Post by edehl on Jul 3, 2008 0:00:46 GMT -5
www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/07/01/lennon-mccartney-interview.html
From: CBCnews.ca
A long-lost interview with the Beatles featuring John Lennon and Paul McCartney has been aired by BBC Radio.
BBC Radio 4 aired the 9½ -minute tape Tuesday of the two musicians talking about the day they met and their songwriting techniques.
The footage, which sat forgotten for 44 years in a garage in south London, was recorded at the Scottish Television studios in April 1964, in the early days when the Fab Four's popularity was soaring.
The pair's famous songs include Yesterday, When I'm 64, I Saw Her Standing There, She Loves You, I Want To Hold Your Hand, Do You Want To Know a Secret, Eight Days A Week and With a Little Help From My Friends.
Film fan Richard Jeffs sat on the footage and recently realized the immense value of the archive that was kept at his home in south London.
Jeffs had 36 unmarked film cans in his garage and recently decided to go through them. He managed to decipher the faded label on one of the cans and realized the treasure that had been lying in wait for so many years.
Experts were surprised to find the audio portion still usable for radio broadcast.
In the interview, McCartney reveals a little of the magic that went into their songwriting.
"Sometimes we write them on old pianos or anything that's lying around, guitars and things. Normally we sit down and try and bash one out," he said.
"There's no formula. He [Lennon] can come up with one completely finished, but we still say we both wrote it though."
Lennon, who died in 1980, and McCartney are credited with having one of the most productive and lucrative songwriting partnerships ever.
Lennon met McCartney at a church event in Liverpool in July 1956 where Lennon was performing with his group, The Quarrymen. Lennon invited him to join the band.
A year later, they were writing songs together.
During their time with the Beatles — which included the late George Harrison and drummer Ringo Starr — the pair racked up 40 No. 1 hit singles.
The band has sold more than one billion records worldwide.
From: CBCnews.ca
A long-lost interview with the Beatles featuring John Lennon and Paul McCartney has been aired by BBC Radio.
BBC Radio 4 aired the 9½ -minute tape Tuesday of the two musicians talking about the day they met and their songwriting techniques.
The footage, which sat forgotten for 44 years in a garage in south London, was recorded at the Scottish Television studios in April 1964, in the early days when the Fab Four's popularity was soaring.
The pair's famous songs include Yesterday, When I'm 64, I Saw Her Standing There, She Loves You, I Want To Hold Your Hand, Do You Want To Know a Secret, Eight Days A Week and With a Little Help From My Friends.
Film fan Richard Jeffs sat on the footage and recently realized the immense value of the archive that was kept at his home in south London.
Jeffs had 36 unmarked film cans in his garage and recently decided to go through them. He managed to decipher the faded label on one of the cans and realized the treasure that had been lying in wait for so many years.
Experts were surprised to find the audio portion still usable for radio broadcast.
In the interview, McCartney reveals a little of the magic that went into their songwriting.
"Sometimes we write them on old pianos or anything that's lying around, guitars and things. Normally we sit down and try and bash one out," he said.
"There's no formula. He [Lennon] can come up with one completely finished, but we still say we both wrote it though."
Lennon, who died in 1980, and McCartney are credited with having one of the most productive and lucrative songwriting partnerships ever.
Lennon met McCartney at a church event in Liverpool in July 1956 where Lennon was performing with his group, The Quarrymen. Lennon invited him to join the band.
A year later, they were writing songs together.
During their time with the Beatles — which included the late George Harrison and drummer Ringo Starr — the pair racked up 40 No. 1 hit singles.
The band has sold more than one billion records worldwide.
