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2 9AM A lot of Beatles Anniversary s going on this week the 45 th Anniversary of The White Album, George ATMP came out this week in 1970 and the Beatles second album and the 1 st rock n roll long

2 2 9AM A lot of Beatles Anniversary s going on this week the 45 th Anniversary of The White Album, George ATMP came out this week in 1970 and the Beatles second album and the 1 st rock n roll long player to sell over 1 million copies in the UK with the Beatles came out dig this 50 years ago on Nov. 22 nd 1963 So let s feature it right now right here on BWTB. The Beatles - It Won t Be Long With The Beatles 2

3 3 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 songs 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 The Beatles - All My Loving With The Beatles Lead vocal: Paul Essentially a Paul McCartney solo composition. The first song performed on the live broadcast of The Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964, and watched by a thenrecord 72 million viewers. McCartney has said it was the first song he ever wrote where he had the words before the music. Recorded in 13 takes on July 30, All My Loving is the most commercial Lennon-McCartney song recorded by The Beatles in 1963 that was not released as a single in the UK or U.S. On U.S. album: Meet The Beatles! - Capitol LP 3

4 The Beatles - Not A Second Time With The Beatles Written in early September 1963 entirely by John Lennon in the style of Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. Recorded on September 11, 1963.

4 4 The Beatles - Not A Second Time With The Beatles 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. On U.S. album: Meet The Beatles! - Capitol LP The Beatles - Money (That s What I Want) With The Beatles (Bradford-Gordy) Originally recorded by Barrett Strong and released as a single on Motown s Tamla and Anna labels in 1959 and 1960 respectively, peaking at #23 in It was a part of The Beatles live repertoire from 1960 to On July 18, 1963, the group, with George Martin on piano, performed the song live in the studio -- vocals and all -- for six full takes, the final take being deemed the best. Although The Beatles involvement with the recorded track lasted this one day, George Martin continued to add overdubs and tinker with his piano part until the song was completed to his satisfaction on September 30, On U.S. album: The Beatles Second Album - Capitol LP The Beatles - You Really Got A Hold On Me With The Beatles (Robinson) 4

5 Recorded June 18, 1963, Paul McCartney s 21st birthday. Originally recorded by the Miracles and released as a single by Motown Records in November 1962.

5 5 Recorded June 18, 1963, Paul McCartney s 21st birthday. Originally recorded by the Miracles and released as a single by Motown Records in November The single was a crossover smash, topping the Billboard R&B chart and reaching #8 on the Billboard pop chart. Miracles lead singer William Smokey Robinson is the credited songwriter. It is one of three Motown songs covered by The Beatles on their second LP. On U.S. album: The Beatles Second Album - Capitol LP The Beatles - Don t Bother Me With The Beatles (Harrison) 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 - 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 5

6 6 part and Paul on piano. The song was never performed in concert by The Beatles. Recorded September 11 and 12, and October 3, On U.S. album: Meet The Beatles! - Capitol LP 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. On U.S. album: Meet The Beatles! - Capitol LP The Beatles - Roll Over Beethoven With The Beatles (Berry) Lead vocal: George Chuck Berry s rock and roll standard was released as a single in May 1956 on Chess Records. It peaking at #29. A staple of The Beatles live show from the earliest days, Beatles fans will be surprised to learn that John Lennon was the lead singer of the song in those very early club days. In 1961 George Harrison took over lead vocals. Roll Over Beethoven was the opening song at The Beatles first concert in America, February 11, 1964 in Washington D.C., and opens Capitol s The Beatles Second Album, released on April 10, On U.S. album: The Beatles Second Album - Capitol LP ASK QUIZ #1 QUESTION HERE We just played 9 of the 14 song found on Beatles 2 nd UK LP WITH THE BEATLES which just turned 50 years old this week For a pair of TIX to see the FAB The Grove in Anaheim * Name the 5 songs we NOT play from WITH THE BEATLES?? 6

7 7 `````` Please Mr. Postman Till There Was You I Wanna Be Yer Man Devil In Her Heart Not A Second Time 9.42 BREAK Winner HERE Now another Album Anniversary for The Beatles this week as The Beatle double album know as The White Album turns 45 years old so in honor of the band BIGGEST selling long player(s) let s go back to 1968 in mono. 7

8 The Beatles - Sexy Sadie - The Beatles On February 19, 1968, the Beatles left the comforts of the UK for an oft-postponed extended trip to Rishikesh, India.

8 8 The Beatles - Sexy Sadie - The Beatles 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 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 8

9 9 have you done? You made a fool of everyone. At Harrison s request, Lennon backed off and substituted Sexy Sadie for Maharishi. The Beatles - Helter Skelter - The Beatles / Gene Lead vocal: Paul Paul has said that he was inspired to write Helter Skelter after reading an interview with the Who s Pete Townshend in which the guitarist described his band s new single, I Can See For Miles, as the loudest, rawest, dirtiest, and most uncompromising song the band had ever recorded. Paul wanted to out-do the Who by making an even louder, rawer, and more raunchy song. On July 18 the band worked through extended versions of Helter Skelter. Take 1 ran 10:40, take 2 was 12:35, and take 3, an epic 27:11, the longest-ever Beatles recording. The nearly half-hour take was deemed the best. On September 9 they returned to the song and re-made it at a more manageable length. Eighteen blistering takes were recorded with Paul offering a lead vocal for the ages and playing his Epiphone Casino electric guitar, John Lennon playing Fender Jazz Bass guitar and saxophone (!), George Harrison playing a distorted lead guitar part on his Gibson Les Paul, Ringo Starr on drums, and Mal Evans on trumpet. The Beatles - Revolution 1 - The Beatles The first song recorded during the sessions for the White Album. At the time of its recording, this slower version was the only version of John Lennon s Revolution, and it carried that titled without a 1 or a 9 in the title. Recording began on May 30, 1968, and 18 takes were recorded. On the final take, the first with a lead vocal, the song continued past the 4 1/2 minute mark and went onto an extended jam. It would end at 10:17 with John shouting to the others and to the control room OK, I ve had enough! 9

10 The final six minutes were pure chaos with discordant instrumental jamming, plenty of feedback, percussive clicks (which are heard in the song s introduction as well), and John repeatedly

10 10 The final six minutes were pure chaos with discordant instrumental jamming, plenty of feedback, percussive clicks (which are heard in the song s introduction as well), and John repeatedly screaming alright and moaning along with his girlfriend, Yoko Ono. Ono also spoke random streams of consciousness on the track such as if you become naked. This bizarre six-minute section was clipped off the version of what would become Revolution 1 to form the basis of Revolution 9. Yoko s naked line appears in the released version of Revolution 9 at 7:53. The Beatles - Martha My Dear - The Beatles Lead vocal: Paul Recorded in one take on October 4, 1968, at Trident Studios. With the exception of the strings and horns section orchestrated by George Martin that was overdubbed onto take 1, the piano-driven ballad Martha My Dear was another Paul McCartney solo performance on the White Album. Although it takes its name from Paul s sheep dog, Martha, the song is a love song about a woman. In addition to his lead vocal, Paul plays piano and drums. Once the outside musicians left, Paul re-recorded his lead vocal part, adding handclaps at the same time. After Martha My Dear was finished McCartney turned his attention to Honey Pie, adding the line now she s hit the big time! - NEWS HERE BREAK 10

11 The Beatles - Birthday - The Beatles Lead vocal: Paul with John Birthday is a song written entirely by Paul McCartney in the studio on September 18, 1968, while he waited for the other Beatles to

11 11 The Beatles - Birthday - The Beatles Lead vocal: Paul with John Birthday is a song written entirely by Paul McCartney in the studio on September 18, 1968, while he waited for the other Beatles to arrive. The session that afternoon was purposely scheduled to start two hours earlier than usual so the Beatles could take a break and walk to Paul s home and watch The Girl Can t Help It, the 1956 rock and roll film starring Jayne Mansfield and featuring the likes of Little Richard, Fats Domino, the Platters, Gene Vincent, and Eddie Cochran. The movie was having its British television premiere on the BBC that evening, and Paul lived around the corner from Abbey Road Studios, on Cavendish Avenue. The instrumental backing track included Paul on Epiphone Casino electric guitar, George Harrison on Fender Bass VI (a six-string bass guitar), John on Epiphone Casino electric guitar and Ringo on drums. By the 20th take the backing track was complete and the Beatles headed out to Paul s house to watch the movie. When they returned to the studio they worked on overdubs. In addition to Paul s scorching lead vocal, overdubs included piano, drums, lead guitar, bass guitar, tambourine (played by George with gloves on so he wouldn t get blisters), handclaps, and backing vocals. While Paul is predominantly the lead vocalist, he is joined on 11

12 12 occasion by John. The female voices heard on the birthday refrain in the middle eight belong to Pattie Harrison and Yoko Ono. The Beatles - Glass Onion - The Beatles 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. The Beatles - Dear Prudence - The Beatles Recorded at Trident Studios eight-track recording facilities on August 28, 29, and 30, Ringo Starr had quit the band temporarily and the three remaining Beatles moved forward with sessions for the new album. John Lennon s Dear Prudence features Paul McCartney on drums. The guitar picking which opens and runs through the song is supplied by John on his Epiphone Casino. The finger-picking style was taught to him by folk singer Donovan earlier in the year while they were in India. George Harrison plays his Gibson Les Paul guitar and overdubbed a distorted Fender Telecaster lead guitar 12

13 13 part. In addition to his drumming, Paul plays his Rickenbacker bass guitar, provides the piano track and a very short burst of flugelhorn. John wrote the song in Rishikesh, India, for Prudence Farrow, sister of the actress Mia Farrow, who had cordoned herself off in a hut to meditate for hours on end. Lennon s song was a plea for her to take a break from her excessive meditation and join the others on the trip. The Beatles - Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da - The Beatles Lead vocal: Paul Written by Paul while in Rishikesh, India. In Barry Miles Many Years From Now Paul recalls walking through the Indian jungle near the Maharishi s compound with his guitar singing Ob-La,Di, Ob-La, Da, life goes on, bra, taking the phrase from Jimmy Scott, a Nigerian conga player who had been a part of the London music scene since the 50s. In Scott s native language, Ob la di ob la da is an expression meaning life goes on. Paul created characters for his story - Desmond and Molly and their barrow in a Caribbean marketplace. A barrow is a cart or small vehicle used to carry a load and pulled or pushed by hand. The Beatles - Happiness Is A Warm Gun - The Beatles 13

14 14 John Lennon s Happiness Is A Warm Gun was actually three different, and unfinished, song segments he had strung together to form one finished song. Recording started on September 23, 1968, and the takes numbered into the dozens, an unusual practice for the Beatles. But the three song sections were not alike and had different tempos so it made for difficult transitions. On the first day, 45 takes were attempted. The next day, 25 more attempts to perfect the rhythm track were made. The three distinct parts of the finished song are I Need A Fix, Mother Superior Jumped The Gun, and Happiness Is A Warm Gun. The instrumental line-up was the same both days, with John on Epiphone Casino electric guitar, George on Fender Telecaster, Paul on Rickenbacker bass and Ringo on drums. Ultimately, it was decided that take 53 up to 1:34 was the best of the first two parts of the song and take 65 was the best version of the third part, so those two best takes were edited together to create the best overall take of the complete song and overdubbing began. Specifically, John s lead vocal (triple-tracked in some places), the happiness, bang bang, shoot shoot backing vocals from John, Paul and George, organ, piano, snare drum beat, additional bass, and tambourine. The working title was Happiness Is A Warm Gun In Your Hand, and that wording was taken directly from text on the cover of an American gun magazine George Martin had shown to John. That phrase was a take-off of the then-hugely popular Peanuts comic strip by Charles Schulz, who used the line Happiness is a warm puppy. John considered Happiness Is A Warm Gun one of his best songs. Paul and George reportedly said the track was their favorite on the new album The Beatles - Long Long Long - The Beatles (Harrison) Lead vocal: George George, Paul and Ringo ran through 67 takes of George s Long Long Long, then titled It s Been A Long Long Long Time, on October 7, John Lennon was not at any of the sessions for the song. Harrison provided the lead vocal, accompanying himself on his Gibson J-200 acoustic guitar, Paul played Hammond organ, and Ringo played drums. George has said the you he is referring to in the song is God, and admits that the chords were taken from Bob Dylan s Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands, which is on Dylan s 1966 album Blonde On Blonde. Chris Thomas: There s a sound near the end of the song which is a bottle of Blue Nun wine rattling away on the top of a Leslie speaker cabinet. It just happened. Paul hit a certain note and the bottle started vibrating. We thought it was so good that we set the mikes up and did it again. The Beatles always took advantage of accidents. The rattling sound is best heard in the right channel of the stereo version. More from the Beatles biggest selling album that turns 45 this week.. Now it s time for another Beatles anniversary Quiz #2. 14

15 This time a solo question regarding John Lennon & Yoko Ono who released a single in 1972 on this day Nov. 24 th name that single released in the UK today in 1972 from John & Yoko.I dare ya!

15 15 This time a solo question regarding John Lennon & Yoko Ono who released a single in 1972 on this day Nov. 24 th name that single released in the UK today in 1972 from John & Yoko.I dare ya! KLOS BREAK Winner Here Our earliest spin yet of this holiday classic UK single release: "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"/"Listen The Snow Is Falling" (Apple R 5970) Nov. 24 th 1972 John & Yoko/The Plastic Ono Band Happy Xmas (War Is Over) 15

16 16 This is one of the most popular Christmas Holiday tunes of all time. John used the basic melody from Peter, Paul & Mary s Stewball, with a terrific backing vocal from the Harlem Children s Community Choir. John Lennon (Just Like) Starting Over This would become the biggest post-beatles solo 45 rpm ever. This was a fiftiesstyle song that was unlike anything on the radio in It was an enormous hit even before the event on December 8th, A song that was dedicated to Gene Vincent and Elvis. Bangles Going Down To Liverpool - All Over The Place 1984 / written By Kimberly Rew Welcome Debbi Peterson from the very American girl group The Bangles and Mr. John Wicks from the all male British group The Records! BREAK Debbi & John I m Looking Through You LIVE! 16

17 17 The Beatles - Because - Abbey Road, Paul and George The group recorded 23 takes on August 1, 1969, with George Martin on a Baldwin spinet electric harpsichord matching note with John on his Epiphone Casino electric guitar and Paul on his Rickenbacker bass guitar. For the backing track Ringo kept the beat gently tapping out a beat on the hi-hat. This was for the musician s headphones and was not recorded on the tape. Take 16 was deemed the best backing track and John, Paul, and George added their lush harmonies to it. On August 4, the three recorded their vocals two more times, adding to the already thick layers of harmony. Lennon was inspired the write the song when he hear Yoko playing Beethoven s piano sonata in C Sharp minor, opus 27 number two (aka The Moonlight Sonata ). He asked her to play the chords backwards and wrote Because around that reversed chord sequence. The gorgeous three-part harmonies of Because are showcased on an a cappella mix of the song on the Anthology 3 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 On U.S. album: Beatles 65 - Capitol LP 17

18 The Beatles - We Can Work It Out Past Masters Recorded: 20/29 October 1965 RELEASED AS A CHRISTMAS SINGLE ON DEC. 3 RD 1965 AND IT KICKED OFF THE RUBBER SOUL SESSIONS IN OCT.

18 18 The Beatles - We Can Work It Out Past Masters Recorded: 20/29 October 1965 RELEASED AS A CHRISTMAS SINGLE ON DEC. 3 RD 1965 AND IT KICKED OFF THE RUBBER SOUL SESSIONS IN OCT 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 The Records Hearts In Her Eyes - Single BREAK 18

19 19 Debbi & John The Night Before LIVE! George While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Solo 19

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PLAYLIST MAY 5 th 2013

1 1 2 PLAYLIST MAY 5 th 2013 9AM The Beatles - If I Needed Someone - Rubber Soul (Harrison) Lead vocal: George The fourth original composition by George Harrison to be recorded by The Beatles was heavily