playlist 11-4-12 - Breakfast With The Beatles

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PLAYLIST 11-4-12

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9AM

The Beatles – Get Back - Let It Be

"Get Back" was the original title to the film and album, which became Let It Be. The whole idea of the album was for the band to 'get back' to their recording roots by playing live and without studio trickery, hence the title. Journalists

repeatedly asked Paul if the song had racist meanings, but demo tapes show that the song was originally a satire of people who wanted to keep illegal

immigrants out of Britain. Soon Paul had added a few characters and the satire was lost, but the single was enormously successful, selling 2 million copies.

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Musicians: Paul McCartney – lead vocal, bass guitar; John Lennon – harmony vocal, lead guitar; George Harrison – rhythm guitar; Ringo Starr – drums; Billy Preston –

electric piano

WiNGS - Backwards Traveler – London Town `78

The Beatles - Any Time At All - A Hard Day’s Night (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: John Recorded June 2, 1964, the last day of recording for the “A Hard Day’s Night” album. John Lennon: “An effort at writing ‘It Won't Be Long’ - same ilk. C to A minor, C to A minor with me shouting.” The song was in an unfinished state when Lennon brought it to the band to record on June 2. The group worked out the arrangement throughout the day and night. Up against the wall on a deadline to submit the album, the piano section in the middle eight was left without lyrics. They had run out of time. On April 8, 1988, Lennon's handwritten lyrics for “Any Time At All” were sold for £6,000 at an auction held at Sotheby's in London.

On U.S. album: Something New - Capitol LP

George – I’d Have You Anytime (Harrison/Dylan) – ATMP

sessions `70

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I’d Have You Anytime (get it) as we will fall back to standard time on this Sunday, November 4, 2012, as daylight saving

time ended overnight.

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The Beatles - Fixing A Hole - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: Paul

On February 9, 1967, the Beatles recorded “Fixing A Hole” at Regent Sound Studio on Tottenham Court Road in London. The session was booked at Regent by George Martin

because Abbey Road was unavailable. It marks the first time the Beatles recorded a British EMI session at a studio other than Abbey Road. No longer on the EMI staff,

Martin was free to travel with the Beatles wherever they were recording. But engineer Geoff Emerick and the usual crew of tape operators at Abbey Road were all EMI

employees so they couldn’t go along.

The Beatles - Baby, You’re A Rich Man - Non-LP track

(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John

The Beatles’ fifteenth single release for EMI’s Parlophone label. The Beatles were contractually obligated to deliver four new songs for inclusion in the

“Yellow Submarine” animated film project. “Baby, You’re A Rich Man” was the first song recorded especially for that project. Earlier in the year, George Harrison’s initial offering for the “Sgt. Pepper” album, “Only A Northern Song,” had been rejected for that album

and was now being earmarked for use in the “Yellow Submarine” animated film. But with the rush-release of “All You Need Is Love” as a single following the “Our World” world television transmission on June 25, 1967, a B-side was needed. George Martin chose “Baby, You’re A Rich Man,” effectively removing it from consideration for the

“Yellow Submarine” feature film. “Baby, You’re A Rich Man” was, in fact, two separate songs (John’s “One Of The Beautiful People” and Paul’s “Baby, You’re A Rich Man”) that

the composers combined to make into one song. Recording took place at Olympic Studios on May 11, 1967, and the song was completed in 12 takes. It is the first Beatles song to be recorded and mixed for record outside of Abbey Road. Surprisingly, the “All

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You Need is Love”/“Baby, You’re A Rich Man” single is the first instance of George Martin being given credit on the record label as producer on a Parlophone Beatles single. Mick Jagger attended the session and may have participated in the backing vocals at the

end of the song. Issued July 7, 1967 in the UK and July 17, 1967 in the U.S.

5.1 The Beatles - I Am The Walrus - Magical Mystery Tour (EP)


The Beatles’ sixteenth single release for EMI’s Parlophone label. John Lennon pushed to have his “I Am The Walrus” as the A-side of the coupling with

Paul’s “Hello, Goodbye,” but his song was deemed too unconventional and less commercial than Paul’s catchy tune. The title is inspired by the Walrus and the

Carpenter from Lewis Carroll’s “Through The Looking Glass.” Lennon described his lyrics as purposely being Dylan-esque. In his 1980 Playboy interview he explained, “In those days I was writing obscurely, a la Dylan, never saying what you mean, but giving the

impression of something.” The “I Am The Walrus” session is notable because it was the first Beatles recording session following the untimely death of their manager, Brian

Epstein. Ironically, Epstein had stopped by the last time the Beatles were recording (for “Your Mother Should Know” at Chappell Recording Studios on August 23, 1967). He was found dead on August 27, aged just 32. All four Beatles met at Paul’s St. John’s Wood

house on September 1 to discuss how they should proceed. Among other business matters, it was decided that they would press on with the “Magical Mystery Tour” project, temporarily postponing a planned visit to India to study Transcendental

Meditation. The basic rhythm track was recorded in a six-hour session beginning at 7:00 p.m. on September 5, 1967. Sixteen takes were attempted, only five of them were complete run-throughs. Starting the next day overdubs were added to create John

Lennon’s textured masterpiece. Specifically, additional bass from Paul, more drums from Ringo and John’s memorable lead vocal on Sept. 6, and a 16-piece orchestra under the direction of George Martin, and 16 members of the Mike Sammes Singers, a large group of vocalists who did much session and television work, that brought the “Ho-ho-ho, hee-hee-hee, ha-ha-ha” section to life, in separate sessions on Sept. 27. Issued November

24, 1967 in the UK and November 27, 1967 in the U.S. On U.S. album:

Magical Mystery Tour - Capitol LP

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The Beatles - She’s Leaving Home - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts

Club Band (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocals: Paul and John Recorded March 17, 1967 in six takes. Written primarily by Paul with lyrical assistance from John, the song is based on a story appearing in the February 27, 1967, edition of the Daily Mail about seventeen-year-old runaway Melanie Coe. Paul begins the story about the girl leaving a note for her parents before slipping out of the house, John

provides the parents’ anguished point of view. When Paul called George Martin to ask if he’d create a string arrangement for the song he was told that Martin had already

committed to a Cilla Black session and Paul would have to wait. Paul then contacted Mike Leander to score the song. Paul had met Leander at the October 11, 1965, Decca Studios session for Marianne Faithfull’s cover of “Yesterday.” The score called for four violins, two violas, two cellos, a double-bass and a harp. The harp is played by Sheila

Bromberg, who became the first woman to play on a Beatles recording. As was the case with “Eleanor Rigby” eleven months earlier, no Beatles played an instrument on “She’s Leaving Home.” Martin made only slight adjustments to Leander’s arrangement when it

was recorded on March 17. An interesting side note…Melanie was a dancer on the Ready Steady Go! TV show and met the Fabs Oct. 1963 when she won a mime contest

and was awarded prizes by the Beatles!

The Beatles - Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! – LOVE / Sgt.

Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: John Recorded February 17, 1967. The lyric of “Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!” was

derived almost entirely from a vintage poster purchased by John Lennon at an antique store in Sevenoaks, Kent, on January 31, 1967, while the Beatles were there filming the promotional clip for “Strawberry Fields Forever.” The poster advertised the February 14,

1843 performance of Pablo Fanque’s Circus Royal at Town-Meadows, Rochdale,

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Lancashire, and was hung proudly on the living room wall of Lennon’s Weybridge house. Paul: “We pretty much took it down word for word and then just made up some little

bits and pieces to glue it together.” The backing track consisted of John on guide vocal, Paul on bass, Ringo on drums, George Harrison on tambourine, and George Martin on harmonium. Because the harmonium is powered by pumping feet, the producer was

exhausted after the rehearsals and seven takes. Features Paul on lead guitar.

5 in a row from the LP Beatles `67 Released only in Viet Nam in 1972

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The Beatles - If I Needed Someone - Rubber Soul

(Harrison) Lead vocal: George

The fourth original composition by George Harrison to be recorded by The Beatles was heavily inspired by the 12-string guitar sound of The Byrds. The introduction of George Harrison’s “If I Needed Someone” is strikingly similar to the introduction of The Byrds’ “The Bells Of Rhymney.” Harrison commented that the song was “like a million other songs written around the D chord.” The backing track was recorded in one take on October 16, 1965. George’s double-tracked lead vocal and John and Paul’s backing

vocals were added two days later. The song was performed live by The Beatles in late 1965 and was a staple of their 1966 world tour.

On U.S. album: Yesterday and Today - Capitol LP

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The Beatles - Ticket To Ride - Help!

(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocals: John and Paul

The Beatles’ ninth single release for EMI’s Parlophone label. Issued nearly four months prior to the “Help!” album’s release on July 19, 1965 in the

U.S. and four days later in the UK. Recorded on February 15, 1965 and featuring a blistering lead guitar performance by Paul McCartney. John and Paul composed the song

together based primarily on John’s idea. The song’s distinctive drum pattern was conceived by Paul. The complex song arrangement was highly innovative for the time,

and certainly unlike anything being played on top 40 radio. John Lennon in 1970: “ ‘Ticket To Ride was slightly a new sound at the time. It was pretty heavy for then, if you go and look in the charts for what other music people were making. It's a heavy record and the drums are heavy too. That's why I like it.” McCartney said, “It was quite radical

at the time.” Capitol Records printed “From the United Artists release ‘Eight Arms To Hold You’ ” on both sides of the single.

On U.S. album: Help! - Capitol LP

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The Beatles - And Your Bird Can Sing – Revolver sessions (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: John John Lennon called this fan favorite “another of my throwaways...fancy paper around an empty box.” On another occasion he simply referred to it as “another horror.” The song, written primarily by John, is notable mainly for the twin guitar riffs -- played live without overdubs by George Harrison and Paul McCartney -- that drive the song, and Paul’s distinctive bass notes at the end of the song. Lennon played the rhythm guitar in the D major position with the capo on the second fret to account for the song being in the key of E. John used the second fret capo several times ("Nowhere Man," "Julia," "Norwegian Wood," to name a few). Initial recording of the song commenced on April 20, 1966, with two takes being completed. Take 2 was deemed the best and various overdubs were added. While recording vocals John and Paul got a case of the giggles and laughed their way through much of the song. That hilarious version can be found on the “Anthology 2” compilation. On April 26, the band decided to scrap the previous version and start

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over from scratch, recording 11 takes. The term “bird” was British slang at the time for girl. Although Lennon never elaborated on the inspiration behind the lyrics, it is believed to refer to the rivalry between The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Although the two groups were friends, Lennon saw the Stones as Beatles copyists, and the 'bird' in the title may have been Mick Jagger’s on-again, off-again girlfriend/muse Marianne Faithfull. The working title of the song was “You Don’t Get Me.” “And Your Bird Can Sing” was one of three songs issued in America six weeks prior to their official release in the UK. American and Canadian Beatles fans heard “I’m Only Sleeping,” “And Your Bird Can Sing,” and “Doctor Robert” first on Capitol Records’ “Yesterday And Today” album, issued June 20, 1966. The rest of the world had to wait until the first week of August for them to appear on the “Revolver” LP. "And Your Bird Can Sing" was used as the theme song of The Beatles' cartoon series during its third season.

On U.S. album: Yesterday And Today - Capitol LP

The Beatles - And I Love Her - A Hard Day’s Night sessions


Written mainly by Paul with the middle eight by John it was released as a single in the U.S. reaching #12. Recorded initially as a heavier, up-tempo number on February 25, 1964, The Beatles attempted two takes and moved on to something else. On February 26 they struggled with the simpler, now acoustic arrangement through 12 more takes and Ringo swapping his drums for congas, ultimately leaving it to be re-made the next day. Finally, on February 27, they had the arrangement to their liking and perfected the

song in two completed takes (takes 20 and 21). On U.S. album:

A Hard Day’s Night - United Artists LP Something New - Capitol LP

QUIZ….PAIR OF TIX TO SEE THE MONKEES

GREEK NOV 11

This quiz will be asked in Jeopardy style…where we will give you the category and answer you will give us the question…

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OK…The category is BEATLES RELATED FILMS…the answer is PETER TORK.

You have 3.20 to get it…

The Beatles - Old Brown Shoe - Non-LP B-Side

(Harrison) Lead vocal: George

On February 25, 1969, his 26th birthday, George Harrison went to Abbey Road Studios and recorded elaborate eight-track demos of three of his latest compositions: “Old

Brown Shoe,” “Something,” and “All Things Must Pass.” All three of the demos recorded this day can be found on the “Anthology 3” album. “Old Brown Shoe” had made a brief appearance near the end of the “Get Back” sessions with a few run-through/rehearsals

on January 28, 1969. The full band revisited the song for a proper recording on April 16, 1969. The rhythm track was finished in four takes, with George on lead guitar, Paul on jangle piano, John on rhythm guitar (which would be erased in favor of a Hammond

organ part played by George on April 18), and Ringo on drums. Overdubs included bass guitar, lead guitar, and backing vocals by John and Paul. In his book, “I Me Mine,”

George said, “I started the chord sequences on piano, which I don’t really play, and then began writing ideas for the words from various opposites… Again, it’s the duality of things - yes no, up down, left right, right wrong, etc.” Released as the flip side of “The Ballad Of John And Yoko” in the UK on May 30, 1969, while the “Get Back” single was topping the charts. The single was issued by Capitol Records in the U.S. on June 4,

1969. On U.S. album:

Hey Jude - Capitol LP (1970)

“Name the Monkee who can be heard playing

banjo in the film Wonderwall”.

Tork's brief five-string banjo piece can be heard 16 minutes into the film, as Professor Collins is caught by his mother while spying on his neighbor Penny Lane.

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fall back to standard time on this Sunday, November 4, 2012, as daylight saving time ended overnight.

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The Beatles - The Ballad Of John And Yoko - Non-LP track


The Beatles’ twentieth single release for EMI, and third on the Apple Records label.

The first Beatles single issued in stereo in the UK, it is also the very first stereo single issued by EMI. The “Get Back” single had been released in stereo in America by Capitol. Recorded on April 14, 1969, by just John and Paul, the song was completed that day.

George was on vacation and Ringo was still filming the Peter Sellers’ comedy “The Magic Christian.” Producer George Martin and engineer Geoff Emerick, who had distanced themselves from the group because of the constant bickering amongst the group

members, were back on board behind the recording console. The single was a complete surprise to Beatles fans. They had waited a long seven months for the group to follow-up “Hey Jude” with “Get Back” and now just over a month came another new Beatles record. The rhythm track was perfected in 11 takes (four complete) with Paul playing

drums while John played acoustic guitar and sang the lead vocal. The duo was in good spirits during the day-long session.

John wrote the song in Paris, France, while on his honeymoon with Yoko. John: “It’s a piece of journalism. It’s a folk song. That’s why I called it ‘The Ballad Of.’” Paul: “It’s

quite a good song; it has always surprised me how with just the two of us on it, it ended up sounding like the Beatles.” The single was released in the UK on May 30, 1969, while the “Get Back” single was topping the charts. The single was issued by Capitol Records in the U.S. on June 4, 1969. The single reached number one in the UK, but peaked at

number eight in the U.S. On U.S. album:

Hey Jude - Capitol LP (1970)

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Paul McCartney – The Lovely Linda – McCartney ‘70

The recording Paul first used to test his new home recording set-up. It is the shortest song in McCartney's catalogue at 42 seconds long.

QUICK BREAK…. John & Paul not only singing about there wives

BUT ACTUALLY INCLUDING THEM IN THE SONGS TITLE…

Now that’s LOVE! HIT IT !

The Beatles - The Word - Rubber Soul


Recorded in three takes at a late night session starting on November 10, 1965 that ran until 4 a.m. the next morning. Overdubs include Paul on piano, George Martin on

harmonium, and Ringo playing the maracas. The song is a full collaboration between Lennon and McCartney, and began as an attempt to write a song based around a single

note. On U.S. album:

Rubber Soul - Capitol LP

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John Lennon – Going Down On Love – Walls And Bridges ‘74

A terrific opening track with Nicky Hopkins (Piano), Jesse Ed Davis (electric guitar), Klaus Voorman (bass), Jim Keltner (drums), among others.

Wings – Love in Song – Venus & Mars `75

Written on a 12-string guitar, recorded from the late 1975 EMI sessions engineered by Geoff Emerick. Also on the track, Paul plays on his newly

purchased standup bass, once owned by Bill Black and used on some of Elvis Presley’s most famous records.

The Beatles - All You Need Is Love – RAW `67


The Beatles’ fifteenth single release for EMI’s Parlophone label. Written by John Lennon especially for the first-ever worldwide television transmission. The epic event, a 6-hour program entitled “Our World,” featured segments linking 24 countries in five continents via satellite, with a potential of 400 million viewers. The

Beatles were honored to be invited to represent Great Britain in the program. For the event, they would premiere a brand new song written just for the occasion. John

Lennon’s “All You Need Is Love” became the anthem of 1967, the summer of love. To decrease the chances of an on-air foul-up, George Martin had the Beatles play to their

own pre-recorded rhythm track. Only the vocals, bass guitar, lead guitar solo in the middle eight, drums and orchestra would be live. Recording began on June 14, 1967 at

Olympic Studios. In all, 33 takes of the basic rhythm track and a few vocals were completed this evening. Overdubbing the lead and backing vocals took place on June

19. The orchestra was recorded for the first time on June 23. On June 24, the day before the event, it was decided that “All You Need Is Love” would be issued as the new

Beatles single as soon as possible after the program aired the evening of June 25. Guests in the studio during the performance included the Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, the Who’s Keith Moon, Eric Clapton, Marianne Faithfull, Donovan

wore colorful mod clothing. On U.S. album:

Magical Mystery Tour - Capitol LP

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Cilla Black – Step Inside Love – Single `68 Written by Paul McCartney (credited as "Lennon–McCartney") for

Cilla Black in 1967 as a theme for her TV series Cilla – Single out on Parlophone March `68

Produced by George Martin

The Beatles - It’s Only Love- Help! (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: John Recorded in six takes on June 15, 1965. The first Beatles song to include a reference to getting “high” (“I get high when I see you go by”). The working title prior to lyrics being

written was “That’s a Nice Hat.” George Martin and his Orchestra recorded the instrumental version of “It’s Only Love” using the original title. In 1972 Lennon called

“It’s Only Love” “the one song I really hate of mine.” On U.S. album:

Rubber Soul - Capitol LP

From the quadraphonic compilation Lennon/McCartney LOVE LOVE

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Not only is it TIME to turn yer clocks back an hour…but it’s also time for my current favorite Beatles song….and I’d like to know if this is anybody else current Beatles song….not necessarily

the best…just yer current fave..I may be alone….

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The Beatles - Wait - Rubber Soul (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocals: John and Paul Recorded June 17, 1965 during the “Help!” sessions, the song was left unfinished when The Beatles had hit the deadline to submit the album. Five months later, as the deadline

to submit “Rubber Soul” was upon them, they grabbed the unfinished song, threw on some overdubs and decreed it finished. Specifically, they added a tone pedal guitar,

tambourine, maracas, and more vocals on November 11, 1965, the final day of recording for “Rubber Soul.”

On U.S. album: Rubber Soul - Capitol LP

George – It Don’t Come Easy – Demo `70

The Beatles - Dig A Pony - Let It Be


Recorded live on the rooftop of the Apple headquarters building, 3 Savile Row, on January 30, 1969. In re-producing the tapes for the “Let It Be” album, Phil Spector edited out the opening and closing line of the song (“All I want is …”) which can be heard on the “Anthology 3” album and in the film “Let It Be.” The idea to go on the rooftop and play live in front of a few people was conceived by Paul on January 26. From a technical standpoint, this simple request to perform on the rooftop was a

gigantic headache for the film crew and the Apple/EMI sound engineers. In addition to accommodating the space required for five film cameras, and various sound equipment which needed electricity to run, there was also the issue of the cold temperature – the temperature would be in the mid-40s and windy when the beatles performed. In a few

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cases, sound engineers wrapped ladies’ stockings around microphones to camouflage the sound of the wind blowing against them. John and George wore heavy coats and Ringo wore his wife’s raincoat in a futile attempt to stay warm. Throughout the 42-

minute rooftop set John can be seen rubbing his hands together in between songs to keep warm. At the conclusion of the released version of “Dig A Pony,” John says, “Thank you brothers, me hand’s gettin’ too cold to play the chords.” The song was so new that

John had an assistant hold up a clipboard with the lyrics in case he forgot them. Engineer Alan Parsons: “No one ever questioned the Beatles. They want to do it on the roof? Fine, it will be done. That was one of the greatest and most exciting days of my life. To see the Beatles playing together and getting instant feedback from the people

around them, it was just unbelievable. A magic, magic day.”

The Beatles - Why Don’t We Do It In The Road? - The Beatles


Excepting a drum track played by Ringo Starr and added as an overdub a day later, “Why Don’t We Do It In The Road?” is a Paul McCartney solo performance, recorded in

five takes on October 9, 1968. Playing an acoustic guitar, Paul started off each track tapping out the beat on the sounding board of his guitar. By the fifth and final take,

Paul’s ditty had turned into a raunchy rocker, showcasing McCartney’s gritty, top-flight voice. The “Anthology 3” album features a more restrained performance of the song. On

October 10, while John and George were involved in Studio Two with George Martin’s string overdubs for “Piggies” and “Glass Onion,” Paul invited Ringo to join him in Studio Three and lay down a drum track. Other overdubs included handclaps, additional vocals, and Paul playing his Rickenbacker bass guitar and an electric guitar part on his Epiphone

Casino.

The Beatles - Oh! Darling - Abbey Road


Paul’s “Oh! Darling” had been run-through a few times during the “Get Back” sessions, but the first proper recording was at Abbey Road Studios on April 20, 1969. The backing track was recorded in 26 takes with Paul on Rickenbacker bass, John on piano, George

on Telecaster through a Leslie speaker and Ringo on drums. Paul’s lead vocal was recorded on April 26, but he was not happy with it. The band moved on to other songs. Paul would return to “Oh! Darling” in mid-July. He wanted to record his lead vocal in one single take when his voice was most gravelly. Engineer Alan Parsons: “Perhaps my main memory of the “Abbey Road” sessions is of Paul coming into Studio Three at two o’clock or 2:30 each afternoon, on his own, to do the vocal on ‘Oh! Darling.’ That was a feature

of the “Abbey Road” sessions. You rarely saw all four Beatles together. It was either

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John or Paul or George working on their various things, perhaps only getting together to her something back. But Paul came in several days running to do the lead vocal on ‘Oh! Darling.’ He’d come in, sing it and say, ‘No, that’s not it, I’ll try it again tomorrow.’ He only tried it once per day, I suppose he wanted to capture a certain rawness which

could only be done once before his voice changed. I remember him saying ‘five years ago I could have done this in a flash,’ referring, I suppose, to the days of ‘Long Tall

Sally’ and ‘Kansas City.’” McCartney made lead vocal attempts on July 17, 18, 22, and 23, and his July 23 lead vocal appears on the finished master. On August 8, Paul

overdubbed lead guitar and tambourine. Paul, John and George added backing vocals on August 11.

Wings – Old Siam, Sir – Back to the Egg ‘79

Described as “just zany,” this song’s composition involved more Wings band members than any other on the album. Linda contributed the Asian-styled lick

while new member Steve Holly found the middle section riff.

QUIZ HERE

Name the only song recorded and officially released by BOTH the

Monkees & The Beatles…

Back with that Answer…and we may even play it!

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Back with winner to Monkees show.

A/ I Got A Woman – Released as a single by Ray Charles (co-writer) Atlantic Records…1954

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The Beatles - I Got A Woman – BBC LIVE

Pop Go The Beatles" - 13th August 1963 2:48

The Beatles - Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby - Beatles For Sale

(Perkins) Lead vocal: George

The second Carl Perkins cover song used for “Beatles For Sale,” “Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby” had been a part of the Beatles’ early stage show. George Harrison provides

the lead vocal, his only lead vocal contribution on “Beatles For Sale.” Recorded in just one take on October 18, 1964. The song is notable for its heavy use of vocal echo.

Harrison performed this song live throughout the 1965 tours. On U.S. album:

Beatles ‘65 - Capitol LP

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The Beatles - Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! - Beatles For Sale

(Leiber-Stoller-Penniman) Lead vocal: Paul

Originally listed on the “Beatles For Sale” record label and album jacket as “Kansas City” and credited only to Mike Leiber and Jerry Stoller, the title and writing credits have been

amended over the years to include the “Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!” end section, which was a separate song written and originally recorded by Little Richard (Penniman). This

“medley” is usually listed as “Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!” “Kansas City” was a number one hit for Wilbert Harrison in the spring of 1959 and had become a concert

staple for the Beatles at their early club shows, so it was a natural to include when they needed material to fill their fourth album. While in America on their North American Tour

on September 17, 1964 the Beatles surprised the crowd at Kansas City’s Municipal Stadium by performing their hometown song during their set. It was a bonus track not performed at any other stop on the North American Tour. Recorded in two takes, the

first being deemed the best, on October 18, 1964. George Martin provides the rollicking piano part.

On U.S. album: Beatles VI - Capitol LP

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The Beatles - Words Of Love - Beatles For Sale (Holly)

Lead vocal: John and Paul The Beatles idolized Buddy Holly and performed his songs regularly as part of their club act. So it is a little surprising that “Words of Love” is the only Buddy Holly song the band

officially recorded. John and Paul took extra care to make sure their harmonies were perfect, likewise George, in reverence to the material, double-tracked his careful guitar work. This recording was special to the Beatles, and it shows. Recorded on October 18,

1964 in three takes. On U.S. album:

Beatles VI - Capitol LP

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From the LP …The Beatles sing the American Song-book released only in Maine in

1986….

Speaking of Americans we still have tickets for The Monkees at The Greek Theater….we’ll tell you how YOU can WIN `em once we figure it out…

Until then …Let’s get back to Liverpool….

The Beatles - Penny Lane - Non-LP track


The Beatles’ fourteenth single release for EMI’s Parlophone label. Following the disastrous 1966 world tour the individual Beatles took control of their hectic schedule. They were no longer in a rush to do anything. In September 1966,

Brian Epstein informed EMI and Capitol that there would be no new Beatles album, and quite possibly no single, ready in time for the 1966 Christmas season. EMI quickly

assembled a 16-track greatest hits album (“A Collection Of Beatles Oldies”). In the U.S., Capitol did not release a hits compilation and instead waited impatiently for a new

single. The band reconvened in late November to begin work on their next LP. With no deadlines, they simply brought in new songs as they dreamt them up.

On U.S. album: Magical Mystery Tour - Capitol LP

Ringo – In Liverpool - Ringo 2012

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Paul – In Liverpool - Live `08

Recorded live from the famous " in Liverpool during Paul's sell-out gig for

the 2008 Capital Of Culture celebrations. .

Three in a row from the LP The Beatles sing about Liverpool…which was available on cassette only last summer on the Liverpool’s Home Shopping Network …still get em on

ebay…

Monkee tix here?

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Close with a message to our friends back east…. George Harrison – All Things Must Pass - All Things Must

Pass ‘70 Another track that was written and rehearsed during the “Let It Be” sessions, it was considered sub-par and never considered for a Beatles album. The wait did the song wonders, as George brought it back and gave it a thorough shine. The

song was also inspired by The Band’s song, “The Weight.”

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The Young World Singers -‐ Ringo For President – Single Decca `64

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