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  • 9. She’s Leaving Home 1
  • 8. Band on the Run pt. 2
  • 7. Band on the Run pt. 1
  • 6. ‘Til There Was You
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10. She’s Leaving Home 2

PennyAmanda·April 10, 2022·0 comments

In Part 2 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.

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9. She’s Leaving Home 1

PennyAmanda·March 22, 2022·0 comments

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.

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8. Band on the Run pt. 2

PennyAmanda·November 16, 2021·0 comments

In Part 2 we investigate the challenges that Paul faced in recording his hit song Band on the Run; his life-threatening encounter, abandonment, culture shock, and the new instruments of the 60s and 70s.

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7. Band on the Run pt. 1

PennyAmanda·November 16, 2021·0 comments

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.

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6. ‘Til There Was You

PennyAmanda·July 12, 2021·0 comments

Join us 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!

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5. Yesterday

PennyAmanda·April 13, 2021·0 comments

Here 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—a song he wished he had written.

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  • 10. She’s Leaving Home 2April 10, 2022

    10: She’s leaving home– the origins of a masterpiece part 2!

    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

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