The Music of Lennon & McCartney
1965 British TV series or programme / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Music of Lennon & McCartney is a 1965 British television special honouring the songwriting partnership of John Lennon and Paul McCartney of the English rock band the Beatles. It was produced by Granada Television and aired on that station on 16 December 1965 before receiving a national broadcast across the entire ITV network, of which Granada was a part, the following evening. The programme mainly consisted of other artists miming to their recordings of Lennon–McCartney songs,[3] interspersed with scripted commentary from Lennon and McCartney. In addition, the Beatles performed both sides of their current single, "Day Tripper" and "We Can Work It Out". Peter Sellers performed a comedic interpretation of "A Hard Day's Night", in the style of stage actor Laurence Olivier's portrayal of Richard III.
The Music of Lennon & McCartney | |
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Directed by | Philip Casson[1] |
Starring | John Lennon Paul McCartney George Harrison Ringo Starr Cilla Black Peter Sellers Marianne Faithfull |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Production | |
Producer | Johnnie Hamp |
Running time | 44 minutes[2] |
Original release | |
Network | Independent Television |
Release | 16 December 1965 (1965-12-16) |
The special served as further recognition for the Beatles, particularly Lennon and McCartney, outside the usual parameters of pop music. It followed the band members being presented with their MBEs in late October 1965 and led to a surge in the number of cover versions of Lennon–McCartney songs. The special was not shown again until December 1985, when it aired as part of Channel 4's celebration of 30 years of Granada Television.