Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!i2pn.org!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: nyarlathotep1@hotmail.com (Norbert) Newsgroups: rec.music.beatles Subject: Some Beatles-Cars Connections Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2024 11:27:15 +0000 Organization: novaBBS Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Info: i2pn2.org; logging-data="3477736"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org"; posting-account="Ipl8YJq+xICcnVcMjjplixqh3dnUishtUny4ivkN5MQ"; User-Agent: Rocksolid Light X-Rslight-Posting-User: 05d5d5e52669eca42e38920c6347d42e869d5fb8 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 X-Rslight-Site: $2y$10$J0x8f.prSwEVamFT28UbF./GCojSWrgNS/SUZF9AMQ5vRLUOb7Mc2 Bytes: 1724 Lines: 16 The Cars' debut album was recorded at AIR Studio in London, which producer George Martin founded. Cars guitarist Elliot Easton remembered a visit from the legendary producer when they were recording "My Best Friend's Girl." "George Martin came by the control booth periodically and stretched out on the sofa," Easton said. "One time, during a playback, he said, 'That's not too bad, actually.' High praise from him." Years later, Easton admitted that the Beatles were his inspiration for the song's conic solo. "The inspiration for my rockabilly riff and solo was the guitar lick from the Beatles' "I Will," Easton revealed. "I mutated it a bit to counter Ric's strong eighth-note feel." -- from an article on American Songwriter Easton's "rockbilly riff" in "My Best Friend's Girl" is obviously similar to the one in "I Will," but the solo?