Friday, October 21, 2011

John/Paul/George/Ringo Duets !

Over the years, John/Paul/George/Ringo have lent their voices to the duet form.

Here is the set list:

1.  Act Naturally
2.  Sweet Little Sixteen
3.  Homeward Bound
4.  Shanghai Surprise
5.  Ebony and Ivory
6.  What's That You're Doing?
7.  Get It
8.  The Girl Is Mine
9.  Say Say Say
10.  The Man
11.  Twenty-five Fingers
12.  Used to Be Bad
13.  The Very Thought of You
14.  Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
15.  Heal the Pain


"Act Naturally" is Ringo and Buck Owens single released in 1989.  It reached number 27 on the country music singles chart.

"Sweet Little Sixteen" is a Ringo and Jerry Lee Lewis song that appeared on Lewis' 2006 album Last Man Standing.

"Homeward Bound" is a George and Paul Simon performance on the November 20, 1976 episode of Saturday Night Live and can be found on the 1990 album Nobody's Child:  Romanian Angel Appeal.  On the show, "Homeward Bound" was preceded by a performance of "Here Comes the Sun," and during rehearsals, they also sang "Bye Bye Love," "Don't Let Me Wait Too Long," "Bridge over Troubled Waters," and "Rock Island Line."

"Shanghai Surprise" is a George and Vicki Brown duet from the Handmade Film of the same name, but it was only officially released as a bonus track on a rereleased version of Cloud Nine.

"Ebony and Ivory" and "What's That You're Doing?" are Paul and Stevie Wonder songs from Paul's 1982 album Tug of War.  "Ebony and Ivory" reached number one on the singles chart.

"Get It" is a Paul and Carl Perkins song that was on also on Paul's Tug of War.

"The Girl Is Mine" is a Paul and Michael Jackson song from Jackson's 1982 Thriller album.  It reached number two on the singles chart.

"Say Say Say" and "The Man" are Paul and Jackson songs from Paul's 1983 album Pipes of Peace.  "Say" made it to number one on the singles chart.

"Twenty-five Fingers" is a Paul and Elvis Costello song that is officially unreleased, but can be found on the bootleg album, The McCartney/McManus Collaboration which covers the work they started in 1987.

"Used to Be Bad" is a Paul and Steve Miller song from Paul's 1997 album Flaming Pie.

"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" is a Paul and Bono performance from the July 2, 2005 concert, Live 8.  Paul's voice sounds a little shaky on this track though, so be warned.

"The Very Thought of You" is a Paul and Tony Bennett song from Bennett's 2006 album, Duets -- An American Classic.  This song was originally a hit when sung by Bing Crosby in 1934.

"Heal the Pain" is a Paul and George Michael song from Michael's 2008 album, Twenty Five.


Notable Mentions:

John sings backing vocals on a performance of "Johnny B. Goode" when he had Chuck Berry on as a guest while John and Yoko were hosting The Mike Douglas Show in 1972.  They also sing "Memphis, Tennessee" together on that same show.   Elton John sings along with John in "Whatever Gets You Through the Night," but you have to listen carefully to distinguish their voices.  John Lennon's seems to be higher in the mix.  Paul sings background on a song he wrote and Johnny Cash performs called "New Moon over Jamaica" that is on Cash's album, Water from the Wells of Home.  Paul also sings background vocals on Brian Wilson's "A Friend like You" from Wilson's album, Gettin' in over My Head.  Paul sings background on Lindsay Pagano's cover of Paul's song "So Bad."  Paul also sings background on Ringo's "Walk with You" from the album, Y Not.

Sunday, October 2, 2011

John/Paul/George/Ringo at the Movies

Here is a cd you could create filled with John/Paul/George/Ringo songs that were written for the soundtracks of movies that were released in theaters.






1.  "Blindman". .  Ringo for the 1971 film Blindman.
2.  "Live and Let Die". .  Paul for the 1973 film Live and Let Die.
3.  "Same Time Next Year". .  Paul for the 1978 film Same Time Next Year.
4.  "Did We Meet Somewhere Before". .  Paul for the 1979 film Rock 'n' Roll High School.
5.  "Dream Away". .  George for the 1981 film Time Bandits.
6.  "Not Such a Bad Boy". .  Paul for the 1984 film Give My Regards to Broadstreet.
7.  "No More Lonely Nights". .  Paul for the 1984 film Give My Regards to Broadstreet.
8.  "I Don't Wanna Do It". .  George for the 1985 film Porky's Revenge.
9.  "Spies Like Us". .  Paul for the 1985 film Spies Like Us.
10.  "Twice in a Lifetime". .   Paul for the 1985 film Twice in a Lifetime. 
11.  "Shanghai Surprise". .   George for the 1986 film Shanghai Surprise.
12.  "Zig Zag". .   George for the 1986 film Shanghai Surprise.
13.  "Hottest Gong in Town". . George for the 1986 film Shanghai Surprise.
14.  "Cheer Down". .  George for  the 1989 film Lethal Weapon 2.
15.  "You Never Know". .  Ringo for the 1991 film Curly Sue.
16.  "Maybe Baby". .  Paul for the 2000 film Maybe Baby.
17.  "Vanilla Sky". .  Paul for the 2001 film Vanilla Sky.
18.  "A Love for You". .  Paul for the 2003 film The In-Laws.
19.  "(I Want to) Come Home". .  Paul for the 2009 film Everybody's Fine.





"Dream Away" by George Harrison

"Live and Let Die" by Paul McCartney
Nominated for Best Original Song Oscar

"You Never Know" by Ringo Starr

"(I Want To) Come Home" by Sir Paul McCartney

"Not Such a Bad Boy" by Paul McCartney
"No More Lonely Nights" by Paul McCartney

"A Love for You" by Paul McCartney

"Cheer Down" by George Harrison

"Maybe Baby" by Paul McCartney

"I Don't Wanna Do It" by George Harrison

"Did We Meet Somewhere Before" by Paul McCartney

"Same Time Next Year" by Paul McCartney

"Shanghai Surprise" by George Harrison
"Zig Zag" by George Harrison
"Hottest Gong in Town" by George Harrison

"Spies Like Us" by Paul McCartney

"Vanilla Sky" by Paul McCartney
Nominated for Best Original Song Oscar

"Twice in a Lifetime" by Paul McCartney

"Blindman" by Ringo Starr



     "Blindman" was written by Ringo himself and was the B-side to his 1972 single, "Back off Boogaloo."  Eric Clapton wrote many new instrumentals for the soundtrack of Lethal Weapon 2, and "Cheer Down" is yet another example of the lengthy collaboration of Eric and George.  "I Don't Wanna Do It" is a Bob Dylan song that George recorded several times over the years, but never did anything with it until deciding to contribute it to this Porky's movie.  Paul wrote "Did We Meet Somewhere Before" for the film Heaven Can Wait starring Warren Beatty, but the director chose not to use it, so Paul donated it to the Ramones's Rock 'n' Roll High School.  Paul's "Vanilla Sky" lost the Best New Song Oscar to Randy Newman, who won his first Oscar for "If I Didn't Have You" from Monsters, Inc.