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Paul McCartney: Yoko Ono did not break up The Beatles
Sunday Telegraph (UK) ^ | 4:09PM GMT 11 Nov 2012

Posted on 11/11/2012 7:30:05 PM PST by Olog-hai

Sir Paul McCartney has admitted that “it wasn’t that bad a thing” for John Lennon to leave the Beatles and said that Yoko Ono did not break up group.

In an interview with Sir David Frost for Al Jazeera, Sir Paul, 70, said the departure of John Lennon from the band in 1969 was expected by the whole group. …

Sir Paul also absolved Yoko Ono, Mr. Lennon’s then-wife of responsibility for the group breaking up. “She certainly didn’t break the group up,” he said. “The group was breaking up and I think she attracted John so much to another way of life that he then went on to, very successfully, add a sort of second part to his career, writing things like ‘Imagine’ and ‘Give Peace a Chance’. I don’t think he would have done that without Yoko.” …

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous; Music/Entertainment; Society
KEYWORDS: beatles; johnlennon; paulmccartney; wasteofbandwidth; yokoono
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To: CodeToad

Who was writing better popular music in the 1960s?


81 posted on 11/14/2012 9:59:20 PM PST by Borges
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To: Olog-hai

Wow, the left just lies with impunity. Lennon “left”? What a douche Paul is.

Marc David Chapman shot the wrong Beatle.


82 posted on 11/14/2012 9:59:30 PM PST by Fledermaus (The Republic is Dead: Collapse the system. Let the Dems destroy the economy!)
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To: dfwgator

I would have to disagree.


83 posted on 11/14/2012 10:03:39 PM PST by Fledermaus (The Republic is Dead: Collapse the system. Let the Dems destroy the economy!)
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To: Lancey Howard

Actually, they quit touring because of the cost and the mayhem and the fact, with the equipment then, no one could actually hear them live.

It was a simple business decision because, as Elvis showed, it was cheaper to make a movie and thus create music videos to promote albums. Touring back then wasn’t as big a deal as today.


84 posted on 11/14/2012 10:10:08 PM PST by Fledermaus (The Republic is Dead: Collapse the system. Let the Dems destroy the economy!)
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To: Olog-hai; a fool in paradise
Who are these 'Beatles' you guys are arguing about? (I'm too young to know.) Weren't they part of the Lawrence Welk Show?

Uh, won, uh too, uh tree...

85 posted on 11/14/2012 10:11:11 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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To: Borges
Yeah that Let it Be Album was really a barn burner (snicker).

Do you even know your Beatles chronology? It is all relatve. The two late '60's albums you citewere very good. But vs. say Sgt. Peppers, or Rubber Soul? Apparently you do not know much about the Beatles, or have strange tastes.

86 posted on 11/15/2012 3:58:07 AM PST by catfish1957 (My dream for hope and change is to see the punk POTUS in prison for treason)
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To: catfish1957

Abbey Road was recorded after Let it Be. I have always thought that Pepper was overrated and prefer the two albums I mentioned.


87 posted on 11/15/2012 5:57:25 AM PST by Borges
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To: Borges
Arguing release versus recording date is nothing but semantics. The long compliation of short songs on (core side) of Abbey Road is nothing more than random nonsense. It was like Lennon-McCartney were trying to see how ridiculous they could get. Don't get me wrong, I think it is decent work, but their best? (snicker again)

And Sgt. Pepper overrated? Why do most music afficandos quote SP when they state that a particular album was that artist's Sargent Pepper.

The work is considered a benchmark event in Music history. You are in a vast minority underscoring it's value and impact.

88 posted on 11/15/2012 6:10:08 AM PST by catfish1957 (My dream for hope and change is to see the punk POTUS in prison for treason)
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To: catfish1957

In terms of an individual or group releasing 3 consecutive GREAT albums, one would hard pressed to find a greater trilogy than

-Rubber Soul
-Revolver
-Sgt Pepper


89 posted on 11/15/2012 6:17:47 AM PST by newfreep (Breitbart sent me...)
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To: catfish1957

Pepper is not all that highly regarded these days by Rock critics. It’s more of a symbolic triumph than a musical one.


90 posted on 11/15/2012 7:50:06 AM PST by Borges
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To: Revolting cat!

Those Lawrence Welk Shows played to a hip crowd:

One Toke Over The Line
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy-RVjgjH9E


91 posted on 11/15/2012 10:48:14 AM PST by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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