Terror in Turtlenecks

Happy New Year!

A week later than planned, here's the second of four festive bonus episodes!

Vince talks about The Beatles Get Back Part 2

Season 2, Episode 6 - Is Christmas Overrated? (20th December 2021)

Merry Christmas!

In our bumper festive show, we're joined again by Neil (wearing a horrible jumper) as we rather blasphemously ask: Is Christmas Overrated?

We pull crackers, quaff eggnog and mulled wine, and munch merrily on mince pies as we discuss and rate:

'Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree' by Brenda Lee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is4NQkUN3AI

'Christmas Wrapping' by The Waitresses
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nud2TQNahaU

'All I Want For Christmas Is You' by Mariah Carey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXQViqx6GMY

Plus! We go through The Twelve Things of Christmas, Christmas albums, and Jeremy's Twelve Overrated Rules!

Season 2, Episode 5a - 'Long, Long, Long' by The Beatles (5th November 2021)

As an offshoot of our main show, we discuss a Beatles track and Vince fills in the gaps, reading from Ian MacDonald's unsurpassed 'Revolution in The Head - The Beatles' Records and The Sixties'.

This time (in the spirit of Halloween), we take a look at George Harrison's spooky contribution to the sprawling White Album, 'Long, Long, Long'.

Vince attempts to outfox Jeremy with a Beatles question (or two) from The Beatles Trivial Pursuit edition, and Jeremy reveals what The Fabs were up to back in the day, on the day of recording our show.

'Long, Long, Long' by The Beatles
https://youtu.be/e9vUCdfwlgw

Season 2, Halloween Bonus: Deciphering the Lyrics to 'Ghostbusters' (29th October 2021)

Happy Halloween!  Bonus episode as a trick or treat - we fail miserably to get to grips with the meaning behind Ray Parker Jnr's incoherent, gibberish lyrics to his monster 80's hit,

'Ghostbusters' by Ray Parker Jnr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe93CLbHjxQ

Season 2, Episode 5 - Is Goth Overrated? (October 20th 2021)

Happy Halloween!

We apply kohl eyeliner, paint our nails black and drink cider as we go Goth for the spooky season.

We review and rate

'Happy House' by Siouxsie and the Banshees
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amR6-neQBPE

'100 Hundred Years' by The Cure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKav_kXO97A

'She Sells Sanctuary' by The Cult
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQS4TzB0EvU

Plus we play a ghoulish Overrated Death Game!

Season 2, Episode 4a - 'I'll Follow the Sun' by The Beatles (October 11th 2021)

In this mini episode, continuing on from Episode 4 -Is Fire Overrated?, we discuss 'I'll Follow the Sun', and play a very rare (and scratchy) fan recording of the song from when the Fabs played it live on the BBC.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bqgT_x9W-I

Is Beatles for Sale the most underrated Beatles album?  Vince certainly thinks so.

In McCartney's Mullets and Lennon's Hats, we ponder 'Dylanesque' headwear and the joy of seeing the mop tops hanging out and having fun as young friends.  Was 1964 Year Zero for Lennon in a Hat?

Jeremy consults his Mark Lewisholn volumes to see what the boys were doing on this day in Beatles history, while Vince has a rare disagreement with Ian McDonald's Revolution in the Head review of I'll Follow the Sun.  

And finally, how many Beatles trivial pursuit questions does Jeremy get right this time?

Season 2, Episode 4 -  Is Fire Overrated? (September 27th 2021)

This time, we turn our attention to Fire and ask, 'Is it Overrated?'

The three tracks chosen to represent the theme are:

'September' by Earth, Wind and Fire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cKtSlsYVEU

'Fire Brigade' by The Move
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GHe5BPb6Yg

'Fire' by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m6SZhYt-d0&list=PLglUu7rOaMDvV15pylVp6iC2Wkkf7q2sy&index=6

Along the way we discuss the vast differences between UK and U.S hits.  We try to outgun each other with WTF! rock trivia, and we introduce our new segment, 'You Can't Touch Us'.

As always, the show gets rounded out with a look at a Big Ticket artist.  This time,  we feature Jimi Hendrix.

Vince Recommends:

'Fantasy' - Earth, Wind and Fire and/or Black Box
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r58GQYFZeLE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FziicPt9cs

'Uzi Lover' - Fur Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7f-OEvCQWg

'Custer's Last Man' - Popcorn and The Mohawks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wALLagZaA0A

Jeremy Recommends:

'Brandi (You're a Fine Girl)' - Looking Glass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVx8L7a3MuE

'Thank You (Falettime Be Mice Elf Agin)' - Sly and The Family Stone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wj5VODa-eTY

Season 2, Episode 3a - 'Flying' by The Beatles (3rd September 2021)

In our regular mini episode, we discuss The Beatles track 'Flying', an instrumental piece from the often derided 'Magical Mystery Tour' film.

Vince fills in the gaps reading from Ian Macdonald's unsurpassed 'Revolution in The Head - The Beatles' Records and The Sixties'.

We have a Beatles question for Jeremy, and we take a look at this day in Beatledom.

'Flying' - The Beatles
https://youtu.be/Z1ONJQLdZrk

Season 2, Episode 3 - Is Flying Overrated?  (20th August 2021)

Flying!  Is it overrated?  Our picks for songs tenuously linked to the theme of flying are:

'Up Up and Away ' by the 5th Dimension
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKkNlwpajNk

'Flying on the Ground is Wrong' by Buffalo Springfield
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBn3Hu5FYSM

'Rocket Man' by Elton John
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nLA-sTpSH0

We also try to decipher the lyrics to 'Life is Life' by Opus, but it's a near impossible task.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGikhmjTSZI

Jeremy Recommends -

'Harmony' by Elton John
https://youtu.be/Qh123TonnOc

'The Weight' by The Band
https://youtu.be/FFqb1I-hiHE

Vince Recommends -

'On The Way Home' by Buffalo Springfield
https://youtu.be/217Tq8TK09Q

'Bluebird' by Buffalo Springfield
https://youtu.be/yKHY8MXgiz0

'The Look of Love' by Dusty Springfield
https://youtu.be/Tf1d65OHYXo

'Up On The Roof' by Laura Nyro
https://youtu.be/JTNjX7l7-go

Season 2, Episode 2a - 'It Don't Come Easy' by Ringo Starr (1st August 2021)

In our mini episode on the Beatles side of 1971, we look at Ringo's hit single 'It Don't Come Easy', written by George Harrison, and featuring a stellar lineup.  In Lennon's Hats and McCartney's Mullets, we look aghast at what the Liverpudlians were sporting on their heads in '71.  And, of course, there's a Beatles question for Jeremy.

'It Don't Come Easy' - Ringo Starr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anpjEN9KeJ0