#John distracted by Paul

[waveofahand]

"If I Fell"; Fixing a Tie; Blowing the Lyrics

I don't think I ever realized that Paul was straightening John's tie as they were beginning to sing "If I Fell," which just makes me love it even more. But a couple of things to appreciate: 1) George looks like he's just WAITING for a screw up because John and Paul are clearly distracted. 2) George smiles as the moment he was waiting for happens, and John and Paul go tentative on the second verse, where it sounds like John is going to sing "give my heart" once more and Paul is sort-maybe-going-to-land-on "giii-trust in you." 3) Harrison's smile is PRICELESS

[sgtpeppers]

Get Back (2021): Day Two - Friday 3rd January, 1969 “Everybody had a hard year. Well, I'm not sure actually. Put brackets 'good' year.”

[javelinbk]

The Beatles in Help! (1965)

[good-to-drive]

Paul’s reflection was like a film strip cast onto empty, black air, and he watched it, spellbound, wondering who exactly had created that shimmering image.

An encounter with John in front of a mirror brings up strange feelings for Paul about image, reflections, and the parts that usually go unreflected.

[franklyimissparis]

happy international women’s day to every woman who had to put up with the beatles on a daily basis alsjdkshdk. also to the original teenage fangirls of the 60s who brought the band to prominence yet were cut out of the music journalism/beatles historian sphere. and to the modern day women (especially queer women) fans of the beatles who continue to work at dismantling the narratives that cishet white male authors have been writing about since the 70s. you all are the best <33

[revrads]

*Hamish Linklater's voice* This episode of Bluey is called "Midnight Mass"

Featuring; Paul as a Dobermann and Hassan as a German Shepherd!

[girlwiththenegantattoo]

[backyardflames]

If anyone is enjoying the Carter and John-Paul thing, pop on over to Hollyoaks insta and vote in their story!

[got-ticket-to-ride]

1 and 20 for the asks! - muzak

Thank you so much for this ask @muzaktomyears <3

1. When did you start listening to The Beatles? For as long as I can remember because my mother used to play their songs (older hits). She had a tape which I then took by the time I was 13. It was a trip to then discover their stuff from 1966-1969 as an adult.

20. What’s your most controversial Beatles opinion? I answered this one before but I have many. It's always hard to voice these things out, hope nobody will find this one too bad... maybe me finding the Bed-Ins for Peace hypocritical. We are talking about war and poverty/hunger. And they stayed in 5 star hotels to promote the fight against it… marketing money than actually spending the money to give to people who need it. (I can understand the benefit concerts or gala though, but protest from your bed...)

Here is the link to the ask game :D

[myplasticadversary]

Was thinking about the girl Paul/boy John concept again with her being mostly gay and withholding sex to have control and him getting insecure and impatient, and I realize I've basically wound up recreating the plot to Norwegian Wood

[tavolgisvist]

Woke up with a lot of Paul's moons dancing to 'Distractions' in my head. My work can't help: they swim, spin and sway before my eyes and Paul's voice deadens the noise from outside.

Paul's moons, John's laugh and Yoko's words: I said, 'You're a good songwriter, it's not June with Spoon that you write.' So, I give up.

I’ll Be on My Way, 1959 (wirtten by Paul but on the BBC's record we hear John's lead vocal and Paul's harmony). Later John and Paul dismissed this song and kidding on it.

'That’s Paul, through and through. Doesn’t it sound like him? Tra la la la la [laughs]. Yeah, that’s Paul on the voids of driving through the country.' (John Lennon, 1980, All We Are Saying, David Sheff) and 'It’s a little bit too June-moon for me, but these were very early songs and they worked out quite well.' (Paul McCartney, Many Years From Now, Barry Miles)

But look: The sun is fading away That's the end of the day As the June light turns to moonlight I'll be on my way <…> They were right I was wrong True love didn't last long As the June light turns to moonlight I'll be on my way hey

It isn't one time story, apparently:

One day, you'll look To see I've gone For tomorrow may rain, so I'll follow the sun

<...>

And now the time has come And so, my love, I must go And though I lose a friend In the end, you will know

(I'll Follow The Sun, 1959)

But we're looking for the moon - so go to Just Fun (1957):

They say our love is just fun* The day that our friendship begun There’s no blue moon that I can see There’s never been in history Because our love was just fun

*as it was in the original lyrics (and as Paul sings now), or 'They said our love was just fun' as Paul sings in 1969, during Get Back sessions

(and it leads us to others songs, where Paul say about who was/can be wrong, but we need only moons just now)

And if we suddenly remember what I’ll Be on My Way originally was 'a gentle guitar ballad', we can also remember another gentle song about the moon (early days, birds which 'flown from our nest' - sounds a bit like children leave their parents' home or maybe someone' songs elude their autors- and about some other things):

When the moon lays His head on a pillow And the stars settle Down for a rest, Just do me one small favour I beg you Please play me My baby's request

It's the song That we heard When we started. Now the bird have all Flown from our nest But you could bring back memories Departed by playing My baby's request

My baby said That she knows How it goes But you're the one That really knows So go ahead Just one more time and then We'll go to bed

Hmm play me baby's request Please play me my baby's request One more time

(Baby's Request from Back To The Egg, 1979)

Of course, it means nothing, only distractions, which 'like butterflies are buzzing 'round my head'.

[crepesuzette2023]

@didwemeetsomewherebefore for more footage of pram baby Paul:

John Lennon's notebook with a poem and a sketch completed at Astrid Kirchherr's flat in Hamburg, Germany | 1961

❝Look what are [...] you drinking. I [...] me & [...] my [...] Dunhills in my fucking lighter. What is happening [...] is making me [...] over [...] why? I can't understand why Astrid makes me feel so strongly about it everything is sad John John why? why? I just don't understand.❞

[undying-love]

Would two guys who were just friends write these kind of lyrics?

John

"I was feeling insecure; You might not love me anymore. [...] I didn't mean to hurt you. I'm sorry that I made you cry. I didn't want to hurt you. I'm just a jealous guy." (Jealous Guy, 1971)

"Today I love you more than yesterday. Right now, I love you more right now." (I Know, I Know, 1973)

"Was I just dreaming or was it only yesterday? I used to hold you in my arms? [...] Why must we be alone?" (Real Life demo, 1977)

"Now and then, I miss you. Now and then, I want you to be there for me. Always to return to me." (Now And Then, 1977)

"It's time to spread our wings and fly. Don't let another day go by, my love, it'll be just like starting over." (Just Like Starting Over, 1980)

"Why don’t we… do it in the road?! A little hotel where we used to screw. A little place down in Montauk." (Just Like Starting Over, studio recording, 1980)

Paul

"Dear friend, throw the wine. I'm in love with a friend of mine." (Dear Friend, 1971)

"Tell me why do you treat me so bad? You're the best friend, a man ever had. [...] I wake up in the morning, I'm still dreaming 'bout you. Tell you, pretty baby, I'm blue. I wake up in the evening, I'm still screaming out over you."(Best Friend, 1972)

"Every night I would call, your number brought me joy. I called your house, every night since then. But I ain't never, no no never heard you calling me. Come on and call me back again." (Call Me Back Again, 1974)

"You couldn't have done a worse thing to me, If you'da taken an arrow and run it right through me. [...] It could have been a finer fling. Would have been a major attraction with no other thing offering a note of distraction. " (Arrow Through Me, 1979)

"I still remember how it was before, and I am holding back the tears no more. Ooh, I love you. What about the time we met? Well, I suppose that you could say that we were playing hard to get. [...] What about the night we cried? Because there wasn't any reason left to keep it all inside." (Here Today, 1982)

"Did I ever take you in my arms, look you in the eye, tell you that I do, [...] Did I ever touch you on the cheek, say that you were mine, thank you for the smile [...] If I never did it, I was only waiting for a better moment that didn't come. There never could be a better moment than this one. What opportunities did we allow to flow by, feeling like like the timing wasn't quite right?What kind of magic might have worked if we had stayed calm? Couldn't I have given you a better life?" (This One, 1989)

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(Note: For more info about Arrow Through Me and why it might be about John, check out this post: https://www.tumblr.com/undying-love/745845642958700544/is-arrow-through-me-about-john?source=share)

[javelinbk]

Paul McCartney has really had enough of all this attention now, and wishes everyone (especially George Harrison) would just drop it. The Beatles in Plymouth, 13th November 1963 - part 4 (part 1, part 2, part 3, part 5) (x)

[ceofjohnlennon]

The Beatles and their fans: Some interesting facts that Lizzie Bravo, a brazilian fan who lived the beatlemania in 1967/1968, said. I translated from the interview that Lizzie gave to "Pitadas Do Sal" in 2021. May Lizzie rest in peace. ♡

Paul McCartney lived near Abbey Road so he walked around and sometimes barefoot.

The Beatles called their fans "luv" and always said hello/goodbye even if they were in the car.

When Lizzie was invited to record Across The Universe with the band, Paul McCartney asked her to sing something "in brazilian" but she was so nervous that she couldn't.

It was hard to distract John Lennon and Paul McCartney when they were together. They talked a lot in private, laughed a lot, and even finished each other's sentences. "They lived in their own bubble" Lizzie about Lennon-McCartney.

When Lizzie met John Lennon for the first time (her favorite beatle), she started crying and Mal Evans hugged her and gave her a chocolate.

George Harrison wrote Apple Scruffs for specific fans, not for all the fans who stayed in the studios.

George Harrison also wrote letters to these 3 fans in particular, thanking them for their support especially when he was starting his solo career.

Once, John Lennon was leaving Paul McCartney's house and when he said goodbye to Lizzie, who was waiting for him outside, she said "I love you" spontaneously. John smiled and waved.

Lizzie said they never seemed as mad as people sounded.

The fans did a marathon every day: They ran to Abbey Road, saw The Beatles and in the end of the afternoon they ran to Paul McCartney's house to see John Lennon go there - something he did a lot.

Sometimes they arrived together in the studio in the same car.

There were 20 or 30 fans waiting to see them everyday! It depended on which beatle would arrive before or after.

Lizzie said that The Beatles were very humble, kind and didn't even seem like the renowned band they were (and are!).

[franklyimissparis]

happy (belated) mclennon monday, wrote some sad fic <33

based off of the youtube comment from this post