One Sweet Dream: A Beatles Podcast

In part two, we continue to go through Brian O'Connor and Simon Barber's lists of hidden gems and unsung masterpieces. We look at early Beatles songs and late day solo Beatles music through a new lens, highlighting their greatness.
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References
The Breakup Series episodes mentioned:
https://onesweetdreampodcast.com/episode/breakup-series-11-the-divorce-meeting-031
https://onesweetdreampodcast.com/episode/breakup-series-8-spiraling-towards-divorce-the-4442-meeting-887
Aftermath With Duncan Driver
https://onesweetdreampodcast.com/episode/aftermath-series-john-3-days-after-the-divorce-statement-155
Arrow Through Me Cover: Madison Cunningham

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dncRrPnbbE

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Diana and Phoebe discuss the infamous September 20th "divorce" meeting where John Lennon declared he wanted a divorce from the Beatles. We examine the various recollections of the meeting from both Lennon and McCartney's perspectives in an effort to understand what actually transpired between them, how they each viewed the meeting, and how they spun the story afterward. We debate whether John's declaration was reactionary, a true cry of emancipation, a strategic move that required a countermove, or even whether this truly was the end of the Beatles. After 10 episodes of backstory, we have arrived at the divorce meeting. Please check us out: Phoebe Lorde Another Kind of Mind Podcast: (https://anotherkindofmind.com/); Twitter: @akompodcast; Phoebe Lorde: @akompod, @[email protected] Diana Erickson (here): Onesweetdreampodcast.com; Twitter: Diana: @onesweetdreamdi [email protected] Onesweetdreampodcast.com; Support the show
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Diana and Chris Salewicz discuss Paul McCartney the man and the artist. They explore his defining traits and what people get wrong about him, and they also talk about Chris's epic 1986 interview with Paul — one of Paul's most candid interviews ever. Updated Audio! Support the show
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In 1986 Chris Salewicz interviewed Paul McCartney for Q magazine and recorded the conversation for reference. Since then Salewicz's personal recording has made its way to YouTube. This interview is notable because it captures McCartney in a refreshingly open and candid mood, where he was very forthcoming about his thoughts on the Beatles, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, George Harrison, and his treatment in the press. Unfortunately, since the audio was never meant to see the light of day, the audio is substandard and distracting.
Chris and I often reference this interview in episode #15 ("McCartney as Artist: A Conversation with Chris Salewicz) so I have cleaned it up and included it as a companion piece to that episode.
Audio restoration/clean-up done by Ben Jousselin: [email protected]

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A wide-ranging discussion with British journalist Ray Connolly, who has the distinction of being friendly with both Lennon and McCartney in the 60s and 70s. Ray spent significant time with the Lennons from 1968 until 1980. He is a true insider, someone so deeply involved with the Beatles that he almost is a character in their story. Diana and Ray discuss a number of topics including Lennon/Ono's relationship, The Breakup, Paul and Linda McCartney, The Lost Weekend, and the Lennon/McCartney partnership. Ray is the author of many books including Being John Lennon: A Restless Life, The Ray Connolly Beatles Archive, and Sorry, Boys, You Failed The Audition. Most recently he wrote a radio play called Devoted, about his experience with Covid. DEVOTED: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000td1b https://www.rayconnolly.co.uk/books/ Support the show
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