Playlist August 16th 2015 Special Guests John Pizzarelli. Vince Calandra, Dave Morrell

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2 2 Playlist August 16th 2015 Special Guests John Pizzarelli. Vince Calandra, Dave Morrell 9am/Open The Beatles - Good Morning Good Morning - Sgt. Pepper s Lonely Hearts Club Band Based on a Kellogg s Cornflakes television commercial John heard while sitting at the piano and feeling a bit stuck trying to write something for Sgt. Pepper. Paul plays a stinging guitar solo and flourishes with his right-handed Fender Esquire. The basic rhythm track was recorded on February 8, 1967 in eight takes, four of them complete.

3 3 Overdubs followed with John s lead vocal and Paul s bass added on February 16. A horn section consisting of members of the Brian Epstein-managed band Sounds Inc. (previously Sounds Incorporated) was brought in on March 13. Sounds Incorporated had been one of the opening acts on the Beatles 1964 and 1965 tours. The Beatles - I m Only Sleeping - Revolver Written by John and Paul at Kenwood, John s estate in Weybridge, in one writing session. Recording of the backing rhythm track began at 11:30 p.m. on April 27, John recorded his lead vocal on April 29. Both the vocal and backing track were recorded at variable speed. It was during the recording of I m Only Sleeping that The Beatles discovered the backwards guitar. On May 5, 1966, as the band continued working on the song, George painstakingly transcribed the notes in his guitar solo and flourishes and then wrote them out backwards. He then played them in that reverse order. The tapes were then superimposed BACKWARDS in the mix, playing the solo notes and embellishments in the correct order, but maintaining the eerie backwards sound. I m Only Sleeping was one of three songs issued in America six weeks prior to their official release in the UK. American and Canadian Beatles fans heard I m Only Sleeping, And Your Bird Can Sing, and Doctor Robert first on Capitol Records Yesterday And Today album, issued June 20, The rest of the world had to wait until the first week of August for them to appear on the Revolver LP. Yesterday And Today - Capitol LP Paul McCartney Great Day Flaming Pie 97 This was previously heard as an instrumental in the 1974 Backyard film. The song was originally was written in the early 1970 s, and provided a great finish to a fantastic album in Flaming Pie.

4 4 George Harrison Apple Scruffs - All Things Must Pass 70 This was a salute to the girls (and sometimes boys) who stood vigil at Apple, Abbey Road and anyplace a Fab was to likely to be. Upon recording the tune, George invited the Apple Scruffs, into the studio to have a listen. BREAK Take a request HERE/

5 5 The Beatles - Hold Me Tight With The Beatles Lead vocal: Paul Initially recorded during the marathon Please Please Me session on February 11, 1963, the song was not chosen for inclusion on The Beatles debut album and the tape containing that day s recording had been lost, recorded over or destroyed. On September 12, 1963, their fourth recording session for the With The Beatles LP, the song was started from scratch. Hold Me Tight had been written by Paul and John sometime in 1961 and the song was part of their set list from 1961 through 1963 during their Cavern Club and Hamburg club days. Meet The Beatles! - Capitol LP The Beatles - Little Child With The Beatles Composed in about two hours just days before being recorded, Little Child was originally written for Ringo Starr to sing on The Beatles second album. When he passed, John and Paul penned a similar and simpler song for him to sing entitled I Wanna Be Your Man. John Lennon provides the lead vocal. Overdubs include John s harmonica part and Paul on piano. The song was never performed in concert by The Beatles. Recorded September 11 and 12, and October 3, Meet The Beatles! - Capitol LP

6 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 -- 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. The term bird was British slang at the time for girl. Although Lennon never elaborated on the inspiration behind the lyrics, it is believed to refer to the rivalry between The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Although the two groups were friends, Lennon saw the Stones as Beatles copyists, and the 'bird' in the title may have been Mick Jagger s on-again, off-again girlfriend/muse Marianne Faithfull. The working title of the song was You Don t Get Me. And Your Bird Can Sing was one of three songs issued in America six weeks prior to their official release in the UK. American and Canadian Beatles fans heard I m Only Sleeping, And Your Bird Can Sing, and Doctor Robert first on Capitol Records Yesterday And Today album, issued June 20, The rest of the world had to wait until the first week of August for them to appear on the Revolver LP. "And Your Bird Can Sing" was used as the theme song of The Beatles' cartoon series during its third season. 6

7 7 Yesterday And Today - Capitol LP 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 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. John Lennon Steel and Glass - Walls And Bridges 74 Much like How Do You Sleep three years earlier, this is another blistering Lennon track that sets its sights on Allen Klein (who had contributed lyrics to How Do You Sleep those few years before) BREAK

8 8 Great show for ya today Vince Calandra will be here to tell ya about the Beatles in NYC 50 year ago this weekend and jazz great John Pizzarelli will play many chords for you he s got a new album out called Mid Night McCartney and Dave Morrell brought us some Shea Sounds. Until then 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. Rubber Soul - Capitol LP The Beatles - Eight Days A Week - Beatles For Sale Recorded primarily on October 6, It is the first instance of the Beatles taking an unfinished idea into the studio and experimenting with different approaches to a song. Eight Days A Week is the first pop song with a fade-in introduction. Written mostly by

9 9 Paul, the title was taken from a line spoken by a limo driver. McCartney: I was being driven over to visit John. The chauffeur was talking away to me, saying how hard his boss worked the staff, so hard that they seem to do eight days a week. We ve altered the plot a bit for the song, of course. The bloke loves the girl eight days a week. In later years John Lennon incorrectly referred to this title in interviews as the original working title for the film Help! The actual working title of Help! was Eight Arms To Hold You. On September 20, 1964 as the band and their entourage flew to their final North American Tour concert destination, the press corps on board the Beatles private plane witnessed from a distance, careful not to interrupt, the four Beatles huddled together working on a new song. John, Paul, and George on guitars and Ringo tapping his knees, and all humming the tune of what would become Eight Days A Week. Released as a single b/w I Don t Want To Spoil The Party in the U.S. on February 15, Beatles VI - Capitol LP Paul & Linda McCartney - Another Day - LIVE Also written around the Let it Be sessions, this was a similar narrative to Eleanor Rigby, again dealing with a lonely woman. This was specifically referenced in John s How Do You Sleep in the Imagine album. QUIZ #1 (tones added) Who s singing this Beatles song? (Four Tops)

10 10 I liked those horns can we have some more? Please? (hit it) The Beatles - Got To Get You Into My Life - Revolver Lead vocal: Paul Another Paul McCartney solo composition, Paul called this stand out track an ode to pot, like someone else might write an ode to chocolate or a good claret (wine). Work began on the song on April 7, 1966, and this early alternate version can be heard on the Anthology 2 album. It was the second song recorded for the Revolver album. The Beatles returned to the song the next day with an improved arrangement that included John and George on fuzz guitars. On May 18 they revisited the song again, devoting a full 12-hour session to rework and complete the song. To give the song its Motown feel, five outside musicians were brought in to add brass and saxophones. An additional dual guitar overdub was added on June 17. Got To Get You Into My Life was the opening song performed on the final Wings tour in Revolver - Capitol LP The Beatles - Savoy Truffle - The Beatles (Harrison)

11 11 Lead vocal: George George took his inspiration for his fourth song on the White Album from a box of chocolates, specifically a Mackintosh s Good News double centre chocolate assortment box, said by George to be Eric Clapton s favorite brand. Most of the candies mentioned by George in the song came from the specific candies found in the box. Confections such as Creme Tangerine, Montelimart, Ginger Sling, Coffee Dessert and Savoy Truffle were part of the assortment. Cool Cherry Cream and Coconut Fudge were Harrison creations. When George sings But you ll have to have them all pulled out after the Savoy Truffle, it is a warning to his friend Eric Clapton that he will have to have his decaying teeth pulled out. After some rehearsal, the backing track was recorded in one take on October 3, 1968, at Trident Studios. With George playing electric piano, Paul on Rickenbacker bass, and Ringo on drums. Harrison s lead vocal was recorded at Trident Studios on October 5. Chris Thomas score for saxophones (distorted at Harrison s request) was recorded at Abbey Road on October 11. The final overdubs for Savoy Truffle on October 14 were also the last instruments recorded during the White Album sessions: organ, tambourine, bongos, and George playing a lead guitar part on his Fender Telecaster. This is the third of four Harrison songs on the White Album that John Lennon does not appear on. The Beatles - Lady Madonna - Non-LP Track Lead vocal: Paul The Beatles seventeenth single release for EMI s Parlophone label.

12 12 The last original issue Beatles 45 to appear on the Capitol swirl label in the U.S. or on the Parlophone label in the UK. Starting in the summer of 1968, Beatles recordings would be issued on their own record label, Apple Records. The Beatles did not leave EMI or Capitol, they simply had their own custom label, to which they could sign artists. The manufacturing and distribution would remain the same as before. In fact, in America, their releases continued to use Capitol album and single catalog numbering BREAK Take request for: The Beatles - Don t Bother Me With The Beatles (Harrison)

13 13 Lead vocal: George George Harrison s first recorded original song. While some may see it as a misfortune that Harrison was surrounded by two of the most gifted songwriters in history, this proximity gave him great insight into the mechanics of writing a song from scratch. His first attempt was more than a throwaway composition. He called Don t Bother Me an exercise to see if he could write a song, and it was written while George was sick in a bed at the Palace Court Hotel in Bournemouth where The Beatles were playing six nights at Gaumont Cinema in mid-august of It was during this engagement (on August 22) that photographer Robert Freeman took the iconic artsy cover photograph of the band in half lighting that would grace the cover of both the British With The Beatles album and the American Meet The Beatles! album. The Beatles - I ll Be Back - A Hard Day s Night Recorded in 16 takes on June 1, 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 Capitol Records held it off their Something New album and released it on Beatles 65 in December Beatles 65 - Capitol LP The Beatles - Any Time At All - A Hard Day s Night

14 Recorded June 2, 1964, the last day of recording for the A Hard Day s Night album. John Lennon: 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 arrangement 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. Something New - Capitol LP 14

15 15 Wings Hi Hi Hi - Wings Over America NEWS HERE BREAK 50 th Anniversary weekend of The Beatles playing Shea Stadium and our buddy and author Dave Morrell is here with some top shelf Shea Stadium audio for ya and Dave was also there at Shea...Dave Morrell! Let s play Dizzy Miss Lizzy Welcome from the Ed Sullivan Show Vince Calandra! Back w/ JOHN PIZZARELLI BREAK

16 16 Paul My Valentine Kisses On The Bottom In addition to being a bandleader and solo performer, he recorded/ big timers like: James Taylor, Natalie Cole, Rickie Lee Jones and the Dave Van Ronk, Rosemary Clooney, Buddy DeFranco, of course, his Dad Bucky Pizzarelli. (Vince) The Beatles - I Want to Hold Your Hand - A Collection Of Beatles Oldies with Paul The Beatles fifth single release for EMI s Parlophone label. I Want to Hold Your Hand was the Beatles first single issued by Capitol Records. It is the song that launched Beatlemania in the United States. It was written equally by John and Paul in the basement music room in Richard and Margaret Asher s house at 57 Wimpole Street in the west end of London in September Paul had been dating the couple s daughter, actress Jane Asher, and was spending a lot of time at the Asher home whenever he was in London. Paul would eventually accept an invitation to move in, taking up residence in their attic. (Dave) The Beatles - Not A Second Time With The Beatles

17 17 Written in early September 1963 entirely by John Lennon in the style of Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. Recorded on September 11, Featuring George Martin on piano. The Capitol Records A&R staff thought so highly of this song that they chose it to close their Meet The Beatles! LP. Meet The Beatles! - Capitol LP QUIZ. Another Woodstock Anniversary this weekend A Beatles related Woodstock Quiz question Name the Beatles songs performed and who played em at The Woodstock Music & Art Fair this weekend in 1969 Hint some artists played the same song! BREAK Richie Havens With A Little Help Strawberry Fields/Hey Jude Joe Cocker Little Help CSN Blackbird Not sure what we will be doing here perhaps Blackbird by CSN I ll let ya know!

18 18 John will sing and play for again HERE The Beatles Two Of Us Paul - Goodbye

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