Join me as I take us through the songs of The Beatles, my favourite band. Starting from their first album, we will go album by album and song by song. I will also include singles along with notable outtakes that were recorded during the albums’ sessions that I consider to be an important part of their cannon.
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Friday Jan 31, 2025
Friday Jan 31, 2025
With The Beatles - Part 3Kevin and I finish our walk through the Beatles fantastic and underrated 2nd album, and two monumental singles that ushered in the next phase of their career, and global domination. Let’s go!
(00:00) Intro(01:10) Money (That's What I Want)(05:02) She Loves You(13:28) I'll Get You(17:46) I Want To Hold You Hand(24:10) This Boy(27:13) This Boy demo
Links:
Live Peace in Toronto - documentary
She Love You / I Want To Hold Your Hand - German versions
I Want To Hold Your Hand - live in Washington, D.C. 1964
This Boy - live in Miami 1964 (The Ed Sullivan Show - 3:14)
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Guest: Kevin Cromie
Thursday Dec 26, 2024
Thursday Dec 26, 2024
With The Beatles - Part 2In this episode we talk through the rest of the album minus the last song. We now get into a number of cover songs which dominate the middle to the end of the album.
(00:00) Intro(01:05) Till There Was You(07:07) Please Mister Postman(10:56) Roll Over Beethoven(15:09) Hold Me Tight(19:14) You've Really Got a Hold On Me(23:20) I Wanna Be Your Man(29:08) Devil In Her Heart(33:21) Not a Second Time(35:04) Not a Second Time (demo)
Links:Bob Dylan - I Wanna Be Your Lover (Blonde on Blonde Outtake, 1965):Not a Second Time and Aeolian Cadence:
Taylor & Francis Online
Beatles Bible
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Thursday Nov 07, 2024
Thursday Nov 07, 2024
With The Beatles - Part 1Kevin and I return to start digging into the Beatles' second album. Join us for our song-by-song journey as we look at the first 5 tracks.
(0:00) Intro(14:42) It Won't Be Long(21:15) All I've Got To Do(25:23) All My Loving (34:09) Don't Bother Me (40:14) Don't Bother Me - Demo (44:43) Little Child
Links:
Robert Freeman - photographed the album cover photo for With The Beatles, A Hard Day's Night, Beatles For Sale, Help! and Rubber Soul.
Astrid Kirchherr - friend of the Beatles from Hamburg who took many iconic photographs of them:
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Saturday Jan 13, 2024
Saturday Jan 13, 2024
Please Please Me - Part 3
Kevin and I conclude our song-by-song journey through Please Please Me, as well as explore the "From Me to You" single and a rare track from the BBC sessions, which all came out shortly after the album.
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Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Kevin and I continue our exploration of Please Please Me, talking through the songs from "Ask Me Why" to "A Taste of Honey", including the title track, which of course, is a total banger.
Saturday Nov 18, 2023
Saturday Nov 18, 2023
In this first episode, Part 1 of 3, my great friend and guest, Kevin Cromie, and I discuss The Beatles' debut album, Please Please Me. Mostly recorded in one day in February 1963, and released the following month, it was the beginning of an unparalleled series of albums that any band or artist has ever released. We take a close look at the first 5 songs.