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Episode 25: Early Beatles Singles

We're back with a special 25th episode all about the first Beatles singles including "Love Me Do," "Please Please Me," "From Me To You," "She Loves You," "I Want To Hold Your Hand," and all the B-sides too. Learn how Del Shannon had a hand in making a Beatles song more famous and decide for yourself if "This Boy" shares any similarities to Beethoven's "Moonlight" Sonata.

The link for the Beatles conference mentioned in the podcast is here:

http://www.altoona.psu.edu/beatles/

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Episode 24: Paul's Collaborations

What do Brian Wilson, Eric Clapton, Donovan, George Michael, and Allen Ginsberg have in common?  They all collaborated with Paul McCartney at some time during his career on a song or two.  In this episode you'll hear Dave and Chris discuss some famous McCartney collaborations (MJ, Stevie Wonder) as well as learn some obscure tunes with Macca cameos by people you might not expect.

Episode 23: The Beatles Live in 1979?

For this podcast, we imagined that the Beatles reunited for a concert/tour in 1979 and each came up with a set list for the first concert.  We limited ourselves to 30 songs and had to make many tough choices!  Listen to the podcast for other rules and for lots of sample clips from live performances of the songs we chose.  What would you choose?  Do like or dislike our choices?  What did we forget?  Our setlists run like this: Dave: Get Back, Day Tripper, A Hard Day's Night, Got to Get You Into My Life, Here Comes the Sun, Come Together, Coming Up, Whatever Gets You Through The Night, Live And Let Die, Ticket To Ride, Yellow Submarine, Maybe I'm Amazed, Money, Blow Away, Yesterday, You've Got To Hide Your Love Away, Give Me Love (Peace on Earth), Lady Madonna, Rain, Band On The Run, Watching The Wheels, Something, In My Life, Hey Jude, I Saw Her Standing There, It Don't Come Easy, Let It Be, My Sweet Lord, Imagine, Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End Chris: Sgt. Pepper's, With A Little Help From My Friends, Help!, All My Loving, Something, Mind Games, Jet, Yer Blues, Every Night, In My Life, Can't Buy Me Love, Jealous Guy, Wah-Wah, I've Got A Feeling, I'm Only Sleeping, Photograph, Maybe I'm Amazed, God, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, All You Need is Love, Hey Jude, A Hard Day's Night, Hello Goodbye, Isn't It A Pity, A Day In The Life, Because, Yesterday, Imagine, Let It Be, Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End

Episode 22: Beatles Covers, Part 2!

We're back with another round of great, quirky, and awful Beatles cover songs for you.  Hear songs from such diverse artists as Frank Sinatra, Bjork, George Burns, Joe Cocker, Ramsey Lewis, and more!  Let us know your favorite song... or favorite dud.  Be sure to "like" us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IveGotABeatlesPodcast?fref=ts

Episode 21: 40th Anniversary of George's "Living In The Material World"

Time for some George Harrison discussion!  In this episode, Dave and Chris go track-by-track through George Harrison's 1973 album "Living In The Material World."  This album was his followup to "All Things Must Pass" and was a big hit in its time (#1).  If you're a George fan, be sure to listen to this episode featuring many song clips and in-depth analysis of the album.

Episode 20: Review of John and Yoko's "Double Fantasy"

Hear some in-depth analysis of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's 1980 album Double Fantasy, including discussion about the "stripped down" version of the album released in 2010.  This album features some of John's greatest solo songs -- and most of the Yoko tunes are pretty good too.  Really!  Please rate, comment and subscribe, and thanks as always for listening.

Episode 19: "Agree to Disagree!"

The famed "Agree to Disagree" episode is here!  Dave and Chris tackle topics that they've fought over for many years: the worst Beatles album, the song "Here Today," and whether or not Jeff Lynne was a good influence on the Beatles.  Enjoy their good-spirited banter about these and several other topics.  Share your own thoughts below.

Episode 18: Paul's Loves

Happy Valentine's Day!  Dave and Chris discuss songs written about Paul McCartney's lovely ladies through the years.  You'll hear about songs inspired by Jane Asher, Linda McCartney, and Heather Mills, as well as learn about other important McCartney ladies like Nancy Shevell and Dorothy "Dot" Roane.  Included are tunes like "And I Love Her," "Maybe I'm Amazed," "My Valentine," and many more.