Ah, 1968. A unique, transitional year in popular music, with some of the best-ever Adult Contemporary records.
Like this one…
… and this one, from later that year.
To me, the piano opening of the second song seems to owe something to the start of the first song. Also, take notice of the picture quality of the Beatles video. England’s PAL television system had significantly better detail than America’s NTSC system.
The big Beatles news today is that Peter Jackson’s re-imagined and extended cut of ‘Let It Be’ will be out later this year, and it’s rumored to have a more balanced and happier view of the band in its final year. The announcement coming from Disney has me recalling the early Beatles song ‘Do You Want to Know a Secret’, that John Lennon said was inspired by a line in Walt Disney’s first cartoon feature, ‘Snow White’.
Just announced: Peter Jackson’s “The Beatles: Get Back” documentary, featuring never-before-seen footage of the legendary band, comes to theaters September 4, 2020. Photo Credit: ©1969 Paul McCartney / Photographer: Linda McCartney pic.twitter.com/X6nrsmtIlL
— Disney (@Disney) March 11, 2020
It isn’t HD! That’s the point. American TV had a significantly softer picture, and that led to pushing sharpness with — ugh! — “edge enhancement.”
My God! That Herb Albert video must have been downloaded from my 13-year-old brain. It is exactly the same G-rated fantasy, scene for scene, I wasted hours having about guys! Holding hands, walking in fields, by streams, goo-goo eyes, and the big finale, walking on the beach at sunset, ending with a chaste kiss! No naughty stuff, because I knew nothing about it.
That first close-up of cute, young Paulie as he looks into the camera STILL gets to me! Love the rare David Frost intro and the HD.