The Walrus Was Paul

Host Paul Romanuk digs into The Walrus Was Paul archive to revisit an episode from 2021 about The Beatles success in topping the UK Singles Chart at Christmas.

The following sources were used for research for this episode:

• Killing in the Name - Wikipedia - The story behind the song.
• Every Official Christmas Number 1 ever! | Official Charts - A great dive into UK Singles that topped the prestigious chart at Christmas.
• Welcome to the Beatles Bible! | Not quite as popular as Jesus...
• The Paul McCartney Project

In the 2nd part of this Archive Edition of the podcast (originally dropped in July, 2023) we give some love to a sometimes overlooked Beatles album - Beatles For Sale - which came out 61 years ago this month. Paul Romanuk's guest is Newfoundland-based singer and songwriter Chris Picco.

You can find Chris online at chrispicco.ca

His work streams on all platforms and, also, on YouTube and Bandcamp.

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In this Archive Edition of the podcast (originally dropped in July, 2023) we give some love to a sometimes overlooked Beatles album - Beatles For Sale - which came out 61 years ago this month. Paul Romanuk's guest is Newfoundland-based singer and songwriter Chris Picco.

You can find out more about Chris at his web page: chrispicco.ca

Find him on Bandcamp right here.

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It's Part II of Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame member Marc Jordan talking about one his favourite Beatles albums - the 1966 classic, Revolver. The host of the show is Paul Romanuk.

You can find out more about Marc at his website marcjordan.com

Some of the research for this episode was done with these sources:

• The Beatles Anthology Book - Their history in their own words.
• Accurate Chart and Sales History
• Welcome to the Beatles Bible! | Not quite as popular as Jesus...
• The Paul McCartney Project

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Host Paul Romanuk talks with Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame member Marc Jordan about one of Marc's favourite Beatles records: 1966 number one album Revolver.

Marc has written SO MANY hit tunes for some of the biggest names in the music world. You can read more about Marc at his website marcjordan.com

Research conducted with the following resources:

• Accurate Chart and Sales History
• Welcome to the Beatles Bible! | Not quite as popular as Jesus...

Canadian folk artist David Francey talks with host Paul Romanuk about Side Two of The Beatles' final studio album, Abbey Road. David also talks about the inspiration behind some of his words and music.

You can find out more about David Francey and his music and art at his website: davidfrancey.com

• The Beatles Anthology Book - Their history in their own words.
• Episode 87: David Francey: A W…–Sounds Atlantic – Apple Podcasts - Extensive interview with David Francey on Sounds Atlantic Podcast, with David Moores.
• Paul McCartney | Books | The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present
• Welcome to the Beatles Bible! | Not quite as popular as Jesus...
• The Paul McCartney Project

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Canadian folk artist David Francey talks with host Paul Romanuk about Side One of The Beatles' final studio album, Abbey Road. David also talks about the inspiration behind some of his words and music.

You can find out more about David Francey and his music and art at his website: davidfrancey.com

• The Beatles Anthology Book - Their history in their own words.
• Episode 87: David Francey: A W…–Sounds Atlantic – Apple Podcasts - Extensive interview with David Francey on Sounds Atlantic Podcast, with David Moores.
• Paul McCartney | Books | The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present
• Accurate Chart and Sales History
• Welcome to the Beatles Bible! | Not quite as popular as Jesus...
• The Paul McCartney Project

Support this Podcast

Musician, songwriter and producer Hawksley Workman talks with host Paul Romanuk about Side One of the 1979 Paul McCartney & Wings album Back To The Egg. This was the last original studio album McCartney released with Wings. Hawksley loved Side One..... Side Two? Hmmmm.

You can find out about Hawksley Workman's output at his website or, explore his music at his Bandcamp page.

• Paul McCartney | Books | The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present
• Welcome to the Beatles Bible! | Not quite as popular as Jesus...
• The Paul McCartney Project
• The McCartney Legacy (Volumes I and II), by Allan Kozinn and Adrian Sinclair

Musician, songwriter and producer Hawksley Workman talks with host Paul Romanuk about Side One of the 1979 Paul McCartney & Wings album Back To The Egg. This was the last original studio album McCartney released with Wings.

You can find out about Hawksley Workman's output at his website or, explore his music at his Bandcamp page.

In this second part of an archive edition of The Walrus Was Paul, we dig into the archives to pay tribute to the life and memory of Canadian musician and songwriter Terry Draper, who passed away in May of 2025. Terry was a founding member of the 70s band Klaatu and, also, an honoured member of the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. Back in May of 2021 Terry talked with host Paul Romanuk about the North American release Beatles '65.

Here is the official band page for Klaatu.

This is Terry's obituary from Billboard Magazine.