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From writers to movie stars

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5 Aug 29th, 2000 

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Wall to wall Lennon - McCartney

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Over half of the songs on the Beatles' third album appeared in their first movie, and this was the first album - in fact, the only one of their career - to feature nothing but Lennon-McCartney compositions, though admittedly the majority were mainly John's work. At last they had a chance to come into their own as writers, and what a batch of songs they offered us. The exuberant title track, the previous single "Can't Buy Me Love", and the harmonica-led "I Should Have Known Better", were all up-tempo bona fide Beatles classics. Only the ballads "If I Fell" and "And I Love Her" slowed the pace down.
The songs on the other side have generally been overlooked, but there's nothing substandards about rockers like "Any Time At All" or "I'll Cry Instead", the first of mainly Beatles songs to be coveed by Joe Cocker, while "Things We Said Today" is one of Paul's most enduring ballads. One or two songs on the album don't quite make it - "I'll Be Back" and "I'm Happy Just To Dance With You", perhaps. But when you consider what pressure they were under at the time to write and record the album, make the movie, and still appear on stage night after night, the remarkable thing is that the quality remained so high.
 

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BLUESY 25.09.2003 16:37

The third album released by the Beatles, but I'd say the first REALLY good....regards!!

BLUESY 25.09.2003 11:15

exellent album!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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