Today In Music History - March 20

[jpkansas]

1969: After days of looking for a suitable and legal place, John Lennon finally gets to marry Yoko Ono at the Rock of Gibraltar in Spain, a piece of land still owned by the English and described by Lennon as being necessarily "quiet, friendly, and British." Later, in the Beatles song "The Ballad Of John And Yoko," he describes the site as "Gibraltar, near Spain," unintentionally setting off an international furor, as England and Spain were currently at odds over ownership of the area.

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[H2IZCOOL]

Didn't know that the "Gibraltar near Spain" line would set off a ruckus. I guess things haven't changed since 1588, have they?


1961: Elvis begins filming his ninth movie, Blue Hawaii, on location.

One of my biggest movie/music downers was takin my girlfriend at the time to see this movie, and Elvis winds up singing "Can't Help Falling In Love" to his girl friend's grandmother. Ruined the movie for me at the time. Of course now, thinking back, grandma was kinda cute.