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I HATE PAUL by Peter Nolan Smith

August 12, 2023 – 1:20 am

The Beatles infested America in 1963 and the following April the Fab Four dominated the US charts with five #1 hits. I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND was followed by one chartbuster after another. Everyone had their favorites. My next-door neighbor, Addy Manzi had seen the group at Carniege Hall in December 2, 1964. Her father […]

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Paul McCartney Is A Fly

February 12, 2020 – 10:29 pm

The Beatles released ABBEY ROAD on 26 September 1969. The pop quartet’s eleventh LP was their last and featured such McCartney disasters as “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer” and “Oh! Darling”, but was saved by Lennon, Ringo, and George. According Wikipedia shortly after the album’s release, the cover became part of the “Paul is dead” theory that […]

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PAUL IST TOT by Feldfarben

February 12, 2020 – 1:20 pm

Today is Paul McCartney’s birthday. PAUL IST TOT by Feldfarben has nothing to do with the Beatles’ bass player. But I love the post-punk apocalyptical tune. It’s certainly better than HEY JUDE. Fehlfarben – Paul Ist Tot lyrics (English translation) Ich schau mich um und seh’ nur Ruinen, EN: I look around me and see […]

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Abbey Road Plus 50

August 8, 2019 – 3:53 pm

Fifty years ago in 1969 Iain MacMillan climbed a ladder and shot a foto of the Beatles crossing Abbey Road for the cover of an LP of the same name. The iconic image has captivated the souls of the Fab Four’s fans and earlier today hundreds thronged to commemorate the event. The album topped the […]

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Who’s # 1

April 26, 2011 – 6:57 am

Easter weekend brought the youth of spring to New York. The trees are flowering and the temperature will be in the 70s by midday. Holiday-makers are returning from their vacations with tropical tans and the city is slowly resuming its hectic pace. The Hassidim will return to the Diamond District tomorrow and Manhattan will abandon […]

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