This Happened Once Before

By Sean Gilhooly

A serialized podcast on music works and how it moves me.... more

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February 01, 2025 S1 Ep 06 - The Beatles - With The Beatles - Part 3
With The Beatles - Part 3

Kevin and I finish our walk through the Beatles fantastic and underrated 2nd album, and two monumental singles that ushered in the next phase of their career, and global domination. Let’s go!

(00:00) Intro

(01:10) Money (That's What I Want)

(05:02) She Loves You

(13:28) I'll Get You

(17:46) I Want To Hold You Hand

(24:10) This Boy

(27:13) This Boy demo

Links:

Live Peace in Toronto - documentary

She Love You / I Want To Hold Your Hand - German versions

I Want To Hold Your Hand - live in Washington, D.C. 1964

This Boy - live in Miami 1964 (The Ed Sullivan Show - 3:14)

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39min
December 26, 2024 S1 Ep 05 - The Beatles - With The Beatles - Part 2
With The Beatles - Part 2

In this episode we talk through the rest of the album minus the last song. We now get into a number of cover songs which dominate the middle to the end of the album.

(00:00) Intro

(01:05) Till There Was You

(07:07) Please Mister Postman

(10:56) Roll Over Beethoven

(15:09) Hold Me Tight

(19:14) You've Really Got a Hold On Me

(23:20) I Wanna Be Your Man

(29:08) Devil In Her Heart

(33:21) Not a Second Time

(35:04) Not a Second Time (demo)

Links:

Bob Dylan - I Wanna Be Your Lover (Blonde on Blonde Outtake, 1965):

Not a Second Time and Aeolian Cadence:
Taylor & Francis Online
Beatles Bible

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46min
November 08, 2024 S1 Ep 04 - The Beatles - With The Beatles - Part 1
With The Beatles - Part 1

Kevin and I return to start digging into the Beatles' second album. Join us for our song-by-song journey as we look at the first 5 tracks.

(0:00) Intro

(14:42) It Won't Be Long

(21:15) All I've Got To Do

(25:23) All My Loving

(34:09) Don't Bother Me

(40:14) Don't Bother Me - Demo

(44:43) Little Child

Links:

Robert Freeman - photographed the album cover photo for With The Beatles, A Hard Day's Night, Beatles For Sale, Help! and Rubber Soul.

Astrid Kirchherr - friend of the Beatles from Hamburg who took many iconic photographs of them:

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January 14, 2024 S1 Ep 03 - The Beatles - Please Please Me - Part 3
Please Please Me - Part 3
Kevin and I conclude our song-by-song journey through Please Please Me, as well as explore the "From Me to You" single and a rare track from the BBC sessions, which all came out shortly after the album.
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December 21, 2023 S1 Ep 02 - The Beatles - Please Please Me - Part 2
Kevin and I continue our exploration of Please Please Me, talking through the songs from "Ask Me Why" to "A Taste of Honey", including the title track, which of course, is a total banger.
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44min
November 19, 2023 S1 Ep 01 - The Beatles - Please Please Me - Part 1
In this first episode, Part 1 of 3, my great friend and guest, Kevin Cromie, and I discuss The Beatles' debut album, Please Please Me. Mostly recorded in one day in February 1963, and released the following month, it was the beginning of an unparalleled series of albums that any band or artist has ever released. We take a close look at the first 5 songs.
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40min

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The podcast currently has 6 episodes available.