Random “Q”sings: The Beatles, Taylor Swift

I caught Dennis Mitchell’s Breakfast With The Beatles last Sunday, as I do most Sundays, and I caught him playing some live versions of “She Loves You” and “Twist & Shout” from 1963. That was so much better than that video of them for “Ready, Steady, Go!” That’s the one where they do that awful version of The Isley Brothers’ “Shout.” That has to be one of the worst videos I’ve seen of anybody. The Beatles look fine, but the sound isn’t properly synched to the picture. It sounds great if you only listen to it, but they almost fall apart during “Shout” with George Harrison on the vocals. I have to think they didn’t perform the song very often if at all.

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I really like the new Taylor Swift video for “Mean” from her “Speak Now” album. It features her playing banjo in a couple of Depression-era scenes reminiscent of “O Brother, Where Art Thou.” She gets tied to the tracks like in a silent movie as well as performing with a minstrel group. The video also follows the life of a little girl who seems to be a member of the “out” group, who even has to resort to eating her lunch in a stall in the bathroom(!) (Gag!!!! Creative, though.), as well as another woman struggling as a sandwich sign carrier so she can get a college degree. Now, for whatever reason, country artists seem to have a fascination with period videos. Most recently, LeAnn Rimes and Kelli Pickler have gone down this path. However, when Taylor, as well as the other characters, emerges triumphantly over the person who is “mean” because he said she couldn’t sing, she looks like she actually belongs in that time and would have made a great flapper! Anyway, it’s a zillion times better than “Mine.” I don’t know. Maybe I should say she can’t act just so she’ll do another great song and video………

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Until next time, take care of yourself, and take care of each other!

Peace!

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