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BONUS! Maxwell's Silver Hammer from McCartney: A Life in Lyrics

The UBP is honored to partner once again with the good folks at Pushkin, as we proudly present Season 2, Episode 3 of McCartney: A Life In Lyrics.

This week, T.J., Producer Casey, and a rather talkative, dialed-in, obviously present Tony, listen in and discuss Macca and Paul Muldoon's deep-dish of "Maxwell's Silver Hammer". Bang Bang! On the door, baby!

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McCartney: A Life in Lyrics | Maxwell's Silver Hammer

One day in the car, Paul McCartney heard a BBC production of the absurdist play “Ubu Cocu” by French writer Alfred Jarry.  Taken by the rebelliousness of the radio play, McCartney wrote a sweet-sounding tune about a murderous medical student that seemingly lives in the same universe as Ubu: “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer.”

“McCartney: A Life in Lyrics” is a co-production between iHeart Media, MPL and Pushkin Industries.

The series was produced by Pejk Malinovski and Sara McCrea; written by Sara McCrea; edited by Dan O’Donnell and Sophie Crane; mastered by Jason Gambrell with assistance from Jake Gorski and sound design by Pejk Malinovski. The series is executive produced by Leital Molad, Justin Richmond, Lee Eastman and Scott Rodger.

Thanks to Lee Eastman, Richard Ewbank, Scott Rodger, Aoife Corbett and Steve Ithell.

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McCartney: A Life in Lyrics offers listeners the opportunity to sit in on conversations between Paul McCartney and poet Paul Muldoon dissecting the people, experiences, and art that inspired McCartney’s songwriting. These conversations were held during the past several years as the two collaborated on the best selling book, “The Lyrics: 1965 to Present.” Over two seasons and 24 episodes of McCartney: A Life in Lyrics, you’ll hear a combination master class, memoir, and improvised journey with one of the most beloved figures in popular music. Each episode focuses on one song from McCartney’s iconic catalog – spanning early Beatles through his solo work.

“McCartney: A Life in Lyrics” is a co-production between iHeart Media, MPL and Pushkin Industries.

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BONUS VIDEO: Twitch & Shout - 2021-11-23

To gear up for this week's momentous release of the Get Back documentary series, Tony and T.J. went live on the ol' Twitch to:

🍳 Review this week’s Breakfast With the Beatles playlist by Chicago radio legend Terri Hemmert

📽 Set the stage for the weekend with a (thin crust) deep dish into the 1970 Michael Lindsey-Hogg documentary Let It Be

🗣 And field all sorts of fab fan comments along the way.

It was a blast! Special thanks to everyone who came out and joined the conversation. The only thing more fun than making this show is making it with all of you in the virtual room alongside us. So much fun that we're trying something new, releasing this special edition VIDEO PODCAST.

And if you missed it, don't sweat, we'll be back on Twitch this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evening to talk about each day's Get Back release. We hope we'll see you there!

Thanks again to our friends at Chicago4Real for hosting us!


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BONUS Ep. 47 | "Look at Me" Ultimate Mix, Joe Strummer on Dark Horse

It's another BONUS EDITION to cover some breaking news from the Beatlesverse. Tony and TJ tackle the first album release in a decade from George Harrison's Dark Horse Records—Joe Strummer's posthumous Assembly—and another sneak peek Plastic Ono Band Ultimate Mix of one of John's sweetest tunes, "Look at Me."

But really, the guys are just using these new releases as an excuse to talk about musical theater, John Lennon's love of cats (and Cats), TJ's love of Tucker, Tony's blasphemous lack of love for Prince, and a whole lot more.

We're back with a full episode Saturday morning, but in the meantime, send your hate mail over to our Facebook page. 

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