Category Archives: Music

NOT The Beatles

Fenster writes: Less a copy than “inspired by”.

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Juxtaposin’: Are Teenage Dreams So Hard to Beat?

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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Pop Culture Stat o’ the Day

Glynn Marshes writes: As of this minute, Miley Cyrus official (Vevo) Youtube video for her song “Wrecking Ball:” 1,977,185 “likes” — but — 965,637 “dislikes” Awful lot of hatin’ for a song that charted as well as that one did.

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How Much Longer Can This Go On???

epiminondas writes: Fifty years after the Beatles made their appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, they continue to make the kind of money that would make a banker blush.  This is incredible.

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NOT The Beatles

Fenster writes: A Walrus appropriation.  With a little Penny Lane thrown in.

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Mina Mazzini

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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“Eugene Onegin”, Five Ways

Eddie Pensier writes: Alexander Pushkin’s 1833 novel-poem is one one the acknowledged masterpieces of Russian literature. Its moodiness, beauty, and sheer Russianness, as well as its themes of irrepressible young love and opportunities missed, have made it popular for adaptations … Continue reading

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Quote Du Jour

Eddie Pensier writes: “First, any sound worth making must be a beautiful one.” –Italian conductor Claudio Abbado (1933-2014)

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NOT The Beatles

Fenster writes: A passable McCartney.  The Nines–“Better”.

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Four Jazz Singers

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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