It's a stroll through country, er, country this week, as I Don't Want To Spoil The Party moseys on up to the stand. Does the song work for the band? Can they embrace country as easily as other influences? Does anything about this actually, you know, work?

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We head back to the land of Carl Perkins this episode, population Ringo.

Yes, it's another cover version but how does this one fare? Can Ringo manage to sound enthusiastic? Does anyone - presenters included - care that much about this track? And will there be yet more Jeff Lynne commenatry?

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It's another cover version to be addressed in this episode as the Buddy Holly number "Words of Love" falls under the Beatles influence.

Do they manage to capture anything of the original? Who says something nice about Jeff Lynne? And why no Ringo praise?

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It's Christmas! Or at least it was when this episode dropped which makes this our Christmas episode! That means we kick off the episode with a discussion about Beatles music that gets used in Christmas adverts - is it effective? Or just blatant manipulation? Or something else?

Then it's time to move on to our main feature, Eight Days A Week. Does the song stack up against other Beatles No 1's in America? Does the song deserve the description "slight"? And does the Ron Howard movie of the same name justify itself in the pantheon of Beatles documentaries?

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Like every living creature on planet Earth, it will come as no surprise to discover We Have Opinions on the new Beatles single Now And Then. So we kick off the podcast with a discussion about the new track, the video, whether it really is a Beatles song (spoiler: it is) and whether it's better than the 90s Beatles singles.

And then after that it's back to our regularly scheduled programme with Kansas City / Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey. How does the song work in terms of being a medely? Does it help lift the rather doleful mood of the album so far? And - for the second episode in a row! - we have some listener mail to report on. Exciting stuff all round, in other words!

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Well, the time has arrived. We've talked about it often enough in the run-up to this episode but, finally, it's time to tackle the much-reviled Mr Moonlight.

Does the song deserve it's reputation as one of the big stinkers of the early Beatles career? Is there much justification for it on the album? And just how far down the ranking (or up - it's that exciting!) will it land?

Plus - shock of all shocks - we have some listener correspondence to discuss!

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It's a brief (very brief, in fact) foray in to the world of the Short McCartney Ballad with the rather charming "I'll Follow The Sun".

Does the song deserve to be thought of as slight? How many weather-related other songs can get mentioned? And is there enough content to actually justify calling it a ballad?

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It's time for a cover of one of the most well-known songs ever as The Beatles cover Chuck Berry's Rock and Roll Music.

Does the song deserve the classic status it holds? Do The Beatles manage to make a decent fist of it? And how many times can the word "Showaddywaddy" me mentioned in one podcast? (If you're thinking the answer is "too many" then you're correct!)

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Oh dear, what can we do, it's time to talk "Baby's In Black" at you. Ahem.

Yes, it's waltz-time here at Stuffology! Can the song carry the change of pace for the album successfully? Why is the baby in black? Why is Han Solo mentioned?  

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It's time for Lennon's first Dylan attempt this week... or is it? It's I'm A Loser, either way!

Does the song deserve its reputstion as following on the heels of Mr Zimmerman? Why are Spandau Ballet brought up (and dismissed out of hand)? Could this be the episode that talks least about the actual song itself and just provides a series of minor diversions instead?

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