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10. She’s Leaving Home 2

10: She’s Leaving Home pt. 2

…the origins of a masterpiece!

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.

Songs

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 Suga

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

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

9. She’s Leaving Home 1

9: She’s Leaving Home pt. 1

…the origins of a masterpiece!

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

8. Band on the Run pt. 2

8: Band on the Run pt. 2

…the origin of a hit song!

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!

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)

And the great Dan Castellaneta, the voice of Homer Simpson (and many more)!

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

7. Band on the Run pt. 1

7: Band on the Run pt. 1

…the origin of a hit song!

Discover how a throw-away line by George Harrison inspired the Beatles’ song, You Never Give Me Your Money — AND how, three years later, that formed the basis for Paul’s massive hit, Band on the Run. As we connect these dots, ALSO discover how Band on the Run is somehow connected to… Desperado, recorded by the Eagles!

Settle in for a series of revelations that you will find entertaining and informative, for in Episode 7 we 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? / 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

6. ‘Til There Was You

6: ‘Til There Was You

…and many more

Join us in this chapter in our podcast series to understand out how the song Till There Was You is somehow connected to 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

Photos by Francisco Moreno and Pawel Czerwinski on Unsplash.

5. Yesterday

5: Yesterday

—and the song that got away

In this chapter in our podcast series, we explore the origin of Paul’s song, Yesterday. In a surprising twist, we also investigate the significance of another song that Paul has often referred to—the one song that he wished he had written. And with this discovery, we explore the hidden meaning of Yesterday, perhaps his most famous song.

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

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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

Thanks to Andreas Dress on Unsplash for this episode’s image.
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