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PLAYLIST JAN. 25TH 2015

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9am

The Beatles – Mean Mr. Mustard - Abbey Road Recorded July 24th.

Written in India as we heard on the White LP demos from Esher. When the band is playing it during the Let It Be sessions

Pam was then a Shirley. Lennon 1.00

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.

Wings – Hello Piccadilly – Manchester Radio spot 1974’

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Paul – Let It Be Fast SDK `93

John – Ain’t She Sweet – Fooling 1974

The Beatles - Wild Honey Pie - The Beatles

(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: Paul

The second of two Paul McCartney solo performances recorded on August 20, 1968, for the “White Album,” the first being “Mother Nature’s Son.” George Harrison had taken a

week-long trip to Greece and on this particular day John and Ringo were in Abbey Road’s Studio Three recording a very short edit piece for “Yer Blues” (specifically, a

“two, three…” count-in shouted by Ringo) and supervising the mono mix of “Revolution 9.” This left Paul alone in Studio Two to record and, in the case of “Wild Honey Pie,” experiment a little. Paul plays bass, electric and acoustic guitars, harpsichord, and

drums. He also provides three vocal tracks. Running just 52 seconds, it is the shortest track on “The Beatles.”

Paul & Linda McCartney – Ram On – Ram ‘71 Paul plays ukulele with a bit of piano. The words "Ram" and "On" form the name "Ramon," which was one of Paul's pseudonyms when he was in The Beatles. The ram is also the name of the animal chosen as the title track of the album, which meant for Paul to ram against the things that were making him depressed at the

times of the Beatles breakup.

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John – HELP! Home `70

Paul – We Can Work It Out – Home `65

The Beatles – Polythene Pam - Abbey Road Recorded July 25th w/ “She Came in Through The Bathroom Window “.

The only Beatles song inspired by a woman in New Jersey who dressed in polythene (but not jack boots or kilts). Written in India, demoed for the

White LP. Lennon 1.00

The Beatles - Her Majesty – Abbey Road

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Recorded July 2, 1969. Originally fit between” Mean Mr. Mustard” and “Polythene Pam”

McCartney 1.00

12 songs 8 mins. all sung by John & Paul

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If yer just waking up…it looks like today’s Weather…is gonna be …perfect!

Both WARM & Beautiful… As you’ll hear I’ve planed accordingly as we ease you into yer Sunday

January 25th….

Wings – Warm and Beautiful – Wings at the Speed of

Sound ’76 Another song written for Linda, it has the distinction of being the only known

Paul recording to use two euphoniums on the instrumental track.

The Beatles - Good Day Sunshine - Revolver

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One of the fastest recorded tracks during the sessions for the “Revolver” album. The song, written primarily by Paul with assistance from John, was originally known as “A Good Day’s Sunshine,” and was recorded on June 8 and 9, 1966. McCartney said the

song “was very much a nod” to the Lovin’ Spoonful’s 1966 hit “Daydream.” On U.S. album:

Revolver - Capitol LP

The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun - Abbey Road (Harrison)

Lead vocal: George The second of two CLASSIC songs George Harrison delivered for the “Abbey Road”

album. “Here Comes The Sun” and “Something” was a phenomenal one-two punch that had to have Lennon and McCartney wondering what else Harrison had up his sleeve. George wrote the song while walking around the sunny back garden of Eric Clapton’s

home, strumming o0ne of Eric’s acoustic guitars. Harrison had skipped out of one of the many Apple business meetings that day. Recording in 13 takes on July 7, 1969, Ringo’s 29th birthday, with George on his Gibson J-200 acoustic guitar, Paul on his Rickenbacker bass guitar and Ringo on drums. John was sidelined for the week due to be hospitalized

following a car accident in Scotland. The next day George overdubbed his lead vocal, and Paul and George recorded their backing vocals twice, rather than simply double-

tracking. Additions continued on July 16 (handclaps and harmonium), and August 6 and 11 (George’s acoustic guitar). George Martin’s orchestral score was recorded on August

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The Beatles - I’ll Follow The Sun – LIVE @ BBC 2


One of the earliest Beatle originals, “I’ll Follow The Sun” was composed entirely in 1959 by Paul McCartney in the front room of his family home on Forthlin Road in Liverpool.

Recorded in eight takes on October 18, 1964. On U.S. album:

Beatles ‘65 - Capitol LP

The Beatles – Sun King - Abbey Road Recorded w/ Mean Mr. Mustard as one song on July 24th 1969.

Lennon in Playboy interview of 1980…”That’s a piece of garbage I had around”.

Lennon 1.00

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Ringo – Sunshine Life For Me Sunshine Life For Me

(Sail Away Raymond) (Harrison) Personnel :

George Harrison - Guitar, backing vocals Klaus Voorman - Upright bass

Robbie Robertson - Guitar Levon Helm - Mandolin

Rick Danko - Fiddle Garth Hudson - Accordion

David Bromberg - Banjo, fiddle

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Paul McCartney – Great Day – Flaming Pie ‘97 This was previously heard as an instrumental in the 1974 Backyard film. The

song was originally was written in the early 1970’s, and provided a great finish to a fantastic album in “Flaming Pie.”

Hope yer GONNA enjoy this WARM & BEAUTIFUL GREAT DAY here in Southern California…

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The Beatles - Hello Goodbye - Non-LP track


The Beatles’ sixteenth single release for EMI’s Parlophone label. Originally titled “Hello Hello,” Paul’s “Hello, Goodbye” was recorded during the sessions for the “Magical Mystery Tour” TV movie, but was intended for release as a stand-alone single to be issued two weeks before the “Magical Mystery Tour” EP, and would not be included in the film. Work began on October 2, 1967 with 14 takes of the rhythm track.

Over the next month, the Beatles added overdubs to create the finished recording. Specifically, Paul’s lead vocal and John and George’s backing vocals on Oct. 19, outside

musicians playing two violas on Oct. 20, Paul’s bass guitar on Oct. 25, and a second bass guitar line from Paul on Nov. 2. From the very first take the song included its

unique reprise ending, which the group nicknamed, somewhat strangely, the “Maori finale.” Issued November 24, 1967 in the UK and November 27, 1967 in the U.S.

On U.S. album:

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Magical Mystery Tour - Capitol LP

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The Beatles - You Won’t See Me - Rubber Soul

(Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: Paul Written entirely by Paul. Recorded in two takes on November 11, 1965, at the final

recording session for the “Rubber Soul” album. The song is notable for Paul’s melodic bass line, something new to rock and roll. Paul: “It was very Motown-flavored. It's got a James Jamerson feel. He was the Motown bass player, he was fabulous, the guy who

did all those great melodic bass lines. It was him, me and Brian Wilson who were doing

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melodic bass lines at that time.” Beatles roadie Mal Evans is credited on the album’s back cover with playing Hammond organ on this track, but it is inaudible in the final mix.

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

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

The Beatles - She Said She Said - Revolver

(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John

The rhythm track was finished in three takes on June 21, 1966, the final day of recording for “Revolver.” When the recording session started the song was untitled. The

key line came from a real-life incident. On August 24, 1965, during a break in Los Angeles from their North American Tour, The Beatles rented a house on Mulholland Drive. They played host to notables such as Roger McGuinn and David Crosby of the

Byrds, actors and actresses, and a bevy of beautiful women, “From Playboy, I believe,” Lennon remembered. John, high on acid, found himself in a strange conversation with actor Peter Fonda, who kept coming up to him and whispering, “I know what it’s like to

be dead.” As a child, Fonda had a near-death experience after accidentally shooting himself on the stomach. The song was a last-minute addition to the “Revolver,”

rehearsed and recorded on the final day of sessions when the band discovered they were one song short. McCartney recalls getting into an argument with John and leaving

the studio. He believes this is one of the only Beatle records he didn’t play on. It is assumed George played the bass in McCartney’s absence. John sings the lead vocal and

plays the organ, and John and George double-tracked the backing vocals. On U.S. album:

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Revolver - Capitol LP

The Beatles - Good Morning Good Morning - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely

Hearts Club Band (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: John Based on a Kellogg’s Cornflakes television commercial John heard while sitting at the

piano and feeling a bit “stuck” trying to write something for “Sgt. Pepper.” Paul plays a stinging guitar solo and flourishes with his right-handed Fender Esquire. The basic

rhythm track was recorded on February 8, 1967 in eight takes, four of them complete. Overdubs followed with John’s lead vocal and Paul’s bass added on February 16. A horn

section consisting of members of the Brian Epstein-managed band Sounds Inc. (previously Sounds Incorporated) was brought in on March 13. Sounds Incorporated had

been one of the opening acts on the Beatles’ 1964 and 1965 tours.

John Lennon – Nobody Told Me An instant hit in 1984, the sentiment of “strange days indeed,” rang very true in

unusual times.

The Beatles - When I Get Home - A Hard Day’s Night


Recorded in 11 takes on June 2, 1964. It was the next to last song completed for the “A Hard Day’s Night” album. In his 1980 interview with Playboy magazine John Lennon

said: “That’s me trying to get that Wilson Pickett type sound, a four-in-the bar cowbell song.”

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

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Ringo - In Liverpool – Ringo 2012 Ringo had considered calling the album Motel California, then Another #9, and finally Wings, before settling on

Ringo 2012

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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.

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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. Prior to take four John said to drummer Paul “Go a

bit faster, Ringo!” and Paul replied “OK, George!”

The Beatles - I Will - The Beatles (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: Paul One of Paul McCartney’s most cherished ballads, “I Will” was recorded in 67 takes on

September 16, 1968, with Paul on acoustic guitar, Ringo playing maracas and cymbals, and John on temple blocks, tapping out a beat with wood on metal. George Harrison

was not at this session. Not all 67 takes were complete run-throughs, and as Paul was still putting the finishing touches on the song, he would drift into other songs during the

numerous takes. Of particular note was take 19, which included a 2:21 untitled song with lyrics along the lines of “Can you take me back where I came from, can you take me back?” Twenty-eight seconds of this song were used as a link between “Cry Baby Cry” and “Good Night” on Side 4 of the “White Album.” The song fragment is unlisted and uncredited. It was determined that take 65 was the best version of “I Will,” and overdubbing began. Paul added additional vocals, hummed his bass guitar part and

played a 12-string guitar. Paul has said he had the tune before he traveled to India and there he recruited folk singer Donovan to help him with the lyrics, but was not satisfied

with what they came up with.

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The Beatles - I Need You - Help!

(Harrison) Lead vocal: George

Recorded in five takes on February 15, 1965, the first day of recording for what was to become the “Help!” album, with overdubs completed the next day. It is the second

original George Harrison song to be recorded by the Beatles. Harrison wrote “I Need You” for his future wife, Pattie Boyd. The track is notable for the first use on a Beatles

record of what is now known as a “wah-wah pedal.” George achieved this by playing his 12-string Rickenbacker through a foot-controlled volume pedal. Ringo provides cowbell

percussion. On U.S. album:

Help! - Capitol LP

RINGO – English Garden – Ringo Rama wife Barbara Bach and their dog Buster

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Some songs for one time/sometime Beatles wives…. Barbra, Pattie, Linda and Yoko…(read em)

Then long quiz tones.

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The Wild Honey Orchestra and guest singers perform The Beatles’ ‘White Album’ in its

entirety Featuring members of the Bangles.

Dave Gregory from XTC, Keith Allison Raiders, GARY WRIGHT! Muffs ,3 O’clock, Ian Mathews /Fairport Convention, A couple of

Cowsills, John Wicks, Mitch Easter John Easdale Steve MacDonald form Redd Kross just added Chris Collingwood (Fountains of Wayne)

Today January 25th 1968 the 4 Beatles did their live-‐action cameo appearance that comes at the end of the film "Yellow Submarine" ….what Beatles song follows

that cameo appearance and ends the film?

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…while you try and Google that…here’s a Beatles song that mentions only 6 days of the week…leaving out

Saturday for some odd reason….

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The Beatles - Lady Madonna - Non-LP Track


The Beatles’ seventeenth single release for EMI’s Parlophone label.

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The last original issue Beatles 45 to appear on the Capitol swirl label in the U.S. or on the Parlophone label in the UK. Starting in the summer of 1968, Beatles recordings

would be issued on their own record label, Apple Records. The Beatles did not leave EMI or Capitol, they simply had their own custom label, to which they could sign artists. The manufacturing and distribution would remain the same as before. In fact, in America,

their releases continued to use Capitol album and single catalog numbering.

The Beatles - Glass Onion - The Beatles (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: John In 1980 John described “Glass Onion” as one of his “throwaways,” but the word

play in the song is fascinating. Aside from many references to other Beatles songs, listeners were probably left guessing what Lennon meant by phrases such as “bent

backed tulips,” “cast iron shore,” and “dovetail joint.” Specifically the phrase “looking through the bent backed tulips to see how the other half lives” referred to a floral

arrangement on display at the posh London restaurant Parkes. The Cast Iron Shore is a name for Liverpool’s beach, and a dovetail joint is not a drug reference, but a type of construction wood joint. The title “Glass Onion” is British slang for monocle (or eye

piece), and was one of the names suggested by John for the Iveys, an Apple band that changed its name to Badfinger.

WINNER HERE

The Beatles - All Together Now - Yellow Submarine


In May 1967, with the “Sgt. Pepper” album in the can and awaiting release, the Beatles went to work on two projects at the same time. They began recording the title track for “Magical Mystery Tour” and also starting to record the new songs they had promised for

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the “Yellow Submarine” film. The first song specifically recorded for the “Yellow Submarine” film was “Baby, You’re A Rich Man” (on May 11, 1967), but that song was

pulled several months later to fill the B-side of the “All You Need Is Love” single. George Harrison’s “Sgt. Pepper” reject “Only A Northern Song” was added to the stack of film songs. Paul’s sing-along “All Together Now” was started and finished on May 12, 1967. Nine takes were recorded. Instruments included two acoustic guitars (probably Paul and

George), bass guitar (Paul), bass drum (Ringo), harmonica and banjo (John).

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This next song starts right off with singing…which got me to

thinking about Beatles songs that start with singing…and well here ya go…

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The Beatles - It Won’t Be Long – With The Beatles


The first original song recorded for their second album, “With The Beatles.” Composed primarily by John in July 1963 with the intention of writing a follow-up single to the as yet unreleased “She Loves You.” The lyrical similarity to the chorus of “She Loves You” (both songs contain the phrase “yeah, yeah, yeah”) was no accident. Beatles manager Brian Epstein had encouraged John and Paul to try to write songs that would appeal to the American market, specifically American teenagers. Soon American colloquial sayings

and words started showing up in their songs. Ten takes were attempted on July 30,

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1963 and the song was left unfinished. The group resumed work later that evening, in all logging 23 full or partial takes and edit pieces. It is the first original Beatles song with

a call-and-response gimmick, with John and Paul alternating “yeah” throughout the song. The first song Neil Young performed live for an audience at his high school

cafeteria in Canada. On U.S. album:

Meet The Beatles! - Capitol LP

The Beatles - No Reply - Beatles For Sale (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: John Recorded in eight takes on September 30, 1964. Written entirely by John Lennon. John and Paul had been giving away a treasure trove of original compositions to other artists

to record and release because they felt the songs were too pop for Beatles records. John had planned to give “No Reply” to another Brian Epstein managed artist, Tommy Quickly, to record, but those plans were cancelled in early August 1964 when it was

determined the group was going to be short of new material for their upcoming album. The song’s storyline was based somewhat on “Silhouettes,” a number three hit in the

U.S. for the R&B group the Rays, which was later covered with great success by Herman’s Hermits. Lennon: “I had that image of walking down the street and seeing her

silhouetted in the window and not answering the phone.” Includes some nice piano work from producer George Martin.

On U.S. album: Beatles ‘65 - Capitol LP

The Beatles - Nowhere Man - Rubber Soul (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: John Under pressure to deliver new material while the “Rubber Soul” album was being

recorded, John Lennon spent five hours one morning at home trying to come up with a new song. John: “I'd actually stopped trying to think of something. Nothing would come. I was cheesed off and went for a lie down, having given up. Then I thought of myself as Nowhere Man - sitting in his nowhere land.” Paul: “We were always forcing [the Abbey

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Road staff] into things they didn't want to do. ‘Nowhere Man’ was one. I remember we wanted very treble-y guitars, which they are, they're among the most treble-y guitars I've ever heard on record.” “Nowhere Man” was performed throughout The Beatles’

1966 world tour. Issued as a single (b/w “What Goes On”) by Capitol Records in America. Recorded on October 22, 1965.

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

The Beatles - I’m Down - Single


Recorded in one take on June 14, 1965. Written entirely by Paul McCartney, who showed off his skills at the June 14 recording session by recording “I’ve Just Seen A Face” in six takes, then the scorcher “I’m Down” in one take, and following a dinner

break, nailing “Yesterday” in two takes. “I’m Down” was patterned after Little Richard’s “Long Tall Sally,” or as George Harrison described it at the time, “It’s pretty wild…

because it has Paul’s wild voice.” Paul: “I could do Little Richard's voice, which is a wild, hoarse, screaming thing. It's like an out-of-body experience. You have to leave your

current sensibilities and go about a foot above your head to sing it. A lot of people were fans of Little Richard so I used to sing his stuff but there came a point when I wanted one of my own, so I wrote ‘I'm Down.’ I ended up doing it at Shea Stadium. It worked

very well for those kind of places, it was a good stage song. And in as much as they are hard to write, I'm proud of it. Those kind of songs with hardly any melody, rock 'n' roll songs, are much harder to write than ballads, because there's nothing to them.” John Lennon plays the Hammond organ. The B-side of the “Help!” single, issued July 23,

1965 in the UK and July 19, 1965 in the U.S. On U.S. album:

Non-album single (B-side)

UK: Non-album single (B-side)

“Long Tall Sally”

(Johnson-Penniman-Blackwell) Lead vocal: Paul

Paul McCartney recorded this Little Richard screecher in just one take on March 1, 1964. Prior to being properly recorded, the Beatles performed the song for an American

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audience during the Beatles’ first concert appearance, in Washington D.C. on February 11, 1964. In a rare instance, two of the songs from the “Long Tall Sally” EP were issued

first in America (“Long Tall Sally” on “The Beatles’ Second Album” and “I Call Your Name” on “Something New”). The initial pressings of the “Long Tall Sally” EP credited

only Enotris Johnson as the writer of “Long Tall Sally.” Johnson was a little girl that had written some original lyrics for a song she hoped Little Richard would record. She gave a

popular local radio disc jockey a note with the lyrics to give to Little Richard. The DJ gave the note to Little Richard’s producer and a hit was born. The “Penniman” that is

credited is Richard Penniman, aka Little Richard. Little Richard’s recording was released in March 1956 and hit #1 on the Billboard R&B sales chart, becoming the best-selling 45 of the history of Specialty Records. Originally recorded by Little Richard with the working

title “The Thing.” On U.S. album:

The Beatles’ Second Album - Capitol LP

U.K.: Non-album track (EP song)

The Beatles - Paperback Writer - A Collection Of Beatles Oldies (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: Paul The Beatles’ twelfth single release for EMI’s Parlophone label.

Recorded on April 13 and 14, 1966. The track is notable for Paul McCartney’s furious bass line. The bass is so prominent in the mix that sound engineers at EMI worried it

could cause the stylus of a record player tone arm (the needle thing on record players) to jump when fans played the 45 RPM single at home. Thankfully, no such calamity

occurred. For this heavy bass sound Paul’s chose to replace his usual Hofner bass with a Rickenbacker 4001S bass. Aside from the dominant bass part, McCartney also provides the lead guitar, with George Harrison working the tambourine. The second and third

verse backing vocal is the French nursery rhyme “Frere Jacques.” Released in America on May 23 and in the UK on June 10. “Paperback Writer” made the second largest ever jump to No. 1 on Billboard's chart. It debuted at number 28 on June 11, 1966, moved to

15 and then to number 1 on June 25. The only single to make a bigger jump was another Beatles song, “Can't Buy Me Love.”

On U.S. album: Hey Jude - Capitol LP (1970)

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The Beatles - All My Loving – With The Beatles (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: Paul Essentially a Paul McCartney solo composition. The first song performed on the live broadcast of “The Ed Sullivan Show” on February 9, 1964, and watched by a then-

record 72 million viewers. McCartney has said it was the first song he ever wrote where he had the words before the music. Recorded in 13 takes on July 30, 1963. “All My Loving” is the most commercial Lennon-McCartney song recorded by The Beatles in

1963 that was not released as a single in the UK or U.S. On U.S. album:

Meet The Beatles! - Capitol LP

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

The Beatles - If I Fell - A Hard Day’s Night

(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John and Paul

John Lennon’s stunning ballad “If I Fell” was by far the most complex song he had written to date. It could be considered a progression from “This Boy” with its similar

chord structure and intricate harmonies by John and Paul, recorded – at their request – together on one microphone. Performed live on their world tour throughout the summer of 1964. Completed in 15 takes on February 27, 1964. Flip side of “And I Love Her” in

the U.S.

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On U.S. album: A Hard Day’s Night - United Artists LP

Something New - Capitol LP

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It was 45 years ago this week that John Winston Lennon wrote and recorded a new song called INSTANT KARMA (We All Shine On) along with George Harrison Klaus Voormann, Alan White and Billy Preston…it

says PLAY LOUD on the label

John Lennon – Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)

Inspired by a conversation with Yoko’s ex-husband, Tony Cox in Denmark two days earlier – John woke up and started banging out a new tune on the piano –

which he completed in an hour. Within hours, John wrangled musicians and

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producer, Phil Spector to record the song. It was put to tape later that evening and the track was released ten days later.

45 years old this week

The Beatles - Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey - The Beatles


The Beatles had taken to recording rehearsals of songs and numbering them as takes. And if nothing recorded for a particular song seemed usable they’d erase the tape and start again on another day. The first playing of this then-untitled John Lennon rocker

was a series of rehearsal run-throughs on June 26, 1968, all of which were erased and the band started fresh the next day. On June 27, six proper takes were recorded with

John on Epiphone Casino electric guitar, George on Gibson SG, Paul on percussion (alternating between cowbells and chocalho), and Ringo on drums. Overdubs added on

July 1 included Paul’s bass guitar and John’s lead vocal. Still unhappy with his lead vocal, John re-recorded it on July 23. Backing vocals and handclaps were also added to the

mix on July 23 and the song was declared finished. In his 1980 Playboy interview, John described the song as “a nice line that I made into a song. It was about me and Yoko.

Everybody seemed to be paranoid except us two, who were in the glow of love.” George Harrison has said that the opening line, “Come on is such a joy,” was a favorite saying

of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. “Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey” is the longest title of any Beatles song.

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The Beatles - Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) - Rubber

Soul (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: John Originally recorded on October 12, 1965, The Beatles decided to scrap this version and re-record the song nine days later, on October 21. George Harrison provides the sitar, the first appearance of the instrument on a Beatles recording, though the sitar can be

heard in the instrumental introduction on the American version of “Help!” Written mainly by John with some lyrical assistance from Paul. John: “I was trying to write about an

affair without letting me wife know… so it was very gobbledegook. I was sort of writing from my experiences, girls’ flats.” Paul has said that the ending lyrics, “so I lit a fire,” refer to the house being burned down in an act of revenge by the spurned lover. Bob Dylan did a slight parody of the song on his 1966 album, Blonde on Blonde. Check out

the song “4th Time Around.” On U.S. album:

Rubber Soul - Capitol LP

On this day John Lennon and his wife Cynthia began a 14-‐day holiday in the St Moritz ski resort in the Swiss Alps.

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They were accompanied on the skiing holiday by The Beatles' producer, George Martin, and his future wife Judy Lockhart-‐Smith. The two couples returned to

England on 7 February 1965.

WINNER HERE

Hearing that sitar in Norwegian reminded me of George …how about a George song he started back in 1967 called See Yourself . George wrote the majority of this track in 1967, shortly after Paul McCartney admitted he had taken LSD. It was written as response to the media who felt it necessary to pontificate on Paul’s “wrongdoings” …finished for the

album 33 1/3

George Harrison – See Yourself - Thirty-Three & 1/3 ‘76 George wrote the majority of this track in 1967, shortly after Paul McCartney

admitted he had taken LSD. It was constructed as a response to the media who felt it necessary to pontificate on Paul’s “wrongdoings” in the uproar that ensued.

The song went unfinished for almost ten years until sound engineer (Kumar Shankar – Ravi’s nephew) reminded George of the tune. And yet another outtake that didn’t make the final cut.

Paul McCartney – Cosmically Conscious - Off The Ground: The Complete Works ‘93

Originally written in India in 1968 this fades in after C’Mon People as a bonus hidden track. A hidden song that didn’t make it to the “White Album” (Holy

$%&^)?

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The Beatles - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - LOVE


Recorded March 1, 1967. John Lennon’s classic song of psychedelic imagery was inspired by a drawing brought home by son, Julian, who was four years old at the time.

In February 1967, Julian returned home from his nursery school with a painting depicting one of his classmates, Lucy O’Donnell. Young Lucy was pictured with a

background of stars in the sky. When asked by his father about his painting, Julian said it was “Lucy, in the sky, with diamonds.” John was so taken with the phrase he

combined it with passages similar to two books by Lewis Carroll that he’d loved as a child, “Through The Looking Glass” and “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.” Paul added the line about “newspaper taxis” and Lennon’s beloved “Goon Show” got a shout out.

Their famed “plasticine ties” merged with “Through the Looking Glass” to become “plasticine porters with looking glass ties.” Work began on “Lucy In The Sky With

Diamonds” with an evening full of rehearsals. The rhythm track was recorded on March 1 with Paul playing the opening riff on a Lowery organ (with a bell stop), George on

acoustic guitar, Ringo on drums and John on maracas and offering a guide vocal. John’s lead vocal and other instruments (George’s tamboura, Paul’s melodic bass) were added

the next evening.

11.42 BREAK

JOHN -‐ STARTING OVER

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PAUL – GET ME OUT OF HERE

GEORGE – ALL THOSE YEARS AGO

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