Hey Bulldog and Instant Karma
John Lennon was always trying to capture the moment of artistic creation. His idea was to go into a studio with a song, rehearse it and record a final version, all within 24 hours.
This appealed to the lazy part of his nature, but it was also a reaction against the laborious studio work that the Beatles did with George Martin, after they finished live touring.
The first time Lennon tried this was during the recording of the Yellow Submarine soundtrack. The Beatles had ignored this film project at first, but when they saw early rushes of the surreal cartoon, they realised how good it was and wanted to contribute some new songs.
John Lennon had written Hey Bulldog, and showed it to the rest of the Beatles one morning, with his “lets do it all in a day” plan.
It’s a great example of Beatles teamwork. It was Lennon’s song, but Mc Cartney’s bass playing is what stands out.
When they had finished recording, the Beatles realised that there was not a single reference to a Bulldog in the words, and started to laugh and joke about it. You can hear them at the end of the recording making dog howling noises.
After the Beatles had split up, Lennon took his idea one stage further with Instant Karma.
He recorded this song in a day and tried to get it into the record shops within 24 hours. (I’m not sure whether he succeeded)! 
John, some very interesting snippets of music history, fortunately we can’t hear Yoko’s blind knitting !!
Also your post on ‘blogs are worth it’ is a great booster for backsliding bloggers such as myself.
Ciao 4 now
John
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Thanks for visiting John. Blogs DO work, just make sure you enjoy your blogging. No point writing about something you are bored stiff with. Keep at it and I'm sure good things will happen.
JohnDear John
You seem to know so much about the Beatles. How much influence do you really think they had on the 60s decade?
Hello Pandora; That almost sounds like an essay title? How about using Stuart Maconie in his book 'Pies and Prejudice' - ".......one of human civilisation's most important cultural forces ever; a group of individuals who in their global significance almost transcended the bounds of the human; who became demi-gods,responsible for changing not only the sound of a planet's music and the shape of its culture but the look and structure of its societies....." (Page 83)Hope this helps.
John
Yes, it does rather sound like an essay title. I think that quote may help me. I have Stuart’s book somewhere. I thought that the Hunter Davies book would be the definitive one to consult.
Do you have any primary sources?
Blimey, "primary sources" - you're getting well into it. I will do a bit of research and get back to you....Google searches will come up with loads of stuff though. JohnPandora,
What is the EXACT wording of your essay? And how many words do you have to write?
John
In many respects the Beatles captured the spirit of the 1960s. Discuss. 2,000 words with 10% either way. Look at course AM211 on Warwick uni website.
Pandora
Looked at AM211, very interesting. I would use http://www.beatlesinterviews.org and extracts from their songs as your primary sources. When does this have to be handed in? I could write four 500 word articles around this subject, and use it for my blog and paintings site. JohnHave sent an e-mail to your Potent Products e-mail address. P