Songoftheday 4/23/12 - Step right this way.....

The Beatles - "The Beatles Movie Medley"

from the album Reel Music (1982)

Billboard Hot 100 peak: #12 (three weeks)

After the left-field success of the cut-and-paste act Stars On 45's "Medley", a #1 hit, record labels dipped their feet into the nostalgia pool, with releases like the "Hooked On Classics" kind, putting a medley of way-older styles to a electronic drumbeat, and string-along medleys of cornerstone oldies acts. The Beach Boys' label released a medley of their hits which went top-20 in 1981, and to promote the Beatles first compilation release since the death of John Lennon, Reel Music, Capitol put out a 45 single named "The Beatles Movie Medley". The track tied together parts of  seven Fab Four movie classics: "Magical Mystery Tour", "All You Need Is Love", "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away", "I Should Have Known Better", "A Hard Day's Night", "Ticket To Ride", and "Get Back".



The band and the label haven't thought so much of the mashup, since neither Reel Music nor the "Beatles Movie Medley" have been available in the States on CD. I picked up what I thought was a Japanese CD, but I can't rip it onto my computer. Alas. #whitepeopleproblems.

Tomorrow: Priscilla's opening bang.