Liverpool 1950

I've been wondering for a while about the Liverpool where the Beatles grew up, when
along came the BBC Radio Series Sounds of the 20th Century. This excellent radio series
maps from 1951 to 2000 and plays the songs of the day as well as the current
affairs relevant to each year. In this instance I am only interested in two periods.
1951 to 1961 Pre Beatles and 1962 to 1970 The Beatle Years.
These will be found at http://www.beatlesradiowaves.blogspot.com/ over the coming
weeks.

In Philip Normans In my Life Lennon Biography, Norman suggests a film for 1950
The Magnet where, A boy steals a powerful magnet from a younger boy and
gets him into all sorts of  trouble.  But as Norman points out what is interesting
are the views of Liverpool, bomb damage from the second world war
clearlyvisable along the dock side and the Liverpool Overhead Railway running,
which was closed in 1956.

So welcome to a 1950 where John and Ringo where 10, Paul was 8 and George 7.

The Magnet Part 1

The Magnet Part2

The Magnet Part 3

The Magnet Part 4

The Magnet Part 5

Oasis Cover Version of Help!

Love them or loath them for eighteen years they were damn hard to ignore. I remember 

my brother calling me up on the phone to say some band called Oasis have 

a huge banner up in Liverpool, saying  ''The Beatles are back, they are called Oasis''.

Oasis compared to all the other bands who tried to copy The Beatles had two advantages, 

the blending of the 1966 Beatles sound with the harsh attitude of the Sex Pistols and
Noel bloody Gallagher.

When asked on Radio 2 recently, if he could have one record played he chose
Ticket to Ride from the Mono Box Remaster. He is a Beatles Head. He collects the
Beatles Bootlegs, sings their songs, buys the Box Sets, borrows every trick
the Beatles used in their armoury and in the distant past
showed off the Oasis's Beatles/Sex Pistols uniqueness by covering
the near impossible I am the Walrus and pulling it off.


Oasis - I am the Walrus Live

There are several Oasis covers that are worth a listen but my favourite, is the

acoustic version of Help!. Lennon wrote it as a slow piece but when 

George Martin requested a single in Early 1965, John's unfinished song was

speeded to the thrashing Rock N Roll we all know and love. 

Gallagher offers this as what Lennon possibly intended Help! to be.

Personally I love it, Please enjoy.

Oasis Help! Acoustic Cover