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 watching
Robbins (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 Date
Glad 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 Crisis
Anybodys
"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 Outdoors
Sweeney'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 & Order
Schrank/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 scheme
Black 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 2011
Golden Anniversary of a classic film
"When I'm Sixty-Four"







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