Now, everybody who knows me, knows I love The Beatles. So much so though that I think I need to distance myself from their originality, for fear of it becoming Un-original!
Have you ever done that?
Loved something so much that you listen or watch it repeatedly, until eventually the brilliance wears off? When Adele released her album 21 and the comic genius of Gavin and Stacey are good examples of this.
So I’m not actually that bothered about posting a Beatles track on here even though they indeed are the ‘Fab Four’,but I’ve found one of the very few diary entries I’ve ever written in my lifetime and it happens to be about the first time I ventured to Liverpool. Of course you can’t write a music themed blog, mention Liverpool and not mention the Beatles - so what can you do?
I thought I’d just put the parts that are possibly going to be of the most interest.
Headed : “Written on 13-08-2014 About 12-08-2014”
“Yesterday I had the best day I’ve had in a long time, if not ever. It was the day me and my mum went to Liverpool...I wanted to go to this historic city after reading the book called “Please Miss” (I shall attach more details if you want to read at the bottom)...”
I then go on to moan, how, like usual “Mum famed for her lateness, caused a rush and despite me setting off early, caused us to run for the 9.36am train”
(Thought I’d add that - everybody likes to hear no body’s perfect don’t they?)
My description of Liverpool Lyme Street Station states it being a “Beautiful grand station encased by ginormous windows, shedding light and warmth to the whole area”. I go on to mention feeling “welcome” in “completely unfamiliar surroundings” with on all sides the sights of “museums, galleries and theatres; all such mesmerising Georgian looking buildings”
I start explaining all the wonderful places I saw on the top deck of a sightseeing bus.
“From the largest shopping centre in Europe - Which you can zip-wire through at 40 Mph - to the Canadian Boulevard”, gazing at the “equally beautiful but extremely different, Anglican and Catholic Cathedrals, The bombed out church from the 1941 Blitz...The famous red and white bricked ‘Bacon’ building” adding that it was once owned by “The White Star Line”. I follow with “China town and all it’s vibrant colours” and of course “The Liver Building”.
If you’ve managed to get to this point you can probably tell by now that I love describing, even in my own diary!
I do of course go onto describe the main excitement of the trip for me, that was, “The Beatles Story Museum”. (I would definitely recommend going!)
My love of the Beatles started around 6 months before this trip and although I’d always grown up with the huskiness of John Lennon’s voice in the background thanks to my father, some things can’t be appreciated until you’ve grown. But what I love most about their music, asides from making me think of typical nostalgia of the 60’s (beehives, cat-flick eyes, coffee bars), is really the simplicity of their music. I’m not technical enough on the music front to tell you the harmonies, accompaniments, levels etc... except for the fact I hear everything even if I can’t describe it. I don’t think I’ll be the only one there. Although I do know from the explanations of broadcasters, at a Radio Station that I volunteer at, that their music does have very different level changes in it, than the music of the 50’s prior or the late 70’s after. (at least in they're early stuff). Asides from turning Skiffle into Rock and Roll for perhaps the first time, revolutionising music, I love that they were just four ordinary Liverpool Lads.
One thing I do remember from that first trip to Liverpool, is how friendly everyone was. Always happy to help and making jokes in that dry sarcasm that I just love!
Other sites of interest were; Pier head, The ‘Echo arena’ and of course Albert Dock, where ’The Beatles Story Muesum’ is situated.
So yes, it was an amazing day and i’m actually really glad that I bothered to write it all down as I’m astounded by how much I’d forgotten! So you may ask... did she go again as she swore to her mother she would that day? Well, the answer is Yes!
I was actually lucky enough to celebrate my 18th earlier this year by staying over with three of my friends. Although my experiences were very different (nightlife etc...) they were good in many other ways and I couldn’t have asked for a better night. We watched an amazing Beatles tribute, front row at the Cavern and stayed in the proper Beatles themed Hotel on the edge of the Cavern Quarter! (As epic as it sounds!).
So seen as this whole blog surrounds the Beatles I feel I need to post a song or two... As well as choosing my all time favourite (very tricky), I’ve also chosen one I only heard for the first time the other day from one of they're early albums ‘A hard days night’ - Released 1964. Both of which never reached number 1 in the UK, unlike so many of their others and so I hope you might not be as familiar with them.
‘If I fell’ - From ‘Hard Days Night’
’There’s a Place’ - First release on their debut LP ‘Please Please Me’ (my personal favourite)
Enjoy!
Seen as you might not know, I’m really hoping to pursue a career in Journalism, particularly in Broadcast Journalism and I start my tech training to man the Radio on my own today. This is at a charity radio station that I volunteer at. I will explain at little more about what this position means tomorrow as it’s become such a big part of my life and I love it. Anyway VERY excited to get my training started!! Wish me luck!
Molly x
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