The first Beatles song I heard

Undertoad · 05-12-2010, 11:17 AM

Hello, Goodbye

I was three when "Hello, Goodbye" was released as a single. I can't remember how old I was when I heard it. I know I was a young lad, so I might have been 8 or 9. We didn't play pop radio in my house and I know I didn't know it was the Beatles, or that there was much significance to the Beatles. All I knew was that it was excellent. I was immediately struck by the song, it had my full attention, and I can still remember the moment. We used to have threads "seriousness that changed you" and "silliness that changed you", this was a musical moment that changed me.

Spexxvet · 05-12-2010, 11:26 AM

First one I remember is Fool On The Hill.

glatt · 05-12-2010, 11:36 AM

My parents only owned Abbey Road, and I loved Octopus's Garden from that. It was released in '69, but my memories are probably from '71-'72 when I was 4-5.

lumberjim · 05-12-2010, 11:32 AM

Yesterday.

I remember singing it in the shower pre 10 yrs old.

Shawnee123 · 05-12-2010, 11:36 AM

Penny Lane

Cloud · 05-12-2010, 12:02 PM

I remember playing/singing "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "I Saw Her Standing There" in second or third grade. Let's see, '63, I would have been about 7.

"Oh she was just 17 . . . you know what I mean . . . and the way she walked was way beyond compare . . ."

xoxoxoBruce · 05-12-2010, 12:10 PM

I want to hold your hand, driving home from college on a Friday night. It struck me as a simple love song, without lust or double entendre that were predominant in pop music then.

Nirvana · 05-12-2010, 12:29 PM

"I want to hold your hand"my sisters and I would sing it while we washed the dishes and we would blow up the rubber gloves to offer our "hands " to each other

Clodfobble · 05-12-2010, 12:31 PM

"Barbara Ann" and "She Loves You" were both on a cassette tape we listened to in the car when I was 5 or 6... except they were covers by Alvin and the Chipmunks.

lookout123 · 05-12-2010, 01:20 PM

My parents hated the beatles so there was none of that in the house growing up. I know I heard some of their songs early on but I couldn't tell you which one and when. I don't really care for them myself so I don't pay much attention even now.

jinx · 05-12-2010, 01:33 PM

My parents listened to country... scarred me for life with it actually...

I think the first Beetles songs I heard might have been in the Stg. Pepper's movie, saw it in the theater age 6.

lookout123 · 05-12-2010, 01:38 PM

The artists I distinctly remember in my dad's car were Mingus, Davis, and Coltrane.

squirell nutkin · 05-12-2010, 01:43 PM

Not bad at all.

lookout123 · 05-12-2010, 01:54 PM

I left the bad off. Mom was and is a huge Neal Diamond fan.

squirell nutkin · 05-12-2010, 02:20 PM

Every silver lining has its cloud

05-12-2010, 11:17 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	The first Beatles song I heard Hello, Goodbye I was three when "Hello, Goodbye" was released as a single. I can't remember how old I was when I heard it. I know I was a young lad, so I might have been 8 or 9. We didn't play pop radio in my house and I know I didn't know it was the Beatles, or that there was much significance to the Beatles. All I knew was that it was excellent. I was immediately struck by the song, it had my full attention, and I can still remember the moment. We used to have threads "seriousness that changed you" and "silliness that changed you", this was a musical moment that changed me.

05-12-2010, 11:26 AM	#2
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	First one I remember is Fool On The Hill. __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

05-12-2010, 11:32 AM	#4
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Yesterday. I remember singing it in the shower pre 10 yrs old. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

05-12-2010, 11:36 AM	#5
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Penny Lane __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

05-12-2010, 12:02 PM	#6
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I remember playing/singing "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "I Saw Her Standing There" in second or third grade. Let's see, '63, I would have been about 7. "Oh she was just 17 . . . you know what I mean . . . and the way she walked was way beyond compare . . ." __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

05-12-2010, 11:36 AM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	My parents only owned Abbey Road, and I loved Octopus's Garden from that. It was released in '69, but my memories are probably from '71-'72 when I was 4-5.

05-12-2010, 12:10 PM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I want to hold your hand, driving home from college on a Friday night. It struck me as a simple love song, without lust or double entendre that were predominant in pop music then. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-12-2010, 12:29 PM	#8
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	"I want to hold your hand"my sisters and I would sing it while we washed the dishes and we would blow up the rubber gloves to offer our "hands " to each other __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

05-12-2010, 12:31 PM	#9
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	"Barbara Ann" and "She Loves You" were both on a cassette tape we listened to in the car when I was 5 or 6... except they were covers by Alvin and the Chipmunks. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

05-12-2010, 01:20 PM	#10
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	My parents hated the beatles so there was none of that in the house growing up. I know I heard some of their songs early on but I couldn't tell you which one and when. I don't really care for them myself so I don't pay much attention even now. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

05-12-2010, 01:33 PM	#11
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	My parents listened to country... scarred me for life with it actually... I think the first Beetles songs I heard might have been in the Stg. Pepper's movie, saw it in the theater age 6. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

05-12-2010, 01:38 PM	#12
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	The artists I distinctly remember in my dad's car were Mingus, Davis, and Coltrane. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

05-12-2010, 01:43 PM	#13
squirell nutkin has a second hand user title Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: in a Nut House Posts: 2,017	Not bad at all. __________________ And now I'm finished posting.

05-12-2010, 01:54 PM	#14
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	I left the bad off. Mom was and is a huge Neal Diamond fan. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

05-12-2010, 02:20 PM	#15
squirell nutkin has a second hand user title Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: in a Nut House Posts: 2,017	Every silver lining has its cloud __________________ And now I'm finished posting.

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