John & Paul

[BeauJangles]

On this day in history, in the port of call city of Liverpool in England, the fab duo of John Lennon and Paul McCartney officially joined musical forces. This was the humble beginnings of The Beatles. John had already been in and/or formed several groups. The Quarrymen was this band John met up with Paul. Several years following with George Harrison and last of all Ringo Starr, (Richard Starkey) the fist hit they composed and recorded was, Love Me Do - Lennon/McCartney. The rest is history. Beatlemania had begun. I guess you could say it was very much a Magical Mystery Tour. 

 

6 July 1957 was a pivotal day for the history of modern music: it was the day that John Lennon met Paul McCartney for the first time. In the afternoon the Quarrymen skiffle group played at the garden fete of St Peter’s Church, Woolton, Liverpool. The performance took place on a stage in a field behind the church.

 

    

     Paul and John in 1967           John and Paul in 1969 

 

[BeauJangles]

Love Me Do

Lennon/McCartney

Love, love me do
You know I love you
I'll always be true
So please, love me do
Whoa, love me do

Love, love me do
You know I love you
I'll always be true
So please, love me do
Whoa, love me do

Someone to love
Somebody new
Someone to love
Someone like you

Love, love me do
You know I love you
I'll always be true
So please, love me do
Whoa, love me do

Love, love me do
You know I love you
I'll always be true
So please, love me do
Whoa, love me do
Yeah, love me do
Whoa, love me do
Yeah, love me do

Edited July 7, 2020 by BeauJangles

[SisterWells]

 So sad that Mr. Lennon was taken so young, sad indeed.

Edited July 7, 2020 by SisterWells

[BeauJangles]

10 hours ago, SisterWells said:

 So sad that Mr. Lennon was taken so young, sad indeed.

It absolutely broke mine and also my sister's hearts. We were devastated by this. 

This was a day when truly the end of an era occurred and seemingly, the music died. 

In a way, our hearts faded within ourselves. The sorrow was tremendously overwhelming. 

Edited July 7, 2020 by BeauJangles

[SisterWells]

Heartbreaking ♡

[BeauJangles]

3 minutes ago, SisterWells said:

Heartbreaking ♡

Personally speaking, it was one of the most shocking events of the 20th Century. A man who stood for peace was taken down in the most senseless form of violence known to mankind. The power of death in the palm of a hand. Five, five bullets from a 38 revolver silenced one who had composed a song, All You Need Is Love. 

[SisterWells]

I pray that all things hidden in the darkness will come to the light, that our sins will be revealed and that His kingdom will come and His will be done in EARTH, as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:10, Luke 11:2

[BeauJangles]

Yeah, this topic became a little heavy for me and I've had a really rough couple of days here living in this nursing facility. We experience enough death on a daily basis, so let's lighten the topic out a bit, shall we? Here's the flip side of the 45 rpm recording of The Beatles very first hit song, Love Me Do. This is the B-side to that record, Please Please Me. 

P.S. I personally prefer a lot of B-side records as being even greater than the original hit. This is one fine example. John plays harmonica on both tunes, but the vocal harmonies of John and Paul with George are clearly here in this one. I like it!

 

Please Please Me

The Beatles

Last night I said these words to my girl
I know you never even try girl
Come on, come on, come on, come on,
Please please me like I please you.

You don't need me to show the way love
Why do I always have to say love
Come on, come on, come on, come on,
Please please me like I please you.

I don't want to sound complaining
But you know there's always rain in my heart.

I do all the pleasing with you
It's so hard to reason with you.
Oh yeah why do you make me blue.

Last night I said these words to my girl
I know you never even try girl
Come on, come on, come on, come on,
Please please me like I please you, you.

Songwriters: John Winston Lennon, Paul James McCartney

© Downtown Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.

         The Beatles

[SisterWells]

I'm actually a generation behind and only learned of Lennon's death maybe a year ago. This morning I listened to  "The Fool on the Hill" and it really resonated with me.

Day after day
Alone on a hill
The man with the foolish grin is keeping perfectly still
But nobody wants to know him
They can see that he's just a fool
And he never gives an answer

But the fool on the hill
Sees the sun going down
And the eyes in his head
See the world spinning 'round

Well on the way
Head in a cloud
The man of a thousand voices
Talking perfectly loud

But nobody ever hears him
Or the sound he appears to make
And he never seems to notice

But the fool on the hill
Sees the sun going down
And the eyes in his head
See the world spinning 'round

And nobody seems to like him
They can tell what he wants to do
And he never shows his feelings

But the fool on the hill
Sees the sun going down
And the eyes in his head
See the world spinning 'round
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
'Round and 'round and 'round and 'round and round

And he never listens to them
He knows that they're the fools
They don't like him

The fool on the hill
Sees the sun going down
And the eyes in his head
See the world spinning 'round

Bob Dylan mentions the Beatles in his new song "Murder Most Foul". He says, Hush, little children, you'll understand The Beatles are comin', they're gonna hold your hand. (He's another one I didn't find out about until 6/7 years ago.)

 

Take care. I hope you're able to be a light in the darkness where God has you for now.

[BeauJangles]

32 minutes ago, SisterWells said:

Bob Dylan mentions the Beatles in his new song "Murder Most Foul". He says, Hush, little children, you'll understand The Beatles are comin', they're gonna hold your hand. (He's another one I didn't find out about until 6/7 years ago.)

 

Take care. I hope you're able to be a light in the darkness where God has you for now.

Thank you so much for this, sister. Mom and I have always been very big Bob Dylan fans as well. And yes I do feel the Lord had used me in ways here I've never imagined. An entirely new aspect of ministering for Him. Most who come to reside here are in the twilight of their years. They are fast and fleeting and quickly they pass. It's truly amazing when we think on these things. 

As we come to a certain age, we can look back at the previous 20 or so years ago and wonder to ourselves, "Where did the time go?" There was also a song by the UK folk band, Fairport Convention. A song by similar title, Who Knows Where the Time Goes. Singer Sandy Dennis, passed away quite young as a result of a tragic head injury. I'm here as a similar situation, but I survived and yet live.

Thank you, Jesus!

Edited July 8, 2020 by BeauJangles