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Little Context of Social Change by Fred Garnett 
Chapter Six1963-8 Please Please Me
Where are you going, John?I'm going to listen to Pick of the Pops. I've got to write the charts down.Well, you'll have to put David to bed first.Oh, Mum! But I'll miss some of the charts if I do that.It won't matter, Alan Freeman repeats all the record positions at the end.Err, OK then, Mum... That's what happens when your Mum listens to Pick of the Pops as well.Dave and I shared a bunk. We'd travelled so much of the world on troop ships thatwe assumed bunks were the best way of sleeping. Plus a bunk allowed Dave to beon top, his favourite position, and me to be all snug and cosy in my very ownbottom bunk, my favourite position. A bed with a built in roof! Now that was worthtravelling the world to discover.We chatted about guitars and the Shadows and if we would ever buy anotherrecord together after our last success. I silently counted the records I was missingin putting Dave to bed. Eventually I reckoned that I had paid enough attention toDave to be able to leave and listen to the rest of Pick of the Pops. I grabbed mychart book and I went downstairs to the front room to write everything down.Alan Freeman was his usual endlessly cheerful self, expressing that uniquelyintimate combination he seemed to have of confidentiality and wordly experience.He seemed to have a laugh in his voice and it always felt like he had just stoppedby to joke with you personally as he revealed each new chart position one by one. This was very important to me then as it was through his triangulations that I gotmy bearings on the world around me and made some kind of sense of it.And he read all the positions out whilst playing “At the Sign of the SwingingCymbal”, a drummers song, so I knew I could trust him.And in this weeks Top Ten we have;
 At Number 10; The night has a thousand eyes – Bobbie Vee
Caroline's favourite record and bouncy enough. But spooky Bbrrr...
 At Number 9; Do You Mind– Anthony Newley 
 The finger-snapping Idol off parade in limbo between Frank Sinatra and DavidBowie.
 At Number 8; Sherry Baby – The Four Seasons
What a voice, none of that Philadelphia Bobby nonsense, real New Jersey screech
 At Number 7; Cant Get Used to Losing You - Andy Williams
Memorably Jerky with pizzicato strings, great with village cricket and Mivvi's
 At Number 6; A Slow Boat to China – Emile Ford and the Checkmates
I'd been to China, on a slow boat, in a bunk; I love autobiographical songs
 At Number 5; Like I've Never Been Gone– Billy Fury 
Elvis imitator, good voice, good delivery, strings and syrup all present and corrupt
 At Number 4; Do You Want to Dance? - Cliff Richard and the Shadows
Real English rock, beaty and bouncy, but its not big and its not meaty
Little Contexts of Social Change; Chapters 6-10 – August 28th 2009 – fred.garnett@gmail.com
 
Little Context of Social Change by Fred Garnett 
 At Number 3; The Young Ones-Cliff Richard 
 The perfect blend of Cliff, Shads, Strings, Norrie Paramour and EMI
 At Number 2 we have; Dance On – The Shadows
Good old Shads, Hank can take anything and turn it into a hit. I like Kathy Kirbytoo.
 And now for this weeks number one.
Cymbals crashing as Fluff teases us a bit more.
 And it's a new one!
More cymbals, waiting for the white smoke to appear and reveal the newlyanointed number one.
This weeks new number one is Please Please Me by The Beatles!
 The Beatles, who are they? Number One! The best record is by The Beatles? Agroup at number one and it isn't Cliff or the Shadows? What's going on? How canthat be? I've never heard of them!What is this mad urgent noise?Cue; a fast rising distinctive riff blending guitar and harmonica kicks in furiouslyand we are off;
Last night I said these words to my girl
Oh Great harmonies. Is this the chorus? At the start?
I know you'll never even try girl
Really intense harmoniesAnd a guitar cue, Dave'll like that
Come On Come On Come On Come OnCome On Come On Come On Come OnPlease Please me,Whoah yeah!Like I please you
Wow, they sound like they really want you to come along with them. That's? That's! That's really exciting...Whoah yeah do I like it that!
You dont need me to show the way, love
 They aren't slowing down at all! Unusual after starting off with such a bang likethat
Little Contexts of Social Change; Chapters 6-10 – August 28th 2009 – fred.garnett@gmail.com
 
Little Context of Social Change by Fred Garnett 
Why do I always have to say love
Its completely full of intent. Intense intent; seriously intense intent.
Come On Come Come On Come OnCome On Come Come On Come OnPlease Please me whoah yeah.Like I please you
 That is so catchy! Please Please me! So that's the chorus then..
I dont want to sound complainingbut you know there's always rainIn my heart 
Raining in my heart, I know what they mean by that
I do all the pleasing with youIts so hard to reason with youWhoah yeah!Why do you make me blue?
Blimey! Blue? But they sound happy, so incredibly happy.
Last night I said these words to my girlI know you'll never even try girl
Is this the chorus too? Does it have two choruses this song, then?
Come On Come Come On Come OnCome On Come Come On Come OnPlease Please me whoah yeahLike I please youPlease Please me whoah yeahLike I please you
Oh, its over; already
Please Please me whoah yeah
Little Contexts of Social Change; Chapters 6-10 – August 28th 2009 – fred.garnett@gmail.com
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