#cilla black

[got-ticket-to-ride]

Cilla Black first encountered The Beatles at Liverpool’s Cavern Club. She was a singer, and Lennon invited her to join the band onstage. She ran into The Beatles often. When she saw them, she hated being left alone with Lennon. He made her incredibly nervous.

“I remember I used to be dead scared of John, although he was the one who had helped me most,” she said. “He had this aura of superintelligence. I hated being left alone to speak to him. Once he said: ‘What’s wrong with you, girl? Don’t you like me?'”

“I confessed: ‘I’m frightened of you, John.’ He roared with laughter: ‘And I thought you were a snob!’ After that we often talked.”

Cilla changed her opinion of John due to how much he helped her career. He was the one who encouraged her to join The Beatles onstage. He’d also insisted that Epstein listen to her perform and consider signing her.

“Paul was at the recording session when I made Anyone Who Had A Heart,” she said “He said that he liked the composition and he and John would try to produce something similar. Well they came up with this new number, but for my money it’s nothing like the ‘Anyone’ composition.”

It's interesting that Paul and John's inspiration for "It's For You" was "Anyone Who Had a Heart." Lyrically Anyone Who Had a Heart

"Anyone who ever loved could look at me And know that I love you Anyone who ever dreamed could look at me And know I dream of you Knowing I love you so"

reminds me more of "I've got a feeling, a feeling I can't hide".

During the filming of "The Music of Lennon & Mccartney" in 1965 Cilla recalled: “I had to walk down the stairs, miming to the song, while the boys sat at the bottom, looking up at me.

“As I walked past, John whispered: ‘Great! No knickers!’ I reeled backwards, hand to my mouth, and couldn’t wait to get back to the dressing-room to check he was joking.”

#The Beatles #John Lennon #Paul Mccartney #Cilla Black #It's For You #Quotes #Mclennon #gttr-beatles #god John is just too naughty

[spaceshipsandpurpledrank]

#talkin #tik tok #music #white women #cilla black #dionne warwick

[ceofjohnlennon]

John Lennon, George Harrison, Cynthia Lennon, Pattie Boyd, Cilla Black and Twiggy at the opening of Apple Boutique, December 5, 1967, taken by Terry O'Neill. ㅡ From the book "THE BEATLES" by Terry O'Neill.

#john lennon #george harrison #the beatles #60s #1967 #cynthia lennon #pattie boyd #cilla black #twiggy #the beatles by terry o'neill #terry o'neill #my:read

[get-back-homeward]

Ringo's Love of Jive Dancing

Playing skiffle with Eddie Clayton introduced a welcome way out from the street-corner existence Richy Starkey had known more than a year. It would take a long time to remove himself completely, but being with a group was an alternative to “walking” with the gang, and when he and Roy weren’t doing one or the other they were often dancing. Both were athletic and acrobatic jivers, accomplished rock and roll dancers able to flip, flop and fly their female partners, hold them up in the air and send them scooting through their legs.

Richy was a good jiver and so was I. We used to go to all the hops, to the Rialto and the Cavern, and girls liked to dance with us because we could do it. We had denim suits and denim jackets so the lads and girls in the Cavern called us “the Binmen.” We had regular jiving partners and loved it. But we were seriously threatened in the Rialto one night. Some feller got stabbed in the face with a pair of scissors and I was told, “You and your mate are next.” We were out of there like a shot. We didn’t like that at all. That was me and Richy—out the door.

—Tune In (Ch. 7, July 15–Dec 15, 1957)

A jukebox pumped out records when the Hurricanes took a break and [Ringo] was easily the best jiver in the group, never short of a dance partner. Margaret Douglas, on holiday here from Liverpool, says, “Ringo was a brilliant rock ’n’ roll dancer. He knew all the moves.”26

—Tune In (Ch. 15, May 31–Aug 15, 1960)

#i can find no photos of 50s richie jive dancing and that is a shame #but i love this quote and needed an aesthetic post to bring it alive #ringo starr #richard starkey #none really show the big jive moves #which are crazy and incredible and a good partner is worth their weight in gold #ringo #i cheated with the middle twirl thats just stock #the rest are all ringo #dancing bugs #mia farrow #cilla black #astrid kitcherr #ringo stories #ringo appreciation post #prebugs #reading tune in #i love all the young ringo details #i really need to post more i dont see enough ringo posts on my dash #underrated how dangerous those dance halls got #that john scissor story from hambug gets a lot of play but all he did is chop up a dress #the teds are gouging peoples eyes out with them at dances when someone eyes their girl wrong i mean yikes

[beatleswings]

THE BEATLES, BILLY J KRAMER AND THE DAKOTAS, CILLA BLACK and THE SEARCHERS on THANK YOUR LUCKY STARS. December 15, 1963.

#forever one of my favorite moments #my bug boys with my other fave liverpool band the searchers and also with billy j. the dakotas. and cilla. #i still remember young me when i first got into the beatles and 60s music in gen squealing when seeing these pics #the beatles #john lennon #paul mccartney #george harrison #ringo starr #cilla black #billy j kramer #billy j kramer and the dakotas #the searchers #chris curtis #mike pender #tony jackson #john mcnally #1960s #60s #1963 #non edits

[thebabeinthebellbottoms]

#cilla black #sharon tate #bianca jagger #patti boyd #olivia hussey #lulu #audrey hepburn #jane fonda #raquel welch #60s babes #vintage #wedding dress #1960s style #vintage wedding dress

[ludmilachaibemachado]

Cilla Black during a 1966 recording session for the song 'Alfie🍁🍁🍁

Via @isabelfutre on Instagram🍁

#60s icons #girlsofthesixties #cilla black #singer songwriter #alfie #1966

[thegroovywitch]

A press conference attended by Brian Jones, Donovan, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Cilla Black and Paul McCartney to launch the pop group Grapefruit, whose records will be released on the Beatles Apple label. January 19, 1968.

(Photo by Keystone)

#brian jones #the rolling stones #1968 #60s #1960s #donovan #the beatles #ringo starr #john lennon #cilla black #paul mccartney #sixties #classic rock #rock #60s rock #60s icons #rock n roll #rock and roll #60s rockstars #icons #by dee dee 🌺🕯️

[eppysboys]

Cilla Black and Brian Epstein

#Cilla Black #Brian Epstein #Brian #handsome!!

[rolloroberson]

John Lennon (back row, fourth from left), Ringo Starr (back row, third from left) and Paul McCartney (back row, far right) with Cilla Black, Rolling Stone Brian Jones and Donovan, circa 1968

#the rolling stones #the beatles #ringo starr #paul mccartney #brian jones #donovan #cilla black

[mysharona1987]

Cilla - Eye of the Tiger

Oh, Cilla Black.

She was not technically a bad singer. She hit the right notes.

But she did not have a particularly pleasing voice and she did such cringeworthy stuff. Like this.

An old lady beating up a teenage boy. Someone decided this was a good idea for a music video. Rocky Balboa is digging up his grave to roll in.

#youtube #cilla black #music #rocky #rocky balboa #80s

[got-ticket-to-ride]

This is a leaked demo from June 1964 of "It's For You", a Lennon/Mccartney composition for Cilla Black. After the demo was unearthed only this short snippet has thus appeared online. Wish the person who has it (the person who bought it for 17000 pounds ;) would share the whole thing, it sounds absolutely wonderful with Paul! Cilla's version on Youtube includes a cute intro from John.

It's For You (2003 Remastered Version) - YouTube

The lyrics goes in the direction of a "secret true love" (gee, I wonder who it is about...):

I'd say some day I'm bound to give my heart away when I do It's for you love, true love Seems to be all I'm thinking of But it's true it's for you They said that love was a lie told me that I Never should try to find Somebody who'd be kind kind to only me So I just tell them they're right Who wants a fight tell them I quite agree Nobody'd love me then I look at you And love comes love shows I give my heart and no one knows that I do It's for you it's for you It's for you

#Mclennon #John and Paul #John Lennon #Paul Mccartney #It's For You #Cilla Black #Audio #The Beatles #gttr-beatles

[weall-mad-here]

1 & 2 November 1965 - UK, Granada TV Centre in Manchester

There is a feeling that Cilla is superfluous here..

#the beatles #mclennon #john lennon #paul mccartney #cilla black #the beatles 1965 #lennon mccartney

[ceofjohnlennon]

Ringo Starr and Cilla Black for The Beatles Monthly Book n°57, April/1968.

#ringo starr #cilla black #the beatles #60s #1968 #beatles monthly book #my:read

[lisamarie-vee]

#vintage magazine #rave #1960s #rock and roll hall of fame #cilla black

[brianscellarfulofnoise]

I thought i would pop back on here from my hiatus to talk about the unveiling of the Brian Epstein statue today in Liverpool!

Today, they installed this statue on the corner of Button Street and Whitechapel. Today also marks the 55th anniversary of Brian’s passing.

Now, i certainly do not consider myself a Brian Epstein expert, but when i say i love this man with my entire heart, i mean it. This project has been going on for five years now and i’m so happy that after so many years, Brian is finally getting a bit of the recognition he deserves. I haven’t had the privilege of seeing this masterpiece yet, but i will next week, and i simply cannot wait!

#brian epstein #fifth beatle #liverpool #the beatles #beatles #john lennon #paul mccartney #george harrison #ringo starr #vintage #1960s #60s #retro #beatlemania #merseybeat #cilla black #gerry and the pacemakers