Post by mrkite on Oct 24, 2010 17:52:15 GMT 1
Was watching the 1957 film ' The Bridge On The River Kwai last night , there is a bit in the film where William Holden commander Shears says to a woman on the beach:
"when all I need is love"
"It's true"
The Girl - "All you really need is love"
This got me thinking, Did John get the insparation from this film ?
"what the hell on you on about ?", I hear you cry, But please bare with me.
The film was made in 1957, Big Deal I hear you say.
When this film was first aired on commercial TV in the USA, on Sunday night, Sept. 25, 1966, ABC-TV pre-empted its entire evening's schedule so the film could be aired in one night.
This was a major big deal at the time and the beatles who would have been on tour in the USA at the time would have heard about it. Although when finally screened the beatles had already left to do their Japan, Philippines Tour.
But because they were always stuck in the hotel room I have read they used to rent films and watch them. I would have loved to find out where he got the idea from.
People have said that this was wriiten just for the event of our world broadcast but this is not so as Paul explains:
"I don't think it was written specially for it. But it was one of the songs we had. [...] It was certainly tailored to it once we had it. But I've got a feeling it was just one of John's songs that was coming there. We went down to Olympic Studios in Barnes and recorded it and then it became the song they said, 'Ah. This is the one we should use.' I don't actually think it was written for it". - Paul McCartney
So there you go some useless info for you.
MrKite
wot do you think
Circles - Split Sofa
"when all I need is love"
"It's true"
The Girl - "All you really need is love"
This got me thinking, Did John get the insparation from this film ?
"what the hell on you on about ?", I hear you cry, But please bare with me.
The film was made in 1957, Big Deal I hear you say.
When this film was first aired on commercial TV in the USA, on Sunday night, Sept. 25, 1966, ABC-TV pre-empted its entire evening's schedule so the film could be aired in one night.
This was a major big deal at the time and the beatles who would have been on tour in the USA at the time would have heard about it. Although when finally screened the beatles had already left to do their Japan, Philippines Tour.
But because they were always stuck in the hotel room I have read they used to rent films and watch them. I would have loved to find out where he got the idea from.
People have said that this was wriiten just for the event of our world broadcast but this is not so as Paul explains:
"I don't think it was written specially for it. But it was one of the songs we had. [...] It was certainly tailored to it once we had it. But I've got a feeling it was just one of John's songs that was coming there. We went down to Olympic Studios in Barnes and recorded it and then it became the song they said, 'Ah. This is the one we should use.' I don't actually think it was written for it". - Paul McCartney
So there you go some useless info for you.
MrKite
wot do you think
Circles - Split Sofa