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> Paul said he never owned the record, which means he would have heard it on the radio, or in a record store listening booth or in a discotheque, or in George
by fsckboy 4y ago
> Paul said he never owned the record, which means he would have heard it on the radio, or in a record store listening booth
or in a discotheque, or in George Martin's living room, or other people had the record and he heard it at parties. People used to get together to play records. I'm not doubting he has a good memory, and especially for music, but he could have heard the song many times.
- rory 4y agoYeah the article treats George Martin producing it like a cool coincidence. But it seems more likely that he heard the song, perhaps many times, because Martin played it.
- mgkimsal 4y agoIt's not like the Beatles and George Martin socialized all that much, to the extent of "come over to my place and listen to records". They both had insanely busy schedules for years, and were at their creative heights. I doubt Martin even remembered much about that particular song, given how many he'd worked on, even by the mid 60s.
- 72deluxe 4y agoAccidentally hearing a tune is also the case for lawsuits, eg. Coldplay / Satriani from years ago.