klos aug. 17th 2014
TRANSCRIPT
1
1
PLAYLIST AUG. 17th 2014 Live from the Hollywood Bowl!
Special Guest Bob Eubanks!
2
2
9AM
Wings – Venus and Mars – Venus and Mars ‘75 Spacey, melodic, hypnotic – Venus and Mars was crafted as a “suite” that would
segue to the next song with very careful editing. /
Wings – Rock Show – Venus and Mars ‘75 This is the second track of the “suite,” written for the forthcoming world tour.
This became a staple beginning to many of the Wings live shows
*Play Stones 66 Bowl spot here
9.10 BREAK Take request HERE
The Beatles - Rock and Roll Music - Beatles For Sale (Berry)
Lead vocal: John Incredibly, this stunning cover version of Chuck Berry’s classic hit from 1957 featuring John Lennon on lead vocal was captured in just one take on October 18, 1964. Like
“Twist and Shout” and “Money (That’s What I Want)” before it, “Rock and Roll Music” is a prime example of Lennon making a previously known hit his own. The overdubbed
piano part features John, Paul and George Martin pounding the SAME piano! The song
3
3
was featured on the Beatles 1965 European Tour and was the opening song during their 1966 concert tours.
On U.S. album: Beatles ‘65 - Capitol LP
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
The Beatles - Think For Yourself - Rubber Soul (Harrison)
Lead vocal: George The fifth original composition by George Harrison to be recorded by The Beatles was completed on November 8, 1965 in one take with overdubs under the working title
“Won’t Be There With You.” The song features Paul playing his bass through a fuzz box to give it a distorted sound.
On U.S. album: Rubber Soul - Capitol LP
Julian Lennon – I Don’t WannaTo Know – Photograph Smile
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:
4
4
Something New - Capitol LP
BREAK HERE/ TAKE REQUEST
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.
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocals: John, Paul, George, Ringo
John Lennon – Mind Games – Mind Games ‘73 The title track was one of John’s most commercially successful in the two years since “Imagine.” This was the only single issued off the album as well. “Mind Games” had be in gestation for over three years, having started out with the
titles, “Make Love Not War,” and “I Promise.”
*Play Rascals Bowl spot here
9.43 BREAK *Play Springfield Bowl spot HERE into me> Take request HERE/
The Beatles - Back In The U.S.S.R. - The Beatles
(Lennon-McCartney)
5
5
Lead vocal: Paul Written while in India, Paul’s “Back In The U.S.S.R.” is based on Chuck Berry’s 1959 hit
“Back In The U.S.A.,” but was written to mimic the classic sound of the Beach Boys. Beach Boys lead singer Mike Love was on the Transcendental Meditation sojourn in
India with the Beatles in the spring of 1968 and as McCartney was working on his new song, Love suggested the lyrics about Ukraine and Moscow girls, similar to his lyrics in “California Girls.” Recording began on August 22, 1968, and it was during this session that Ringo Starr officially quit the band. His departure was blamed on a disagreement with Paul over his drumming. Ringo flew to the Mediterranean to spend time on actor Peter Sellers’ yacht. It was there that he wrote “Octopus’s Garden.” On September 3, Ringo returned to the studio to find his drum kit smothered in flowers. Ringo: “I felt
tired and discouraged … took a week’s holiday, and when I came back to work everything was all right again.” But Ringo added, “Paul is the greatest bass guitar player in the world. But he is also very determined; he goes on and on to see if he can get his own way. While that may be a virtue, it did mean that musical disagreements inevitably
arose from time to time.” /
The Beatles - Dear Prudence - The Beatles (Lennon-McCartney)
Lead vocal: John Recorded at Trident Studios’ eight-track recording facilities on August 28, 29, and 30,
1968. Ringo Starr had quit the band temporarily and the three remaining Beatles moved forward with sessions for the new album. John Lennon’s “Dear Prudence” features Paul
McCartney on drums. The guitar picking which opens and runs through the song is supplied by John on his Epiphone Casino. The finger-picking style was taught to him by folk singer Donovan earlier in the year while they were in India. George Harrison plays his Gibson Les Paul guitar and overdubbed a distorted Fender Telecaster lead guitar
part. In addition to his drumming, Paul plays his Rickenbacker bass guitar, provides the piano track and a very short burst of flugelhorn. John wrote the song in Rishikesh, India, for Prudence Farrow, sister of the actress Mia Farrow, who had cordoned herself off in a hut to meditate for hours on end. Lennon’s song was a plea for her to take a break from
her excessive meditation and join the others on the trip.
Wings – Tomorrow – Wild Life ‘71 Contains the lyrics: Honey, pray for sunny skies so I can speak to rainbows in
your eyes. Let's just hope the weatherman is feeling fine and doesn't spoil our plan.
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
6
6
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
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:
Revolver - Capitol LP
ADD LONG QUIZ TONES HERE
Match the word to the song…we give you a word…you tell us the Beatles song you can find that word in
The word is
Acorns 800-955-KLOS
NEWS HERE *There is a Mama’s Papas Bowl spot after news
10.13 BREAK
7
7
WINNER HERE
Caught an early plane back to London. Fifty acorns tied in a sack.
The men from the press said, "We wish you success, It's good to have the both of you back".
The Beatles - The Ballad Of John And Yoko - Non-LP track
(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John
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. Prior to take four John said to drummer Paul “Go a
bit faster, Ringo!” and Paul replied “OK, George!”
The Beatles - She’s A Woman (Lennon-McCartney)
Lead vocal: Paul Recorded in seven takes on October 8, 1964, take 6 is the released version. Written by
Paul McCartney while waking around St. John’s Wood the morning of the recording session and finished at home before heading off to Abbey Road studios. Issued in the U.S. on November 23, 1964, and in U.K. four days later. Not included on the “Beatles
For Sale” LP, which was released on December 4, 1964 in the UK. The B-side of “I Feel Fine.”
On U.S. albums: Beatles ‘65 - Capitol LP
UK: Non-album single (B-side)
The Beatles - Roll Over Beethoven – With The Beatles
(Berry) Lead vocal: George
8
8
Chuck Berry’s rock and roll standard was released as a single in May 1956 on Chess Records. It peaking at #29. A staple of The Beatles’ live show from the earliest days,
Beatles fans will be surprised to learn that John Lennon was the lead singer of the song in those very early club days. In 1961 George Harrison took over lead vocals. “Roll Over Beethoven” was the opening song at The Beatles’ first concert in America, February 11, 1964 in Washington D.C., and opens Capitol’s “The Beatles’ Second Album,” released on
April 10, 1964. On U.S. album:
The Beatles’ Second Album - Capitol LP
The Beatles - This Boy – Meet The Beatles US EP Four By The Beatles /Past Masters I
flip of I Want To Hold You Hand in UK
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.”
QUIZ #2
Match the word to the song…we give you a word…you tell us the Beatles song you can find that word in
The word is
“Stoney” 800-.955.KLOS
I’ll now play you a song without the word “stoney” while you try
and figure it out…
YOU ADD>The Beatles - In My Life - Rubber Soul (Lennon-McCartney)
Lead vocals: John with Paul Recorded October 18, 1965 and written primarily by John, who called it his “first real
major piece of work.” Of all the Lennon-McCartney collaborations only two songs have
9
9
really been disputed by John and Paul themselves -- “Eleanor Rigby” and “In My Life.” Both agree that the lyrics are 100% Lennon, but John says Paul helped on the musical bridge, while Paul recalls writing the entire melody on John’s Mellotron. The gorgeous
piano solo is provided by George Martin. To give his solo a harpsichord sound the producer played the piano at half speed and an octave lower so that when played at
regular speed it would be in the correct key for the song. On U.S. album:
Rubber Soul - Capitol LP
WINNER HERE I roll a stoney
The Beatles - Dig A Pony - Let It Be
(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John
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.
• PLAY Sonny Cher Bowl spot here
10.43 BREAK
Bumper/Hendrix Bowl
The Beatles - A Hard Day’s Night - A Hard Day’s Night (Lennon-McCartney)
Lead vocal: John with Paul The Beatles’ seventh single release for EMI’s Parlophone label.
The title is a Ringoism, coined by the drummer sometime in 1963 and used by John in his book “In His Own Write.” With the film nearly completed the last bit of business was
to give the film a name. The project was being filmed with the working title “Beatlemania.” On April 13, 1964 The Beatles met with key personnel from the studio and bounced title ideas. It was felt they’d find no better suggestion than Ringo’s off-
hand remark “it’s been a hard day’s night” and John volunteered to write the title song that evening. The next morning he brought the song in and taught it to Paul. Paul
cleaned up the middle section and the two played it for producer Walter Shenson. Two
10
10
days later The Beatles would formally record the song. It was a rarity for an outsider to be allowed in the studio or control booth while The Beatles rehearsed and recorded. An exception was made for the director of the “A Hard Day’s Night” film, Richard Lester.
Lester was in the control booth and offered many suggestions during the morning while this key song was worked out, much to the dismay of producer George Martin. It was
Lester’s suggestion that the song open dramatically (as it would open the film), and fade out at the end in a cinematic way. He got his wish. George’s striking a G suspended 4th
chord on his 12-string Rickenbacker make this record instantly recognizable in its opening two seconds. Released as a single in the UK on July 10, 1964, it went straight
to #1. On U.S. album:
A Hard Day’s Night - United Artists LP
Dave Hull’s intro’s > Bob Eubanks & Reb Foster
BREAK
WELCOME BOB EUBANKS
We have one of `em anyway…welcome Bob Eubanks!~ Go back and listen to the opening of the Beatles 1st
show here in LA
Lets’ go back listen to you & partner Reb Foster introduce The Beatles to LA…
PLAY> BOB INTROS BEATLES
Bob & Reb intro The Beatles the 1st time to an LA audience
The Beatles – Twist & Shout – Hollywood Bowl 1964/
The Beatles – Can’t Buy Me Love – Hollywood Bowl 1965
11
11
BREAK
Back w/ Bob …
*PLAY Monkees Bowl spot here 11.12 BREAK
Show Bob how your audience can read yer
mind…
The Beatles - Help! - Help! (Lennon-McCartney)
The Beatles’ tenth single release for EMI’s Parlophone label. Recorded during a three-hour session on April 13, 1965. Written mostly by John with some help from Paul. In 1965 George Harrison was interviewed about the upcoming single, saying “it’s probably the best single we’ve done.” Harrison said the group was really pleased with the song, and described it as being more “involved” than previous Beatles songs. “It has a counter melody going on as well as a main melody.” In 1980 John Lennon said, “The whole Beatle thing was just beyond comprehension. I was eating and drinking like a pig and I was fat as a pig, dissatisfied with myself, and
subconsciously I was crying for help. When ‘Help!’ came out, I was actually crying out for help. I didn't realize it at the time. I just wrote the song because I was
commissioned to write it for the movie. But later, I knew I really was crying out for help. So it was my fat Elvis period. You see the movie: he - I - is very fat, very insecure, and he's completely lost himself.” Lennon has pointed to 1967’s “Strawberry Fields Forever” and “Help!” as his only “honest” songs with the Beatles. The song was number one in
the U.S. for three weeks, and in the UK it spent four weeks at number one. On U.S. album:
Help! - Capitol LP
The Beatles - Do You Want To Know A Secret – Please Please Me
(McCartney-Lennon) Lead vocal: George
Recorded February 11, 1963. Written primarily by John Lennon for George Harrison to sing. The song was given to another Brian Epstein-managed act, Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas, to cover. Their version topped the British charts in late spring 1963. Inspired
12
12
by "I'm Wishing," a song from Walt Disney’s 1937 animated film “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” that Lennon’s mother used to sing to him when he was a child.
On U.S. albums: Introducing… The Beatles - Vee-Jay LP
The Early Beatles - Capitol LP
BREAK/ Back w/ Bob Eubanks…
Tell us about this show coming up and The Bowl…
Train song bit here w/ Matt & Bob
Take a question or request HERE say goodbye…
• PLAY Doors Bowl spot here •
11.42 BREAK
? Robin Williams – Come Together