danny McEvoy..oh yes that's who I am..

Say, that's not a bad Scott Lifshine imitation! You know, maybe you
missed your calling. Have you considered a stand-up act?

Hear me out:

Your persona will be a mildly drunken oik who is 'world-famous', but
no one knows it -- and the hook is that you make it the *audience's*
fault that they don't know about your great artistic oeurve. And as
you list your achievements, the audience is less and less impressed,
which makes you even more indignant at having to explain yourself to
the boorish louts. Lulz ensue.

Of course, you'll have the guitar, and a rapid succession of pints --
just like at home. Throw in a dash of Alexei Sayle, Rodney Dangerfield
(no respect), and a large helping of The Great Ballantine (aptly
posted by a YT user known as "dannyhustle":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqQVq-tfVaU

Think about it. You already have the comedy wardrobe.



Fattuchus

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May 12, 2013, 3:11:33 AM5/12/13
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On May 11, 11:09 pm, thewalruswasdanny <thewalruswasda...@gmail.com>
wrote:
Rock and roll, Danny!

Nooffa Subject

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May 12, 2013, 8:16:53 AM5/12/13
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thewalruswasdanny <thewalru...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi..well you know the situation..having covered every Beatles song in
> 2010 (basically because of this group)..and yeah I did every bloody
> one..


Who gives a shit?

iL_WeReo

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May 12, 2013, 9:00:14 AM5/12/13
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In article <XnsA1BE543EF...@69.16.185.250>,
i bet that you covered my award winning wereo shit huh?
--
It was consensual. �If you read the posts you'd see those kids were
coming on to ME. �The camp had an open door policy and I wasn't about
to discourage them. �You won't find a judge in the country who
wouldn't toss that case out on its own merits! �It's really not
surprising because I am AWL that matters! -Scot Lifshine Sat, Sep 30 2006
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topazgalaxy

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May 12, 2013, 4:46:53 PM5/12/13
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On May 11, 11:09 pm, thewalruswasdanny <thewalruswasda...@gmail.com>
wrote:
Keep rocking Danny!!!



who?

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May 12, 2013, 8:44:56 PM5/12/13
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Well, the thing is for me, (and I can't speak for anyone else
and this is not a personal jab at you) is that I really don't like
listening to music with just a guitar and a voice. Just like
the Beatles demos were interesting a couple of times and
that was it for me. If you pick up more instruments, learn
how to play them to make it sound like a band, I would be
interested. I really like some of the tunes you play but
I'm more into production. Now, if you had a backing band
or more singers, I would be more interested.

Jeff

thewalruswasdanny

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May 13, 2013, 10:17:32 PM5/13/13
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I have to do a few Bangles songs... Eternal Flame..Walk like an Egyptian...the 80's were OKish..but within the top 3 songs of the 80s Ukwise there are some challenges...Startrekkin..all the Jive Bunny Stuff..MARRS...you know..I even have to the bloody Birdy Song!!

Danny

thewalruswasdanny

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May 13, 2013, 10:18:47 PM5/13/13
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Now, if you had a backing band
>
> or more singers, I would be more interested.

That's not the point of the channel Jeff.

Danny

The Brooklyn Tomato Bandit

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May 13, 2013, 10:44:43 PM5/13/13
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On May 13, 10:18 pm, thewalruswasdanny <thewalruswasda...@gmail.com>
wrote:
>  Now, if you had a backing band
>
>
>
> > or more singers, I would be more interested.
>
> That's not the point of the channel Jeff.

Right. The point, as always, is "look at me look at me look at me".

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May 14, 2013, 1:04:55 AM5/14/13
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On May 13, 9:18 pm, thewalruswasdanny <thewalruswasda...@gmail.com>
wrote:
Danny, I'm not knocking your talent. I've watched many of your
videos multiple times and enjoy them. But I could also sit here
and post tons of material I've covered by other artists and
tons of songs I've written myself, the past 34 years. That's
not including up to 15 takes of each song, and music from all
the bands I've been in, and then ask people to watch me on
Facebook after all that. Do you get what I'm saying? I just
don't think it's a good idea. What if Rich, Nil and the others
did the same thing? That's a lot of people posting material
to Facebook. But the point for me is, I don't even like being
in Facebook, period. You all can enjoy making Mark, (the
owner) wealthy. Screw him.

Jeff

The Brooklyn Tomato Bandit

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May 14, 2013, 1:07:17 AM5/14/13
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On May 14, 1:04 am, "who?" <yourimageunre...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Danny, I'm not knocking your talent. I've watched many of your
> videos multiple times and enjoy them. But I could also sit here
> and post tons of material I've covered by other artists and
> tons of songs I've written myself, the past 34 years. That's
> not including up to 15 takes of each song, and music from all
> the bands I've been in, and then ask people to watch me on
> Facebook after all that. Do you get what I'm saying?

He doesn't get it. He's an attention whore.

jtees4

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May 14, 2013, 7:10:42 PM5/14/13
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Why not cover every song ever recorded on Apple regardless of who it
was done by.
*************
Some of my music:
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=789610

hislop

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May 14, 2013, 8:22:26 PM5/14/13
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On 13/05/2013 6:44 AM, poisoned rose wrote:
> hislop<takecar...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> The 80s. Time to go to alternative music.
>> There should be a fair bit of choice.
>> That term meant something then.
>>
>> Difficult to say much about 80s music on this newsgroup, but I did
>> prefer the early part to the late, but nothing is that simple.
>> A lot of what was good then ends up being associated with the music of
>> the questionable 90s.
>
> Somewhere around this morass, I recently listed some favorite acts from
> 1985-1990 that could appeal to Beatles fans. The list wouldn't be much
> longer if I added 1980-1984 names (the Bangles?), since many of them
> were around in the decade's second half too.
>
> There are other variables besides strict quality in play (freebies,
> scarceness, proliferation of indie labels...), but I have more '80s
> albums than '60s and '70s albums combined. And I definitely don't go
> along with the oft-seen Usenet kvetch that music "died" sometime between
> the initial MTV boom and the arrival of grunge.

The 60s were the golden age, nothing can beat it.
Grunge was a complete contrivance, I knew the term well before all this
stuff from Seattle got the label. I even saw Mudhoney live in 1988,
Sonic Youth in 1987. Grunge was a Melbourne thing before them, Nick
Cave type off shoots. Which is my point, this isn't top 40 music and
very 80s.
I have heaps of 80s albums, even 90s and post 2000 ones.
You might as well say ELO are for Beatles fans, I don't think the
comparison needs to be that obvious.
I think I was the author of that kvetch.
MTV means little to Australians, video clips were common on Australian
TV before the US.
There seemed to be a spirit of the 60s lurking in the 80s, but you had
to look for it, after 1990 the generation change had kicked in and
nothing was the same. Now I'm just a bitter critic, I wanted to produce
music but stopped because of ear problems.
Melbourne had a good local scene of 60s sounding groups in the 90s,
which had other potentials.

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abe slaney

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May 14, 2013, 9:13:03 PM5/14/13
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On May 14, 8:22 pm, hislop <takecarebew...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Melbourne had a good local scene of 60s sounding groups in the 90s,
> which had other potentials.

They were more like a 70s group sounding like the 50s, but Daddy Cool
was my favorite band when I was 15, and I'm from the states. I didn't
know anybody else at all who listened to them except me and my close
friends, and that was because we happened to find an album of theirs
in an independent, "underground" record store here. I still like them.

hislop

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May 14, 2013, 9:39:45 PM5/14/13
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That's interesting.
Cross reference Daddy Cool with the first Frank Zappa album, Freak Out,
Ross Wilson had an interest with him, and had another band at some time
while he was in Daddy Cool that sounded more experimental.
They were good.
There was a 50s revival in the 70s.

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Eric Ramon

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May 14, 2013, 11:01:07 PM5/14/13
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On May 14, 6:55 pm, poisoned rose <pros...@poissonedrose.com> wrote:
> hislop <takecarebew...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > There was a 50s revival in the 70s.
>
> Based on seeing old "Top of the Pops" clips and the like, it seems like
> the UK maintained a love for '50s-recycled music in a way the States
> didn't. It somewhat went along with the glam movement. I recurrently
> come across names of '70s UK bands in this vein who had little or no
> success over here. Showaddywaddy??
>
> Even the Bay City Rollers had plenty of '50s in 'em.

Showaddywaddy was, I think, a British attempt at doing Sha Na Na.

thewalruswasdanny

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May 14, 2013, 11:04:16 PM5/14/13
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> Even the Bay City Rollers had plenty of '50s in 'em.

Of course,,the thing I've learnt throughout this bizarre process is that it's all the same stuff..it just is..and after singing almost bloody everything..well the sixties is the key..it was the sixties (and of course the fabs primarily)..the sixties genre pushed the anti..although the music was always there..listen..it's all the same bloody stuff..the real pain is finding someway of dealing with using this alphabet to express emotions ..desires..life...sometimes I even get bored with it..because it's all been done..so I try and engineer pain..and I have done..and it worked




Bernie Woodham

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May 14, 2013, 11:11:14 PM5/14/13
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQfAZVsz6KM

Good band. Love the dancing eagle. One commentator says that this was
the inspiration for Elton John's Crocodile Rock

abe slaney

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May 14, 2013, 11:41:12 PM5/14/13
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It probably would have happened anyway, but I think Sha Na Na's
performance of "At The Hop" at Woodstock had a huge quickening effect
on the 50's revival in the States..."American Graffiti", "Happy Days",
etc. To the end of his days I don't think Lennon every really got over
leather Elvis, despite his protestations in another thread. But for
most of the US, the rock and roll mystique was transferred in total to
England in the early 60s and it took a decade or more to recognize
what had come from here, and even then it was only viewed with tongue
safely in cheek.

ermitano

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May 14, 2013, 11:56:49 PM5/14/13
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On 11 mayo, 23:09, thewalruswasdanny <thewalruswasda...@gmail.com>
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Hi danny.. do you participate in a beatles fan page in facebook?

abe slaney

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May 14, 2013, 11:58:46 PM5/14/13
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On May 14, 9:39 pm, hislop <takecarebew...@gmail.com> wrote:

> That's interesting.
> Cross reference Daddy Cool with the first Frank Zappa album, Freak Out,
> Ross Wilson had an interest with him, and had another band at some time
> while he was in Daddy Cool that sounded more experimental.

I forgot to mention in my other post about the 50's revival - when I
said that Lennon never really let go of it - that Zappa didn't either.
At the height of psychedelia he releases his paen to greasy doowop,
"Ruben and the Jets". Maybe that's one of the things that attracted
Lennon to Zappa in the first place, he recognized a kindred spirit.
Zappa kept drawing from this well until the end of his career, too.
And so to come full circle, here's Daddy Cool once again with a "Ruben
and the Jets"-like track:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKQpMMhk6Q8

Marcus

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May 15, 2013, 8:22:57 AM5/15/13
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When The Beatles broke up in 1970, I decided that if no more music
would be coming from them, I would delve into the music that
influenced them. I was a bit too young to have been an early Rock
fan, so I had some catching up to do. During the early 70s, I bought
up all sorts of 50s Rock albums, particularly Chuck Berry, Little
Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins,Buddy Holly. some Elvis etc,
and many many Doo-Wop groups. I saw Sha Na Na in concert twice...I
was really into it. My sister was dating a guy who was in a 50s
revival band, very similar to Sha Na Na, so that went along with my
interest in discovering 50s Rock..

Even today, I still like Doo Wop. My best friend, who is five years
older than me and grew up in Brooklyn, is really into it.

By hearing all the sounds that influenced The Beatles, it made me
appreciate the Fabs even more. They took that music, made it their
own, and IMHO improved upon it for the next wave of young people, whch
included me and my peers.

Marc

http://marccatone.webs.com

who?

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May 15, 2013, 2:37:21 PM5/15/13
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On May 15, 7:22 am, Marcus <marcus...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On May 14, 11:58 pm, abe slaney <abesla...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > On May 14, 9:39 pm, hislop <takecarebew...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > That's interesting.
> > > Cross reference Daddy Cool with the first Frank Zappa album, Freak Out,
> > > Ross Wilson had an interest with him, and had another band at some time
> > > while he was in Daddy Cool that sounded more experimental.
>
> > I forgot to mention in my other post about the 50's revival - when I
> > said that Lennon never really let go of it - that Zappa didn't either.
> > At the height of psychedelia he releases his paen to greasy doowop,
> > "Ruben and the Jets". Maybe that's one of the things that attracted
> > Lennon to Zappa in the first place, he recognized a kindred spirit.
> > Zappa kept drawing from this well until the end of his career, too.
> > And so to come full circle, here's Daddy Cool once again with a "Ruben
> > and the Jets"-like track:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKQpMMhk6Q8
>
> When The Beatles broke up in 1970, I decided that if no more music
> would be coming from them, I would delve into the music that
> influenced them.  I was a bit too young to have been an early Rock
> fan, so I had some catching up to do.  During the early 70s, I bought
> up all sorts of 50s Rock albums, particularly Chuck Berry, Little
> Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins,Buddy Holly. some Elvis etc,
> and many many Doo-Wop groups.  I saw Sha Na Na in concert twice.

I ran into a guy about 25 years ago who claimed he was a former
member of Sha Na Na. He was a bad alcoholic at 38 years old.
He told me that he had just sold a Les Paul guitar for 38 bucks
just to buy more beer. I wish I could remember his name. I'll
Google the band and find out if any former members of the
band might be listed and if they sound familiar.

Jeff

drop a quarter in the jukejuke

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May 15, 2013, 2:51:35 PM5/15/13
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On May 15, 2:37 pm, "who?" <yourimageunre...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> I ran into a guy about 25 years ago who claimed he was a former
> member of Sha Na Na. He was a bad alcoholic at 38 years old.
> He told me that he had just sold a Les Paul guitar for 38 bucks
> just to buy more beer. I wish I could remember his name. I'll
> Google the band and find out if any former members of the
> band might be listed and if they sound familiar.
>
> Jeff

I met him too. Unfortunately, he was whisked away by phantom warriors
before I could get his name.

jtees4

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May 15, 2013, 3:06:42 PM5/15/13
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I barely remember hearing about them, but that really is a pretty cool
song. The chorus is very catchy.

FlipDoubt

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May 15, 2013, 4:47:46 PM5/15/13
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Major lip-sync miss at about the 28 second mark.
flip

thewalruswasdanny

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May 15, 2013, 10:25:21 PM5/15/13
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> Hi danny.. do you participate in a beatles fan page in facebook?

No not really..actually the main line of Beatles discussion that I had was always in here..but then the trolls put paid to that..since then I've found that the FB pages are a bit well Fanny..like not much proper discussion..I actually really like RMB..it's the best place to discuss the fabs..but the trolls fuck it all up..so I don't come into here that much anymore...I have Beatle People come to my FB page..and I'm in touch with a lot of the RMB regulars via FB..they know who they are..the golden days of RMB are gone IMO...I still have a penchant for the group..after the McSorleys two thingys..and dossing at Freds and being on Mays radio thingy..and doing the vids in Washy with Rich and Amber..RMB will always be important..it's the trolls that fuck it up..I just can't be arsed with anon wankers that just fuck it all up..but you know I'll dip in from time to time.

Danny

topazgalaxy

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May 16, 2013, 2:57:09 AM5/16/13
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On May 15, 8:22 am, Marcus <marcus...@yahoo.com> wrote:

I saw your video of the Beatles in Paris -- it is fabulous!

http://youtu.be/kPLZN9lx75M

Marcus

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May 16, 2013, 8:06:19 AM5/16/13
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On May 16, 2:57 am, topazgalaxy <topazgal...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On May 15, 8:22 am, Marcus <marcus...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> I saw your video of the Beatles in Paris -- it is fabulous!
>
> http://youtu.be/kPLZN9lx75M
>
This is even better...beware of some still photos and blackouts until
about 4 minutes into the video.:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlL9ciRPO7o

Marc

http://marccatone.webs.com

WillyShears

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May 16, 2013, 10:28:19 AM5/16/13
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Fookin fantabulous!
Willy

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May 16, 2013, 8:56:56 PM5/16/13
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When I first heard someone play "Evil Woman" I was tempted
to point out to them that it sounded like the Beatles. Just thought
it was my imagination and said nothing. It's not so obvious with
this song as it is with some of their other songs.

Jeff


jtees4

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May 17, 2013, 12:19:16 PM5/17/13
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I know it's common knowledge that ELO sounded like The Beatles (or
what the Beatles would have been) BUT personally I have never really
felt that ELO sounded all that much like The Beatles.

who?

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May 17, 2013, 2:31:07 PM5/17/13
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On May 17, 11:19 am, jtees4 <jte...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 16 May 2013 17:56:56 -0700 (PDT), "who?"
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> <yourimageunre...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >On Tuesday, May 14, 2013 7:22:26 PM UTC-5, hislop wrote:
> >> On 13/05/2013 6:44 AM, poisoned rose wrote:
>
> >> > hislop<takecarebew...@gmail.com>  wrote:
"Mr. Blue Sky" is one song I can name that definitely sounds like the
Beatles.
What's your opinion?

Jeff

who?

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May 17, 2013, 2:31:43 PM5/17/13
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Where have you been, Willie?

Jeff

Bernie Woodham

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May 17, 2013, 4:53:01 PM5/17/13
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Sounds more like the early BeeGees teaming up with David Bowie to me.

WillyShears

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May 18, 2013, 2:46:18 AM5/18/13
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H Who!
It's been tax time, and that's my second job, so I've been too
busy to read and reply at good ol RMB much at all. Thanks
for asking:)
Willy

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May 18, 2013, 3:03:12 AM5/18/13
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Speaking of David Bowie, have you heard him cover
Harrison's "Try some buy some"? I much prefer
Bowie's version. Harrison is trying too hard to
sing beyond his limited range. That pretty much
ruins it for me. Here's the Bowie version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Svpv6UHA-dw

Jeff

who?

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May 18, 2013, 3:04:18 AM5/18/13
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I understand. Get back here as soon as you can.

Jeff
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