WEST SIDE STORY:
MEET THE BEATLES
The following peace pipe was offered as a response to a
potential "British invasion" on a West Side Story site.
A "WEST SIDE STORY" FAN (b.1947)
PONDERS THE BEATLES PHENOMENON
(or vice versa)
- Famous George(WSS) Chakiris
- (Fab4) Harrison
- Famous Rita(WSS) Moreno
- (Fab4) Meter Maid
- Bird watchingRobbins (ugh)
- "Blackbird"
- Pronouns "Somewhere"
- "Something"
- Geography"America"
- "Back in the U.S.S.R."
- Days of the Week"Tonight"
- "Yesterday"
- Compass Points"Somewhere"
- "Here There and Everywhere"
- Songs they auditioned with:
Tony: "I Saw Her Standing There"
Anita: "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You"
Chino: "Happiness Is a Warm Gun"
- Searching"There's a place for us"
- "There's a Place"
- This and that"A Boy Like That"
- "This Boy"
- Universal Language"ooblie-oo"
- "Ob-la-di Ob-la-da"
- Be a pal "I never asked the time of day from a clock, but I'm askin' you..."
- "Help!"
- Another Saturday Night and No DateGlad Hand
- Eleanor Rigby
- Aviation"Jet Song"
- "Flying"
- Peaceniks"You couldn't play basketball?"
- "Let It Be"
- Chicks"Maria"
- "Michelle"
- How ya feelin’?"I Feel Pretty"
- "I Feel Fine"
- Identity CrisisAnybodys
- "Nowhere Man"
- Uh-oh "Chino killed Maria!"
- "Devil in Her Heart"
- Respect for Authority"Headbusters"
- "Piggies"
- "Get help"Analyst's care
- "Doctor Robert"
- "Do your best""Don't matter if he's tired"
- "Please Please Me"
- All you need is---- "I Have a Love"
- "And I Love Her"
- Who's that girl? The fourth girl in "Cool"
- "Another Girl"
- Come Together"One Hand, One Heart"
- "Hold Me Tight"
- Discovery"I've just met a girl named—"
- "I've Just Seen a Face"
- Anticipation"They're gonna get it tonight"
- "It Won't Be Long"
- Premonition"Something's Coming"
- "I've Got a Feeling"
- Inflation"One look at us and they charge twice"
- "Taxman"
- Well, excu-uuuuse me Keep outta this!
- "Get Back"
- Thanks for calling"Maria Maria Maria Maria Maria Maria Maria"
- "I Call Your Name"
- Come fly with me"I'll take you away, take you far, far away out of here"
- "She's Leaving Home"
- The Great OutdoorsSweeney's lot
- Strawberry Fields
- Shoulda woulda coulda"You were in love, or so you said / You should know better..."
- "I Should Have Known Better"
- Something about Mary"Madre de Dios"
- "Lady Madonna"
- I'm beggin ya "Gee, Officer Krupke"
- "Please, Mister Postman"
- TRUST me"Can you keep a secret?"
- "Do You Want to Know a Secret?"
- Mrs. Robinson "yer Ma's hot fer me—"
- "Your Mother Should Know"
- Castles in the air"Doc, you know what we’re going to do in the country, Maria and me?"
- "...rent a cottage in the Isle of Wight, if it’s not too dear..."
- Agriculture"The coffee blossoms blowing"
- "Octopus's Garden"
- Gimme five"Hold my hand and we're halfway there..."
- "I Wanna Hold Your Hand"
- Why did God bother to invent doors? Maria's fire escape window
- "She Came in through the Bathroom Window"
- Opposing points of view "Feel like running and dancing for joy"
- "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away"
- What a Feeling"What happens when you look at Bernardo?"
- "Glad All Over"
- Officer & Gentleman Sergeant Krupke
- Sergeant Pepper
- We're gonna mix it tonight"Each boy dances with the girl opposite. OK? OK"
- "Come Together"
- Never say die "There's a place for us"
- "We Can Work It Out"
- Obituaries"Bernardo muerto"
- Paul is dead
- Weather Report"Cool"
- "Good Day Sunshine"
- Law & OrderSchrank/Krupke
- Rita the Meter Maid
- Couldn't care less"I don't know why it's so / I don't want to know!"
- "...Hiding me head in the sand."
- Timeless Phrases "Chung Chung" "Cracko Jacko"
- "Hey Hey Hey Hey"
- High self-esteem "We always walk tall! We're Jets! The greatest!"
- "We're more popular than Jesus now."
- Bad guys Loudmouth Crudhead
- Mean Mister Mustard
- Color schemeBlack Orchid
- "Yellow Submarine"
- And by the way...
- "Te adoro, Anton."
- "P.S. I Love You"
- War Council"...the park...the river...under the highway..."
- "Why Don't We Do It in the Road"
- Parental Guidance "They are strict with me -- please"
- "You Can't Do That"
- Who are you kidding?"You go, querida, I will lock up"
- "I'm Looking Through You"
- Attitude"Just play it cool, boy..."
- "Act Naturally"
- Commitment"Everything he is, I am too"
- "I Wanna Be Your Man"
- Cameraderie"You're never alone, you're never disconnected"
- "With a Little Help from My Friends"
- Night and Day"Oh moon, grow bright"
- "Here Comes the Sun"
- The year 2011Golden Anniversary of a classic film
- "When I'm Sixty-Four"
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