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‘The Beatles: Get Back': How Peter Jackson Found 60 Hours of Unseen Fab Four Footage
The ”Lord of the Rings“ director spun a meeting with The Beatles’ business managers into a documentary pitch
“The Beatles: Get Back” director Peter Jackson’s gargantuan feat of compiling 60 hours of never-before-seen footage of the Fab Four’s “Let It Be” recording sessions — as well as new interviews with Paul McCartney and others who were at the scene 52 years ago — actually began as a different project altogether.
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A record shop in Newcastle is just one of fifty charities or businesses across the country to receive an early Christmas gift courtesy of musical Royalty.
Yoko Ono and Sean Ono Lennon - the wife and son, respectively, of John Lennon - sent out the extremely rare copies of the song Happy Xmas (War Is Over) to 'spread Xmas cheer.'
Through a letter, recipients are advised to do whatever they choose with the vinyl, be it "sell, auction, raise money to help your business or your favourite charity."
The record is an acetate, hand-cut at the famous Abbey Road studios to mark the 50th anniversary of the single's first release.
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Fifty years ago, the breakup of the Beatles divided American music fans. Recently, the debate over why the best-selling group broke up has been revived by Peter Jackson's new documentary series The Beatles: Get Back, which documents the making of the band's final album, Let it Be.
While half of Americans say they lack an opinion on the issue, those who hold one are most likely to attribute the British rock band's dissolution to Yoko Ono, the wife and collaborator of the group’s founder, John Lennon.
Speculation regarding Ono’s role in the band’s split is not new. This narrative has been called into question in recent weeks, however, following an interview in which band member Paul McCartney attributed the band’s breakup to Lennon, rather than Ono. Lennon is the culprit for one in four Americans with an opinion on the breakup. Far fewer attribute the Beatles’ breakup to other members of the band, including Paul McCartney (5%), George Harrison (3%), and Ringo Starr (2%). About 10% say someone else is responsible for the dissolution.
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Paul McCartney might be one of the richest rock stars, but he still celebrates Christmas like the rest of us. He loves celebrating with his family and has traditions as we do. And, just like most of us, he absolutely hates taking down his Christmas tree at the end of the season.
In 2015, Paul answered fans’ questions about how he spends his holiday in a Q&A called You Gave Me The Answer. He revealed he used to chop down his own tree from somewhere on his property, and he loves decorating it.
“I have a real tree,” Paul explained. “I like a real tree! And I like the ones where the needles don’t drop! Because I used to always get them from my own woods, which was great. I would just go out and select a tree, chop it down, bring it in – which felt great – but the needles would go quite quickly and you’d bring them indoors and it’s a warm house.
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I sometimes feel like it wouldn't be Christmas if I hadn't spent at least a day or two on social media defending Paul McCartney against the latest round of seasonal attacks on the synth-driven holiday genius of "Wonderful Christmastime."
There's even a meme that's been making the rounds in 2021 that uses scenes from Peter Jackson's "Get Back" documentary to illustrate McCartney and his fellow Beatles discussing the prospect of learning the song for possible inclusion on the album.
"Can we try my song about simply having a wonderful Christmastime?" McCartney asks.
The next frame shows George Harrison and Ringo Starr both saying "No."
John Lennon shoots it down while underscoring his contempt by emphatically tossing an F-word in front of the "no."
Which brings us to a closeup of McCartney's face, thinking, "I need to break up the Beatles."
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5 Lessons on Spirituality, Activism and Humility I Learned From George Harrison.
George Harrison stood as an example of modesty and humility, and his legacy is one that we can all learn from.
The Beatles need no introduction to anyone of any age. By every measure — artistically, culturally and commercially — they’re arguably one of the most significant rock bands of all time. Like every girl who came of age when they took the world by storm, I was a passionate fan and had a favorite: George Harrison. But I was lucky enough to get to know him and learn lifelong lessons from him that I use as an author, yoga therapist and wellness consultant for C-suite leaders.
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Ringo Starr releasing new book about The Beatles called Lifted... featuring photos and never-been-told stories from his time as one of the Fab Four
Ringo Starr is releasing a new book called Lifted: Fab Images and Memories in My Life with the Beatles from Across the Universe.
The Beatles legend's latest book will feature never before told tales as well as include a photographic journey back to the fab four era.
The limited edition hardcover book will be released on Valentine's day, with pre-sales starting Tuesday, December 21.
Coming soon: Ringo Starr is releasing a new book called Lifted: Fab Images and Memories in My Life with the Beatles from Across the Universe. The Beatles legend's latest book will feature never before told tales as well as include a photographic journey back to the fab four era
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Micky Dolenz lent his voice to many of The Monkees‘ most famous classic rock songs. In addition, he performed many songs by The Beatles on tour. During one performance, he wanted to cry while singing a song from The Beatles’ The White Album.
According to njarts.net, Dolenz said it was impossible for him to choose a favorite Beatles album. He also said he was a massive fan of The White Album. He said he loved “Back in the U.S.S.R.,” but he couldn’t pick a favorite track from The White Album because there were too many good songs on it.
According to Westworld, Dolenz once went on tour with Christopher Cross, Todd Rundgren of Utopia, Jason Scheff of Chicago, and Joey Molland of Badfinger. They all performed songs from The White Album. In addition, Dolenz performed classic Monkees tracks such as “I’m a Believer” and “Pleasant Valley Sunday” on the tour.
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George Harrison started the Traveling Wilburys by accident. The European record companies needed an extra song for Cloud Nine. So, he had to make a new one quickly. George enlisted the help of his friends Jeff Lynne and Bob Dylan to expedite the process, and his other pals, Tom Petty and Roy Orbison, came along to watch.
George and Lynne wrote the song, but they needed lyrics. After seeing a box in Dylan’s recording studio that said “Handle With Care,” they wrote the song around that. However, having his friends, each of them expert singer/songwriters themselves, in one place was ultra-rare. It would have been silly for George to pass up an opportunity for all of them to sing on the song. Thus, the Traveling Wilburys was born. Thank god for happy accidents.
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Midway through the second episode of The Beatles: Get Back — the longest of the three, at nearly three hours — Michael Lindsay-Hogg, who shot the original footage in 1969, is talking to the Beatles about the movie they’re currently in. The group is sitting around at a makeshift recording studio on a movie sound stage. “There’s a lot of good stuff, but there’s no story yet,” Lindsay-Hogg tells them. He’s been filming for a week and a half or so, and most of what he has is the guys noodling on guitars and singing half-formed lyrics, plus some internal fighting. Plans have changed several times. They’re not really sure what’s going to happen by the end.
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