Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About the Beatles

• Walls and Bridges

  We go over the 1974 John Lennon album Walls and Bridges! This was John's 4th solo album, and the final one he recorded before going on a nearly 5 year hiatus from recording. It's got the hits "#9 Dream" and "Whatever Gets You Through The Night" but of course has a lot of great songs besides. The panel gets into it! ------------------ Join our free Discord chat: https://discord.gg/phXVFgB4ck Email us at [email protected] ------ Subscribe at screwitpocasts.com to support the podcast and to get monthly bonus episodes!  This month we are doing an episode on Billy Joel, inspired by the new HBO documentary And So It Goes.

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• Deep Cut Beatles Best Of

  What would you put on your Beatles best-of if you couldn't use any of their hits? That's the challenge the panel does in this episode. We each complied a "deep cut" Beatles best-of. These were our rules: Nothing that was on the "red" (1962-1966) or "blue" (1967-1970) albums, including the 2023 expanded versions. Nothing that was on the Beatles "1" compilation. Nothing that was on the "Past Masters" collections. We limited ourselves to 78:30 -- the length of the "1" CD. It was a fun challenge! Listen to what made the lists! Panel: Will Hines, Brett Morris, Katie Plattner, Joel Spence Will: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/beatles-best-of-alts/pl.u-pMylDjYfWp7ek Brett: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/beatles-alt-best-of/pl.u-KVXBovPTN5mgj Katie: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Bi56gbTBN1jeBzlozmvAj?si=97466c3e38f54c43 Joel: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/beatles-alt-best-off/pl.u-B90jU1jWrgb ------------------ Join our free Discord chat: https://discord.gg/phXVFgB4ck Email us at [email protected] ------ Subscribe at screwitpocasts.com to support the podcast and to get monthly bonus episodes!  This month we are doing our HOT TAKES on the Beatles. Here's a taste: Will says Lennon/McCartney are overrated as songwriters? WHAT?! Insane, right? Subscribe to hear the discussion!    

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• RIP Brian Wilson

  Our tribute episode to Brian Wilson, the leader of the Beach Boys, who died on June 11, 2025. We talk briefly , in our usual "mostly informed" way, about the relationship and influence between the Beatles and the Beach Boys. We talk in general about the incredibly transformation the Beach Boys' music went through over time. We talk about Brian's mental health struggles.  And then we take turns sharing a bunch of great Beach Boys songs! The music sharing starts at around 25 minutes in. CORRECTION: For some reason we (I?) keep saying the Brian Wilson biopic/ song is called "Love and Fear" but the correct title is "Love and Mercy." ---------- Our bonus episode this month (coming a few days after this one) for subscribers is a thought experiment in which we pitch what artists it would have been especially fun to see collaborate with either the Beatles or any of them in their solo careers. -------- Send us your thoughts at [email protected] You can also join our free Discord channel at screwitpodcasts.com

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• Let It Be... Naked

  Let It Be came out in May 1970. In honor of its anniversary we look at Paul McCartney's version (basically) -- Let It Be... Naked. This is a version of the Let It Be album with much of producer Phil Spector's production removed. There's a different sequence of songs, different songs included and left off and very different production.  It's a really fun listen! --------- Our bonus episode this month for bonus subscribers is an hour look at some Phil Spector songs. He was the final producer of the original Let It Be album and made a ton of great music. He was also an abusive man who committed murder! Life is complicated, to say the least.  But the music is great and was influential on the Beatles. We go around the panel, picking songs. To get our bonus episodes, subscribe at screwitpodcasts.com Send us your thoughts at [email protected] You can also join our free Discord channel at screwitpodcasts.com

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• Midas Man Watchalong

  NOTE: although Midas Man is not available on major streaming platofmrs, you can buy and watch it at this link: https://bit.ly/4jQmYGa This supports the creators of the movie better than watching it on streaming does! ------------------------- In this episode, we do a watchalong to the 2024 film Midas Man, which tells the story of Beatles manager Brian Epstein. This movie currently not available for streaming in America, just Europe. But we believe it will be available for streaming soon! The movie watch starts at about 21 minutes in. We were inspired by director Sam Mendes planned FOUR Beatles biopics, one for each member. It's a very ambitious goal for a genre -- Beatles biopics -- in which there currently almost no success stories. Portraying the Beatles is really hard! We're so familiar with the real thing! Getting the rights to the songs is tough! Midas Man is a respectable film in many ways: the actors are really good, the production is professional. Epstein is a fascinating guy. In the end, the panel of this podcast that despite it's strengths, it doesn't pull off the job of giving us the feeling of the Beatles' world. Also, Jay Leno plays Ed Sullivan, which is something we did not know going into this. --------- Our bonus episode this month for bonus subscribers is a 40 minute look into session drummer/genius Bernard Purdie's claims that he did overdubs on 21 Beatles tracks. This claim has been debunked, but Purdie sure seems to think it happened. What's the story? It's interesting and we get into it. To get our bonus episodes, subscribe at screwitpodcasts.com You can also join our free Discord channel at screwitpodcasts.com  

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