Help!

I've written before about how much I like this silly Beatles movie. Last night, though, for no reason I can recall, I flashed on two songs from the film that affected me greatly at the time--and that still touch me.

You see, though I was only ten when I saw Help!, I was already having crushes on girls and convinced I was deeply in love with each one. None of those crushes turned out well, however. Being ten didn't help, of course, but neither did the fact that I was a poor, crewcut-wearing, overweight nerd with almost no filter between my brain and my mouth.

After a couple of deeply embarrassing fiascos, I decided the Beatles had been right to advise me to keep my love to myself, as they do so winningly here.



They also showed that they knew what would happen when I didn't.



Ah, hell, now I'm in a DJ mood. Fall is here, and as summer fades in the rearview mirror and romance wafts through my mind, I can't help but play this Bruce tune for you.



And that's enough, because I could do this all night, but real work beckons.

Help! (The Beatles' movie, not a cry for assistance)

We watched this old film last night. It is silly, self-indulgent, and self-commenting almost to the point of being po-mo, but I still enjoyed it on this viewing almost as much as I did when I first saw it at age ten. The music, of course, is wonderful, with songs that still play true and pure. If you haven't picked up the DVD set yet, do so, crank up the volume, and enjoy traveling back in time for a couple of hours.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: The Beatles were the greatest band of all time--no doubt, no argument, end of discussion.