Comments on: 105 and 80

By: mrshl

mrshl — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:45:00 +0000

Two things:

1) "The act of writing a pop song must be defended from them." I think I agree with that.

2) I never saw Across the Universe. But I avoided it because it seemed like a wretched idea.

By: stacey

stacey — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:15:00 +0000

personally, never liked the Beatles, but did really like those two songs Cramer mentioned, I Want You and Don’t Let Me Down. Weird that they were kind of on the outskirts of appeal, which then appealed to me. And apparently to Cramer, and I’m sure others.

By: Justin

Justin — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:52:00 +0000

LHW, I pity you for having to watch that piece of crap.

By: roberto

roberto — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:48:00 +0000

It might have been during the Ramon period, my memory is foggy at best also. I do remember it was barely recognizable.

By: Mr. Lost His Way

Mr. Lost His Way — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:19:00 +0000

Cosmic retribution - this is what Tricia is streaming for our viewing pleasure tonight.

By: John Cramer

John Cramer — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:52:00 +0000

If we did, Roberto, I’ve completely forgotten about it. No surprise there as I’ve probably forgotten a great deal from that era.

By: Mr. Lost His Way

Mr. Lost His Way — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:18:00 +0000

Hehe Conor I could sing you that song in its entirety though I cannot remember the last time I heard it. And that's partly my eternal point on these recorded pop gems - they go on and on, the same version, the same everything and they clearly are not so great as that --that a 40 year old man such as myself should still be subjected to them.

I am absolutely certain that had I been of college age in 1964 I would have been as interested in the Beatles as I was in the Beastie Boys when they came out. Oh wait that's not right, I was into the Beastie Boys. Dammit shot myself in the foot there.

I'd turn the fetish around. Sites like "Stuff White People Like" are not long for this world. White as an analogy for affluent, boring and stiff.

What am I trying to be PC? Truth is I probably would have liked the Beatles because truth be told I would have been naive.

I did have a bet with myself that no person on this site (all you white-ish folks in your mid 30's to early 40's) would not spend a whole lot of time defending the Beatles. The act of writing a pop song must be defended from them.

By: Conor

Conor — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:42:00 +0000

LHW, you’re seriously trying to say that the Beatles weren’t that great??? Is this a flamebait thing to get us to post a lot of comments like the old days? Or perhaps a matter of rejecting whiteness and fetishizing the other? I suppose it is possible to not like the Beatles, I’m just not sure how.

LostHisWay man, please listen, you don’t know what you’re missing.

By: Justin

Justin — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:18:00 +0000

LHW sometimes sound like Tarzan, sometimes not.

By: Mr. Lost His Way

Mr. Lost His Way — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:08:00 +0000

Roberto - Heck no, I baited Carlos didn't I? As I recall I wrote a bitter commentary involving the lack of post substance (and it was Carlos' guest's post), which tumbled into an accusation that said poster wasn't real or at least was only barfing up HIStory without any overall site involvement, after which I accused everybody on the site of having the personality of mites.

Now despite being bored silly by the Beatles in my current body, I would also have to say the Beatles formed a mutant basis for my musical creativity (Beatles marketing was never better than when we was youngun's - does anyone recall the All Beatles radio station in Houston, KBTL I think?)

When we were young (Wednesday and I) we loved the confirmation the Beatles provided. Their music was catchy. They were cute and cool and later hairy and above all white. But the real confirmation was that they dominated the pop market so clearly. Me need this then, clear picture, lovely.

It then became difficult to write tune not sound like Beatles. This not because Beatles invent sound though. This because we like Beatles because Beatles like us.

It didn't take the Beatles long to hate the Beatles.