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Solo forums => Ringo Starr => Topic started by: TomMo on June 17, 2012, 09:23:54 PM

Title: Sinatra' Birthday Song for Maureen Starkey
Post by: TomMo on June 17, 2012, 09:23:54 PM
For those who have never heard it (or didn't know about it), here is the link to download Frank Sinatra's "Maureen Is A Champ", by Ringo's request, with special lyrics by Peter Brown. Way cool!

http://beemp3.com/download.php?file=22351&song=Maureen+Is+A+Champ (http://beemp3.com/download.php?file=22351&song=Maureen+Is+A+Champ)
Title: Re: Sinatra' Birthday Song for Maureen Starkey
Post by: TomMo on June 27, 2012, 05:23:15 PM
Here's the song as posted on YouTube. The back story is that Maureen was a huge Sinatra fan. Ringo asked Sinatra, through Peter Brown, if he would sing a song for Maureen's birthday in 1968. With help from Peter Brown, these special lyrics were set to the tune of Sinatra's "The Lady Is A Tramp".

By the way, the original recording is locked up in the Apple vaults, and was pressed as a limited edition.

Maureen Is A Champ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyyF8_cq7SM#)
Title: Re: Sinatra' Birthday Song for Maureen Starkey
Post by: Bobber on July 11, 2012, 03:11:15 PM
Great to hear this. Never knew about it.