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Episode 10 She's Leaving Home–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 Sugar

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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Episode 9 She’s Leaving Home - Origins Of A Masterpiece Part 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. 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
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Episode 8 Band on the Run – the origin of a hit song Part 2
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!
Band on the Run, Paul and Linda McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar
Drama-pizza, Mike Sugar; performed by Mike Sugar
Dramockumystery Tour, Mike Sugar; performed by Mike Sugar
Suspenseful Stridi, Mike Sugar; performed by Mike Sugar
Hotel (Theme), Henry Mancini; performed by Mike Sugar
Am Be Into Background, Mike Sugar; performed by Mike Sugar
Abandon The Run (interstitial rabbit hole), based on Paul and Linda McCartney's Band On the Run, rearranged and performed by Mike Sugar
Goodbye, Paul McCartney; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott, Matt Twain)
Two Part Invention in D Minor, J.S. Bach; performed by Mike Sugar
I Want You (She’s So Heavy), Lennon and McCartney; performed by Mike Sugar
Thus Mooged MaccaThustra, Richard Strauss, Paul McCartney, Phil Medley and Bert Berns; [Twist and Shout, Band on the Run, and Also Sprach Zarathustra] mashed up and performed by Mike Sugar
Maxwell’s Silver Hammer, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar
Kalider Story, Mike Sugar; performed by Mike Sugar
Baroque Inn, Mike Sugar; performed by Mike Sugar
Superstition, Stevie Wonder; performed by Mike Sugar
She Drives Me Crazy, Roland Gift, David Steele; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar
Popcorn, Gershon Kingsley; performed by Mike Sugar
Frankenstein; Edgar Winter: performed by Mike Sugar
My Love, Paul and Linda McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar
Whats' My Line, Charles Fox; performed by Mike Sugar
The Good the Bad and the Ugly Theme; Ennio Morricone, performed by Mike Sugar
Desperado, Glenn Frey and Don Henley; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar
Penny Lane, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, and Mark Abbott of Stroll Down Penny Lane
The End, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott, Matt Twain of Stroll Down Penny Lane
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
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Episode 7 Band on the Run – the origin of a hit song Part 1
Discover how a throw-away line by George Harrison provided the inspiration for the Beatles’ song, You Never Give Me Your Money – AND how three years later, this also formed the basis for Paul’s massive hit, Band on the Run. As we connect these dots, we join a 3,110-mile, transcontinental travel adventure with Paul – and we learn how he flew without his Wings.
So settle in for a series of revelations that you will find entertaining and informative, for in this Episode we will 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? on 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
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Episode 6 Till There Was You – and Many More
Join us in episode 6 to understand out how THIS song, Till There Was You is somehow connected 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
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Episode 5 Yesterday – and the song that got away
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
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