Welcome to Stroll Down Penny Lane, where we celebrate the life and music of Paul McCartney. In this series we investigate the creation stories behind his songs. We discover that there is often an autobiographical aspect to his songs. And in our examination of his compositions, we also discover what it is that causes such an immediate connection with his music. We are a proud part of Pantheon, the podcast network for music lovers.
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episode 6: Episode 6: Till There Was You
Episode 6 Till There Was You – and Many More
Join us in episode 6 to understand out how THIS song, Till There Was You is somehow connected to the song We Will Rock You, by the rock band, Queen!
Discover how we, indeed, establish a bona-fide connection between these two songs – AND, how we connect Till There Was You to many other Beatles classics!
So settle in for a series of revelations that you will find entertaining and informative!
Songs
Till There Was You, Meredith Willson, performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott)
On Broadway, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller; performed by Mike Sugar
Right Place, Wrong Time, Mac Rebennack; performed by Mike Sugar and Joe Anastasi
Story Time Music; composed and performed by Mike Sugar
Docu-inspiration theme; composed and performed by Mike Sugar
P.S. I Love You, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott)
It Won’t Be Long, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar
I Saw Her Standing There, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott)
Hello Goodbye, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar
Oh! Darling, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott)
Let It Be, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Mike Sugar
If I Fell, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott)
You Won’t See Me, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, and Winter
From Me to You, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar
Twist and Shout, Bert Berns and Phil Medley; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar
Kansas City / Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller / Richard Penniman; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott)
Long, Tall Sally, Enotris Johnson, Robert Blackwell, Richard Penniman; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar
Thus Spake Zarathustra, Richard Wagner; performed by Mike Sugar
Ferry Cross the Mersey, Gerry Marsden; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar;
You’ll Never Walk Alone, Rogers and Hammerstein; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar
Abandon the Run Interstitial - based on Paul McCartney's Band On The Run, created and performed by Mike Sugar
We Will Rock You, Brian May, performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar
Nothing Rhymed, “Gilbert” O’Sullivan; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar
The End, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott, Matt Twain)
Penny Lane, Lennon and McCartney; guitar intro performed by Winter
And the great Dan Castellaneta, the voice of Homer Simpson!
Sources:
The Music Man https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Music_Man
What Songs the Beatles Sang, William Mann; The Times; December 27, 1963.
Songwriting Secrets of the Beatles, Dominic Pedler; Omnibus Press; 2003
Recording the Beatles; Kevin Ryan and Brian Kehew; Curvebender; 2006.
Anfield’s 50 years of never walking alone, Simon Hart; The Independent; October 25, 2013.
Gilbert O'Sullivan – Interview; The Danny Baker Show; February, 2016
Mike Pachelli – YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdYoK2klGqM