The Beatles - Some Other Guy (Live At The Cavern Club)
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Type: clip | Authentic: authentic | Importance: important
Topic: First live television recording of The Beatles performing the R&B song "Some Other Guy".
Tags: #pop60 #beatles #history #beatlemania
Claim: It is one of the only video recordings that shows the final formation of the future Beatles, long before they became famous.
Stance: support
00 — They begin to play "Some Other Guy," which is not their own composition; it was written by Leiber, Stoller, and Barrett, and originally released by Richie Barrett in early 1962.
Why it matters: The video captures one of Ringo Starr's first appearances as the official drummer, having joined just a few days earlier (August 16th) replacing Pete Best. As an interesting side note, right at the end of the song, a disgruntled fan can be heard shouting "We want Pete!" to which John Lennon responds with a sarcastic "Yeah?" before the audio cuts out. At the time, the performance didn't receive much attention due to poor audio quality and was shelved. Later, with the rise of Beatlemania, it was r
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