Help!, in addition to being an amazing album, is also representative of a transitional time for The Beatles: part "early" with songs like "The Night Before" and the title track, and part "middle" with mid-tempo grooves like "Ticket to Ride" and the instant-classic-for-all-generations-and-humans "Yesterday." Unsurprisingly, we love it all. Our panel of Will Hines, Adam McCabe, Joel Spence and Ariana Lenarsky get into this astoundingly great collection of songs. 

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Friends from the Los Angeles comedy scene discuss the Beatles, an album at a time. We have no reason to, nor any special qualifications. We just want to because we're obsessed with the band, like any rational human. TOPICS INCLUDE: Reasons we love them! Stories we've read! Opinions we hold! Excitement we cannot contain! THE BEATLES!

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Beatlesque songs. Or is it Beatles-esque? We say it both ways in our traditional not-quite-sure-we're-right style! But the point is we bring songs to the table that have reminded us of Beatles songs. There are so many ways this can happen! Sometimes it's the harmonies, sometimes the arrangement, other times the quality of the vocal. Sometimes it's something even more subtle. This is not by any means a definitive or iconic list. This represents a thing all Beatles fans go through, which is hearing a song and going "oh man, this feels like The Beatles." Some of the songs / artists discussed:   Zuder Zee  Adrian Belew - Men In Helicopters v4  Squeeze - Up The Junction   Prince - Around The World In A Day period   Elton John - Yellow Brick Road   The Knickerbockers - Lies   Michael Rault - I’ll Be There  The Nerves - When You Find Out  Subscribe to get access to all of our back episodes at screwitpodcasts.com Join our free Discord chat there also! Next month on June 15: We talk 1980s Beatles with guest Eric Johnson of Fruit Bats!

Beatlesque Songs

The panel discusses the 2006 album Love. A soundtrack to a Cirque du Soleil show, it is also a terrific standalone listening experience. Giles Martin, a then new produce on the Beatles team, carried on his father's legacy and oversaw the project brilliantly. The new (at the time) mixes brought new life to beloved songs. The mashups, which could have been gimmicky and cheap, were thoughtful and artfully chosen -- they still sound great over 15 years later. Even the sequencing -- starting off with the acapella version of "Because" and ending with the triumphant "All You Need Is Love" -- is deft and tasteful. Along the way, the Beatles of every era is showcased -- sometimes with original tracks, sometimes mashups, sometimes demo versions and alternate takes. The final product is a must-listen for any Beatles fan. To get access to the full back catalog of our podcast episodes, subscribe at screwitpodcasts.com Join our free Discord chat server, invite link is also at screwitpodcasts.com. Next main episode (in which we examine "Beatlesque" songs" arrives on May 15.

The Love Album

The sons of Paul McCartney and John Lennon wrote a song together called "Primrose Hill", and that merits an emergency episode from the panel. Katie put her Paris vacation on hold so she could get to a computer and the full panel could discuss this event! We listen to the song together and give our first reactions live and then discuss our thoughts! Please enjoy! This is an excerpt of the subscriber-only episode, sign up at screwitpodcasts.com to hear the full 30 minute discussion. Otherwise a full episode is comign to the free feed on April 15 about the Love album. Also, consider joining our free Discord (chat service) -- see screwitpodcasts.com for a link to join.

Emergency Episode preview - James McCartney / Sean Lennon Song

We go through the entire discography of the band which is and always has been the focus of the podcast: Herman's Hermits. To become a subcriber to this podcast which is and always has been about Herman's Hermits, go to screwitpodcasts.com And/or join our free Discord: invite link is also at screwitpodcasts.com

Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About Herman's Hermits

In our subscriber feed we do a bonus episode on the new Beyonce cover of Blackbird which dropped today (March 25 2024) as part of her new album "Cowboy Carter."  To hear the whole thing, subscribe at screwitpodcasts.com Join our free Discord chat server, invite link is also at screwitpodcasts.com. Next main episode (in which we examine the Beatles album LOVE) is coming in full on April 15.

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