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Spring 2013 – Syllabus for Music 17, section 5454
Dr. William E. Doyle, Wednesday, 2 - 5:10 PM
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Music 17 - Music of the Beatles
3 units; 3 hours lecture. Recommended Preparation: eligibility for English 1A. Credit, degree applicable. Transfer
CSU, UC. This course surveys musical styles of the Beatles from 1957-1970. It focuses on the historical, aesthetic,
social-political, economic, and technological developments that have shaped the evolution of popular music. Emphasis
is placed on identifying the Beatles’ various musical periods, stylistic practices in compositions and concerts, and
reflections of and impacts on the cultural and social issues of their time.
You are required to read the text, lyrics, and listen to the music/LP before the class lecture!
Textbooks/Materials:
1. The Rough Guide to The Beatles, 3rd ed., by Chris Ingham. Rough Guides/Penguin, 2009.
2. Course DVD - Music and PDF’s on this disc. Available in the Music Library, Mu 126.
3. Optional/Reserve - Can’t Buy Me Love, by Jonathan Gould. Three Rivers Press, NY, 2007.
Course DVD: In the first folder (Lectures), you will find my the music for all 16 weeks of the
semester. Each week includes and any additional readings/documents associated with that week
that are also required for you to read.
In the second folder (Others), you will find additional documents (PDF’s) to read: 1.) a
Glossary of terms; 2.) Lyrics and Composers to ALL the songs the Beatles recorded; 3.) the
Beatles at Abbey Road Studios; 4.) a 264-page out-of-print book on the Beatles; 5.) links to all the
Beatles songs on YouTube; 6.) the Top 500 LPs (Rolling Stone Magazine); 7.) the History of Abbey
Road; 8.) an interview with Paul and Linda McCartney, etc.
Important Note: This is a tentative syllabus. If you miss a class, you are responsible for finding
out any changes in the syllabus! You are responsible all of the information in each chapter/lecture
– even if it is not discussed in class. If you wish to drop the class, that is your responsibility!
If you miss/late more than 2 times you may be dropped from the class. If you miss/late for
more than 2 discussions, you can lose a full letter grade. If you are late for class, it is your
responsibility to let me know at the end of class, or you will be counted absent.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Week 1
Rock and Roll pre-Beatles, Hamburg, and 23 early tracks!
RG - pages 5 - 18, 233 - 247, 252, 255 - 274. ALSO, pages 177-215 list the RG selection
of the 50 best Beatle songs in chronological order - read about the songs we’ll discuss.
Week 1 notes Early Beatles music, Band members
Gould, Prologue, Ch. 1 - 11
Week 2
Early Beatles, Please Please Me, 1963.
RG - pages 18 - 22, 291 - 296 (Rumors), 296 - 299 (Beatleosity).
Week 2 lecture
Lyrics to PPM LP (LP #1)
Gould, Ch. 12 - 14
Week 3
With the Beatles, 1963.
RG - pages 22 - 28.
Week 3 lecture, music, lyrics
Week 4
Quiz #1 (weeks 1 - 3), A Hard Day’s Night, 1964.
RG - pages 28 - 29, 151 - 156 (TV), 157 - 159, 219 - 222, 247 - 248.
Week 4 lecture, music, lyrics
Beatles, Abbey Rd. 1 - 7 Gould, Ch. 20 - 22
Week 5
Beatles for Sale, Cartoons, 1964 -- USA TOUR #1.
RG - 29, 69, 155 (Cartoons), 174, 300 - 301.
Week 5 lecture, music, lyrics
Gould, Ch. 23 - 24
Help!, 1965 -- USA TOUR #2.
RG - 30 - 34, 159 - 161, 220 - 222.
Week 6 lecture, music, lyrics
Gould, Ch. 25 - 27
Week 6
Gould, Ch. 15 - 19
Week 7
Quiz #2 (weeks 4 - 6), Rubber Soul, 1965, LOVE - Cirque du Soleil.
RG - 35 - 40, 85 (LOVE), 166 - 167.
Week 7 lecture, music, lyrics
LOVE in Vegas PDF Gould, Ch. 28 - 32
Week 8
Middle Beatles, Revolver, 1966 -- death and taxes in the studio.
RG - 40 - 41, 167 - 168.
Week 8 lecture, music, lyrics
Beatles, Abbey Rd. 7 - 9 Gould, Ch. 33 - 35
Week 9
Week #9 Paper due. Sgt. Pepper’s, 1967 -- the greatest year in rock?
RG - 42 - 47, 168.
Week 9 lecture, music, lyrics
Beatles, Abbey Rd. 10 - 14
Gould, Ch. 36 - 39
Week 10
Late Beatles, Magical Mystery Tour, 1967.
RG - 47 - 48, 161 - 164, 168.
Week 10 lecture, music, lyrics
Gould, Ch. 40 - 44
Week 11
Yellow Submarine and the start of The Beatles (White Album), 1968.
RG - 48 - 53, 56, 81, 164 - 166, 168 - 169, 248 - 250 (Yoko).
Week 11 lecture, music, lyrics
Gould, Ch. 45 - 47
Week 12
George Martin LP paper due. The Beatles (White Album), 1968 - 69.
RG - 48 - 53, 248 - 250.
Week 12 lecture, music, lyrics
Gould, Ch. 48
Week 13
† The Get Back Sessions - Let it Be & Let it Be Naked, 1969 - 70.
RG - 53 - 56, 58 - 59, 82 - 83 (Naked), 170, 250 - 252.
Week 13 lecture, music, lyrics Beatles at Abbey Rd., 14 - 16 Gould, Ch. 49 - 51
Week 14
† Abbey Road, 1969 - 70 -- the dream is over.
RG - 57, 211 - 214.
Week 14 lecture, music, lyrics
Gould, Ch. 52, 53
Week 15
Journal Project Due. Past Masters, Live at BBC, Anthology, LOVE.
RG - 70 - 80, 85 (LOVE), 171 - 173.
Week 15 lecture, music, lyrics Beatles at Abbey Rd., 16 - 20 Gould, Ch. 52, 53
Week 16
Final Exam (weeks 7 - 14), Journal Project Results. Legacy of The Beatles.
RG - 89 - 148, 222 - 229, 277 - 290 (Books), 302 - 316 (Misc. stuff)
Week 16 lecture, 17 Song Comparisons
Gould, Ch. 53, Epilogue
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† NOTE: Abbey Road was recorded after Let It Be (Get Back sessions), but Let It Be was released after Abbey Road.
Disclaimer: we will listen to music of and by The Beatles from their UK-released LP’s in
the order they were recorded. We will also include singles (Past Masters Vol.’s 1, 2) and the
Grammy winning album LOVE. During the semester, we will watch excerpts from The Beatles
Anthology, The Ed Sullivan Show, A Hard Day’s Night, Help!, Magical Mystery Tour, Yellow
Submarine, etc. -- so don’t miss any classes, and why would you!
Grading
Keep track of your points! This is your responsibility.
Discussions are held at the beginning of every class.
Quiz 1, Quiz 2 -- there will be a 25 question multiple choice quiz in Weeks #4 and #7 that will
cover the material from Weeks 1 - 3 and then 4 - 6. These quizzes are based on the class lectures
and the readings in the Rough Guide (RG). All quizzes are given at the beginning of each class...
there are no make-ups and no exceptions. You will need a Scantron #882 and a pencil for each
quiz. You will have a maximum of 15 minutes for a Quiz, so be on time! Each quiz is 50 points.
Quizzes are given at the start of the class -- the Quizzes will last a maximum of 15
minutes No Scantron #882/pencil = No Quiz. (See page 49 for Exam Prep.)
Week #9 Paper** -- at the start of class in Week #9, you will turn in a short paper (1 - 2 pages) in
which you are asked to choose: Penny Lane or Strawberry Fields Forever, and WHY! Be sure to
comment on both the Lyrics and the Music for both songs, but concentrate on the song that you
chose (and why you chose it)! Typed, double-spaced, etc. Note that all LP and Song Titles are
to be in Italics font. 50 points.
George Martin LP** -- due at the start of class in Week #12, make one LP out of the 2 LP White
Album. The music for this project are in the Week 11 and 12 folders. See Pages 7 and 8 of this
Syllabus for more information, instructions, and a brief sample of the project. 100 points.
Final Exam - material from weeks 7 - 15 (Don’t worry, page 50 is a Review Sheet!), 50 questions,
at the start of class in week 16. The Exam will last a maximum of 30 minutes. No Scantron #882/
pencil = No Final Exam. 50 points. (See page 49 for Exam Prep., page 50 for Review)
Journal** -- From weeks 2 - 14 we will examine a different Beatles LP -- for a total of 13
original UK LP’s. Each week, after listening to the Course DVD, you are expected to start
selecting songs from your Journal for your Term Project. There are 2 parts to this project -- these
are both due at the beginning of class, Week #15.
Part 1 - from each LP, you are asked to choose what YOU think is the BEST original Beatle song
(NO COVERS). With the separate Journal Handout you’ll receive (also on the Course DVD),
please circle (red ink only!) your favorite song on each LP, AND be sure to indicate which of the
LP’s you have selected as your FAVORITE. I will tabulate the results and let you know the results
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from the class choices, the critics choices, and what my choice for top songs/LP would be in Week
#16 after the Final Exam. At the end of Part 1, you will have selected 13 songs and 1 LP.
Part 2 - staple to your Journal a 2 - 3 page Essay (not including your sources/bibliography page)
in which you list YOUR choice for Favorite Beatles Album of All Time {from PPM to Abbey
Road}, and WHY. This should include a convincing set of reasons/research - including music,
lyrics, historical context, recording techniques, nostalgia - as to why YOU chose this album.
Your Journal and Essay are due at the beginning of class on Week #15. No extensions,
no exceptions. The Essay must be typed, double-spaced, 12-point font. If you include any outside
material/sources, it must also have a notation of your sources!
I won’t even grade your paper if you 1.) include any covers
2.) do not include Footnoted sources in Chicago style format - no Endnotes
3.) don’t staple the Journal and Journal Essay together
The Journal and Essay are worth a total of 100 points.
** All Papers are expected to be typed, double-spaced, 12-point font, proper grammar,
spelling, with Source(s) (if needed). Note that all LP and Song Titles are to be in Italics
font. IF you used any sources, but do not indicate your sources (Chicago style manual), you
will get an automatic F. Use books/articles, not Wikipedia. Use ‘university‘ or magazine
websites, not personal websites - and these must also be properly listed in your sources. Of
course, for the Week 9 and 12 papers you are not required to use any outside sources, BUT,
if you DO, be sure to notate your sources properly - you must Footnote (Chicago style).
Endnotes are not acceptable. I do not accept any work via Email and there is NO extracredit. Don’t forget to use the Glossary on the Course DVD.
Music 17 - Point Totals
1. Quiz #1
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(50)
Scantron #882
2. Quiz #2
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(50)
Scantron #882
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(50)
4. George Martin LP paper**
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(100)
5. Journal** (2 parts) _____________
(100)
6. Final Exam
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3. Week #9 Paper**
A = 90%
B = 80%
(50)
Scantron #882
C = 70%
D = 60%
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Please note that if you plan to use a Laptop, Tablet,
or Record the lecture(s), you must sit in the first
two rows near the sound equipment.
An Absence is Excused: 1) only in cases of illness (with appropriate medical documentation, i.e.,
physician or medical clinic’s written excuse); 2) in the case of a family or personal emergency
(with documentation); or 3) if you are involved in a campus activity (with an excuse from the
academic dean). If an excused absence involves missing an exam or class activity, appropriate
documentation will be required the next class you attend to request a makeup activity or exam.
You cannot make up the work during an unexcused absence.
Class Discussion: The class discussion is a critical component of this course. I expect each
student to engage in, and make significant contributions to, all classroom discussions and
activities. This includes completing reading and other assignments outside of class time, asking
questions, participating in discussions, and generally demonstrating that you have thought
carefully about the material. Class participation also means respecting fellow students’ opinions
and ideas even if you disagree. Discussions are held at the start of the class.
If you miss 2 discussions, you can lose a full letter grade.
Email and Website: Students are expected to regularly check their ECC email for contacts from
the instructor, and to check the www.ArtMusicHistory.com website for any updates, additional
information, etc.
Cell Phones/Texting: Once you enter the classroom, turn off and put away all cell phones. Don’t
leave them on top of your bag, behind your purse, on your lap or on your desk. I have a ZERO
tolerance level for text messaging during lectures. If you are caught using your cell phone/texting,
I will ask you to leave the classroom and you will be marked as absent.
Withdraw: It is the student’s responsibility to drop classes if he/she no longer wishes to attend.
Failure to drop a class may result in fee charges, and/or having grades of “W” or “F” listed on
official transcripts. The last day to drop without a W is the same as the last day to add.
Tips for Academic Success
• Read your syllabus carefully and familiarize yourself with the instructor’s policies.
• If there is an assigned reading scheduled, read it before class to get the maximum benefit from
lectures.
• Come to class prepared and ready to participate in discussions on weekly topics.
• Listen closely at the works of music and think about them for yourself, before and during reading.
Taking Lecture Notes
• If possible, before lecture, familiarize yourself with the musical examples (as well as titles, artists,
general culture), so that you can focus on content and interpretation during class.
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Take notes while listening/watching! While listening to the music in class, jot down descriptive
words used by your instructor for each example. This will help you prepare for the exams and
concert reviews.
Make note of stories/anecdotes you 2ind interesting – they’ll help you remember the music!
Taking an Exam
• Come to class prepared with necessary materials -- a #2 pencil, eraser, Scantron # 882.
• Come early – especially on the day of a quiz/exam. They are timed quizzes/exams.
• Leave nothing blank - try to apply some sort of logic to come up with an answer, at the very least
take a guess!
• Lastly, FOLLOW YOUR INSTINCT! When you are not 100% sure of an answer, the first guess is
usually the right one. Don’t convince yourself to change the answer unless you are sure that you
should make that change.
Plagiarism: Students are required to submit their own work! DO NOT COPY ANOTHER STUDENTS
WORK... this goes for the exams, the worksheet assignments, and the concert reviews. If you copy
someone else’s work, you will both automatically receive an F in the class AND your names will be
forwarded to the Dean of Fine Arts and the Vice President of Academic Affairs - which may result in
suspension from El Camino College. Don’t take a chance... Don’t do it! Please read the ECC Academic
Integrity and Board Policy on the Standards of Student Conduct on page 9 of this Syllabus.
No Photocopies, No extensions, No make-ups.
All Assignments, Quizzes, Exams, etc. are due at the beginning of the class session… no credit for late
work. I do not accept any work via email.
Music 17 SLO Statement
Students will be able to recognize musical style periods after listening to pre-recorded
musical examples.
Music 17 Course Objectives
1) Identify musical examples from the pre-Beatles era, pre-Beatles style period.
2) Identify musical examples from the early Beatles (Beatle-mania) style period.
3) Identify musical examples from the Beatles middle/experimental period style.
4) Identify musical examples from the late/mature Beatles style period.
Students with disabilities who believe they may need accommodations in this class are encouraged
to contact the Special Resource Center on campus as soon as possible to better ensure such
accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion. As well, please contact me privately to
discuss your specific needs. Special Resource Center 660-3295.
Be sure to read the ECC Course Catalog and the ECC Schedule of Classes for
other important information and deadlines (also on the ECC website.)
This is YOUR responsibility.
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George Martin LP Paper** - due at the beginning of class, Week #12
Your assignment is to make 1 LP out of the 2 LP White Album. The music for this project
can be found in your Course DVD in Week 11 (LP 1, side 1) and Week 12 (LP 1, side 2 and all of
LP 2). NOTE: all LP and Song Titles are to be in Italics Font.
There are 30 songs, cut them down to 15 and place them in an order (7 or 8 on Side 1, 7 or
8 on Side 2). Part 1 is to create a chart and put this at the beginning of your paper. Part 2 - give
me an overview as to why you chose the songs you did, and why you cut the other 15 songs.
Additionally, you must comment on why/why not you chose Revolution 9. Typed, double
spaced, etc., this should be 4 - 5 pages in length. See/follow the Sample on the next page and
start your paper with a proper introduction! 100 points.
** All Papers are expected to be typed, double-spaced, 12-point font, proper
grammar, spelling, with Source(s) (if needed). IF you used any sources, but do
not indicate your sources (Chicago style manual), you will get an automatic F.
Use books/articles, not Wikipedia. Use ‘university‘ or magazine websites, not
personal websites - and these must also be listed in your sources. Of course,
for the Week 9 and 12 papers you will NOT need any sources. BUT, if you DO use
any sources, be sure to notate your sources properly. You must Footnote
(Chicago style). Endnotes are NOT acceptable.
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William Doyle
Music 17
George Martin LP Paper
Side 1
1. The Continuing Story of Dr. D
2. Everybody’s got a cell phone to hide in class
3. Why don’t we do it with proper grammar
4. Back in the Torrance/Gardena/Hawthorne triangle
5. I love you almost as much as your sister
6. Good afternoon
7. LTD (Living the dream)
Side 2
1. Life at the Kollege Of Nowledge (KON)
2. Short, short, short
3. Sexy Martha
4. Pigs, birds, and raccoons
5. Sees Candies for Me
6. Happiness is a double tall, triple shot, mocha frappuccino with extra cream and non-fat milk
7. They say you’re too old for a birthday
8. What happens in Vegas is on Facebook
For this paper, (be sure to have some type of intro., what ‘angle’ are you taking...)
I decided to open Side 1 with the song The Continuing Story of Dr. D. The song has a
powerful rock beat and the lyrics are ...
I also decided to not include Revolution 9 on my White Album because ...
Be sure to have some type of conclusion too!
Again, note that all LP and Song Titles are to be in Italics font in your papers.
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Academic Integrity
Students are expected to abide by the standards of academic integrity. Any student found guilty of academic
dishonesty (including plagiarism) will automatically be given a score of 0 for the unit of coursework (e.g.,
exam, paper, assignment), and is subject to fail the entire course. If you become aware of another student
who is in violation of these rules, you are encouraged to report the incident to your instructor. These reports
will be confidential. All suspected cases of academic dishonesty will be reported to the ECC Academic
Affairs Office for further action.
Standards of Student Conduct -- Board Policy 5138
I. Standards of Conduct
A. General Policy
Conduct at El Camino College must conform to the laws of the State of California, District Policies, and campus rules
and regulations. The El Camino College faculty, staff and administration are dedicated to maintaining an optimal
learning environment; the standards of behavior as outlined in this policy are essential to the maintenance of a quality
college environment. These standards will apply to all students on campus, other college property or while attending
any college-sponsored event. Violation of such laws, policies, rules and regulations or behavior adversely affecting
suitability as a student, will lead to disciplinary action.
B. Misconduct
1. Dishonesty, including but not limited to cheating, plagiarism or knowingly furnishing false information to the
College.
2. Forgery, alteration, or misuse of college documents, records, or identification.
3. Violation of college policies or off-campus regulations, including but not limited to campus regulations concerning
student organizations, the use of college facilities, or time, place, and manner of public expression.
4. Possession or use of alcoholic beverage on college property or at any college-sponsored event except where allowed
as noted in Section 25608 of the Business and Professions Code.
5. Possession or use of any weapon, firearm or explosives.
6. The use, sale, or possession on campus of or presence on campus under the influence of any controlled substance, or
any poison classified as such by Schedule D in Section 4160 of the Business and Professions Code.
7. Continued disruptive behavior, continued willful disobedience, profanity or vulgarity, or continued defiance of the
authority of or abuse or, college personnel or to anyone on campus.
8. Willful misconduct which results in injury or death to a student or college personnel.
9. Assault, battery, sex crimes including sexual assault or rape, or any threat of force or violence upon a student or
college personnel.
10. Sexual harassment which includes unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or
physical conduct of a sexual nature.
11. Participation in hazing or commitment of any act that tends to injure, degrade or disgrace a student or college
personnel.
12. Obstruction or disruption of teaching, research, administration, disciplinary proceedings, or other authorized
college activities including but not limited to its community service functions or to authorized activities held off
campus. Obstruction or disruption includes but is not limited to the use of skateboards, bicycles, radios, and roller
skates.
13. Unauthorized entry to or use of college facilities, equipment or supplies.
14. Theft or deliberate damage to property of a college staff member, a student, or a visitor to the college including but
not limited to the Library, Bookstore, and Food Service areas.
15. Defacing or damaging any college real or personal property.
16. Failure to comply with the directions of a member of the college certificated personnel, college management or
supervisor personnel, or campus police acting within the scope of his or her duties.
17. Smoking in any area where prohibited by law or by regulation of the Governing Board.
18. The commission of any act constituting a crime under California law, on the campus or at a college-sponsored
event.
19. Persistent, serious misconduct not listed in Items 1-18 above.
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Movies
Since we will not have the time to watch the entire Beatle movies (A Hard Days Night,
Help!, Magical Mystery Tour, Yellow Submarine, Let It Be), I have put 2 copies of each movie on
reserve (on my Reserve Shelf) - they are available for you to use in the Music Library, Mu 126. A
complete, and ever-changing list of Reserve Materials for this class can be found here.
The rest of this Syllabus...
“If you want to know about the 60s, play the music of the Beatles.”
Aaron Copland, American composer
Pages 11 - 28 are a Overview of Rock History... just as a point of reference. These may be
helpful in providing you some background for the first two lectures.
Pages 29 - 34 are a complete listing of ALL the Music of The Beatles for this class, by Song Title,
Time, and Album.
Pages 35 - 43 are a select Highlights, Discography in the life of The Beatles.
Pages 44 - 48 contain some Beatle Firsts and Beatle Fun-Facts.
Page 49 is a one page summary of How to Prepare for an Exam in this class.
Materials on Reserve for Music 17 - Music Library, Mu 126
Rough Guide to The Beatles, 3rd edition, Chris Ingham
Can’t Buy Me Love, Jonathan Gould
Revolution in the Head, Ian MacDonald
The Cambridge Companion to the Beatles, Ken Womack
The Complete Beatles Chronicle, Mark Lewisohn
LOVE - The Beatles and Cirque du Soleil, (large format)
The Beatles - 100 Greatest Songs, Rolling Stone Magazine
Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles Geoff Emerick
Fab Four FAQ, Stuart Shea and Robert Rodriguez
The Beatles, Hunter Davies
Reading the Beatles: Cultural Studies... Kenneth Womack
Read the Beatles, June Skinner Sawyers
The Beatles - The Complete Scores (hardcover book of musical scores)
The Beatles Anthology (large format book)
The Beatles Anthology, 8 DVD set and 1 Disc with the Audio Tracks from all 3 vol’s.
Movies 1 - A Hard Day’s Night, Help!, Magical Mystery Tour (2 copies, DVD)
Movies 2 - Yellow Submarine, Let It Be (2 copies, DVD)
Other Suggested Books for this class that are NOT on reserve:
On the Road, by Jack Kerouac
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, by Tom Wolfe
The Tibetan Book of the Dead, by Lama Govinda
Study Groups are suggested!
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Music of The Beatles
Use the LYRICS PDF to find out who wrote each song...
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Song Speech: John Lennon
That'll Be The Day
In Spite Of All The Danger
Speech: Paul McCartney
Hallelujah, I Love Her So
You'll Be Mine Cayenne Speech: Paul
My Bonnie
Ain't She Sweet Cry For A Shadow
Speech: John Lennon
Speech: Brian Epstein
Searchin'
Three Cool Cats The Sheik Of Araby
Like Dreamers Do
Hello Little Girl Speech: Brian Epstein
Besame Mucho Love Me Do
How Do You Do It
Please Please Me
Time Album/LP
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Beatles Anthology 1
The Beatles - 263 songs from their LP’s, Weeks #2 - #15.
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Chains Boys Ask Me Why Please Please Me Love Me Do P.S. I Love You Baby It's You Do You Want To Know A Secret A Taste Of Honey There's A Place Twist And Shout It Won't Be Long All I've Got To Do All My Loving Don't Bother Me Little Child Till There Was You Time Album/LP
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Please Please Me (LP #1)
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Please Mister Postman Roll Over Beethoven Hold Me Tight You Really Got A Hold On Me I Wanna Be Your Man Devil In Her Heart Not A Second Time Money (That's What I Want) A Hard Day's Night I Should Have Known Better If I Fell I'm Happy Just To Dance With You And I Love Her Tell Me Why Can't Buy Me Love Any Time At All
I'll Cry Instead Things We Said Today When I Get Home You Can't Do That I'll Be Back No Reply I'm A Loser Baby's In Black Rock And Roll Music I'll Follow The Sun Mr. Moonlight Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! Eight Days A Week Words Of Love Honey Don't Every Little Thing I Don't Want To Spoil The Party What You're Doing Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby Help! The Night Before You've Got To Hide Your Love Away I Need You Another Girl You're Going To Lose That Girl Ticket To Ride Act Naturally It's Only Love You Like Me Too Much Tell Me What You See I've Just Seen A Face Yesterday Dizzy Miss Lizzy Drive My Car Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) You Won't See Me Nowhere Man Think For Yourself The Word Michelle What Goes On Girl 2:39
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Beatles For Sale (4)
Help! (5)
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With A Little Help From My Friends Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds Getting Better Fixing A Hole She's Leaving Home Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! Within You, Without You When I'm Sixty-Four Lovely Rita Good Morning, Good Morning Sgt. Pepper's (Reprise) A Day In The Life Magical Mystery Tour The Fool On The Hill Flying Blue Jay Way Your Mother Should Know I Am The Walrus Hello Goodbye Strawberry Fields Forever Penny Lane Baby You're A Rich Man
All You Need Is Love Yellow Submarine Only A Northern Song All Together Now Hey Bulldog It's All Too Much All You Need Is Love Pepperland Sea Of Time Sea Of Holes Sea Of Monsters March Of The Meanies Pepperland Laid Waste Yellow Submarine In Pepperland Back In The USSR Dear Prudence 2:34
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She Came In Through The Bathroom Window 1:59
Golden Slumbers 1:32
Carry That Weight 1:37
The End 2:22
Her Majesty 0:26
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Thank You Girl 2:04
She Loves You [Mono] 2:21
I'll Get You [Mono] 2:06
I Want To Hold Your Hand 2:27
This Boy 2:16
Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand 2:26
Sie Liebt Dich 2:19
Long Tall Sally 2:03
I Call Your Name 2:09
Slow Down 2:57
Matchbox 1:59
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She's A Woman 3:03
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Day Tripper 2:49 We Can Work It Out 2:15
Paperback Writer 2:19
Rain 3:01
Lady Madonna 2:18
The Inner Light 2:36
Hey Jude 7:10
Revolution 3:25
Get Back 3:11
Don't Let Me Down 3:36
The Ballad Of John And Yoko 3:00
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Across The Universe 3:49
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Gnik Nus Something/Blue Jay Way Past Masters, Vol. 1
Past Masters, Vol. 2
THIS IS THE LOVE/CIRQUE DU SOLEIL CD
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Blackbird/Yesterday 2:32
Strawberry Fields Forever 4:32
Within You Without You/Tomorrow Never Knows 3:08
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds 4:11
Octopus's Garden/Sun King 3:19
Lady Madonna 2:57
Here Comes The Sun/The Inner Light 4:18
Come Together/Dear Prudence/Cry Baby Cry 4:45
Revolution 2:15
Back In The U.S.S.R. 1:54
While My Guitar Gently Weeps 3:47
A Day In The Life 5:08
Hey Jude 3:59
Sgt. Pepper's (Reprise) 1:22
All You Need Is Love 3:39
Be sure to look at Week 16 Lecture Notes/Music folder for 17 song comparisons! The
track listing and information for these 17 pieces can be found in that folder on the Course
DVD.
The Lyrics PDF has all the words and the song writer information.
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Highlights - The Beatles
1940
July 7
Oct 9
1942
June 18
1943
June 18
1956
Oct 31
1957
March
July 6
Oct 18
1958
Feb
July 15
1959
Aug 29
1960
Jan
May
Ringo Starr born in Liverpool as Richard Starkey. He is the oldest Beatle and
the last (4th) to join the band.
John Winston Lennon is born in Liverpool. He started the Beatles.
Paul McCartney born in Liverpool as James Paul McCartney. He is the 2nd
member of the band
George Harrison born in Liverpool.
member.
He is the youngest Beatle and the 3rd
Paul’s mother, Mary, dies of breast cancer.
John Lennon forms the Quarry Men skiffle group with school friend Pete
Shotton.
The Quarry Men play at the garden fete of St. Peter’s Church, Woolton, after
which John is introduced to Paul by Ivan Vaughan.
After weeks of rehearsals Paul McCartney makes his debut with the Quarry
Men.
George Harrison meets John and Paul and shortly afterwards is invited to join
the Quarry Men.
John’s mother, Julia, is killed in a hit-and-run accident.
The Quarry Men play the newly opened Casbah Club which is run by Mona
Best, mother of drummer Pete Best.
John’s art school friend Stuart Sutcliffe joins the group on bass guitar. They
start to be known variously as the Beatles, the Silver Beetles and the Silver
Beats.
London poet Royston Ellis uses the group to back him at a Liverpool reading.
While straying with John and Stuart at their flat in Gambier Terrace, Ellis
introduces them to the high produced by sniffing a broken-down Benzedrine
inhaler.
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May 10
May 20
July 9
Aug 12
Aug 17
Oct 4
1961
Feb 9
April 1
June
Aug
Sept
Nov 9
1962
Jan 1
Jan 24
April 10
April 13
June 4
June 6
Aug 16
Aug 18
Aug 23
Sept 3
Sept 11
Oct 5
Nov 1
Nov 26
Dec 18
The Silver Beetles audition before Britain’s top rock ‘n’ roll manager, Larry
Parnes, and Liverpool’s best known pop star, Billy Fury. They aren’t offered
the job of backing Fury but instead gets a tour of Scotland playing for Johnny
Gentle.
Silver Beetles begin seven-date tour with Johnny Gentle.
The Record Mirror reveals that Royston Ellis is considering bringing a
Liverpool group called the Beetles to London.
Pete Best auditions for the group and later joins on drums.
Now know as the Beatles, the group begins its first season in Hamburg,
Germany – 48 nights at the Indra Club.
They then appear at the Kaiser Keller for a further 58 nights.
The Beatles play the Cavern Club, Mathew Street, Liverpool, for the first time.
The Beatles return to Hamburg for a 13-week engagement at the Top Ten Club.
The Beatles return to Hamburg and back English guitarist-vocalist Tony
Sheridan.
Polydor in Germany release ‘My Bonnie’ which is credited to Tony Sheridan
and ‘The Beat Brothers.’
During a holiday trip to Paris, Paul and John change their hairstyles into what
would later become known as the ‘Beatle haircut’ or ‘mop top.’
Brian Epstein visits the Cavern Club and sees the Beatles for the first time.
Decca Audition – 15 tracks for Decca Records in London.
The Beatles sign a management contract with Brian Epstein.
Stuart Sutcliffe dies of a brain hemorrhage while in Germany with his girlfriend
Astrid Kirchherr.
Start of a seven-week residency at the Star Club in Hamburg.
The Beatles sign a contract with EMI in England.
First session at EMI Studios in Abbey Road with producer George Martin.
Pete Best is dismissed as drummer.
Ringo Starr joins the Beatles. The first John, Paul, George and Ringo concert is
held at Hulme Hall in Birkenhead.
John marries Cynthia Powell at Mount Pleasant Register office, London.
Second session at Abbey Road.
Third Abbey Road session at which ‘Love Me Do’ is re-recorded with session
drummer Andy White.
British release of ‘Love Me Do’, the Beatles’ first single.
Return to the Star-Club, Hamburg, for 14 nights.
Second single, ‘Please Please Me’, recorded at Abbey Road.
Final return to club dates in Hamburg – 13 nights at the Star-Club.
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1963
Feb 2
Feb 4
Feb 11
Mar 9
April 8
April 18
Aug 3
Sept 11
Oct 13
Oct 25
Nov 1
Nov 4
Dec 24
1964
Jan 16
Feb 7
Feb 9
Feb 11
Mar 2
Mar 23
June 4
June 14
July 6
July
Aug 19
Aug 28
Oct 9
Dec 24
Start of Beatles’ first British tour. They support 16-year-old Helen Shapiro.
Last lunchtime session at the Cavern.
Debut album (LP) Please Please Me recorded in just over nine hours.
Nationwide tour with American stars Tommy Roe and Chris Montez (an ECC
grad!). The Beatles appear last on the bill!
Julian Lennon born as John Charles Julian Lennon in Liverpool.
After an appearance at London’s Royal Albert Hall, Paul meets teenage actress
Jane Asher for the first time.
The Beatles’ final performance at the Cavern Club where they had played
almost 300 times.
Work starts on With the Beatles LP.
An appearance on the top-rated British TV shows Sunday night At The London
Palladium helps create the phenomenon the press later dub ‘Beatlemania.’
Start of a short tour of Sweden.
The Beatles’ Autumn Tour opens in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
Royal Command Performance at Prince of Wales Theatre, London, before the
Queen Mother and Princess Margaret.
‘The Beatles’ Christmas Show opens at the Astoria Cinema, Finsbury Park,
London for a 16-night run.
18-day run at the Olympia Theatre, Paris, France.
The Beatles fly to New York where they are greeted by 3,000 screaming fans.
first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show to an estimated audience of 73
million.
First American concert takes place at the Washington Coliseum.
Shooting begins on a A Hard Day’s Night.
John’s first book, In His Own Write, is published.
Beatles leave for a tour of Denmark, Holland, Hong Kong, Australia and New
Zealand with Jimmy Nicol substituting for Ringo who is hospitalized with
tonsillitis.
Ringo re-joins the Beatles in Melbourne.
World premiere of A Hard Day’s Night at the London Pavilion.
John buys a home in Weybridge, Surrey (where the bankers have their homes).
The Beatles’ second visit to America but their first American tour. The first
concert is at the Cow Palace in San Francisco.
In New York City they are introduced to Bob Dylan and smoke marijuana for
the first time.
British tour begins in Bradford, Yorkshire.
Another Beatles’ Christmas Snow open for 20 nights at the Odeon Cinema,
Hammersmith, London.
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1965
Feb 11
Feb 23-May11
March-April
June 12
June 24
July 29
Aug 14
Aug 15
Aug 27
Aug
Aug 31
Dec 3
Dec 25
1966
Jan 21
Mar 4
April 6-June 22
June 24
July
Aug 12
Aug 29
Sept 6-Nov 6
Nov 9
Nov 24
1967
Jan 1-April 2
April 3
June 1
June 16
Ringo Starr marries Maureen Cox.
Filming Help!, the Beatles’ second feature film.
John and George experience LSD for the first time when a dentist friend spikes
their after-dinner coffees.
Each Beatle is awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honors list.
John’s second book, A Spaniard In The Works, is published.
World premiere of Help!
Beatles arrive in New York for their second American concert tour.
First appearance at Shea Stadium in Queens, new York. The attendance of
almost 56,000 makes it the biggest pop concert ever.
The Beatles meet Elvis Presley at his home in Bel Air.
John and George take their second LSD trip in the company of actor Peter
Fonda.
Final concert of 1965 North American tour takes place at Cow Palace, San
Francisco.
The first date of what would turn out to be their final British tour, Rubber Soul
is released.
George gets engaged to model Pattie Boyd.
George marries Pattie Boyd.
John’s interview with Maureen Cleave in which he claims that the Beatles are
now “more popular than Jesus” is published in London’s Evening Standard.
Recording Revolver at Abbey Road.
Beginning of Far Eastern tour which goes from Germany to Japan and on to the
Philippines.
John’s comments about the Beatles being bigger than Jesus appear in the US
magazine Datebook and trigger a Beatles backlash in the US Bible Belt.
Final tour of America begins in Chicago.
The last-ever concert performance by john, Paul, George and Ringo takes place
at Candlestick Park, San Francisco.
John films How I Won The War in Germany and Spain.
John meets Japanese artist Yoko Ono for the first time, in London.
Beatles enter Abbey Road to begin recording Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club
Band.
Recording continues on Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Paul flies to San Francisco.
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is released in America.
Paul becomes the first Beatle to confess to having taken LSD, in a Life cover
story.
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June 25
July 24
Aug 1
Aug 24
Aug 25
Sept 11-24
Sept 22
Oct 18
Dec 5
Dec 25
Dec 26
1968
Feb 15
Feb 19
May 15
May
May 30
May 31-Oct 14
June 20-24
July 20
July 31
Oct 16
Oct 18
Nov 8
Nov 10
1969
Jan 2
Feb 2
Feb 10
Mar 12
Mar 20
Mar 25-31
Mar 28
May 26-June 2
Our World television program in which the Beatles sing the specially composed
All You Need Is Love.
Beatles sign petition for the legalization of cannabis which is published in the
London Times.
George and Pattie fly to Los Angeles and alter on to San Francisco where they
visit the Haight Ashbury district.
All four Beatles attend a lecture given by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at the
Hilton Hotel in London’s Park Lane on Transcendental Meditation (TM).
Brian Epstein dies.
Magical Mystery Tour is filmed.
Beatles make the cover of Time magazine.
World premiere of How I Won The War, starring John Lennon.
Apple Boutique opens at 94 Baker Street, London W1.
Paul announces his engagement to Jane Asher.
Magical Mystery Tour premiered on British television (BBC).
John, Cynthia, George and Pattie fly out to India to join the Maharishi at his
ashram in Rishikesh where they will study meditation.
Paul, Jane, Ringo and Maureen join the rest of the Beatles in India.
John and Paul travel to New York to announce the formation of Apple, Paul is
reunited with Linda Eastman.
John begins his affair with Yoko Ono.
Beatles demo the songs written during their stay in India.
Recording The Beatles, better known as The White Album.
Paul is in Los Angeles on business and again meets up with Linda Eastman.
Jane Asher announces that her engagement to Paul is over.
The Apple Boutique is closed down.
George goes to California to produce Apple artist Jackie Lomax.
John and Yoko arrested on a charge of drug possession.
Divorce granted to John and Cynthia.
John puts his Weybridge home on the market.
Filming begins in Twickenham for what will eventually become the
documentary Let It Be.
Yoko Ono and Tony Cox divorce.
George temporarily leaves the group after disagreements with John and Paul.
Paul marries Linda Eastman at Marylebone Registry Office in London.
John marries Yoko Ono in Gibraltar.
John and Yoko organize their first ‘bed-in’ at the Amsterdam Hilton.
It is announced that ATV are poised to buy Northern Songs.
John and Yoko arrange a bed-in at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal
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Aug 8
Aug 11
Aug 20
Aug 31
Sept 13
Nov 25
1970
Jan 4
Apr 10
May-Aug
Aug 4
Dec 31
Work begins in earnest on the album.
Iain MacMillan shoots the celebrated cover photo of the four Beatles walking
across Abbey Road.
John and Yoko move to Titenhurst Park, Sunningdale, Ascot.
The last day on which all four Beatles would be together in a recoding studio.
John, George and Ringo see Bob Dylan perform at the Isle of Wight festival.
The Plastic Ono band (John, Yoko, Eric Clapton, Klaus Voorman and Alan
White) makes its live debut in Toronto.
John returns his MBE to Buckingham Palace.
Abbey Road
The final taping of Let It Be.
Paul announces that he has left the Beatles due to “personal, business and
musical differences.”
Battles over the ownership of Northern Songs and involvement of Allen Klein
continue.
Apple’s press office closes down.
Paul files a suit against The Beatles and Co. to dissolve the partnership.
DISCOGRAPHY 1962-66
UK RELEASES
SINGLES (45’s)
Love Me Do/PS I Love You, October 5, 1962
Please Please Me/Ask Me Why, January 11, 1963
She Loves You/I’ll Get You, August 23, 1963
I Want To Hold Your Hand/This Boy, November 29, 1963
Can’t Buy Me Love/You Can’t Do That, March 20, 1964
A Hard Day’s Night/Things We Said Today, July 10, 1964
I Feel Fine/She’s A Woman, November 27, 1964
Ticket To Ride/Yes It Is, April 9, 1965
Help!/I’m Down, July 23, 1965
We Can Work It Out/Day Tripper, December 3, 1965
Paperback Writer/Rain, June 10, 1966
Eleanor Rigby/Yellow Submarine, August 5, 1966
EP’s
Twist And Shout, July 12, 1963 “Twist And Shout” “A Taste Of Honey”/Do You Want To Know A
Secret”, There’s A Place”.
The Beatles’ Hits, September 6, 1963 – “From Me To You”, “Thank You Girl”/Please Please Me”,
Love Me Do”
The Beatles (No. 1), November 1, 1963 – “I Saw Her Standing There”, “Misery”/”Anna (Go To
Him)”, “Chains”
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All My Loving, February 7, 1964 (mono) – “All My Loving”, “Ask Me Why”/”Money (That’s
What I Want)”/PS I Love You”
Long Tall Sally, June 19, 1964 (mono) “Long Tall Sally”, “I Call Your Name”/”Slow Down”,
“Matchbox”.
Extracts From The Film A Hard Day’s Night, November 6, 1964 (mono) – “I Should Have Known
Better”, “If I Fell”/”Tell Me Why”, “And I Love Her”
Extracts From The Album A Hard Day’s Night, November 6, 1964 (mono) – “any Time At All”,
“I’ll Cry Instead”/ “Things We Said Today”, “When I Get Home”
Beatles For Sale, April 6, 1965 (mono) – “I’ll Follow The sun”, “Baby’s In Black”/”Words Of
Love”, “I don’t Want To Spoil The Party
The Beatles’ Million Sellers, December 6, 1965, (mono) – “She Loves You”, “I Want To Hold Your
Hand”/ “Can’t Buy Me Love”, “I Feel Fine”.
Yesterday, March 4, 1966 (mono only) – “Yesterday”, “Act Naturally”/”You Like Me Too Much”,
“It’s Only Love”.
Nowhere Man, July 8, 1966 – “Nowhere Man”, Drive My Car”/”Michelle”, “You Won’t See Me”.
ALBUMS (LP’s)
Please Please Me, March 22, 1963 Parlophone “I Saw her Standing There”, “Misery”, “Anna (Go
To Him)’, “chains’, Boys”, “Ask me Why”, “Pleas Please Me”/”Love Me Do”,
“PS I Love You”, “Baby it’s You”, “Do You Want To Know A Secret”, “A Taste
Of Honey”, “There’s A Place”, “Twist And Shout”
With the Beatles, November 22, 1963 Parlophone “It won’t Be Long”, “All I’ve Got To Do”, “All
My Loving”, “Don’t Bother Me”, Little Child”, “Till There Was You”, Please
Mister Postman”/”Roll Over Beethoven”, “Hold Me Tight”, “You Really Got A
Hold On Me”, “I Wanna Be Your Man”, “(There’s A) Devil In Her Heart”, “Not
A Second Time”, “Money (That’s What I Want)”.
A Hard Day’s Night, July 19, 1964, Parlophone PMS – “A Hard Day’s Night”, “I Should Have
Known Better”, “If I Fell”, I’m Happy Just To Dance With You”, “And I Love
Her”, “Tell Me Why”, “Cant Buy Me Love”/”Any Time At All”, “I’ll Cry
Instead”, “Things We Said Today”, “When I Get Home”, “You Can’t Do That”,
“I’ll Be Back”.
Beatles For Sale, December 4, 1964 “No Reply”, “I’m A Loser”, “Baby’s In Black”, Rock And
Roll Music”, “I’ll Follow The Sun”, “Mr. Moonlight”, “Kansas City”/”HeyHey-Hey!”/”Eight Days A Week”, “Words Of Love”, Honey Don’t Every Little
Thing”, “I Don’t Want To Spoil The Party; “What You’re Doing”, Everybody’s
Trying To Be My Baby”.
Help!, August 6, 1965 (mono), PCS 3071 (stereo) – “Help!”, “The Night Before”, “You’ve Got To
Hide Your Love Away”, “I Need You”, “Another Girl”, “You’re Going To Lose
That Girl”, Ticket To Ride”/”Act Naturally”, It’s Only Love”, “You Like Me
Too Much”, “Tell Me What You See”, I’ve Just Seen A Face”, “Yesterday”,
“Dizzy Miss Lizzy”
Rubber Soul, December 3, 1965 – “Drive My Car”, “Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)”,
“You Won’t See Me”, “Nowhere Man”, “Think For Yourself”, The Word”,
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Michelle”/”What Goes On”, “Girl”, “I’m Looking Through You”, “In My
Live”, “Wait”, “If I Needed Someone”, “Run For Your Life”
Revolver, August 5, 1966 – “Taxman”, “Eleanor Rigby”, “I’m Only Sleeping”, “Love You To”,
Here, There And Everywhere”, “Yellow Submarine”, “She Said She
Said”/”Good Day Sunshine”, “And Your Bird Can Sing”, “For No One”, Doctor
Robert”, “I Want To Tell You”, “Got To Get You Into My Life”, “Tomorrow
Never Knows”.
DISCOGRAPHY 1967-70
UK RELEASES
SINGLES (45’s)
Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane, February 17, 1967
All You Need Is Love/Baby, You’re A Rich Man, July 7, 1967
Hello, Goodbye/I Am The Walrus, November 24, 1967
Lady Madonna/The Inner Light, March 15, 1968
Hey Jude/Revolution, August 30, 1968, Apple
Get Back/Don’t Let Me Down, April 11, 1969, Apple
The Ballad Of John And Yoko/Old Brown Shoe, May 30, 1969, Apple
Something/Come Together, October 31, 1969, Apple
Let It Be/You Know My Name (Look Up The Number), March 6, 1970, Apple
Free As A Bird/I Saw Her Standing There/This Boy/Christmas Time (Is Here Again), December 4,
1995, Apple
Real Love/Baby’s In Black/Yellow Submarine/Here, There And Everywhere, March 4, 1996,
Apple
EP’s
Magical Mystery Tour, December 8, 1967, “Magical Mystery Tour”, “Your Mother should
Know”/”I Am The Walrus”, “The Fool On The Hill”, “Flying Blue Jay Way”
ALBUMS (LP’s)
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, June 1, 1967 – “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”,
“With A Little Help From My Friends”, “Lucy In The Sky with Diamonds”,
Getting Better”, Fixing A Hole”, “She’s Leaving Home”, “Being For the Benefit
Of Mr Kite!”/”Within You Without You”, When I’m Sixty Four”, “Lovely Rita”,
“Good Morning Good Morning”, “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
(Reprise)”, “A Day In The Life”.
The Beatles (White Album), November 22, 1968, Apple – “Back In The Ussr”, “Dear Prudence”,
“Glass Onion”, “Ob-LA-Di, Ob-La-Da”, “Wild Honey Pie”, “The Continuing
Story Of Bungalow Bill”, While My Guitar Gently Weeps”, “Happiness Is A
Warm Gun”/”Martha My Dear”, “I’m So Tired”, Blackbird”, “Piggies”, “Rocky
Raccoon”, “Don’t Pass Me By”, “Why Don’t We Do It In The Road”, “I Will”,
“Julia”/”Birthday”, “Yer Blues”, “Mother Nature’s Son”, “Everybody’s Got
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Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey”, “Sexy Sadie”, “Helter
Skelter”, “Long Long Long”/”Revolution I”, “Honey Pie”, “Savoy Truffle”,
“Cry Baby Cry”, “Revolution 9”, “Good Night”.
Yellow Submarine, January 17, 1969, Apple – “Yellow Submarine”, “Only A Northern Song”, All
Together Now”, “Hey Bulldog”, “It’s All Too Much”, “All You Need Is
Love /” [Seven soundtrack instrumental cuts by the George Martin Orchestra)
* Abbey Road, September 26, 1969, Apple – “Come Together”, “Something”, Maxwells Silver
Hammer”, “Oh! Darling; Octopus’s garden”, “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)”/
“Here Comes The sun; “Because”, “You Never Give Me Your Money”, “Sun
King”/”Mean Mr Mustard”, Polythene Pam”/”She Came In Through The
Bathroom Window”, “Golden Slumber”/”Carry That Weight”, “The End”, “Her
Majesty”.
* Let It Be, May 18, 1970, Apple – “Two Of Us”, “”Dig A Pony”, “Across The Universe”, “I Me
Mine”, “Dig It”, “Let It Be”, “Maggie Mae”/”I’ve Got A Feeling”, “The One
After 909”, “The Long and Winding Road”, “For You Blue”, “Bet Back”.
* Let It Be…Naked, November 17, 2003, Apple – “Get Back”, “Dig A Pony”, “For You Blue”,
“The Long And Winding Road”, “Two Of Us”, I’ve Got A Feeling”, “One After
909”, Don’t Let Me Down”, “I Me Mine”, Across The Universe”, “Let It Be”.
* NOTE: Abbey Road was recorded after Let It Be (Get Back sessions), but Let It Be was
released after Abbey Road.
We will listen/examine the UK LP’s in the order they were recorded!
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Some Beatle Firsts
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The Beatles first U.S. Concert was in Washington D.C.
The Beatles first U.S. #1 hit with Billboard was “I Want To Hold Your Hand”. It reached #1
on 2/1/64, just 8 days before their appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show.
The Beatles first U.K. #1 (on any chart) hit was “Please Please Me” on 3/2/63.
The First Beatle album to contain nothing but Lennon/McCartney compositions was A
Hard Days Night.
Allan Williams was the Beatles first manager.
Pete Best was their first drummer.
Stu Sutcliffe was their first bass player.
The first Beatles song to chart with Billboard in the U.S. was “From Me To You” on 8/3/63
released by Vee Jay Records. They would not hit Billboard’s chart again until 1/18/64 when
“I Want To Hold Your Hand” entered the chart at #45.
The first Beatles song to chart with Melody Maker in the U.K. was “Love Me Do” on
10/27/62.
The first non-Beatles artist to hit the U.K.’s Melody Maker chart with a Beatles song was
Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas with “Do You Want to Know a Secret” in May of 1963.
The first non-Beatles artist to hit the U.S’s Billboard chart was Peter and Gordon with “A
World Without Love” in May of 1964.
The first Beatles song to employ an outside musician was “You’ve Got to Hide Your Love
Away.” EMI arranger, Johnnie Scott played the flute.
The first all acoustic Beatles song was “You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away,” and it was
the first Beatles song to be influenced by Bob Dylan.
The first Lennon/McCartney song NOT about love was “Help.”
The first person to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine was John Lennon.
“ I Feel Fine” contained the first intentional use of feedback (yes, it was intentional despite
the press reporting it as a electronic mistake).
The first Beatles song with a fade-up intro. was “Eight Days A Week.”
George’s first composition was “Don’t Bother Me.”
The first time a satellite was used to broadcast something worldwide was the Beatles live
performance of “All You Need Is Love” in June of 1967.
The Beatles were the first to do a stadium concert in August of 1965 from Shea Stadium.
“Can’t Buy Me Love” was the Beatles first song with just one singer.
“Can’t Buy Me Love” was the first record to sell a million copies before its release.
Beatlemania! With the Beatles was the Beatles first album released in Canada and North
America. It was issued by Capitol Records of Canada on 11/23/63.
“My Bonnie/The Saints” by Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers (The Beatles) was the
first released record that the Beatles appeared on. It was released in October of 1961 and
reached #5 on the German Hit Parade.
The Beatles first North American release was “Love Me Do/P.S. I Love You” a Capitol of
Canada 45 released on 2/4/63.
George was the first Beatles to visit America. He visited his sister, Louise, in Benton
Illinois in September of 1963.
Julian Lennon was the first Beatle child, born on April 8, 1963.
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The first Beatle to record a solo Number one hit was George Harrison with “My Sweet
Lord” in January 1971.
Some Beatle Fun-Facts
After Paul’s song, Penny Lane became a Beatles hit, the street signs for the actual Penny Lane in
Liverpool disappeared with such regularity (as they did on the real Abbey Road), that the town
reverted to simply painting 'Penny Lane' on the buildings, rather than have street signs.
Strawberry Fields was named for a real place, Strawberry Field, a children's home run by the
Salvation Army in Liverpool. Its location was near John's childhood home, and it has since been
demolished.
Though there was a woman named Eleanor Rigby in Liverpool, she was not the inspiration for
the song. Paul simply made up the name. The Father McKenzie in Eleanor Rigby, was almost
called Father McCartney, when Paul first composed the lyrics. However, a search in the phone
book yielded the more general name McKenzie. The song has been recorded over 200 times, with
interpretations by Diana Ross and the Supremes, Paul Anka, Frankie Valli, the Four Tops, Johnny
Mathis, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and Vanilla Fudge.
The group’s name had numerous inspirations. Stuart Sutcliffe noted that a motorcycle gang in
the film, The Wild One, was called The Beetles, and John Lennon reportedly had a dream (this
story needs to be taken with a grain of salt) in which a man appeared “on a flaming pie,” saying,
“You will be Beatles with an ‘a.’” The band members were also influenced by the name of Buddy
Holly’s band, the Crickets.
Contrary to popular belief, the title for Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds was prompted by 4year-old Julian Lennon's description of a painting he brought home from school, not the drug,
LSD. John Lennon has been said to have preferred Elton John's rendition of the song, and played
background guitar and backup vocals on John’s version, credited as Dr. Winston O'Boogie and his
Reggae Guitars.
Paul McCartney wrote Hey Jude for Julian Lennon, John's son.
Though the Beatles were still largely unknown in the U.S. in October 1963, Ed Sullivan got his
first glimpse of Beatlemania on Halloween of that year. His plane at Heathrow Airport outside
London was delayed due to hordes of screaming Beatles fans welcoming the boys back from an
overseas concert. When he was notified about the cause of the delay, Ed Sullivan said, "Who the
hell are the Beatles?" That experience prompted him to book them on his show in 1964. (The
Beatles, for their part, had not previously heard of Ed Sullivan).
Though The Ed Sullivan Show was the first TV program in America to host the Beatles,
(February 9, 1964), ABC and CBS shot concert footage of the band in November 1963 as
Beatlemania swept England. On December 7, 1963, "The CBS Evening News with Walter
Cronkite" featured footage of Beatles fans at a concert, and on Friday, January 3, 1964, Jack Paar's
show was the first to broadcast footage of them on a major U.S. show, when Paar played a clip of
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the Beatles performing "She Loves You." At that point Paar was not a fan, and he disparaged their
haircuts on air.
In June of 1963 a Disc Jockey at WFRX in West Frankfort Illinois became the first person to
broadcast a Beatles record on American Airwaves: At this time the Beatles were huge in
England, and early that summer, George's mom sent Louise Harrison (George's sister) the Beatles'
latest single, 'From Me to You,' Bartel explains. "And Lou acted as the Beatles advance person,
taking their record to local stations to get it played." She decided to take it to WFRX-AM, in West
Frankfort, Ill.
WFRX was a typical middle-of-the-road station, but it did have a show that played youth-oriented
music. The disc jockey of the show, Marcia Raubach, was just a high-school girl (her father owned
the station). So, in June 1963, for the very first time anywhere in the United States, Marcia cued up
the Beatles, and "From Me to You" went over the air in Southern Illinois. Bartel believes Marcia
should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, right alongside Murray the K.
Among the people on the cover of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band are Stuart Sutcliffe,
Laurel and Hardy, Marilyn Monroe, Karl Marx, boxer Sonny Liston, Bob Dylan, Lenny Bruce and
Shirley Temple. Shirley Temple had visited the Beatles in their dressing room backstage at a San
Francisco concert in 1964. It is said when the Beatles requested her permission to use her image on
the cover of the album, she was the only celebrity who insisted upon hearing the disc before
granting permission.
Mae West, at first, refused saying “What would I be doing in a lonely hearts club?” The boys
each wrote her a personal note explaining how much it would mean to them to have her on the
cover and she agreed.
Leo Gorcey, (Slip, from the Bowery Boys), asked for a $500 fee and was left off the cover.
On George’s All Things Must Pass album the back-up singers are listed as The George O’HaraSmith Singers. It’s really George, double and triple tracked.
On the Beatles Abbey Road album those incredible voices you hear on “Because” are John, Paul
& George doing 3-part harmony….layered over 3 times, or triple-tracked…in essence, giving you
9 voices.
Timothy Leary and Tommy Smothers did some of the background clapping on John's song,
"Give Peace a Chance," recorded in a hotel in Montreal.
Before she was Cher, singer "Bonnie Jo Mason" recorded the novelty song, "I Love You Ringo."
Paul Simon, Mick Jagger, John Belushi, Dan Ackroyd and Bill Murray (who played Murray
the K) had cameos in Eric Idle's spoof feature film about the Beatles, “The Rutles.”
Though she bought him his first guitar, John's Aunt Mimi discouraged him from a career in
music, saying, according to John: "The guitar's all right as a hobby, but it won't earn you any
money." Years later, John gave her a silver plaque with that quote engraved upon it.
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The Beatles’ third studio album A Hard Day’s Night is the only album in Beatles’ career that
exclusively contains Lennon-McCartney compositions. 10 of its 13 tracks were written by John
and Paul wrote the other 3.
The sleeve of the Beatles’ first album called Please, Please Me had the distinction of having
credited John and Paul’s compositions as McCartney–Lennon instead of Lennon–McCartney. One
reason could be the fact that the first two Beatle songs chosen to be put on record (by the group’s
producer) are "Love Me Do" and “P.S. I Love You," both McCartney compositions. Sorry, Yoko
but those are the facts!
Lennon first wore his famed round eyeglasses during the shooting for the film "How I Won the
War" where he had a cameo role. It was believed that while in-between shoots, he was writing a
song later to be known as "Strawberry Fields Forever."
John’s Julia, which appeared on the Beatles White Album and a song dedicated to his late
mother Julia, and wife Yoko, was the only Beatle song wherein he played alone, without assistance
from the rest of the group.
Paul McCartney had done the same many times. In Yesterday, string instrumentalists helped
him record what would be hailed as the most covered song of all time.
Here’s a big one…who plays that incredible guitar solo during The End on the Beatles Abbey
Road album? Actually it’s Paul, George and John, in that order the whole way through, trading
licks. Each mini solo lasts just 2 bars or 4 seconds. Paul and George are using their Telecasters
Electric Guitar and John his Casino Electric Guitar.
Before writing While My Guitar Gently Weeps, George Harrison randomly picked up a book on a
shelf, opened it and read the first word he saw. The word was ‘gently.’
Incidentally, legendary Eric Clapton played the crying ‘lead guitar’ on the song. George was
waiting for Eric in his garden one morning when the inspiration for the song “Here Comes the
Sun” came to him.
John Lennon considered his lyrics on Across the Universe as one of his best. He described it as
a "piece of poetry that strongly stood alone, without the help of its melody." John had to wake up
from his bed to finish the song after its melody kept ringing in his ears.
Paul McCartney's song Yesterday, which was recently voted the most popular song of the century
by a BBC poll, had music written before the lyrics. Paul used the working line 'scrambled eggs, oh
my baby how I love your legs' before coming up with 'yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far
away' while composing this song.
The song Strawberry Fields Forever is actually two versions of the song mixed together by
George Martin. One was a half-tone higher and slightly faster. When it was slowed down it
somehow fit together with the other version perfectly. Then John liked both versions and couldn't
decide on one and asked Martin if he could put them together somehow. When he tried it - it
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worked! You can find the 2 versions fitted together at the one minute mark of the song (chorus line,
‘going to...’).
The Beatles featured two left handed members, Paul, whom everyone saw holding his Hoffner
bass left handed, and Ringo, whose left handedness is at least partially to blame for his 'original'
drumming style.
The Beatles song Dear Prudence was written about Mia Farrow's sister, Prudence, when she
wouldn't come out and play with Mia and the Beatles at a religious retreat in India
John Lennon originally wrote Come Together as a campaign slogan for counterculture guru
Timothy Leary's failed California gubernatorial campaign against Ronald Reagan.
The song was also the subject of a lawsuit claiming that a lyric in the song was lifted from
Chuck Berry's "You Can't Catch Me." The Beatles' lyric was "Here comes ol' flat-top. He come
groovin' up slowly." The Chuck Berry lyric was "Here come up flat top. He was groovin' up with
me." The Beatles and Berry's publisher settled out of court. John agreed to record 3 of his songs on
his upcoming Rock n Roll album.
Dr. Robert was mostly a Lennon composition, with help from McCartney for the middle. The
song is about a prominent New York doctor who supplied acid and speed to rock stars and the
entourage of Andy Warhol. In his Playboy interview, Lennon said that, in another sense, he himself
was also Dr. Robert since he was usually the Beatle who carried and dispensed pills while on tour.
Pete Shotton also commented that Lennon was amused at everyone singing along without knowing
the song's real meaning.
In the song Getting Better the opening guitar riff is reinforced by George Martin who is hitting the
strings inside a piano with a mallet (this was done as an overdub).
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Music 17 – Dr. Doyle
Time and Effort
1. Prep for Class
-­‐ Read Syllabus, Rough Guide to The Beatles
-­‐ Review Notes from Last Class
-­‐ Answer Discussion Questions in Advance
-­‐ Listen to mp3’s of the Beatles LP/singles of the Week
2. Attend Class
-­‐ Take Notes and Participate
3. After Class
-­‐ Review Notes from the Lecture
-­‐ Choose your favorite song from the LP (Journal entries)
-­‐ Prep for Next class – see Step 1
4. Prep for Test
Written Listening
-­‐ Review Textbook, Notes -­‐ Review mp3 LP’s/singles
-­‐ Make your own Summary -­‐ ML Quiz/Flashcard App
-­‐ Study Groups -­‐ Study Groups
5. Test Day
-­‐ Arrive early
-­‐ Pencil, Eraser, Scantron 882 (not chewed by a dog)
-­‐ Get an A grade on the Test!
6. After the Test
-­‐ Go Home -­‐ Celebrate
-­‐ Kill off all those new brain cells
-­‐ Come back to the next class having forgotten everything I taught you
7. Repeat until you Graduate
8. Become a Teacher
9. Pass this on to YOUR students
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A General Overview of Material to Study for Beatles Final Exam
Song Lyrics to review: Movies to review:
Penny Lane Yellow Submarine
Revolution 9 Magical Mystery Tour (MMT)
Hey Jude LOVE in Vegas
Sgt. Peppers MMT Let it Be & Naked Abbey Road
Martha My Dear
Maxwell’s Silver Hammer
Here Comes The Sun
Rocky Raccoon
Ballad of John and Yoko
Abbey Road Medley
LP’s to review from Weeks 7 – 15:
Rubber Soul Revolver Yellow Submarine White Album Past Masters LOVE
People to know about: Other:
Billy Preston Other George Harrison song titles
Eric Clapton Rooftop performance
Julian Lennon Final Beatles performance
Maharishi Greatest edit in Abbey Road Studio
Indian instruments used by George H.
Listening:
4 questions including: What Song, Is This, Where (LP) is this Song Found, What Song is this Related/Similar to?
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Notes
a d t u g f p w bb n m
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