#106 – Baby, It’s You with Chuck Gunderson, author “Some Fun Tonight”

It almost seems a shame that the Beatles only ever recorded one Burt Bacharach song. There are arguably no finer melodicists in modern popular music than Bacharach and Lennon/McCartney. But “Baby, It’s You” is the only song from his catalogue they ever laid to tape. Recorded for their first album and a product of their well documented love of girl-group R&B, it’s a chance for John to show his fantastic, soulful voice. His voice really carries the track with an impassioned delivery, bolstered by always great background vocals from Paul and George, solid foundation, and a charming celeste solo from George Martin. It’s a wonderful example of John’s potential for being a blue-eyed soul singer if things had been a little different.

Joining us this week is Chuck Gunderson, author of “Some Fun Tonight – The Backstage Story of How the Beatles Rocked America: The Historic Tours of 1964-1966.” His books are the absolutely definitive look at the Beatles North American tours, the going-ons that made them happen, and the behind the curtain look at what went down. It’s a stunning 2 volume set filled with hundreds of unreleased photos, we can’t recommend it enough! We talk with Chuck about Beatles tributes, writing the book you want to read, the simplicity of early Beatles tours, girl groups, US albums and more! Get a signed copy of the books at ⁠somefuntonight.com⁠, or grab a copy at Amazon or wherever you get books.

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