09-11-2024, 15:23
^^
i remember reading in a book years ago that it was Paul's idea to get the cameras rolling in the studio, his thoughts were, apparently at the time, that if they were being filmed then they would be on their best behavior.
i noticed watching it that Linda was there just as much as Yoko and they seemed to get on fairly well from their mannerisms.
the original cinematic release some 45 years ago titled "let it be" showed Paul being a bit of a control freak and painted him in a bad light, i guess that was the other three playing 'politics' against him with all the legal issues going on.
and i guess now that two members gone that Paul can 're-write beatles history' in his favour, something he has tried to do numerous times over the last forty odd years (and moreso since George's death)
one part of the doco really pulled at the heartstings for me and that was the part where George walked out and john wasnt there and Paul said "and then there were two" as the tears welled up in his eyes. i saw that as a genuine moment because back then no one would have foreseen their legacy in the decades to come.
that bit really made me think that despite all the so called frictions within the band that he genuinely wanted them to unite and stay together.
the other interesting part is that how boring, tedious and not very 'rock and roll' that being in the studio can be.
still. a good snapshot into the inner workings of possibly every rock band behind the scenes.
i remember reading in a book years ago that it was Paul's idea to get the cameras rolling in the studio, his thoughts were, apparently at the time, that if they were being filmed then they would be on their best behavior.
i noticed watching it that Linda was there just as much as Yoko and they seemed to get on fairly well from their mannerisms.
the original cinematic release some 45 years ago titled "let it be" showed Paul being a bit of a control freak and painted him in a bad light, i guess that was the other three playing 'politics' against him with all the legal issues going on.
and i guess now that two members gone that Paul can 're-write beatles history' in his favour, something he has tried to do numerous times over the last forty odd years (and moreso since George's death)
one part of the doco really pulled at the heartstings for me and that was the part where George walked out and john wasnt there and Paul said "and then there were two" as the tears welled up in his eyes. i saw that as a genuine moment because back then no one would have foreseen their legacy in the decades to come.
that bit really made me think that despite all the so called frictions within the band that he genuinely wanted them to unite and stay together.
the other interesting part is that how boring, tedious and not very 'rock and roll' that being in the studio can be.
still. a good snapshot into the inner workings of possibly every rock band behind the scenes.
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.