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12 February 2011
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Hey,

I've been hearing alot about when George says "Brackets" on youtube. But I can't seem to find the video anywhere, so I was wondering if you know any websites which has the video please? Could there be links posted? Thankyou!

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12 February 2011
12.05pm

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Here you go (I searched Google Videos for 'beatles brackets&#39 : http://ugomemo.hatena.ne.jp/52.....2FE087_008

No idea when this was from. Apparently 1963, my guess is a BBC radio interview. If I find out more I'll let you know.

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12 February 2011
12.47pm

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OK, here's what I've found out. George happened to say the word 'brackets' on episode four of Pop Go The Beatles, taped 17 June 1963. He then announced So How Come (No One Loves Me) in episode 6 (10 July) by saying the word when announcing the song ("So how come brackets no one loves me brackets").

The sound clip above was recorded for episode 14 on 3 September 1963, with presenter Rodney Burke.

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12 February 2011
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Ahh thank you!

I can't find anyway of downloading it:(

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12 February 2011
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Joe, I just woke up, and you've completely made my day.

I've never heard this before! I don't know how I ever got this far in life without ever hearing it before, but apparently I wasn't really living.

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12 February 2011
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I can't make it a ringtone. I need those Bonus Points for 7:00 tonight. Can I have them anyways?

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12 February 2011
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Haha I love how he says brackets, he rolls the r's 🙂

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12 February 2011
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Yeah, he even makes being called "a drag" sound really good in A Hard Day's Night for that very reason. 🙂

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12 February 2011
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I love George's Accent. Best in the band.

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12 February 2011
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StarWisher said:

Yeah, he even makes being called "a drag" sound really good in A Hard Day's Night for that very reason. 🙂

Yes he did!

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12 February 2011
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Nigel the good dog said:

StarWisher said:

Yeah, he even makes being called "a drag" sound really good in A Hard Day's Night for that very reason. 🙂

Yes he did!

I still don't remember that scene. An Excuse to re-see the movie on my recently aquired DVD

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12 February 2011
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Brackets! Brackets! Brackets!

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12 February 2011
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Dun-Dun-Dun-Dun.

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12 February 2011
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I think it would be awesome to be so famous that people want you to say "brackets." But then again...

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12 February 2011
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...Fame, like love, can be suicide.

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12 February 2011
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Get rid of the "like love" right now.

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12 February 2011
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MeanMrs.Mustard said:

Get rid of the "like love" right now.

Paul wrote the line, I didn't.

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12 February 2011
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MeanMrs.Mustard said:

I think it would be awesome to be so famous that people want you to say "brackets." But then again...

I love the mental image I have of that studio being deluged with hundreds of cards requesting that George says "brackets" on air again. It's pretty funny.

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12 February 2011
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Imagine a Brackets-Related Death Threat: George, Say Brackets or you won't live long enough to regret it.

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12 February 2011
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Nah, more likely to happen is the collective thud of hundreds of 12 year old girls hitting the floor in a faint.

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