Ringo Starr

[Adam Blake]

Richard Starkey MBE, born Liverpool July 7th 1940.

Happy Birthday, Ring.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGNziSXb ... re=related

and this is a gem:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58Amodaf-g8

Ringo's response to being described as "Ringo Starr MBE" has a cultural subtext that we would need the services of an experienced cultural studies academic to unravel. Hem-hem...

[john poole]

and this is a gem

as is this -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN6ZZiKWZYA

[will vine]

I know i've posted this here before but it's only since i've been singing this for little Alfie here at home that it's gone, in my estimation, from being an Abbey Road filler to a real favourite.
Funny, charming lyrics, lovely guitar, and a great arrangements. Written by Ringo...a triumph!

http://youtu.be/cgPqmRNjoTE

[Adam Blake]

Nice one, Will.

I think that composer credit (like all Ringo's Beatle composer credits) was a little generous. But he got by with a little help from his friends...

[AndyM]

Ringo's response to being described as "Ringo Starr MBE" has a cultural subtext that we would need the services of an experienced cultural studies academic to unravel. Hem-hem...

What, me, guv ?

[Adam Blake]

No, I meant any one of the other twelve cultural studies academics around here.

Of course I meant you. Get to it, Medhurst, you've been very lax lately. Life threatening illness can only excuse so much, you know.

(Yes I know, the Musicology thread hasn't exactly been jumping. It keeps me awake at night, I can tell you.)

[AndyM]

I dunno really. He just laughs at Eamonn Andrews. An understandable reaction.

I've been on holiday, back to work tomorrow, I'll get my hard books out then.......