Before I put this (non) series to bed I'd just like to mention a couple of people. First up is the renowned composer of light music* (a dreadful term, I know), Eric Coates. However tenuous his links to the Fab Four, Macca and, indeed. Let 'Em In, might be (he died five years before Love Me Do) his inclusion of Wings' 'doorbell intro' into his London Suite is, I think, well worth a mention. This classic chime is the V.&E. Friedland General Electric Maestro which plays an eight-note Westminster sequence with a Vibrato Resonance feature. Also, and I think this gets him double house points - his middle name is Harrison. Oh, and he was born less than five miles from where I live.
Eric Coates - Westminster (from his London Suite; composed 1933)
Finally ('cos nobody wants Do me a favour #5), it would be most remiss of me if I didn't mention Jellyfish. A couple of years ago I included them in a roll-call of notable power pop bands who, without Messrs. Lennon & McCartney (particularly McCartney) would not have come up with their particular brand of Wings-era pop perfection. It was only fitting that they used to drop a couple of Macca's tunes into their live set; one off them being, you've guessed it, Let 'Em In; here it segues into That is Why taken from their stunning debut album Bellybutton.
Jellyfish - Let 'Em In (1990)
* His greatest hits include The Dambusters Theme, By the Slepy Lagoon (Desert Island Discs theme) and Music While You Work.
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Eric Coates (1886-1957)
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