tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post6597618305882483469..comments2023-11-05T08:01:10.010+00:00Comments on Think of England: Paul McCartney's brainBrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-69222822724514069772010-02-07T21:43:07.527+00:002010-02-07T21:43:07.527+00:00Our dogs think I am a genius, Our cats think I am ...Our dogs think I am a genius, Our cats think I am just plain crap, but they are under the evil spell of my wife.<br /><br />Gladwells point is the hard work put in, allowed them to capitalise on the genius when it reared its head. <br /><br />Nature/nurture I think the answer is both, but drugs I am sure help out a lot.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362169593902131947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-26351909693720031492010-02-07T15:04:01.721+00:002010-02-07T15:04:01.721+00:00By the way Brit, not everybody shares the opinion ...By the way Brit, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyZspqjtG2k" rel="nofollow"><b>not everybody</b></a> shares the opinion that McCartney's post-Beatles career represents a decline in quality.Joey Joe Joe Jr.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-60270634203601962442010-02-07T01:01:01.218+00:002010-02-07T01:01:01.218+00:00Regarding Nick Cave, his early stuff with the Birt...Regarding Nick Cave, his early stuff with the Birthday Party is awful, and the Bad Seeds didn't get good until Tender Prey recorded when he was 30-ish... then his best album is probably the Boatman's Call, recorded when he was 40-ish...Vernnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-91865735718003900112010-02-06T14:19:41.196+00:002010-02-06T14:19:41.196+00:00One of the advantages of being able to play the gu...One of the advantages of being able to play the guitar and sing at the same time is not having to own any Beatles albums.<br />All I need is my battered copy of 'The Beatles Complete' song book...<br /><br />On hearing that, in his youth, Eric 'God (awful)' Clapton wouldn't have anything to do with guitarists that didn't know the complete works of Robert Johnson, I toyed OutaSpaceManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959212810800470396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-20319837716612041642010-02-06T14:01:20.990+00:002010-02-06T14:01:20.990+00:00My word, Malcolm Gladwell does have very silly hai...My word, Malcolm Gladwell does have very silly hair. And his "We can't all... <i>sing</i> like the Beatles" (my italics) kind of makes me think he's missed the whole point of The Beatles.Gadjo Dilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08998278830936531990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-30824222814889154272010-02-06T00:28:37.350+00:002010-02-06T00:28:37.350+00:00Indeed, according to my theory Bjorn and Waterman ...Indeed, according to my theory Bjorn and Waterman are existential heroes at heart, and will one day commit suicide to prove my point. i hope.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-2925878354199003172010-02-05T22:51:29.675+00:002010-02-05T22:51:29.675+00:00If it wasn't for the 3-dimensional goodness I&...If it wasn't for the 3-dimensional goodness I'd say don't waste your babysit on Avatar. Surely the most interesting aspect of a plot which includes an inter-species love story is the technicalities of alien mating. But the moral, social, psychological and (perhaps above all) logistical issues extraterrestrial loving brings up are completely brushed aside and instead we're offered Joey Joe Joe Jr.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-78502961583127408632010-02-05T21:59:57.514+00:002010-02-05T21:59:57.514+00:00I haven't sadly, JJJ Jnr. Not been to the flic...I haven't sadly, JJJ Jnr. Not been to the flicks since Brit Jnr was born as it seems a waste of a babysit. I do want to see Avatar though as I hate missing out.<br /><br />Elb - intriguing theory. But does it explain Pete Waterman and Bjorn from Abba?Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-71914663858944427492010-02-05T20:48:32.301+00:002010-02-05T20:48:32.301+00:00i think creative gifts are generally sparked into ...i think creative gifts are generally sparked into life by personal need - as a way of understanding the world & one's self - even if the artist himself might not think he has such a need (i would guess, if you asked the Fab 4 in 1964, if they had this need, they would have thought it ludicrous).<br /><br />This is more obviously the case with writers, philosophers - Nietzsche, for exampleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-19859635279879233962010-02-05T20:03:06.270+00:002010-02-05T20:03:06.270+00:00I love the new Beatles theme of the blog Brit, esp...I love the new Beatles theme of the blog Brit, especially as I'm slowly making my way through the remasters (one-by-one mind you, the box set is too big an investment.) Talking about the fab four, have you seen Nowhere Boy yet? If you can get past the fact that Aaron Johnson looks and sounds more like <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Nwayb60QW8" rel="nofollow">Ray Quinn</a> than John Joey Joe Joe Jr.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-22393847541740928512010-02-05T15:21:44.131+00:002010-02-05T15:21:44.131+00:00If Macca has a brain how come the blonde Geordie L...If Macca has a brain how come the blonde Geordie Long John Silver, and the age thing, how come Ludwig from Bonn, still knocking them out well into his fifties, all about inspiration.<br /><br />Hence, post wedding day, Macca's rhythms went thump clack, thump clack, thump clack.<br /><br />Inspiration, inspiration, inspiration.maltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936465848907794425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-75527236804948158292010-02-05T14:12:02.270+00:002010-02-05T14:12:02.270+00:00Hate? Not at all, the point was merely that it is ...Hate? Not at all, the point was merely that it is of a different order of tune to Let It Be. You Rocky Raccoon fans are very sensitive.Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-80614600232000892852010-02-05T14:05:29.084+00:002010-02-05T14:05:29.084+00:00What's with the Rocky Racoon hate? It might n...What's with the <i>Rocky Racoon</i> hate? It might not be a great, timeless classic, but the world needs <i>Rocky Racoon</i>, too.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902329503560660425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-1265239322892054502010-02-05T13:12:54.326+00:002010-02-05T13:12:54.326+00:00Very flattering, Gaw, but I can't take any suc...Very flattering, Gaw, but I can't take any such credit. I merely put in 10,000 hours of blogging on Brothers Judd and the Daily Duck.Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-71897823660250563202010-02-05T12:49:47.480+00:002010-02-05T12:49:47.480+00:00Every day you'd wake up, perhaps sit at a lapt...<i>Every day you'd wake up, perhaps sit at a laptop, waggle your head a bit, say 'Wa-hey!' and your brain would produce a post for you.</i><br /><br />So might a blog historian write in 2050. Perhaps you are the McCartney of blogging? Avoid posting on frogs.Gareth Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058241057385364459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-19725164326630930252010-02-05T11:14:57.136+00:002010-02-05T11:14:57.136+00:00worm, I do believe you have nailed it. Imagine th...worm, I do believe you have nailed it. Imagine the loss if old J.S. Bach had ever said to himself: "How can I justify wasting my life writing counterpoint when people are going hungry? I want to make a difference."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-37335050285807930162010-02-05T11:06:25.692+00:002010-02-05T11:06:25.692+00:00My own non-intuitive, lateral, off-the-wall theory...My own non-intuitive, lateral, off-the-wall theory is that if you grow a hairstyle like Albert Einstein's and look all droopy, people will think you're very clever. I've decided to try to benefit from this insight whilst I still can.Gareth Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058241057385364459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-34143936992379478622010-02-05T10:48:51.152+00:002010-02-05T10:48:51.152+00:00Is a decline in song writing talent inversely prop...Is a decline in song writing talent inversely proportional to the amount of time you are photographed making 'thumbs-up' or 'peace' signs?wormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802335627720182532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-78154303769728081102010-02-05T10:48:44.501+00:002010-02-05T10:48:44.501+00:00I say, that IS good, Willard. I'll be humming ...I say, that IS good, Willard. I'll be humming that all day.<br /><br />Good point, Peter. But to clarify: I don't have a theory about talent - I merely make an observation in order to trash Gladwell's.Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-56275947136403562282010-02-05T10:44:43.699+00:002010-02-05T10:44:43.699+00:00Cheer up. Some people write memorable lyrics, oth...Cheer up. Some people write memorable lyrics, others memorable limericks.<br /><br />I'm not sure your theory about the talent declining with years holds up when measured against the Broadway masters, G & S, Gershwin, Berlin, etc. Is it possible the problem with rock bands is that initial success spawns a kind of artistic pretentiousness? It certainly did with Lennon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-80350886987557752032010-02-05T10:42:03.613+00:002010-02-05T10:42:03.613+00:00Whe-hey-dooby-dooby-doo.
Tra-la-la.
Doop, doop, ...Whe-hey-dooby-dooby-doo. <br />Tra-la-la. <br />Doop, doop, doop, doop, doop, doop, doop.<br />Wh-hey. Tra-la-lee. <br />Zippy-doo-daa. <br />Fern Britton's knee...<br /><br />It's hard to describe, Brit, this waking up with original melodies on the brain. You either have it or you haven't. But look at it another way. You could be a good drummer and, in humble opinion, Ringo had Willardnoreply@blogger.com