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  • First Cover OF A Beatles Song (I Think) - 1963

    From Bruce@21:1/5 to All on Sat Aug 26 12:06:50 2023
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HyjUZ60AdI

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  • From Roger Ford@21:1/5 to Bruce on Sat Aug 26 12:59:03 2023
    On Saturday, 26 August 2023 at 20:06:52 UTC+1, Bruce wrote:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HyjUZ60AdI

    Its well known that The Beatles first UK tour in February 1963 was supporting (as 4th on the bill) British songstress Helen Shapiro.

    EMI A&R man Norrie Paramor asked them to compose a song for her which was "Misery"

    Paramor rejected it for Shapiro as being "unsuitable" but another artist on the same tour---Kenny Lynch----recorded it instead thus becoming the first artist to cover a Beatles song.

    But to be accurate I have a date of 15 March 1963 for the Lynch release and 22 March the definite release date of "Please Please Me" the first Beatles LP (that contains "Misery")---thus making the Lynch 45 the first released version of the song

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  • From Bruce@21:1/5 to Roger Ford on Sat Aug 26 13:04:24 2023
    On Saturday, August 26, 2023 at 3:59:05 PM UTC-4, Roger Ford wrote:
    On Saturday, 26 August 2023 at 20:06:52 UTC+1, Bruce wrote:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HyjUZ60AdI

    Its well known that The Beatles first UK tour in February 1963 was supporting (as 4th on the bill) British songstress Helen Shapiro.

    EMI A&R man Norrie Paramor asked them to compose a song for her which was "Misery"

    Paramor rejected it for Shapiro as being "unsuitable" but another artist on the same tour---Kenny Lynch----recorded it instead thus becoming the first artist to cover a Beatles song.

    But to be accurate I have a date of 15 March 1963 for the Lynch release and 22 March the definite release date of "Please Please Me" the first Beatles LP (that contains "Misery")---thus making the Lynch 45 the first released version of the song

    Interesting.

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  • From Bruce@21:1/5 to Roger Ford on Sat Aug 26 13:06:18 2023
    On Saturday, August 26, 2023 at 3:59:05 PM UTC-4, Roger Ford wrote:
    On Saturday, 26 August 2023 at 20:06:52 UTC+1, Bruce wrote:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HyjUZ60AdI

    Its well known that The Beatles first UK tour in February 1963 was supporting (as 4th on the bill) British songstress Helen Shapiro.

    EMI A&R man Norrie Paramor asked them to compose a song for her which was "Misery"

    Paramor rejected it for Shapiro as being "unsuitable" but another artist on the same tour---Kenny Lynch----recorded it instead thus becoming the first artist to cover a Beatles song.

    But to be accurate I have a date of 15 March 1963 for the Lynch release and 22 March the definite release date of "Please Please Me" the first Beatles LP (that contains "Misery")---thus making the Lynch 45 the first released version of the song

    Much like "Let It Be" by Aretha.

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  • From Bruce@21:1/5 to All on Sat Aug 26 14:53:40 2023
    Is this a stunt from a TV show or something?

    Paul incognito in the subway with a Kentucky accent and a fast version of "Yesterday."

    https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bMGKf-_gze0

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  • From Bob Roman@21:1/5 to Bruce on Sat Aug 26 19:46:37 2023
    On Saturday, August 26, 2023 at 5:53:42 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
    Is this a stunt from a TV show or something?

    It's a stunt but it was filmed for the film Give My Regards to Broad Street

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    BR

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