The surviving members of The Beatles paid a visit to Larry King Live last night along with Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison. Watch as Larry asks Olivia what the song "Something" means to her:
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I don't care what George latter claimed, he wrote that song for his first wife Pattie Boyd (or some other woman), not Ray Charles (Ray Charles?!?!?). Now whenever Olivia hears "Something" she'll think about that creepy, old man who made her feel uncomfortable on live TV.
Larry was more of a source of amusement for the lads from Liverpool (who seemed to be pretty stoned out of their minds), even with his awkward transition from talking about The Beatles first triumph in the U.S. to asking Paul and "George"(!) "where were you when John passed?" And I loved it when Ringo described Paul's bass playing as melodic and Larry asked, "What does that mean?" Below are about 13 minutes of highlights:
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And finally, a moment of zen, as Larry, mistaking himself for Murray the K, leads Paul, Ringo, Yoko, Olivia and the crew of Love into the theater. Watch as Larry tries to foist his kid onto Paul and get a load of the smirk on Anderson Cooper's face as they cut to him at the end of Larry's show:
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Well, here's what I wrote to the Larry King show after viewing that debacle myself:
"As a Beatle fan, I was hugely disappointed with the quality of Larry's interview with Paul, Ringo, Olivia, and Yoko. I was shocked to hear so many uninformed, pointless, and insensitive questions come out of Larry's mouth. Surely someone on his staff could have done some basic research and come up with some at least semi-original questions!
Fortunately the four were gracious about his obvious cluelessness, but come on! Trying to get Paul to talk about his recent personal difficulties, pressing Olivia for her feelings on the song "Something"--which was written by George for his FIRST wife, Pattie? Referring to Ringo and Paul as "the living Beatles?" Just plain tacky. And then referring to Ringo as George just took the cake.
Where was the professionalism? Where was the preparation? The only somewhat bright spots were the conversations with Giles Martin and Guy Laliberte about the production of the show and the music. Overall, I can say that it will be quite a while before I waste any of my time watching another Larry King interview."
Anita in Seattle
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I find it hilarious and clear evidence of CNN's severing with reality that they felt the need to skip commemorating the 40th anniversary of Sgt. Pepper, which is considered a landmark in popular music, and head straight to the one-year anniversary of a stupid Cirque du Soleli production based on the Beatles' works. Wow, could they be any more out of touch?
I wonder if anyone else found that humorous.
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