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[Mervap]

I was listening to a podcast called "The Nerdist" and the guest was none other than William Shatner, Capt. Kirk from Star Trek. They were talking about the difference between watching a show on TV and listening to a show on headphones or earbuds. Shatner used this example: He said that back in the 1960's, he'd always thought of The Beatles music as kind of mindless, simple stuff. You know, "Hey Jude....Na, na, na......". Never gave it a second thought. Later, someone gave him an ipod that was pre-loaded with a variety of different music, including The Beatles' catalogue. He happened across "The White Album" and was gobsmacked by the amount of detail he was hearing.....said he couldn't stop. He became a huge fan just a few years ago and all because he could hear it so much better on earphones.

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James Tinnitus Kirk

[Mervap]

^^^^^^^^^

[Greg]

Hard to believe someone could miss the true nature of The Beatles.  But shoot, I know lots of people who just think of them as just a pop group.  He was older than the fabs so that may explain it; he probably just dismissed this new music.  I suppose if you just don't bother to listen to anything other than the radio hits, then you get a different impression of them than we do.

Credit to him for giving them a listen and appreciating the depth of their music.

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I just had to.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB3uVARNhmM

[Mervap]

He did say that, at the time of The Beatles' height of fame, he wasn't a "deep listener" and didn't have time to be one anyway. In the interview, he really did sound like a fella who'd really discovered something special.