Photo of Dave MacDonald by Margaret Bourke-White from the LIFE magazine collection, 1955
I think I said I wasn't going to do any more "We Love the Beatles" entries, but I keep hearing songs that remind me of the Beatles. And, coincidentally, these entries are only two paragraphs long and convenient to write when I'm busy doing other stuff. So....
The Minders were an indie-pop band from Portland led by UK-transplant Martyn Leaper - they were involved in the Elephant 6 Collective somehow. I'm not sure quite how - I don't have the E6 flowchart in front of me at the moment. "Pauline" is a McCartney-ish song from their first album, Hooray for Tuesday. "Pauline" had the bad luck of coming second in the album's tracklist, right after the title track - "Hooray for Tuesday" is probably the best thing the Minders ever recorded, so "Pauline" doesn't really stand out. But it has a great, bouncy early-Beatles sound, and the double-tracked vocals do a decent job of mimicking John Lennon's use of the technique. The chorus and backing vocals are nice too.
"Pauline" by the Minders
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