The Beatles

Schubertmaniac - Interestingly enough, anecdotal evidence doesn't do much for any of us. I live in the Metro Detroit area and our classic rock and oldies stations play quite a bit of Beatles music, "come Together" and "Let It Be" seeming to be two of their corporate headquarter's favorite. As we all know, 99% of FM stations are owned and programed by corporations who only want to make some money from them. And, this is interesting: our local "jazz" station plays NO Miles, Mingus, Monk, or Coltrane let alone anything from Chet Baker, Charlie Parker, or even Duke Ellington. We do get lots of Earl Klugh, Grover Washington, and Anita Baker, none of whom show any influence of any of the truly greats listed above. Oh yeah, and my 19 yr old nephew (who I see once a year) absolutely loves the Beatles and has told me he "intensely studied" them for his music. His band (alt rock) has won two battle of the bands in the last 18 months and is booked almost every weekend. And for his high school graduation a year ago, three people, including me, bought him Miles Davis' Bitches Brew box set! David recently told me he likes Santana's last album but that "His first six albums are his Canon." Anyway, I personally think kids today are, in many respects, a pretty shallow bunch of people. I know I was when i was 14. Aw, what the Hell...Miles, Coltrane, Hendrix, and The Beatles absolutely rule!!

Yea! please stay away Shubertmaniac. My 15 year old daughter loves the beatles, and the Backstreet boys. Or any band that sings love songs "to her" That's there apeal, love songs. It's not original, they just carried it to the next generation, and better than any band prior or sence. It may be hard for you , in your universe to understand, but it's that simple. Wish I understood earlier that was all you needed.

version of WMGGW.

Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play
Dear Prudence, greet the brand new day
The sun is up, the sky is blue
It's beautiful and so are you
Dear Prudence won't you come out and play

Dear Prudence open up your eyes
Dear Prudence see the sunny skies
The wind is low the birds will sing
that you are part of everything
Dear Prudence won't you open up your eyes?

Look around round
Look around round round
Look around

Dear Prudence let me see you smile
Dear Prudence like a little child
The clouds will be a daisy chain
So let me see you smile again
Dear Prudence won't you let me see you smile?

Trivia question-does anybody know who Prudence is?
I do.