Besame Mucho: The Beatles
This is one the songs The Beatles played for their audition for Decca Records on January 1st, 1962. Though the performance by Paul is extraordinary and the harmonies by George and John are razor sharp and as tight as they ever were, The Beatles were rejected and another band now forgotten was signed. The song was written by Consuelito Velazquez, a Mexican songwriter.
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May 9, 2022 at 11:06 pm
This is one I have never heard.
May 10, 2022 at 12:06 am
Neither had I. I did find it is on the record Backbeat: The Birth of the Beatles Legend, Vol.1, also something I have never heard of before this.
May 12, 2022 at 12:44 pm
There’s something ‘off’ in this video. I don’t doubt it’s a recording of their studio audition, but the lips and movements don’t sync with the song track. I think it’s A video from the era, but not THE video of this song being performed. George isn’t mic’d; John is only occasionally at the mike when he’s heard singing; and that’d be Pete Best on drums, not Ringo.
But I agree–it’s new to me. Never heard it before, but it does seem to be the early Beatles… Thanks! (And I like it!)
May 12, 2022 at 1:27 pm
J,
I knew it wasn’t a good video and lips weren’t synched to the music, but it is such an odd video of The Beatles and in that I couldn’t find another with this song, I decided to post it anyway.
I too liked it despite the imperfections. I had never heard a whisper about them singing this. According to the note, it was an audition and probably they’re as young as we’ve seen.