UnBeatled

UnBeatled inspects Dear Prudence from The Beatles' self-titled album. It's a beautiful song written by John that utilises a guitar finger picking style that John learned from Donovan while studying tr...

24 Jan 202527min

UnBeatled delves deep into She Said She Said - a song that was written after a memorable experience with the actor Peter Fonda. Tune in to hear how the song was written in the Mixolydian mode and chan...

17 Jan 202536min

This episode looks at Eight Days A Week - a song that was just an album track in the UK but went on to be a big hit in America. It's an optimistic, feel-good track that's driven by jangly acoustic gui...

10 Jan 202527min

UnBeatled breaks down Penny Lane - the song that Paul McCartney wrote as his response to Strawberry Fields Forever. Tune in to hear about the perfect piccolo trumpet solo and why this song encapsulate...

3 Jan 202540min

UnBeatled examines Yellow Submarine - a song that was written as a children's rhyme. Listen in to stories about how Donovan helped with the lyrics and John tried to record his vocals underwater. Hoste...

27 Dec 202427min

UnBeatled inspects the song that catapaulted The Beatles to heights never seen before in the UK. Learn how such an iconic song was written on twin hotel beds and recorded merely a few days later. Host...

20 Dec 202440min

UnBeatled delves into the McCartney penned, blues inspired rocker - Lady Madonna. Tune in to hear how famous saxophonist, Ronnie Scott, played on the record and how Paul took inspiration for the lyric...

13 Dec 202428min

This episode UnBeatled unpicks one of John Lennon's first autobiographical songs - Help! Listen in to hear how The Beatles got the most out of 4-track recording equipment and how the film of the same ...

6 Dec 202444min