Famous Lost Words

706 - Special Beatles Edition! The last years of the Fab Four


Listen Later

As Peter Jackson’s highly anticipated “Get Back” film finally gets released, we celebrate with our own Beatles special.  In this episode, we focus in on the final years of The Fab Four with some incredible Beatles audio -  stuff that would definitely make Peter Jackson envious!  Joining us this week is Beatles nut Jay Michaels of Newstalk 1010 in Toronto.

Among the highlights:

  • In 1969, Paul and George talk about their upcoming film “Let It Be” (which is literally the same footage that Peter Jackson uses for “Get Back). Paul seems excited about the film, George says he “can’t stand it”
  • John Lennon talks about how Paul was the driving force for the band in the latter years.
  • Paul talks about the influence of Yoko on John and how it affected the band’s cohesion.
  • We (finally) have plenty of Ringo content too! He talks about joining the band and what led to the breakup
  • John and George talk about the possibility of a Beatles reunion in the ‘70s
  • McCartney remembers an emotional Liverpool concert after John’s death
  • Producer George Martin reflects on the breakup of the band and reuniting with the surviving lads for the “Anthology” series
  • One of the Beatles major influences, Little Richard, explains what the Beatles learned from him (Richard is no shrinking violet in this clip!)

Christopher, Tom & Jay also discuss the enduring legacy of the Fab 4. They also speculate on how the band’s music will hold up in the future. Also, what if they had stayed together? Would solo hits like “Imagine”, “My Sweet Lord”, “Photograph” and “Band On The Run” sounded different as Beatles songs?

            And each of us choose three songs that we would play for non-fans to turn them on to The Beatles.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Famous Lost WordsBy Bell Media

  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5

5

10 ratings


More shows like Famous Lost Words

View all
Radiolab by WNYC Studios

Radiolab

43,962 Listeners

Fresh Air by NPR

Fresh Air

38,516 Listeners

Q with Tom Power by CBC

Q with Tom Power

265 Listeners

Making Sense with Sam Harris by Sam Harris

Making Sense with Sam Harris

26,335 Listeners

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast by Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

3,938 Listeners

Véronique et les Fantastiques by iHeartRadio

Véronique et les Fantastiques

14 Listeners

Ongoing History of New Music by Curiouscast

Ongoing History of New Music

567 Listeners

Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond by Pushkin Industries

Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond

4,112 Listeners

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend by Team Coco & Earwolf

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

59,577 Listeners

Rolling Stone All Access by Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone All Access

1,006 Listeners

The Daryn & Deepa Podcast by iHeartRadio

The Daryn & Deepa Podcast

9 Listeners

The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge by Manscorp Media Services

The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge

203 Listeners

La gang du matin à Québec by Bell Media

La gang du matin à Québec

2 Listeners

SmartLess by Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, Will Arnett

SmartLess

58,256 Listeners

Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade by Audacy

Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade

12,789 Listeners

Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry by Curiouscast

Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry

101 Listeners

Fun for All Ages with Frank Santopadre by Fun for All Ages

Fun for All Ages with Frank Santopadre

435 Listeners

The Paikin Podcast by Epicentre Media

The Paikin Podcast

32 Listeners