Act Naturally

Monday morning, Ringo meets Stanislavsky and Buck Owens.

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The Beatles Royal Variety Performance 1963

The classic performance where, before their last song, Lennon asks the people in the cheaper seats to clap their hands and the rest to rattle their jewellery.

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Don’t Let Me Down

Charlie Freeman on vocals and percussion here for the Meetles

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Till There Was You

Monday Morning, a young 1963 Paul McCartney here, singing a lovely ballad from Meredith Willson’s The Music Man, with some great guitar work from George.

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When I’m Sixty Four: The Meetles

Monday morning, meet the Meetles, NYC’s favorite Beatles cover band, on a beautiful day in Central Park at Strawberry Fields, across the street from the Dakota, the building where John and Yoko lived.

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You Really Got A Hold On Me

From their second album, The Beatles cover a great Smokey Robinson song. One of my favorite John Lennon performances.

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Subway Soirée

The Meetles, a Beatles cover band, sets people in the Times Square subway station dancing to their three song Beatles set.

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I Should Have Known Better

Monday morning, a spirited sing-in. This was recorded at Strawberry Fields, the small garden patch just inside the entrance to Central Park, across the street from the Dakota, the apartment building where John and Yoko lived. A crowd gathers every year there on Lennon’s birthday Oct 9th and sings. This was from last October’s gathering.

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Thanks to YouTuber thebeatlesnyc

“I Recreated A Day In The Life From Scratch”

Pretty fascinating to see musician David Bennett put together the pieces of this famously complex Beatles song and assemble it into a very credible rendition. Makes me appreciate more both the Beatles and Mr. Bennett. With great drumming by Zal Jones. And kudos to vocalist Chris Vince who understands the difference between John and Paul’s singing.

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I’ve Just Seen A Face

Reina and Toni with a classic Beatles song.

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The Long And Winding Road

Monday morning, McCartney on a 2004 Parkinson television appearance.

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For No One

A great McCartney ballad from the Revolver album.

Even John liked it.

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Octopus’s Garden

Oh what joy / For every girl and boy

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Penny Lane

Monday morning, John, Paul, George, and Ringo. This was a video that The Beatles commissioned way back in 1967 with director Peter Goldmann, before the days of music videos.

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Across The Universe

A John Lennon song, evidently one of his favorites.

Nellie McKay on piano, Colin Hay of the Australian Men at Work on acoustic guitar, Nick Foster on electric guitar and Helen Foster singing harmony.

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“Wonder How You Manage To Make Ends Meet”

Monday’s child has learned to tie his bootlace.

The Beatles, Lady Madonna

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And Your Bird Can Sing

Monday Morning in the Park (Prospect?). Carson McKee takes the lead on a lesser-known Beatles song by Mr. Lennon. (The brass figleaf with bronze oakleaf palms if you can guess which album it’s from. Careful–it’s a bit of a trick question.)

Josh Turner on guitar, and guest Jim Hogan with the terrific harmonies.

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Till There Was You: MonaLisa Twins

Monday morning, the MonaLisa Twins get their auditory capacity improved, all because of you.

I first heard this song on the Meet The Beatles album back in 1964. I had no idea at the time that it was from the Broadway musical The Music Man, by Meredith Willson.

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Here, There And Everywhere: Josh Turner

Monday morning, shoes off, no one beats Josh Turner when it comes to arranging Beatles songs on acoustic guitar . Paul McCartney once said it was the one song that John Lennon had ever complimented him on writing.

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Can’t Buy Me Love: MonaLisa Twins

March’s first Monday morning, the MonaLisa Twins from Austria check in with some Lennon-McCartney philosophy.

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While My Guitar…

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Clapton, Paul, Ringo and George’s look-alike son Dhanni in an extraordinary rendition.

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Here There And Everywhere

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Monday morning, The MonaLisa Twins make themselves ubiquitous with another pleasing Beatles cover.

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