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THE BEATLES - ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN (in colour) NOTE: The video here is taken from the 1964 ‘Around The Beatles’ TV special. I've upscaled and colourised the orig...inal black and white film. This week in 1964, THE BEATLES had 10 records in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart (March 1964) ----------------------------------------- Hello, and a warm welcome to COLOURING THE PAST. Running the page is a one-man operation. I write and research the articles, and edit the videos which involves several hours of work - upscaling, colourising and tweaking in various software. If you could see fit to make a small donation then it would help me to keep the page running. Thank you and best wishes, Paul Just visit one of the links to donate (all secure connections): PAYPAL: https://www.paypal.me/decade7787 JUSTGIVING: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/ctp ----------------------------------------- They hold the top 4 spots as well as six other spots in the Hot 100. She Loves You: #1 I Want To Hold Your Hand: # 2 Twist And Shout: #3 Please Please Me: #4 Roll Over Beethoven: #7 I Saw Her Standing There: #26 Can't Buy Me Love: #27 From Me To You: #50 All My Loving: #71 Do You Want To Know A Secret: #78 The video here is ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN, their cover of the 1956 hit single written by Chuck Berry, originally released on Chess Records. Berry started writing this song to rib his younger sister, Lucy, who played classical music on the family piano. Chuck was telling her to yield the instrument so he could play rock and roll. The song ended up taking a different turn, but that's where the title came from. Referring to the rock 'n' roll craze that was taking over America, Berry implied Beethoven and Tchikovsky were classical composers who were being bumped aside by rock. At the time, many critics dismissed rock music as a passing fad. Berry was careful to write lyrics that told a coherent story, which in this case follows a young many as he pursues his favourite music. Berry also took care to deliver his lyrics clearly so a wider audience could understand them. This helped him avoid the fate of many Little Richard songs: more popular, but sanitized covers by Pat Boone. The line, "Early in the mornin' I'm a givin' you a warnin'" is a tribute to Louis Jordan's 1947 track "Early In The Mornin'." The Beatles released a version of this song in 1963, which they played at most of their early live shows. The song was recorded on July 30, 1963, for their second British LP, With the Beatles, and featured George Harrison on vocals and guitar.

Favorite scene from Queen’s Gambit had this soundtrack! This is a truly disturbing video!

BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD - FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH On this date in 1967, BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH.... This would be their first and only Top Ten single in the U.S. NOTE: I've sharpened and improved the colour saturation of this 'Somothers Brothers Comedy Hour' clip. Buffalo Springfield's time was short -- they formed in 1966 and split in 1968 -- but their legacy was vast. Some of their legend was cultivated in the ensuing decades, after founding members Richie Furay, Stephen Stills, and Neil Young went on to fame either on their own or with such groups as Poco and Manassas, but much of it rested upon FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH a protest song written and sung by Stills, that not only became their Top Ten breakthrough in 1967 but their enduring anthem, eventually serving as shorthand for all the political turmoil of the 1960s. So popular was "For What It's Worth," it threatened to obscure how instrumental Buffalo Springfield's original run of three albums were in reshaping the sound of rock & roll in the late '60s. Nominally a folk-rock band, Buffalo Springfield also showed a facility with country-rock, psychedelia, soul, and hard rock, all the while embracing the possibilities of the recording studios of Los Angeles. Buffalo Springfield Again, their 1967 masterwork, in particular showcased the group's expansive reach, and if that musicality didn't result in hits -- they never again cracked the Top 40 after "For What It's Worth" -- it certainly laid the groundwork for many aspects of the album rock of the 1970s. ----------------------------------------- Hello, and a warm welcome to COLOURING THE PAST. Running the page is a one-man operation. I write and research the articles, and edit the videos which involves several hours of work - upscaling, colourising and tweaking in various software. If you could see fit to make a small donation then it would help me to keep the page running. Thank you and best wishes, Paul Just visit one of the links to donate (all secure connections): PAYPAL: https://www.paypal.me/decade7787 JUSTGIVING: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/ctp -----------------------------------------

Here’s an amazing clip of Aretha Franklin, just 22 at the time, singing Won’t Be Long on ‘The Steve Allen Show’ in 1964.