8/23/2023 0 Comments Hm magical melodyBut this is no puerile ‘Isn’t everything great?’ ramble – it’s the story of someone who is stepping out of a dark past and ‘ doing the best that I can.’. Getting Better ( Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band) No one can express unbridled optimism in its purest form quite like Paul McCartney, and when he hits that nail on the head, you get a song like this. It also might just be the defining statement of psychedelic music, walking a uniquely unsettling line between blissed out wonder and absolute terror. It catches the band at the exact beginning of their post-touring creativity, with no holds barred and only their well-fed imaginations as the limit. ![]() Strawberry Fields Forever ( Single) For my money, this is the very top of Beatles mountain – actually the top of any mountain. Also, if you don’t get serious goosebumps when John and Paul sing ‘ Don’t you know that it’s so’, you may well be dead. Though it sticks with the short lived harmonica signature of their earliest records, the feelings in this one run deep and far into the future, belying a moody and romantic introspection that would continue to flower and bloom throughout their songwriting career. Before their plane lands, we asked the lads for their personal favourites when it comes to The Greatest Band In The World… Duncan Maitland (John) There’s A Place ( Please Please Me) An amazingly evocative track and – as was their ability at the time – all condensed into 1 minute and 49 seconds. And be sure to bring along plenty of jewellery on the night. ![]() And now, having played just about every venue in the world, twice, Duncan, Scott, Rob and Micko are coming to Greystones, their Number 1s tour hitting The Whale on Friday, July 14th – waiting list here. And the unofficial fifth mop top wasn’t the only big name to fall for The Fake Four’s charms, The Classic Beatles playing at the weddings of Ryan Tubridy, Sharon Corr and Nigel Williams along with a much-denied lock-in at Buckingham Palace in front of Queen Elizabeth II. The Beatles were proud of their Irish roots, and having a George Martin-approved reincarnation from Wicklow touring the world seems fitting. Get back… t would have no doubt tickled the young John, Paul, George and Ringo Lilly pink to think that, 50 years on from their break-up, their finest tribute act would be four Irish lads.
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