My Favourite Beatles Song

Tim Tucker is joined by returning guests Jacob Balcom & Matt Howell of the Bronze-Age Monsters podcast, to discuss a song that signalled a new direction for the band ahead of the Rubber Soul album. They share personal memories and musical insights covering the song's recording history, thematic elements, and its significance within the Beatles' discography.

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Original music by Joe Kane
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Jerry Hammack has written extensively on the Beatles’ recording processes and techniques, providing expert guidance on how today’s musicians can recreate those classic sounds. In this episode, he shares his insights into the Beatles' psychedelic masterpiece, 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds'.

Jerry Hammack

The Beatles Recording Techniques by Jerry Hammack: https://beatlesrecordingtechniques.com

The Beatles Recording Reference Manuals by Jerry Hammack: https://www.beatlesrecordingreferencemanuals.com

Jerry Hammack’s website: https://jerryhammack.com

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Original music by Joe Kane

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Jeff Slate is a multi-talented singer, songwriter, musician, writer, and journalist. His writings have been featured in Rolling Stone magazine, WSJ, the New Yorker, and the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s box set. He discusses how the Beatles influenced his life and career, and how his appreciation of the song In My Life has changed over the years.

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Original music by Joe Kane

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Chris Matheson, screenwriter of the Bill & Ted movies, joins to discuss Cry Baby Cry. The conversation delves into the track’s mysterious qualities, its thematic connections to childhood and loss, and how it fits into the eclectic mosaic of the White Album.

• Chris on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0558533/
• Books by Chris Matheson: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/13574609.Chris_Matheson

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Original music by Joe Kane

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Sam Whiles is the host of Paul or Nothing, a podcast dedicated to the life and music of Paul McCartney. In this episode, he returns to the show to discuss his current favourite Beatles song, Within You Without You, taking in George Harrison’s exploration of Indian culture and expressions of spirituality through music.

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Debbie Gendler is a lifelong Beatles fan and writes about her experiences in her new book, I Saw Them Standing There. She was in the studio audience at the historic first Ed Sullivan appearance and met the band personally in 1965. In this episode, Debbie shares her incredible journey and her thoughts on her favourite song, Things We Said Today.

Debbie’s website: https://www.debbiegendler.com

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Steve Matteo, author of "Act Naturally: The Beatles on Film" and "Let It Be" from the 33 1/3 book series, talks about the Beatles’ iconic movie theme song Magical Mystery Tour. Steve’s work has been featured in The New York Times and Rolling Stone, and he’s written engaging liner notes and press releases for artists like The Kinks, Willie Nile, and Lee Scratch Perry.

• Act Naturally: The Beatles on Film: https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781493059010/Act-Naturally-The-Beatles-on-Film
• Let it Be (33 1/3): https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/beatles-let-it-be-9781441167149/
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In 1994, the three surviving Beatles worked on a John Lennon demo to create their first new song in 25 years, Free as a Bird. Writer and author Steve O’Brien discusses his love for arguably the most Beatle-y of Beatles songs. 

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New episode! We get into a love groove with Vivek J. Tiwary, a mastermind in musical entertainment and the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Fifth Beatle. He shares his unique insights on the iconic Beatles song All You Need Is Love and its relevance to the story of Vivek’s hero, Brian Epstein.

Website: https://thefifthbeatle.com/graphic-novel/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/fifthbeatle

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Turn up your speakers, we're playing ‘She Said, She Said’ and delving into the magic with Dr Christine Feldman Barrett, author of A Women’s History of the Beatles.

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• A Women’s History of the Beatles: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/womens-history-of-the-beatles-9781501348051/

Produced by Tim Tucker
Original Music by Joe Kane
Logo by Mark Cunningham