BWTB Oct. 30Th 2016
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1 Playlist Oct. 30th 2016 9AM SNOOKEROO, SNOOKEROO, DADDY'S GOING ON THE BOOZE. MOTHER USED TO CUT MY HAIR AND SISTER USED TO MAKE THE NEWS. WELL, IT WAS TWO ROOMS UP AND TWO ROOMS DOWN, WE WERE SENTENCED BY THE WRECKING CRANE. OH, I WAS BORN ON THE EVE OF HALLOWEEN AND SNOOKEROO, SNOOKEROO, SNOOKEROO'S MY NAME. RiNGO – Snookeroo – Good Night Vienna `74 2 BREAK – set up Lennon John - Mr. Hyde's Gone (Don't Be Afraid) – HOME `79/ John - Scared – Walls & Bridges `74 BREAK … nice if we play a Beatles song eh?…see what kind of Halloween related songs we can come up with… The Beatles – Devil In Her Heart (Richard Drapkin) - With The Beatles/ 3 Recorded July 18th 1963. Originally recorded by The Donays in 1962 as “Devil in HIS Heart as the group was made up of females…it never cracked the Top 40…but George dug it. Musicians: George Harrison – double-tracked lead vocal, lead guitar; John Lennon – harmony vocal, rhythm guitar; Paul McCartney – harmony vocal, bass guitar; Ringo Starr – drums, maracas They did this in six takes. Lead vocal George US - Capitol LP The Beatles' Second Album Paul – Run Devil Run– Run Devil Run `99 The Beatles – Baby’s In Black - Beatles For Sale Recorded August 11 1964 Written equally between John & Paul. It was a part of their live shows between 1964 in`66. Musicians: John Lennon – joint lead vocal, acoustic rhythm guitar; Paul McCartney – joint lead vocal, bass guitar; George Harrison – lead guitar; Ringo Starr – drums, tambourine This was written in a hotel bedroom. It was done in fourteen takes, but they spent another thirteen trying to perfect the opening guitar. This was the first time that they used a volume swell on tape, because George blagged a volume peddle lesson off of Colin Manley. You were supposed to play a note with the pedal up, and then bring it in with a gradual swelling effect. But I could never co-ordinate it, he said. So what we’d do is, I played the part, and John would kneel down in front of me and turn my guitar’s volume control. You can hear this effect at the beginning and end of the song. There was some predictable speculation that the baby in black was Astrid Kirchherr, mourning the death of Stuart Sutcliffe, but no one really knows Lead vocal John & Paul McCartney .5 / Lennon .5 US - Capitol LP Beatles '65 4 The Beatles – I’m Looking Through You - Rubber Soul Recorded Nov. 1965 US version has 2 false starts. Written about Paul girl Jane Asher after she had gone off to Bristol on a theater tour. Musicians: Paul McCartney – double-tracked lead vocal, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, lead guitar (?); John Lennon – harmony vocal, acoustic guitar; George Harrison – lead guitar(?); Ringo Starr – drums, tambourine, Hammond organ This came about because Paul was annoyed about his missus moving to Bristol, and he said: I knew it was selfish. It caused a few rows. Jane went off and I said, ‘Okay then. Leave. I’ll find someone else. But it was shattering to be without her. He described the time in Many Years From Now: As is one’s wont in relationships, you will from time to time argue and not see eye to eye on things, and a couple of the songs around this period were that kind of thing. This one I particularly remember as me being disillusioned over her commitment. Lead vocal Paul McCartney 1.00 BOO! 5 9.26 BREAK Back on this Halloween Eve Special This song has always been kinda scary …for obvious reasons. The Beatles - Helter Skelter- The Beatles Recorded Sept. 9th 1968 Written after Paul read an interview w/ The Who’s Pete Townsend who was talking about a certain Who song that was supposed to be the loudest most 6 raucous rock song ever recorded. “So we decided to do the loudest, nastiest, sweatiest rock number that we could. That was “Helter Skelter “ Musicians: Paul McCartney – lead vocal, lead guitar, bass guitar; John Lennon – backing vocal, lead guitar, bass guitar, tenor sax; George Harrison – backing vocal, rhythm guitar; Ringo Starr – drums; Mal Evans – trumpet 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. Musicians: George Harrison – double-tracked lead vocal, lead guitar; Paul McCartney – bass guitar; Ringo Starr – drums, tambourine; Chris Thomas – organ, electric piano; Art Ellefson, Danny Moss and Derek Collins – tenor saxes; Ronnie Ross, Harry Klein and Bernard George – baritone saxes A little candy assessment from George Harrison which fits our Halloween theme…as CANDY is a big part of Halloween if yer a trick or treater…how many people will be knocking on doors tomorrow? BREAK Oh I know another Candy song we could play that Paul wrote with Elvis Costello….yeah? 7 Paul & Elvis – Declan MacManus – So Like Candy George Harrison – Behind That Locked Door - All Things Must Pass ‘70 George wrote the song about Bob Dylan’s disappearance after his 1966 motorcycle accident, and his subsequent reappearance on British shores at the Isle of Wright concert Dylan performed with the Band in August 1969. BREAK It’s our Halloween EVE show…and we just heard a song for all of you who will be knocking on doors tomorrow…. (read) and you know what song I never play on our Halloween shows and it is pretty scary if ya think about it…. 8 The Beatles - Maxwell’s Silver Hammer - Abbey Road (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: Paul Paul began work on “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer” in October 1968, which was too late for the song to be considered for the “White Album.” He introduced the still unfinished song to the band during the “Get Back” sessions, on January 3, 1969, and the band is seen running through it in the film “Let It Be.” The first proper recording took place at Abbey Road Studios on July 9, 1969. The backing track features Paul on piano, George on Fender Bass VI (a six-string bass guitar) and Ringo on drums. Sixteen takes were recorded. Overdubs included John on his Gibson J-160E acoustic guitar and George on Telecaster. On July 10, Paul added his lead vocal, George Martin played Hammond organ and Paul, George and Ringo provided backing vocals. A proper blacksmith’s anvil, rented from a theatrical agency, was brought in for Ringo to hit with a hammer. More guitar and a new vocal were added on July 11, and the song was left until August 6, when Paul overdubbed a Moog synthesizer part. The Beatles - Run For Your Life - Rubber Soul (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John 9 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 QUIZ#1 – Which early 70’s RINGO 45 SLEVE featured a Frankenstein Monster ON IT’S COVER? 9.56 BREAK A/RiNGO – Back Off Boogaloo – Single `72 WINNER HERE RiNGO – Back Off Boogaloo – Single `72 The Beatles - I’ve Just Seen A Face - Help! (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: Paul Written by Paul at the Asher family home on Wimpole Street. Paul had the tune prior to coming up with the lyrics and originally named the song “Auntie Gin’s Theme” because his aunt liked it. George Martin’s instrumental “Help!” album includes an orchestrated version of “I’ve Just Seen A Face” using the title “Auntie Gin’s Theme.” Recorded in six takes at the same June 14, 1965 McCartney-dominated session that produced “Yesterday” and “I’m Down.” One of only five Beatles songs Paul chose to perform live on his Wings Over America tour in 1976. On U.S. album: Rubber Soul - Capitol LP 10 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 - I Am The Walrus - Magical Mystery Tour (EP) (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John The Beatles’ sixteenth single release for EMI’s Parlophone label. John Lennon pushed to have his “I Am The Walrus” as the A-side of the coupling with Paul’s “Hello, Goodbye,” but his song was deemed too unconventional and less commercial than Paul’s catchy tune. The title is inspired by the Walrus and the Carpenter from Lewis Carroll’s “Through The Looking Glass.” Lennon described his lyrics as purposely being Dylan-esque. In his 1980 Playboy interview he explained, “In those days I was writing obscurely, a la Dylan, never saying what you mean, but giving the impression of something.” The “I Am The Walrus” session is notable because it was the first Beatles recording session following the untimely death of their manager, Brian Epstein. Ironically, Epstein had stopped by the last time the Beatles were recording (for “Your Mother Should Know” at Chappell Recording Studios on August 23, 1967). He was found dead on August 27, aged just 32. All four Beatles met at Paul’s St. John’s Wood house on September 1 to discuss how they should proceed. Among other business matters, it was decided that they would press on with the “Magical Mystery Tour” project, temporarily postponing a planned visit to India to study Transcendental Meditation.