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PLAYLIST MARCH 17TH 2013
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Good morning Apple Scruffs!
George Harrison – Apple Scruffs - All Things Must Pass ‘70
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This was a salute to the girls (and sometimes boys) who stood vigil at Apple, Abbey Road and anyplace a Fab was to likely to be. Upon recording the tune,
George invited the “Apple Scruffs,” into the studio to have a listen.
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”.
Many parts of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon sound very much inspired by that piece of garbage.
Lennon 1.00
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
The Beatles - Her Majesty – Abbey Road
Recorded July 2, 1969.
Originally fit between” Mean Mr. Mustard” and “Polythene Pam”
McCartney 1.00
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 – She Came In Through The Bathroom Window -
Abbey Road
Recorded July 25th 1969. Written while in NYC to announce Apple. Based on a true story about some Scruffs breaking into Paul house at St. John’s Wood. Paul wrote w/ Joe Cocker in mind…who later coved it as he did with most Beatle songs.
McCartney 1.00
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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 – Run Devil Run – Run Devil Run
Recorded 3rd March 1999.
Personnel :
Paul - Vocal, Bass guitar.
Dave Gilmour - Electric Guitar, Lap steel guitar.
Mick Green - Electric Guitar.
Ian Paice - Drums.
Pete Wingfield – Piano
The Beatles - Why Don't We Do It In The Road? - The Beatles
Recorded Oct. 9th 1968
Paul & Ringo only. Upset John as he really liked it. Paul saw some monkeys living free in India and wrote the song based on those there monkeys.
McCartney 1.00
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RiNGO – Don’t Go Where The Road Don’t Go – Time
Takes Time
Paul McCartney & Wings – Band on the Run – One Hand
Clapping `74
Inspired by the claustrophobic Beatles business meetings in 1969. George
Harrison actually coined the remark, “If I ever get out of here,” and Paul write the song around that unpleasantness. This is considered Paul’s most successful solo song.
George - Any Road – Brainwashed
QUIZ HERE…. As it is Pattie Boyd’s birthday today….here’s a
Pattie Boyd quiz question:
In 1965 Pattie began writing a column in 16 Magazine…what was the name of her column?
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WINNER HERE
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
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The Beatles - Something - Abbey Road
(Harrison)
Lead vocal: George
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 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.
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The Beatles - For You Blue - Let It Be
(Harrison)
Lead vocal: George
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 rerecorded 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
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is included on the “Anthology 3” album.
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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A little set for birthday girl…Pattie Boyd….who
Beatle George met on the set of this film back in the year 1964….
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 offhand 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 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 - I Should Have Known Better - A Hard Day’s Night
(Lennon-McCartney) 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
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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 - And I Love Her - A Hard Day’s Night
(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: Paul
Written mainly by Paul with the middle eight by John it was released as a single in the U.S. reaching #12. Recorded initially as a heavier, up-tempo number on February 25,
1964, The Beatles attempted two takes and moved on to something else. On February 26 they struggled with the simpler, now acoustic arrangement through 12 more takes and Ringo swapping his drums for congas, ultimately leaving it to be re-made the next day. Finally, on February 27, they had the arrangement to their liking and perfected the song in two completed takes (takes 20 and 21).
On U.S. album:
A Hard Day’s Night - United Artists LP
Something New - Capitol LP
NEWS w/ Jackie HERE
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Give Ireland Back to the Irish (single)
(Wings)
February 25th, 1972 – UK February 28th, 1972 - US
Wings – Give Ireland Back to the Irish
Written in response to the events of “Bloody Sunday” that occurred in Northern Ireland on January 30, 1972. From our point of view," said Paul McCartney, "it was the first time people questioned what we were doing in Ireland. It was so shocking. I wrote 'Give Ireland Back to the Irish', we recorded it and I was promptly 'phoned by the Chairman of EMI, Sir Joseph Lockwood, explaining that they wouldn't release it. He thought it was too inflammatory. I told him that I felt strongly about it and they had to release it. He said, 'Well it'll be banned', and of course it was. I knew 'Give Ireland Back to the Irish' wasn't an easy route, but it just seemed to me to be the time. All of us in Wings felt the same about it. But
Henry McCullough’s brother who lived in Northern Ireland was beaten up because of it. The thugs found out that Henry was in Wings."
The song reached number 1 in the singles charts not only in, inevitably, the
Republic of Ireland but also in Spain, and despite the airplay ban still climbed to number 16 in the UK Singles Chart and number 21 in the US Billboard Hot 100.
John Lennon – The Luck Of The Irish – Some Time In
New York City ‘72
Although a pleasant, it included Yoko “bleating” as “The Invisible Strings,” and was less than popular with the public
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Paul McCartney & Wings – Picasso’s Last Words (Drink to Me) – Band on the Run ‘73
There is a great recount of the song’s genesis from actor, Dustin Hoffman, who was filming Papillion with Steve McQueen in Jamaica, where Paul was visiting on vacation. Dustin challenged Paul if he could write a song based on anything. Paul took the challenge, when Dustin offered the last words that Picasso spoke (as referenced in a Time Magazine article). As Dustin later said in an interview, “It’s right under childbirth in the terms of great events of my life!”
QUIZ # 2
Who inspired the title of the Ringo Starr single that was released today in 1972?
ADD/>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
WINNER HERE
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Ringo – Back Off Boogaloo – Single `72
Ringo & Bolan – Have You Seen My Baby (Newman)
Ringo`73
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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
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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)
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The Beatles - I Want to Hold Your Hand - A Collection Of Beatles
Oldies
(Lennon-McCartney)
Lead vocal: John with Paul
The Beatles’ fifth single release for EMI’s Parlophone label.
“I Want to Hold Your Hand” was the Beatles’ first single issued by Capitol Records. It is the song that launched Beatlemania in the United States. It was written equally by John and Paul in the basement music room in Richard and Margaret Asher’s house at 57
Wimpole Street in the west end of London in September 1963. Paul had been dating the couple’s daughter, actress Jane Asher, and was spending a lot of time at the Asher home whenever he was in London. Paul would eventually accept an invitation to move in, taking up residence in their attic.
Recorded in 17 takes on October 17, 1963. The song is the first Beatles song recorded on a four-track tape recorder, proof that the Beatles had become a high priority for EMI and Parlophone. Prior to this, the Beatles’ music had been recorded on a two-track recorder.
As part of its agreement with British music conglomerate EMI, Capitol Records had the right of first refusal to release all of EMI’s music in the U.S. Famously, Capitol rejected the initial Beatles records it was offered, and the songs were subsequently issued by other U.S. labels. By December 1963 Capitol was finally convinced that Beatles records would be successful in America and agreed to mount an extensive marketing campaign, initially budgeted at a then unheard of $40,000, to promote their next single, “I Want to Hold Your Hand.” Capitol switched out the UK b-side “This Boy” with the up-tempo “I Saw Her Standing There,” unleashed its sales team, and started taking orders. Demand was so high that Capitol moved up the release date two weeks. On December 26, 1963 the single hit stores throughout America. Within three days 250,000 copies had been sold. Two weeks later it reached one million sales and the Beatles booked a flight to
America.
On U.S. albums:
Meet The Beatles! - Capitol LP
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Paul McCartney – I Saw Her Standing There - Good
Evening New York City ‘09
John Lennon – Honey Don’t - Signature Box (The Rarities)
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John records this Carl Perkins classic (and well known Ringo lead vocal) – it’s a much slower take than normal.
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 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
The Beatles - Hey Bulldog - Yellow Submarine
(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John
In early February 1968, the Beatles were on a tight schedule. They had two weeks to audition and record possible songs for their next single, which would be released while they were away on an extended trip to India where the group would meditate with
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. In addition to picking the single sides they would need to spend a day with a film crew making a short promotional film for the song. The Paul
McCartney-penned “Lady Madonna” was chosen as the A-side and would be the subject of the promo film. On the last weekend of recording, the Beatles were informed they were one song short of the four new songs needed for “Yellow Submarine,” and a new song had to be recorded before they left for India. The song shortage was due to “Baby, You’re A Rich Man,” which had been earmarked for the film soundtrack, being used as the B-side of the “All You Need Is Love” single.
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QUIZ # 3 Today in England in the year 1969 a single was released that was written by George Harrison & Eric Clapton (together)…name the album that single came from.
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WINNER HERE
Cream – Badge – Single out today 1969
George Harrison – I’d Have You Anytime (co-written with Bob
Dylan) – All Things Must Pass ‘70
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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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.
