John Katsilometes takes a trip through the Beatles Revolution Lounge and notes the music is not always that of the Fab Four

Friday, Jan. 19, 2007 | 6:55 a.m.

What would George and John have thought?

On Tuesday night I stopped at a media reception for the Beatles Revolution Lounge at the Mirage, the new ultralounge inspired by the Beatles and created by Cirque du Soleil in partnership with nightclub design company Ink of Toronto. As advertised, the innovative design evokes the psychedelia of the Beatles in the late '60s, particularly the light-and-shadow patterns behind the main bar and the interactive VIP tables, which are equipped with infrared technology that allows guests to create tabletop artwork and have that work "thrown" onto a set of video columns placed in the middle of the club.

But I was struck by the absence of any actual music by the Beatles. For more than an hour we heard a long dance track ("anonymous disco" is one term used to describe the hypnotically seamless sound) mashed with the likes of Santana, Sting and many others. But I heard nothing from the band that inspired, and officially endorses, the club's design.

The explanation is that the soundscape morphs from a mix of Beatles music (played nightly from 6 to 10) to pop- and rock-driven dance mixes as the night progresses (until the 4 a.m. closing time). The Abbey Road Bar, which sits at the lounge entrance, plays Beatles music from noon to 10 p.m. For the Tuesday night event - held during "Beatle Time" - we were hearing the more broad spectrum of music rather than merely Beatles songs. Still, I quote from "Penny Lane," "very strange."

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