There was a Tennessee-Georgia game this past Saturday? And they won? Really? I didn't know that. I took a trip down memory lane, to a place where I had never been before, to a road where lots of people of all ages and walks of life are: Abbey Road. Forever Abbey Road , to be exact, a new Beatles tribute band out of Nashville.
The way this band pays tribute to the Fab Four is having parts in their set dedicated to each band member. Their first focus was Paul, my favorite, starting with "Can't Buy Me Love" three songs into the set.
What made this show interesting was the Beatles trivia at one point between songs. At one point, lead vocalist Adam said something about a few of their songs having punch lines, like "Norwegian Wood" (I know that one). That led to "Drive My Car." Right now, I'm drawing a blank. I'm going to have to re-read that part of A Hard Day's Write to refresh my memory.
That brings me to my next point. Three words: "1 After 909." I had never heard of this song. And it's a Paul song! My point in saying this is you could live your whole life listening to the Beatles and never know everything about them, not know every song. That's what makes them so unique, even after 50+ years!
Continuing in the punch line/trivia vein, there were not one but two birthdays to be celebrated that night. It's a no-brainer what song the band played...and a lot of the audience danced to.
In fact, Adam asked the audience to sing along at the end of a song I had never expected: "Hello, Goodbye." There's a first time for everything, right? And my writer-self brain has been stretched and enlightened. And I have cued to Magical Mystery Tour again. It sounds sweeter than it ever has been.
There were even more surprises: the drummer led in some of the songs, a few of which were "Something" (another one of those George songs), "With a Little Help From My Friends," and "Come Together."
I can't forget to mention keyboardist and backup vocalist John Lloyd. What talent in the band! He is multi-talented, not the least of which is having that high note. Needless to say, that's what's needed in a Fab Four tribute band. He led in an amazing cover of "Let it Be" and "Carry That Weight," which was the last in the second set.
Forever Abbey Road will be playing in Lebanon, TN, at the end of November. Those who saw them Saturday night wanted to get a bus to go see them. If that were to happen, I think it would be appropriate to call it the Magical Mystery Tour bus.
Before I close, this band has some interesting trivia, themselves. Except for the lead singer's name, all of the band members' names start with J. If I have this correct, the keyboardist's name is John Lloyd, the drummer John, the bass player John, the lead guitarist Josh, and the lead singer...Adam. I think he should be called J'Adam. It almost reminds me of how we all list the Beatles' names.
I hope I see you at Abbey Road on the River.
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