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Mad Men, The Eleanor Rigby Experiment
One of the most exciting elements of the latest season of Mad Men was how the series creator, Matthew Weiner, somehow scored the rights to broadcast an actual Beatles song on his show. The Beatles had never allowed their actual recordings to be directly featured in a television show, and have rarely allowed the privilege…
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Paul McCartney, Coming Up
This is my all time favorite solo Paul McCartney music video. It would have been on the site years ago, but I could never find a version of it on youtube that I was able to embed on my website. Those days are over, so, at long last, I can proudly paste “Coming Up,” on…
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The Beatles, If I Needed Someone
“If I Needed Someone” written by George Harrison in 1965, is one of my all time favorite songs. George was listening to the Byrds, especially Roger McGuinn’s “The Bells of Rhymeny,” which George based his guitar riff on. Like all great artists, the Beatles stole from other great artists, but what was special about them…
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Paul McCartney, Dear Boy
“Dear Boy,” is one of my favorite cuts off Ram. Its a delicious piece of angry piano pop that has the added benefit of messing with John Lennon’s head. When Paul wrote this song, he wrote it as an autobiographical message to himself, commenting on how lucky he was to meet and fall in love…
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Paul McCartney, Monkberry Moon Delight
If you glance over the music trade papers (or internets) as I do on occasion, you might have noticed on the periphery that Paul McCartney is planning a re-release of his incredibly great solo album Ram. Now Ram is quite simply one of my favorite albums of all time. It’s easily my favorite solo McCartney…
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The Beatles, I'm in Love, Ultra Rare Song
Well, its been a few weeks since I’ve updated the website. Mainly I’ve been busy working on my next creative endeavor, covering the song I’m posting today. Its the dream of many a Beatle fan/musician to do their own version of a famed Beatle or solo Beatle song. I’ve toyed with this dream for years,…
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James Taylor, Something in the Way She Moves
I don’t know too much about James Taylor, but perhaps its time I start. I’m just gonna rattle off what I know off the top of my head. He was a recovering heroin addict, suffering from severe depression, when at some point he finally put his life together and allowed his incredible talent to flourish. …
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The Beatles, A Look Inside the Recording of Think For Yourself
You’d think by reading this website, that I’ve probably heard everything the Beatles have ever done. Nothing could be further from the truth. The Beatles left a treasure trove of outtakes, missing songs, and precious studio banter; all serving as glorious honey for Beatle fans starving for fresh material. Last night, I stumbled upon the…
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Yellow Submarine Week, It's All Too Much, All Together Now
A wise Beatle once said, all things must pass, and so must Yellow Submarine week. The end of the movie, one of my favorite sequences, features the stunning George Harrison masterpiece, “It’s All Too Much.” Following that brain scrambling skillet of wonderment are the Beatles themselves, appearing in an overly good mood (especially for 1968),…
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Yellow Submarine Week, It's Only a Northern Song
Most people point to John Lennon as the group’s most rebellious member, but the title really belongs to George. He had no problem writing songs about telling girls, the media, and his fans to sod off. Some people say he was preachy, especially when he started incorporating Eastern Mysticism in his songs, but I always…