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Eleanor_rigby

May 17, 2001, 08:48 AM

I was driving to work the other night...ever notice, I drive a lot, anyway....I was flipping through the stations, I had listened to "Wingspan" 4 times in a row already, anyway....."Got My Mind Set on You" came on and I was so delighted...And for some reason it sounded abnormally good in my car at that very momment. hmmmm...must've been my mood. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/rocknroll.gif

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FPSHOT

May 17, 2001, 09:01 AM

Out here we see CD's coming out which have popular 'car' or ' whilst driving' songs, you will know what I mean.

This is one of those songs.

If you would just hear it while sitting at your kitchen table, it would be different.

(there's money in there http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/thinker.gif ! Kitchen table songs CD's http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/bigeyes2.gif )

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darkhorse

May 17, 2001, 10:40 AM

You know how much I LOVE "Got My Mind Set On You"... It is the first Beatle-related memory I have, from when I was about 5 years old, hearing it on the radio, and dancing to it... Yeah, now it sounds more like a driving tune, like a "Travelling Wilbury" sound...

It also was the last solo-Beatle #1 single in the US. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/clap.gif

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May 17, 2001, 07:17 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>Quote:<HR>Originally Posted By darkhorse:

It also was the last solo-Beatle #1 single in the US. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/clap.gif

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Woh, don't get too excited. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/afraid4.gif http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

darkhorse

May 17, 2001, 08:23 PM

Why? I'm just clapping

Don't begin to think things... http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/nono.gif http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

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"I'm a dark horse
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May 18, 2001, 12:31 AM

Who me? Never... http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/god.gif

mindgames

May 18, 2001, 05:49 PM

...said Nowhere Man as he put his tape from jami into the VCR. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/eyebrows.gif http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

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old_moon_shining

May 18, 2001, 11:48 PM

So our George had the first solo #1 and the last solo #1. What a darkhorse he turned out to be!

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May 18, 2001, 11:55 PM

...while mindgames, er... cheered him on. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/psycho.gifhttp://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/clap.gif

darkhorse

May 19, 2001, 01:53 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>Quote:<HR>Originally Posted By old_moon_shining:
What a darkhorse he turned out to be!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Horray for George! http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/thumbsup.gif http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/yeah.gif

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"I'm a dark horse
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Beatleicious

May 19, 2001, 02:34 PM

I loooove "Got My Mind Set On You"! I don't know why...I think it's just really catchy. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

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mindgames

May 19, 2001, 05:29 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>Quote:<HR>Originally Posted By Nowhere Man:
...while mindgames, er... cheered him on. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/psycho.gifhttp://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/clap.gif<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

...while Nowhere Man struggled to think of what he was supposed to do next.

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Eleanor_rigby

May 20, 2001, 12:58 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>Quote:<HR>Originally Posted By darkhorse:
Why? I'm just clapping

Don't begin to think things... http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/nono.gif http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

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I'm afraid it's to late. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/crosseyed4.gif
He already thought it.

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May 20, 2001, 01:07 AM

...as mindgames discovered he had more blanks than the tape. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/afraid4.gif http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

**DONOTDELETE**

May 20, 2001, 01:45 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>Quote:<HR>Originally Posted By Nowhere Man:
...as mindgames discovered he had more blanks than the tape. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/afraid4.gif http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Holy...! Ok give up, mindgames, this comeback wins.

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May 20, 2001, 02:02 AM

I think 'comeback' is exactly what mindgames needs. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

jtal909

May 20, 2001, 09:01 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>Quote:<HR>Originally Posted By darkhorse:
You know how much I LOVE "Got My Mind Set On You"... It is the first Beatle-related memory I have, from when I was about 5 years old, hearing it on the radio, and dancing to it...
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My son was about 5 when it was first out and used to dance to it also. I'll give it a "10" for having the dancable beat.

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bearkat77

May 20, 2001, 11:04 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>Quote:<HR>Originally Posted By jtal909:
I'll give it a "10" for having the dancable beat.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Thank you, Dick Clark. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/grin.gif

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mindgames

May 20, 2001, 01:16 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>Quote:<HR>Originally Posted By 4thGenFan:
Holy...! Ok give up, mindgames, this comeback wins.

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All right, I'll concede this one...

But tommorrow is another story. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/devious.gif

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This week, the Beatles greatest hits album, "1", is at number twenty-four on the USA album charts. "Wingspan: Hits and History" by Paul McCartney is at number two.

bearkat77

May 20, 2001, 05:42 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>Quote:<HR>Originally Posted By mindgames:
But tommorrow is another story. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/devious.gif<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Thank you, Scarlett O'Hara. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

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May 20, 2001, 08:26 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>Quote:<HR>Originally Posted By mindgames:
All right, I'll concede this one...

But tommorrow is another story. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/devious.gif

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That's what Al Gore said. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

FPSHOT

May 21, 2001, 01:31 AM

It also has a very good video, 2 even. The chair thing is very nice. Wonder who did that. http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~garp/hari/gpromo02.htm#all

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Eleanor_rigby

May 21, 2001, 11:49 AM

These sure bring back memories..... thanks FPshot!
http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~garp/hari/promo02/set01.jpg
http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~garp/hari/promo02/set04.jpg
http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~garp/hari/promo02/set02.jpg
http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~garp/hari/promo02/set03.jpg http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/rainbow4.gif

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darkhorse

May 21, 2001, 03:36 PM

Wonderful pics, sweetie... Yeah they bring back memories for me... http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/smile.gif

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mindgames

May 21, 2001, 04:11 PM

I can still remember giggling with glee whenever it showed the moose! http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/laugh2.gif

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Beatleicious

May 21, 2001, 04:20 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>Quote:<HR>Originally Posted By mindgames:
I can still remember giggling with glee whenever it showed the moose! http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/laugh2.gif

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And you would be just the person to be doing that... http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

I remember seeing that video on MTV awhile ago. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/smile.gif

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Andy D

May 21, 2001, 06:12 PM

Wow!!! And I rarely even hear his songs on the radio anymore! (It's about time someone did something about that - maybe if George re-issued all his albums, especially "Cloud Nine"?)http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/lightbulb.gif

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darkhorse

May 21, 2001, 06:44 PM

We can always hope can't we http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/grin.gif

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"I'm a dark horse
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May 22, 2001, 12:08 AM

We can always...... http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/hey.gif. That's my line. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/cool4.gif

mindgames

May 22, 2001, 08:41 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>Quote:<HR>Originally Posted By Beatleicious:
And you would be just the person to be doing that... http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

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I was 5 at the time!

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Lucy

May 22, 2001, 08:43 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>Quote:<HR>Originally Posted By Eleanor_rigby:
...And for some reason it sounded abnormally good in my car at that very momment. hmmmm...must've been my mood.

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Abnormally good? Is that because normally you don't like the song or because your car has a dud sound system? I hope it is the bit about the system becasue that little song is such a beauty. As you have all said, it is one of those ones that has heaps of memories attached to it...and I remember that music video when it came out like it was yesterday.

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bearkat77

May 22, 2001, 09:15 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>Quote:<HR>Originally Posted By Lucy:
Abnormally good? Is that because normally you don't like the song or because your car has a dud sound system?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

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bearkat77

May 22, 2001, 09:17 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>Quote:<HR>Originally Posted By Lucy:
...and I remember that music video when it came out like it was yesterday.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I thought the song was called "Got My Mind Set On You"? http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/laugh3.gif

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May 23, 2001, 06:18 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>Quote:<HR>Originally Posted By Lucy:
abnormally good

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Well, you can add that on to the list of oxymorons. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/thumbsup.gif

HMVNipper

May 23, 2001, 11:15 AM

Anyone ever see the "Beatles First US Visit" video? It's wonderful, if you haven't...anyway, there's a scene in there where the Beatles are listening to the radio in New York, and Murray the K asks them if they have any requests for him to play -- and George says, "Yeah, can you play "Got My Mind Set On You!" An interesting bit of trivia...I wonder if he ever remembered that he did that when he finally covered the song? Apparently he was a fan of the original version (I don't remember who did it) way back when...

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FPSHOT

May 23, 2001, 11:32 AM

Well,

During the Cloud 9 recordings, they had a selection of 17 songs mastered at FPSHOT for the album, there was only one cover song, which was an update of the James Ray song George had heared when he visited his sister in Benton Illenois, september 1963 with brother Peter.

George said in The Quite One, "I did that because Jim Keltner got his drum pattern going that was a cross between swing and rock.
Gary Wright turned around and said; hey doesn't that remind you of Got My Mind Set On You. I was so surprised that anyone had ever heared that song".

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old_moon_shining

May 23, 2001, 04:08 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>Quote:<HR>Originally Posted By HMVNipper:
Apparently he was a fan of the original version (I don't remember who did it) way back when...
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Yes, he even has a copy of it I understand. James Ray was the performer. Apparently he did change it a bit. Left out a verse (the words of which would have brought the whole thing down) and turned it into a lively positive piece. I'm sure FPSHOT will have more details.

I've got the lyrics of the original if anyone is interested.

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bearkat77

May 23, 2001, 10:22 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>Quote:<HR>Originally Posted By FPSHOT:
he visited his sister in Benton Illenois, september 1963 with brother Peter.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I've always spelled it Illinois. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

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FPSHOT

May 24, 2001, 02:40 AM

American English probably then http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

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May 24, 2001, 07:03 AM

Speaking of American English, has anyone heard this Beatles tribute band?

FPSHOT

May 24, 2001, 07:45 AM

I hope so, for the Band. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/cool2.gif

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May 24, 2001, 07:46 AM

I'm not so sure, I've heard some pretty nasty things about them. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

Eleanor_rigby

Jun 14, 2001, 06:42 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE>Quote:<HR>Originally Posted By Lucy:
Abnormally good? Is that because normally you don't like the song or because your car has a dud sound system?
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No, my sound system pretty good for stock....and I've always loved that song....I believe what I meant was it sounded even better than it usually does...which would make it Even more than AWESOME at that momment. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

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beatlebangs1964

Jun 15, 2001, 10:30 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>Quote:<HR>Originally Posted By HMVNipper:
Anyone ever see the "Beatles First US Visit" video? It's wonderful, if you haven't...anyway, there's a scene in there where the Beatles are listening to the radio in New York, and Murray the K asks them if they have any requests for him to play -- and George says, "Yeah, can you play "Got My Mind Set On You!" An interesting bit of trivia...I wonder if he ever remembered that he did that when he finally covered the song? Apparently he was a fan of the original version (I don't remember who did it) way back when...

http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/rocknroll.gif

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Yeah, I think George did have at least a subliminal memory of that. He plainly liked the song and did a wonderful version of it in 1988-89. I have that video of the Beatles' first U.S. tour and I JUST PLAIN LOVE IT, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH! It is SO MUCH fun! How can anyone NOT like it? It's WONDERFUL! George's request for the song he would, some 25 years later claim for his own was, in retrospect very prophetic. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/thinker.gif Really makes you think.

What a treat! http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/yeah.gif

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