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Beatlesongs
Beatlesongs | William J. Dowlding
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A complete and fascinating chronicle of Beatles music and history, Beatlesongs details the growth, evolution, and dissolution of the most influential group of out time. Drawing together information from sources that include interviews, insider accounts, magazines, and news wire services, this is a complete profile of every Beatles song ever written -- from recording details such as who played which instruments and sang what harmonies to how each song fared on the charts and how other musicians and critics felt about it. Chronologically arranged by U.K. release date, Beatlesongs nails down dates, places, participants, and other intriguing facts in a truly remarkable portrait of the Liverpudlian legends. Behind each song is a story -- like Paul's criticism of George's guitar playing during the Rubber Soul sessions, John's acid trip during the Sgt. Pepper's session, and the selection process for the Revolver album cover. And carefully examined along the way are the Beatles' evolving musical talents, their stormy private lives, and their successful -- and unsuccessful -- collaborations. Beatlesongs is truly an inside look at the Fab Four and a treasure for all their fans.
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CSeydel
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#BigFabBeatles

Today‘s the day! On Feb 9, 1964 the Beatles performed on the Ed Sullivan Show, watched by 73 million viewers. I‘m celebrating the 60th anniversary with Beatles book bingo! Each square has a Beatles song title. You can fit a book to each square however you want to - be creative and just have fun with it. I‘ll give some examples ⬇️

CSeydel “Yesterday” - can be a book set in the past, a book published in the past, a book that uses flashbacks as a narrative device, etc
“Eleanor Rigby” - a character named Eleanor, author has initials E & R, theme of loneliness, main character is an older woman, etc.
Any way you want to tie it in is fine! This is meant to be casual and fun.
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willaful How fun! 2mo
LiseWorks It's amazing with each title I actually sing the song. 2mo
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CSeydel
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February 2024 is here! Thank you all for joining me in the #bigfabbeatles 12-month reading challenge! This month marks the 60th anniversary (!!!) of the Beatles first appearance on the Ed Sullivan show, kicking off Beatlemania in the US. Since everyone loves BINGO I decided to do a Beatles Bingo this month to cap off our challenge. Stay tuned … 2/9/24 🎶🤩🎶🎸

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CSeydel
Beatlesongs | William J. Dowlding
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A day late, but here‘s the #bigfabbeatles prompt for December!

On February 9, 1964, the Beatles first performed on the Ed Sullivan Show. To celebrate the 60th anniversary of that event, I‘m hosting a year-long reading challenge!

Each month I will post a prompt for a different Beatles album. Join anytime! To see all prompts, visit my StoryGraph challenge page:
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/341534ff-8451-4f08-b50a-c7523a8...

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CSeydel
Beatlesongs | William J. Dowlding
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On February 9, 1964, the Beatles first performed on the Ed Sullivan Show, and to celebrate the 60th anniversary of that event I‘m hosting a year-long reading challenge from Feb 2023-Feb 2024!
#bigfabbeatles

Each month I will post a prompt for a different Beatles album. Join anytime!

To see all the prompts, visit my challenge page on StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/341534ff-8451-4f08-b50a-c7523a8...

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CSeydel
Beatlesongs | William J. Dowlding
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On February 9, 1964, the Beatles first performed on the Ed Sullivan Show, and to celebrate the 60th anniversary of that event I‘m hosting a year-long reading challenge from Feb 2023-Feb 2024!
#bigfabbeatles

Each month I will post a prompt for a different Beatles album. Join anytime! To see all the prompts, visit my challenge page on StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/341534ff-8451-4f08-b50a-c7523a8...

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CSeydel
Beatlesongs | William J. Dowlding
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On February 9, 1964, the Beatles first performed on the Ed Sullivan Show, and to celebrate the 60th anniversary of that event I‘m hosting a year-long reading challenge from Feb 2023-Feb 2024!
#bigfabbeatles

Each month I will post a prompt for a different Beatles album. Join anytime! To see all the prompts, visit my challenge page on StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/341534ff-8451-4f08-b50a-c7523a8...

CSeydel Since images aren‘t loading, here is the August prompt in text:

REVOLVER Read a book with a weapon on the cover (gun, sword, knife, etc)
--OR--
"Here, There, and Everywhere" Read a book with a conjunction in the title (e.g. "and", "but," "or")
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Awk_Word_Smith “Revolver” swaps places with “Rubber Soul” and “Abbey Road” as my favorite Beatles‘s album at any given moment. 8mo
CSeydel @Awk_Word_Smith It‘s a good one! 8mo
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CSeydel
Beatlesongs | William J. Dowlding
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Time for the July Beatles prompt! #bigfabbeatles

On February 9, 1964, the Beatles first performed on the Ed Sullivan Show. Each month leading up to the 60th anniversary of that day, I am posting a pair of prompts for a different Beatles album.

Join anytime! You can do the prompts in any order. To see them all, plus bonus prompts, visit StoryGraph:
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/341534ff-8451-4f08-b50a-c7523a8...

BarbaraBB I finished the whole challenge already 🤦🏻‍♀️ #overachiever 😂 9mo
dariazeoli Oooh! *makes hole in the door running to Storygraph* 9mo
CSeydel @BarbaraBB Awesome!! 🪲🎸🇬🇧 9mo
CSeydel @dariazeoli Welcome!! 9mo
CSeydel I need to figure out if there‘s a better way to host it on Litsy. I like StoryGraph‘s challenge format because everyone can go at their own pace, but then I can‘t peep at what everyone‘s reading. But laying out one prompt per month feels too limiting. (edited) 9mo
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CSeydel
Beatlesongs | William J. Dowlding
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Time for the June Beatles prompt! As a reminder, you can join anytime! #bigfabbeatles

On February 9, 1964, the Beatles first performed on the Ed Sullivan Show. Each month leading up to the 60th anniversary of that day, I will post a prompt for a different Beatles album.

You can do the prompts in any order. To see them all, plus bonus prompts, see StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/341534ff-8451-4f08-b50a-c7523a8...

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CSeydel
Beatlesongs | William J. Dowlding
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Time for the May Beatles prompt! Join anytime! #bigfabbeatles

On February 9, 1964, the Beatles first performed on the Ed Sullivan Show. Each month leading up to the 60th anniversary of that day, I will post a prompt for a different Beatles album.

You can do the prompts in any order. To see them all, plus bonus prompts, visit my challenge page on StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/341534ff-8451-4f08-b50a-c7523a8...

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CSeydel
Beatlesongs | William J. Dowlding
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On February 9, 1964, the Beatles first performed on the Ed Sullivan Show. Each month leading up to the 60th anniversary of that day, I will post a prompt for a different Beatles album.

Join anytime! #bigfabbeatles

You can do the prompts in any order. To see them all, plus bonus prompts, visit my challenge page on StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/341534ff-8451-4f08-b50a-c7523a8...

BarbaraBB Cool! I‘m in although no Beatles fan 🙃 12mo
CSeydel @BarbaraBB haha that is not a requirement! 12mo
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CSeydel
Beatlesongs | William J. Dowlding
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#bigfabbeatles

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Beatles first appearance on Ed Sullivan, each month I will post a prompt for a different Beatles album. Join anytime! No pressure, just have fun with it.

You can do the prompts in any order. To see them all (plus bonus prompts!) visit my challenge page on StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/341534ff-8451-4f08-b50a-c7523a8...

TheDaysGoBy So fun! I love The Beatles! 13mo
julieclair This is such a cheerful challenge! I‘m having fun with it. 13mo
CSeydel @julieclair Oh I‘m so glad! 13mo
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LitsyEvents
Beatlesongs | William J. Dowlding
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Repost for @Cseydel

On February 9, 1964, the Beatles performed on the Ed Sullivan Show, watched by a record 73 million viewers and launching a pop music revolution. Let‘s celebrate the 60th anniversary of that event with - what else? - a reading challenge!
#bigfabbeatles #ReadingChallenge

Each month I will post a prompt for a different Beatles album.

See original post at https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2546312

CSeydel Thanks! 1y
CSeydel @Beatlefan129 did you see this? 😃 1y
Beatlefan129 Oh my gosh, I didn‘t see this, thank you for the tag @CSeydel 1y
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CSeydel
Beatlesongs | William J. Dowlding
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FEBRUARY 2023
Album 1: Please Please Me
Read a book with a repeated word in the title
~OR~
“Twist and Shout” Read a book with a plot twist

#bigfabbeatles challenge

tpixie Fun premise! Enjoy!! 1y
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CSeydel
Beatlesongs | William J. Dowlding
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On February 9, 1964, the Beatles performed on the Ed Sullivan Show, watched by a record 73 million viewers and launching a pop music revolution. Let‘s celebrate the 60th anniversary of that event with - what else? - a reading challenge!
#bigfabbeatles

Each month I will post a prompt for a different Beatles album. Join anytime! No pressure, just have fun with it.

CSeydel You can also do the prompts in any order! To see all the prompts, see my challenge page on StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/341534ff-8451-4f08-b50a-c7523a8... 1y
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CSeydel
Beatlesongs | William J. Dowlding
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Deblovestoread Joined! Love The Beatles 😊 (edited) 1y
CSeydel @Deblovestoread Yay I hope you have fun with it! 1y
CSeydel @Deblovestoread I was inspired to create it after scrolling through a dozen or so Taylor Swift-themed challenges 😉 1y
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Cinfhen Such an AWESOME challenge but I‘m all booked for 2023!!! If you decide to run another challenge in 2024 please tag me!!! I love this one 1y
GingerAntics Taylor Swift does not scream reading to me. 1y
CSeydel @Cinfhen You bet! 1y
rabbitprincess I‘m not on StoryGraph but hope I can borrow these awesome prompts as a fun way to find books for my “read soon” pile 😄 1y
CSeydel @rabbitprincess I debated whether to try to “host” it here as well - it feels like less work to set it up over there and then let people run with it at their own pace. But maybe I‘ll think about how to do it here. 1y
CSeydel @rabbitprincess Feel free to use the prompts any way you want! You can use the tag #bigfabbeatles so I can follow your progress 😊 1y
rabbitprincess @CSeydel Excellent! I‘ll be sure to tag you as I go 😄 1y
CSeydel @rabbitprincess 👍🏻👍🏻 1y
julieclair How fun! Joined! 1y
CSeydel @julieclair Yay! 👏🏼 1y
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GripLitGrl
Beatlesongs | William J. Dowlding
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Cinfhen 🤘🏽😎 6y
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CSeydel
Beatlesongs | William J. Dowlding
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1. Not at the moment. I used to collect Beatles memorabilia.
2. Paperback, usually, so, naked? Or the protective plastic library wrapping.
3. Library, probably 90%

#tripletuesday

MelAnn Beatles rock 🎸 Thank you for sharing in today‘s fun! 6y
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