PLAYLIST Sept. 23rd 2012

HR.1

John Lennon – Whatever Gets You Thru The Night

Credited to “John Lennon with the Plastic Ono Nuclear Band,” this track was recorded with Elton John (who at the time was the biggest star in the world).

This would be John’s first #1 single, making him the last of the Beatles (solo) to have a number one song. The song’s composition was heavily influenced by the

melody of George McCrae’s spring of ’74 hit, “Rock You Baby.”

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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 - Help! - Help!

(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John

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 - Magical Mystery Tour - Magical Mystery Tour (EP)

(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocals: Paul and John

When Paul McCartney was in the U.S. in early April 1967 he came up with the idea for a Beatles television film about a mystery tour on a bus. During the April 11 flight back home he began writing lyrics for the title song and sketching out some ideas for the film. Upon his arrival in London, Paul pitched his idea to Brian Epstein who happily

approved. Paul then met with John to go over the details and the two began work on the film’s title track. The title track was written primarily by Paul but was not finished

when McCartney brought the song in to be recorded on April 25, 1967. John helped with the missing pieces during the session.

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

The Beatles - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - Sgt. Pepper’s

Lonely Hearts Club Band (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: John 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.

The Beatles - Let It Be - album version - Let It Be

(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: Paul

“Let It Be” was the last song properly recorded on multi-track at Apple Studios during the “Get Back” sessions in January 1969. It was completed in eight takes (numbered Take 20 through 27 to match the film crew clapboard numbers) on January 31, 1969,

the day after the rooftop concert. Take 27 had two complete performances of the song and the first of these Take 27 performances was deemed the best. Though the intent of

the January 1969 “Get Back” sessions was to capture the Beatles “live” in the studio without benefit of studio trickery like overdubbing, an exception was made on “Let It

Be” so that George Harrison could re-record his lead guitar solo. George’s overdub was recorded on April 30, 1969. Author Mark Lewisohn: “It is widely believed that there are two different takes of ‘Let It Be’ publicly available - the single released (in the UK) on

March 6, 1970 and the “Let It Be” LP version released (in the UK) May 8, 1970. Certainly the lead guitar solos in the middle eight differ considerably, and the LP version has a longer duration. But, in truth, these are one and the same version. That is, they are

derived from the same tape.”

Badfinger  –  Come  &  Get  It  –  Magic  Christian  Music  

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 The Beatles – Lovely Rita - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club

Band Recorded Feb. 23 1967

Paul heard that in America, parking – meter woman where called “meter aids” and thus….the tune.

Lead vocal Paul McCartney 1.00

The Beatles - Revolution – Single/ Hey Jude / Past Masters

Recorded: 9/10/11/12 July 1968 flip of Hey Jude

John really wanted this to be the first Apple single but it was tough to beat out “Hey Jude”…but it still made for one of the best singles in pop music

history.

The Beatles- Tomorrow Never Knows – Revolver Recorded April 6th 1966

Originally titles “Mark I” . Was based on Timothy Leary and Richard Alperts’s The Psychedelic Experience, which was THEIR interpretation of

the Tibetan Book of the Dead. Each Beatle worked at home on creating strange sounds to add to the mix. Then they were added at different

speeds sometime backwards…Paul got “arranging” credit. Lead vocal John

Lennon 1.00 Rare mix on 1st pressing UK Mono

The Beatles – I’ve Got A Feeling - Let It Be Paul's song "I've Got a Feeling" and John's "Everybody's Had a Hard Year" were put together for "I've Got a Feeling". Paul's contribution was a love

song to Linda, whereas John's was autobiographical and experimentive in new writing styles (each line begins with the word 'everybody'). John did have had a hard year, as he divorced his wife Cynthia, was arrested for

drug possession, was nearly broke, and had lost a baby with Yoko through miscarriage.

Lennon .5 /McCartney .5

John – It’s So Hard – Imagine `71

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The Beatles – Think For Yourself (Harrison) Rubber Soul

Recorded Nov. 8th 1965 One of George’s most underrated rockers featuring Paul on fuzz bass…

George  -­‐  Awaiting  You  All  –  (Harrison)  -­‐  ATMP  

Written  about  Japa  Yoga  meditation,  which  is  repetition  on  beads  (mala)  of  mantras.  

The Beatles - Savoy Truffle (Harrison) - The Beatles Recorded Oct. 3rd 1968

Written about Eric Clapton’s sweet tooth for all kinds of candies…and again on a George white LP song John Lennon is nowhere to be found.

George  -­‐  Art  of  Dying  –  (Harrison)  -­‐  ATMP  

Written  way  back  in  1966,  but  never  considered  for  The  Beatles,  George  thought  the  theme  was  too  “way  out”…George:  “Everybody  is  worried  about  dying,  but  the  cause  of  death  (which  most  can’t  figure  out  unless  they  are  diseased)  is  birth,  so  if  you  don’t  want  to  die  you  don’t  get  born!  So  the  “art  of  dying”  is  when  somebody  can  consciously  leave  the  body  at  death,  as  opposed  to  falling  down  dying  without  knowing  what’s  going  on.”….  And  yes  I  do  believe  that’s  Eric  Clapton  on  lead  guitar.  

The Beatles - Old Brown Shoe (Harrison) – Past Masters

Recorded April 16th 1969 Abbey Road right before the Abbey Road sessions began, though some Abbey Road material was already laid down.

flip of Ballad of John & Yoko June 4, 1969 US

The Beatles 1st STEREO single in the USA

Featuring Billy Preston on organ.

The Beatles - Don’t Bother Me – With The Beatles (Harrison)

Lead vocal: George George Harrison’s first recorded original song. While some may see it as a misfortune that Harrison was surrounded by two of the most gifted songwriters in history, this

proximity gave him great insight into the mechanics of writing a song from scratch. His

first attempt was more than a throwaway composition. He called “Don’t Bother Me” an “exercise” to see if he could write a song, and it was written while George was sick in a

bed at the Palace Court Hotel in Bournemouth where The Beatles were playing six nights at Gaumont Cinema in mid-August of 1963. It was during this engagement (on August 22) that photographer Robert Freeman took the iconic “artsy” cover photograph of the band in half lighting that would grace the cover of both the British “With The Beatles”

album and the American “Meet The Beatles!” album.

Using the basic Lennon-McCartney song structure George crafted a “Beatles song” that was on par with the material the band was currently working up for their second album.

Getting the other Beatles and producer George Martin to take his work seriously was another matter, and it would take years for Harrison to finally be given his due. Normally

he was relegated to one or two songs per album.

Aside from the financial windfall George received from having an original composition on albums selling in the multi-millions worldwide, George said, “It showed me that all I

needed to do was keep on writing and maybe eventually I would write something good. It did, however, provide me with an occupation.” Recorded on September 11 and 12,

1963. On U.S. album:

MEET THE BEATLES  

HOUR  II    

The  BEATLES  –  BESAME  MUCHO  –  ANTHOLOGY  VOL.  1  

 The Beatles - Love Me Do – Please Please Me

(McCartney-Lennon)

Lead vocal: John and Paul The Beatles’ first single release for EMI’s Parlophone label.

Released October 5, 1962, it reached #17 on the British charts. Principally written by Paul McCartney in 1958 and 1959. Recorded with three different drummers: Pete Best

(June 6, 1962, EMI), Ringo Starr (September 4, 1962), and Andy White (September 11, 1962 with Ringo playing tambourine). The 45 rpm single lists the songwriters as

Lennon-McCartney. One of several Beatles songs Paul McCartney owns with Yoko Ono. Starting with the songs recorded for their debut album on February 11, 1963, Lennon and McCartney’s output was attached to their Northern Songs publishing company.

Because their first single was released before John and Paul had contracted with a music publisher, EMI assigned it to their own, a company called Ardmore and Beechwood,

which took the two songs “Love Me Do” and “P.S. I Love You.” Decades later McCartney and Ono were able to purchase the songs for their respective companies, MPL

Communications and Lenono Music. Fun fact: John Lennon shoplifted the harmonica he played on the song from a shop in Holland.

On U.S. albums: Introducing… The Beatles (Version 1) - Vee-Jay LP

The Early Beatles - Capitol LP

The Beatles - She Loves You - A Collection Of Oldies `66 (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: John and Paul 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 touring, John met up with Paul in the dining room of the McCartney’s Forthlin Road home to finish up the song. 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. The most memorable was the use of the Americanism “yeah” instead of the more proper “yes” in “She Loves You.” When John and Paul played their newly written song for Paul’s father he chided them for the slang, saying, “There's enough of these Americanisms around. Couldn't you sing 'She loves you, yes, yes, yes’?” Released August 23, 1963, with “I’ll Get You” on the flip side, the 45 became The Beatles’ first million-selling single and broke all previous 45 r.p.m. single sales records in Britain, with 1.3 million copies sold. George Harrison is credited with the idea of adding a sixth note to the harmony on the final 'yeah.'

U.S. Non-album single (Swan)

On U.S. album:

The Beatles’ Second Album - Capitol LP

UK:

Non-album single (a-side)

The Beatles - I Feel Fine- A Collection Of Oldies

(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John

The Beatles’ eighth single release for EMI’s Parlophone label. Recorded in nine takes on October 18, 1964. Written entirely by John Lennon. He based the guitar riff on Bobby Parker’s obscure R&B record “Watch Your Step.” The recording marked the first occasion in which guitar feedback had been deliberately incorporated

into a pop song. The sound was achieved by Paul plucking a single bass string and John getting amplifier feedback from his guitar. 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.

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

UK:

Non-album single (A-side)

On UK album:  

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 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

The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever - Non-LP track (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: John The Beatles’ fourteenth single release for EMI’s Parlophone label.

Recording began on November 24, 1966. Written in Spain by John several months earlier while he was filming the Richard Lester-directed film “How I Won The War.” The

beautiful “Take 1” of this Lennon classic can be heard on the “Anthology 2” album. It is entirely different than the finished version. Strawberry Fields was actually a Salvation Army home in the neighborhood where Lennon grew up. John used to go to parties

there and it always brought back happy memories to him. One of the only two “honest” songs that John says he wrote for the Beatles. The other? “Help!”

In September 1966, Brian Epstein informed EMI and Capitol that there would be no new album and maybe not even a 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.

In the five months since the Beatles last newly-recorded material had been released, The Monkees had become a million-selling phenomenon in the U.S. Their first two

singles and first two albums all reached the top of the U.S. sales charts, and thanks to the exposure from their weekly network television show, they had replaced the Beatles

on the covers of most teen magazines. When their second single (“I’m A Believer”) stormed to the top of the charts in the UK, they had EMI’s attention. A panicked Brian

Epstein went to George Martin and asked him to choose the two very best songs available for an immediate single release. Martin chose “Strawberry Fields Forever” and

Paul’s “Penny Lane.” Released February 17, 1967 in the UK, surprisingly, the single failed to reach number one in Britain, being held out of the top spot by Engelbert

Humperdink’s “Release Me.” In America, with “Penny Lane” as the A-side, the single reached number one.

“Picture covers” had been a routine practice in the states, but this single marks the first

time a EMI/Parlophone Beatles 45 was housed in anything other than a standard company thin-paper bag. The initial 250,000 copies distributed by EMI came in a custom

full-color picture sleeve. On U.S. album:

Magical Mystery Tour - Capitol LP

The Beatles - A Day In The Life - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocals: John and Paul

Work began on January 19, 1967, for what is quite possibly the finest Lennon-McCartney collaboration of their songwriting career. On this evening, following some rehearsal, Lennon rolled tentatively through four takes, drawing a road map for the

other Beatles and George Martin to follow. Lennon on vocals and Jumbo acoustic guitar, McCartney on piano, Harrison on maracas and Starr on congas. Sections were

incomplete and to hold their space Mal Evans stood by a microphone and counted from one to 24, marking the time. To cue the end of the middle eight overdub section an

alarm clock was sounded. There was no Paul McCartney vocal yet, merely instruments at this point where his contribution would be placed. On January 20, Paul added his section, which he would re-recorded on February 3. Lennon told Beatles biographer Hunter Davies that the first verse was inspired by a story in the January 17, 1967,

edition of the Daily Mail about the car accident that killed Guinness heir Tara Browne.

John: “I didn’t copy the accident. Tara didn’t blow his mind out, but it was in my mind when I was writing that verse.” The second verse was inspired by Lennon’s work on Richard Lester’s film “How I Won The War.” According to Paul, the third verse came from a Daily Mail article published on January 7, 1967, about 4,000 potholes in the

streets of Blackburn, Lancashire.

Paul’s tune (“Woke up, fell out of bed…”) was an entirely separate song fragment that he and John wanted to link to John’s verses. Coincidently, Paul’s bit was dropped in

after the temporary alarm clock sound, so the alarm clock sound stayed in the final mix. George Martin said it was Paul’s idea “to create a spiraling ascent of sound” for the two 24-bar segments that followed the lyric “I’d love to turn you on.” Paul had wanted a full symphony orchestra, but Martin balked at what it would cost to bring in 90 musicians. He compromised with Paul and brought in half a symphony orchestra. The final chord

was originally to be a chord of people singing. But after four takes and several overdubs the idea was scrapped in favor of playing a single piano note (E major, to be precise).

The task went to John, Paul & Ringo, and Mal Evans spread across three pianos.

The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles (Harrison)

Lead vocal: George In his book, “I Me Mine,” George explains that while visiting his parents he decided to

create a song from the first thing he saw upon opening a book. George randomly opened a book and saw the phrase “gently weeps.” He put the book down and started

writing lyrics.

The first proper recording of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” took place on July 25, 1968. Nearly two months into recording the Beatles’ new album, this was George’s first chance to record some of his new material. George: “I always had to do about ten of

Paul and John’s songs before they’d give me the break.” On this first day George recorded several rehearsals and one proper take. At this stage, “While My Guitar Gently

Weeps” was an acoustic song, with George’s solo vocal and some organ overdubbed near the end that ran 3:13 and had a final verse not found in the final version. This

exquisite “take 1,” which was a demo for the other Beatles, is one of the highlights of the “Anthology 3” album. George would continue working on the song at home, and

eventually re-imagined the song as a rocker. On August 16, the full band revisited the song, making 14 takes of a rhythm track.

On September 3, John, Paul, George and engineer Ken Scott commandeered Abbey Road’s still uninstalled 3M eight-track tape recorder and hooked it up in Studio Two.

Overdubs for “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” would become the first recordings made on Abbey Road’s new eight-track machine. George spent several hours recording a

backwards guitar solo for the song. September 5 saw the return of Ringo Starr to Studio Two. He had quit the group temporarily and was now back behind his drum kit. With the

other three Beatles in place, George Harrison guided them through a newer and different arrangement of his song, with takes numbered 17-44. It is this re-made version

that appears on “The Beatles.” Take 25 was deemed the best. On September 6, Harrison got a lift from Eric Clapton from Surrey (where they both lived) into London. It

was during this car ride that Harrison asked Clapton to play lead guitar on “While My

Guitar Gently Weeps.” His guitar part was to be recorded that evening. Clapton has said he was reluctant to accept the invitation at first “because no one plays on Beatles

sessions.” Of course, his contribution to George’s song would become iconic. Clapton playing his soaring part on his Gibson Les Paul guitar. Harrison later commented that Clapton’s presence in the studio had an interesting side effect. “It made them all try a

bit harder; they were all on their best behavior.”

The Beatles – You Never Give Me Your Money - Abbey Road

Recorded May 6th 1969 at Olympic Studios w/ overdubbing 2 months later at Abbey Road.

Paul weighing in on the sad but true aspects of the Apple business plan circa spring 1969…..

McCartney 1.00

The Beatles – I Want You (She’s So Heavy) - Abbey Road Recorded February 22 at Trident as the first song recorded for Abbey

Road and the last to be mixed on Aug. 20th 1969, which was the last time the Beatles were together in a recording studio. The longest Beatle “song” …Rev. # 9 is longer.

Lennon 1.00

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The Beatles – Boys – Please Please Me

(Dixon-Farrell) Lead vocal: Ringo

Recorded in just one take on February 11, 1963. “Boys” was drummer Ringo Starr’s first recorded lead vocal. Luther Dixon and Wes Farrell’s song was originally recorded by The Shirelles and was the b-side to their smash hit “Will You Love Me Tomorrow?” This song

was usually Ringo’s contribution at The Beatles’ live performances during their North American Tour in the summer of 1964.

On U.S. albums: Introducing… The Beatles - Vee-Jay LP

The Early Beatles - Capitol LP

The Beatles - I Wanna Be Your Man – With The Beatles (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: Ringo

When Ringo Starr rejected “Little Child,” the song John and Paul had written for him to sing on the band’s second album, they created a similar song, but one that would be

easier for Ringo to sing and more in his vocal range. “I Wanna Be Your Man” would be Ringo’s vocal contribution to the “With The Beatles” LP, and was often performed at Beatles concerts. The day before the song was to be recorded John and Paul were

walking along Charing Cross Road in London when passing in a taxi were Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Paul McCartney: “They shouted from the taxi and we yelled, ‘Hey,

hey, give us a lift, give us a lift,’ and we bummed a lift off them. So there were the four of us sitting in a taxi and I think Mick said, ‘Hey we’re recording. Got any songs?’ And we said, ‘Aaaah, yes, sure, we got one. How about Ringo’s song? You could do it as a single.’” John and Paul were invited to the Rolling Stones’ rehearsal to audition their

new, but still unfinished song. There Lennon told them, “If you guys really like the main part of the song, we’ll finish it for you right now,” and within minutes, they returned

with the song finished on the spot. The Rolling Stones recorded the song and it became their first big British hit, peaking at number 12. The Beatles recorded their version of “I Wanna Be Your Man” the next day, September 11, 1963. The Hammond organ heard

faintly in the mix is played by George Martin. On U.S. album:

Meet The Beatles! - Capitol LP

RINGO – THINK IT OVER – RINGO 2012

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NEWS w/ Jackie De Shannon

HOUR # 3

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

Wings – So Glad To See You Here – Back to the Egg ‘79 Using the group from the Rockestra sessions, this was the backing vocal of the

Rockestra Theme. Paul added lead vocal and included a reggae-style coda.

The Beatles - Birthday - The Beatles (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: Paul with John “Birthday” is a song written entirely by Paul McCartney in the studio on September 18, 1968, while he waited for the other Beatles to arrive. The session that afternoon was purposely scheduled to start two hours earlier than usual so the Beatles could take a

break and walk to Paul’s home and watch “The Girl Can’t Help It,” the 1956 rock and roll film starring Jayne Mansfield and featuring the likes of Little Richard, Fats Domino, the Platters, Gene Vincent, and Eddie Cochran. The movie was having its British television premiere on the BBC that evening, and Paul lived around the corner from Abbey Road

Studios, on Cavendish Avenue. The instrumental backing track included Paul on Epiphone Casino electric guitar, George Harrison on Fender Bass VI (a six-string bass guitar), John on Epiphone Casino electric guitar and Ringo on drums. By the 20th take

the backing track was complete and the Beatles headed out to Paul’s house to watch the movie. When they returned to the studio they worked on overdubs. In addition to Paul’s

scorching lead vocal, overdubs included piano, drums, lead guitar, bass guitar, tambourine (played by George with gloves on so he wouldn’t get blisters), handclaps,

and backing vocals. While Paul is predominantly the lead vocalist, he is joined on occasion by John. The female voices heard on the “birthday” refrain in the middle eight

belong to Pattie Harrison and Yoko Ono.

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Songs caused by other songs…

The Beatles – Come Together - Abbey Road Recorded July 21st 1969

Borrowing more that a line from Chuck Berry’s “You Can’t Catch Me”. Agreed to record 3 songs from the publishing Co. BIG SEVEN MUSIC on

his R’n’R LP. SHOOT ME….One of John’s favorite Beatle tracks. Lennon 1.00

John Lennon – You Can’t Catch Me – Rock’n’Roll

The next part of the interesting history of the release of this L.P. concerns "Come Together" ... Maurice Levy was the publisher of Chuck Berry's song catalogue and sued John for copyright infringement, claiming that "Come Together" was a plagiarized version of Chuck's "You Can't Catch Me". John agreed, out of court,

to recompense by including some Chuck Berry songs for his next album, including the aforementioned problem tune. John gave Levy tapes from those

first Spector sessions of the Chuck Berry songs, and Levy created an album which he advertised on U.S. T.V. and released 8th February 1975. This

album was called "John Lennon Sings The Great Rock & Roll Hits", and was sub-titled "Roots" (it's more familiar name). It even added two tracks omitted

from the official version, "Angel Baby" and "Be My Baby" (see The Bootleg Single)

George Harrison – My Sweet Lord – ATMP George Harrison – This Song – 33 1/3

A very pointed statement against George’s "My Sweet Lord/He`s So Fine" court case. The case, which had been going on for such a long

time, had made George scared of writing anymore songs in case he was accused of "copying" again.

…Really “Oh Happy Day” Edwin Hawkin Singers

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

Bob Dylan – 4th Time Around – Blonde On

Blonde

Elvis – Baby Let’s Play House - Single 1957 Sun Records

The Beatles - Run For Your Life - Rubber Soul

(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John

The first song completed when sessions for “Rubber Soul” began on October 12, 1965. John Lennon lifted the opening line (“I’d rather see you dead little girl than to be with

another man”) from “Baby Let’s Play House,” popularized by Elvis Presley. On U.S. album:

Rubber Soul - Capitol LP

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 – Little Woman Love - flip Mary Had A Little Lamb It was composed by Paul in 1970 and recorded during the Ram Sessions but left of the album, then released as a single, although, in keeping with McCartney's practice at the time, the composition was officially credited to Paul and Linda McCartney. While "Mary Had a Little Lamb" was dismissed by the critics, it

climbed to the Top 10 in the United Kingdom In the United States, however, radio stations preferred to play "Little Woman Love" more frequently. As a result, the picture sleeve for "Mary Had a Little Lamb" was revised by Apple Records to

have a separate listing for the flip side, as shown. However, the single only reached number 28 in the US.

2.43 BREAK  Bruce  Springsteen  sings  the  Beatles  on  his  

birthday…    

 Tell  Me  Why  (live)  Something  (live)  

Here  Comes  The  Sun  (Live)  2.53 BREAK

 Fin`