tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058711831772256734.post8825480481725714262..comments2024-03-22T08:39:17.629-07:00Comments on Spin Easy Time!: John Lennon - Imagine - Lyricsfred chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10812811681270634366noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058711831772256734.post-42855162684914415322017-07-27T19:08:38.970-07:002017-07-27T19:08:38.970-07:00The arguments in the old days were the best. I rem...The arguments in the old days were the best. I remember two guys at my high school arguing over who was better, the Beach Boys or the Dave Clark 5. They asked me to settle it, and I said, "that's an easy one. The Beach Boys are great and the Dave Clark 5 suck." That almost caused a fight. Looking back at my own group of friends, I wonder if the Beatles fans were dreaming of a nicer world, while the rest of us were trying to adjust to the world as it was. Something like that might have been reflecting in our musical preferences. fred chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812811681270634366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3058711831772256734.post-74158610727397690492017-07-27T08:32:25.480-07:002017-07-27T08:32:25.480-07:00Ah, you hit on a debate I’ve had with friends sinc...Ah, you hit on a debate I’ve had with friends since I was in high school! I grew up loving the Beatles (still do really). Perhaps it’s partly my age (58) and the fact I had three older sisters. I had one very good friend who agreed and one who didn’t. The one who didn’t reminds me of you quite a bit. He was the one who would rummage through record stores in Harvard and Central Squares and fine the coolest unheralded stuff. I miss him a lot. He, like you, thought the Beatles were very overrated. I agreed with him more and more as I got older. I still love the music but the band not so much. My biggest swing as I got older was with John. A very complicated person who could write “I didn’t’ mean to hurt you” and “Woman is the nigger of the world” and still be a pretty horrible person. I have a newer friend now who can’t stand them; I have some fun conversations with him. We both agree they’re pretty overhyped, and therefor overrated. They will always be a part of my childhood and therefore conger up memories. It’s not a coincidence that I have hundreds of songs on my iPad but only a few are Beatles songs. Many more are from your recommendations, or of links from them. Anyway, keep up the good work. I’m always listening.<br />PeteWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com