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Playlist Nov.1st 2015

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The Beatles – – LIVE Jan. 30th 1969 "Get Back" was the original title to the film and album, which became . The whole idea of the album was for to 'get back' to their recording roots by playing live and without studio trickery, hence the title. Journalists repeatedly asked Paul if the had racist meanings, but demo tapes show that the song was originally a satire of people who wanted to keep illegal immigrants out of Britain. Soon Paul had added a few characters and the satire was lost, but the single was enormously successful, selling 2 million copies. Musicians: Paul McCartney – lead vocal, bass guitar; – harmony vocal, lead guitar; – rhythm guitar; – drums; – electric piano

WiNGS - Backwards Traveler – Town `78

The Beatles - Any Time At All - A Hard Day’s Night (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John Recorded June 2, 1964, the last day of recording for the “A Hard Day’s Night” album. : “An effort at writing ‘It Won't Be Long’ - same ilk. C to A minor, C to A minor with me shouting.” The song was in an unfinished state when Lennon brought it to the band to record on June 2. The group worked out the throughout the day and night. Up against the wall on a deadline to submit the album, the piano section in the middle eight was left without lyrics. They had run out of time. On April 8, 1988, Lennon's handwritten lyrics for “Any Time At All” were sold for £6,000 at an auction held at Sotheby's in London. On U.S. album: Something New - Capitol LP

Wings – Time to Hide – Wings at the Speed of Sound ’76 sings lead vocals on that he wrote. It later became one of his staples during the live shows.

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” album and released it on “Beatles ‘65” in December 1964. On U.S. album: Beatles ‘65 - Capitol LP

I’ll be back said Daylight Saving Time…. As we all should have turned back our clocks last night….

It’s our public service duty as a Sunday morning radio show to remind you of this important overnight occurrence.

And now back to out regular scheduled program.

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The Beatles - Devil In Her Heart – (Drapkin) Lead vocal: George had a policy at his NEMS record store of buying at least one copy of every record that was released. George Harrison: “Consequently he had records that weren’t hits in Britain, or even hits in America. Before we were going to a gig we’d meet in the record store, after it had shut, and we’d search the racks like ferrets to see what new ones were there … ‘Devil In Her Heart’ and Barrett Strong’s ‘Money’ were records that we’d picked up and played in the shop and thought were interesting.” Recorded July 18, 1963. Originally recorded by Detroit-based girl group The Donays in 1962 as “Devil in His Heart,” as the group was made up of females. On U.S. album: The Beatles’ Second Album - Capitol LP

The Beatles - It Won’t Be Long – With The Beatles (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John The first original song recorded for their second album, “With The Beatles.” Composed primarily by John in July 1963 with the intention of writing a follow-up single to the as yet unreleased “She Loves You.” The lyrical similarity to the chorus of “She Loves You” (both contain the phrase “yeah, yeah, yeah”) was no accident. 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. Ten takes were attempted on July 30, 1963 and the song was left unfinished. The group resumed work later that evening, in all logging 23 full or partial takes and edit pieces. It is the first original Beatles song with a call-and-response gimmick, with John and Paul alternating “yeah” throughout the song. The first song Neil Young performed live for an audience at his high school cafeteria in Canada. On U.S. album: Meet The Beatles! - Capitol LP

Ringo – English Garden – Ringo Rama

Wings – Let ‘Em In – Wings at the Speed of Sound ’76 Paul wanted to create a parade of people just outside his door. Brother Michael, and Auntie Gin – genuine relatives. While Brother John (Lennon) and Cousin Ernie (Ringo) were along with Phil and Don (Everly). The doorbell at the beginning of the song was courtesy of Wings member, Joe English, who purchased it for Paul and Linda. The song was another worldwide hit in the spring and summer of ’76.

QUIZ # 1… Where were the Beatles and what were they doing 50 years ago today Nov. 1st 1965?

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The Beatles - Day Tripper – Past Masters Recorded: 16 October 1965 sessions Oct. `65 – Yesterday & Today LP here in the US… The eleventh official EMI release. The first official double "A" side release of “We Can Work It Out” Inspired in part by John and George's first experience with acid, "Day Tripper" was written under pressure for use as a single for the Christmas season. John wrote most of the song, with Paul contributing to each of the verses

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The Beatles - We Can Work It Out – Past Masters Recorded: 20/29 October 1965 RELEASED AS A CHRISTMAS SINGLE ON DEC. 3RD 1965 AND IT KICKED OFF THE RUBBER SOUL SESSIONS IN OCT. 1965 Yesterday & Today in US / Collection of Oldies in UK Written by Paul as a pleading song to Jane Asher, who had just moved away from London to join the theatre. It was the first such instance in their relationship, and one that contributed to their eventual breakup

John Lennon – Hold On - ‘70 This is an ode to self-help for himself, Yoko and the world in general. It is one of the lighter tracks on the album.

The Beatles - I Will - The Beatles (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: Paul One of Paul McCartney’s most cherished ballads, “I Will” was recorded in 67 takes on September 16, 1968, with Paul on acoustic guitar, Ringo playing maracas and cymbals, and John on temple blocks, tapping out a beat with wood on metal. George Harrison was not at this session. Not all 67 takes were complete run-throughs, and as Paul was still putting the finishing touches on the song, he would drift into other songs during the numerous takes. Of particular note was take 19, which included a 2:21 untitled song with lyrics along the lines of “Can you take me back where I came from, can you take me back?” Twenty-eight seconds of this song were used as a link between “Cry Baby Cry” and “Good Night” on Side 4 of the “White Album.” The song fragment is unlisted and uncredited. It was determined that take 65 was the best version of “I Will,” and overdubbing began. Paul added additional vocals, hummed his bass guitar part and played a 12-string guitar. Paul has said he had the tune before he traveled to India and there he recruited folk singer Donovan to help him with the lyrics, but was not satisfied with what they came up with.

The Beatles - Girl - Rubber Soul (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John Written primarily by John, the song was completed in two takes on November 11, 1965. The song is notable for the naughty backing vocal (Paul and George repeating the word “tit”) and John’s heavy breathing during his vocal. John called this one of his best. On U.S. album: Rubber Soul - Capitol LP

The Beatles - Every Little Thing - (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John (with Paul on the choruses) Written primarily by Paul between and recorded on September 29 and 30, 1964 in nine takes. Ringo makes his debut on timpani (the orchestral drum instrument), which appears only on the final take (Take 9) of the song. On U.S. album: Beatles VI - Capitol LP

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^ 6 Lennon and / or McCartney songs in under 13 mins… that’s how we like it…and with that said… don’t think we’ve heard from George yet this morning…lets change that now…what do ya need George?

George Harrison – Any Road – Brainwashed ‘02 Composed in 1988 during the filming of a video for his album Cloud 9, Any Road would be George’s last single. It was nominated for Grammy Award in 2004 for Best Male Pop Performance.

Paul McCartney – - ‘03

QUIZ #2 Today is the Anniversary of the very 1st Apple Album released today in 1968…name that album. Simple question 800-955-KLOS

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George Harrison – Wonderwall To Be Here - ‘68

The Beatles - She’s Leaving Home - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocals: Paul and John Recorded March 17, 1967 in six takes. Written primarily by Paul with lyrical assistance from John, the song is based on a story appearing in the February 27, 1967, edition of the Daily Mail about seventeen-year-old runaway Melanie Coe. Paul begins the story about the girl leaving a note for her parents before slipping out of the house, John provides the parents’ anguished point of view. When Paul called to ask if he’d create a string arrangement for the song he was told that Martin had already committed to a Cilla Black session and Paul would have to wait. Paul then contacted Mike Leander to score the song. Paul had met Leander at the October 11, 1965, Decca Studios session for ’s cover of “Yesterday.” The score called for four violins, two violas, two cellos, a double-bass and a harp. The harp is played by Sheila Bromberg, who became the first woman to play on a Beatles recording. As was the case with “Eleanor Rigby” eleven months earlier, no Beatles played an instrument on “She’s Leaving Home.” Martin made only slight adjustments to Leander’s arrangement when it was recorded on March 17. An interesting side note…Melanie was a dancer on the Ready Steady Go! TV show and met the Fabs Oct. 1963 when she won a mime contest and was awarded prizes by the Beatles!

The Beatles - Glass Onion - The Beatles (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John In 1980 John described “Glass Onion” as one of his “throwaways,” but the word play in the song is fascinating. Aside from many references to other Beatles songs, listeners were probably left guessing what Lennon meant by phrases such as “bent backed tulips,” “cast iron shore,” and “dovetail joint.” Specifically the phrase “looking through the bent backed tulips to see how the other half lives” referred to a floral arrangement on display at the posh London restaurant Parkes. The Cast Iron Shore is a name for Liverpool’s beach, and a dovetail joint is not a drug reference, but a type of construction wood joint. The title “Glass Onion” is British slang for monocle (or eye piece), and was one of the names suggested by John for the Iveys, an Apple band that changed its name to Badfinger.

John Lennon – Here We Go Again (Lennon/Spector) – Menlove Avenue ‘86 A leftover track from the Rock ‘n’ Roll sessions with .

The Beatles - Paperback Writer - A Collection Of Beatles Oldies (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: Paul The Beatles’ twelfth single release for EMI’s Parlophone label. Recorded on April 13 and 14, 1966. The track is notable for Paul McCartney’s furious bass line. The bass is so prominent in the mix that sound engineers at EMI worried it could cause the stylus of a record player tone arm (the needle thing on record players) to jump when fans played the 45 RPM single at home. Thankfully, no such calamity occurred. For this heavy bass sound Paul’s chose to replace his usual Hofner bass with a Rickenbacker 4001S bass. Aside from the dominant bass part, McCartney also provides the lead guitar, with George Harrison working the tambourine. The second and third verse backing vocal is the French nursery rhyme “Frere Jacques.” Released in America on May 23 and in the UK on June 10. “Paperback Writer” made the second largest ever jump to No. 1 on Billboard's chart. It debuted at number 28 on June 11, 1966, moved to 15 and then to number 1 on June 25. The only single to make a bigger jump was another Beatles song, “Can't Buy Me Love.” On U.S. album: - Capitol LP (1970)

The Beatles - When I Get Home - A Hard Day’s Night (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John Recorded in 11 takes on June 2, 1964. It was the next to last song completed for the “A Hard Day’s Night” album. In his 1980 interview with Playboy magazine John Lennon said: “That’s me trying to get that Wilson Pickett type sound, a four-in-the bar cowbell song.” On U.S. album: Something New - Capitol LP

The Beatles - The Night Before - Help! (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: Paul Recorded in two takes on February 17, 1965. Paul double-tracked his vocal and overdubbed a lead guitar solo, which is heard at the very end and during the instrumental break. Lennon: “George and Paul are playing the same break exactly, both playing but in different octaves.” John Lennon plays the . On U.S. album: Help! - Capitol LP

NEWS w/ Jackie DeShannon HERE

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The Beatles – Polythene Pam - 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/ in mind…who later coved it as he did with most Beatle songs. McCartney 1.00

The Beatles - You Won’t See Me - Rubber Soul (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: Paul Written entirely by Paul. Recorded in two takes on November 11, 1965, at the final recording session for the “Rubber Soul” album. The song is notable for Paul’s melodic bass line, something new to rock and roll. Paul: “It was very -flavored. It's got a James Jamerson feel. He was the Motown bass player, he was fabulous, the guy who did all those great melodic bass lines. It was him, me and Brian Wilson who were doing melodic bass lines at that time.” Beatles roadie Mal Evans is credited on the album’s back cover with playing Hammond organ on this track, but it is inaudible in the final mix. On U.S. album: Rubber Soul - Capitol LP

The Beatles - You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) flip of Let It Be Recorded: 17 May, 7/8 June 1967, 30 April 1969 Paul has named "You Know My Name" his favorite Beatles track due to its irregularity. The song was recorded over a two-year span, being worked on and shelved several times between 1967 and 1969. John came up with the lyric and title after seeing a postal advertisement reading, "You have their name? Look up their number." The karaoke segment was developed during the second sessions for the song, and a reference to 'A Hard Day's Night' associate producer Dennis O'Dell was added, prompting numerous calls to his home by crazed fans who chanted mindlessly "We have your name and now we've got your number", as well as drugged fans coming en masse to his doorstep wanting to live with him. Recording dates May 17, 1967 (instrumentals) June 7, 1967 (instrumentals) June 8, 1967 (instrumentals, inc. sax solo) June 9, 1967 (mixed into one master take) April 30, 1969 (vocals and sound effects)

Release dates March 6, 1970 (UK) March 11, 1970 (US) March 8, 1988 (UK & US) ( Recording notes Also features Brian Jones of on a saxophone solo

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QUIZ #3 We just heard on of the strangest Beatles songs ever. Paul claimed it was his favorite Beatles song back when he smoked pot…he’s since changed that…so the sax solo on that song was played by Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones…the question of a pair of tix is what year did BJ play that sax solo?

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The Beatles - Tell Me Why - A Hard Day’s Night (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John Completed in eight takes on February 27, 1964 in between “And I Love Her” and “If I Fell.” “Tell Me Why” was written primarily by John and was his attempt to mimic the New York girl group sound The Beatles were so fond of. On U.S. album: A Hard Day’s Night - United Artists LP Something New - Capitol LP

The Beatles - Think For Yourself - Rubber Soul (Harrison) Lead vocal: George The fifth original composition by George Harrison to be recorded by The Beatles was completed on November 8, 1965 in one take with overdubs under the working title “Won’t Be There With You.” The song features Paul playing his bass through a fuzz box to give it a distorted sound. On U.S. album: Rubber Soul - Capitol LP

WINNER HERE Another song w/ Brian Jones his first w/ the Beatles…clanking glasses

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The Beatles - Yellow Submarine - Revolver (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: Ringo The Beatles’ thirteenth single release for EMI’s Parlophone label. One of The Beatles’ most innovative creations to date, a children’s sing-along, was written mostly by Paul with assistance from John for Ringo’s vocal contribution to the “Revolver” album. The track would later be used as the title song of the group’s animated film project, which was released in 1968 in the UK. Pop singer Donovan helped Paul with the lyrics, coming up with the memorable line, “Sky of blue, sea of green.” Although at the time of its release it was rumored to be about drugs, McCartney denied this, saying, “I knew ‘Yellow Submarine’ would get connotations, but it really was a children’s song in the key of Ringo.” The basic rhythm track was recorded in four takes on May 26, 1966. The session is notable in Beatles recording history because producer George Martin had taken ill with food poisoning and his future wife, Judy, manned the console to capture all of the action in his absence. Lead and background vocals where then added. Six days later, on June 1, with Martin back at the helm, recording resumed. On this date Lennon added his shout out (“Full speed ahead Mr. Boatswain, full speed ahead”), additional backing vocals, and sound effects, including bells, whistles, crashing waves, clinking glasses, etc., were superimposed. Participating in the backing vocals along with George Martin and the four Beatles were guests including Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones, Pattie Harrison, and band assistants Neil Aspinall and Mal Evans. The song was issued as a double-A side single, paired with “Eleanor Rigby.” This strayed purposely from The Beatles’ usual release pattern. Generally they would not issue songs from an LP as single sides. But John and Paul had tired of other artists recording their album tracks and having chart hits with them, so this time out The Beatles opted to have the hit single version of two of their album tracks. The “Yellow Submarine”/”Eleanor Rigby” single, issued simultaneously with the “Revolver” album, marked the first time the band issued LP songs on a single in Britain. In the U.S., the single sold a remarkable 1.2 million copies in the first month of release, and became the group’s 21st gold record. This is the first time a Ringo Starr lead vocal had appeared on the A-side of a Beatles single. On U.S. album: Revolver - Capitol LP Yellow Submarine - Capitol LP

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Tim Piper coming around soon….

John Lennon – Beautiful Boy - ‘80 An ode to his son, Sean – this is one of John’s greatest songs and is a sad reminder of how much he could have accomplished, had he lived. This track contains the famous line in a Robert Browning poem, “ is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans…” This included slide guitar, by the one and only, Hugh McCracken.

George /Paul Simon – Here Comes The Sun/Homeward Bound - SNL 1976

Paul McCartney – Maybe I’m Amazed (Glasgow 12/17/79) - (2011 Remaster – Bonus)

Tim Piper HERE – Just Imagine El Portal Nov 7th 8th

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The Beatles - - Let It Be (Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John and Paul One of the oldest songs in the Lennon-McCartney catalog, “One After 909” had been written by John when he was 17 or 18, and had been performed by in 1960, and by the Beatles in their pre-fame club days. The song was first recorded by the Beatles at the March 5, 1963, session for their third EMI single. After completing both sides of the new single (“” and “”), John and Paul had two additional songs they wanted the group to record. In addition to “One After 909” they also brought in “What Goes On,” but there was only enough time in the session to record one additional song, so “One After 909” got the go-ahead. Six years later the group revisited the song, with Billy Preston on keyboards. In his 1980 “Playboy” interview, Lennon admitted the song was probably resurrected for “Let It Be” because of a lack of material. As the rooftop performance drew to a close John sang an impromptu line from “Danny Boy.” The previously unreleased 1963 version can be found on the “Anthology 1” album.

John Lennon – Grow Old With Me - Milk and Honey ‘84 Taken from another Robert Browning poem, “grow old with me, the best is yet to be,” is another heartbreaking reminder that we lost an incredible song writer, too soon, with music that should go on for another hundred pages – but this solo Beatles Bible is much, much shorter than it should. What a shame!

John Lennon - #9 Dream - ‘74 This track had started out with the title of “Walls and Bridges.” It was later renamed as it is much more fitting, and continues John’s fascination with the number nine. provide backing vocals (“John’s”) – while a message to George Harrison can be heard (as the two men had been arguing).