Where did you get the name "The Blue Meanies" from? What is a "Blue Meanie"? What does your name mean?

When the band was formed in 1997 it began as a Beatles cover band with a mix of about 70% Beatles and 30% other British invasion songs from the same musical period. As time moved along and members changed, the emphasis on the performance material changed as well. Eventually, The Beatles and British invasion concept diminished... but, we haven't forgotten our roots! Each band member today is a Beatles fan and we continue to perform select songs from The Beatles extensive catalog in our current shows (see our song list). So, what does this have to do with the name "The Blue Meanies"? Here's an edited article from Wikipedia that should explain it all:

Yellow Submarine is a 1968 animated feature film based on the music of the Beatles. It is also the title for the soundtrack album to the feature film. The Beatles themselves appear only in the closing scene of the film, with the Beatles characters in the film voiced by other actors.

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At the beginning of the story, Pepperland is introduced by a narrator as a cheerful music-loving paradise under the sea, protected by Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, which falls under a surprise attack by the music-hating Blue Meanies, who seal the band inside a music-proof bubble, turn the Pepperlanders into statues, and drain the countryside of colour.

In the last minute before his own capture, Pepperland's elderly Lord Mayor sends a soldier called Old Fred (whom the mayor calls "Young Fred") in a yellow submarine to get assistance. Old Fred travels to Liverpool, where he follows the depressed and aimless Ringo and persuades him to help. Ringo collects his "mates" John, George and finally Paul. The five journey back to Pepperland in the yellow submarine, passing through several episodes:

The Sea of Holes – where Jeremy is kidnapped by one of The Blue Meanies patrolling the outskirts of Pepperland. When Ringo jumps on to a green hole (which turns into the Sea of Green and is actually a hidden temporospatial portal), they arrive in Pepperland.

Reunited with Old Fred and the submarine, they imitate Sgt. Pepper's band, and "rally the land to rebellion". Jeremy is rescued, colour and flowers rebloom, the original Sgt. Pepper's band is released (thanks to a hole carried in Ringo's pocket from the Sea of Holes), and Pepperland is restored. The Blue Meanies are forced to retreat, but John extends an offer of friendship, and the Chief Blue Meanie has a change of heart (partly due to some "transformation magic" performed by Jeremy), and accepts. An enormous party ensues, with everyone living happily ever after.

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Where did you get the name "The Blue Meanies" from? What is a "Blue Meanie"? What does your name mean?

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