# You're reuniting the Beatles for a world tour. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 26, 2003, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-reuniting-the-beatles-for-a-world-tour/203932 "2003-09-26T09:29:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2003, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-reuniting-the-beatles-for-a-world-tour/203932/21 "2003-09-27T01:08:09Z")
Yeah, Elvis Costello as John and Clapton as George. ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2003, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-reuniting-the-beatles-for-a-world-tour/203932/22 "2003-09-27T03:49:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by elf6c \* > \*\*Two words: Zombie Beatles! > > “All you need is _bbbrrrraaaaiiiinnnnnssss_” > > 😃 \*\* Okay, I’m still laughing at this five minutes later. With the caveat that a Beatles reunion in any form would suck, I think that **Manduck** has the best suggestion. Clapton for his connection to George and Elvis because he’s so cool. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2003, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-reuniting-the-beatles-for-a-world-tour/203932/23 "2003-09-27T04:28:04Z")
What a minute… What about Paul? Who’s going to fill in for Paul? He is still dead, isn’t he? Personally, I think that Peter, Davy and Micky should fill in for the absent Beatles. ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2003, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-reuniting-the-beatles-for-a-world-tour/203932/24 "2003-09-27T04:57:09Z")
Yeah, that’s it, get all the people you can find from the Mercy Beat era and toss them up on stage. ---
**Author:** ![bradministrator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a698b9/32.png) [@bradministrator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bradministrator)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2003, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-reuniting-the-beatles-for-a-world-tour/203932/25 "2003-09-27T04:57:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sampiro \* > \*\*David Cassidy for John, Leif Ericson for George. \*\* I think Leif Ericson might be a better fill-in for “Immigrant Song”-era John Bonham. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2003, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-reuniting-the-beatles-for-a-world-tour/203932/26 "2003-09-27T05:09:25Z")
Clapton Julian How could it be any others? ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2003, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-reuniting-the-beatles-for-a-world-tour/203932/27 "2003-09-27T12:49:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sampiro \* > \*\*I didn’t know until today that Paul is an expectant father again (the first Beatlespawn since Dhani Harrison). That would be odd: imagine being born 40 years after your father first became a superstar, having to explain to the kid who “Daddy’s mate, John” was, etc… \*\* What’s odder is having a child that will be younger than two of your grandchildren (daughter Mary’s children)! ---
**Author:** ![gex\_gex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@gex\_gex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gex_gex)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2003, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-reuniting-the-beatles-for-a-world-tour/203932/28 "2003-09-27T13:53:52Z")
Partially serious, but partially only out of a desire to see them live. Morrissey for Lennon and Johnny Marr for George. And Paul isn’t allowed to sing. I think it would work. And if I get another go, I’ll give the jobs to Nick Cave and Elvis Costello. Again, Paul isn’t allowed to sing. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2003, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-reuniting-the-beatles-for-a-world-tour/203932/29 "2003-09-27T16:50:20Z")
Can we just fill out the group with a few random NSync members? ---
**Author:** ![Brad\_Pittiful](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b3f665/32.png) [@Brad\_Pittiful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brad_Pittiful)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2003, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-reuniting-the-beatles-for-a-world-tour/203932/30 "2003-09-27T17:27:50Z")
get the guys from the many versions of beatlemania…anyone ever seen beatlemaina…Marshall Crenshaw as John…not sure who the George would be ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2003, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-reuniting-the-beatles-for-a-world-tour/203932/31 "2003-09-27T23:34:26Z")
Hell let’s even toss Elton John in there. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-reuniting-the-beatles-for-a-world-tour/203932/32 "2003-09-28T07:29:21Z")
Clapton and McCartney? Makes sense - the more you think about what they used to be, the sadder you get when you think about what they’ve become. YUCK. While a number of the people here can both play guitar and sing, one of the strongpoints of the Beatles was harmonizing. I can’t picture a lot of these singers (especially Daltrey with his high voice) harmonizing with Paul, Ringo and whoever. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-reuniting-the-beatles-for-a-world-tour/203932/33 "2003-09-28T08:00:38Z")
A reunion didn’t happen while they were alive, it sure as hell shouldn’t happen now that 50% are dead. It’s over. That said, there are some pretty good Beatles revival bands touring out there who look and sound like the old group…if you have some 60’s drugs left over, you might be able to re-live the moment. But sorry to bust the bubble…any combination without John and George would be like making an omlette without eggs and cheese. By the way…I saw that Paul and Ringo met at the opening of a film the other day and basically just smiled and posed for photos, but didn’t seem to have a lot to say to each other. Sounds like even getting those two together might not be an easy trick anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Seven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-reuniting-the-beatles-for-a-world-tour/203932/34 "2003-09-28T09:50:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Fiver \* > \*\*You have unlimited funds and persuasive powers to accomplish this. > > Who do you hire to sit in for John and George? \*\* John Tesh and Boy George I always thought the Beatles sucked, so adding those two would just make me REALLY not want to see them live. ---
**Author:** ![Booker57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Booker57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Booker57)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-reuniting-the-beatles-for-a-world-tour/203932/35 "2003-09-28T12:37:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Fiver \* > \*\*You have unlimited funds and persuasive powers to accomplish this. > > Who do you hire to sit in for John and George? \*\* Clones ---
**Author:** ![gex\_gex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@gex\_gex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gex_gex)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-reuniting-the-beatles-for-a-world-tour/203932/36 "2003-09-28T13:52:25Z")
**Booker57** gave me an idea. Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams for George and John. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-reuniting-the-beatles-for-a-world-tour/203932.md?page=1)