[quote by=RICKENBACKER325 link=Blah.pl?b=cc,m=1096732966,s=5 date=1096826164]I dont think I'll get this, but I'll give it a try
Q#1. cant buy me love #1
twist and shout #2
she loves you #3
i want to hold your hand #4
please please me #5
100% CORRECT
Q#2. twist and shout #2
please please me #3
ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.
Q#3. tollie
vee jay
swan
ALMOST ALL CORRECT, THOUGH THIS DOES DEPEND ON THE SOURCE OF INFORMATION. MOST INFO SOURCES SAY THAT THOUGH THE BEATLES USED VEEJAY TO RELEASE THEIR FIRST US ALBUM -- INTRODUCING THE BEATLES -- NO #1 SINGLES HAD APPEARED ON THAT LABEL. (IN THE UK: THE ALBUM WAS PLEASE, PLEASE ME ON PARLAPHONE.) AGAIN, THE ISSUE OF VEEJAY IS A BIT DEBATEABLE, BUT INSTEAD OF VEEJAY, THE ANSWER APPEARS TO BE PARLAPHONE, WHICH "TWIST AND SHOUT" AND "PLEASE, PLEASE ME" HAD APPEARED ON WHEN RELEASED AS 45s. BUT YES, ON TOLLIE AND SWAN. IN FACT, WITH SWAN, THAT LABEL HAD ACTUALLY REPLACED VEEJAY AS THE BEATLES LABEL BEFORE CAPITOL FINALLY SMARTENED UP AFTER REJECTING FOUR BEATLE HITS, INCLUDING SHE LOVES YOU. ONCE CAPITOL SAW THE LIGHT OF DAY, WE SEE THE US ALBUM MEET THE BEATLES. SO, RICKENBACKER, VERY IMPRESSIVE INDEED.
AS A SIDE NOTE, FOR PEOPLE WHO LIKE TO COUNT SUCH THINGS: BETWEEN 1962-1970, THE BEATLES RELEASED 221 INDIVIDUAL TRACKS ON 19 US ALBUMS (14 UK), AS WELL AS 39 SINGLES (24 UK). TOTAL BEATLE ALBUM SALES TO DATE SUPRASS 1.3 BILLION.
Q#4. from me to you
you cant do that
all my loving
thank you girl
do you want to know a secret
PRETTY DARN GOOD. ALL MADE BILLBOARD AT THE TIME. YOU COULD ALSO HAVE SAID "I SAW HER STANDING THERE," "HARD DAY'S NIGHT" AND "LOVE ME DO." NOW HERE IS AN INTERESTING LITTLE BIT OF TRIVIA: GEORGE MARTIN ORIGINALLY WANTED THE BEATLES TO RECORD "HOW DO YOU DO IT!", WHICH GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS ULTIMATELY RECORDED -- FINISHING THE 1964 CALENDAR YEAR IN #89. ALSO, THE KINKS' "YOU REALLY GOT ME" FINISHED THE YEAR IN #78. AND FOR THE YEAR, THE BEATLES HELD THE FINAL #1 AND #2 SLOTS -- "I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND," AND "SHE LOVES YOU."
AND ONE MORE LITTLE HISTORY FACTOID ABOUT BILLBOARD -- MADONNA, ELVIS AND THE BEATLES HOLD THE MAJORITY OF IMPORTANT BILLBOARD RECORDS, WITH THE MOST TOP FIVE, TOP 10 & TOP 20 HOT 100 IN BILLBOARD HISTORY. BRITNEY AND THE BOY BANDS WILL NEVER EQUAL THAT. WANT SPECIFICS. HOW ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE BEATLES SPENT THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF WEEKS AT NUMBER IN THE ALBUMS CHART (132 US & 174 UK).
well am I close? [/quote]
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Yes, you were damn close -- almost a perfect 100%.......GREAT job. See my notes above in ALL CAPS in your response. I'm very impressed.