Paul McCartney said Donovan didn’t have the best suggestions for his Beatles song “I Will.” The “Mellow Yellow” singer tried helping the “Yesterday” singer during their stay at the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s ashram in India in 1968. He had better success inspiring Paul’s bandmates.
Paul McCartney and The Beatles, Donovan, and the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi | Keystone-France/Getty Images Paul McCartney said Donovan didn’t have the right suggestions for ‘I Will’
In The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul said the melody for “I Will” was around for a while. The music came quickly. However, the lyrics came slower, which is strange because “it’s a pretty basic set of ideas.”
Paul and The Beatles were at the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s ashram in India when he wrote the tune. Donovan tried helping with an early version of the lyrics, but his suggestions didn’t fit the song’s vibe.
Paul McCartney and The Beatles, Donovan, and the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi | Keystone-France/Getty Images Paul McCartney said Donovan didn’t have the right suggestions for ‘I Will’
In The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul said the melody for “I Will” was around for a while. The music came quickly. However, the lyrics came slower, which is strange because “it’s a pretty basic set of ideas.”
Paul and The Beatles were at the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s ashram in India when he wrote the tune. Donovan tried helping with an early version of the lyrics, but his suggestions didn’t fit the song’s vibe.
- 2/19/2023
- by Hannah Wigandt
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Apra and Tropfest have put out a call for entries for a competition for all budding film composers to coincide with the 2012 Tropfest.
Composers are asked to score the short film Ruturning, by emerging filmmaker Amelia Olsen-Boyd with entries due by Thursday 12 January.
Entries will be judged by Paul Mac, Claire Bowditch, Antony Partos (animal Kingdom) and Andrew Lancaster (Accidents Happen)
The winner will receive $5,000 cash, thanks to Apra, as well as a once in a life time chance to perform or have their score performed in-front of thousands of film fans at Movie Extra Tropfest Australia live in Sydney on Sunday 19 February 2012.
Tropfest Founder and Director, John Polson says “I’m incredibly excited to have Apra on board as our sponsor for Tropscore as we head into our 20th year.”
“Apra has a long history of supporting emerging artists. Tropfest’s music competition Tropscore provides an important opportunity for...
Composers are asked to score the short film Ruturning, by emerging filmmaker Amelia Olsen-Boyd with entries due by Thursday 12 January.
Entries will be judged by Paul Mac, Claire Bowditch, Antony Partos (animal Kingdom) and Andrew Lancaster (Accidents Happen)
The winner will receive $5,000 cash, thanks to Apra, as well as a once in a life time chance to perform or have their score performed in-front of thousands of film fans at Movie Extra Tropfest Australia live in Sydney on Sunday 19 February 2012.
Tropfest Founder and Director, John Polson says “I’m incredibly excited to have Apra on board as our sponsor for Tropscore as we head into our 20th year.”
“Apra has a long history of supporting emerging artists. Tropfest’s music competition Tropscore provides an important opportunity for...
- 10/28/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Year: 2009
Directors: Dean O'Flaherty
Writers: Dean O'Flaherty
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: cyberhal
Rating: 8 out of 10
[Newport Beach Film Festival coverage]
Many of the things I fear and loath about suburban living were nailed beautifully by first time director, and Australian, Dean O’Flaherty. Beautiful, portrays the thin veneer of affluence covering a writhing mass of pain and suffering. It’s a dark coming of age film in which an obsessive and innocent young boy is sucked up into a twisted world. It’s a journey into urban myth and reality where the guardians perpetuate the distortion. A movie that takes the time to explore the emotional space between people, and between the surface beauty an image and its deeper meaning. I liked the film so much, I even forgave the fact that the Newport Beach festival people made we-the-audience sit through 6 (yes 6) speeches and had the audacity to give me a magnetic toy koala bear.
Directors: Dean O'Flaherty
Writers: Dean O'Flaherty
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: cyberhal
Rating: 8 out of 10
[Newport Beach Film Festival coverage]
Many of the things I fear and loath about suburban living were nailed beautifully by first time director, and Australian, Dean O’Flaherty. Beautiful, portrays the thin veneer of affluence covering a writhing mass of pain and suffering. It’s a dark coming of age film in which an obsessive and innocent young boy is sucked up into a twisted world. It’s a journey into urban myth and reality where the guardians perpetuate the distortion. A movie that takes the time to explore the emotional space between people, and between the surface beauty an image and its deeper meaning. I liked the film so much, I even forgave the fact that the Newport Beach festival people made we-the-audience sit through 6 (yes 6) speeches and had the audacity to give me a magnetic toy koala bear.
- 4/28/2009
- QuietEarth.us
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