- 10. She’s Leaving Home 2
- 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
10. She’s Leaving Home 2
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.
9. She’s Leaving Home 1
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.
8. Band on the Run pt. 2
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.
7. Band on the Run pt. 1
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.
6. ‘Til There Was You
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!
5. Yesterday
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.
- 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, 2017A 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