Excellent 50 year Beatles tribute tonight...

[TheProgressive]

What a great rendition of the Beatles songs by all the performers.

Great guitar. Great drums. Great backup vocals.

Paul, Ringo, and in spirit, John and George...

Awesome, powerful vocals tonight by Paul and Ringo...

Who else could play the signature lead guitar but Joe Walsh... Great job Joe (what a treat!).

I remember watching the Ed Sullivan show back in those days when you only got channels 2,4,5,7,9, and 13.

Tonight, they aired the original sound tracks of the Ed Sullivan show - you could tell because John, George and Paul's voices were straight mike...

What a awesome tribute tonight to the Beatles.

Thanks.

[sabrina 1]

1. Where did you see it?

[TheProgressive]

3. It was on TV tonight...CBS ... a Grammy Tribute

Sorry you missed it. (all sorts of frown-y faces).

[lpbk2713]

2. All the acts were superb.

Sgt Pepper's was a good way to bring Ringo on stage, just like in the album. And you could tell the crowd thought Joe Walsh did great, he's a guitar master. I enjoyed the entire evening.

[arthritisR_US]

4. I totally agree with you. I loved all of it! :) nt

[VanillaRhapsody]

5. I wonder if it will be repeated or available online...

[Common Sense Party]

6. I liked much of the show, though some of today's performers were sorely lacking.

Afterward, I went online and watched the whole Ed Sullivan performance...and those kids were AMAZING. The teenage girls screaming were impressive with their sheer volume, too.

[LibDemAlways]

7. I loved the snippets of the women who

as teenagers were in the Ed Sullivan audience. It was a great night, a happy occasion, and a classy show.

[Freddie]

8. Yes very enjoyable

Utterly devoted Beatles fan here, from 50 years ago watching that show when I was 7.
Many artists' "interpretations" of Beatles songs are cringe-worthy, to say the least (American Idol, anyone?) but last nights selections were great. Loved "Hey Bulldog", an "obscure" Beatles track that deserves to be heard more (next tour, Sir Paul!). Even Katy Perry was good, actually singing and not shouting as she often does, and wearing clothes too. And of course Macca and his incredible band, still rocking arenas after all these years.

[deutsey]

9. I was very pleasantly surprised

So often these kinds of tributes are plodding and try too hard. This show had the right pace and tone, imo.

[dipsydoodle]

10. Bit '60s isn't it ?

I suppose its different for us here in the UK.

[Capt. Obvious]

11. That was great

[Armstead]

12. Great that Paul and Ringo still have pep

[sufrommich]

13. Other than Annie Lennox,I thought is was a

pretty good example of how mediocre most of today's pop stars are.

[lpbk2713]

14. And in the end ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=YH9P_vwpLXk#t=84


They were more than just another band.

[flamingdem]

15. Yeah, yeah, yeah

[Beaverhausen]

16. Paul opened his set with Magical Mystery Tour but CBS cut the song

A friend of mine was at the live show. I wish there had been more Paul and Ringo, but I guess the network figured the younger performers would draw a bigger audience.