BREAKFAST W/ THE BEATLES PLAYLIST EASTER 2016

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1 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 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 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 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 KLOS/ 3.32 >Denny Laine, Laurence Juber, Dave Gilmour, Pete Townshend. Steve Holly, John Bonham, Kenney Jones. John Paul Jones, Ronnie Lane,

4 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 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 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 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 rerecorded 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. 1 st 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) 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 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? KLOS Good luck!

7 BREAK The Beatles Free As A Bird Anthology I John piano demo recorded New York circa 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 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 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 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 4 th Time Around. On U.S. album: Rubber Soul - Capitol LP

9 9 BREAK Without birds no Easter Eggs for the kids. The Beatles - Let It Be - album version - Let It Be Naked 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 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, 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, 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) 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

10 10 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 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. (play Cowsils Milk spot HERE) BREAK 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

11 11 John Lennon s I m So Tired was started and finished in 14 takes on October 8, 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 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 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?

12 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