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Lake View Too avatar
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One of the things I always found interesting ( or, dare I say it, fab) about the Beatles, was the number of named people you could find in their songs. It was like they were characters in a play. Besides "the one and only Billy Shears", how many of them do you remember? :blush:

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Bob avatar
SoWal Insider
#2
i'm working on it
DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#3
Off the top of my head...

Pam
Michelle
Jude
Mary
Prudence
Eleanor
Loretta
Julia
Rita
Desso avatar
Beach Lover
#4
Vera, Chuck, and Dave
Charles Hawtrey, Doris
Jojo
Peter Brown
Maxwell Edison
Lucy
Mr. Kite
Joan
Rose and Valerie
Father McKenzie
Mr. Parker
Mao
Dr. Robert
Sadie
Desmond and Molly Jones
Captain Marvel
DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#5
Martha
Beethoven
Lake View Too avatar
SoWal InsiderAuthor
#6
The earliest one, I believe, was "Anna", on the VJ record :"Introducing the Beatles" (before Capitol Records got them). There's "Long Tall Sally", but that's a cover. There's a Doctor, a Sargeant, and at leat three or four misters (Mean Mister Mustard) Somebody keep count...:blush:
Desso avatar
Beach Lover
#7
Mr. Heath, Mr. Wilson
Mcgill, Lil, Nancy
Daniel, Danny
Rocky
Martha was a sheep dog
Pablo Fanque
Albert
Edgar Allen Poe
Dennis O'Dell
B B King
Doris Day
Matt Busby
Desso avatar
Beach Lover
#8
Walter Raleigh
Lear
Krishna
Dylan, Mr. Jones
Any more?
Lake View Too avatar
SoWal InsiderAuthor
#9
OK, Desso, you got quite a few. Can you quote me which songs these came from: Peter Brown, Rose and Valerie, Mr. Parker, Albert, Dennis O'Dell , Matt Busley, and Lear? I thought I was thoroughly versed in all things Beatle. One of the more obscure songs, "You Know My Name" featured Danny Blofeld.

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Lynnie avatar
SoWal Insider
#10
So, do you think these are people they met along the way? Or, as Ringo did, got high and met along the way? :floor:

I have never thought about this. LVT, I think the documentary carries on this evening; maybe this will be broached?

Musical geniuses, most definitely!
Lake View Too avatar
SoWal InsiderAuthor
#11
Lynnie: Part 3 is next Wednesday 8CDT. I hope you got to see part 1 also. Really great suff about their beginnings. It's quite a first class documentary. By the way, there is word out that there will be a remake of "Yellow Submarine". :clap::clap::clap:
Lynnie avatar
SoWal Insider
#12
Dang, I missed Part One and missed a large part of Part Two. I just can't take anymore crime shows, blood, gore, etc.......and, I was working on a large project, so I was pleasantly surprised to stumble upon this last night. I will try to remember to catch it next week, but I might need a reminder. Thanks for letting me know!
Minnie avatar
Beach Fanatic
#13
Teddy
Penny
Bill
Lucy
Carol
Johnny
Maggie
Georgia
Lizzie
Madonna
Lake View Too avatar
SoWal InsiderAuthor
#14
Teddy
Penny
Bill
Lucy
Carol
Johnny
Maggie
Georgia
Lizzie
Madonna

Other than Lucy in the Sky, Penny Lane, and Lady Madonna, I can't place any of your names in a song.:blink::blink::blink: ???
picky
#15
Lynnie: Part 3 is next Wednesday 8CDT. I hope you got to see part 1 also. Really great suff about their beginnings. It's quite a first class documentary. By the way, there is word out that there will be a remake of "Yellow Submarine". :clap::clap::clap:

Jimmy Buffett sang it last month in concert! And the whole audience sang it with him. C'mon now...we all live in a yellow submarine, a yellow submarine...:wave:
Desso avatar
Beach Lover
#16
Peter Brown called to say, you can make it okay- The Ballad of John and Yoko
Rose and Valerie screaming from the gallery- Maxwell Silver Hammer
Mr. Parker, full speed ahead- Yellow Submarine
Good evening, and welcome to Slaggers, featuring Dennis O'Dell- You Know My Name
Matt Busby, dig it, dig it, dig it- Dig It
Based on a novel by a man named Lear- Paperback Writer
Actually Albert Hall- now they know how many holes it takes to fill- A Day In the Life
Oh dirty Maggie Mae they have taken her away- Maggie Mae
Hey Bungalow Bill, what did you kill- The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill
Lake View Too avatar
SoWal InsiderAuthor
#17
Jimmy Buffett sang it last month in concert! And the whole audience sang it with him. C'mon now...we all live in a yellow submarine, a yellow submarine...:wave:

Jimmy Buffet singing Yellow Submarine. That is so cool. Now if only we can get Pink Floyd to do a version...:blink:
Lake View Too avatar
SoWal InsiderAuthor
#18
Peter Brown called to say, you can make it okay- The Ballad of John and Yoko
Rose and Valerie screaming from the gallery- Maxwell Silver Hammer
Mr. Parker, full speed ahead- Yellow Submarine
Good evening, and welcome to Slaggers, featuring Dennis O'Dell- You Know My Name
Matt Busby, dig it, dig it, dig it- Dig It
Based on a novel by a man named Lear- Paperback Writer
Actually Albert Hall- now they know how many holes it takes to fill- A Day In the Life
Oh dirty Maggie Mae they have taken her away- Maggie Mae
Hey Bungalow Bill, what did you kill- The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill

Desso: I'm quite impressed. (In "You Know My Name" I always thought he was saying Danny Blofeld, but what do I know.) Albert Hall is a concert hall, so this could be iffy. Still, you've named quite a few. I'm what might be called "an ageing boomer". The Beatles first album, "Meet the Beatles" was the first album I ever owned as a teenager. How old are you?
Lake View Too avatar
SoWal InsiderAuthor
#19
For clarification, there is talk that there is going to be a remake of the movie "Yellow Submarine" directed by Robert Zemecki ("Who Killed Roger Rabbit?" and "The Polar Express"). A splendid time is guaranteed for all.:blush:
Desso avatar
Beach Lover
#20
Lake View Too, I'm 44. I was a Beatles fan when I was very young. My parents always gave me money for books and music. I know all of their music, and as a multi-instrumentalist I can play and sing the tunes also. As a lark, I use to busk with a Scottish guy in London. He got the money, and I had the fun. People loved "We Can Work It Out" and "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away". Can't quite figure if I want to get the Beatles Rockband or not. Looks pretty cool. I don't even have the player to put it in. I may get it for Christmas:)
Minnie avatar
Beach Fanatic
#21
Other than Lucy in the Sky, Penny Lane, and Lady Madonna, I can't place any of your names in a song.:blink::blink::blink: ???

Teddy:Teddy Boy
Penny: Penny Lane
Bill:The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill
Lucy:Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
Carol: Carol
Johnny: Johnny B. Goode
Maggie: Maggie Mae
Georgia: Sweet Georgia Brown
Lizzie: Dizzy Miss Lizzie
Madonna: Lady Madonna
Lake View Too avatar
SoWal InsiderAuthor
#22
We forgot one of the more interesting characters, "Semolina Pilchard, climbing up the Eiffel Tower". I guess we're all a bunch of eggmen...
Bob avatar
SoWal Insider
#24
We rank the Beatles’ 14 studio albums- msnbc.com With the band?s remastered CDs out tomorrow ? along with a little game called ?The Beatles: Rock Band? and EW?s Beatles cover story on stands now ? we?re ranking the albums, from worst to first. Where do your favorites land?

14. ?Yellow Submarine?
Lynnie avatar
SoWal Insider
#25
Are Y'all watching? I can't decide which song is my favorite. I always liked Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. I like the name Lucy, love the Sky and really love Diamonds. But, there are so so many classics........Paperback Writer, Hey Jude, The Long and Winding Road......and, more that I can't think of right this minute.
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Meow
#26
I think the Beatles would have included the "Googler" in a song, if they had know it existed. Or, maybe Kenny Rogers should have done "The Googler"? :idontno:

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