The Beatles: Note By Note

How did one forgotten girl group from a Detroit suburb end up shaping one of the eeriest Beatles covers? In this episode, Peter and Kenyon uncover the story behind “Devil in Her Heart,” originally rec...

13 Huhti 20251h

Could the Beatles really match Smokey Robinson? That’s the challenge they set for themselves with “You Really Got a Hold on Me”—and, incredibly, they just might have pulled it off. In this episode, Pe...

6 Huhti 20251h 1min

Was “Hold Me Tight” really the Beatles’ weakest link—or a hidden pivot point in their early sound? Peter and Kenyon dig into this overlooked track from With the Beatles, a song Paul McCartney began wr...

30 Maalis 20251h 16min

In this lecture, Kenyon unpacks Paul McCartney’s “Hold Me Tight,” a deceptively simple track from With the Beatles that reveals deeper structural and harmonic complexity on close inspection. Though th...

30 Maalis 202530min

What happens when the Beatles take a Chuck Berry anthem and make it their own? In this episode, Peter and Kenyon dive into “Roll Over Beethoven,” a song they’d been playing since their earliest club d...

22 Maalis 20251h 8min

What happens when the Beatles take a Motown classic and make it their own? Please Mr. Postman was already a #1 hit for the Marvelettes, but John Lennon’s urgent, near-desperate vocal delivery transfor...

17 Maalis 20251h 1min

Could Till There Was You be the Beatles’ most unexpected choice for their early setlists? A show tune from The Music Man, it stood out in their catalog—earning both praise and skepticism from fans and...

9 Maalis 202559min

Was "Little Child" ever meant to be sung by John Lennon? Originally intended as a showcase for Ringo Starr, the song took a different path when it proved a poor fit for his vocal range. In this episod...

2 Maalis 20251h 4min