Difference between revisions of "I Want To Hold Your Hand"
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'''I Want To Hold Your Hand''' is a 1964 song by [[The Beatles]], which became one of their biggest hits. It was their breakthrough single in the United States. | '''I Want To Hold Your Hand''' is a 1964 song by [[The Beatles]], which became one of their biggest hits. It was their breakthrough single in the United States. | ||
| − | At the infamous [[71/12/10 London UK Rainbow Theatre]] concert Zappa's band played it as encore. During the performance he was pushed off the stage by [[Trevor Charles Howell]].[https://books.google.com/books?id=FB0O_HCpBy0C&q=want+hold+your+hand#v=snippet&q=want%20hold%20your%20hand&f=false] | + | At the infamous [[71/12/10 London UK Rainbow Theatre]] concert Zappa's band played it as encore. During the performance he was pushed off the stage by [[Trevor Charles Howell]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=FB0O_HCpBy0C&q=want+hold+your+hand#v=snippet&q=want%20hold%20your%20hand&f=false Zappa, Frank. "Send In The Clowns" ''The Real Frank Zappa Book'', 1988.]</ref> |
==Zappa about the song== | ==Zappa about the song== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [[Wikipedia:I Want To Hold Your Hand]] | * [[Wikipedia:I Want To Hold Your Hand]] | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)]] | [[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)]] | ||
[[Category:Covers And Musical Quotes]] | [[Category:Covers And Musical Quotes]] | ||
[[Category:Targets]] | [[Category:Targets]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:07, 5 October 2021
I Want To Hold Your Hand is a 1964 song by The Beatles, which became one of their biggest hits. It was their breakthrough single in the United States.
At the infamous 71/12/10 London UK Rainbow Theatre concert Zappa's band played it as encore. During the performance he was pushed off the stage by Trevor Charles Howell.[1]
Zappa about the song
Matty Biberfeld:: What do you think about the, uh … current state of Rock & Roll, this Psychedelic Rock, Blues Rock, Folk Rock … uh …
FZ:: Poop Rock!
MB:: … all kinds of Rock, and, uh, now the Beatles are coming … are coming up with songs which, to some people, are putting on the audience. The new, uh, single …
FZ:: You don't think the Beatles have always put on their audience?
MB:: Well now, more blatantly, I think, I was …
FZ:: What could be more blatant than "I Wanna Hold Your Hand"?
- Quoted from WRVR, NYC interview with Matty Biberfeld. Audio recording can be heard on "Poop Rock".
