From the Merriam-Webster Dictionary: lulu – Noun-slang: one that is remarkable or wonderful
I first heard about Lulu when watching her film performance in the wonderful To Sir with Love and hearing her sing the wonderful title song of the movie. There is a quick Beatles reference in the film by the way! Lulu has had many Beatles connections over the years. She appeared in the TV program The Music of Lennon and McCartney, was with Ringo on a Monty Python sketch. She berated John Lennon openly for flirting with Patti Boyd at the party for Magical Mystery Tour. She was married to Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees and they were living near Ringo’s home. Maurice Gibb was a member of the Fut who did the Beatles sendup of “Have You Heard the Word”.
Have You Heard The Word (The Fut) – YouTube
The Music of Lennon and McCartney
Lulu – I Saw Him Standing There – YouTube
Lulu reacts to her memories of doing the Monty Python sketch with Ringo Starr
Lulu reacts to forgotten Monty Python sketch with Ringo Starr | Gold Radio – YouTube
A fascinating article appearing at the Beatles Bible site discussing the seemingly lost 1969 ITV tribute to George Martin which featured both Ringo Starr and Lulu:
14 December 1969: Television: With A Little Help From My Friends | The Beatles Bible
Lulu appeared on a radio special done at Abbey Road which was a tribute to John Lennon, years after his assassination, at which she sang a couple of numbers in John’s honor!
Lulu appears on a special album of duets contributing to McCartney’s song, Let Em In.
Paul McCartney & Lulu – Inside Thing (Let ‘Em In) [Audio HQ] – YouTube
Here is Lulu’s signed autobiography which I recently acquired: 2002 Publication – Little, Brown Book Group TimeWarner Books
Lulu’s signature in the book:
While browsing Amazon books recently, I also found this book which appears to be independently published from 2020 ironically by a company entitled: Lulu Publishing. Though a small paperback of approximately 60 pages, I bought a copy because it seemed to collect most of the Beatles Lulu associations in a single volume!
Lulu & The Beatles! Paperback – March 10, 2020
by Harry Lime (Author)
March 10, 2020 Lulu Press, Inc.
The back cover of the book:
What a conclusion, quite the LULU!
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I don’t know if she mentions this in her autobiography, but Lulu was present at The Bag O’ Nails nightclub with Paul McCartney and some other friends the night he met his future wife, Linda Eastman (May 15, 1967) There’s a blue plaque outside on the entrance wall commemorating the meeting!
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Lulu does mention being at the first meeting NJ in the book, and when they left the club the three of them went back to Paul’s house on Cavendish Avenue together!