Tag Archive | A Hard Days Night

Z is for Dizzy Miss Lizzy/The End

Apr30

Z is for Dizzy Miss Lizzy/The End.  For some reason The Beatles had a way with cover songs early in their career.  Originally composed and performed by Larry Williams in 1958, the Beatles released their version on Help! (1965).  Sadly, we now come to the end of April 2012 Blogging A to Z:  Beatles Edition.

I just couldn’t end this series without including “The End.”  It is the very end of the album Abbey Road – and the last recording of the Beatles together as a band.  I seriously doubt the world will see another such talented and successful band in my lifetime.  The Beatles is and always will be a subject of endless fascination for me.  I hope all of you enjoyed my project as much as I enjoyed putting it all together.  And yes, as always with the Beatles, there is more to come.  Stay tuned.

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R is for Ringo Starr

Apr23

R is for Ringo, Ringo Starr.  Of all the Beatles, Ringo is the hardest to pin down.  He is a seemingly reluctant goof-ball who contributed much more to the Beatles than most people realize.  What John, Paul, and George called “Ringoisms,” slight twists of speech, later became titles of hits – and even a famous movie.  It was Ringo who coined the phrases A Hard Day’s Night and “Eight Days A Week.”  Of all the Beatles, it was Ringo who went on to a work in movies and television.  For a generation of kids, he will always be the original Mr. Conductor from Shining Time Station.

Born 7 July 1940 in Liverpool, England, Richard Starkey, MBE, also known as Ringo Starr, is the oldest of the four Beatles and the last to join the band.  Before replacing Pete Best on drums and joining the Beatles, Ringo Starr performed with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes.  John Lennon once referred to Ringo as the seasoned professional of the group.  While he somewhat meant that as a joke, during their formative years, it was Ringo who had the most experience.

While much has been made of Ringo’s supposed lack of technical skill as a drummer, he is now widely acknowledged as an innovative drummer who inspired many others, including Phil Collins of Genesis.  Since 1989, Ringo has toured extensively with various incarnations of Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band.  He is still touring and just released his latest album, Ringo 2012.  He and Paul McCartney are now the sole surviving members of the Beatles.

Ringo’s career can largely be summed up in a September 1980 quote by John Lennon:

“Ringo was a star in his own right in Liverpool before we even met.  He was a professional drummer who sang and performed and had Ringo Starr-time and he was in one of the top groups in Britain but especially in Liverpool before we even had a drummer.  So Ringo’s talent would have come out one way or the other as something or other.  I don’t know what he would have ended up as, but whatever that spark is in Ringo that we all know but can’t put our finger on — whether it is acting, drumming or singing I don’t know — there is something in him that is projectable and he would have surfaced with or without the Beatles.  Ringo is a damn good drummer.” 

And so he is.

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C is for Can’t Buy Me Love

Apr3

Can’t Buy Me Love may not be my favorite Beatles song, but it is an important one.  The entire soundtrack – and movie – A Hard Day’s Night is classic.  The video below is just a fun, tiny taste of an entire movie of great music, fun antics, and classic comedy.

Can’t Buy Me Love

 1964

John Lennon/Paul McCartney

Can’t buy me love, love

Can’t buy me love

I’ll buy you a diamond ring my friend
If it makes you feel all right
I’ll get you anything my friend
If it makes you feel all right
‘Cause I don’t care too much for money
For money can’t buy me love

I’ll give you all I’ve got to give
If you say you love me too
I may not have a lot to give
But what I’ve got I’ll give to you
I don’t care too much for money
For money can’t buy me love

Can’t buy me love
Everybody tells me so
Can’t buy me love
No no no, no

Say you don’t need no diamond rings
And I’ll be satisfied
Tell me that you want the kind of things
That money just can’t buy
I don’t care too much for money
Money can’t buy me love

Can’t buy me love
Everybody tells me so
Can’t buy me love
No no no, no

Say you don’t need no diamond rings
And I’ll be satisfied
Tell me that you want the kind of things
That money just can’t buy
I don’t care too much for money
Money can’t buy me love

Can’t buy me love, love
Can’t buy me love, oh

 

The Beatles – A Hard Day’s Night Album Lyrics
1. You Can’t Do That** Lyrics
2. A Hard Day’s Night Lyrics
3. And I Love Her Lyrics
4. Any Time At All Lyrics
5. Can’t Buy Me Love Lyrics
6. I Should Have Known Better Lyrics
7. I’ll Be Back Lyrics
8. I’ll Cry Instead Lyrics
9. I’m Happy Just To Dance With You Lyrics
10. If I Fell Lyrics
11. Tell Me Why Lyrics
12. Things We Said Today Lyrics
13. When I Get Home Lyrics

The Beatles Lyrics provided by SongLyrics.com

Can’t Buy Me Love is also a classic 1980s teen movie, using the original Lennon/McCartney song.  I have to admit, as a very young child, I was a fan.  Check out 80s tech in the trailer below.

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