The Beatles: Note By Note

We start the episode hilariously out of sync, then use “She’s a Woman” to find our groove again. Instead of reciting facts, we rebuild the track from the ground up: why the bass takes the driver’s sea...

15 Nov 20251h 11min

In this Lecture Series deep dive, we pull “She’s a Woman” apart to find the craft hiding in plain sight. First, we scan the lyrics for structure, cadence, and sly wordplay, from the racy “turn me on” ...

15 Nov 202532min

This week we dive deep into one of the most pivotal records in early Beatles history, I Feel Fine. Kenyon and Peter, joined by musician Jon Blackstone, uncover the story behind the first intentional u...

8 Nov 20251h 49min

In this lecture, Kenyon digs into “I Feel Fine” not as a chart-topping single, but as a turning point in Lennon’s songwriting and the band’s evolution in the studio. We unpack the way John’s neutral “...

8 Nov 202531min

This episode steps outside the usual track-by-track format to explore The Beatles’ Story, Capitol Records’ 1964 double-LP “documentary” about the band. With historian Dr. Richard Driver, we look at ho...

1 Nov 20251h 34min

Peter and Gordon are back, and not just on the charts. This episode dives into “I Don’t Want to See You Again,” the third McCartney-penned single given to the duo. While it barely made a dent in the U...

25 Okt 202559min

In this lecture we take a closer look at I Don’t Want to See You Again, a Paul McCartney composition performed by Peter and Gordon. Unlike Paul’s more optimistic breakup songs, this one flips the pers...

25 Okt 202527min

We step out of A Hard Day’s Night and into the Beatles’ songwriter-for-hire mode with “It’s for You,” written for Cilla Black. We trace why Cilla wasn’t a favor but a first-call vocalist in the NEMS o...

18 Okt 20251h 2min