The first Carol this year is ‘Away in a Manger’ but be
prepared for a surprise when you hear it. As introduced last year, the Fab Four
are a Beatles tribute band who only release Christmas records but – and here’s
the rub – they don’t just sound like songs done in a very convincing Fabs style
but, somehow, oddly they sound like Beatles songs with Christmas lyrics. Think
more of The Rutles and you’re kinda getting there. Eventually it plays with
your head and you can’t decide what you’re listening too.
This is ‘You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away’ from the ‘Help’
soundtrack…or is it? If you don’t smile when you hear ‘the stars in the bright sky / look down where he lay / the little Lord
Jesus / asleep on the… HEY!’ then you’ve either not heard the original, you’re
dense, or you’ve got no sense of humour. Either way, you lose.
Good news is I downloaded the entire album last month and I
reckon there’s enough gems for another 20 years or so. It’s just a question of
which or who lasts longest….
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