The Beatles: Note By Note

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

Kenyon examines “It’s For You,” McCartney’s song tailored for Cilla Black’s cabaret lane. The talk explores how Paul steps into lounge tradition while keeping a youthful, pop viewpoint. The lyric voic...

18 Okt 202537min

What happens when a Beatles song isn’t recorded by the Beatles? In this episode, Peter and Kenyon dive into From a Window, written by Paul McCartney and handed off to Billy J. Kramer. The duo plays mu...

11 Okt 202547min

Here, the lecture unpacks Paul McCartney’s “From a Window,” written for Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas, by tracing how its lyrics build a small nighttime drama. The framing image is a window: first ...

11 Okt 202534min

On this episode of The Beatles: Note by Note, we dive deep into “I’ll Be Back,” John Lennon’s haunting closer to A Hard Day’s Night. We’re joined by Robert Rodriguez (Something About the Beatles), who...

4 Okt 20252h 8min