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 8: Band on the Run – The Origin of a Hit Song - Part 2
Episode 8 Band on the Run – the origin of a hit song Part 2
Join us in Part 2 of our story where we investigate the challenges that Paul faced in recording his hit song Band on the Run; his life-threatening encounter, abandonment, culture shock, and using the new instruments of the 60s and 70s. We also investigate how Band on the Run is somehow connected to the song Desperado by the Eagles!
So settle in for Part 2 of our narrative. You will be intrigued by a series of revelations that you will find entertaining and informative!
Band on the Run, Paul and Linda McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar
Drama-pizza, Mike Sugar; performed by Mike Sugar
Dramockumystery Tour, Mike Sugar; performed by Mike Sugar
Suspenseful Stridi, Mike Sugar; performed by Mike Sugar
Hotel (Theme), Henry Mancini; performed by Mike Sugar
Am Be Into Background, Mike Sugar; performed by Mike Sugar
Abandon The Run (interstitial rabbit hole), based on Paul and Linda McCartney's Band On the Run, rearranged and performed by Mike Sugar
Goodbye, Paul McCartney; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott, Matt Twain)
Two Part Invention in D Minor, J.S. Bach; performed by Mike Sugar
I Want You (She’s So Heavy), Lennon and McCartney; performed by Mike Sugar
Thus Mooged MaccaThustra, Richard Strauss, Paul McCartney, Phil Medley and Bert Berns; [Twist and Shout, Band on the Run, and Also Sprach Zarathustra] mashed up and performed by Mike Sugar
Maxwell’s Silver Hammer, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar
Kalider Story, Mike Sugar; performed by Mike Sugar
Baroque Inn, Mike Sugar; performed by Mike Sugar
Superstition, Stevie Wonder; performed by Mike Sugar
She Drives Me Crazy, Roland Gift, David Steele; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar
Popcorn, Gershon Kingsley; performed by Mike Sugar
Frankenstein; Edgar Winter: performed by Mike Sugar
My Love, Paul and Linda McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar
Whats' My Line, Charles Fox; performed by Mike Sugar
The Good the Bad and the Ugly Theme; Ennio Morricone, performed by Mike Sugar
Desperado, Glenn Frey and Don Henley; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar
Penny Lane, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, and Mark Abbott of Stroll Down Penny Lane
The End, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott, Matt Twain of Stroll Down Penny Lane
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Band on the Run, a History of Paul McCartney and Wings, Garry McGee; Taylor Trade Publishing; 2003
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