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Sir Mick and The Stones were asked several times during the planning stages, but refused. Rumour has it that Sir Mick would have exceeded his 90 day allowance in the UK.
(He pays no UK tax.)
Whether Her Majesty would have appreciated "Let's spend the night together" remains to be seen!
And where was GFR?
I'm willing to spend less than 90 days a year in the UK if I could stop paying taxes. How do you get a gig like that?
Seriously, I didn't watch the show. Sorry, Laurie, but neither Sir Paul nor Sir Elton nor Sir Tom (he's a Sir too - does the Queen give those things out to everybody???) does anything for me.
Hey, why not a Sir Eric or Sir Rod, by the way?
Hasn't Clapton been knighted YET? Huh, somehow I thought he had been. Don't know about a Sir Rod, but I guess it makes about as much sense as Sir Tom. And-- why be "sorry" to me about him and Sir Elton, Toni? Reread my original post, O Great Co-Queen. ;-) I'm not championing them... I criticized BOTH their performances for bad song choices! Elton's voice was long past its best, besides. Jones fared a bit better in that direction...he used to have such a robust voice, at least, that I guess there's just more of it left. I never liked the macho attitude, but more recently, he did a quite decently gritty bluesy album, which I happened to hear a promo of and actually bought. I didn't even recognize it as him at first! He sounded more black than Welsh. But I've just never cared at all for Elton John. I don't connect with his songs in the least. Even the "catchy" ones feel empty. I do feel very nostalgic about Sir Paul, as you know. As a fan of gorgeous melodies, and no slouch of a tunesmith myself, I've been told, I honor him as the greatest melodist in popular music since Gershwin, whom I revere for the brilliant "Rhapsody in Blue", "Concerto in F", and "An American in Paris". HOWEVER, there are things I don't really like about the Big Mac, to be honest, and certainly his melodic glory days are behind him! I'm very, very glad he and the Beatles existed, though, I have to say. I can't imagine the world without them. Beatlemania was lots of fun while it lasted!! :-)
Sorry, Laurie, but neither Sir Paul nor Sir Elton nor Sir Tom (he's a Sir too - does the Queen give those things out to everybody???) does anything for me.
Hey, why not a Sir Eric or Sir Rod, by the way?
Beatles always sucked..biggest POP band ever...so overrated..
Re: Rockin' Her Majesty
No, they were great. Their music still rules!
LOL! Uh-huh. Overrated. Sure. "Eleanor Rigby" and "You Can't Do That", just "pop" songs. NOT. For brilliantly exciting melodies, distinctive singing voices, and sheer charisma, they couldn't be beat, the Beatles. However, to each his or her own, for sure. Are you one of those people who disdains music with melodies? ;-)
I guess if you're a Beatle you can be conceited and you have to admit Sir Paul's melodic approach to bass playing revolutionized the instrument. He should hang with Neil more often.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6SSR3YY-rc
Yes, Jeremy, I believe I shall read the "Keef" memoirs... I love bios and autobios, and he probably has some great stories to tell. Real life is oft stranger-- and more fun-- than fiction!
http://www.amazon.com/Life-Keith-Richards/dp/031603438X
It's Great Fun
I seem to recall Alvin played this at a memorial concert for George... :-(
Ha, Tony, I think whether Her Majesty would appreciate "Let's Spend the Night Together" will most likely ALWAYS remain to be seen! By the likes of us, anyway. ;-)
(He pays no UK tax.)
Whether Her Majesty would have appreciated "Let's spend the night together" remains to be seen!
And where was GFR?
Hmm... I think it would be kinda hard to be PMcC and *not* be conceited, all things considered. Oh well. He's entitled to his place in musical history, at least. Woke up (or should I say GOT woken up, by Mr. Meowmeister, my black cat Lucky, adorably wanting b'fast at 5am) with Sir Elton's "This is Your Song", or "Your Song", or whatever the official title is, going through my head. OK, I admit, it's the exception to my not liking any of his songs. Sir Elton's, I mean, not Mr. Lucky's. ;-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6SSR3YY-rc
Oh I didn't watch the pagentry.
But I did catch some clips of the event.
I especially liked the floating yellow school buses on The Thames River.
Peace,
DLM
Hahaha!! :-) Whatever DID become of our tragical hystery tour, anyway?? Did I miss notice of an extended postponement?? Last I knew, the tour was coming up on a certain weekend, and a few of us were huddled in the bus stop shelter singing "99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall"! ;-)
But I did catch some clips of the event.
I especially liked the floating yellow school buses on The Thames River.
Peace,
DLM
Laurie, read Ron Wood memoirs too quite some fun. On Amazon you can get it used for 3 miserable cents!!!
(Wonder how the book looks like then!)
http://www.amazon.com/Ronnie-The-Autobiography-Wood/dp/0312366523
OK, Jeremy, I'll keep that in mind too. :-) The ridiculously low price probably just means they have quite a lot of used copies, which aren't necessarily in bad shape at all. (I used to work in bookstores in my lost wild youth.) ;-)
(Wonder how the book looks like then!)
http://www.amazon.com/Ronnie-The-Autobiography-Wood/dp/0312366523
Re: Rockin' Her Majesty
Hi, Glenn! :-) I recorded the Mick SNL show too, and plan to watch it again also. Mick as a nerd (albeit with a huge twinkle in his eye) in several sketches was indeed too hysterical. I especially enjoyed him as a shy, prissy, whiny-voiced wallflower out clubbing with friends, as he sat and watched several others get up and do comical send-ups of his real-life trademark stage moves to a Stones song. Tee hee. How'd he keep from cracking up? Just barely, I'm sure, but he has a natural actor's ability to cover and continue. Another stand-out was the soap opera sketch spoofing Valley Californians and their accents and supposed blase' affectations, in which Mick and several others, including black cast member Kenan Whoozit (Thompson?), all appeared as spacy blonds. Giggle. After years of thinking I didn't like him (outside of enjoying Stones songs), I really got a kick outta Mick's joie de vivre and obviously genuine big smile. I think he's gotta be clean and sober-- he looks too healthy for the alternative. He's still skinny as a stick and jumps around when he sings like he always did. Now THAT'S the way to push 70, if he's not there or beyond already!! Good show, Sir Mick!! :-)