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Peter Sellers Does The Beatles

Posted by Neil Cleary on Sun, Dec 6, 2009

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If you find yourself unspeakably tickled at this, I like you. Apparently Sellers was, as he did a bunch more. h/t to Brendan Calling

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Behind the Lyrics, Vol. 2

Posted by Wes Covey on Fri, Aug 7, 2009

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The late Texas songwriter Townes Van Zandt was always known for writing clear, straightforward lyrics that don’t leave you wondering what it is he’s trying to say. In the midst of the late sixties/early seventies, it wasn’t easy to find singers who told you just what it was they had on their minds. That said, [...]

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Behind the Lyrics, Vol. 1

Posted by Casey Rae-Hunter on Fri, Jul 31, 2009

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Here’s a new fun series I just thought up that I’m sure I’ll never remember to follow through with. The idea is to take a verse or two from a well-known song and explain what the lyrics are really about. For the debut entry, we’ll be taking a look at a stanza from the Beatles classic, [...]

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