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PLAYLIST OCT. 21st 2012

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The Beatles - Blue Jay Way - Magical Mystery Tour (EP)

(Harrison) Lead vocal: George

Written by George Harrison on August 1, 1967 while vacationing in a rented house in the Hollywood Hills above Los Angeles. The story is essentially the same as the lyrics imply. On a foggy night in L.A., George sat at his rented house waiting for friends to

arrive, but the maze of thin and winding streets and the thick fog rolling in got the best of them and they became lost. George: “I’d rented a house in Los Angeles on – Blue Jay

Way, and I’d arrived there from England. I was waiting around for Derek and Joan Taylor who were then living in L.A. I was very tired after the flight and the time change and I stared writing, playing a little electric organ that was in the house. It had gotten

foggy and they couldn’t find the house for some time. The mood is slightly Indian.” Following the release of the song on the “Magical Mystery Tour” LP in America, the City of Los Angeles got so tired of having to replace stolen “Blue Jay Way” street signs that it

had the street name painted on walls along the street’s route. The backing track was recorded in one take on September 6, 1967.

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

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George Harrison – Cloud Nine – Cloud Nine ‘87 An unexpectedly blues kickoff for the LP, this was the first track written for the

album, in the winter of 1983-84. Eric Clapton provides lead guitar.

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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

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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. On U.S. album:

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

Paul McCartney – Distractions - Flowers in the Dirt ‘89

A complex track that deserves additional listenings, it included a great string section, which was recorded in Los Feliz, CA at Chick Corea’s Mad Hatter studios.

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The Beatles - Here, There And Everywhere - Revolver

(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: Paul

Written by Paul while sitting by the pool of John’s estate, this classic ballad was inspired by The Beach Boys’ “God Only Knows.” Completed in 14 takes spread over three sessions on June 14, 16 and 17, 1966. Paul’s lead vocal is double tracked. Paul, John, and George provide the lush harmony and Ringo drums using brushes. Both Paul and John called “Here, There And Everywhere” one of their favorite Beatles songs. Never performed by The Beatles in concert and only rarely performed by McCartney since.

On U.S. album: Revolver - Capitol LP

The Beatles - Something - Abbey Road


The Beatles’ twenty-first single release for EMI, and fourth on the Apple Records label.

Although initially crediting Lennon and McCartney as the songwriters, legendary crooner Frank Sinatra called George Harrison’s “Something” “the greatest love song ever

written.” Commonly referred to as George’s first Beatles A-side, some sales chart makers at the time considered the single a “double-A,” as both sides of the record received

significant radio airplay, and charted both “Something” and its flip side (John’s “Come Together”) as one combined chart listing. The song is the first of two CLASSIC songs

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George delivered for the “Abbey Road” album, the other being “Here Comes The Sun.” It was a phenomenal one-two punch that had to have Lennon and McCartney wondering

what else Harrison had up his sleeve.

George Harrison – I’d Have You Anytime (co-written with Bob

Dylan) – Early Takes Vol. 1 This composition began at Bob Dylan’s home in Woodstock, New York during Thanksgiving 1968. George completed the song when he returned to England

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RINGO & GEORGE – King Of Broken Hearts – Vertical Man `98

Ringo Starr's first album release on the Mercury label. Credited to Ringo Starr

Produced by Mark Hudson and Ringo Starr. Engineered by Geoff Emerick.

Ringo - Lead vocals, drums, and percussion

George Harrison - Slide guitar solo Steve Dudas - Electric guitar, acoustic guitar

Mark Hudson - Bass, acoustic guitar, keyboard, mellotron, percussion and backing vocals

Jeff Baxter - Pedal Steel guitar Jim Cox - Wurlitzer

Graham Preskett - String arrangement.

2 from each Beatle except Ringo who got only one….but he played drums on 5 so that good….

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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

The Beatles - Eight Days A Week - Beatles For Sale

(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John

Recorded primarily on October 6, 1964. It is the first instance of the Beatles taking an unfinished idea into the studio and experimenting with different approaches to a song. “Eight Days A Week” is the first pop song with a fade-in introduction. Written mostly by Paul, the title was taken from a line spoken by a limo driver. McCartney: “I was being driven over to visit John. The chauffeur was talking away to me, saying how hard his boss worked the staff, so hard that they seem to do eight days a week. We’ve altered the plot a bit for the song, of course. The bloke loves the girl eight days a week.” In later years John Lennon incorrectly referred to this title in interviews as the original

working title for the film “Help!” The actual working title of “Help!” was “Eight Arms To Hold You.” On September 20, 1964 as the band and their entourage flew to their final North American Tour concert destination, the press corps on board the Beatles private

plane witnessed from a distance, careful not to interrupt, the four Beatles huddled together working on a new song. John, Paul, and George on guitars and Ringo tapping

his knees, and all humming the tune of what would become “Eight Days A Week.” Released as a single b/w “I Don’t Want To Spoil The Party” in the U.S. on February 15,

1965. On U.S. album:

Beatles VI - Capitol LP

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The Beatles - Can’t Buy Me Love - A Hard Day’s Night


The Beatles’ sixth single release for EMI’s Parlophone label. During their 19-day engagement at Paris’s Olympia Theatre The Beatles took time out to

record German-language versions for two of their biggest hits. “I Want to Hold Your Hand” and “She Loves You” were chosen to get new vocals to increase sales in the

German market. This was at the insistence of EMI’s German branch, Odeon, which felt they couldn’t sell large quantities of records unless they were sung in German. With less than an hour left on their booked recording time, The Beatles recorded four takes of a new song by Paul, “Can’t Buy Me Love.” Issued in the U.S. on March 16, 1964, it sold

940,225 copies in the U.S. the day it was released, earning a gold record award that day and shattering all previous sales records. Within two weeks sales had totaled 2 million copies. The single went on to sell over 3 million by the end of the year. The UK single

was released four days later, on March 20, 1964. Recorded Jan. 29, 1964 at Pathe’

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Marconi Studio in Paris. It’s inclusion in “A Hard Day’s Night” was a decision by director Richard Lester, who opted for Paul’s fast paced million seller over John’s slower new song “I’ll Cry Instead.” The decision to cut “I’ll Cry Instead” from the film was so last minute that the American soundtrack LP, which had been rush-released on United

Artists Records, included “I’ll Cry Instead” in its song line-up. On U.S. album:

A Hard Day’s Night - United Artists LP Hey Jude - Apple LP (1970)

Julian Lennon – I Don’t Wanna Know – Photograph

Smile `98

The Beatles - I Don’t Want To Spoil The Party - Beatles For Sale


Written primarily by John, who called it one of his favorites. Recorded in 19 takes (only five of which were complete run-throughs) on September 29, 1964. The B-side of the

“Eight Days A Week” single in the U.S., issued February 15, 1965. On U.S. album:

Beatles VI - Capitol LP

The Beatles - I’m Looking Through You - Rubber Soul


Written by Paul after an argument with then-girlfriend, actress Jane Asher. Initially recorded on October 24, 1965, the song was re-recorded from scratch on November 6, but McCartney was still not satisfied. Four days later, on November 10, the group took another stab at it. Paul’s lead vocal was superimposed the next day. The version issued

by Capitol Records has two false starts. On U.S. album:


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The Beatles - Things We Said Today - A Hard Day’s Night


Written in May 1964 on board a yacht called Happy Days during Paul McCartney's holiday in the Virgin Islands with his girlfriend Jane Asher, plus Ringo Starr and his future wife Maureen. Recorded in three takes on June 2, 1964. In his 1980 interview with Playboy magazine John Lennon remembered this being one of Paul’s better songs. McCartney double tracked his vocals. John Lennon's piano part was meant to be omitted from the final mix, but lack of separation between instruments meant that its sound leaked into other microphones during recording. As a result it can be heard on the released version. The b-side of the UK “A Hard Day’s Night” single.

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

NEWS w/ Jackie HERE

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

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

Lead vocal: Paul Recording began on February 1, 1967 for what would become the title track of the new

Beatles album. The song was written entirely by Paul McCartney. It was McCartney’s idea to give the Beatles alter egos -- they would become Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band -- for this album. Nine takes were attempted, two of which were complete run-throughs. For the first time ever an instrument (Paul’s bass guitar) was directly

injected into the recording console instead of through an amplifier. Vocals were added the following evening, and the track sat for a month while the band worked on other material. The group returned to the title track on March 3 with the addition of four

French horns played by outside musicians. Paul also came up with the idea of simulating a concert performance by the alter-ego band. The sound of the band warming up was

taken from the February 10 orchestra session for “A Day In The Life.” Other effects (the crowd settling down, applause, and laughter) were taken from the vast Abbey Road

tape archives. The screaming at the end of the song was taken from the Capitol-recorded Beatles concert at the Hollywood Bowl. On the “Sgt. Pepper” album the end of

the title track segues into Ringo’s “With A Little help From My Friends.”

The Beatles - With A Little Help From My Friends - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

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(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: Ringo

The first instance on a Beatles album where one song segues into another without the usual few seconds of silence between the tracks. This was to give the listener the feeling

of a continuous concert performance. Written on the afternoon of March 29, 1967 by Paul with help from John at Paul’s house on Cavendish Avenue in St. John’s Wood

specifically as a song for Ringo Starr to sing on the new album. It was recorded that evening. Although he liked the song, Ringo refused to sing the original lyrics to the

opening verse. Ringo: “The original first verse to that was ‘What would you do if I sang out of tune? Would you throw a tomato at me?’ And I said, ‘I’m not singing that.’” John and Paul quickly changed the line to “Would you stand up and walk out on me?” The

rhythm track was recorded in ten takes the same day Paul and John write the song, with Paul on piano, George on Hammond organ, John on guitar and Ringo on drums. Vocals

were added as Take 11. Originally titled “Bad Finger Boogie.” The screaming at the beginning of the song was taken from the Capitol-recorded Beatles concert at the

Hollywood Bowl. On the “Sgt. Pepper” album the end of the title track segues into “With A Little help From My Friends.”

ADD LONG QUIZ TONES…. We just heard With A Little Help From My Friends,

which had the original working title of BADFINGER BOOGIE… BADFINGER BOOGIE is referring to

which Beatles bad finger?

While yer thinking… here’s 3minutes and 04 seconds of Badfinger….

Badfinger – Day After Day – Straight Up

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The Beatles - Sexy Sadie - The Beatles


On February 19, 1968, the Beatles left the comforts of the UK for an oft-postponed extended trip to Rishikesh, India. Arriving the next day, they had come to learn the

powers of mediation under the direction of Indian guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at the Academy of Transcendental Meditation. The compound was located 150 feet above the Ganges surrounded on three sides by jungle-covered mountains. Students would live in

stone cottages. Each cottage had twin beds and modern bathroom facilities. George Harrison had been enlightened by the Indian culture and the Maharishi’s teachings and invited his band mates to immerse themselves in it as well. But instead of rejuvenating the other Beatles, the trip became tedious. Ringo and wife Maureen left Rishikesh after

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10 days, complaining of missing their children and not liking the food. John and Paul turned it into a songwriting vacation, much to Harrison’s irritation. Paul and girlfriend Jane Asher returned to England on March 26. In April, things came to a head when a rumor circulated that the Maharishi had made sexual advances toward at least one of the women at the compound. John: “We went to see him after we stayed up all night discussing was it true or not true. When George started thinking it might be true, I

thought well, it must be true, because if George started thinking it might be true there must be something to it. So we went to see Maharishi, the whole gang of us, the next

day, charged down to his hut, his bungalow, and as usual, when the dirty work came, I was the spokesman.” But instead of accusing the Maharishi outright of wrongdoing or

inquiring about the specifics of the rumor, Lennon announced cryptically “We’re leaving.” When the Maharishi asked why, Lennon’s response was “Well, if you’re so cosmic you’ll know why.” True or not, Lennon and Harrison had had enough and left with their entourage immediately. “Sexy Sadie” was written by John while waiting at Delhi Airport, and was originally titled “Maharishi” with lyrics being “Maharishi, what

have you done? You made a fool of everyone.” At Harrison’s request, Lennon backed off and substituted ‘Sexy Sadie’ for ‘Maharishi.’

The Beatles - Rocky Raccoon - The Beatles


Another of Paul McCartney story songs, this one is a country song in which McCartney tackles an American southern accent. The song was recorded in a single session held on

August 15, 1968, in which lyrics were being written and rejected between takes. The rhythm track was perfected in nine takes and features Paul on vocal and acoustic guitar, John on harmonica and Fender Bass VI (a six-string bass guitar) and Ringo on drums. George Martin plays the piano solos in the middle and end instrumental breaks, which were recorded on the Challen “jangle box” piano with the tape running at half-speed. When played back at the proper speed, the piano had a rollicking honky-tonk sound.

Paul overdubbed an additional bass line. As was the case with “Hey Jude,” Paul did not want George Harrison playing guitar fills on the song, so George was sent to the control

room. On the session tape it is George Harrison’s voice that announces “take one” instead of engineer Ken Scott.

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The Beatles - For You Blue - Let It Be


Recorded on January 25, 1969, and completed in six takes. John Lennon provides the lead guitar part playing a lap steel guitar and using a shotgun shell as a slide. Paul

McCartney plays piano. Nearly a year later, on January 8, 1970, George Harrison re-recorded his lead vocal to the already completed backing track. During the instrumental break he ad-libbed “go Johnny go” and “Elmore James’ got nothin’ on this baby” to give the impression he was singing live with the band. Immediately prior to the start of the

song, John can be heard saying "Queen says no to pot-smoking FBI members." It is one of the few inclusions of film dialogue heard on the soundtrack LP. Written by George

Harrison for his wife, Pattie, “For You Blue” was a straight-forward blues song. George: “It's a simple 12-bar song following all the normal 12-bar principles, except that it's happy-go-lucky!” “For You Blue” was the flip-side of the American “The Long And

Winding Road” single, released on May 11, 1970. A new mix of take six was made in 2003 for “Let It Be... Naked” and an alternative take from the January 25, 1969, session

is included on the “Anthology 3” album.

Paul McCartney – That Would Be Something – McCartney ‘70

Written in Scotland, Paul sings and plays acoustic guitar, bass, tom toms and cymbal on this song. Shortly after the McCartney album's release, George

Harrison described the album versions of this song and "Maybe I'm Amazed" as "great".

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The Beatles - Tell Me Why - A Hard Day’s Night


Completed in eight takes on February 27, 1964 in between “And I Love Her” and “If I Fell.” “Tell Me Why” was written primarily by John and was his attempt to mimic the

New York girl group sound The Beatles were so fond of. On U.S. album:

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

The Beatles - I Should Have Known Better - A Hard Day’s Night (Lennon-McCartney)

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Lead vocal: John Following their triumphant visit to America The Beatles were thrust back to work. On February 25, 1964 they dove into new songs slated for their film. On this day they

recorded “You Can’t Do That” and began work on Paul’s “And I Love Her” and John’s “I Should Have Known Better.” In the film “I Should Have Known Better” was performed in

the train compartment scene, which in reality was the interior of a van with crew members rocking the van to fake the train in motion. Used as the flip side of the U.S. “A Hard Day’s Night” single. Paul’s “Things We Said Today” was the UK b-side. Recorded

Feb. 25-26, 1964. On U.S. album:

A Hard Day’s Night - United Artists LP Hey Jude - Apple LP (1970)

The Beatles - She Loves You - A Collection Of Oldies `66


The Beatles’ fourth single release for EMI’s Parlophone label. With a July 1, 1963 recording date looming The Beatles knew their latest composition

would be their next a-side: a song then entitled “Get You In the End,” shortened to “I’ll Get You” by the time it was released. But things changed on June 26, 1963. In a hotel room a few hours prior to a show in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, John and Paul sat facing

each other on twin beds and proceeded to write from Paul’s suggestion. The song they created was “She Loves You.” The next day, with The Beatles having a rare day off from

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touring, John met up with Paul in the dining room of the McCartney’s Forthlin Road home to finish up the song.

U.S. Non-album single (Swan)

On U.S. album:

The Beatles’ Second Album - Capitol LP UK:

Non-album single (a-side)

QUICK BREAK HERE

3 in a row from the crack songwriting team of John Lennon & Paul McCartney…so you know what that

means?

(HIT IT!)

George Harrison – Any Road – Brainwashed ‘02

Composed in 1988 during the filming of a video for his album Cloud 9, Any Road would be George’s last single. It was nominated for Grammy Award in 2004 for

Best Male Pop Performance.

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The Beatles – Free As A Bird – Anthology I John piano demo recorded New York circa 1977. Paul, George and Ringo took enhanced the song starting on February 11th 1994 to the end of the

month. These sessions take place at Paul's Mill studios in Sussex

Paul McCartney – The World Tonight – Flaming Pie ‘97 Written on acoustic guitar during a vacation to the US in August 1995, the original title was “I Saw You Sitting,” or “Centre of a Circle.” This was also

produced by Jeff Lynne, who shared instruments with Paul.

3 in a row with some Jeff Lynne involvement….

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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.

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Lennon 1.00

The Beatles - A Hard Day’s Night - A Hard Day’s Nig

ht (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

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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 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

The Beatles - Your Mother Should Know - Magical Mystery Tour

(EP) (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: Paul Paul wrote “Your Mother Should Know” on harmonium at his Cavendish Avenue home in London. Recorded on August 22 and 23, 1967 at Chappell Recording Studios in London,

those dates would be the only time the Beatles recorded at that facility. Eight takes were recorded the first evening. The second night of recording was significant in that it marked the last time the Beatles saw Brian Epstein, who died four days later, aged just 32. Written entirely by Paul, in similar vein to “When I’m Sixty-Four.” Although the song was later re-made at Abbey Road at McCartney’s request, it was the Chappell version, with overdubs recorded in September at Abbey Road, that made it onto the “Magical

Mystery Tour” EP. On U.S. album:

Magical Mystery Tour - Capitol LP

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Micky Dolenz – Good Morning Good Morning – Remember `12

Paul – Vanilla Sky – Vanilla Sky

The Beatles - Girl - Rubber Soul


Written primarily by John, the song was completed in two takes on November 11, 1965. The song is notable for the naughty backing vocal (Paul and George repeating the word

“tit”) and John’s heavy breathing during his vocal. John called this one of his best. On U.S. album:


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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

Some requests you know who you are…cuz we certainly

don’t…well they weren’t dedications …the callers just wanted to hear the songs…not be linked with them…

QUIZ ????

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The head songwriter of the Rutles gets a songwriting credit for what song in which

Beatles film?

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The Bonzo Dog Doo Duh Band – Death Cab For Cutie –

Gorilla `67/MMT Film DVD

Paul McCartney – Rainclouds – b- side

Kinks – Autumn Almanac – Single `67

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