The Beatles will give all the nostalgic feel this weekend as the group's Yellow Submarine movie will be releasing its singalong version for fans to enjoy. The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr made the announcement himself.
As more and more artists are turning into the internet to give entertainment to their fans in times of home quarantine due to the coronavirus pandemic, Ringo Starr is joining the bandwagon. On his official social media accounts, Starr invited everyone to sing along with him when the Yellow Submarine movie live-stream on The Beatles' official YouTube channel on April 25. The one-time-only event starts at 9 am PDT/12 noon EDT or 5 pm for those in the U.K.
The restored version of the movie will, reportedly, feature song lyrics at the bottom of the screen. This way, viewers could sing along at home when The Fab Four performed their hits in the movie.
The timelines of social media sites are expected to be flooded with tributes to the group, Beatles-inspired photos, memorabilia, and more as fans tune in to the special streaming of the Yellow Submarine movie. The YouTube channel of the iconic band encouraged everyone to "dress appropriately" for the special event. Fans were also urged to share their photos on social media.
The animated movie was released in 1968, two years after the Beatles album, Revolver, dropped in August 1966. Yellow Submarine was named after the1966 song of the same name. The track was written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon. Ringo also famously performed the vocals on the track.
"The music-loving inhabitants of Pepperland are under siege by the Blue Meanies, a nasty group of music-hating creatures. The Lord Mayor of Pepperland dispatches sailor Old Fred to Liverpool, England, where he is to recruit the help of the Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr)," the movie's synopsis reads.
The Yellow Submarine had its theater comeback in 2018 to mark the group's 50th anniversary. It has been reported that each frame of the movie had been restored by hand and updated to 4K digital resolution.
Meanwhile, Disney had acquired the rights to Peter Jackson's documentary The Beatles: Get Back. It will feature the group while working on their final album Let It Be.
The Lord of the Rings director reportedly accessed about 55 hours of film which was taken between January 2 and January 31, 1969. The documentary is set to drop in cinemas on September 4.
