February 9, 1964- "Ladies and Gentleman...The Beatles..."

[populistmom]

40 years ago today, The Beatles first appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show. Okay, it was 8 years and 9 days before I was born, but their music is timeless. What's your favorite Beatles' song? Or more than one (I couldn't pick just one).

I'd have to say, my favorites are:

She Loves You
If I Fell
Hello, Goodbye
Paperback Writer
Please, Please me
In My Life
Here Comes the Sun
Octopus's Garden
Revolution
Penny Lane
We Can Work it Out
and
P.S. I Love You


I'd make it a poll, but there's too many wonderful songs.

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

1. I look at all the lonely people ...

Eleanor Rigby
Hard Day's Night
Can't Buy Me Love
Yesterday

[LastKnight]

2. Day Tripper/Imagine

although i am only 17... i listen/have listened to alot of thier stuff

eeh good music is good music, i dont care about year, notice the hendrix avatar.

-LK

[Syrinx]

3. Letterman tomorrow night

He's gonna show the Beatle's first Ed Sullivan performance in it's entirety on the show.

[Norbert]

17. Thanks

Letterman is the greatest.

[sushi]

4. Don't laugh

I love "obladee oblada!" My husband is totally embarrassed.

[Rocinante]

5. I remember seeing that show

I was 8 years old. I don't think I could make a favorites list unless I took a up a lot of space here. My favorite albumn is Sgt. Pepper.

[Syrinx]

7. * said he liked the Beatles until they got "weird"

Referring to Sgt. Pepper, perhaps the greatest record ever made. :shrug:

[Norbert]

18. You didn't expect...

...a shallow person like shrub to get Sgt. Peppers.

[proud patriot]

6. I was born in 69 my Favorites are

Come Together
Here comes the sun
Nowhere man
Stawberry Fields (my mom sang that as a lullaby to me)
GoodDay Sunshine

[Lostmessage]

8. I was a small kid in training pants

I remember having a pacifier in my mouth and I had my hands in my hair playing with my curls. It's something that I use to do when I was a kid.

My Sister was in front of the TV screaming John, John or something like that.

I had my baby Pug dog by my side and I was topless and in a cloth diaper at the time.

I remember the whole thing.

My Mom was going nuts over them as well and she was going crazy over Paul.

Favorite Songs

Elanore Ridgby (song is about me)
You've got to hide your love away
Paperback Writer
Across the Universe
Norweigan Woods

[procopia]

9. I Wanna Hold Your Hand

All My Lovin'

[bubblesby2002]

10. If I Fell in love with you

is an excellent song. But there are so many more

[ComerPerro]

11. It's All Too Much

It's All Too Much
Only A Northern Song
You Can't Do That
Things We Said Today
I'll Be Back
Abbey Road - Because all the way to Her Majesty, as a whole
No Reply
Act Naturally
It's Only Love
I've Just Seen A Face
Two Of Us
Across The Universe
Long And Winding Road (Let It Be Naked version)
Flying
Taxman
Here, There and Everywhere
And Your Bird Can Sing
Think For Your Self
Fixing A Hole
Within You Without You - A tie for my favorite George Song
When Im Sixty Four
Glass Onion
Happiness Is a Warm Gun - probably my favorite John Song
Im So Tired
Piggies - A tie for my favorite George Song
Rocky Racoon
Don't Pass Me By
I Will - a tie for my favorite Paul Song
Julia
Yer Blues
Sexy Sadie
Helter Skelter - a tie for my favorite Paul Song
Don't Let Me Down
Hey Jude

[coloradodem2005]

12. Mine:

Come Together
Here Comes the Sun
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Let it Be
Get Back
Day Tripper
Paperback Writer
Love Me Do

[elperromagico]

13. I'll name one from each album

Please Please Me - "I Saw Her Standing There"
With The Beatles - "All My Loving"
A Hard Day's Night - "Anytime At All"
Beatles For Sale - "Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey"
Help - "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away"
Rubber Soul - "In My Life"
Revolver - "Taxman"
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds"
The Beatles - "Happiness Is A Warm Gun"
Yellow Submarine - "Hey Bulldog"
Abbey Road - "Here Comes The Sun"
Let It Be - "Across The Universe"

[murielm99]

15. Where is Magical Mystery Tour?

I am the Walrus!:)

Strawberry Fields Forever!

The Fool on the Hill!

All you need is Love!

[northofdenali]

14. "Here Comes the Sun" is kind of an anthem for Fairbanks!

It would be easier for me to name the songs I don't particularly like. "In My Life" is one of the best songs ever written!

My guy:



All we are saying..........is give peace a chance.

[murielm99]

16. I am a child of the sixties.

I was 15 when they appeared on Sullivan.

To me, Lennon's "Imagine" sums up the entire experience of the sixties.

[Norbert]

19. I know In My Life & Something is always among my favorites

The rest alway changes amd most have been among my favorites.

I heard Please Please Me, Yes It Is and Every Little Thing over the weekend and they sound so very wonderful, like visiting old and faithful friends.

[dmr]

20. I remember that night

I can still see it as if it happened yesterday. We watched it on the old black and white Zenith. When the camera went to them, I started screaming and scared the bejeebers out of everyone in the room, including myself!

I laugh at myself now because I was such a Beatlemaniac, and Paul was my favorite. Judy Bridgewater and I always argued which part of Paul we'd share.

When "Hard Days Night" came out, Judy and I conned all the neighbor kids out of their pop bottles so we could cash them in to go to the show. It cost a whopping 65 cents.

Of all the songs they have written - well, there are way too many fond memories of varying songs that I can't really chose. But if I had to chose just one, it would be 'Imagine', because that song has had a strong influence on me as a thinking person.

[dbt]

21. "And Your Bird Can Sing"

"Baby, You're A Rich Man"
"I Am The Walrus"
"Revolution"
"Hey Bulldog"
"Rain"

Hmmm. Is there a pattern here?

:smoke:
dbt
(13 IF)

[populistmom]

22. one kick for the Fab Four

:kick:

[Aristus]

23. You got Ed's voice wrong, it's:

"Here fer they're furst Amarrican appirrance on tinnyt's reellee big shew, Leddees 'n' gennulmen.....tha Beat-ills!"

[populistmom]

24. LOL

Give me a break, I was born a year after he went off the air. There's plenty of doofuses my age who don't even know who he is.

Good phonetics, there though!!! :)

[Aristus]

25. Heh.

Well, I try.

[b-ballgurl]

26. i like.....

Hey Jude
and
Helter Skelter :bounce: