Christ you know it ain't easy ..

6.11.2007

Plugs.
8 1/2 by Eleven has returned with a new strip about bikini clad cartoon tramps. Speaking of scantily clad cartoon tramps (I am gonna catch Hell for this comment from a couple of people, but what the hey) . . . Welcome back to the US, C.Rag. C.Rag has also promised me some fiction to post too . . . well see if this reminds her

You are listening too . .
Another Malach fave, Ballad of John and Yoko. This was a single released prior to Abbey Road, and recorded during the Get Back session which would basically turn into eventually Let It Be/Abbey Road.

Before we start a little bit about the Get Back sessions. By the end of '68 and the release of The Beatles, McCartney was eager to perform in public again. The other band members, most especially Harrison were very resistent. A compromise was the the band would shoot a television concert in some location and later release the recording as a live album.

The live performance/recording did occur on January 30th of 1969, their famous Apple Building rooftop concert, that was eventually shut down by the police after 20 or so minutes but several of the recorded song did make it onto the Let It Be album.

The Beatles ended up recording hundreds of hours of recordings at Twickenham Studios including a number of songs that would appear on Abbey Road, a number would appear on Beatles solo albums, and a bunch of cover songs.

Those sessions were consider disasterous by all the band members and the groups even discussed breaking up 3 days into the sessions. Lennon was extremely dissatisfied and fighting a growing heroin addiction, and he was eager to explore his solo music. Yoko One being a constant presence at everything John was doing, was at was also a strain on their relationships. McCartney's attempts to keep the band together comes across as controlling. Harrisom walked out on the band for an extended period. Things were so bad, George Martin was reluctant to work on Abbey Road unless things were assured to be better.

So interestingly, the album which was to become Let It Be, was recorded before Abbey Road. But because of The Beatles dissatisfaction with the album; it went through 2 producers, 3 to 4 different final pressings, until you got the Phil Spector produced one you hear today, but that is a later story.

Ballad of John and Yoko was a song, primarily written by Lennon, and only recorded by Lennon and McCartney. Lennon had a inspiration for the song, and instead of waiting for Harrison (who was on vacation), and Starr (who was filiming a movie) recorded it themselves.

The song chronicles fairly obviously, the events surrounding Lennon's marriage to Yoko Ono and their subsequest activities together including the Bed In, their honeymoon, and their bagism philosophy.

Lennon did the lead, played lead and acoustic guitar, while McCartney did the harmony, bass, drums, piano, and maracas.

The song was banned by several US stations for the use of the word "Christ" and the phrase "They're gonna crucify me". Also it was banned in Spain, because of the line saying Gibraltar was near Spain, and that was a hot button issue for that country in 1969.

Paris Hilton, the Second Coming.
See what jail has done for Paris . . . she has found God, she wants to change her celebrity personality . . . Malach has a make over for you Paris, can you say Mother Theresa? Or at least Anglina Jolie (anyone remeber her and Billy Bob Thorton, and the passionate kiss she gave her brother? Look at here now, humanitarian . . anorexic, but a humanitarian.

Speaking of Phil Spector.
Let update your on our favorite nutty genius.

The Mood of Red Sox Nation.
Day off.

The Sopranos.
So Malach doesn't get HBO anymore, at the old house he used to steal it, but now . . I miss the Sopranos, and will get them all on DVD sooner or later. I love to listen to these idiots not understand the show, how it is now all about, gangsters, and violence. David Chase has flimed some of the most intriguing dream sequences ever, and his plots are fantastic. Many people are pissed about the ending. Basically Tony goes into a resturant with the family, and it fades to black with the potential that something could of happened. I love it. You see, this show was about life, and that ending is life.

Malach's Quote/Video of the Day

I am Malach, now he got to finish season 6.