Word: ringo
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN A GHOULish side to the idea of a Beatles reunion. A promoter throws the prospect of a little money--$225 million was the most recent offer--at Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr for going on the world's greatest oldies tour. It'll be fabulous, guys. Just the three of you, and your dead friend...
...album kicks off with Real Love, Lennon's dreamy 1979 ballad to which Paul, George and Ringo added sweet harmonies and rhythmic heft. There's also 12-Bar Original, a metallic-blues instrumental from 1965. Two other "new" songs are from that year: Paul's flaccid That Means a Lot, recorded as a demo for a single by P.J. Proby; and a Ringo vocal, If You've Got Trouble, with inanely taunting lyrics: "You think I'm soft in the head/ Well, try someone softer instead...
...piqued flawlessly. A murdered teenager; a rich, smarmy suspect; a crafty defense attorney--it paled only next to that other courtroom drama in L.A. 3 THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGY (ABC) Remember an age of rock so innocent that young stars actually enjoyed being famous? The grand old geezers--Paul, George, Ringo--recalled the genial hysteria of Beatlemania in a three-night show of rare clips and rockin' good music. Nostalgia nirvana...
...those years as musicians, singers and composers. Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison began the way a million other children of early rock 'n' roll did: by singing rough copies of their idols' numbers into clumsy tape recorders in their parents' rec rooms. Six years and two crucial recruits (Ringo Starr and producer George Martin) later, voila--meet the Beatles...
...really live without each other?/ Where did we lose the touch/ That seemed to mean so much?/ It always made me feel so ...'' "Free," sings John's disembodied voice, and the other aging lads harmonize ecstatically. The Anthology album vividly recaptures the days when John, Paul, George and Ringo were free as young birds, learning to soar higher than anyone in pop had ever flown...