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Post by James T. Kirk on Jan 14, 2022 16:25:14 GMT -6
I would like to see Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr get together with Julian Lennon and Dahni Harrison and do a mini-tour as the Beatles. Lennon and Harrison are both relatively talented musicians in their own right, plus both bare a striking resemblance to their famous fathers and Lennon in particular sounds a lot like his pop. I think that would be a money-maker, not that McCartney needs the money. I'm sure Ringo has a nice stack of coins too.
I guess the idea hit me when I started watching The Beatles: Get Back documentary on Disney Plus today. So far it's been a lot of jam session video, but I hope to watch it all eventually. I think the whole thing runs about 8 hours or more.
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Post by lowell on Jan 15, 2022 0:22:10 GMT -6
All of the Beatles were the best of people. That's a tall shadow to be standing in. Their children will probably never be able to exceed what they accomplished together. The individual accomplishments of each of the Beatles are more reachable, though Paul has contributed a huge amount to Western culture. Someone knockin' at the door Somebody ringin' the bell Someone's knockin' at the door Somebody's ringin' the bell Do me a favor Open the door, and let 'em in, ooh yeah That song is credited with getting the Berlin Wall torn down. (Reagan got the political credit) What really changed the hearts of the Russian people was the Beatles in general and Paul in particular. I don't know if Paul is physically capable of touring with a group anymore. He is 79 and 5 or 6 years older than me. I couldn't handle a rock and roll tour and I am in good physical shape. Physically things are falling apart and they aren't getting any younger. It's a process that can be slowed, but not reversed. (yet) I get a bruise trying to open the hood of the car to replace a headlight lamp and the bruise takes weeks to go away. I can do maybe one or two physically demanding things in one day. Ringo is older, he's 81. Maybe with the right doctors and the right medical-pharmaceutical boosters, they could manage it. I doubt it. There is an allure to dying on stage, though. It is what Country Dick Montana did. He sang and drummed some great songs. "Happy Boy" was one of his radio hits. He liked playing bars. In the following video Country Dick is playing drums There's someone famous in the audience but I'm not sure who it is.
In the following video Country Dick is singing.
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Post by James T. Kirk on Jan 15, 2022 4:47:35 GMT -6
I don't expect it will ever happen. I just think there would be a lot of interest. You see a lot of tours of old bands these days and in most cases there might be only one original member appearing. A Beatles appearance with McCartney and Starr along with the sons of the two deceased members would be much more legit in my opinion. I'm thinking a couple of shows in large stadiums filmed and turned into a made for TV event. I can't believe it hasn't been done.
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Post by lowell on Jan 15, 2022 15:11:55 GMT -6
The rights to the Beatle's songs were sold by their manager. I seem to remember that Paul made an effort to buy them back. Michael Jackson owned most of them at one point. Yoko Ono has some rights. Sony bought most of it from Jackson's estate. I think Paul has been able to persuade Sony to sell them back to him. The rights to perform the songs, you would think, would always remain with the composers, but the law can mess that up too. There was a musical group in the 60's called "It's A Beautiful Day". Their hit song was called "White Bird". Their promoter cheated them out of the money for the sale of the songs, and even their right to the name of the group. He also financially prevented them from performing the songs for profit. After scores of years of legal battles, they finally won some of their rights back. I saw them perform "White Bird" and "Time" and most of the rest of their hits in a small intimate concert that I will cherish the memory of. So there may be legal entanglements with the Lennon - McCartney catalog and performance rights.
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Post by James T. Kirk on Jan 15, 2022 18:59:30 GMT -6
McCartney supposedly sued Sony and in a settlement obtained the rights to some of the earlier Beatles songs. Those would be the ones I'd most like to see them perform. There is also supposedly a chance he will be able to purchase the rights to more of them in a few years, assuming he would want to.
Either way, I would think they would just have to pay the usual royalties if they used the music. I guarantee people and sponsors would pay to see a Beatles reboot. Heck, Sony would probably sponsor it.
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Post by James T. Kirk on Jan 16, 2022 10:45:54 GMT -6
Here are a couple of links to articles explaining the "Long and Winding Road" of the Beatles music portfolio and the steps McCartney's has taken to "Get Back" his ownership rights. He basically told them "You Can't do That". It's good that he and Sony could "Come Together" on a agreement and say "We Can Work it Out". I suspect he told his attorneys "Don't Let Me Down" and they worked "Eight Days a Week" to get it done. I'm sure his reaction was "I Feel Fine" and "I Should Have Known Better" than to lose my rights in the first place. He should "Let it Be" a lesson. When asked if he had any ill feelings about the whole ordeal he said "No Reply". Okay, that's enough of that nonsense. I watched part 2 of the Disney Plus documentary "Yesterday" (sorry, I couldn't resist one more). One more episode to go. www.billboard.com/music/rock/beatles-catalog-paul-mccartney-brief-history-ownership-7662519/pipself.blogs.pace.edu/2018/10/29/paul-mccartney-finally-gets-back-his-beatles-copyrights/
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