Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
Did you miss your activation email


News: - Make sure you know the Forum Rules and Guidelines

Also check out these related sites:

Author Topic: Love Me Do  (Read 8663 times)

Offlinetwm

  • Romeo
  • *****
  • Posts: 1089
  • Registered: August 2011
Re: Love Me Do
« Reply #15 on: October 07, 2012, 11:48:01 AM »
No, never.

Offlinevgonis

  • Juliet
  • ******
  • They waited for an hour and then nothing happened
  • Posts: 2581
  • Location: athens, greece
  • Registered: January 2010
    • greece in dire straits, life in greece
Re: Love Me Do
« Reply #16 on: October 07, 2012, 06:51:44 PM »
I doubt The Beatles themselves, in 1961, would have predicted that they'd become as big as they did.

Incidentally, I think "Love Me Do" was written several years before it was recorded and released but I would have to dig out some of my books to confirm this.

JF do you know? It is my understanding that there are two versions, one with Ringo (not the one issued) and the one we know with a session drummer. And I also thought that most songs were written during that period.
Come on, it is not funny anymore.

Offlinesuperval99

  • Erwin Knopfler
  • **********
  • Posts: 7608
  • Location: UK
  • Registered: August 2008
Re: Love Me Do
« Reply #17 on: October 07, 2012, 07:20:25 PM »
Could that have been Pete Best perhaps? 
Goin' into Tow Law....

OfflineJF

  • Rüdiger
  • *******
  • Site : Textes, Blog & Rock'N'Roll
  • Posts: 3752
  • Location: France
  • Registered: August 2011
    • Blog about music
Re: Love Me Do
« Reply #18 on: October 07, 2012, 08:36:52 PM »
yes right, the love me do single release feature Pete Best on drums.
Ringo joined few weeks later, and indeed they re-recorded the song, but I don't remember if this new version is on a album or not

in fact, I love the beatles from rubber soul onwards, but the first period is a little bit to weak for me.

my fav album is the white album, then abbey road, and then sgt pepper.

Offlinedustyvalentino

  • Not Quite The Movie Star
  • Founder
  • THE Sultan of Swing
  • *********
  • Posts: 7173
  • Location: Donkeytown
  • Registered: August 2008
Re: Love Me Do
« Reply #19 on: October 07, 2012, 09:12:44 PM »


"Love Me Do" may have been a simple, almost pre-teen, song but it really did presage huge changes in Britain.
   

For the better?

I won't elaborate any further but I get quite angry when I see everyone in the media being pro Beatles and "oh weren't they great" etc when phrases like drug abuse, domestic violence and terrorist organisation are never very far away from them.  I make no apologies for my total dislike of this band.

Lol

Val, I am in awe of you for being present at those Cavern gigs. :)

It wasn't Pete Best on the Love Me Do single, it was a session drummer whose name escapes me at the moment.
"You can't polish a doo-doo" - Mark Knopfler

Offlinesuperval99

  • Erwin Knopfler
  • **********
  • Posts: 7608
  • Location: UK
  • Registered: August 2008
Re: Love Me Do
« Reply #20 on: October 07, 2012, 09:19:52 PM »
I was very fortunate, dusty, because I worked just around the corner from Mathew Street and my friends and I would take our sandwiches there and listen to whatever the band of the day was and very often it was The Beatles.  It's just a pity I didn't appreciate them more at the time!   ;)    My brother used to go home from the gig with Paul, because he lived on the same bus route!   ;D
Goin' into Tow Law....

Offlinevgonis

  • Juliet
  • ******
  • They waited for an hour and then nothing happened
  • Posts: 2581
  • Location: athens, greece
  • Registered: January 2010
    • greece in dire straits, life in greece
Re: Love Me Do
« Reply #21 on: October 07, 2012, 10:34:21 PM »
Pete Best was out before the recordings. Even though it is said that George Martin asked for it, because he  thought his playing was bad, it must at least have been a joined decision with the rest of the band and Brian Epstein. Something else was going on, still unclear to this day. As a proof to this, George Martin had brought a session drummer for the first recording session of the group, Andy White, just in case. He never thought of Ringo as a good drummer, and he has stated so even after the success. During the first 17 takes of Love  me do, Ringo was nervous both with the recording (it was his first one) and with the fact that there was an other drummer waiting behind the scenes. He obviously thought of the Pete Best situation and was troubled. When they went out for a break and returned to record the B-side, P.S. I love you, he found Andy White behind the drums, and he was given a set of Maracas!!! Then when they got it right, Martin asked them to play again Love me do, and Ringo was given a tambourine (or something).  But it turns out that the single version has the Ringo drums on Love me do, while the Please Please me album  version of the song has Andy White's drumming!
By the way, the song was written sometime between May and July 1962, after they got the phone call from Martin that they will record them.

Come on, it is not funny anymore.

OfflineJF

  • Rüdiger
  • *******
  • Site : Textes, Blog & Rock'N'Roll
  • Posts: 3752
  • Location: France
  • Registered: August 2011
    • Blog about music
Re: Love Me Do
« Reply #22 on: October 08, 2012, 12:59:06 PM »
Ah sorry for false info
It seems you know much more than me on this topic  :)
As I said, I am more in their 2nd part of their career than the 1st one

Offlinevgonis

  • Juliet
  • ******
  • They waited for an hour and then nothing happened
  • Posts: 2581
  • Location: athens, greece
  • Registered: January 2010
    • greece in dire straits, life in greece
Re: Love Me Do
« Reply #23 on: October 08, 2012, 01:20:17 PM »
I don't know them by heart, knew that something was going on, but couldn't put my finger on it. Had to go back to the book I have read some years ago to get the facts straight. (The Beatles by Hunter Davies) ;)  I, too,  love their work from Revolver onwards. And yes their greatest achievement was the white album, minus number 9. I also like Abbey road and Let it be, (no Sgt Pepper for me-even if one of their greatest songs is in it-A day in the life. Have they included the double A side Strawberries/Penny Lane, it would be in the list) That is why I love Magical mystery tour and Hey Jude, even though they are considered compilations.
Come on, it is not funny anymore.

Offlinesuperval99

  • Erwin Knopfler
  • **********
  • Posts: 7608
  • Location: UK
  • Registered: August 2008
Re: Love Me Do
« Reply #24 on: October 08, 2012, 01:54:55 PM »
Mentioning Penny Lane brings back a lot of memories for me, because I was married in 1967 and I had my dress made by a seamstress who had a shop there.    One day when I went for a fitting,  the song, Penny Lane, was playing on the radio in the shop!   Now when I hear the song it always reminds me of that particular day and the wonderful summer of 1967!    ;)
Goin' into Tow Law....

OfflineJF

  • Rüdiger
  • *******
  • Site : Textes, Blog & Rock'N'Roll
  • Posts: 3752
  • Location: France
  • Registered: August 2011
    • Blog about music
Re: Love Me Do
« Reply #25 on: October 08, 2012, 05:21:37 PM »
I don't know them by heart, knew that something was going on, but couldn't put my finger on it. Had to go back to the book I have read some years ago to get the facts straight. (The Beatles by Hunter Davies) ;)  I, too,  love their work from Revolver onwards. And yes their greatest achievement was the white album, minus number 9. I also like Abbey road and Let it be, (no Sgt Pepper for me-even if one of their greatest songs is in it-A day in the life. Have they included the double A side Strawberries/Penny Lane, it would be in the list) That is why I love Magical mystery tour and Hey Jude, even though they are considered compilations.
Don't know hey Jude compilation
MMT is not a comp, it's a mini album (double EP) but

Mona Dee

  • Guest
Re: Love Me Do
« Reply #26 on: October 08, 2012, 07:24:24 PM »
I was very fortunate, dusty, because I worked just around the corner from Mathew Street and my friends and I would take our sandwiches there and listen to whatever the band of the day was and very often it was The Beatles.  It's just a pity I didn't appreciate them more at the time!   ;)    My brother used to go home from the gig with Paul, because he lived on the same bus route!   ;D

Hi Val,
I`m reading and am mightely impressed by your story...you`ve seen the Beatles there, WOW !!! And what a nice memory of the Penny Lane ! :)

Offlinesuperval99

  • Erwin Knopfler
  • **********
  • Posts: 7608
  • Location: UK
  • Registered: August 2008
Re: Love Me Do
« Reply #27 on: October 08, 2012, 07:39:05 PM »
Thanks Mona - it was a nice time!   Penny Lane (the song) still has a kind of aura about it that brings everything back to me! 
Goin' into Tow Law....

Offlinevgonis

  • Juliet
  • ******
  • They waited for an hour and then nothing happened
  • Posts: 2581
  • Location: athens, greece
  • Registered: January 2010
    • greece in dire straits, life in greece
Re: Love Me Do
« Reply #28 on: October 08, 2012, 08:12:38 PM »
Penny Lane is sort of a glimpse to a more innocent time, childhood memories, that time can only fog a bit. Such an important moment in your life, sealed together with such a song. Thank you for sharing it Val!
JF, we had this talk about MMT before. ;) But I wasn't around at the time of release and only know the LP versio, which is the only version available today.
Hey Jude is certainly a compilation then!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hey_Jude_%28album%29
Come on, it is not funny anymore.

OfflineJF

  • Rüdiger
  • *******
  • Site : Textes, Blog & Rock'N'Roll
  • Posts: 3752
  • Location: France
  • Registered: August 2011
    • Blog about music
Re: Love Me Do
« Reply #29 on: October 08, 2012, 09:42:33 PM »
Penny Lane is sort of a glimpse to a more innocent time, childhood memories, that time can only fog a bit. Such an important moment in your life, sealed together with such a song. Thank you for sharing it Val!
JF, we had this talk about MMT before. ;) But I wasn't around at the time of release and only know the LP versio, which is the only version available today.
Hey Jude is certainly a compilation then!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hey_Jude_%28album%29

ah yes, didn't know it, I only knew pas masters 1 & 2 which have all non albums singles I believe

BTW I forgot to add past masters 2 in my fav Beatles albums (revolution !), but in fact it is not an "album" ;)

 

© 2024 amarkintime.org
This is an unofficial website dedicated to Mark Knopfler developed and maintained by fans.
Top banner design by Dutchessy.
This theme is based on the SMF theme Carbonate by Bloc.
SMF 2.0.15 | SMF © 2017, Simple Machines
Simple Audio Video Embedder
Simple Audio Video Embedder
Page created in 0.065 seconds with 40 queries.