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PLAYLIST OCT. 6TH 2013 Birthday Special

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Ringo – Happy Birthday John A/Steve Stills, Chris & Klaus John’s 30th…

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The Beatles – Birthday - Recorded Sept. 18th 1968 Recorded after watching the movie The Girl Can Help It at Paul’s house. The 1956 film starred Jayne Mansfield and featured performances by Fats domino, the Platters, Gene Vincent and . Lennon: “it was a piece a garbage”. Features backing vox by Pattie and Yoko. McCartney .7 Lennon .3

The Beatles – In My Life - Recorded Oct.18th 1965 Of all the Lennon/McCartney collaborations only 2 songs have really been disputed by John & Paul themselves one being “” and the other is “In My Life”. John saying that Paul only wrote the middle eight melody and Mr. McCartney saying that he created the entire melody and intro of the song. He adds that John had all the lyrics already down but needed a melody and that he (Paul) has vivid memories of composing it on John’s mellotron while Lennon had a cup of tea in another room. Lennon? / McCartney?

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The Beatles – Good Morning Good Morning - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Recorded Feb. 8th 1967 Based on a Cornflakes TV commercial John heard while sitting at the piano and feeling a bit “stuck” trying to write something for Sgt. Pepper. Paul plays one of the guitar solos w/ his right-handed Fender Esquire. Lead vocal 1.00

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The Beatles – Because - Recorded August 1st 1969

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Written by John after hearing Yoko playing Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” on the piano…He then asked her to play the chords backwards and that how “Because“ was written. The 3 part harmony from John, Paul & George was overdubbed 3 separate times….it was both Paul’s and George’s favorite track on Abbey Road. Lennon 1.00

The Beatles – Julia - The Beatles Recorded Oct. 13th 1968 Written both about John’s mother and Yoko (ocean child) The ONLY solo Lennon Beatle song

The Beatles – Girl - Rubber Soul Recorded Nov. 11th 1965 Written about a dream girl that didn’t really exist and containing a somewhat suggestive background vocal by Paul & George. John says, “it’s one of his best” Lead vocal John. Lennon .7 McCartney .3

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The Beatles - I’ll Be Back - A Hard Day’s Night (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John Recorded in 16 takes on June 1, 1964. “I'll Be Back” was written mostly by John Lennon, and was a reworking of the chords to Del Shannon's 1961 hit “Runaway.” Beatles fans in America would have to wait five months to hear this exquisite Beatles song, one of Lennon finest compositions, because held it off their “Something New” and released it on “Beatles ‘65” in December 1964. On U.S. album: Beatles ‘65 - Capitol LP

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

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(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John with Paul The Beatles’ seventh single release for EMI’s label. The title is a Ringoism, coined by the drummer sometime in 1963 and used by John in his book “.” 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 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 . 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

Quick BREAK…Sean also has a birthday coming this week…did ya see him on Letterman this week w/ Yoko…hair is getting long.

John – Beautiful Boy –

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The Beatles - Cry Baby Cry - The Beatles Recorded July 15th 1968 Another song John called ‘rubbish” in Playboy in 1980…I hate when he does that.. Lennon 1.00

The Beatles – Lucy In The Sky w/ Diamonds - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Recorded March 1st 1967 The title taken from a painting from young of a school friend of his named Lucy and there were some stars painted in the sky and called it Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds. Paul wrote the line “newspaper taxis”. Lead vocal John Lennon .8 / McCartney .2

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The Beatles – I’m Only Sleeping – Revolver Basic tracks recorded April 27, 1966 A song John wrote about Paul constantly waking him up to get to work on the Revolver LP….Lead vocal John Lennon 1.00 US - Capitol LP

The Beatles - Rain – /Beatles Again / Recorded: 14/16 April 1966 flip of Ringo’s favorite Beatle track… On the evening of April 14th 1966, John Lennon very soaked with tea put on his reel to reel tape of that days work backwards and of course listened for about 2 minutes before realizing it was indeed backwards…this is the how he got the idea for the finish shed product we know and love.

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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'm So Tired - The Beatles Recorded Oct. 8th 1968 Written in India when John couldn’t sleep, tired from all that meditating during the day. One of John’s personal favorites. Lennon 1.00

John Lennon – Meat City –Mind Games 1973

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The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever – Recorded Nov/ Dec. 1966 Written in Spain while John was filming “How I Won The War” 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 John. One of the only two HONEST songs that John says he wrote for the Beatles…the other? (HELP!) Lead vocal John Lennon 1.00 The Backwards world of Mr. John Winston Ono Lennon Spanning those wonderful years 1966 to 1974

*NEWS w/ Jackie

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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 - - Yellow Submarine Recorded 11th February 1968 John said, ”it’s a good sounding record that means nothing”. Newly remixed for the Yellow Submarine Soundtrack expanded version. Lead vocal Lennon Lennon. .95 .05

QUIZ… HERE Name the titles of John Lennon solo LP’s made with that were released BEFORE The Beatles Let It Be album…(you have_____) 800-955-KLOS

29/11/68 LP Apple SAPCOR 2 Unfinished Music No.1 - Two Virgins

9/05/69 LP Apple ZAPPLE 01 Unfinished Music No.2 - Life With The Lions

7/11/69 LP Apple SAPCOR 11 The

12/12/69 LP Apple CORE 2001 Live Peace in Toronto 1969

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The Beatles - - 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 “” LP, which was released on December 4, 1964 in the UK. On U.S. : Beatles ‘65 - Capitol LP

UK: Non-album single (A-side)

On UK album: A Collection of Beatles Oldies - Parlophone LP (1966)

John – Instant Karma – Single `70 John's third solo single. On January 27th 1970 John wrote, recorded, and mixed "Instant Karma" with Phil Spector producing.

John Lennon – This is arguably John’s most quoted statement in either song or spoken form. The track was recorded on 4-track in the Lennon’s hotel room by “Les Studios Andre Perry” with a variety of friends and admirers including Tommy Smothers and Timothy Leary, among others. It reached Number 2 in the charts.

John Lennon – Power To The People This song was written following an interview with Tariq Ali, editor of the propagandist UK Magazine Red Mole. The track urged the downtrodden to rise

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George – It’s Johnnies Birthday - ATMP

The Beatles - The Ballad Of John And Yoko – Past Masters Recorded April 14, 1969 by John 7 Paul only. Released as a single in UK April 11, 1969 And in the USA May 5th 1969. Released less than a month after (John needed an A- Side) First STEREO single in the UK. Banned by the BBC and some US stations as well. It was actually recorded during the beginning of the Abbey Road sessions

The Beatles - Happiness Is a Warm Gun - The Beatles Recorded Sept. 23rd 1968 John taking the title from an article on the cover of the American Gun Magazine (which he never read)…which said Happiness Is A Warm Gun In Your Hand Lennon 1.00

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John – – Imagine `71

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The Beatles - Dizzy Miss Lizzy - Help!(Williams) Lead vocal: John Recorded specifically for the American market at the urgent request of Capitol Records executives, who needed two songs to fill out their upcoming “Beatles VI” album. Of course, Capitol had four songs in its possession it could have included (“,” “Misery,” “There’s A Place” and the German-language version of “,” had all yet to appear on an LP in America), but they went to the Beatles and asked for something new ASAP. With no new material ready to go the band pulled two ’ songs from their pre-fame club repertoire, “Bad Boy” and “Dizzy Miss Lizzy,” that could be recorded in one day and then the tapes would be air-freighted to Capitol Records in Los Angeles.

“Dizzy Miss Lizzy” was added as the album closer on the UK “Help!” LP when several songs earmarked for the project fell through (“” and “Wait”) and they decided against including the two most recent B-sides.

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On U.S. album: Beatles VI - Capitol LP

The Beatles - – (Medley-Russell) Lead vocal: John The last song recorded during the marathon session on February 11, 1963. Two takes were completed before Lennon’s voice gave out. The released version is the first take. Originally recorded by The Isley Brothers in May 1962, The Beatles performed it regularly in their live act between 1962 and 1965. Its inclusion in the 1986 film “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” sent the song up the Billboard singles chart 22 years after its initial U.S. release. On U.S. albums: Introducing… The Beatles - Vee-Jay LP - Capitol LP

“I Call Your Name” (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John Composed by John Lennon and originally given to Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas to use as the b-side of another Lennon song (credited to Lennon-McCartney), “Bad to Me.” Both songs had been recorded at Abbey Road by Kramer and band on June 27, 1963, with Paul McCartney in attendance. The Beatles’ version was recorded in seven takes on March 1, 1964. On U.S. album: Something New - Capitol LP

U.K.: Non-album track (EP song)

The Beatles - You Can’t Do That - A Hard Day’s Night (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John The song was originally intended to be the A-side of the Beatles' sixth UK single, until McCartney came up with “Can't Buy Me Love.” By 1964 Lennon and McCartney were writing together less frequently, and the quality of “Can't Buy Me Love” spurred Lennon on to write the majority of the “A Hard Day's Night” album. The guitar solo was performed by Lennon - the first such occurrence on a Beatles release. The song was finished in nine takes, only four of which were complete. It featured 's first prominent use of his new Rickenbacker 12-string guitar, given to him while in New York for “The Ed Sullivan Show.” “You Can't Do That” was filmed as part of the concert sequence in the “A Hard Day's Night” film, but it didn't make the final cut. The b-side of “Can’t Buy Me Love” in the UK and U.S. On U.S. album: The Beatles’ Second Album – Capitol LP

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John Named Badfinger – Baby Blue (Single mix)

The Beatles - Nowhere Man - Rubber Soul (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John Under pressure to deliver new material while the “Rubber Soul” album was being recorded, John Lennon spent five hours one morning at home trying to come up with a new song. John: “I'd actually stopped trying to think of something. Nothing would come. I was cheesed off and went for a lie down, having given up. Then I thought of myself as Nowhere Man - sitting in his nowhere land.” Paul: “We were always forcing [the Abbey Road staff] into things they didn't want to do. ‘Nowhere Man’ was one. I remember we wanted very treble-y guitars, which they are, they're among the most treble-y guitars I've ever heard on record.” “Nowhere Man” was performed throughout The Beatles’ 1966 world tour. Issued as a single (b/w “What Goes On”) by Capitol Records in America. Recorded on October 22, 1965. On U.S. album: Yesterday and Today - Capitol LP

The Beatles - - Single (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocals: John, Paul and George Recorded over five hours on February 16, 1965, the rhythm track of “Yes It Is” was completed in 14 takes. John, Paul and George then spent three hours recording the vocals live, the best version being laid on top of Take 14 as an overdub. Starting in 1965 this was the new way they would record. Previously, every edit piece or overdub would have been numbered. Now they just recorded until they got it right and placed that on top of a numbered take, the ”best” rhythm track. Written primarily by John Lennon. John: “That's me trying a rewrite of ‘,’ but it didn't work.” “Yes It Is” is notable for its lush harmonies and George Harrison’s 12-string Rickenbacker played through a foot-controlled volume pedal, what is now known as a “wah-wah pedal.” The B-side of the “Ticket To Ride” single, issued April 9, 1965 in the UK and April 19, 1965 in the U.S. Capitol Records printed “From the United Artists release ‘Eight Arms To Hold You’ ” on both sides of the single. The wrong film title and this song was not included in the film. On U.S. album:

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Beatles VI - Capitol LP

UK: Non-album single (B-side)

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John - # 9 Dream – Walls & Bridges 1974

Paul – Queenie Eye - NEW

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