The Beatles sang and wrote a lot of love songs, so I am sharing some of my favourites. When I was a teenager, the Fab Four were the rage, but I was into Jim Reeves’ music at the time. I remember singing at a girl’s school to help them raise funds for a swimming pool, and I happened to sing a song I heard them sing called: “Chains.” When I sung that song the girls started screaming. There was about 2 or 3 hundred of them. Years later I realized that if I had sung more of their songs, I may have been more popular.
Just 17 – My favourite love song by The Beatles
One day while walking near a hotel I heard the song “Just 17″ (I saw her standing there), and it sounded so good, but I couldn’t make the same music with just one guitar, so I didn’t bother trying. Those guys are good song writers, singers and musicians.
When I was 20, I was in hospital with a cracked spine, and I heard a song over the hospital speakers called: “Paperback writer.” I really loved the harmony on that song, and the lead guitar playing. I am not sure about some of the words, but sometimes when I sang songs I would change the words to suit myself.
On a personal note here, when I was in that hospital, someone smuggled my guitar in and put it under my bed. I couldn’t move, and had to lie flat on my back. The people told me that the matron was a real battle-axe, and if she saw the guitar, she would confiscate it. One day the cleaner took the guitar out while he cleaned the floor, and had it in full view of everyone. Then the matron came in. I was shocked. I thought I would never see my guitar again. To my surprise she said: “Oh a banjo. Won’t you play it for me?” So she handed me the guitar and I sang for her. She was my biggest fan! When they wheeled me out of the hospital she was running behind the wheelchair saying, “Sing me one more song!” My favorite song at that time was: “These old bones are gonna rise again.”
Now that I am 64, I think of a song I have heard on the radio here in Canada: “Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m 64?” It is kind of sad now that Paul is old that he has just gotten divorced. But, “Life goes on,” to quote another of their songs.
Here is another favourite love song. I was watching this one just now and feel I must show you. The Beatles sure draw a big crowd of people. I admire the way they write these songs and perform them. I just wish they each had their own microphones!
I am always interested in what people think and believe, and recently I was listening to a song called: “Eleanor Rigby.” In the song the preacher conducts her funeral, and the Beatles sing: “No one was saved.” So I know that they know about being saved. I want everybody to be saved, and the only way is through Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Receive Jesus into your heart now, before it is too late. None of us know when death will come knocking at the door. In a few of my car accidents, I could have been dead. Serious.
It is interesting too see that Ringo is still singing in his old age, and here he is singing: “Act Naturally.”
This winter has been too long, so here is a positive note.
Someone I gave a ride to in the taxi requested that I put this song on my site.
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