What happens when an underground Twin Cities hip hop veteran picks the softest song on Beatles for Sale as his favorite track on the album?

On this episode we bring in our old friend Alexei, known as Crescent Moon from Kill the Vultures and Mixed Blood Majority, to talk about why I’ll Follow the Sun hits him so hard. We get into his path from early Minneapolis hip hop crews to folk duos busking Dylan style, and how that journey opened the door to the Beatles.

We cover:

- The wild origin of the song, written by Paul at 16 while sick at home

- The stripped down “bedroom pop” feel of the Beatles’ recording, complete with Ringo drumming on his knees

- Bad covers of the song

- A cursed 7-Up slogan during the "Uncola" campaign

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