| Subject: Re: Questions about The Beatles U.S. arrival in 1964 |
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Phil T
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Date Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 00:38:22
In reply to:
HK
's message, "Re: Questions about The Beatles U.S. arrival in 1964" on Sat May 19, 2012 21:45:42
Music grows and changes, as it should, otherwise it would stagnate. The Quarrymen/Beatles and many Liverpool bands (and many bands around England), were performing Buddy Holly's songs like crazy in the last 50s - early 60s. Elvis was cool, but Buddy was IT for them. Yet they had other influences, too, that began to show in their music. I mentioned Please Please Me in another post. This song has the Everly Brothers' harmony of Cathy's Clown where a high harmony holds one note against a descending melody. The rhythm section sounds very much like The Crickets in It's So Easy. There's the call and response of the early 60s girl groups in the middle eight. Finally, Paul's soaring Roy Orbison harmony is heard as the song closes. Rather than a slavish imitation, they somehow mixed it together, made it their own, and created something very exciting, to my ears at least.
I think the fact that The Beatles and other British bands loved Buddy Holly so much is a good thing. They weren't taking away the music as much as they were bringing it back to us at a time when rock-n-roll was at risk of becoming a footnote, due to Mr. Berry's poor choice of company during interstate travel, Jerry Lee's penchant for pre-pubescent cousins, Little Richard's alter call, and the tragic passing of Buddy Holly. Thank goodness The Stones, The Beatles, and The Kinks came along to pay tribute to their heroes and take us to new places. :-)
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