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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.
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Some religious thoughts from solo artists
JPG&R…in this reverent time of year
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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
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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,
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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!
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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 --
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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
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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. It was completed in eight takes (numbered Take 20
through 27 to match the film crew clapboard numbers) on January 31,
1969,
the day after the rooftop concert. Take 27 had two complete
performances of the song and the first of these Take 27
performances was deemed the best. Though the intent of
the January 1969 “Get Back” sessions was to capture the Beatles
“live” in the studio without benefit of studio trickery like
overdubbing, an exception was made on “Let It
Be” so that George Harrison could re-record his lead guitar
solo. George’s overdub was recorded on April 30, 1969. Author Mark
Lewisohn: “It is widely believed that there are two different takes
of ‘Let It Be’ publicly available - the single released (in the UK)
on
March 6, 1970 and the “Let It Be” LP version released (in the
UK) May 8, 1970. Certainly the lead guitar solos in the middle
eight differ considerably, and the LP version has a longer
duration. But, in truth, these are one and the same version. That
is, they are
derived from the same tape.”
Dono intro The Beatles - Sexy Sadie - The Beatles (long)
(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John
On February 19, 1968, the Beatles left the comforts of the UK
for an oft-postponed extended trip to Rishikesh, India. Arriving
the next day, they had come to learn the
powers of mediation under the direction of Indian guru Maharishi
Mahesh Yogi at the Academy of Transcendental Meditation. The
compound was located 150 feet above the Ganges surrounded on three
sides by jungle-covered mountains. Students would live in
stone cottages. Each cottage had twin beds and modern bathroom
facilities. George Harrison had been enlightened by the Indian
culture and the Maharishi’s teachings and invited his band mates to
immerse themselves in it as well. But instead of rejuvenating the
other Beatles, the trip became tedious. Ringo and wife Maureen left
Rishikesh after 10 days, complaining of missing their children and
not liking the food. John and Paul turned it into a songwriting
vacation, much to Harrison’s irritation. Paul and girlfriend Jane
Asher returned to England on March 26. In April, things came to a
head when a rumor circulated that the Maharishi had made sexual
advances toward at least one of the women at the compound. John:
“We went to see him after we stayed up all night discussing was it
true or not true. When George started thinking it might be true,
I
thought well, it must be true, because if George started
thinking it might be true there must be something to it. So we went
to see Maharishi, the whole gang of us, the next
day, charged down to his hut, his bungalow, and as usual, when
the dirty work came, I
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was the spokesman.” But instead of accusing the Maharishi
outright of wrongdoing or inquiring about the specifics of the
rumor, Lennon announced cryptically “We’re
leaving.” When the Maharishi asked why, Lennon’s response was
“Well, if you’re so cosmic you’ll know why.” True or not, Lennon
and Harrison had had enough and left with their entourage
immediately. “Sexy Sadie” was written by John while waiting at
Delhi Airport, and was originally titled “Maharishi” with lyrics
being “Maharishi, what
have you done? You made a fool of everyone.” At Harrison’s
request, Lennon backed off and substituted ‘Sexy Sadie’ for
‘Maharishi.’
The Beatles - Mother Nature’s Son - The Beatles
(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: Paul
Another Paul McCartney solo performance for the “White Album.”
Paul remembers writing the song at his father’s home in Liverpool
and that it was inspired by Nat “King” Cole’s recording of “Nature
Boy.” After the other Beatles went home on the evening of
August 9, 1968, Paul went through 25 live performances of the
song, each featuring his vocal and his Martin D-28 acoustic guitar.
Take 24 was deemed the best. Overdubbing took place on August 20
with Paul playing drums and timpani, double-tracking his lead vocal
at the end of the song, and adding a second acoustic guitar part.
George Martin’s
brass arrangement was also added to the mix.
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George Harrison – Rising Sun - Brainwashed ‘02
This track enforces the concept that George Harrison believed we
are eternal souls. His son Dhani spoke
about this this saying ..saw his father’s faith first-hand in
the way he handled the cancer diagnosis in 1998 right until his
end: “He never flinched. He never felt sorry for himself. He never
lost his sense of humor. He wasn’t afraid of death,
although he was very aware of it. We’d be in the kitchen and
he’d say, ‘Dhan, you know we are not these bodies, don’t
you?”
The Beatles - I’m So Tired - The Beatles (Lennon-McCartney)
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Lead vocal: John John Lennon’s “I’m So Tired” was started and
finished in 14 takes on October 8, 1968.
No overdubs were added. The session was a marathon 16-hour
session which started at 4 p.m. on the 8th and finished at 8 a.m.
on October 9 (John’s 28th birthday), and saw the completion of two
Lennon compositions (“I’m So Tired” and “The Continuing Story Of
Bungalow Bill”) and work on George Harrison’s “Long Long Long.”
Written in India while the Beatles were studying Transcendental
Meditation under Maharishi Mahesh
Yogi, the all-day regime in Rishikesh, India, prevented John
from sleeping at night, so he decided to write a song about it. At
the end of the song John can be heard muttering
a phrase that when played backwards offered “Paul is dead”
conspiracy theorists another major clue: “Paul is a dead man, miss
him, miss him.”
The Beatles - Across The Universe - Let It Be
(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John
Prior to leaving for an extended trip to India to study
Transcendental Meditation in early 1968, the Beatles recorded
several new songs to fill the sides of their upcoming single,
which would be released while they were away. John had
originally wanted his new composition, “Across The Universe,” for
the A-side of the single but was still not happy with the mix of
the song. When the Beatles sat down to decide which two of their
new
recordings should be used, John preferred “Across the Universe”
remain on the shelf for the time being, giving Paul’s more
commercial “Lady Madonna” the A-side. “Across The
Universe” was written entirely by John and was recorded February
4, 1968, in eight takes. Overdubs were recorded on February 8.
Comedian and author Spike Milligan had been at Abbey Road when the
group was working on the song and some months later
inquired about it. He was surprised to learn that “Across the
Universe” was sitting unreleased in EMI’s vault, so Milligan asked
Lennon to donate the song to a charity album he was organizing for
the World Wildlife Fund. Milligan was a British comedy
legend who, along with Peter Sellers, starred in “The Goon
Show,” one of John’s all-time favorite programs. Lennon not only
gladly contributed the song to be used on the
charity album, but arranged to have the songwriting royalties
from the recording given to the World Wildlife Fund. This charity
album version, known by fans as the “Wildlife” version, was
released in December 1969. Although it is popularly believed that
the two
versions of “Across The Universe” are different recordings, they
are not. Both the “Wildlife” version and the Phil Spector
re-produced version are derived from the same
February 8, 1968, master tape. For the charity album, the sound
of birds was added and the tape was sped up to give it a higher
pitch. On April 1, 1970, Spector stripped some
elements from the original February 8, 1968, master tape, slowed
it down and added an orchestra and choir. The instrumental line-up
is John on acoustic guitar, Paul on piano, George on tamboura and
wah-wah guitar (second and third refrains only) and Ringo on
drums.
3 in a row from our missing Beatles George & John…. only
physically right ?
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11.27 BREAK
Steve pick a few songs…
John Lennon – Working Class Hero – Rehearsal 1972
Paul & Linda McCartney – The Back Seat of my Car – Ram
‘71 Originally played during the “Let it Be” sessions, Lennon
again thought this song
was about him with the lyrics, “We believe that we can’t be
wrong.” This was intended to be more a Beach Boys style tune, which
had nothing to do with
Lennon.
Mary Hopkin – Goodbye - Single