Tony Palmer’s All You Need Is Love series episode 13 is Mighty Good: The Beatles. Don’t ask me what the first 12 or the last 4 episodes in this series are about because I have no idea. I was trying to spend some points I had earned on one of my credit cards and that’s how I got this DVD for free.
I’m not really sure where to begin in telling about this video. I don’t know that it’s worth too many words or my time to type them! It’s approximately 1 hour long and spends the first half talking about the Beatles. Actually, it’s mostly a stoned and/or drunk Derek Taylor talking about the Beatles (and if you follow this blog for any length of time, you’ll know how I feel about Derek!). They have bits of film with John, Paul and Ringo talking and a whole lot of Murray the K. But after about a half hour, the video turns into something else with Roger McGuinn talking about The Byrds and video clips of The Animals. Eventually, it does get back to the Fab Four, but then drifts off again.
I will admit that some of the interview clips about our boys I have never seen before, but I can’t say it’s worth the wasted hour of time and the recycled clips of girls screaming, crying and fainting to invest. And for that reason…
I rate this DVD, 1 out of 4 Beetles!
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