3,000 firefighters to sing 'Hey Jude'
MUMBAI: More than 3,000 firefighters from across the globe will lend their voices to a 'Hey Jude' singalong, to mark 40 years of the Beatles classic.
The Beatles Story and the Albert Dock Company are hosting this first ever event that will take place on 25 August at the Albert Dock. The event promises to be a once in a lifetime event - with all members of the public who visit on that day being given lyric sheets to join in. The International firefighters are in Liverpool for the 10th World Firefighters Games - a 10-day festival of sport and camaraderie - hosted this year by Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service.
A rare 'Beatles' tape auctioned...
A reel-to-reel recording of 'The Beatles' was found in an attic clearance by the son of a man who had worked in the music industry. The 30-minute tape of 'The Beatles' thought to have been made in 1964 was auctioned at Cameo Auctioneers in Midgham, Berks. The recording has Lennon and McCartney teasing each other while finishing the ballad 'I'll follow the Sun'.The auction house said the seller wished to remain anonymous and would only say the tape was found in the north of England. It was sold to an online bidder.
The recording contains songs composed by Lennon and McCartney as well as covers of other artists' tracks such as Chuck Berry.
During the recording of I'll Follow The Sun - which appeared on the Beatles For Sale LP - Lennon says: "I'm not looking at you," to which McCartney replies: "You were".Lennon then says: "It's just going to get funnier and funnier as the evening goes on."
McCartney adds: "Let's just try this once more and if it's the last one that's hard lines."The band managed to complete a recording of the song without interruption later in the tape.
I'll Follow The Sun comes at the end of the first side of the tape after Don't Put Me Down Like This, I Feel Fine, She's A Woman,Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby and Honey Don't.
The Beatles continuing playing I'll Follow The Sun on side two. The other tracks are: I'm A Loser, Too Much Monkey Business, Nitty Gritty, Something's Gotta Hold Of Me and I Shall Not Be Moved.
