BWTB Easter 2016
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1 BREAKFAST W/ THE BEATLES PLAYLIST EASTER 2016 Paul McCartney – Heaven On A Sunday – Flaming Pie ‘97 Written in August 1996 while in the US, it featured Linda and son, James McCartney who contributed the lead guitar. George Harrison – My Sweet Lord - All Things Must Pass ‘70 This was the major smash hit of the album by Christmas 1970. It was originally intended for the Edwin Hawkins Singers (who had record, “Oh Happy Day,” which greatly influenced “My Sweet Lord.” George had also let Billy Preston release his own version before George’s – but it was George’s version that was the huge hit and remains the biggest single song success of his entire solo career. Ringo – Oh My Lord – Choose Love John Lennon – Bless You - Walls And Bridges ‘74 This track was an ode to Yoko during the “Lost Weekend” phase. It is considered one of John’s most tender solo compositions. 2 Some religious thoughts from solo artists JPG&R…in this reverent time of year 9.22 BREAK The Beatles - I Am The Walrus - Magical Mystery Tour Recorded 5th September 1967 flip of “Hello Goodbye“ John said the first line came from an acid trip one weekend; the second line came from an acid trip the following weekend. Lead vocal John Lennon 1.00 UK EP EGGMAN 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. Candy – Easter Baskets 3 Paul McCartney & Elvis Costello – So Like Candy (Demo) Wings – Bluebird (bonus San Fran) – Wings Over America Paul & Jimmy Fallon – Scrambled Eggs – Live BREAK QUIZ #1 -Keeping our EGG theme cooking here…we have our WINGS LP Back To The Egg out…on that album both Side 1 and Side 2 had egg related names instead on the tradition Side 1 & 2…what were the names of each side of Back To The Egg…they even had egg labels describing the name of each side…800.955.KLOS/ 3.32 >Denny Laine, Laurence Juber, Dave Gilmour, Pete Townshend. Steve Holly, John Bonham, Kenney Jones. John Paul Jones, Ronnie Lane, 4 Bruce Thomas. Gary Brooker, Tony Ashton. Ray Cooper, Howie Casey, And Paul & Linda McCarney Quite the band there read from top 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. Winner HERE________ (re-ask quiz question) 9.55 BREAK It’s now time for a little LOVE on this Easter morning 2016 The Beatles - The Word - Rubber Soul (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John Recorded in three takes at a late night session starting on November 10, 1965 that ran until 4 a.m. the next morning. Overdubs include Paul on piano, George Martin on harmonium, and Ringo playing the maracas. The song is a full collaboration between Lennon and McCartney, and began as an attempt to write a song based around a single note. On U.S. album: Rubber Soul - Capitol LP George on LOVE The Beatles - All You Need Is Love - Non-LP track (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John The Beatles’ fifteenth single release for EMI’s Parlophone label. Written by John Lennon especially for the first-ever worldwide television transmission. The epic event, a 6-hour program entitled “Our World,” featured segments linking 24 countries in five continents via satellite, with a potential of 400 million viewers. The 5 Beatles were honored to be invited to represent Great Britain in the program. For the event, they would premiere a brand new song written just for the occasion. John Lennon’s “All You Need Is Love” became the anthem of 1967, the summer of love. To decrease the chances of an on-air foul-up, George Martin had the Beatles play to their own pre-recorded rhythm track. Only the vocals, bass guitar, lead guitar solo in the middle eight, drums and orchestra would be live. Recording began on June 14, 1967 at Olympic Studios. In all, 33 takes of the basic rhythm track and a few vocals were completed this evening. Overdubbing the lead and backing vocals took place on June 19. The orchestra was recorded for the first time on June 23. On June 24, the day before the event, it was decided that “All You Need Is Love” would be issued as the new Beatles single as soon as possible after the program aired the evening of June 25. Guests in the studio during the performance included the Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, the Who’s Keith Moon, Eric Clapton, Marianne Faithfull, Donovan wore colorful mod clothing. The 13 orchestra members wore formal evening attire. After the guests left the studio, additional overdubs were made to what was now take 58. Ringo added the now-familiar snare drum roll to the song’s introduction and John re- recorded part of his vocal. Chris Farley on LOVE George Harrison – The Lord Loves The One (That Loves The Lord) - Living In The Material World ‘73 A lengthy-titled composition has a promising introduction, but fails to live up to George’s standards. It was also played live (for one night only) in 1974 and was sent packing with “Who Can See It.” The Beatles – Love Of The Loved – Decca aud/ Jan. 1st 1962 Some words of love from JPG&R..and here are a few more words of love this time by Buddy Holly courtesy of GH and Beatles BREAK The Beatles - Words Of Love - Beatles For Sale (Holly) Lead vocal: John and Paul The Beatles idolized Buddy Holly and performed his songs regularly as part of their club act. So it is a little surprising that “Words of Love” is the only Buddy Holly song the band officially recorded. John and Paul took extra care to make sure their harmonies were perfect, likewise George, in reverence to the material, double-tracked his careful guitar 6 work. This recording was special to the Beatles, and it shows. Recorded on October 18, 1964 in three takes. On U.S. album: Beatles VI - Capitol LP BREAK Alan Sherman – Pop Hates The Beatles - `64 FOR SWINGIN' LIVERS ONLY One track from My Son, The Nut, a spoof of summer camp entitled "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh," Hi Riders – Stamp Out The Beatles – Single `64 BREAK QUIZ #2 Hints John Lennon 1977 Jeff Lynne Sussesx, England What song released by the Beatles would those hints refer to? 800-955-KLOS Good luck! 7 10.26 BREAK 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 The Beatles – Blackbird - The Beatles Recorded June 11th 1968 Paul’s civil rights song. All Paul. McCartney 1.00 The Beatles - And Your Bird Can Sing - Revolver (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John John Lennon called this fan favorite “another of my throwaways...fancy paper around an empty box.” On another occasion he simply referred to it as “another horror.” The song, written primarily by John, is notable mainly for the twin guitar riffs -- played live without overdubs by George Harrison and Paul McCartney -- 8 that drive the song, and Paul’s distinctive bass notes at the end of the song. Lennon played the rhythm guitar in the D major position with the capo on the second fret to account for the song being in the key of E. John used the second fret capo several times ("Nowhere Man," "Julia," "Norwegian Wood," to name a few). Initial recording of the song commenced on April 20, 1966, with two takes being completed. Take 2 was deemed the best and various overdubs were added. While recording vocals John and Paul got a case of the giggles and laughed their way through much of the song. That hilarious version can be found on the “Anthology 2” compilation. On April 26, the band decided to scrap the previous version and start over from scratch, recording 11 takes. On U.S. album: Yesterday And Today - Capitol LP LOUD 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 9 BREAK Without birds…no Easter Eggs for the kids…. The Beatles - Let It Be - album version - Let It Be Naked (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.