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Thank you, Mister Aaron, for sharing that fab video.

I have two minor quibbles – and wouldn't Minor Quibbles be a good name for a rapper or an alt-rock band? The video failed to mention that Blue Jay Way is a street in the Hollywood Hills section of Los Angeles. In August 1967, George Harrison stayed for a short time in a home there. And one of the songs the Beatles recorded during their January 1 1962 audition for Decca Records was the 1921 standard The Sheik Of Araby but it was not commercially released until 1995 when it appeared on the Anthology 1 compilation CD, so I suppose we can forgive the video maker for not including Arabia.

Seeing the Mersey River immediately brought to mind Ringo's words from the movie A Hard Day's Night: "Woe. Is. Me. I'd throw meself in the Mersey but it looks like rain."
 
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Thank you, Mister Aaron, for sharing that fab video.

I have two minor quibbles – and wouldn't Minor Quibbles be a good name for a rapper or an alt-rock band? The video failed to mention that Blue Jay Way is a street in the Hollywood Hills section of Los Angeles. In August 1967, George Harrison stayed for a short time in a home there. And one of the songs the Beatles recorded during their January 1 1962 audition for Decca Records was the 1921 standard The Sheik Of Araby but it was not commercially released until 1995 when it appeared on the Anthology 1 compilation CD, so I suppose we can forgive the video maker for not including Arabia.

Seeing the Mersey River immediately brought to mind Ringo's words from the movie A Hard Day's Night: "Woe. Is. Me. I'd throw meself in the Mersey but it looks like rain."
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They didn't mention Miami Beach either I don't think. (Back in the USSR)
 
You're right. "Flew in from Miami Beach, BOAC....." And of course the "Georgia's always on my mind" line, which refers to the Soviet Republic of Georgia, was borrowed from Georgia On My Mind, a 1930 song which refers to the state of Georgia in the southeastern US and which became a hit for Ray Charles in 1960 and Willie Nelson in 1978.

Here is a remix of Back In The USSR. Health warning: If you stare at the video for more than five seconds, you risk delirium or an epileptic seizure.

 
During his June 28 concert at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Paul McCartney brought out a surprise guest to duet with him on Helter Skelter: Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler. Is the video on YouTube? Do you even have to ask?

 
This contract was signed by John, Paul, George and Pete but not by Brian Epstein. In his 1964 autobiography A Cellarful Of Noise, he explained, "Even though I knew I would keep the contract in every clause, I had not 100% faith in myself to help the Beatles adequately. In other words, I wanted to free the Beatles of their obligations if I felt they would be better off." And then five years later he died of a drug overdose. Dummy!

The Beatles' first contract with Brian Epstein sells for £275,000 ($347,875) at auction

The Beatles' first contract sells for £275k
 
That would have been really cool.
When I saw Paul, it was a great show, but there weren't any special guests.
 
In 2008, cellist Yo-Yo Ma released an album called Songs Of Joy & Peace which was recorded in Nashville and featured several guest artists including Dave Brubeck, Diana Krall, Chris Botti and Renée Fleming. The Beatles Channel just played Yo-Yo Ma's version of George Harrison's Here Comes The Sun from that album, featuring vocals by James Taylor. Here it is on good ol' YouTube – but Taylor sounds as though his heart just wasn't in it:

 
Oh boy! I want to get this mag-a-zine! I want to get this ma-ma-ma-ma-mag-a-zine!

People celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' Abbey Road with special edition issue
People marks a half-century since the Beatles' last days with an intimate photo collection as well as a look
at the inspirations and legacies of Abbey Road and a song-by-song look at the album's 17 tracks.

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In 1982, Dutch record producer Jaap Eggermont, who created all those Stars On 45 medleys, released an album titled Lennon & McCartney Secret Songs, featuring 13 songs written by the Beatles for other artists: Nobody I Know, I'll Keep You Satisfied, From A Window, Love Of The Loved, I Don't Want To See You Again, Bad To Me, One & One Is Two, Tip Of My Tongue, I'm In Love, Like Dreamers Do, It's For You, Step Inside Love and Hello Little Girl. They were performed by Beatles soundalikes Bas Muys as John, Hans Vermeulen as George and Okkie Hyusdens as Paul. The album was released in the Netherlands and Brazil in 1982 and Spain in 1984. It was never released in the United States – but the entire album is on YouTube! Oh boy!

 
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