The Beatles I Love You More

[Lcs Basinger]

I never considered this song to be misunderstood but perhaps I am not as close as some to how it may be viewed today by those living in a very different environment with different values and tradition. I never felt the meaning of this song as strongly as when I first fell in love and left things behind that used to seem so important, but only important in the absence of love. It is only when love is absent that we retreat to the past, rather than look ahead to a future.

I recall John saying at the end of his life that this was a song written to an imaginary lover, who turned out to be Yoko. Indeed, if it had been written in 1968 instead of 1965, no one would misunderstand the meaning.

I believe he was singing to Paul. Although not romantically lovers, John and Paul loved each other. This is why years later he was truthfully able to say that it was about past friends and lovers. Because Paul was then also in his past. I believe Lennon-McCartney songs fall into two categories: songs written together and songs written about each other. This becomes really clear to me in the Let It Be documentary. Two of Us, written by Paul supposedly about him and Linda definitely seems to be more about John and Paul.

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The 1960s counter-culturalists (i.e., the hippies, as opposed to the more explicitly political activists of the New Left) seemed interested in, or unconsciously inclined to, blending several of these loves together. They welcomed a confusion of them, or we might say, an emphasis on their common element. The fact that Love became the watchword of their movement, the sunniest face of hippie-dom, means that these confusions had a real cultural significance. They directly influenced how people lived.

The lyrics are not complex. Indeed, there is a degree of ineptness to them, which I am obliged to discuss since Lennon later said so himself. The biggest problem is that while the first verse suggests the song is primarily about the delectable and shy discomfort of a new love (cc. “I Wonder” by the largely forgotten, and very Beatle-imitating, Gants), the second verse reveals, by means of the too-obvious rhyme line is it right that you and I should fight, every night? that the affair has been going on for some time. Read most charitably, the lyrics mean to bridge these two states of love, to convey that the narrator still feels those newly-in-love feelings for his beloved. Closely considered, this isn’t entirely pulled off.

Still, one does not initially embrace a song because one has “closely considered” it. The lyrics do convey the intense feelings of love, the butterflies and the j ust the sight of you makes night-time bright feelings that the lover feels for his beloved, perhaps even after they have been seeing one another long enough to get into arguments every night , and for him to have done her wrong in some way that causes him to claim the right to make it up, girl . And given the music, they convey these feelings with no little power.

And then there’s the chorus: It’s only love, and that is all. Why do I feel, the way I do? Apparently, the lover’s head has a more rational explanation for all this. Plato says somewhere that you want to be very careful about letting a beautiful young thing whom might you love kiss you, comparing the kiss to a spider bite, and the love it will stir to a poison spreading through your body. (Overall, Plato teaches that while the philosopher might learn from the way eros both points to a higher contemplation of the Beautiful and a radical human intuition of incompleteness, and while like Socrates he might use it to better direct his and others’ psychic energies, his teaching prefers the less-intense and more mutual love of friendship, and regularly stresses the dangers and non-logical content of eros .)

Or, she and he may turn out, in happier retrospect after their difficulties, to have seemed destined for one another. Their fitting one another in certain ways may prove far more important than their chafing against one another in others. And some of the chafing may even be part of the fit that develops: as the Beatles will later sing in “Hey, Jude,” some lovers must remember, to let her under your skin in order to make it better . But we don’t know—the negative possibility for this couple’s affair, and of its misery being drawn out for far too long due to his believing too much in his love, is also there. Only one thing is clear: if the narrator chooses to believe that his love is only an irrational force, the positive possibility is entirely foreclosed.

Thus, these simple and in some ways half-baked lyrics walk us right on the edge of belief in love, and a philosophic distance from it. The assumption that one can regard one’s love as merely an irrational force is rejected as an unworkable approach, but the idea that any particular love may be irrational and unsuitable all the way down is not necessarily dismissed. One does not have to have read a page of Plato to understand any of this.

All the material we do is about love. A love affair or loving people. Songs about love. Our songs all have something to say, they all have an identification with an age group and, I think, an identification with love affairs, past, beginning, or wanting . . . finding something in life . . . explaining who you are.

The groundbreaking production celebrating the music and legacy of The Beatles through the artistry of Cirque du Soleil, will conclude its historic Las Vegas run at The Mirage on July 6, 2024 as the resort begins its transformation into The Hard Rock Las Vegas. Tickets to performances are on sale at cirquedusoleil.com/beatles-love.

Celebrating its 18th anniversary this year, The Beatles LOVE is a vibrant and thrilling production, driven by its GRAMMY-winning soundtrack and breathtaking aerial artistry, colorful visuals and high-energy choreography on a 360-degree stage.

My journey working for Cirque began in 2001 as a bright-eyed, baby-faced 18-year-old fresh out of Lubbock, Texas. I never imagined in my wildest dreams that I would actually run away with the circus, but here I am 15 years later still reveling in my fantasy-turned-reality after having performed in five of its shows around the world.

New projections for each act of the show draw the audience in like never before as incredible texture and depth are added to the stage for an all-encompassing experience. Eleanor Rigby has never been portrayed more beautifully than when she dances in a world of stunning, interactive projections as she relives the memory of her lost love.

My favorite part about performing in LOVE is seeing the audience relive and reconnect with moments of their lives as they hold hands with their loved ones and sing along. Equally moving is seeing new fans and younger generations experience the joy and wonder of Cirque and The Beatles together for the first time.

Countless hours of rehearsals, trainings and meetings have gone into the reworking of LOVE. Although it has been extremely complex and tiring, the evolution of the show has been a refreshing experience for everyone working on it, making us closer, prouder and more cohesive than ever before.

Before Kelly J. Williams joined Mayo Clinic, was working two jobs, serving barbecue and working as a part-time receptionist at a hair salon while taking college classes and trying to figure out what she wanted to do next.

As a resident of Rochester, she'd often heard that if she could get her foot in the door at Mayo Clinic, she would find opportunities to grow. Fourteen years later, that has proven to be true, she says.

One of my favorite things about Mayo Clinic: The team-based culture of work. I remember preparing for my first behavioral interview. I was absolutely petrified, and a mentor told me, "Mayo is all about working as a team, so be sure to speak to how you work well with others.' That stuck with me. I've had experience working in different areas and shields and with many people, always as a team. We succeed together. We repair together. We make things better together.

The single most important thing I did at work yesterday (or expect to do tomorrow): Prepared for an on-site Joy at Mayo presentation that I will be doing with my colleague, Danielle Teal. We love presenting to different groups at Mayo Clinic to help share how joy can be cultivated and sustained at Mayo Clinic.

A book I would recommend, or one I want to read (and why): One I want to read is Taylor Jenkins Reid's new novel, "Carrie Soto Is Back." The author has me hooked from her previous novels "Daisy Jones & The Six," "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo," and "Malibu Rising." Each one feels like I'm reading a movie. And, these days, being a busy mom with a lot going on, reading can be my escape to help me disconnect, relax and get two to three pages of reading in before my kids need me again.

Mayo Clinic has taught me: Connections matter, and how you treat people matters. Whether as a patient, employee or parent of a patient, each experience has allowed me to interact with some amazing people who are very passionate and dedicated to the work we do at Mayo Clinic. Through my experience in different roles and perspectives, Mayo Clinic feels like family. I'm not just saying that because I have many family members who also work here.

Most memorable Mayo moment: Honestly, it's a collective of every fitness class I led during my time as a group fitness lead at the Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center. The fun, the grit, the sweat and the euphoric collective effervescence in that space at that time created moments I'll never forget. I'm so thankful I was able to experience that level of connection and energy with Mayo colleagues who definitely work and play hard.

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