Beatlesque
Music Liner Notes
Thanks to a great piece of software called
TextAloud MP3, I no longer have to deal with the hassles of
getting a good microphone sound through my crappy soundcard. I'm sure
there's an easier way but I haven't figured it out yet. Until I do, I'm
going to stick with converting the script for each Podcast I produce and
convert it automated speech. Please note that what appears to be typos
are actually little tricks i used to get the computer to properly
pronounce the word. That's why REM is appears as ARE EEM and Vinnie
Favale appears as Vinnie Fa Volley. This is the actual text I used for
the
fourth Beatlesque Music Show.
Segment 0401
Welcome to an other edition of Beatle esque
here at Rip The Music dot com. {{Pause=1}} My name is Vinnie Fa volley
and this is the fourth edition of the music show that celebrates the
music of the Beatles without playing a single Beatles song. You may
notice that my voice sounds a little different. I decided that I can
produce the shows a lot quicker if I do the host segments using a text
to speech converter. Besides, I didn’t like the quality of the sound I
was getting from my microphone. We have a great hour of music with some
obvious choices, some musical surprises and a sub theme of high charting
Beatle esque songs. We'll also have the first appearance of an actual
Beatle dipping into the classic Beatle esque musical well.
Let’s start the show with an artist who has
had several brushes with the classic Beatle sound over his career as
well as a memorable encounter with an actual Beatle. We’re talking about
Todd Rundgren. Todd’s first band, the Nazz had the classic Beatle look
and their most memorable song “Open My Eyes” was a little taste of
psychedelic Beatles. Todd went on to record the classic “Something
Anything” power pop album, got into a silly feud with John Len un via an
interview in Melody Maker magazine and recorded note for note covers of
“Rain” and “Strawberry Fields”. However, it’s Todd’s side project with
his band Utopia which gets him into the Beatle esque hall of fame. In
nineteen eighty, Utopia released an unabashedly Beatles tribute album
called “Deface The Music”. With the cover paying tribute to the “Meet
The Beatles” classic Beatles pose, it was pretty clear that Todd had the
Beatles on his brain. Here’s Utopia with “I Just Want To Touch You”.
Segment 0402
You are listening to the Beatle esque music
hour here at Rip The Music dot com. {{Pause=1}} That was Utopia with “I
Just Want To Touch You”. We will be hearing lots more from that hard to
find album in future shows. Next up is one of the few bands on Beatle
esque to ever hit the number one slot on the Billboard charts. The
Stories were formed by Michael Beck who was the mastermind behind the
classic sixties band Left Bank. Beck co wrote all of the songs on their
debut album. He left the band just before their big hit “Brother Louie”.
With Ian Lloyd doing an uncanny McCartney like vocal, here are the
Stories singing “I’m Coming Home”.
Segment 0403
That was the Stories with "I'm Coming Home". {{Pause=1}} Up next is
another artist with strong ties to the Beatles. Len un and McCartney
fell in love with Harry Nilssons first album. Len un went on to spend
his famous "lost weekend" with Nilsson in Los Angeles when he was
producing Harrys "Pussy Cats" album. In addition to being a great
songwriter, Harry also knew a great song when he heard one. His cover of
Badfingers "Without You" went all the way to number one in nineteen
seventy one. We'll be hearing Badfinger's version in a future show.
Here's Harry Nilsson.
Segment 0404
You
are listening to the Beatle esque music hour here at Rip The Music dot
com. {{Pause=1}}That was “Without You” by Harry Nilsson. No conversation
about the Beatles and their effect on popular music is complete without
discussing various bands tagged with the label of “the next big thing”.
Oasis was one of those bands. They dominated the British charts in the
early nineties with a series of Beatle esque songs, heavy on the Len un
sound. Taking the name of one of their biggest songs from a George
Harrison soundtrack album, here's Oasis with “Wonderwall”.
Segment 0405
That was Oasis with “Wonderwall”. {{Pause=1}}Our next song continues
today's theme of high charting Beatle esque songs. In fact our next
artist goes one better by actually looking like one of the Beatles.
Here's Paul McCartneys doppelganger Gilbert O'Sullivan with “Alone
Again”.
Segment 0406
You
are listening to the Beatle esque music hour here at Rip The Music dot
com. {{Pause=1}}That was Gilbert O'Sullivan with “Alone Again”. Our next
artist was blessed with a healthy dose of critical acclaim from his
McCartney inspired debut album. Unfortunately, his record sales didn't
match the reviews. Here's Emmit Roads singing “With My Face On The
Floor”.
Segment 0407
That was Emmit Roads singing “With My Face On The Floor”. {{Pause=1}}Our
next song is performed by our first Beatle esque super group. Comprised
of two thirds Rascals and one third Raspberries, here's Fotomaker with
“Where Have You Been”.
Segment 0408
You
are listening to the Beatle esque music hour here at Rip The Music dot
com. {{Pause=1}}That was Fotomaker with “Where Have You Been”. Our next
band emerged from the ashes of new wave and punk at about the same time
as ARE E EM. Pioneers of the alternative music scene they always had an
undercurrent of Beatle esque melodies and harmonies running through
their music. Here are the dee bees with “Judy”.
Segment 0409
That was the dee bees with “Judy”. {{Pause=1}} While not nearly as
popular as the fab four of Beatle esque bands like the Raspberries and
Badfinger, our next band certainly can lay claim to being one of the
pioneers of the great Beatle esque sound. Here are the Shoes with “Oh
Karen”.
Segment 0410
You
are listening to the Beatle esque music hour here at Rip The Music dot
com. {{Pause=1}} That was the Shoes with “Oh Karen”. And now, a special
surprise. Coming up next is our very first Beatle esque song that was
done by an actual Beatle. Of all the Beatles, Ringo probably wore his
Beatle stripes a little more prominently than the other. On this next
song, Ringo perfectly fuses the “I Feel Fine” period of Beatle music
with a dash of Abby Road. Here’s Ringo Starr with “Weight Of The World”.
Segment 0411
That was Ringo Starr with "Weight Of The World". {{Pause=1}} Our next
band was Detroit's contribution to the you s punk rock movement. They
were more pop than punk and scored two huge hits in the early eighties
with "What I Lake About You" and "Talking In Your Sleep". They always
slipped in a few Beatle esque gems on their albums and here's one of
them, the Romantics with "Little White Lies".
Segment 0412
You are listening to the Beatle esque music hour here at Rip The Music
dot com. {{Pause=1}} That was the Romantics with “Little White Lies”.
Coming up next we have a band that everyone loved to hate when they took
new wave into the top ten with a string of carefully calculated faux
punk pop songs. How can you not love a band that features a Beatles
harmonica sound and takes it into the top 40 (in nineteen seventy nine
no less)? Taking their name from an early sixties movie directed by
Richard Lester who directed the Beatles movies, here are the Knack with
one of their better songs “Good Girls Don’t”.
Segment 0413
That was the Knack with "Good Girls Don't". {{Pause=1}} Our next band
can boast that one of their members (Eric Stewart) was part of Paul
McCartney's band circa "No More Lonely Nights" and another member
(Graham Gouldman) was a key figure in the British invasion. Ten see see
were formed in the late sixties and had a fluke novelty hit as the Hot
Legs with "Neanderthal Man". They went on to start their own recording
studio and backed up and produced Neil Sedaka on his classic come back
album "Sedakas Back" in nuneteen sevent five. They had a huge hit in
nineteen seventy six with "I'm Not In Love". After two of the founding
members left the band, Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart continued for
several more albums. Here's ten see see with "Reds In My Bed".
Segment 0414
You
are listening to the Beatle esque music hour here at Rip The Music dot
com. {{Pause=1}} That was Ten see see with “Reds In My Bed”. Our next
band was one of those classic one hit wonder pop groups from the early
seventies. While not as blatant as some of the other Beatle esque songs
we play here, the lead vocal is very reminiscent of Paul McCartney’s
early solo work. Here’s Brewer and Shipley with "One Toke Over The
Line".
Segment 0415
That was Brewer and Shipley with "One Toke Over The Line". {{Pause=1}}
As we wind down another hour of Beatle esque music, here’s a reminder to
keep checking Rip The Music dot com for new editions of the Beatle esque
music hour and the Beatles cover series. We end the show with a fluke
Beatle esque song mainly because the band does not really fit into the
classic sound we play here. However, one of their hits sounds like a
first cousin to the Beatles “She’s A Woman”. Here are the Sir Douglas
Quintet with "She's About A Mover"
Segment 0416
That was the Sir Douglas Quintet with "She's About A Mover".
{{Pause=1}} And that wraps up another edition of the Beatle esque music
hour here at Rip The Music Dot com. {{Pause=1}} Until the next show,
this is Vinnie Fa Volley saying "Hello Goodbye"
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