Tag: the monkees
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#91 – Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except Me and My Monkey with guest Brian Marchese (host, Where’s That Sound Coming From?)
The longest titled song in the Beatles' catalogue is also one that maybe flies a bit below the radar. Buried on side 3 of the White album, "Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me and My Monkey" is one of the heaviest
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Bonus: A Tribute to Michael Nesmith
To say Michael Nesmith's work has had a huge influence on us would be an understatement. His passing on December 10th has been a huge blow that we're still reeling from. So it only seemed right to take some time and pay tribute...
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#164 – Not A Second Time with Andrew Sandoval (producer, author, radio host, artist manager, songwriter)
This 1963 John song often gets overlooked these days as album filler. However, this With The Beatles track can be seen as one of the songs responsible for writers and critics viewing The Beatles as actual artists....
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#172 – You Won’t See Me with Sean Nelson (singer/songwriter, writer, ex-Harvey Danger)
As one of several songs Paul wrote at the end of 1965 during a rough patch with Jane Asher, "You Won't See Me" provides a glimpse into...
Reviews
Ranking the songs of the Beatles? What could possibly go wrong? But somehow this podcast gets it just right thanks to the wit and charm of the co-hosts and their guests. The listener quickly discovers the rankings are used not to incite heated arguments but rather as a starting point to spark a positive deep dive into every Beatle song. Put simply, Ranking The Beatles is a welcome addition to the Beatle podcast universe.
Required listening if you like The Beatles at all. Great guests every week and Jonathan and Julia are fun and genuinely funny (even the tired Mike Love jokes). I listen every Tuesday morning as soon as I wake up. One week around Christmas they took the week off so I just slept the whole week until there was a new episode. It was worth the wait.
Nice to see a truly excellent new Beatles podcast. This one is hosted by a very appealing young couple, who along with their well selected guests, have a winning combination of professional musical knowledge and the enthusiasm of fans. It’s an interesting format that by definition promises to only get better as it goes along. If they can make the “Only a Northern Song” episode good then they’re unstoppable