I saw a commercial for the DVD release of The Beatles Anthology and it filled me with all sorts of giddy feelings.
I first caught on to the Beatles when this series originally aired in . . . 1996? Maybe 1995. I was a sophomore in high school and it was "I Am the Walrus" that actually did it for me. I went digging through my folks record collection and found Sgt. Pepper's, the White Album, Abbey Road and a few American releases like Beatles VI. I bought a copy of Magical Mystery Tour on cd the following weekend and spent quite a few afternoons talking about the Four with friends from school. Suddenly an entire world had been opened up, a Really Big Thing that existed in the culture that I just hadn't been aware of before.
I grew sideburns. I'd never had sideburns before, or any facial hair at all, but I saw a picture of Sgt. Pepper's-era John with long sideburns and I thought it was the coolest thing I had ever seen in my life. I'll say it loud, I love sideburns, and it's John Lennon's fault.
Sometimes, in the winter time, I grow a beard and I walk down the street imagining I'm Paul McCartney from Let It Be. Or I think about how ridiculous a moustache is, but then again, George didn't look so silly with one, did he? And whenever I wear a sweater over a button-up shirt, I think about Paul again.
I still get sad when I realized John is dead, and that he died before I was able to realize who he was. I'm sad George is dead too, but I'm glad I appreciated him for a few years.
(Jesus, it's the Beatles. And two of them are dead. This gets me so, so down.)
"Don't Let Me Down" is my favorite Beatles song in the entire universe.
Whenever I'm dating someone new and I like them a whole lot I think of "Good Day Sunshine." Whenever I hear the beginning of "If You've Got Trouble" I'm glad Ringo exists. "I've Just Seen A Face" makes me look forward to having a new crush.
I know it's fashionable to dig the Beatles, but really kids. I think they pop up in my life every single day.
I really, really, really like the Beatles. I'm all for avoiding cliches and all, but seriously--does it get any better than, "and in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make"?
I first caught on to the Beatles when this series originally aired in . . . 1996? Maybe 1995. I was a sophomore in high school and it was "I Am the Walrus" that actually did it for me. I went digging through my folks record collection and found Sgt. Pepper's, the White Album, Abbey Road and a few American releases like Beatles VI. I bought a copy of Magical Mystery Tour on cd the following weekend and spent quite a few afternoons talking about the Four with friends from school. Suddenly an entire world had been opened up, a Really Big Thing that existed in the culture that I just hadn't been aware of before.
I grew sideburns. I'd never had sideburns before, or any facial hair at all, but I saw a picture of Sgt. Pepper's-era John with long sideburns and I thought it was the coolest thing I had ever seen in my life. I'll say it loud, I love sideburns, and it's John Lennon's fault.
Sometimes, in the winter time, I grow a beard and I walk down the street imagining I'm Paul McCartney from Let It Be. Or I think about how ridiculous a moustache is, but then again, George didn't look so silly with one, did he? And whenever I wear a sweater over a button-up shirt, I think about Paul again.
I still get sad when I realized John is dead, and that he died before I was able to realize who he was. I'm sad George is dead too, but I'm glad I appreciated him for a few years.
(Jesus, it's the Beatles. And two of them are dead. This gets me so, so down.)
"Don't Let Me Down" is my favorite Beatles song in the entire universe.
Whenever I'm dating someone new and I like them a whole lot I think of "Good Day Sunshine." Whenever I hear the beginning of "If You've Got Trouble" I'm glad Ringo exists. "I've Just Seen A Face" makes me look forward to having a new crush.
I know it's fashionable to dig the Beatles, but really kids. I think they pop up in my life every single day.
I really, really, really like the Beatles. I'm all for avoiding cliches and all, but seriously--does it get any better than, "and in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make"?
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cobalt:
Junior year in high school I went thru the same thing with the Beat Poets - Ginsberg, Burroughs, Corso, all obsessed me and my friends in our little club - great stuff. The White Album, definitely in my top 10 albums of all time.
tunnelslats:
Glad you made it out tonight. See you soon, perhaps next week, when you bust out some more of your secret bowling moves......