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NBachers

(19,087 posts)
1. On our Rochester NY radio station, they were sometimes called The Beatlebockers because it sounded like a Beatles record
Sat Nov 29, 2025, 10:28 PM
20 hrs ago

marble falls

(69,895 posts)
2. It sounds like a Lennon/McCartney song, kinda sounds like the producer and engineer were trying to make it sound Beatles
Sat Nov 29, 2025, 11:16 PM
19 hrs ago

ProfessorGAC

(75,441 posts)
3. Sure Seems That Way
Sun Nov 30, 2025, 01:47 PM
4 hrs ago

Except for the short guitar solo which isn't like something George would play, everything about it screams "Let's sound like The Beatles".
The B-Section of the verses were one of the inspirations to the song "That Thing You Do". Listening to this song, the similarly is pretty clear.

marble falls

(69,895 posts)
5. That Thing You Do was a good flick and sure showed what contacts and managers were like towards a band ...
Sun Nov 30, 2025, 03:17 PM
3 hrs ago

with a catchy song. Sanitized a bit.

MissLilyBart

(127 posts)
4. Sounds like Liverpool...
Sun Nov 30, 2025, 02:47 PM
3 hrs ago

but they were actually from Bergenfield, NJ.

Here's a cover by the great Grip Weeds (also from NJ):

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