VH-1 has been showing The Beatles Anthology over the last week or so and i finally watched it with the Mister. watching the show, i was really struck by how much the Beatles' music has become a everyday part of our lives. i mean, we know songs we may not have even realized were by the Beatles. we've heard songs in commercials, in movies, covered by other artists...these guys are everywhere.
and if you owned that catalog of music (coughMichaelJackoncough!) well then....you'd be doing quite nicely financially, now wouldn't you?
the episode we watched discussed the Beatles later music, focusing on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts' Club Band. imagine my shock to find out the Mister had NEVER heard All the Lonely People!...which is interesting because that should be his theme song.
and then imagine my shock at just how moved i was listening to All You Need is Love...
Mick Jagger is in this video a little after the 2:30 mark.
do you remember a time when music actually used instruments? when you needed much more than auto-tune and a rich boyfriend to be considered a singer?
from now on when i'm looking at video footage of town hall meeting attendees going batshit crazy over the prospect of getting health insurance, i'm going to here this song in my head.
if people got sick with all the coverage MJ received when he passed away, JUST WAIT and see what happens when all the Beatles are gone.
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