![]() ![]() The Tallahassee Film Society is properly marking Tab Hunter's death, he died at 86 this month, with a showing of the delightful musical “Damn Yankees” (1958). It is rarely played on commercial radio even though it was voted as second best song by The Beatles by readers of Mojo magazine in 2012. ![]() George Martin was always a supporter of McCartney´s more conventional music.” Who will remember ‘All Together Now’? During the Beatles epoch George Martin never realized Lennon´s genius. A long time after it was released as a single, the B-side of McCartney´s ‘All Together Now,’ persuaded by Martin and McCartney. Then Lennon wanted this one out as an A-single, but was stopped by George Martin and McCartney. One fan named Johan in Sweden wrote on the Songfacts website about “Hey Bulldog”: “The best moment is Lennon´s screaming in the end, at the same time as the guitar is playing the same notes again and again, as if nothing has happened, hysterical, great music! Lennon wanted ‘Across the Universe’ released as a single, but McCartney sabotaged it. Rocker David Grohl (Nirvana, The Foo Fighters) once said of “Hey Bulldog”: "This was not one of The Beatles greatest hits, but to me it's the quintessential Beatles rocker, Paul's rolling bass line, the trademark Ringo drum fills, George's gritty, distorted guitar, and that sound that only the back of John Lennon's throat could produce." The song was originally titled "You Can Talk To Me." McCartney barked in the studio, it cracked up Lennon, so they kept it. It was the same session that gave us “Lady Madonna.” Lennon said it meant nothing. “Hey Bulldog,” also in the movie, was the last song The Beatles recorded before leaving for a retreat in India to study meditation with the Maharishi. The band had a three-picture deal with United Artists and “Yellow Submarine” meant they did not have to show up on set. The animated movie was made after The Beatles were displeased with “Help!” (1965), a hit at the box office. Even Beatles fans agree “Eleanor Rigby” is a much better song. The song “Yellow Submarine” was released as the B-side of "Eleanor Rigby,” which is also used in the movie. The "bubble" effects are Lennon and with a straw. They had some help from Mal Evans, Neil Aspinall, George Martin, Alf Bicknell (their chauffeur), Geoff Emerick, Brian Jones, Marianne Faithful and Pattie Harrison. The background vocals were done by Lennon, McCartney and Harrison. The sounds of water and other noises were recorded in the studio. I was just going to sleep one night and thinking if we had a children's song, it would be nice to be on a yellow submarine where all your friends are with a band." But now it's the idea of a yellow submarine where all the kids went to have fun. ![]() Originally we intended it to be 'Sparky' a children's record. He told one interviewer: “(The song) ‘Yellow Submarine' is very simple but very different. McCartney wrote the majority of the title song. Here are some random facts about “Yellow Submarine”: This is a restored version and it’s trippier than you remember. There’s a sing-along version being shown on Sunday and July 28, so get in harmony. Keep all this in mind and more when The Tallahassee Film Society presents “Yellow Submarine” this weekend at All Saint Cinema for its 50th anniversary. Batten was ousted after it was discovered he was a deserter and Angelis stepped in. It was actually done by a team effort that included Canadian animator George Dunning and future “Love Story” novelist Erich Segal.Īlso, those are not The Beatles talking in thick Liverpool accents as The Beatles in the box office hit “Yellow Submarine.” They are the actors John Clive (as John Lennon), Geoffrey Hughes (as Paul McCartney), Paul Angelis (as Ringo Starr) and uncredited Peter Batten (as George Harrison). The Pop-art artist is often credited with illustrating The Beatles’ animated film because it looks like, well, Peter Max. Peter Max did not do “Yellow Submarine” (1968). ![]()
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