Stroll Down Penny Lane

Episode 10 She's Leaving Home–Origins of a Masterpiece part 2

In Part 2 of our podcast we explore what inspired Paul McCartney to write the song, “She’s Leaving Home.” We learn how John Lennon’s childhood experiences formed an important contribution to the lyrics to this song. We'll share more insights into the grand songwriting competition between Paul McCartney and Brian Wilson, of The Beach Boys, and reveal the inspiring, fateful, and tearful conclusion.

She’s Leaving Home, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, and Winter

You Keep Me Hangin’ On, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, and Eddie Holland; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar

Because, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Mike Sugar

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar

Look Away (theme song for the television series, a Series of Unfortunate Events), Nick Urata and Daniel Handler; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar

Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky), Bill Conti, Carol Connors, and Ayn Robbins; performed by Mike Sugar

That Day is Done, Paul McCartney and Declan MacManus; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar

Penny Lane, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott, Matt Twain)

California Dreamin, John Phillips, Michelle Phillips; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar

God Only Knows, Brian Wilson and Tony Asher; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar

The End, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott, Matt Twain)

Original music score composed, performed, and produced by Mike Sugar

Paul McCartney, the Life, Philip Norman; Little Brown and Company, 2016

Here, There and Everywhere, Geoff Emerick and Howard Massey; Gotham Books; New York, 2006

With a Little Help from my Friends, the making of Sgt. Pepper, George Martin, with William Pearson; Little Brown and Company, 1994

I Am Brian Wilson: A Memoir, Brian Wilson and Ben Greenman; Da Capo Press, 2016

All You Need Is Ears, George Martin with Jeremy Hornsby; St. Martin’s Press, 1979

The Beatles Anthology; Chronicle Books, 2000

The Songwriting Secrets of the Beatles, Dominic Pedler; Omnibus Press, 2003

Many Years From Now, Barry Miles; Vintage Books, Harvill Secker, 1997

Meet the Runaway Who Inspired ‘She’s Leaving Home, Jordan Runtagh; Rolling Stone,

May 23, 2017

A Hard Day’s Write; The Stories Behind Every Beatles Song, Steve Turner; !T Books, 1994

Twilight of the Gods, the Music of the Beatles, Wilfrid Mellers; Schirmer/ Macmillan, 1973

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Episode 9 She’s Leaving Home - Origins Of A Masterpiece Part 1

We explore the origins of Paul McCartney’s song She’s Leaving Home and John Lennon’s contributions. Our investigation uncovers the connections to Brian Wilson’s song, God Only Knows. More than this, we explore the hurling of great, songwriting thunderbolts across the Atlantic Ocean in a grand competition between Paul and Brian Wilson.

Songs:

She’s Leaving Home, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, and Winter

Look Away (theme song for the television series, a Series of Unfortunate Events), Nick Urata and Daniel Handler; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar

You Keep Me Hangin’ On, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, and Eddie Holland; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar

You Won’t See Me, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar

(S)he Drives Me Crazy, Roland Gift, David Steele; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar

Beatlus Rubbere Soulus Gregorian chant, Mike Sugar; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar

Also Sprach Zarathustra, Richard Strauss; performed by Mike Sugar

God Only Knows, Brian Wilson and Tony Asher; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar

Here, There, and Everywhere, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar

Frère Jacques, Unknown, traditional; unknown performer.

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar

The End, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott, Matt Twain)

Penny Lane, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott, Matt Twain)

Sources:

Paul McCartney, the Life, Philip Norman; Little Brown and Company; 2016

Here, There and Everywhere, Geoff Emerick and Howard Massey; Gotham Books; New York; 2006

With a Little Help from my Friends, the making of Sgt. Pepper, George Martin, with William Pearson; Little Brown and Company; 1994

I Am Brian Wilson: A Memoir, Brian Wilson and Ben Greenman; Da Capo Press; 2016

All You Need Is Ears, George Martin with Jeremy Hornsby; St. Martin’s Press; 1979

The Beatles Anthology, Chronicle Books; 2000

The Songwriting Secrets of the Beatles, Dominic Pedler; Omnibus Press; 2003

Many Years From Now, Barry Miles; Vintage Books, Harvill Secker; 1997

Meet the Runaway Who Inspired ‘She’s Leaving Home, Jordan Runtagh; Rolling Stone; May 23, 2017

A Hard Day’s Write; The Stories Behind Every Beatles Song, Steve Turner; !T Books; 1994

Twilight of the Gods, the Music of the Beatles, Wilfrid Mellers; Schirmer/Macmillan; 1973

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Episode 8 Band on the Run – the origin of a hit song Part 2

Join us in Part 2 of our story where we investigate the challenges that Paul faced in recording his hit song Band on the Run; his life-threatening encounter, abandonment, culture shock, and using the new instruments of the 60s and 70s. We also investigate how Band on the Run is somehow connected to the song Desperado by the Eagles!

So settle in for Part 2 of our narrative. You will be intrigued by a series of revelations that you will find entertaining and informative!

Band on the Run, Paul and Linda McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar

Drama-pizza, Mike Sugar; performed by Mike Sugar

Dramockumystery Tour, Mike Sugar; performed by Mike Sugar

Suspenseful Stridi, Mike Sugar; performed by Mike Sugar

Hotel (Theme), Henry Mancini; performed by Mike Sugar

Am Be Into Background, Mike Sugar; performed by Mike Sugar

Abandon The Run (interstitial rabbit hole), based on Paul and Linda McCartney's Band On the Run, rearranged and performed by Mike Sugar

Goodbye, Paul McCartney; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott, Matt Twain)

Two Part Invention in D Minor, J.S. Bach; performed by Mike Sugar

I Want You (She’s So Heavy), Lennon and McCartney; performed by Mike Sugar

Thus Mooged MaccaThustra, Richard Strauss, Paul McCartney, Phil Medley and Bert Berns; [Twist and Shout, Band on the Run, and Also Sprach Zarathustra] mashed up and performed by Mike Sugar

Maxwell’s Silver Hammer, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar

Kalider Story, Mike Sugar; performed by Mike Sugar

Baroque Inn, Mike Sugar; performed by Mike Sugar

Superstition, Stevie Wonder; performed by Mike Sugar

She Drives Me Crazy, Roland Gift, David Steele; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar

Popcorn, Gershon Kingsley; performed by Mike Sugar

Frankenstein; Edgar Winter: performed by Mike Sugar

My Love, Paul and Linda McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar

Whats' My Line, Charles Fox; performed by Mike Sugar

The Good the Bad and the Ugly Theme; Ennio Morricone, performed by Mike Sugar

Desperado, Glenn Frey and Don Henley; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar

Penny Lane, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, and Mark Abbott of Stroll Down Penny Lane

The End, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott, Matt Twain of Stroll Down Penny Lane

Sources:

Paul McCartney, the Life, Philip Norman; Little Brown and Company; 2016

Here, There and Everywhere, Geoff Emerick and Howard Massey; Gotham Books; New York; 2006

McCartney, Christopher Sandford; Carroll and Graf Publishers; 2006

Band on the Run, a History of Paul McCartney and Wings, Garry McGee; Taylor Trade Publishing; 2003

Fab, an intimate life of Paul McCartney; Howard Sounes; Da Capo Press; 2010

Recording the Beatles; Kevin Ryan and Brian Kehew; Curvebender; 2006.

Songwriting Secrets of the Beatles, Dominic Pedler; Omnibus Press; 2003

The Beatles Anthology; Chronicle Books; San Francisco; 2000

Funeral takes place of former Wings guitarist Henry McCullough, David Roy; The Irish News; June 19, 2016

Paul McCartney pays tribute to 'super-talented' Wings guitarist Henry McCullough, Nick Levine; nme.com; June 15, 2016

Paul McCartney and Wings, Band on the Run; Paul McCartney Archive Collection; Deluxe Edition

The Beatles play with the Moog Synthesizer, 1969; Elena the Beatles photos

Band on the Run: Moog or ARP? / Fab Forum; www.beatlesbible.com

Moog synthesizer; Wikipedia

Minimoog; Wikipedia

Fab Four FAQ: Everything Left to Know about the Beatles – and More!, Stuart Shea and Robert Rodriguez; Hal Leonard; 2007

McCartney, songwriter, Howard Elson; W.H. Allen; 1986

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Episode 7 Band on the Run – the origin of a hit song Part 1

Discover how a throw-away line by George Harrison provided the inspiration for the Beatles’ song, You Never Give Me Your Money – AND how three years later, this also formed the basis for Paul’s massive hit, Band on the Run. As we connect these dots, we join a 3,110-mile, transcontinental travel adventure with Paul – and we learn how he flew without his Wings.

So settle in for a series of revelations that you will find entertaining and informative, for in this Episode we will connect all these dots, and more!

Songs

Band on the Run, Paul and Linda McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi, and Mike Sugar

Get Back, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott and Matt Twain)

You Never Give Me Your Money, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott and Matt Twain)

I've Got a Secret, performed by Mike Sugar

Brain Wave Bowl and Bass, Mike Sugar; performed by Mike Sugar

My Love, Paul and Linda McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar

Also Sprach Zarathustra, Richard Strauss; performed by Mike Sugar

I've Got A [Certain] Feeling - Paul McCartney and John Lennon; performed by Mike Sugar

Dra-mocku-mystery Tour I, II, and III, Mike Sugar; performed by Mike Sugar

Beltin' Suspense I and II, Mike Sugar; performed by Mike Sugar

The End, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott, Matt Twain)

Sources:

Paul McCartney, the Life, Philip Norman; Little Brown and Company; 2016

Here, There and Everywhere, Geoff Emerick and Howard Massey; Gotham Books; New York; 2006

McCartney, Christopher Sandford; Carroll and Graf Publishers; 2006

Band on the Run, a History of Paul McCartney and Wings, Garry McGee; Taylor Trade Publishing; 2003

Fab, an intimate life of Paul McCartney; Howard Sounes; Da Capo Press; 2010

Recording the Beatles; Kevin Ryan and Brian Kehew; Curvebender; 2006.

Songwriting Secrets of the Beatles, Dominic Pedler; Omnibus Press; 2003

The Beatles Anthology; Chronicle Books; San Francisco; 2000

Funeral takes place of former Wings guitarist Henry McCullough, David Roy; The Irish News; June 19, 2016

Paul McCartney pays tribute to 'super-talented' Wings guitarist Henry McCullough, Nick Levine; nme.com; June 15, 2016

Paul McCartney and Wings, Band on the Run; Paul McCartney Archive Collection; Deluxe Edition

The Beatles play with the Moog Synthesizer, 1969; Elena the Beatles photos

Band on the Run: Moog or ARP? on Fab Forum; www.beatlesbible.com

Moog synthesizer; Wikipedia

Minimoog; Wikipedia

Fab Four FAQ: Everything Left to Know about the Beatles – and More!, Stuart Shea and Robert Rodriguez; Hal Leonard; 2007

McCartney, songwriter, Howard Elson; W.H. Allen; 1986

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Episode 6 Till There Was You – and Many More

Join us in episode 6 to understand out how THIS song, Till There Was You is somehow connected to the song We Will Rock You, by the rock band, Queen!

Discover how we, indeed, establish a bona-fide connection between these two songs – AND, how we connect Till There Was You to many other Beatles classics!

So settle in for a series of revelations that you will find entertaining and informative!

Songs

Till There Was You, Meredith Willson, performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott)

On Broadway, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller; performed by Mike Sugar

Right Place, Wrong Time, Mac Rebennack; performed by Mike Sugar and Joe Anastasi

Story Time Music; composed and performed by Mike Sugar

Docu-inspiration theme; composed and performed by Mike Sugar

P.S. I Love You, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott)

It Won’t Be Long, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar

I Saw Her Standing There, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott)

Hello Goodbye, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar

Oh! Darling, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott)

Let It Be, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Mike Sugar

If I Fell, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott)

You Won’t See Me, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, and Winter

From Me to You, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar

Twist and Shout, Bert Berns and Phil Medley; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar

Kansas City / Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller / Richard Penniman; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott)

Long, Tall Sally, Enotris Johnson, Robert Blackwell, Richard Penniman; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar

Thus Spake Zarathustra, Richard Wagner; performed by Mike Sugar

Ferry Cross the Mersey, Gerry Marsden; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar;

You’ll Never Walk Alone, Rogers and Hammerstein; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar

Abandon the Run Interstitial - based on Paul McCartney's Band On The Run, created and performed by Mike Sugar

We Will Rock You, Brian May, performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar

Nothing Rhymed, “Gilbert” O’Sullivan; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar

The End, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott, Matt Twain)

Penny Lane, Lennon and McCartney; guitar intro performed by Winter

And the great Dan Castellaneta, the voice of Homer Simpson!

Sources:

The Music Man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Music_Man

What Songs the Beatles Sang, William Mann; The Times; December 27, 1963.

Songwriting Secrets of the Beatles, Dominic Pedler; Omnibus Press; 2003

Recording the Beatles; Kevin Ryan and Brian Kehew; Curvebender; 2006.

Anfield’s 50 years of never walking alone, Simon Hart; The Independent; October 25, 2013.

Gilbert O'Sullivan – Interview; The Danny Baker Show; February, 2016

Mike Pachelli – YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdYoK2klGqM

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Episode 5 Yesterday – and the song that got away

Songs

Yesterday, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar.

What’s My Line Opening Theme Song - 1968, performed by Mike Sugar

Rabbit Hole Interstitial Music – Live and Let Die Melody, Paul McCartney; arranged and performed by Mike Sugar

Twilight Zone Opening Theme, Marius Constant; 1962; performed by Mike Sugar

Fandanguillo, Federico Moreno Torroba; performed by Mike Sugar

Chances Are, Robert Allen and Al Stillman; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar

Rabbit Hole Interstitial Music – Eleanor Rigby Melody, Lennon and McCartney; arranged and performed by Mike Sugar

The Girl from Ipanema, Antônio Carlos Jobim; Portuguese lyrics by Vinícius de Moraes; English lyrics by Norman Gimbel.

Help! Lennon and McCartney; performed by performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar

Fields of Gold, Gordon Sumner and Dusan Bogdanovic; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar

The End, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott, Matt Twain)

Sources

Playboy interview; Paul McCartney; 1984

Recording the Beatles; Kevin Ryan and Brian Kehew; Curvebender; 2006.

Beatlesongs; William J. Dowling; Simon & Shuster, New York, 1989.

Here, There and Everywhere, Geoff Emerick and Howard Massey; Gotham Books; New York; 2006

Paul McCartney, Many Years from Now; Barry Miles; Secker &Warburg; 1997

McCartney, Christopher Sandford; Carroll and Graf Publishers; 2006

Paul McCartney, the Life, Philip Norman; Little Brown and Company; 2016

Songwriting Secrets of the Beatles, Dominic Pedler; Omnibus Press; 2003

The Beatles; Hunter Davis; McGraw-Hill; 1968

The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions; Mark Lewisohn; Hamlyn (a division of the Octopus Publishing Group); 1988

All You Need Is Ears, George Martin, with Jeremy Hornsby; St. Martin's Griffin; 1979

This is Your Brain on Music, The Science of a Human Obsession; Daniel J. Levitin; Plume; 2007

“MOJO COLLECTIONS;” interview of Paul McCartney

evacassidy.org

The Beatles Anthology; Chronicle Books, 2000

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About The Rosetta Stone; The British Museum

McCartney: Yesterday and Today, Ray Coleman; Boxtree, 1996.

The Beatles as Musicians. The Quarry Men Through Rubber Soul, Walter Everett; Oxford University Press; 2001.

A Hard Day's Write - The Stories Behind Every Beatles' Song, Steve Turner; Carbon, 1994.

In Search of the Sources of ‘I Saw Her Standing There’ and ‘Yesterday,’ Ian Hammond; Journal on Media Culture; Old Sweet Songs; http://www.icce.rug.nl/~soundscapes/VOLUME05/Oldsweetsongs.shtml

Paul McCartney in Casual Conversation with Jarvis Cocker at LIPA; August 15, 2018

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Episode 4 Michelle – where voodoo meets the devil!

In this chapter in our podcast series we explore the creation story for this song, Michelle. We also uncover how Paul McCartney’s bass playing was transformed by his experience in the recording of Michelle. Finally, in this episode we will explore an unusual subject – the voodoo and the devil in this song, Michelle.

So settle in for a story that will knock your socks off!

Songs

Michelle, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott)

Twenty Flight Rock, Eddie Cochran, performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar, of Stroll Down Penny Lane

Getting Closer, Paul McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar, of Stroll Down Penny Lane

La Mer, Charles Trenet, Albert Lasry; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar, of Stroll Down Penny Lane

La belle Vie; Sacha Distel, with French lyrics by Jean Broussolle; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar, of Stroll Down Penny Lane

That’s Amore; Harry Warren and Jack Brooks; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar, of Stroll Down Penny Lane

Money Honey, Jesse Stone; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar, of Stroll Down Penny Lane

Jailhouse Rock, Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar, of Stroll Down Penny Lane

La Vie En Rose, Édith Piaf (lyrics), Louiguy and Marguerite Monnot;; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar)

Purple Haze, Jimmy Hendrix; performed by Mike Sugar, of Stroll Down Penny Lane

Till There Was You, Meredith Wilson; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott)

I Put a Spell on You; Screamin’ Jay Hawkins; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar, of Stroll Down Penny Lane

Another Day, Paul McCartney; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott)

Patience, Guns N’ Roses; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar, of Stroll Down Penny Lane

Moment of Truth, Bill Conti, Dennis Lambert & Peter Beckett; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar, of Stroll Down Penny Lane

Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Richard Wagner

Tristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner; Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwangler; Philharmonia Orchestra

The End, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott, Matt Twain)

Sources:

Recording the Beatles; Kevin Ryan and Brian Kehew; Curvebender; 2006.

Beatlesongs; William J. Dowling; Simon & Shuster, New York, 1989.

Here, There and Everywhere, Geoff Emerick and Howard Massey; Gotham Books; New York; 2006

Paul McCartney, Many Years from Now; Barry Miles; Secker &Warburg; 1997

McCartney, Christopher Sandford; Carroll and Graf Publishers; 2006

Paul McCartney, the Life, Philip Norman; Little Brown and Company; 2016

Songwriting Secrets of the Beatles, Dominic Pedler; Omnibus Press; 2003

The Beatles; Hunter Davis; McGraw-Hill; 1968

The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions; Mark Lewisohn; Hamlyn (a division of the Octopus Publishing Group); 1988

All You Need Is Ears, George Martin, with Jeremy Hornsby; St. Martin's Griffin; 1979

This is Your Brain on Music, The Science of a Human Obsession; Daniel J. Levitin; Plume; 2007

Paul McCartney After the Beatles; Understanding Michelle; Adrian Allan; 2020

Michelle History; Beatlesbooks.com

Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley, Peter Guralnick, Little Brown, 1994

Careless Love, the unmaking of Elvis Presley, Peter Guralnick, Little Brown, 1999

Music Historian Peter Guralnick — Serious Jibber-Jabber with Conan O'Brien; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZY7L0p2Gj0

Screamin’ Jay Hawkins; Songfacts

I Put a Spell on You, Wikipedia.

Dominant seventh sharp ninth chord, Wikipedia.

What is the ‘Hendrix Chord’? Fender; articles, tech-talk; Purple Reign: the ‘Hendrix Chord’

McCartney: Yesterday … and Today, Ray Coleman; Boxtree Ltd; 1998.

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Episode 3 Penny Lane – and the ‘other song’ to which it is inextricably linked!

In this chapter in our podcast series we explore the genesis of this song and the characters that inhabit Paul McCartney’s memories of his childhood days in Liverpool. We also examine the songwriting elements that make Penny Lane so compelling – including what is called a ‘truck driver’s modulation.’

The third thread in our podcast narrative covers the ‘other song’ that is inextricably linked to Paul’s song, Penny Lane. Get ready for a surprise here!

Songs

Penny Lane, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott, Matt Twain, and Chris Barnes)

Strawberry Fields Forever, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Mike Sugar, of Stroll Down Penny Lane

Twilight Zone Theme, Bernard Herrmann and Marius Constant; performed by Mike Sugar, of Stroll Down Penny Lane

Good Day Sunshine, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar, of Stroll Down Penny Lane

The Dance of the Salty Sardines; Mike Sugar, performed by Mike Sugar, of Stroll Down Penny Lane

And I Love Her, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar, of Stroll Down Penny Lane

Another Day, Paul McCartney; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott)

Rabbit Hole Interstitial Music - Penny Lane melody, Lennon and McCartney, arranged and performed by Mike Sugar, of Stroll Down Penny Lane

Brandenburg Concerto Number 2 in F Major; Johann Sebastian Bach; piccolo trumpet solo, performed by Chris Barnes, of Stroll Down Penny Lane

Release Me, Robert Yount, Eddie Miller and Dub Williams; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar, of Stroll Down Penny Lane.

The End, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott, Matt Twain)

Sources:

Rolling Stone Magazine; George Martin; interview; 2001

Recording the Beatles; Kevin Ryan and Brian Kehew; Curvebender; 2006.

500 Greatest Songs of All Time; Rolling Stone’s definitive list of the 500 greatest songs of all time; by Rolling Stone; interview with Paul McCartney

The Beatles Anthology; George Martin interview; John Lennon interview

Beatlesongs; William J. Dowling; Simon & Shuster, New York, 1989.

Here, There and Everywhere, Geoff Emerick and Howard Massey; Gotham Books; New York; 2006

Paul McCartney, Many Years from Now; Barry Miles; Secker &Warburg; 1997

McCartney, Christopher Sandford; Carroll and Graf Publishers; 2006

Paul McCartney, the Life, Philip Norman; Little Brown and Company; 2016

Songwriting Secrets of the Beatles, Dominic Pedler; Omnibus Press; 2003

The Beatles; Hunter Davis; McGraw-Hill; 1968

The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions; Mark Lewisohn; Hamlyn (a division of the Octopus Publishing Group); 1988

All You Need Is Ears, George Martin, with Jeremy Hornsby; St. Martin's Griffin; 1979

This is Your Brain on Music, The Science of a Human Obsession; Daniel J. Levitin; Plume; 2007

Engelbert Humperdinck (singer); Wikipedia

Release Me (Eddie Miller song); Wikipedia

Voice Actors 

Joe Anastasi

Mike Sugar

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Episode 2: Eleanor Rigby – The Counter-Narrative!

In our second chapter, we explore the creation myth surrounding the song, Eleanor Rigby. Travel back in time with us to the very moment of formation of … the Beatles.

Why this moment in time? Because it provides fascinating clues about the creation of this song. Join us in our investigation as we discover what in the world a psychological phenomenon known as cryptomnesia, has to do with the creation of Eleanor Rigby.

Buckle up, for we are going to visit a very specific graveyard just outside Liverpool where everything will be revealed. Well, almost everything. Try to figure out now, in advance if you can, what the film “Psycho” has to do with the song Eleanor Rigby!

Songs

Eleanor Rigby; Lennon and McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, and Winter, of SDPL

Yesterday, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi, of SDPL

Ola-na Tung-eee; Paul McCartney, performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar, of SDPL

A Day in the Life; Lennon and McCartney, ‘outro,’ performed by Mike Sugar, of SDPL

Mellow Yellow; Donovan; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar, of SDPL

Da-Zi-Di-Da-Zu; Paul McCartney, performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar, of SDPL

A Hard Day’s Night, Lennon and McCartney; ‘intro,’ performed by Mike Sugar, of SDPL

Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30; Richard Strauss

"Think!," Merv Griffin; mangled by Mike Sugar, of SDPL

Twilight Zone Theme, Bernard Herrmann and Marius Constant, original recording cue, mangled by Mike Sugar, of SDPL

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band; Lennon and McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar, of SDPL

1985, Paul McCartney: ‘outro,’ performed by SDPL (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott, and Matt Twain)

The Girl Can’t Help It; Bobby Troup; performed by Little Richard

Twenty Flight Rock; Ned Fairchild and Eddie Cochran; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar, of SDPL

Penny Lane, Lennon and McCartney; performed by SDPL (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott, and Matt Twain)

Cry Me a River; Arthur Hamilton; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar, of SDPL

Shake It Off; Taylor Swift, Max Martin, and Shellbac; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar, of SDPL

Moonlight Sonata, Piano Sonata No. 14, Ludwig van Beethoven, performed by Mike Sugar, of SDPL

Easier Said Than Done; William Linton and Larry Huff; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar, of SDPL

Barracuda; Ann and Nancy Wilson, Roger Fisher and Michael DeRosier; performed by Mike Sugar, of SDPL

Maniac; Michael Sembello; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar, of SDPL

String Concerto, Vivaldi; performed by Baroque Band

Bad Idea, Ariana Grande, Peter Svensson, Savan Kotecha, Max Martin and Ilya Salmanzadeh; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar, of SDPL

Psycho!, Bernard Herrmann, original recording cue, mangled by Mike Sugar, of SDPL

The End, Lennon and McCartney; performed by SDPL (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott, Matt Twain)

Sources

McCartney, Christopher Sandford; Carroll and Graf Publishers; 2006

Paul McCartney, the Life, Philip Norman; Little Brown and Company; 2016

Songwriting Secrets of the Beatles, Dominic Pedler; Omnibus Press; 2003

This is Your Brain on Music, The Science of a Human Obsession; Daniel J. Levitin; Plume; 2007

Recording the Beatles, Kevin Ryan & Brian Kehew, Curvebender Publishing; 2006

The Beatles Anthology; Chronicle Books; 2000

www.merriam-webster.com/medical/cryptomnesia

www.dictionary.apa.org/cryptomnesia

Sunbeams Music Trust; Annie Mawson, Director;

The Girl Can’t Help It; produced and directed by Frank Tashlin, screenplay adapted by Frank Tashlin and Herbert Baker; 1956

Psycho! directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock; written by Joseph Stefano; 1960

Voice Actors 

Joe Anastasi

Mike Sugar

Annie Mawson -- as herself.

This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.

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Episode 1: Golden Slumbers

In our first chapter in this podcast series, we explore the creation story that surrounds the song Golden Slumbers, which is found on the second side of the Abbey Road album. In our discovery process, we find ourselves traveling back in time – of all things!

Indeed, we need to go back, some 400 – 650 years, to discover the genesis of the lyrics to this song on the Abbey Road album.

You might exclaim; 400 – 650 years!? Really?

Well, here’s a heck of a question for you. What is the connection of ALL of the following, to Paul McCartney’s song, Golden Slumbers?

Find out by listening to Chapter 1 of this podcast series celebrating the life and music of Paul McCartney. The answer will surprise you. And what is more, in this discovery journey, we explore how it was that Paul knew how to construct the underlying chord progressions for this song and why they move us so. Believe it or not, the answer to this question can be found in the songs, Twist and Shout and She Came in Through the Bathroom Window.

To boot, we finish the first podcast in this series with an introduction to another creation story – this time for the song, Eleanor Rigby. In this exploration, we discover the connections of Eleanor Rigby to these songs: “Ferry ‘Cross the Mersey” (remember Gerry and the Pacemakers?), and “Mellow Yellow”, Donovan’s best-selling pop hit. Do you remember him? We do!

Songs

The End; Lennon and McCartney; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott, Matt Twain)

Golden Slumbers; Lennon and McCartney; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott, Matt Twain)

Ferry Cross the Mersey ; Gerry Marsden; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar, of Stroll Down Penny Lane

Twist and Shout; Bert Russel & Phil Medley, performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar, ofStroll Down Penny Lane

She Came in through the Bathroom Window; Lennon and McCartney; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott, and Matt Twain)

Eleanor Rigby; Lennon and McCartney; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott, and Matt Twain)

Mellow Yellow; Donovan; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar, of Stroll Down Penny Lane

A Hard Day’s Night; Lennon and McCartney, performed by Mike Sugar, of Stroll Down Penny Lane

Sources

The Cradle Song; Thomas Dekker; 1599

Patient Grissel; Thomas Dekker, with Henry Chettle and William Haughton; 1603

Canterbury Tales; Geoffrey Chaucer; 1400

The Decameron, The Human Comedy; Giovanni Boccaccio; 1348–53

St. Nicholas’s Songs, with illustrations; Waldo Seldon Pratt; The Century Co., New York; The Devinne Press; 

Golden Slumbers Kiss Your Eyes; W. J. Henderson p, 177; 1885. 

McCartney , Christopher Sandford; Carroll and Graf Publishers; 2006

Paul McCartney, the Life, Philip Norman; Little Brown and Company; 2016

Songwriting Secrets of the Beatles, Dominic Pedler; Omnibus Press; 2003

This is Your Brain on Music, The Science of a Human Obsession; Daniel J. Levitin; Plume; 2007

The World Through a Lens, an Intimate Look at Italy’s Saffron Harvest; 

Susan Wright; The New York Times; May 12, 2020

A Hard Day’s Night, directed by Richard Lester; written by Alun Owen; 1964

Voice Actors

Joe Anastasi

Mike Sugar

This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts

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