In 1962, The Beatles, and new producer George Martin, walked into a studio to record "Love me do". It reached the top 20 in the UK and became the group's first hit. The B-side was "P.S. I love you", one of their most underrated songs!
Martin also replaced drummer Pete Best, an original member of the band and lifelong friend from Liverpool. He replaced Pete with Richard Starkey, a.k.a Ringo Starr. Ringo had a good reputation as a drummer and had played with several bands.
Pete Best was out. Ringo Starr was in.
Within a year, The Beatles had two # 1 songs in the UK: "Please please me" and "She loves you". Two years later, their songs were all over the US charts and "Beatlemania" was in full force.
Ringo will probably go down in history as one of the luckiest men ever born. Talk about "being in the right place at the right time."! In a few months months, Ringo went from being a Liverpool drummer to playing behind John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
Ringo became a very popular "Beatle. He had a great sense of humor and the media loved him. He had critical roles in the Beatles' movies, such as his "ring" in "Help" and that funny walk to "This Boy: Ringo's theme", in "Hard Day's Night".
Today, we remember Ringo's 71st birthday and hope that he is doing well.
Ringo did a couple of "lead vocals", such as the # 1 song: "Yellow Submarine". However, his greatest contribution was being a professional drummer.
Here is Ringo singing "With a little help from my friends", a nice song from Sgt Peppers. The second video is Ringo playing great drums and introducing "Rain" on The Ed Sullivan show:
"What would you think if I sang out of tune,
Would you stand up and walk out on me.
Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song,
And I'll try not to sing out of key.
I get by with a little help from my friends,
I get high with a little help from my friends,
Going to try with a little help from my friends.
What do I do when my love is away.
(Does it worry you to be alone)
How do I feel by the end of the day
(Are you sad because you're on your own)
No I get by with a little help from my friends....
Do you need anybody, I need somebody to love.
Could it be anybody I want somebody to love.
Would you believe in a love at first sight,
Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time.
What do you see when you turn out the light,
I can't tell you, but I know it's mine.
Oh I get by with a little help from my friends.....
Do you need anybody, I just need somebody to love,
Could it be anybody, I want somebody to love.
I get by with a little help from my friends....
Yes I get by with a little help from my friends,
With a little help from my friends...."
"If the rain comes they run and hide their heads
They might as well be dead
If the rain comes, if the rain comes
When the sun shines they slip into the shade
(When the sun shines down)
And drink their lemonade
(When the sun shines down)
When the sun shines, when the sun shines
Rain, I don't mind Shine, the weather's fine
I can show you that when it starts to rain
(When the rain comes down)
Everything's the same
(When the rain comes down)
I can show you, I can show you
Rain, I don't mind Shine, the weather's fine
Can you hear me, that when it rains and shines
(When it rains and shines)
It's just a state of mind?
(When it rains and shines)
Can you hear me, can you hear me?.."
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