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Thread #66149 Message #1097613
Posted By: Kaleea
21-Jan-04 - 01:36 AM
Thread Name: The Beatles--40 years!!
Subject: RE: Folklore: The Beatles--40 years!!
Hey, don't be such a foo-foo about the keys of Ab, Bb & Eb! The reason most hymnals have songs in those keys is because those keys are good vocally for most voices. My geezerly arthritic carpal tunnel hands & fingers cramp up somethin' fierce, but I still play the old songs in those keys! I used to sit on the floor in front of the old Hi-Fi & sing along with all the Beatles' records. When I got the Sgt. Pepper album, I cut out the little moustache etc., & my brothers made fun of me, a girl, having all that silly stuff on--till they started wanting to wear the moustache. I did my Auntly best to teach all of my nieces & nephews the words & harmony parts to all the Beatles songs. Not long ago, my oldest nephew & I were discussing the fact that our fav Beatles songs are the melancholy/sad ones--& we wondered why. I always preferred the older songs. My mother liked the Beatles songs then & still does. She said that one of the things that got her through the death of my younger brother 20some yrs back was "Here Comes The Sun" side of Abbey Road. Oh yeah--I loved the Beatles cartoon show!