A small treat for all of you out there: the famous Beatles "misfire", The Magical Mystery Tour movie.
Right now, I see you wondering: "what the heck does this have to do with Christmas?". Well, it does and I'll tell you how. This one little oddity was born in the apex of Beatlemania, when they thought that everything they'd do could not ever go wrong. Well, as it turns out, it was the beginning of the end of the (long by today's standards) love affair they had with the music press for years. It was broadcast on TV on Boxing Day (see, I told it had something to do with Christmas) and as TV transmissions at the time were still being made in black and white, the majority of the viewing audience did not "get" it. It's simple to see why, now. The film is so ebulient in colors and color effects that it could never work in black and white. Suffice to say that it was trashed by both public and critics alike.
Still, it's now regarded as an experimental work of some importance (read, lunacy) and an important legacy in the Beatles cannon. Its soundtrack it's actually one of my favorite Beatles records. Some pretty brilliant tracks in there. If you want to download it, just click here.
Shall we go for a ride, then?
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