People in 2012 are asking: Who’s this droning old fart?

S says:

01:19pm | 15/02/12

Then you’re old enough to know you’re an absolute tosser of the highest order.

Belinda B says:

03:31pm | 15/02/12

Paul is not just the Beatles.. I have the pleasure of knowing him.. an Aussie girl made good.. and the thing that suprised me (even having grown up with Beatles music) was how many songs he has in his solo career…  If you really have a listen to all his music, he is truly a genius… He plays live shows for 3 hrs straight without a break and doesn’t miss a beat..  not like the artists today…  I am also not of my parents age (who are major fans) but someone who has truly had the pleasure of listening to all of his albums and being able to work with someone who is truly forward thinking and constantly creating.. He puts all of us 20-30 somethings to shame..

Aza of Sydney says:

03:50pm | 15/02/12

When did ‘making it good’ mean knowing Paul McCartney?  Outside of the aussie curlture, which really doesn’t give a hoot whose popular, I would have assumed ‘making it good’ had a whole lot of more important priorities.

djrtmum says:

04:54pm | 15/02/12

What!!!... I am not of the era of the beatles, but love the music just the same.  There is nothing better than, listening to the beatles through a set of headphones and hearing the Intricacy on the music.

Rocky Raccoon says:

07:39pm | 15/02/12

They are just kids. Very few people will reach the age of 30 and not know you the Beatles are. A recent poll of music fans voting for the best album ever had six McCartney albums in the top 100 (5 classics from the Beatles and the solo album Ram). Most voters were in their late 20s and 30s. Same with JJJ hottest 100 of all time last year, three Beatles songs in the top 100.

Robert Smissen of country SA says:

07:59pm | 15/02/12

The Beatles, just another pop group with good publicity, had a few good songs & a lot of absolute Crap! ! ! Definitelt not rock & roll. As for Chris Paine, just some try-hard kid

Bruce says:

08:38pm | 15/02/12

For those people who need reminding what the Beatles accomplished. Here is a small summary   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles

Niko says:

06:50am | 16/02/12

Stones man myself, but I get yr point.
However, the bigger shame is thast Brian Jones has totally been forgotten….

Seth Brundle says:

01:23pm | 16/02/12

Yellow Submarine.  Greatest Beatles song EVER!!!

J says:

01:44pm | 15/02/12

Overrated how? Make a ridiculous statement like that and be prepared to back it up.

Arnold Layne says:

01:48pm | 15/02/12

You may not like them, but that’s just a ridiculous assertion.

Johnny Cash is a friend of mine says:

01:57pm | 15/02/12

You, my friend, are a douche.

Nollmeister says:

02:44pm | 15/02/12

You must be a kid. Betcha don’t like the Stones either

Huonian says:

02:54pm | 15/02/12

I’m with you, SM.  Maybe not “the most over-rated” - remember the Bay City Rollers?  Herman’s Hermits?  Freddy and the Dreamers ?  There was an awful lot of crap around the time of the Beatles. But they were and still are over-rated nonetheless.  Pretty much the bubblegum music of the sixties.  A couple of memorable songs, but that’s about it.  And then they got into drugs and the result was the weird noise that was supposed to be their psycho music.

And John Lennon in particular saw himself as a philosopher of some kind !  Ringo seemed to be the only Beatle that realised they were lightweights who had a good agent and were in the right place at the right time.

Pop music, almost by definition, is mostly shallow crap that’s forgotten quickly - both then and now.  Always a few gems amongst the rubbish, of course.  But we had to wait until Queen, Led Zep and others before there was much quality pop music.

Mind you, Buddy Holly was damn good.  I dug up “Brown Eyed Handsome Man” last night - that was great.  A great pity he wasn’t around for longer. but “she loves you yeah yeah yeah yeah etc etc ” or “Hey Jude nah nah nah nah nah etc etc” music?  Give me a break!

bboomer says:

03:02pm | 15/02/12

A greater lack of understanding of the progressive music that was unleashed on an unsuspecting and unsatisfied world I have yet to read. The Beatles were the very remarkable powerhouse of innovation that launched popular music from the relatively shallow to the complex orchestral rock and roll that ensued and developed through the 1960’s, mesmerising and motivating millions of people.  Look at the 1965 Beatles concert at Shea stadium, the screaming was so loud the group couldn’t hear what they were playing but they were still in time and in tune.

Jamie says:

04:02pm | 15/02/12

The Rolling Stones are far better, and still alive

David says:

04:32pm | 15/02/12

The members of the Beatles came up with their best music after they had split and went on to their respective post Beatles careers. I would prefer the music of Wings or John Lennon’s Double Fantasy album to “Love Me Do” any day.

antman says:

07:43pm | 15/02/12

Some may prefer the Stones (but really, until Let it Bleed in ‘69, maybe Beggar’s Banquet in 68, the Stones were more miss than hit, Satisfaction and the odd other song excepted) or the individual members’ post-Beatles music but the Beatles’ influence on all aspects of popular music, except for live performance, cannot be overestimated.

Robert Smissen of country SA says:

08:01pm | 15/02/12

Go SM, the Stones were more honest

Steve says:

08:49pm | 15/02/12

um. wrong!

Roger says:

08:58pm | 15/02/12

Huonian

“Brown Eyed Handsome Man” was a Chuck Berry song. Buddy Holly was nowhere near his class.

the other chris p says:

06:21am | 16/02/12

Agreed Roger; you have hit the nail on the head. The Beatles, the Stones, Elvis et al: all po’ white trash or middle-class white boys ripping off the black guys’ sounds.
I’ve got my fair share of all of them scattered about my music collection, but I don’t get all butthurt whenever I read a lighthearted dig at them. Popular music is a disposable commodity; anyone who gets all teary-eyed and angry about it oughta take a good hard look.

KC says:

09:28am | 16/02/12

SM… shame on you for even thinking that.  Overrated is how you describe most (at least 99%) of the music being made today.

TEZZA says:

12:39pm | 16/02/12

The Other Chris: I agree with you.
Beatles: nice to sing along with.
The Stones: reached greater heights than the B’s.
But: neither are at the apex of the culture - in fact the whole Rock n Roll thing is probably overdone.
I think my own favourite artist of the second half of 20th C. was Mississippi John Hurt (but even then, it’s all noise. My real favourite listening would be Indian Classical).

Chris Paine says:

01:28pm | 15/02/12

Dude, I was two years old. </absolved>

Peter says:

02:05pm | 15/02/12

You are forgiven. Did it take a swipe?

ibast says:

01:36pm | 15/02/12

Look I play the guitar (admittedly very badly) but in the end an electric guitar is two bits of wood nailed together.

But apparently I’m the tosser having no regards for the Beatles. 

Seems to me the whole music industry is full of tossers and the fact two bits of wood can sell for $750,000 is proof of that.

Lefty but Righty says:

01:42pm | 15/02/12

That Violin-y Bass he used to play, what was it, a hofner?
That shat me to tears everytime i saw it.
Ugliest. Bass. Ever.
The Beatles - Good songs I guess. But get over them, Peeps!

jg says:

02:10pm | 15/02/12

MCactney played a Hofner. I have two. They set you back about $800.

He also used a left handed Yamaha in later times, ie, Check out the ‘Walrus’ film clip.

jg says:

02:14pm | 15/02/12

sorry, tyop.

McCartney…

jg says:

02:14pm | 15/02/12

sorry, typo.

McCartney…

jg says:

02:16pm | 15/02/12

Sorry, hard day at work.

He used a Rickenbacker in the Walrus clip. A Yamaha much later.

I need a beer….

Ando says:

02:37pm | 15/02/12

Ibast,
Your a tosser because u suggested the Beatles are are of no significance which is obviously rubbish.Whether you like them or not is irrelevant.
Questioning the value of a rare guitar doesn’t get u out of it.

ibast says:

03:46pm | 15/02/12

ando, so your absolute is more valuable than mine?  And I’m the tosser?

SimpleSimon says:

08:22am | 16/02/12

@ibast - the history of that guitar alone is worth $750,000. But regardless, the late 50’5/early 60’s Les Pauls were remarkably good instruments. Hand made from the finest of fine wood, heavy, chock full of tone and sustain. They revolutionised the guitar. It’s no surprise they’re still making them today. I have several guitars, and my Les Paul is by far my favourite.

That specific guitar though is a representation of the next 50 years of rock n roll - it lived through it, it saw it all, and it is still as beastly as ever. The fact that it’s “two bits of wood nailed together” (btw, if you’re playing a guitar with nails in it I’m not surprised you don’t have more respect for the instrument) is an obtuse statement, the same way as saying a Veyron is just some metal sheets with wheels bolted on.

Marilyn Shepherd says:

01:51pm | 15/02/12

Agree about John, never did like Paul, thought he was a smarmy pretty boy without much talent.

Mary had a little lamb proved it.

George Harrison was better than Paul and even Ringo was better.

The best songs came from John Lennon after the Beatles disbanded but to me if we are talking about pop music the Bee Gees shit on them all.

They have endured with great songs since Barry started writing them way back in 1959 when he was a kid and they just keep them coming.

Even as a 9 year old when the Beatles were invented I was a Lennon girl.

Froot Tingles says:

02:03pm | 15/02/12

I saw RW when he was out here a few years ago and he had four, count ‘em - four, guitarists to take Dave Gilmour’s place, each one being able to play a particular style Dave had. These guys were great guitarists in their own right but it’s telling that it took four of them to match the breadth and depth of Dave’s skills across his career.

Fantastic show then (he played DSOTM in its entirety in the second half of the show) and you’ll love The Wall. I couldn’t justify stumping up the ticket cost this time.

Wynston Cruso says:

02:03pm | 15/02/12

Who are you and what have you done with the real Marilyn?

I was born after the Beatles had their run, but to not know who they are is pretty retarded. A good way to judge whether or not to discuss music with a particular person is ask them which radio station they listen to. If it’s anything but ‘I don’t listen to the radio’, end convo.

Bruce says:

02:08pm | 15/02/12

J: Agree. David Gilmour is the major artist in Pink Floyd. If he were to come to Australia I would be there in a flash. Seriously, many teenagers I know, know exactly who the BEATLES are. Those that do not, have no real interest in popular music, just plastic, no talent wanna bees. The Beatles are the music act that all other music acts are measured by.

Scotty P says:

03:05pm | 15/02/12

Pink floyd was never the same after Roger Waters left and his solo albums sounded more like Pink Floyd than the band he left as he wrote and sang most of the good stuff.
Old Pink Floyd was also a way better band than the Beatles.

stephen says:

05:43pm | 15/02/12

Marilyn can you please keep
writing about culture
and give up on politics ?
I like it, and I don’t get a shudder.

sha says:

07:48pm | 15/02/12

@ wynstan cruso…bbc 2 via the internet.I love it.

PW says:

10:28pm | 15/02/12

ScottyP, Pink Floyd were never the same after they became The Roger Waters band, pretty much after Dark Side of the Moon. This is why, unless you are familiar with this band’s output pre-1972 or so, Waters solo material does sound similar because its the same writer/singer just with different session musos. It wasn’t Waters’ fault. He was the only one with an ideas left.

Paul McCartney: There is no risk that this bloke was a pop genius. Just so many wonderful hook-laden hits, dozens upon dozens of them.There have been others in his league as a pop craftsman at various times, but few to none with the same longevity. He’s hitting 70 now so of course he isn’t going to have a great deal of relevance to the snotty nosed kids of today, but I would have no doubt that the heroes of these kids would understand the importance of this bloke to music history unless they are completely tone deaf.

j says:

09:50am | 16/02/12

i always thought harrison’s songs were of much greater quality than the other guys, well thought out and well crafted .... i can’t say i’m a fan of the sugary pop fare that they produced early in their career but once they discovered drugs .... well, things got far more interesting.

Cynicised says:

01:49pm | 16/02/12

Pink Floyd were totally over-rated post Dark Side Of The Moon, agree, PW. The fuss made about The Wall is not warranted. It was largely a response to the video clip, not the music itself at the time which has left it with it’s overblown pop culture cred. Very boring and often misinterpreted song.

I prefer McCartney’s writing to Lennon’s but agree that Harrison was the best of them all and he is sadly often overlooked in favor of the others.

There is no doubting that throughout their career they were THE most influential band on pop music the world has eve seen. How much of that was a factor of their unique status and how much is due to artistry is debatable. Still love their music though, especially Rubber Soul, Revolver and The White Album.

Wubsmeister says:

01:56pm | 15/02/12

And you obviously DON’T know the number of an anger managment therapist. It’s a light-hearted article, dude. Have a coke and a smile and chill the f*ck out.

Chris Paine says:

02:09pm | 15/02/12

Hi champ! I actually prefer chief, but close enough. Thanks for your interest in my article. I agree, I’m a fraud, and I’m going back to journalism school. See you round campus!

Werner Klopek says:

02:10pm | 15/02/12

Faulty literary is referring to somebody as “champ”.

Manchester says:

08:38pm | 15/02/12

And what of Linda ? Not a good look Sirp Aul

SimonFromLakemba says:

01:50pm | 15/02/12

Saw that too Red. America can be a strange place.

Rose says:

03:03pm | 15/02/12

I was horrified that Chris Brown was allowed to perform at the Grammys. I’m sure that there are plenty of talented performers who don’t go around beating up on their partners who could have done with the exposure that event will have given them

Jason Todd says:

07:37pm | 15/02/12

Even better, did you catch the statement from one of the Grammy’s organisers claiming that they were the victims.

Yep. That’s right. The Grammy’s were the real victims. Chris Brown beats his girlfriend so bad, she winds up in the hospital, and the Grammy’s are the real victims.

I was a little bit disgusted.

Balarka says:

04:13pm | 15/02/12

The Wall is more than just a Pink Floyd Concert. It’s very different prodict from say “dark side of the moon”. There has never been a show like the Wall. It’s part theatre, part rock opera, part cinema. I saw it recently in Perth. RW is fantastic, but the concept of The Wall is something much much bigger. If you havent seen the show, dont diss it. I paid $300+ to watch it. I would happily pay that much to watch it again. If you are missing it because you think it’s not worth it, you are simply cheating yourself out of one of the greatest rock shows ever.

OMG says:

08:45pm | 15/02/12

Wait, there’s an award for that? Goddam, everyone gets a prize for anything these days. It’s PC gone mad. Probably Abbott’s fault. He never knows when to say “no”. And when he does, he usually means yes.

Ando says:

03:02pm | 15/02/12

I don’t think hes as angry as you think.

Anne71 says:

08:16am | 16/02/12

Wow. Seems to be far too many people taking this article seriously :/

RWL says:

04:36pm | 15/02/12

Mate, you don’t wanna know.

Hel says:

03:27pm | 15/02/12

It’s also funny to put a sock over their head. They walk backwards.
Apparently…
I didn’t do it.

sha says:

08:19pm | 15/02/12

Most interesting part of the article actually .Thankyou for the laugh.

Mike says:

03:06pm | 15/02/12

This happens every generation I believe.  How many people can name their grandparents performing arts idols.  The indignance at younger generations not appreciating ‘the real deal’ is also a generational thing.  Happened to us will happen to every generation to come.

David says:

04:41pm | 15/02/12

I know the names of a few performers from my grandparents era even though I would never listen to them:

Vera Lynne
James Last and his orchestra
Doris Day
Barry Crocker
Val Doonican
Dean Martin

Ginger Mick says:

05:25pm | 15/02/12

And why wouldn’t you listen to them, David?

Tixielix says:

08:44pm | 15/02/12

Rosemary Clooney
George’s auntie

David says:

08:30am | 16/02/12

@Ginger,

I wouldn’t listen to them coz I’m not into that kind of music. Duh.

Stone says:

03:45pm | 15/02/12

Agreed… ironic much!

Jeff A says:

10:22am | 16/02/12

Yep, he lost me with that comment too…

Mike M says:

05:57pm | 28/02/12

Hey, have you guys seen Matt and Boom?!

sha says:

08:22pm | 15/02/12

Sad.The rest of your music must have been Sh*t

Kath says:

02:34pm | 15/02/12

Apparently a girl my husband went to school with asked the question “Was Paul McCartney in a band before Wings?” during a class discussion on great musicians of history.

It was a serious question.

Sigh

Jade says:

02:41pm | 15/02/12

Your question is flawed iansand I am only 24 yet know who the Beatles are and actually have a quite a few of their songs on my iphone. I can’t possibly be an old fart :D

Comfortably Numb says:

03:07pm | 15/02/12

The answer to ‘Who?’ is, ‘No, that’s Roger Daltrey’s band.’
(Or Pete Townshend’s or Keith Moon’s or John Entwhisltes ... all are correct answers to that question).

PW says:

10:37pm | 15/02/12

“John shits all over Paul from a great height.”

There was a time I’d have agreed with this, but McCartney is responsible for some of the finest pop of the 60’s and 70’s. No one shits on him from anywhere. Both were extroardinarily talented and its remarkable that they turned up in the same act well before this was revealed.

I’ve always thought The Beatles were the consummate pop band but a fairly average rock band. To their credit, they didn’t attempt serious rock all that often.

Ohcomeon says:

08:11am | 16/02/12

Beatles invented guitar pop? Then rap and techno ruined everything? One does wonder why you have such strong opinions on music Fred, when its pretty clear you have next to no knowledge about it at all. If youre not someones curmudgeonly grandfather, you should be!

LostinPerth says:

03:39pm | 15/02/12

Gotta agree. CJ.

I would rather listen to the Stones, Dylan, Simon & “the fro”, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd or John Lenon’s solo stuff now rather then the Beatles. Their music was great at the time, now its become dated.

antman says:

07:18pm | 15/02/12

Hey LostinPerth, I listen to all of those frequently, plus the Who and Hendrix, among many others (as I’m sure you do). Whether you prefer the music of the Beatles or other bands is not the measure of the Beatles. They did far more to change and shape popular music (and I don’t mean just “pop” music), recording techniques, even tying together different forms of media and merchandising than any other band in the rock and post-rock era (well, maybe KISS and one or two others might have done more with merchandising but overall, the Beatles have a far greater legacy).

FWIW, generally, I prefer to listen to the Who and the Stones (mainly their ‘70s stuff, especially Exile, the Stones were pretty ordinary during the 60s, with the odd exceptional song, until Let it Bleed) but I still enjoy having a listen to the Beatles pretty regularly (Rubber Soul and later).

sha says:

08:28pm | 15/02/12

“She loves me yeah yeah yeah”.Hardly Mozart.

Mandy says:

03:12pm | 15/02/12

Isn’t it terrible that people all have different tastes, how dare they indeed!

Kid Handsome says:

03:30pm | 15/02/12

There’s a difference between people having different tastes and people having no taste. Listening to PBS or even Triple R in Melbourne would be a good start.

Chris Paine says:

04:25pm | 15/02/12

Hi KT, thanks for your interest in my arrogance. I’ve been working really hard on it, so I’m glad you noticed! I’m still waiting for my copy of the hipstermatic book to arrive by vinyl, so thanks for clue-ing me in. But you could have at least included a spoiler alert, jeez! Anyway, I’m not sure if hipsters existed when my parents introduced me to The Beatles in 1990, but I’m sure you’re right anyway.

antman says:

07:25pm | 15/02/12

He played bass (officially, he probably played the odd bit of guitar and drums on some albums).

You obviously don’t understand what the Beatles did to all aspects of popular music. The Beach Boys had Pet Sounds, which pushed some boundaries, but to say that they were better than the Beatles merely prompts the question “In what limited way?”. Because from all objective viewpoints, the Beatles were better in the totality of their acheivements (artistically and commercially) than anyone.

Jim Jammerus says:

03:58pm | 15/02/12

If Google was really your friend, it would refuse to show anything by this ‘Nicki Minaj’...Friends don’t let friends listen to Nicki Minaj.

The fact that you care enough to correct the article, is mindblowing.

Johannes says:

09:25am | 16/02/12

lol that was i said to my tv when i saw it….my tv had nothing to say on the matter

jaz says:

05:49pm | 15/02/12

oh man have you actually heard the Beatles,  Please Please go listen to ‘A day in the life ‘, ’ While My Guitar Gently Weeps’ ’ Helter Skelter ’ , tomorrow never knows ’ ,and ’ happiness is a warm gun ’ right now and then compare them to u2 or cold play .

antman says:

07:28pm | 15/02/12

WTF are you on? You need to consider them in the context of the other music that was being created around them. Definitely not boring, commercial or unthreatening (although less threatening than the Stones or the Who or a few others).

Steve says:

08:56pm | 15/02/12

Wow, JTE’s listened to a couple of Beatles ballads and wants to let the whole world know how ignorant he is. Full name next time. Be proud of it.

Disco Stu says:

04:05pm | 15/02/12

If you achieve the title of being pretty much THE music man, not just a music man I’ll let the blasphemy slide but until then, you’re joking!

Master says:

04:01pm | 15/02/12

So what does the use of an unoriginal internet meme make you?

Shane says:

08:59am | 16/02/12

You’re the retarded one, can’t even write in correct english.

LJ Dots says:

05:19pm | 15/02/12

@Claire. I’m with you there, I never really got into the Beatles but Ringo had by far the superior accent in the cartoon.

Chris says:

09:54am | 16/02/12

Shocked to the core, I was. The two bands are not similar at all. Pearl Jam are a more, much more technical band. They are more hard rock and less grunge than Nirvana. I actually find it difficult to categorise Pearl Jam as grunge.

dak says:

08:46am | 17/02/12

Dude, if they’re not similar, then why were you comparing them?  More than comparing - you flat out said PJ are an inferior version.

They’re “more technical” because they are better musically, and have a lyricist who doesn’t care about shock value and trying so hard to be different and out there.  I loved Nirvana 20 years ago, but I can’t see how they could have lasted the way PJ have (if Kurt had still been around for the last 18 years).

Out of interest, what do you think of PJ’s versions of Beatles songs?  (I’m not saying I prefer them).

sunny says:

05:43pm | 15/02/12

The Stones were brilliant musicians too and by-and-large were brilliant song writers. Monotonous melody was their modus operandi - sometimes this worked (e.g my fav track Bitch) and sometimes it didn’t - but they were attention seekers more than anything. With The Beatles all their creative energy went into the song writing/playing and any posturing/self promotion was secondary. But as you allude to it’s horses for courses and I respect the Stones just (or maybe almost) as much as The Beatles.

iansand says:

06:22pm | 15/02/12

Stones do great blues based rock.  Always have - always will.  But that is all they do.

The Beatles took a poppy guitar rock format and took it much further.

The Stones are the old farts in smoking jackets drinking brandy in front of a fire, harrumphing and saying things were better in their day.  The Beatles are the blokes on an iPad working out what else it can do.

jhamiltonwa says:

07:55pm | 15/02/12

Pedantic Nerd Alert:

They still own the performers rights to the music, and the composers rights. What Michael Jackson bought was the publishing rights that were originally with the record company. Or something like that.

Steve Putnam says:

11:51am | 16/02/12

They didn’t. Jackson outbid McCartney for “Northern Songs” and then couldn’t come up with the cash so it was broken up into lots and sold off to the highest bidders worldwide never to be re-united so it seems.
This caused the rift between the two that wasn’t healed at the time of Jackson’s death.

Steve Putnam says:

02:43pm | 16/02/12

So you prefer Wings to The Beatles? Makes about as much sense as the rest of your post.

stephen says:

08:53pm | 16/02/12

Well I’ve made some points.
What’s yours’ ?

Steve says:

08:48pm | 15/02/12

The Clash gave one of the best concerts I ever saw (Cloudland Ballroom, Brissie). They kicked off with London Calling and didn’t let up. A great great evening. I still listen to them but they’ve only a double handful of truly great songs that stand the test of time. The Beatles are way in front.

Gerard says:

06:10pm | 16/02/12

Sorry Steve, Trev is 100% correct. There’s only ever been one band that mattered, and it wasn’t the Beatles.

Anne71 says:

12:22pm | 16/02/12

@S - I’d still rate “If I Fell” as my favourite, simply because of the beautiful harmonies. But “A Day in the Life” and “Across the Universe” would tie for second, with “Because” a close third.

C'mon says:

08:37am | 16/02/12

Until a band comes out that is good as them and makes such a massive impact - your point is invalid. They’re the band STILL influencing people. These classic bands, The Clash, KISS, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Hendrix, The Doors - THESE are the bands who are still cited as influences for bands these days.

I’m 28 and embarrassed over the lack of musical knowledge of teens.

Paul says:

06:33am | 16/02/12

There’ll never be another.

Thank god.

marley says:

12:16pm | 16/02/12

Some of the 30s stuff - the blues music in particular but also some of the Swing - is really worth listening to.  Bing Crosby, not so much.

Chris Paine says:

09:11am | 16/02/12

Hey Joe! Thanks for your comment. I don’t have anything constructive to add, so I’ll just say this: Your face was really annoying to read.

That’s all I got.

Jon says:

11:06am | 16/02/12

I couldn’t agree more.  Well said.

Anne71 says:

12:35pm | 16/02/12

+ 1, Hoochie Coochie Man. I’ve never thought that loving The Beatles means I can’t also love The Rolling Stones, and I do.  Anyone who thinks that being a fan of one means you have to hate the other is missing out on some brilliant music.

Steve Putnam says:

03:30pm | 16/02/12

As a long term listener to ABC Classic FM, I can assure you orchestrations of Beatle songs are regularly played on this station. “MacKartney (sic)....a minor blip in history”....The Beatles, according to Wikipedia, have sales in access of one billion so what is the reasoning behind your ridiculous assertion?