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   super70s to Geoff   
   Re: Dylan's Mishearing of "I Want To Hol   
   18 Feb 25 21:05:38   
   
   From: super70s@super70s.invalid   
      
   On 2025-02-19 01:34:15 +0000, Geoff said:   
      
   > On 19/02/2025 2:29 pm, Geoff wrote:   
   >> On 19/02/2025 1:52 pm, super70s wrote:   
   >>> On 2025-02-18 23:34:14 +0000, Norbert said:   
   >>>   
   >>>> Same here.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I need to correct myself on something.  I wrote, sincerely but mistaken,   
   >>>> that Albert Goldman attributed the change in the Beatles' songwriting   
   >>>> style to their marijuana use.  No; Goldman actually wrote that Peter   
   >>>> Brown ascribed the guys' stylistic changes to pot.  Goldman, in fact,   
   >>>> devoted several eloquent paragraphs to his own argument that the change   
   >>>> in style was due to McCartney's copping of black musical styles.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> And he was right.  McCartney has owned up to this -- to, e.g., his   
   >>>> efforts to play bass like "the Motown Guy," James Jamerson.   
   >>>   
   >>> Did you catch him doing Golden Slumbers/The End on the SNL special?   
   >>>   
   >>> Poor guy can't seem to hit those high notes anymore but hell he's 82.   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> General strength and 'weight' behind the voice not the same. Understandably   
   ...   
   >>   
   >   Time to repost this video maybe ;- )   
   >   
   > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxds-5YSWw8&list=PLAD0A805F5392754C&index=17   
      
   Awesome musician. I particularly liked the shot when he cloned himself 8 times.   
      
   --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05   
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