Video: 43 years ago today
posted at 7:25 pm on February 9, 2007 by Allahpundit
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You didn’t think I’d forget, did you?
I’m pretty sure this is the longest concert they ever gave.
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Those guys really need a haircut.
Slublog on February 9, 2007 at 7:27 PM
Instead of “When the Bells” , if they were started today they should sing the new version of “Pygmalion”
http://iowahawk.typepad.com/iowahawk/2007/02/my_fair_blogger.html
bbz123 on February 9, 2007 at 7:35 PM
I remember that night. I was in a club in Toledo Ohio, watching on TV…makes me realize what a old fart I really am.
Wade on February 9, 2007 at 7:39 PM
Four Scouse bus conductors made good…
Lehuster on February 9, 2007 at 7:40 PM
I originally hated these guys because my older sister became obnoxious with her Beatlemania. The high pitched shrieking in the house made my dog frantic.
laelaps on February 9, 2007 at 7:41 PM
I must have been about 4 years old then. I was asleep, my mom, woke me up, the Beatles on tv. I at 4 use to sing to the Beatles based on some repeat lines on the radio, I love you Yeah Yeah Yeah. Now I feel like putting some on, but I unhooked my turntable, need to find a CD. Perhaps this is Beatle weekend, for me.
StuLongIsland on February 9, 2007 at 7:45 PM
Blasphemy.
Warning: Recorded in the 70s.
Slublog on February 9, 2007 at 7:46 PM
Ahh yes. It’s so funny how clearly I remember that night when the all rest of being 7 years old was such a forgettable blur. My mother was irritated that I wanted my supper in front of the TV because there was no way my brother and I were going to miss it.
Benthoven on February 9, 2007 at 7:47 PM
NOT Blasphemy.
Recorded recently… WOW!
Benthoven on February 9, 2007 at 7:49 PM
Bwahahahaa! That’s funny Slublog. I was’nt alive to see the really big show, still pretty cool though.
forged rite on February 9, 2007 at 7:50 PM
Suits? Too conservative for my tastes.
Girls in the audience are younger than I remember.
Anil Petra on February 9, 2007 at 7:50 PM
I still don’t get this crap. I once posted that I just do not like them and received someone’s doctoral thesis why I should.
Editor on February 9, 2007 at 7:51 PM
I didn’t have TiVo back then, so thanks.
Then Yoko came along.
JammieWearingFool on February 9, 2007 at 7:52 PM
Awesome. I have the DVD of this that a british friend gave me. Just great pop music. I’m not from that generation, so I don’t get the screaming girls thing. Of course, it could be that I’m a hetero male too. :D
evilmrt on February 9, 2007 at 7:52 PM
Isn’t that the dude from the Traveling Wilburys?
JammieWearingFool on February 9, 2007 at 7:56 PM
(Channeling my inner Mike Myers)
“I’m as happy as a little girl…”.
I wonder if Letterman/Schaeffer will mark this anniversary, too? Afterall, Dave does currently occupy the Ed Sullivan Theatre.
Their stuff will stand the test of time.
And to think only Paul and Ringo are still around. :-(
kevcad on February 9, 2007 at 7:57 PM
Also, Not Blasphemy
Benthoven on February 9, 2007 at 7:57 PM
I was 9; the entire extended family watched because one of my uncles had tickets to the show in NYC, we were hoping to catch a glimpse of him and our cousin Irene in the audience! Oh yeah, the Beatles were great back then…
Zorro on February 9, 2007 at 8:00 PM
Too bad that Paul died. He did, he’s dead. And soon I will stalk the pretender and get him into hotel room where he will admit the truth.
Ok, I’m feeling better.
Bill C on February 9, 2007 at 8:01 PM
See if you can scare up some Shea Stadium footage, I think it was 1965. You want to see girls gone wild? They were out of control. All before my time, but I inherited their albums after my cadre of sisters played them a couple hundred thousand times.
JammieWearingFool on February 9, 2007 at 8:04 PM
I remember watching – I was 14. I think there was no crime in NY City for about 30 minutes during the show.
I couldn’t believe their hair. Now they look like Mormon missionaries on bicycles. I remember one very wealthy girl at Highland Park Jr. High was able to get a phone call into their hotel room to talk to them. I think her dad had connections.
When they came to Dallas I didn’t buy tickets. But, hey, I did see the Who, the Animals with their side band – Herman’s Hermits and Cream.
Texas Mike on February 9, 2007 at 8:05 PM
Shea Stadium.
JammieWearingFool on February 9, 2007 at 8:05 PM
Thanks for the Shea link, Jammie. Amazing they opened with “Twist and Shout” — it tore up John’s vocal cords, usually.
laelaps on February 9, 2007 at 8:18 PM
Electric Light Ochestra
POWNS these guys…
WastelandMan on February 9, 2007 at 8:21 PM
I was in the 10th grade in a little town in Oklahoma. I watched it with my best friend. The next day, our Science teacher talked about it in class. Now THAT was a big deal. Oh, the memories.
Glynn on February 9, 2007 at 8:22 PM
Watching the Shea Stadium one that Jammie posted. No one would have ever dreamed of what was to come in the future, musicaly, socialy, culturaly. I don’t know enough about music or concert history, I don’t recall anyone from back then ever playing stadium shows as they “are to be”. In a way that was like a starting point. Those were kids in the stand, (someone’s grandma) will be at Woodstock, all messed up, from clean (1) to falling apart/partying, irresponsibility etc (2), to be normal working stiffs, who have to pay the bills (3). The problem out there is the people who never transform and stuck in (2), NUTROOTS.
StuLongIsland on February 9, 2007 at 8:27 PM
I’ll take Zeppelin over the mop-tops any day. And Van Morrison.
robblefarian on February 9, 2007 at 8:30 PM
there is a good special about the act that was before the beatles on that sullivan show. I think its on discovery sometimes. That’s a must watch, I think. A good lesson in bad timing!
lorien1973 on February 9, 2007 at 8:33 PM
Consider the Sullivan appearance drew 73 million viewers, about 40% of the US population at the times.
JammieWearingFool on February 9, 2007 at 8:37 PM
I was 7 when I saw the ‘64 Ed Sullivan broadcast mit der Beatles. My 2 older sisters made sure Mom & Dad let them watch it. They played Beatle LPs & 45s so often I knew every song by heart at a young age.
That video must have some serious remixing because the original soundtrack was so flooded with screams you could barely hear the music.
Thanks for the throwback AP! :)
Coronagold on February 9, 2007 at 8:58 PM
The Beatles were overrated. Totally derivative of The Monkees and The Oneders.
flip on February 9, 2007 at 9:11 PM
Thanks for the video and the reminder. I wasn’t born yet,almost but not quite. I become a Beatles fanatic in Jr. High.
vcferlita on February 9, 2007 at 9:12 PM
In a word: incredible! Thank you!
thedecider on February 9, 2007 at 9:17 PM
Best band ever. At least until, if I may have a Marcotte moment here, that f***ing c**t Yoko Ono broke them up.
I know Michelle Malkin gets a lot of grief for her book about the WWII internment, but then I think of Yoko, and I figure, “They probably deserved it.”
It’s just a shame that, after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Truman couldn’t have kept dropping A-bombs until he dropped one on Yoko.
BTW, did I mention how much I hate Yoko Ono?
Ali-Bubba on February 9, 2007 at 9:21 PM
Just in case I didn’t make it clear enough in the earlier comment, I really hate Yoko Ono.
I can forgive Japan for Pearl Harbor, but not for that pretensious no-talent douchebag, Yoko Ono.
Ali-Bubba on February 9, 2007 at 9:24 PM
Stop holding back and tell us how you really feel.
thedecider on February 9, 2007 at 9:28 PM
This is pretty cool. My mother saw The Beatles in Boston in ‘65 or so. Not sure exactly when. She introduced me to them as a kid as well. I’ve got a two LPs and about 80% of the CDs.
Thanks for posting this, I know my mother would have liked this trip down memory lane if she was still with us.
Mooseman
Mooseman on February 9, 2007 at 9:43 PM
Has anyone bought that remixed version of Let It Be that came out a year or two ago? I never heard much about it from Beatles fans and don’t remember if it was released because they wanted to take off all of Phil Spector’s production after Spector shot the B-movie actress or if it was just another McCartney money grab…
If I recall, that’s the only Beatles CD that George Martin didn’t produce and also is the one that sucked. Seriously, be honest: I Me Mine? Dig A Pony? Dig It? Maggie Mae? The Long and Winding Road?
Even the “good” songs like Let It Be and Get Back are weak…
They should’ve quit at Abbey Road and put the Let It Be material on their crappy solo albums.
ScottMcC on February 9, 2007 at 10:03 PM
Thank you….
PinkyBigglesworth on February 9, 2007 at 10:10 PM
It ended short on I Want To Hold Your Hand. That was mean!
I was 7 at the time too, and will never forget that day, watching on my dad’s giant 19-inch Admiral TV. My parents were stunned at the girls’ reaction, and kept mentioning how it took 4 of them to equal one Sinatra (I guess they were talking about the screaming).
Somehow the music doesn’t seem dated…
stonemeister on February 9, 2007 at 10:46 PM
What the hell has happened to us?
“she loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah…”
Tru2my2 on February 9, 2007 at 10:56 PM
1964–the Last Good Year
Janos Hunyadi on February 9, 2007 at 11:03 PM
It’s Yoko, I tell you: Blame Yoko!
Ali-Bubba on February 9, 2007 at 11:05 PM
Oh, and in case you missed it the first time, I hate Yoko Ono. If Mark David Chapman had shot Yoko instead of shooting John, I’d have nominated Chapman for the Nobel Peace Prize.
And, just in case Chapman is reading this — and is coming up for a weekend home leave from whatever nuthouse he’s rotting in — Yoko is now dating Jodie Foster.
Ali-Bubba on February 9, 2007 at 11:22 PM
Sorry…It was crap back then and it will always be crap.
Jeff on February 9, 2007 at 11:34 PM
The song is called “‘Til There Was You,” and it is from the Broadway musical “The Music Man.”
Stupid Yoko fans …
Ali-Bubba on February 9, 2007 at 11:39 PM
OH GOD….I got old….
nascardad45 on February 9, 2007 at 11:47 PM
My mom shut off the TV, so I wouldn’t be exposed to ” those heathens”…….
nascardad45 on February 9, 2007 at 11:51 PM
Best band ever…
x95b10 on February 10, 2007 at 12:01 AM
Perish the thought! We’ve had a few good ones since then. Actually, the Beatles are just a hair before my time but I’ve always enjoyed them. Once they broke up – not so much.
thedecider on February 10, 2007 at 12:06 AM
OMG. Where did the time go? But weren’t those great times? It was a totally different world back then…..
Guardian on February 10, 2007 at 12:19 AM
My manager is the BIGGEST Beatles fan-he has it all. And yes, he’s straight.
Doug on February 10, 2007 at 1:58 AM
I was 7, too, and I’ll never forget watching it with my Dad on our little black & white TV.
My Dad said, “Look at how long their hair is!” and we really enjoyed how “funny” looking and sounding they were together.
(He died 3 years later, so I really cherished my memories of things we did together.)
When the Beatles came to Dallas, the teenage girl fans almost tore the Cabana Hotel apart where they were staying…that hotel was owned by Doris Day, when she was married to Terry Melcher (Remember his son? The one the Mansons thought they were going to kill at Sharon Tate’s because Melcher wouldn’t give Charlie a record contract?) and the Cabana is today the jail in Dallas!
Texas Mike, I grew up in Highland Park…pretty sure we could find out who that girl was who called the Fab 4. Betcha it’s still one of her claims to fame.
Jen the Neocon on February 10, 2007 at 3:43 AM
I was 5 so I don’t remember them on Ed Sullivan but I grew up listening to them. It’s good to look back and remember. I miss the innocence of my childhood. Things are sooooo different for my grandchildren today.
These kind of memories make me smile and fearful at the same time. Strange contradiction of emotions.
Take care all.
Bogeyfre on February 10, 2007 at 3:58 AM
Dirk, Stig, Barry & Nasty…..four lads who shook The Wirrel.
uptight on February 10, 2007 at 7:02 AM
I like The Rutles better.
Will you still need them, will you still feed them when they are (past) sixty-four?
Hening on February 10, 2007 at 9:02 AM
That was great Allah,
Thanks for posting it
Chuck on February 10, 2007 at 9:13 AM
One of the things that most struck me is that I forgot how great a voice Paul McCartney had. “All My Loving” on Sullivan really showed that off.
I was born in 1961, so I missed most of Beatlemania. I do remember that my parents bought me “Meet The Beatles” and “Something New” when I was very little (maybe five or six years old), and I used to sing along with “I Want to Hold Your Hand” on my record(!) player. But then when they used to run in to see my singing, I would stop out of embarrassment.
asc85 on February 10, 2007 at 9:15 AM
I met the ‘man’ once when I was a cub-scouting kid and the Icecapdes were in my town. Ed Sullivan was not very tall.
johnnyU on February 10, 2007 at 10:15 AM
Yes, David Letterman, who does his show from the Ed Sullivan theater, paid tribut to the Beatles late in the show. He had some group the Faux Four. The band consisted of a whole bunch of people, regular rock band plus many string and brass instruments. Thought they were pretty good.
StuLongIsland on February 10, 2007 at 10:25 AM
Well, count my 4 year old as one of their newest fans! Just don’t tell my husband…
MamaAJ on February 10, 2007 at 11:41 AM
WOW .. that was fun to watch! Thanks AP!!
I was a total Beatlesmaniac and still am. Got there 2007 calendar right here on my wall. Even got the set of 4 bobble head dolls that survived about 15+ moves! (collectable to the tune of $5000 now)
They were the beginning of the British Invasion and opened the door for so much great music from across the pond and inspired so many other great American bands!
When ever I’ve had a bad day or feeling kinda down in the dumps, I put on Beatles music and it works wonders on improving my mood!
LOL.. Bill C. You gave me a good laugh and a flashback moment!
Texas Gal on February 10, 2007 at 11:59 AM
I demand equal time for the Lawrence Welk show!
Ok, now that I had my liberal brain spasm for the day, I think that some of the Beatles music was good, most was just ok, and a lot really sucked. Most of their songs (even the later ones) were 60’s era pop music and set the stage for all regurgitated pop music since then (think FM Radio). Thanks a lot, Beatles!
I think that Abby Road was the worst album ever, followed by the White Album.
I hope no one tries to send ME someone’s doctoral thesis showing me how wrong I am as well.
RedinBlueCounty on February 10, 2007 at 1:02 PM
My choice for best album of all time: Dark Side of the Moon!
What teenager in the 70’s didn’t relish the thought of smoking a few joints, putting on the headphones, and tripping out to Dark Side of the Moon. Man, that was so cool!
RedinBlueCounty on February 10, 2007 at 1:29 PM
Revolver was the best Beatles album.
vcferlita on February 10, 2007 at 2:07 PM
I was 12, my sister 10…..one HUGE family discussion because we wanted so badly to watch but my father……the dictator….was opposed. Thankfully my Mom finally agreed with us. That night, at the dinner table, my father, in his black horn rimmed glasses pontificated that in 9 months we wouldn’t even remember who they were.
hmmmm…..guess I need to email him and ask if he ‘remembers’ who The Beatles are? >evil smirk
dustoffmom on February 10, 2007 at 4:14 PM
Hening – they created a legend that will last a lunchtime.
uptight on February 10, 2007 at 5:05 PM
Very nice, thanks for the link!
brtex on February 10, 2007 at 7:08 PM
I remember that night like the Kennedy assasination and the first moon walk, especially the girls in the audience. Take a closer look – not a blonde in the bunch. Hair coloring was about as reliable as space travel. I was dating a girl with naturally strawberry blonde hair. She tried to dye it brown and it came out green. You’ve come a long way, baby… I guess.
RedWinged Blackbird on February 10, 2007 at 9:54 PM
Oh, how could anybody forget that voice — a clear high tenor and always pitch-perfect. Also, very versatile. He could do ballads or raveup rockers.
When I was about 16, I wanted very desperately to sing like McCartney on “Can’t Buy Me Love” — I love that scream right before the guitar solo. A really great voice, and also a very good bass guitarist.
BTW, I’m looking at some of the negative comments on this thread and thinking, “What band are they talking about?”
Ali-Bubba on February 10, 2007 at 10:55 PM
Oh yeah. What a trip down memory lane. Liked them when I first heard them at 16. Followed them til after the breakup. Then after only Paul. But there were who they were as long as they road that wagon. No one else has toped them or made such a difference. And Paul, what a snudge you were to mary that gal Ilean was it or Peg? Oh, Im sorry. Well, glad you dumped her. No more marriages for you. Just friends will do and No pali-money either!
auspatriotman on February 11, 2007 at 12:36 AM
Not to knock the Beatles, I always thought the Stones and The Who were more cool. Early Who I think was better than the Beatles, Stones too.
StuLongIsland on February 11, 2007 at 2:00 AM
The band that once said they were more popular than Jesus. Just not as enduring, I guess. But at least they lasted longer than The Spice Girls. :D
RedinBlueCounty on February 11, 2007 at 1:37 PM
Thanks for the positive memories. Who’d thought that those days would end and we would be where we’re at now?
Not that time stands still, but that lament for innocence lost to the strange days that we’re in now?
Emmett J. on February 11, 2007 at 2:14 PM
Innocence lost.
Labamigo on February 11, 2007 at 6:44 PM
Oh God. What’s great is my kids like the Beatles. I still have those old albums somewhere.
How did we get this bloody old….
honora on February 12, 2007 at 9:24 AM
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