Song of the Day: You're Going to Lose That Girl (Help! 1965)

This day in 1963

On November 23, 1963, The Beatles performed a Saturday concert at City Hall in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in England. Beatlemania was no joke at this point, as fans, such as the rather worrying two girls above, lined up two nights in advance to get tickets. 7,000 fans reportedly stormed a police cordon. Calm down ladies!

Song of the Day-Lovely Rita (Sgt. Pepper, 1967)

Today marks the first time The Beatles appeared on American television: November 18, 1963-The Huntley-Brinkley Report

A day in the life: The Beatles’ first appearance on American television. This is a momentous day in Beatles history. I would have posted about it earlier but I just found out about it! This link will take you to the Nightly News blog (the Huntley-Brinkley report was an early form of the Nightly News in the 1960s) where you can listen to the audio of the four-minute report and read a bit about its effect. The United States had no idea what was about to hit them in the next four months.

Song of the Day: Martha My Dear (The White Album, 1968)

This day in 1963

On November 17, 1963, The Beatles headed to Coventry to perform at the Coventry Theater. Beatlemania officially made landing in 1963, if not in the US at least in the better part of Western Europe. Fans waited in line to get tickets all night to watch the four lads perform songs off their newest album, With the Beatles. Waiting all night long in the fall in Britain is rough! Dedicated fans indeed.

NEW

Paul is at it again. He's just finished his latest album, New, a fantastic comeback following his just mediocre album, Kisses on the Bottom. I love this! It seems as if The Beatles recorded new work in the year 2013, with songs like "Queenie Eye"   sounding like they could be on a modern version of Revlover. His most moving song, "Early Days," is another heartbreaking tribute to, as Paul so humbly calls him in concert, "my friend John." He sings about the early days of their friendship, "dressed in all black" with "guitars on their backs," walking the streets of Liverpool. This is a wonderful album and is one that proves that Paul's creative flow hasn't slow down in the 43 years that have passed since The Beatles broke up in 1970. Congratulations Paul! It's a winner!