Origins: Turn, Turn, Turn (Pete Seeger)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Song Turn, Turn, Turn by Beatles
From: GUEST,Billy Boy
Date: 25 Jun 02 - 01:10 PM

And you expect me to just take your word for that, Amos?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Song Turn, Turn, Turn by Beatles
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 25 Jun 02 - 01:16 PM

Good point, BB. But I think we can trust Murray on this one.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Song Turn, Turn, Turn by Beatles
From: RolyH
Date: 25 Jun 02 - 05:14 PM

I'm sure the Beatles did "Mr Tambourine Man" (or was that The Beagles ,not sure:))

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Song Turn, Turn, Turn by Beatles
From: GUEST
Date: 25 Jun 02 - 05:34 PM

I thought that Mr Tambourine Man was a poem by Dylan Thomas.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Song Turn, Turn, Turn by Beatles
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 26 Jun 02 - 06:49 PM

Oo-er, I'm just off back to Sunday School: I used to know every book of the Bible, in order, when I was 14 or so!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Song Turn, Turn, Turn by Beatles
From: brid widder
Date: 27 Jun 02 - 11:58 AM

I think John Lennon wrote Mr Tamborine man about George Harrison who had a brief dalliance with the Salvation Army... before discovering Krishna the wonders of the Sitar..... but I might be mistaken

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Song Turn, Turn, Turn by Beatles
From: GUEST,JohnnieBGoode
Date: 27 Jun 02 - 01:01 PM

It is quite possible the original poster heard a BBC radio recording of the beatles doing turn,turn, turn...or some other bootleg. Would love to hear it.

Maybe someone had a cassette recorder in India...BTW, do you think the Beatles knew about the existence of C Manson while they wrote the white album?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Song Turn, Turn, Turn by Beatles
From: beadie
Date: 27 Jun 02 - 02:22 PM

It never fails to amaze me how the facts seem to sail right on by when some of the younger "experts" in music of an earlier age set about to show their stuff.

A little bit ago, I encountered one of those "quizzes" that tests your knowledge of this or that topic. The questions for this exam all centered around "Lennon - McCartney lyrics." The irritating question asked, "In the song ' 'Til there was you,' what was on the hill?" Of course, the answer is "bells" were on the hill, but the real issue is that the song was from The Music Man, written for the Broadway stage by Meredith Willson in the early 1950's, when the boys likely hadn't even bought their first guitars yet.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Song Turn, Turn, Turn by Beatles
From: GUEST,Joseph Simmons
Date: 27 Jun 02 - 04:11 PM

Actually, it's the Byrds, not the Beatles who wrote that song. What a ridiculous debate. Anyone who claims to be a Beatles fan should know this. Duh!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Song Turn, Turn, Turn by Beatles
From: GUEST
Date: 27 Jun 02 - 04:15 PM

The Byrds certainly didn't write it, Joseph

What a ridiculous comment. Duh!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Song Turn, Turn, Turn by Beatles
From: GUEST,JohnnieBGoode
Date: 28 Jun 02 - 12:11 AM

I'm going to check the new beatles thread and assume some of this may be continued there....

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Song Turn, Turn, Turn by Beatles
From: GUEST,JohnnieBGoode
Date: 28 Jun 02 - 12:13 AM

Actually, it's a june 2 thread that starts with "what was your favorite beatles song". Still worth looking into i think

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Song Turn, Turn, Turn by Beatles
From: Greyeyes
Date: 28 Jun 02 - 02:40 PM

But getting back to the point, has anyone thought to e-mail the lyrics of "Turn, Turn, Turn" by the Bangles to the original poster? They've been waiting 2 years.