The Beatles: Note By Note
by Note By Note Series
Latest episode
We Can Work It Out - Episode 104 with Scott DeVeaux
We Can Work It Out - Episode 104 with Scott DeVeaux
About this podcast
A Beatles podcast that goes song-by-song through every Beatles release in chronological order. We focus on the music itself, breaking down what you’re hearing and why it works.
Website: https://www.notebynoteseries.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/NoteByNoteSeries
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notebynoteseries
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 179 episodes
- We Can Work It Out - Episode 104 with Scott DeVeaux · 1 h 22 min · Season 2 Episode 104On this episode of our Beatles podcast, music historian Scott DeVeaux joins Kenyon and Peter to explore the song We Can Work It Out. The song originated from a fight between Paul…
- Day Tripper - Episode 103 with Aristotle Dreher · 1 h 32 min · Season 2 Episode 103On this episode of our Beatles podcast, we kick off Rubber Soul season with Day Tripper and special guest Aristotle of Aristotle Digs Music. We explore the song’s origins, the…
- Dizzy Miss Lizzy - Episode 102 · 1 h 1 min · Season 2 Episode 102Dizzy Miss Lizzy closes Help! by going back to the Beatles’ roots. It was an old stage favorite, a Larry Williams rocker they had known for years, and the last cover they would…
- Yesterday - Lecture Series 101 (bonus) · 1 h 12 min · Season 2 Episode 101In this Beatles lecture series, we are looking at Yesterday, a song built around the longing to return to a past that can’t be recovered. We examine how the lyrics move from a…
- Yesterday - Episode 101 with Kyle Hopson · 1 h 30 min · Season 2 Episode 101Yesterday may be the most popular song The Beatles ever recorded, but it's surprising just how unusual its story really is. On this episode of our Beatles podcast, we are joined…
- I've Just Seen A Face - Lecture Series 100 (bonus) · 38 min · Season 2 Episode 100In this Beatles lecture series, we are looking at I’ve Just Seen a Face, a song that captures the head-spinning rush of love at first sight. We examine how Paul combines…
- I've Just Seen A Face - Episode 100 with Ian Leslie · 1 h 14 min · Season 2 Episode 100Have you ever realized that another person will change your life forever? Author Ian Leslie joins us to talk about I’ve Just Seen a Face and his book, John & Paul: A Love Story…
- Tell Me What You See - Lecture Series 99 (bonus) · 42 min · Season 2 Episode 99In this Beatles lecture series, we analyze Tell Me What You See. We look at the way the lyrics gradually reveal that this promise is actually an attempt of persuasion. Musically…
- Tell Me What You See - Episode 99 with Caro Kelley · 1 h 29 min · Season 2 Episode 99On this episode of our Beatles podcast, musician, singer, songwriter and obsessive album listener Caro Kelley joins us for Tell Me What You See. Caro has spent a lot of time not…
- You Like Me Too Much - Lecture Series 98 (bonus) · 42 min · Season 2 Episode 98In this Beatles lecture series, we look at the music and lyrics of George Harrison’s You Like Me Too Much. The uneasy relationship at the center of the song seems caught in a…
- You Like Me Too Much - Episode 98 with Anne (Beatles Research Society) · 1 h 34 min · Season 2 Episode 98On this episode of our Beatles podcast, Peter and Kenyon look at George Harrison’s You Like Me Too Much, an overlooked Help! track that turns out to have more going for it than…
- It's Only Love - Lecture Series 97 (bonus) · 34 min · Season 2 Episode 97In this Beatles lecture series, we dive into the music and lyrics of It's Only Love. Lennon begins with a unique rhyming scheme, but somehow manages to build a story within this…
- It's Only Love - Episode 97 with Elli Rader · 1 h 22 min · Season 2 Episode 97John Lennon called It's Only Love a lousy song with abysmal lyrics. But is he right? Peter and Kenyon are joined by their long-time friend Elli to take a closer look at this…
- Act Naturally - Episode 96 · 1 h 11 min · Season 2 Episode 96On this episode of our Beatles podcast, Kenyon, Peter, et al hold 3 important corporate meetings to determine once and for all which song will serve as Ringo's contribution to…
- You're Going To Lose That Girl - Lecture Series 95 (bonus) · 38 min · Season 2 Episode 95In this Beatles lecture series, we dive into the music and lyrics of You're Going To Lose That Girl. On first impression, the lyrics seem conniving, but there may be alternative…
- You're Going To Lose That Girl - Episode 95 with Cameron (NationSquid) · 1 h 22 min · Season 2 Episode 95On this episode of our Beatles podcast, you are going to lose assumptions you had about this Help! era song. Joined by Cameron from NationSquid and FeedYourHead, we dig deep and…
- Another Girl - Lecture Series 94 (bonus) · 37 min · Season 2 Episode 94In this Beatles lecture series, Kenyon analyzes the lyrics and music for Paul McCartney's Another Girl. Underneath a fun blues jam, a sinister story starts to emerge. And while…
- Another Girl - Episode 94 · 59 min · Season 2 Episode 94On this episode of our Beatles podcast, we cover another song, Another Girl. For the first time in a while, it's just Kenyon and Peter alone together, so things get loose pretty…
- I Need You - Lecture Series 93 (bonus) · 29 min · Season 2 Episode 93In this Beatles lecture series, Kenyon begins by focusing on the word "need." We follow the story from George's devotion to his heartbreak and devastation. From there, the music…
- I Need You - Episode 93 with Harry and Sophie (The Inner Light Podcast) · 1 h 8 min · Season 2 Episode 93On this episode of our Beatles podcast, "small" George Harrison song becomes bigger once everyone brings their own meaning to it. This episode, we are joined by the hosts of The…
