The Beatles Now and Forever #MusicMovesMe

It's Monday, and it's time for music once again.

Who are the Music Moves Me bloggers?  

We are bloggers who blog about music each Sunday or Monday and if you have music to share with us, you are most welcome to join! (Music Posts Only-meaning at least one music video, please!)   Our head host is Xmas Dolly, and our co-hosts are Cathy from Curious as a Cathy, joined by the knowledgeable Stacy of Stacy Uncorked and Yours Truly.

Why not join our music loving folks?  It's so easy. All you have to do is join the linky above with a music post that contains at least one music video.  No music video? Your post may be removed, or may be labeled *NO MUSIC*.    

Today we say "farewell and thanks for your June conducting" to our guest conductor - "csuhpat1" from Adventures in Weseland.  We also say "howdy" to the several new music bloggers who have joined our group over the past month or so.  Welcome!

Today, our guest conductor chooses as our theme: "Yesterday was Global Beatles Day. Let's share songs about the Beatles, by the Beatles, and/or the members of the band."

There are so many good songs to choose from. 

The Beatles

When Beatlemania hit, I was in elementary school.  This song wasn't as popular (at first) in the United States as it was in Great Britain, where it was released in August of 1963.  No matter, we Americans caught up quickly enough. Here's an article on this iconic Beatles song.

The Beatles and "She Loves You."

"Yesterday", which I consider one of the best Beatles songs.  I was in middle school (then called junior high) by then.

 "Eleanor Rigby".

On some survey, years ago, this was considered the number one rock song of all time.  "A Day in the Life" from 1967 definitely deserves to be towards the top of any greatest rock list.   I listened to Sgt Pepper with a friend for the very first time after it came out, and we were both (as it was said back then) blown away.

Cover of Beatle Songs

There were also songs that I liked better as covers by other artists.  One of those songs was "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" covered by Elton John in 1975.  No disrespect meant, Beatles.

After the Beatles broke up in 1970, they pursued separate careers.

Paul McCartney

At one point in time, we got out (once a week, for a Friday movie night) every (as of that time) James Bond movie DVDs out of the library and watched them with my then pre teen son. 

In honor of that enjoyable time, here's Paul McCartney and Wings with the 1973 theme song to "Live and Let Die".  Here is more information on the song.

George Harrison

"Isn't It a Pity."  I chose this remaster because of the video.

John Lennon 

"Instant Karma" because we all shine on.  And finally...

Ringo Starr

1971's "It Don't Come Easy", because it doesn't.

And that's a wrap!  Join me again next Monday for another episode of Music Moves Me.

Baby He Can Drive My Car

I spent the last few minutes scrolling on Facebook - you know (if you are on social media), the type of social media where you fall into the app and scroll aimlessly, scrolling past the silly, the posts full of hate (pro or con your political viewpoint) and otherwise start to get depressed on an otherwise partly gloomy day in upstate New York....

...Until you run into this video.

Right now, this is the #14 most trending video on You Tube.  And, why not?  What is wrong with 28 minutes of joy?

If you have the time, enjoy.  If you don't, take a few minutes out and enjoy it anyway.

My normal #MusicMovesMe post will be tomorrow.  For today, enjoy Sir Paul.

We Loved Them Yeah Yeah Yeah

There are certain things that define a generation.  And, when my family gets together in one room, we have three generations of music enjoyment.

My mother in law, in her 80's, still listens to the greats of big band music, and enjoys singers such as Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra.

My son, who is in his 20's,  shares a lot of his father's musical tastes in heavy metal music.  Together, they can listen to, and enjoy, (for example) a Metallica album. For us to have had that link with our parents, who thought rock and roll music was performed by a bunch of long hair hippie freaks for a similar audience, that would have been impossible to imagine.

And my generation, the generation growing up in the late 50's and early 60's? You Tube allows a peek into the world we once knew.

This is what television was like on February 9, 1964.  This is a glimpse into the world that was our childhood.

The Beatles in their first American appearance on network television - a news show.

And then, on February 9, 1964, the Beatles performed live on the Ed Sullivan Show. The Ed Sullivan "Shew" (the way he pronounced it)?  It was THE entertainment show to get on.  Sunday night, 8pm Eastern Time, CBS network.

Getting a smile out of Ed (almost impossible) meant you were on your way to stardom.

The Beatles got Ed to smile (see about 7:55 of the above video).  It was a big, broad smile.

In a way, it's so hard to believe you are listening to the early stages of a cultural revolution that helped to create the world we live in today.  But, in a way, it started with an innocent song called "All My Loving", almost drowned out by the screams of girls just a little older than I was on that day.  The third song, "She Loves You"...well, my generation loved them, yeah yeah yeah.

And many of us still do, as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of this show tonight.

What was the music of your childhood?