The Beatles Bible - Topic: Beatles rip-offs? (Er... "tributes")

sky090909 on Beatles rip-offs? (Er... "tributes")

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 21:15:45 +0000

As Tears Goes By: I love that song! Anyways, I've heard one or the other, ATGB was written before Yesterday or Yesterday was before ATGB. Supposedly they released it 6 months after Yesterday, so it wouldn't compete. I also read that their manager locked Keith and Mick in a room and told them not to come out till they came up with a song, for I believe before that time they had not written a song. So, I guess because Lennon/McCartney were famous for writing their own songs, their manager wanted to keep up with the competition.

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Linde on Beatles rip-offs? (Er... "tributes")

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:06:13 +0000

I love As Tears Go By.

Lies does sound like a Beatles song, could easily have been on one of their earlier albums. The last song..hmm..not so much imo. Can hear the influence though.

BluemeanAl on Beatles rip-offs? (Er... "tributes")

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:50:33 +0000

I remember the first time I heard "Lies" I thought it was a new Beatles single. Positive, in fact, and I wanted to get to the record store to buy it right away. And in fact did go to the store. It should have tipped me off when I couldn't find anything new by the Beatles, but I eventually got around to asking the clerk. He showed me everything he had by the Beatles (which I'd already scoped out on my own, thank you), and not really knowing the song title, I lucked out and threw out "Lies."

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RunForYourLife on Beatles rip-offs? (Er... "tributes")

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:48:19 +0000

I actually like this song, but c'mon... They should've just called it "Tomorrow"

Oh dear, what can they do?

If you "squint" your ears, it sounds like John.

Same as above.