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BREAKFAST W/ THE BEATLES PLAYLIST EASTER 2016

Paul McCartney – Heaven On A Sunday – Flaming Pie ‘97 Written in August 1996 while in the US, it featured Linda and son, James

McCartney who contributed the lead guitar.

George Harrison – My Sweet Lord - All Things Must Pass ‘70

This was the major smash hit of the album by Christmas 1970. It was originally intended for the Edwin Hawkins Singers (who had record, “Oh Happy Day,” which greatly influenced “My Sweet Lord.” George had also let Billy Preston

release his own version before George’s – but it was George’s version that was the huge hit and remains the biggest single song success of his entire solo

career.

Ringo – Oh My Lord – Choose Love

John Lennon – Bless You - Walls And Bridges ‘74 This track was an ode to Yoko during the “Lost Weekend” phase. It is considered

one of John’s most tender solo compositions.

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Some religious thoughts from solo artists

JPG&R…in this reverent time of year

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The Beatles - I Am The Walrus - Magical Mystery Tour

Recorded 5th September 1967 flip of “Hello Goodbye“

John said the first line came from an acid trip one weekend; the second line came from an acid trip the following weekend.

Lead vocal John Lennon 1.00

UK EP EGGMAN

The Beatles - Savoy Truffle (Harrison) - The Beatles

Recorded Oct. 3rd 1968 Written about Eric Clapton’s sweet tooth for all kinds of candies…and again

on a George white LP song John Lennon is nowhere to be found. Candy – Easter Baskets

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Paul McCartney & Elvis Costello – So Like Candy (Demo)

Wings – Bluebird (bonus San Fran) – Wings Over

America

Paul & Jimmy Fallon – Scrambled Eggs – Live

BREAK QUIZ #1

-Keeping our EGG theme cooking here…we have our WINGS LP Back To The Egg out…on that album both Side 1 and Side 2 had egg related

names instead on the tradition Side 1 & 2…what were the names of each side of Back To The

Egg…they even had egg labels describing the name of each side…800.955.KLOS/ 3.32

>Denny Laine,

Laurence Juber, Dave Gilmour,

Pete Townshend. Steve Holly,

John Bonham, Kenney Jones.

John Paul Jones, Ronnie Lane,

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Bruce Thomas. Gary Brooker, Tony Ashton. Ray Cooper,

Howie Casey, And Paul & Linda McCarney

Quite the band there read from top

Wings – So Glad To See You Here – Back to the Egg ‘79 Using the group from the Rockestra sessions, this was the backing vocal of the

Rockestra Theme. Paul added lead vocal and included a reggae-style coda.

Winner HERE________ (re-ask quiz question)

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It’s now time for a little LOVE on this Easter morning 2016

The Beatles - The Word - Rubber Soul (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: John Recorded in three takes at a late night session starting on November 10, 1965 that ran

until 4 a.m. the next morning. Overdubs include Paul on piano, George Martin on harmonium, and Ringo playing the maracas. The song is a full collaboration between

Lennon and McCartney, and began as an attempt to write a song based around a single note.

On U.S. album: Rubber Soul - Capitol LP

George on LOVE

The Beatles - All You Need Is Love - Non-LP track (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: John The Beatles’ fifteenth single release for EMI’s Parlophone label.

Written by John Lennon especially for the first-ever worldwide television transmission. The epic event, a 6-hour program entitled “Our World,” featured segments linking 24 countries in five continents via satellite, with a potential of 400 million viewers. The

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Beatles were honored to be invited to represent Great Britain in the program. For the event, they would premiere a brand new song written just for the occasion. John

Lennon’s “All You Need Is Love” became the anthem of 1967, the summer of love. To decrease the chances of an on-air foul-up, George Martin had the Beatles play to their

own pre-recorded rhythm track. Only the vocals, bass guitar, lead guitar solo in the middle eight, drums and orchestra would be live. Recording began on June 14, 1967 at

Olympic Studios. In all, 33 takes of the basic rhythm track and a few vocals were completed this evening. Overdubbing the lead and backing vocals took place on June

19. The orchestra was recorded for the first time on June 23. On June 24, the day before the event, it was decided that “All You Need Is Love” would be issued as the new

Beatles single as soon as possible after the program aired the evening of June 25. Guests in the studio during the performance included the Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, the Who’s Keith Moon, Eric Clapton, Marianne Faithfull, Donovan

wore colorful mod clothing. The 13 orchestra members wore formal evening attire. After the guests left the studio, additional overdubs were made to what was now take 58. Ringo added the now-familiar snare drum roll to the song’s introduction and John re-

recorded part of his vocal. Chris Farley on LOVE

George Harrison – The Lord Loves The One (That Loves The Lord) - Living In The Material World ‘73

A lengthy-titled composition has a promising introduction, but fails to live up to George’s standards. It was also played live (for one night only) in 1974 and was

sent packing with “Who Can See It.”

The Beatles – Love Of The Loved – Decca aud/ Jan. 1st 1962

Some words of love from JPG&R..and here are a few more words of love this time by Buddy Holly courtesy

of GH and Beatles

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The Beatles - Words Of Love - Beatles For Sale (Holly)

Lead vocal: John and Paul The Beatles idolized Buddy Holly and performed his songs regularly as part of their club act. So it is a little surprising that “Words of Love” is the only Buddy Holly song the band

officially recorded. John and Paul took extra care to make sure their harmonies were perfect, likewise George, in reverence to the material, double-tracked his careful guitar

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work. This recording was special to the Beatles, and it shows. Recorded on October 18, 1964 in three takes.

On U.S. album: Beatles VI - Capitol LP

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Alan Sherman – Pop Hates The Beatles - `64

FOR SWINGIN' LIVERS ONLY One track from My Son, The Nut, a spoof of summer camp entitled

"Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh,"

Hi Riders – Stamp Out The Beatles – Single `64 BREAK

QUIZ #2

Hints John Lennon

1977 Jeff Lynne

Sussesx, England

What song released by the Beatles would those hints refer to?

800-955-KLOS Good luck!

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The Beatles – Free As A Bird – Anthology I John piano demo recorded New York circa 1977. Paul, George and Ringo took enhanced the song starting on February 11th 1994 to the end of the

month. These sessions take place at Paul's Mill studios in Sussex

The Beatles – Blackbird - The Beatles

Recorded June 11th 1968 Paul’s civil rights song. All Paul.

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The Beatles - And Your Bird Can Sing - Revolver (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: John John Lennon called this fan favorite “another of my throwaways...fancy paper

around an empty box.” On another occasion he simply referred to it as “another horror.” The song, written primarily by John, is notable mainly for the twin guitar

riffs -- played live without overdubs by George Harrison and Paul McCartney --

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that drive the song, and Paul’s distinctive bass notes at the end of the song. Lennon played the rhythm guitar in the D major position with the capo on the

second fret to account for the song being in the key of E. John used the second fret capo several times ("Nowhere Man," "Julia," "Norwegian Wood," to name a few).

Initial recording of the song commenced on April 20, 1966, with two takes being completed. Take 2 was deemed the best and various overdubs were added. While

recording vocals John and Paul got a case of the giggles and laughed their way through much of the song. That hilarious version can be found on the “Anthology 2” compilation. On April 26, the band decided to scrap the previous version and

start over from scratch, recording 11 takes. On U.S. album:

Yesterday And Today - Capitol LP

LOUD The Beatles - Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) -

Rubber Soul (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: John Originally recorded on October 12, 1965, The Beatles decided to scrap this

version and re-record the song nine days later, on October 21. George Harrison provides the sitar, the first appearance of the instrument on a Beatles recording, though the sitar can be heard in the instrumental introduction on the American

version of “Help!” Written mainly by John with some lyrical assistance from Paul. John: “I was trying to write about an affair without letting me wife know… so it was very gobbledegook. I was sort of writing from my experiences, girls’ flats.”

Paul has said that the ending lyrics, “so I lit a fire,” refer to the house being burned down in an act of revenge by the spurned lover. Bob Dylan did a slight

parody of the song on his 1966 album, Blonde on Blonde. Check out the song “4th Time Around.” On U.S. album:

Rubber Soul - Capitol LP

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Without birds…no Easter Eggs for the kids….

The Beatles - Let It Be - album version - Let It Be Naked (Lennon-McCartney)

Lead vocal: Paul “Let It Be” was the last song properly recorded on multi-track at Apple Studios during the “Get Back” sessions in January 1969. It was completed in eight takes (numbered Take 20 through 27 to match the film crew clapboard numbers) on January 31, 1969,

the day after the rooftop concert. Take 27 had two complete performances of the song and the first of these Take 27 performances was deemed the best. Though the intent of

the January 1969 “Get Back” sessions was to capture the Beatles “live” in the studio without benefit of studio trickery like overdubbing, an exception was made on “Let It

Be” so that George Harrison could re-record his lead guitar solo. George’s overdub was recorded on April 30, 1969. Author Mark Lewisohn: “It is widely believed that there are two different takes of ‘Let It Be’ publicly available - the single released (in the UK) on

March 6, 1970 and the “Let It Be” LP version released (in the UK) May 8, 1970. Certainly the lead guitar solos in the middle eight differ considerably, and the LP version has a longer duration. But, in truth, these are one and the same version. That is, they are

derived from the same tape.”

Dono intro The Beatles - Sexy Sadie - The Beatles (long)

(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John

On February 19, 1968, the Beatles left the comforts of the UK for an oft-postponed extended trip to Rishikesh, India. Arriving the next day, they had come to learn the

powers of mediation under the direction of Indian guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at the Academy of Transcendental Meditation. The compound was located 150 feet above the Ganges surrounded on three sides by jungle-covered mountains. Students would live in

stone cottages. Each cottage had twin beds and modern bathroom facilities. George Harrison had been enlightened by the Indian culture and the Maharishi’s teachings and invited his band mates to immerse themselves in it as well. But instead of rejuvenating the other Beatles, the trip became tedious. Ringo and wife Maureen left Rishikesh after 10 days, complaining of missing their children and not liking the food. John and Paul turned it into a songwriting vacation, much to Harrison’s irritation. Paul and girlfriend Jane Asher returned to England on March 26. In April, things came to a head when a rumor circulated that the Maharishi had made sexual advances toward at least one of the women at the compound. John: “We went to see him after we stayed up all night discussing was it true or not true. When George started thinking it might be true, I

thought well, it must be true, because if George started thinking it might be true there must be something to it. So we went to see Maharishi, the whole gang of us, the next

day, charged down to his hut, his bungalow, and as usual, when the dirty work came, I

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was the spokesman.” But instead of accusing the Maharishi outright of wrongdoing or inquiring about the specifics of the rumor, Lennon announced cryptically “We’re

leaving.” When the Maharishi asked why, Lennon’s response was “Well, if you’re so cosmic you’ll know why.” True or not, Lennon and Harrison had had enough and left with their entourage immediately. “Sexy Sadie” was written by John while waiting at Delhi Airport, and was originally titled “Maharishi” with lyrics being “Maharishi, what

have you done? You made a fool of everyone.” At Harrison’s request, Lennon backed off and substituted ‘Sexy Sadie’ for ‘Maharishi.’

The Beatles - Mother Nature’s Son - The Beatles

(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: Paul

Another Paul McCartney solo performance for the “White Album.” Paul remembers writing the song at his father’s home in Liverpool and that it was inspired by Nat “King” Cole’s recording of “Nature Boy.” After the other Beatles went home on the evening of

August 9, 1968, Paul went through 25 live performances of the song, each featuring his vocal and his Martin D-28 acoustic guitar. Take 24 was deemed the best. Overdubbing took place on August 20 with Paul playing drums and timpani, double-tracking his lead vocal at the end of the song, and adding a second acoustic guitar part. George Martin’s

brass arrangement was also added to the mix.

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George Harrison – Rising Sun - Brainwashed ‘02

This track enforces the concept that George Harrison believed we are eternal souls. His son Dhani spoke

about this this saying ..saw his father’s faith first-hand in the way he handled the cancer diagnosis in 1998 right until his end: “He never flinched. He never felt sorry for himself. He never lost his sense of humor. He wasn’t afraid of death,

although he was very aware of it. We’d be in the kitchen and he’d say, ‘Dhan, you know we are not these bodies, don’t

you?”

The Beatles - I’m So Tired - The Beatles (Lennon-McCartney)

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Lead vocal: John John Lennon’s “I’m So Tired” was started and finished in 14 takes on October 8, 1968.

No overdubs were added. The session was a marathon 16-hour session which started at 4 p.m. on the 8th and finished at 8 a.m. on October 9 (John’s 28th birthday), and saw the completion of two Lennon compositions (“I’m So Tired” and “The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill”) and work on George Harrison’s “Long Long Long.” Written in India while the Beatles were studying Transcendental Meditation under Maharishi Mahesh

Yogi, the all-day regime in Rishikesh, India, prevented John from sleeping at night, so he decided to write a song about it. At the end of the song John can be heard muttering

a phrase that when played backwards offered “Paul is dead” conspiracy theorists another major clue: “Paul is a dead man, miss him, miss him.”

The Beatles - Across The Universe - Let It Be

(Lennon-McCartney) Lead vocal: John

Prior to leaving for an extended trip to India to study Transcendental Meditation in early 1968, the Beatles recorded several new songs to fill the sides of their upcoming single,

which would be released while they were away. John had originally wanted his new composition, “Across The Universe,” for the A-side of the single but was still not happy with the mix of the song. When the Beatles sat down to decide which two of their new

recordings should be used, John preferred “Across the Universe” remain on the shelf for the time being, giving Paul’s more commercial “Lady Madonna” the A-side. “Across The

Universe” was written entirely by John and was recorded February 4, 1968, in eight takes. Overdubs were recorded on February 8. Comedian and author Spike Milligan had been at Abbey Road when the group was working on the song and some months later

inquired about it. He was surprised to learn that “Across the Universe” was sitting unreleased in EMI’s vault, so Milligan asked Lennon to donate the song to a charity album he was organizing for the World Wildlife Fund. Milligan was a British comedy

legend who, along with Peter Sellers, starred in “The Goon Show,” one of John’s all-time favorite programs. Lennon not only gladly contributed the song to be used on the

charity album, but arranged to have the songwriting royalties from the recording given to the World Wildlife Fund. This charity album version, known by fans as the “Wildlife” version, was released in December 1969. Although it is popularly believed that the two

versions of “Across The Universe” are different recordings, they are not. Both the “Wildlife” version and the Phil Spector re-produced version are derived from the same

February 8, 1968, master tape. For the charity album, the sound of birds was added and the tape was sped up to give it a higher pitch. On April 1, 1970, Spector stripped some

elements from the original February 8, 1968, master tape, slowed it down and added an orchestra and choir. The instrumental line-up is John on acoustic guitar, Paul on piano, George on tamboura and wah-wah guitar (second and third refrains only) and Ringo on

drums.

3 in a row from our missing Beatles George & John…. only physically right ?

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Steve pick a few songs…

John Lennon – Working Class Hero – Rehearsal 1972

Paul & Linda McCartney – The Back Seat of my Car – Ram

‘71 Originally played during the “Let it Be” sessions, Lennon again thought this song

was about him with the lyrics, “We believe that we can’t be wrong.” This was intended to be more a Beach Boys style tune, which had nothing to do with

Lennon.

Mary Hopkin – Goodbye - Single