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Title: Concert for John
Post by: TenBobNote on July 14, 2004, 11:01:25 PM
Did they ever do a tribute concert for John like they did for George?
Title: Re: Concert for John
Post by: John Leppord on July 14, 2004, 11:09:32 PM
all i know is paul did a song for him called i think "The night we cried"
Title: Re: Concert for John
Post by: on July 14, 2004, 11:10:46 PM
If I recall, there was one but I thought it was incredibly lame. I mean, Kevin Spacey singing MIND GAMES!!???

On the other hand, I thought Concert for George was EXCELLENT!
Title: Re: Concert for John
Post by: TenBobNote on July 14, 2004, 11:14:45 PM


On the other hand, I thought Concert for George was EXCELLENT! [/quote]

I agree. I LOVED Concert for Goerge, and when i was watching it I started thinking, "Hey, where is John's tribute?!?"

They should do one and title it "Better Late Than Never."
Title: Re: Concert for John
Post by: Rowdy on July 15, 2004, 12:25:34 AM
I'm pretty sure there was one not too long after his death......and I think Yoko was behind it too......I know there's been one that is on DVD or something from what I hear...
Title: Re: Concert for John
Post by: The End on July 15, 2004, 01:04:59 AM
There was a concert in Liverpool for John's 50th birthday... and I was there!!! It was held at Albert Dock and was absolutely huge! Unfortunately neither Paul nor Ringo attended personally - but they did send personal messages via a large screen!

Yoko and Sean appeared though - they came on stage at the end to tremendous cheers. Yoko was going to make a speach but she broke down in tears as the whole crowd began chanting Give Peace A Chance - it was extremely moving. In the end she had to leave the stage accompanied by Sean.

There was a video of it released a good few years back - I'll post details if anyone wants to track down a copy.
Title: Re: Concert for John
Post by: TenBobNote on July 15, 2004, 09:56:15 PM
[quote by=The_End link=Blah.pl?b=cc,m=1089846085,s=5 date=1089853499]
There was a video of it released a good few years back - I'll post details if anyone wants to track down a copy.[/quote]

Thanx, that would be great.
Title: Re: Concert for John
Post by: beatlegirl200 on July 15, 2004, 10:15:56 PM
I do remember some kind of tribute a couple of years ago.  There were all sorts of stars singing John's songs.  That may have been the one that Joe is referring to with Kevin Spacey.  I did not watch it though because I hate people singing Beatles/solo covers.

I did put it on for a second and saw some country girl singing "God".  That was enough for me.  I had to throw up after that.
Title: Re: Concert for John
Post by: on July 15, 2004, 11:02:33 PM
And didn't Sean do DEAR PRUDENCE in one of these?
Title: Re: Concert for John
Post by: The End on July 16, 2004, 07:12:21 PM
Here you go TenBobNote; info regarding the video release of the concert for John!

Front cover
Title: Re: Concert for John
Post by: Rowdy on July 16, 2004, 10:54:06 PM
I have that video of U2 doing Help......nothing great, but the more U2 the better...
Title: Re: Concert for John
Post by: TenBobNote on July 17, 2004, 03:57:20 AM
Hey The End,
Title: Re: Concert for John
Post by: TenBobNote on July 17, 2004, 03:58:56 AM
Thanks a lot for the information. It does help, a lot.
Title: Re: Concert for John
Post by: ringorama on July 17, 2004, 06:05:24 AM
[quote by=John_Leppord link=Blah.pl?b=cc,m=1089846085,s=1 date=1089846572]all i know is paul did a song for him called i think "The night we cried"[/quote]

"Here Today" Is actually the title, it's a good song, I like it. He does it for most of his concerts now days I think, along with "Something" for George and it's played with a ukalali.