The Beatles Mentioned on TV
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Jeopardy 6/6/23
RIAA top-selling artists for $200This rock band tops the list with more than 183 million album sales, and that’s all the clue you get.
Who are The Beatles? (the 2-time champ easily got it)
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Jeopardy 6/8/23
Hairy Styles for $400
Big in the ‘60s, a Beatle haircut is also called by this rhyming name.What is mop top?
NOBODY KNEW IT!
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@njr Isn't that aggravating??! I almost hate when Jeopardy has any Beatles-related question or category now because quite often people just don't know.....anymore. I forget which song of theirs it was recently that provided lyrics. Easy. No one even rang in to say what the name of the song was!!!! I believe it was Strawberry Fields....or some other easy song to name. And they couldn't!!!!!
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We have to understand the name of that haircut originated around 60 years ago. I did not see that show but willing to bet at least 1 or 2 of the contestants were not even born then. Even if they were, when was the last time you heard anybody use that term? Sure, this is easy for people like us, but it is because we are big time fans of the Beatles. Awhile back Jeopardy had a NY Yankee category, and they did not get one question correct. My goodness, these people never heard of Babe Ruth - lol.
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Like I said to Nancy in another post, these types of questions are about things from around 60 years ago. How old were the contestants? There are a lot more famous Beatle songs that the "everyday" type person might know some of the lyrics than "Strawberry Fields" IMO. Just because these questions are simple to us does not mean these contestants are not smart.
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On Entertainment Tonight 6/9/23, they were talking to various celebrities about their kids and one guy (name escapes me) said he had his son convinced that he produced the Beatles for 10 years!
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@yankeefan2 said in The Beatles Mentioned on TV:
We have to understand the name of that haircut originated around 60 years ago. I did not see that show but willing to bet at least 1 or 2 of the contestants were not even born then. Even if they were, when was the last time you heard anybody use that term? Sure, this is easy for people like us, but it is because we are big time fans of the Beatles. Awhile back Jeopardy had a NY Yankee category, and they did not get one question correct. My goodness, these people never heard of Babe Ruth - lol.
Yeah, I know! It just really cracked me up because one of my good friends has moptops as part of her email address! Of course had to tell her!
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@beatles4ever-1 said in The Beatles Mentioned on TV:
@njr Isn't that aggravating??! I almost hate when Jeopardy has any Beatles-related question or category now because quite often people just don't know.....anymore. I forget which song of theirs it was recently that provided lyrics. Easy. No one even rang in to say what the name of the song was!!!! I believe it was Strawberry Fields....or some other easy song to name. And they couldn't!!!!!
See my post here on April 25th (I watch Jeopardy every night!)
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We do get Jeopardy on cable TV here in Australia.... and years ago, they tried to do an Australian version which just didn't work out... It was crapola.... Of course Alex Trebek was the long standing host.... Is Blossom (who was brilliant in Big Bang Theory) now the host? Mayim?
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@yankeefan2 said in The Beatles Mentioned on TV:
Like I said to Nancy in another post, these types of questions are about things from around 60 years ago. How old were the contestants? There are a lot more famous Beatle songs that the "everyday" type person might know some of the lyrics than "Strawberry Fields" IMO. Just because these questions are simple to us does not mean these contestants are not smart.
We have a TV quiz show in Australia called Hot Seat (Who Wants to be a Millionaire).... and every time a question comes on for a 25 year old, for example, that relates to the 1980's, they say, "Before my time"..... Times have changed. I am typical Gen X..... But, I grew up loving things that were well before I was born. The Twilight Zone, one of my favorite shows. Ended before I was born. Get Smart. 1965. Before I was born. I've got the whole collection. Cost me a grand. A Night At the Opera, Marx Brothers, one of the great movies. 1935.... We had a sense of appreciation for history. The people of today have lost their appreciation of history. Then again, we didn't have multiple streaming devices, the internet, those dreadful dating devices and SMS/email. All distractions from history.
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She shares being the host with Ken Jennings. (he is former all time Jeopardy contestant winner)
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Being aware of the Beatles and knowing something like "Moptops" or the song "Strawberry Fields" is different things. I did not say you said they were not smart. I was just stating because you are not great in one category it does not mean you are not smart. Actually, I am surprised when younger people today know anything about the Beatles. That is due to these generations IMO don't care anything about any type of history for the most part. I know I did my part (ha ha) as a parent and exposed my daughters to Beatles (classic rock) music and they love it, they are in their 30's. My oldest daughter (dance teacher) one year used instrumental version of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" as a recital song for one of her dances a couple of years ago. She was pleasantly surprised that when she asked the class if they knew the song, most of the 11-12 year olds at least knew it was a Beatle Song.
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@yankeefan2 said in The Beatles Mentioned on TV:
She shares being the host with Ken Jennings. (he is former all time Jeopardy contestant winner)
@yankeefan2 said in The Beatles Mentioned on TV:
She shares being the host with Ken Jennings. (he is former all time Jeopardy contestant winner)
https://www.newsweek.com/ken-jennings-jeopardy-host-mayim-bialik-1796559
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Agree 100%. These generations have no appreciation of history which is sad. As a young boy who loved the Beatles, I knew about and appreciated the music of my parents' generation. My mother was a big Frank Sinatra fan and had a wonderful collection of "big band" era records. Probably one of my favorite moments with her was when I took her to a Frank Sinatra concert in NY many years ago.
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@yankeefan2 said in The Beatles Mentioned on TV:
Agree 100%. These generations have no appreciation of history which is sad. As a young boy who loved the Beatles, I knew about and appreciated the music of my parents' generation. My mother was a big Frank Sinatra fan and had a wonderful collection of "big band" era records. Probably one of my favorite moments with her was when I took her to a Frank Sinatra concert in NY many years ago.
That would've been awesome! The great Frank. I got into the Beatles cos my mum had some records and she went to the 1964 concert in Melbourne.... And then I evolved into a massive Beatles' fan. I know so much more about them than Mum... And when Paul (FINALLLY) came back to Australia in 2017, I took my mum and my daughter. Three generations. It was a great time!
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Jeopardy 6/22/23
Trumpet Tootin’ for $1200
That’s a piccolo trumpet hitting the high notes in this Beatles song that’s “in my ears & in my eyes”What is Penny Lane?
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Jeopardy 6/28/23
Get Koala-Fied for $400
“Ode To A Koala Bear” is a song by this former Beatle & noted animal lover.Who is Paul McCartney?
(the guy answered “Who is McCartney?” as if he was afraid he might get his first name wrong!)
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I had always heard that John got back in the studio after he heard Paul’s song “Coming Up” but this is what they said on The Chase 6/29/23:
Stepping away from music when the Beatles broke up, John Lennon got back in the studio after what 1979 song inspired him?
Whip It
Rock Lobster
Another One Bites The DustThe Chaser, Brandon Blackwell, correctly said Rock Lobster.
The contestant guessed wrong (AOBTD)But also, John didn’t “step away from music” when they broke up! He recorded tons of stuff 1970-1975! I may have to send an email to ABC regarding this!
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@njr said in The Beatles Mentioned on TV:
I had always heard that John got back in the studio after he heard Paul’s song “Coming Up” but this is what they said on The Chase 6/29/23:
Stepping away from music when the Beatles broke up, John Lennon got back in the studio after what 1979 song inspired him?
Whip It
Rock Lobster
Another One Bites The DustThe Chaser, Brandon Blackwell, correctly said Rock Lobster.
The contestant guessed wrong (AOBTD)But also, John didn’t “step away from music” when they broke up! He recorded tons of stuff 1970-1975! I may have to send an email to ABC regarding this!
Well, from my recollection also, John loved Coming Up.... which is strange, cos I wouldn't have thought that was a song John would gravitate to (but I love it, and the video!)..... and my understanding also is that song got him back into music..... now, Rock Lobster, great song... but I think John was saying that Yoko was ahead of her time, cos of all the weird screaming in it... and he was comparing Rock Lobster to Yoko contributions.... and thought she was an influence.... so, I agree with you Nancy. It was Coming Up that John loved (which I still find it weird that John would like it, even though I love it), which got him back into the music scene. It wasn't Rock Lobster, even if he did find some comparison of it to Yoko.... Definitely, it was Coming Up.... well, from what I recall.... ps. I do love Rock Lobster.
The ABC.... wrong!