it will be meaningless without having seen the last 11 episodes (come to think of it, its pretty meaningless when you have.) Over and out on the Lost thing.
I think they meant for the line "I've been told when a boys meets a girl" to sumarise the collapse of social morals and the rise of sexual freedom amongst 60's teenagers. They need to pay their researchers more.
I heard Norwegian Wood in the mall once. I also got off the skytrain once and their was a homeless person playing Here Comes The Sun on a harmonica, I gave him a dollar
Just a couple of instances I noticed. otherwise meaningless.
NASA played Good Day Sunshine to wake up the shuttle crew this morning. When Phoebe gets married in Friends a steel drum duo play a really beatiful version of Here There and Everywhere. (saw it the other day.)
Cheers
They should of played "Good Morning, Good Morning" :p