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It may be hard to believe, but The Beatles were [[Ringers]]. In fact, they loved [[J.R.R. Tolkien]'s works so much, that in the 1960's, they wanted to make their own adaptation of [[The Lord of the Rings]]. George Harrison wanted to play [[Gandalf]], [[Frodo Baggins]] was to be played by Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr to play the part of [[Samwise Gamgee]]. Unfortunately for The Beatles (and maybe ''fortunately'' for Lord of the Rings fans), Tolkien disliked the idea, and still owning the rights to the films, the idea perished. Would it have been a flop? Would we have been able to hear some great Beatles music about Lord of the Rings? I guess we'll never know.
'''The Beatles''' were a legendary band, made up of [[wikipedia:John Lennon|John Lennon]], [[wikipedia:Paul McCartney|Paul McCartney]], [[wikipedia:George Harrison|George Harrison]] and [[wikipedia:Ringo Starr|Ringo Starr]].


[[Category:Music]]
==History==
[[Category:Famous Fans]]
The Beatles were [[Tolkien fandom|Tolkien fans]], and in the 1960s, they wanted to make their own adaptation of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. George Harrison wanted to play [[Gandalf]], [[Frodo Baggins]] was to be played by Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr to play the part of [[Samwise Gamgee]]. [[wikipedia:Twiggy|Twiggy]] was to appear as [[Galadriel]]. Unfortunately for The Beatles, Tolkien disliked the idea, and still owning the rights to the films, the idea perished.<ref>[http://blastr.com/2010/11/little-known-sci-fi-facts.php Little-known sci-fi facts: Tolkien killed a Beatles LOTR movie] at [http://blastr.com/ Blastr.com] (accessed 4 September 2011)</ref>
 
==External links==
* '''[http://www.beatles.com/core/home/ Official website]'''
* {{WP|The Beatles}}
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[[Category:Bands]]
[[Category:Rock music]]

Revision as of 19:43, 4 September 2011

The Beatles were a legendary band, made up of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.

History

The Beatles were Tolkien fans, and in the 1960s, they wanted to make their own adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. George Harrison wanted to play Gandalf, Frodo Baggins was to be played by Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr to play the part of Samwise Gamgee. Twiggy was to appear as Galadriel. Unfortunately for The Beatles, Tolkien disliked the idea, and still owning the rights to the films, the idea perished.[1]

External links

References

  1. ↑ Little-known sci-fi facts: Tolkien killed a Beatles LOTR movie at Blastr.com (accessed 4 September 2011)
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