FWD: NASA sends the Beatles to Polaris!

On Feb 4, 2:05*pm, (Rand Simberg) wrote:
On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 10:52:11 -0800 (PST), in a place far, far away,
Eric Chomko made the phosphor on my monitor
glow in such a way as to indicate that:





On Feb 4, 1:14*pm, (Rand Simberg) wrote:
On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 10:04:33 -0800 (PST), in a place far, far away,
Eric Chomko made the phosphor on my monitor
glow in such a way as to indicate that:

WASHINGTON -- For the first time ever, NASA will beam a song -- The
Beatles' "Across the Universe" -- directly into deep space at 7 p.m.
EST on Feb. 4.

...Now, let's be honest, kids: *was* this the most suitable song for
this stunt? Seems to me "All You Need Is Love" would have been more
apropos.

Comments?

Just as long as it isn't "Imagine," the most mindless song ever
penned.

That is a John Lennon song not a Beatles song.

John Lennon was a Beatle. *He wrote or co-wrote most of their songs.

But the song "Imagine" came out after the Beatles parted their ways.

So? *What's your point?

Oh. *Right. *As usual, you don't have one.

The point is that if NASA is truly going to send out a Beatles song
into deep space, then "Imagine" won't or wouldn't be a candidate as it
is a John Lennon song.

Yes, but since there is nothing to indicate that there was a
requirement that the song be a Beatles song, you have no point. *

Another poster suggested that a different Beatle song be used in which
you chimed in about "Imagine".

Just
because they happen to have chosen a Beatles song doesn't mean that
they couldn't have chosen a non-Beatles song. *

Right, but the point was that if it was to be a Beatles song which one
should it be. You incorrectly referred to a Lennon song from 1971
after the Beatles broke up.


And in fact, "Across the Universe" is a *Lennon* song. *As is "All You
Need Is Love." *Thus, the subject was Lennon songs, not Beatles songs.

"All you Need is Love" is a Beatles Song, not just Lennon's, as is
"Across the Universe", but not "Imagine". The latter came out after
the Beatle broke up, thus it is a Lennon song.

Being a writer of a song and the domain in which the song was written
are different. There is a legal distinction between songs written by
Lennon and McCartney before and after 4/70.


You really are dense aren't you?

No.

Your level of confusion is beyond sympathetic. However, it is fun to
watch you argue as if you're right when clearly you are not.

On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 11:17:37 -0800 (PST), in a place far, far away,
Eric Chomko made the phosphor on my monitor
glow in such a way as to indicate that:


And in fact, "Across the Universe" is a *Lennon* song. *As is "All You
Need Is Love." *Thus, the subject was Lennon songs, not Beatles songs.

"All you Need is Love" is a Beatles Song, not just Lennon's, as is
"Across the Universe", but not "Imagine". The latter came out after
the Beatle broke up, thus it is a Lennon song.

All three songs were written by John Lennon. Whether or not he was
with the Beatles at the time he wrote them has no bearing on the
matter.

On Feb 4, 2:29*pm, (Rand Simberg) wrote:
On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 11:17:37 -0800 (PST), in a place far, far away,
Eric Chomko made the phosphor on my monitor
glow in such a way as to indicate that:

And in fact, "Across the Universe" is a *Lennon* song. *As is "All You
Need Is Love." *Thus, the subject was Lennon songs, not Beatles songs..

"All you Need is Love" is a Beatles Song, not just Lennon's, as is
"Across the Universe", but not "Imagine". The latter came out after
the Beatle broke up, thus it is a Lennon song.

All three songs were written by John Lennon. *Whether or not he was
with the Beatles at the time he wrote them has no bearing on the
matter.

Bullcrap! Clearly "Imagine" is a Lennon song because it came out after
1970.

The other two were written by McCartney and Lennon even if only one of
then wrote it. "Band on the Run" is a McCartney song and has nothing
to do with Lennon. And in that regard it is like "Imagine" as not
being a Beatles song, whereas clearly "All You Need is Love" and
"Across the Universe" are Beatles songs.

On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 11:41:45 -0800 (PST), in a place far, far away,
Eric Chomko made the phosphor on my monitor
glow in such a way as to indicate that:

On Feb 4, 2:29*pm, (Rand Simberg) wrote:
On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 11:17:37 -0800 (PST), in a place far, far away,
Eric Chomko made the phosphor on my monitor
glow in such a way as to indicate that:

And in fact, "Across the Universe" is a *Lennon* song. *As is "All You
Need Is Love." *Thus, the subject was Lennon songs, not Beatles songs.

"All you Need is Love" is a Beatles Song, not just Lennon's, as is
"Across the Universe", but not "Imagine". The latter came out after
the Beatle broke up, thus it is a Lennon song.

All three songs were written by John Lennon. *Whether or not he was
with the Beatles at the time he wrote them has no bearing on the
matter.

Bullcrap! Clearly "Imagine" is a Lennon song because it came out after
1970.

The other two were written by McCartney and Lennon even if only one of
then wrote it.

Folks, Eric really types this kind of thing with a straight face.

On Feb 4, 2:49*pm, (Rand Simberg) wrote:
On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 11:41:45 -0800 (PST), in a place far, far away,
Eric Chomko made the phosphor on my monitor
glow in such a way as to indicate that:





On Feb 4, 2:29*pm, (Rand Simberg) wrote:
On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 11:17:37 -0800 (PST), in a place far, far away,
Eric Chomko made the phosphor on my monitor
glow in such a way as to indicate that:

And in fact, "Across the Universe" is a *Lennon* song. *As is "All You
Need Is Love." *Thus, the subject was Lennon songs, not Beatles songs.

"All you Need is Love" is a Beatles Song, not just Lennon's, as is
"Across the Universe", but not "Imagine". The latter came out after
the Beatle broke up, thus it is a Lennon song.

All three songs were written by John Lennon. *Whether or not he was
with the Beatles at the time he wrote them has no bearing on the
matter.

Bullcrap! Clearly "Imagine" is a Lennon song because it came out after
1970.

The other two were written by McCartney and Lennon even if only one of
then wrote it.

Folks, Eric really types this kind of thing with a straight face.

Allow me to quote:

"All You Need Is Love" is a song written by John Lennon and credited
to Lennon/McCartney.

First line from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_you_need_is_love

Rand has no concept of the legal aspect of ownership. I suggest anyone
thinking about going into to business or into a legal binding
relationship (don't!) with him to understand exactly how clueless he
is about roles, responsibilities and ownership when it comes to legal
matters.

If Lennon or McCartney or both wrote a song from when they formed the
Beatles until April 1970, then said song belonged to "The Beatles".
After that there was no longer a Lennon/McCartney attribution. Each
was on his own. Why that is beyond you says a lot about you.

On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 12:16:47 -0800 (PST), in a place far, far away,
Eric Chomko made the phosphor on my monitor
glow in such a way as to indicate that:

And in fact, "Across the Universe" is a *Lennon* song. *As is "All You
Need Is Love." *Thus, the subject was Lennon songs, not Beatles songs.

"All you Need is Love" is a Beatles Song, not just Lennon's, as is
"Across the Universe", but not "Imagine". The latter came out after
the Beatle broke up, thus it is a Lennon song.

All three songs were written by John Lennon. *Whether or not he was
with the Beatles at the time he wrote them has no bearing on the
matter.

Bullcrap! Clearly "Imagine" is a Lennon song because it came out after
1970.

The other two were written by McCartney and Lennon even if only one of
then wrote it.

Folks, Eric really types this kind of thing with a straight face.

Allow me to quote:

"All You Need Is Love" is a song written by John Lennon and credited
to Lennon/McCartney.

Exactly. And all that matters for the purpose of this discussion is
that it was written by John Lennon.

On Feb 4, 3:32*pm, (Rand Simberg) wrote:
On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 12:16:47 -0800 (PST), in a place far, far away,
Eric Chomko made the phosphor on my monitor
glow in such a way as to indicate that:





And in fact, "Across the Universe" is a *Lennon* song. *As is "All You
Need Is Love." *Thus, the subject was Lennon songs, not Beatles songs.

"All you Need is Love" is a Beatles Song, not just Lennon's, as is
"Across the Universe", but not "Imagine". The latter came out after
the Beatle broke up, thus it is a Lennon song.

All three songs were written by John Lennon. *Whether or not he was
with the Beatles at the time he wrote them has no bearing on the
matter.

Bullcrap! Clearly "Imagine" is a Lennon song because it came out after
1970.

The other two were written by McCartney and Lennon even if only one of
then wrote it.

Folks, Eric really types this kind of thing with a straight face.

Allow me to quote:

"All You Need Is Love" is a song written by John Lennon and credited
to Lennon/McCartney.

Exactly. *And all that matters for the purpose of this discussion is
that it was written by John Lennon.

No. The dicussion was Beatles songs. You mentioned "Imagine" it is not
a Beatles song. The Beatles never perfomed the song. The ex-Beatle,
John Lennon performed the song.

On Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:49:40 GMT, h (Rand
Simberg) wrote:

Folks, Eric really types this kind of thing with a straight face.

....And a square head:

http://www.fahs.org/yearbook/76images/Eric_03.jpg


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