The Beatles film Hard days night

People want to watch them because they are considered to be icons whether we agree with that or not. If people want to see them and they are happy to perform, why not? Paul will be amazing at Glastonbury. Maybe not his voice but the atmosphere and the nostalgia.

53 years ago today, Linda said yes to Pauls proposal of marriage.

Failing eye sight and not being able to see him,
as well as not being to able to hear him does not bode well.

Well I won't be attending, infoman. I think he lost his voice years ago. Can't understand why people want to watch these oldies performing when you can see them in their prime on TV.

Paul will be performing at the Glastonbury music festival in the summer of 2022. Tickets are sold out,not sure if you can get on a stand-by list for any tickets that might become available.

Concert for George had a warm and loving atmosphere and was a very special concert. And so many great musicians all together on the stage. I think they really enjoyed the experience of playing together for George.

Chestnut Concert for George was very moving. Especially at the end when Joe Brown sang 'I'll see you in my Dreams' and petals cascaded from the ceiling

The Concert for George from 2002 was shown on Sky Arts recently and that is rather special because both Paul and Ringo performed together, plus Dani who looked like George. It was almost the Beatles reformed. Jeff Lynne (5th Beatle) and Eric Clapton were also on stage, plus loads of other musicians. Quite an event.

George's son - Dhani - looks very much like his dad at a similar age i.e. early 20's.

I was a bit young for the Beatles but I remember watching them on Thank your Lucky Stars and going to see Hard Days Night and Help with my gran. I was about 8.

The Beatles' rooftop concert was originally to be shown in cinemas as part of Peter Jackson's 'Get Back' movie. I was so excited. Then heard he had too much footage and it would be shown on TV on Disney+ as a three part series. I was gutted! Was looking forward to seeing it on the big screen with cinema sound. Well I managed to get an Amazon Firestick which had Disney+ and my daughter added me as a user on her account. And I saw it, hooray! Not as good as the cinema but better than nothing.

I have to say, the rooftop concert was AMAZING. It was filmed in real time with several cameras, on the roof, on other roofs, in the street and even in the Apple reception area (perfect for capturing the Police waiting downstairs to get on the roof ha ha). It is more than just a concert, it's an experience. Try and watch if you can. Make sure you have headphones if possible for the best sound.

Don't forget, the rooftop concert was the very last time they ever played together. They were nervous because they hadn't performed for some years, having given up live performances in favour of the studio. But when they started playing you could see this was the mature Beatles, not the pop group they were at the beginning.

The only thing that let it down was that they didn't have a lot of new songs at the time. They performed the same songs twice, the idea being to get the best take. This is not really a problem though, because there was plenty of footage talking to people down in the street and following the Police, so it never became boring.

This might be of interest if you live near this location.

www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/11164/the-beatles-get-back-the-rooftop-concert/

Samantha Simmonds

Sorry
I think its something like Samatha sampson/simpson?

Think those who fell in love with Paul might be interested in this event.
www.bl.uk/events/paul-mccartney-the-lyrics#

Infoman ?

Lovely thread
(Bellanonna I have no idea who the news reader is either!)

I remember reading that George Martin said that he found The Beatles enchanting and that when they left the studio he missed them.

Me too Chestnut.

Paul once said he was proud that the Beatles always sang about love. And when you see them interviewed they were always funny and chirpy, never nasty or sullen. Occasionally a bit spiky when asked silly questions (John really) but they gave interesting answers, were polite and never used bad language. Fast forward 30 years and along comes Oasis, supposedly Beatles followers. If you've ever heard Liam interviewed, well he was the exact opposite, sullen, inarticulate, and every other word was the F word. It was a different world by then. I'm so glad I was part of the 1960s.

Yes we were.

Arr isn’t it lovely to have such lovely memories,we were so blessed to be around at that time.

I think there are a few who would like to claim him Grandmashe. I will continue to think of him as mine!

Kate1949, I’m so sorry but Darling George was definitely mine.
I even called my beautiful Cavalier, George Harrison obe. sadly both in Heaven, but both so loved.

He would have been 79 yesterday

Chestnut I was SO jealous of Patti. To think that George chose a blonde, leggy model instead of a girl from the back streets of Birmingham is beyond me. He chatted to me and a small group of fans once. I should have asked him to explain his actions.
I thought I was in love with him. He (and the other Beatles) were a big part of my life. My family refer to him as 'your George'.

George was my favourite too. I always feel emotional when I see footage of the Beatles performing - lost youth and all that. By the way, who is the 6am newsreader that resembles Bron? A quick google didn’t help,