The first Beatles song I heard
Hello, Goodbye
I was three when "Hello, Goodbye" was released as a single. I can't remember how old I was when I heard it. I know I was a young lad, so I might have been 8 or 9. We didn't play pop radio in my house and I know I didn't know it was the Beatles, or that there was much significance to the Beatles. All I knew was that it was excellent. I was immediately struck by the song, it had my full attention, and I can still remember the moment. We used to have threads "seriousness that changed you" and "silliness that changed you", this was a musical moment that changed me.
First one I remember is Fool On The Hill.
Yesterday.
I remember singing it in the shower pre 10 yrs old.
My parents only owned Abbey Road, and I loved Octopus's Garden from that. It was released in '69, but my memories are probably from '71-'72 when I was 4-5.
I remember playing/singing "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "I Saw Her Standing There" in second or third grade. Let's see, '63, I would have been about 7.
"Oh she was just 17 . . . you know what I mean . . . and the way she walked was way beyond compare . . ."
I want to hold your hand, driving home from college on a Friday night. It struck me as a simple love song, without lust or double entendre that were predominant in pop music then.
"I want to hold your hand"my sisters and I would sing it while we washed the dishes and we would blow up the rubber gloves to offer our "hands " to each other :)
"Barbara Ann" and "She Loves You" were both on a cassette tape we listened to in the car when I was 5 or 6... except they were covers by Alvin and the Chipmunks. :blush:
My parents hated the beatles so there was none of that in the house growing up. I know I heard some of their songs early on but I couldn't tell you which one and when. I don't really care for them myself so I don't pay much attention even now.
My parents listened to country... scarred me for life with it actually...
I think the first Beetles songs I heard might have been in the Stg. Pepper's movie, saw it in the theater age 6.
The artists I distinctly remember in my dad's car were Mingus, Davis, and Coltrane.
I left the bad off. Mom was and is a huge Neal Diamond fan.
Every silver lining has its cloud
I had the same experience growing up, mama loved Neil. But recently I listened to a few of the old hits and I realized... it's because Neil Diamond was secretly awesome.
Neil Diamond was secretly awesome.
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IT'S NO SECRET
Yesterday.
I remember singing it in the shower pre 10 yrs old.
It was "Yesterday" for me, too. I'm told I ran around singing it for months when I was like five or so, I don't 'member.
He is the awesome.
Neil contains measurable amounts of awesome. I don't know if he is THE awesome...
Neil contains measurable amounts of awesome. I don't know if he is THE awesome...
I meant to say: he is of the awesome persuasion. :)
Neil is absolutely awesome. I couldn't even begin to remember which song of his I heard first, but the first album I remember is TAP ROOT MANUSCRIPT, with Cracklin' Rosie, Free Life, Coldwater Morning, Done Too Soon and Soolaimon. Seriously awesome.
The first Beatles song I remember hearing is Uncle Albert and I only know that because my Mom bought me the 45 when I was about 9, and this was probably the same time she bought me Puff the Magic Dragon too.
I think mine was the one that goes..."I've got every reason on earth to be mad...I just lost the only girl I had..."
I thought that was Yaz, from Upstairs at Eric's.
hmmm. I think it was probably "Help," although I was much more of a Monkees fan as a youngin'. I do know my first Beatles album I owned was Hard Day's Night, which my aunt gave to me because one of my cousins had left it in her house after they'd moved out on their own. not sure if it has anything in the way of collector's value, but it would have been purchased at the time of the release of the movie.
Probably 'Lucy in the Sky' -- it all predated my existence, so it could have been anything.
I think mine was the one that goes..."I've got every reason on earth to be mad...I just lost the only girl I had..."
I thought that was Yaz, from Upstairs at Eric's.
close. You're thinking of
darling you know it looks bad
just lost the best thing that i ever had