Brilliant Paul Anka Mix

1966 great video:

Girl dancers in oldies videos

Or... ladies dancing in a funny way!

Neil Sedaka - "Calendar Girl" - '60s hot ladies




Del Shannon - "Little town flirt" ... but the girls seem to be outside the town :)

Beatles fans Twist and Shout

Lennon used to say he never "sang" when he performed this song... all he
had to do was to shout :))

Here's a piece of Beatlemania*



*Beatlemania = a term originated during the 1960s to describe the intense fan frenzy directed toward The Beatles during the early years of their success; Andi Lothian, a former Scottish music promoter, claims that he first used the term while speaking to a reporter at the Caird Hall Beatles concert that took place as part of the Beatles Mini-Tour of Scotland, on 7 October 1963.

Source: Wikipedia.org

Petula Clark... Why Petula? :)

Born in 1932, her name is Petula Sally Olwen Clark. Her father gave her the first name, jokingly it was a combination of the names of two former girlfriends, Pet and Ulla :)

Petula Clark is an English singer, actress, and composer whose career has spanned seven decades.

Her professional career began as an entertainer on BBC Radio, during World War II. During the 1960s she became known internationally for her popular upbeat hits, including "Downtown", "I know a place", "My love" or "Colour my world". She has sold in excess of 68 million records throughout her career.

"Downtown" ( must see the dancers ;) )

"This is my song"

Then and Now: Paul Anka

He recorded his first single at 14 years old and became famous at 16, with "Diana":). This song is one of the best selling singles ever by a Canadian recording artist. Here's the oldie video!

"Please Mr. Postman" and John Lennon's letters

"Please Mr. Postman" is the debut single of The Marvelettes and the first Motown song to reach the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart (1961).

"Please Mr. Postman" became a number-one hit again in early 1975, when The Carpenters' cover of the song also reached the top position of the Billboard Hot 100.

The song has been covered frequently, including a version of The Beatles on their "With the Beatles" album. Sung by John Lennon, their version reverses the genders: "There must be some mail today/ From my girlfriend so far away... " and so on.

When in Hamburg (in early '60s), John Lennon used to send letters to Cynthia, his girlfriend whom he was to marry in 1962. On the envelopes, he was always writing: "Postman, postman, don't be slow, I'm in love with Cyn so go, man, go.":)

Nowhere Boy - Young John Lennon's biography

He got his passion for music from his mother. His uncle, George, gave him his first instrument, a harmonica, his mother, Julia, his first rock and roll lessons, his aunt, Mimi, his first 7 pounds guitar and Paul his first notions of musical notes and the dream of having their own songs and recordings. The witty sense of humor, his defiance, fierceness and his intelligence did the rest. Although uncle George and Julia left him early, Mimi took care of him for the rest of his life. As the ending of the film says: “John called Mimi as soon as he arrived in Hamburg… and every week thereafter for the rest of his life”.

"Nowhere boy" is the story of a troubled adolescence, with questions and no answers, with great talent and no direction. John Lennon is torn between his joyful mother and his rigid aunt, both concealing secrets or feelings. But when music came into his life, he found his way. The introduction of music into his existence was underlined at the beginning of the film by the wire that John and his uncle installed into his room, for listening to the radio.

I found the movie powerful, witty, vivid, exactly as I expected it to be. A very interesting fact was that the name of the band, "The Beatles", was never mentioned in the movie, maybe to highlight that the film is only about the "nowhere boy".

Strengths: Aaron Johnson was perfect for playing such a complex character as John Lennon and I particularly appreciated him for having the looks, attitude and tone of voice of John.

Weaknesses: no Beatles songs :); Paul and George do not resemble at all with the real ones (last picture, the second and the fourth from left); some details are not so exact: for example, I know that Julia Lennon was killed while riding a bike and the movie shows no sign of bikes.

All in all, you must see it!



Pictures in comparison :)


John Lennon




John Lennon (Nowhere boy)




John Lennon and Aunt Mimi




Aunt Mimi (Nowhere boy)



The Quarrymen



The Quarrymen (Nowhere boy)



The Quarrymen (Nowhere boy)

Three of my favourite songs

Gerry and The PaceMakers - I like it



The Beach Boys - Wouldn't it be nice



The Crew Cuts - Life could be a dream