Tag Archives: beatles

All Together Now

Posted on December 14, 2009 by pgold

It had to happen sometime. I finally got to play The Beatles Rock Band. We were at my brother’s for Hanukkah yesterday and the night before his kids got to open the box and set up the game. I played … Continue reading →

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Wait

Posted on October 21, 2009 by pgold

It’s been a long time, now I’m coming back home. In case anyone is wondering about the title on this posting, I quoted the first line of the song. It’s certainly been a while since I’ve posted and I have … Continue reading →

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Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey

Posted on September 15, 2009 by pgold

So the song title has nothing really to do with this blog post except I’m discussing the Beatles and it is perhaps the best Beatles song title ever. Perhaps I should have titled this Real Love because that is what … Continue reading →

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With The Beatles

Posted on April 28, 2009 by pgold

Just four months after The Beatles finished recording Please Please Me, the band recorded their second album, With The Beatles. This album was the 2nd album in UK history to sell a million copies and sat at number one for … Continue reading →

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Please Please Me

Posted on April 27, 2009 by pgold

Long time readers of my blog will remember last year I had a song of the day posting for most days. Back in March I did a special week of Beatles postings, focusing on what I called middle Beatles. This … Continue reading →

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Beatles Covers Part 2

Posted on February 13, 2009 by pgold

First off, when talking about instrumental covers of The Beatles, I accidentally left off some great work by Booker T and the MGs. Their wonderful disco sounds really made great instrumental versions of some songs, especially Eleanor Rigby (which shows … Continue reading →

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Facebook

Posted on February 10, 2009 by pgold

Facebook has become a major part of my daily routine and it has brought me in contact with many people from my USY days. It’s been a lot of fun. One interesting thing has been these facebook memes that are … Continue reading →

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Here Comes the Sun

Posted on January 22, 2009 by pgold

I don’t hide the fact that I am a Democrat and that I supported Barack Obama from the moment he was the front runner in the Democratic primaries. There are many reasons why I am a Democrat and I am … Continue reading →

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Song of the day

Posted on September 16, 2008 by pgold

When talking about music and songs, a frequent question is what is your favorite song? For many people this is a very simple question. But for those of us who truly love music it is not such a simple question. … Continue reading →

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Song of the day

Posted on June 27, 2008 by pgold

I am finally at the end of the list of my ten favorite songs from the White Album.  I ordered them in the order they appear on the album, but if I had to pick a favorite, it would probably … Continue reading →

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