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World’s Worst Songs: “Octopus’s Garden” and “I Want You” by the Beatles

World’s Worst Songs: “Octopus’s Garden” and “I Want You” by the Beatles

J.A. Bartlett May 1, 2012 14

When I'm playing Abbey Road, I almost always pass them by

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The Popdose Podcast: Episode 23 – Levon Helm

The Popdose Podcast: Episode 23 – Levon Helm

Dave Lifton April 29, 2012 5

The Popdose Podcast pays tribute to the late Levon Helm

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Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah #03: The “Think for Yourself” Session

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah #03: The “Think for Yourself” Session

Dan Wiencek April 5, 2012 5

Do what you want to do — just get the f#%&ing note right

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The Boy: Remembering Songwriter Robert Sherman

The Boy: Remembering Songwriter Robert Sherman

Mike Duquette March 6, 2012 5

It’s not fair that it sometimes takes a death to rouse us from our collective unconsciousness and pay respect to someone who deserves it. Before the news cycle started spinning today, many may have

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Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah #01: How Compleat Was “The Compleat Beatles”?

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah #01: How Compleat Was “The Compleat Beatles”?

Dan Wiencek February 9, 2012 11

Dan Wiencek serves up a double-size helping of Beatle-y goodness

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Greatest Un-Hits: Paul McCartney’s “Young Boy” (1997)

Greatest Un-Hits: Paul McCartney’s “Young Boy” (1997)

Brian Boone December 7, 2011 3

The Beatles are kind of always in the not-distant background, as they are the goddamn Beatles. But every five years or so, there’s a major resurgence in Beatles interest, popularity, and nostalgia. It generally

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Soul Serenade: The Band (With Van Morrison), “Caravan”

Soul Serenade: The Band (With Van Morrison), “Caravan”

Ken Shane November 24, 2011 0

On a Thanksgiving night 35 years ago tomorrow, the Band bid farewell at The Last Waltz. Among the show's many highlights was Van Morrison's scintillating rendition of "Caravan."

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So Who is Harry Nilsson, Anyway?

Johnny Bacardi August 8, 2011 3

Fewer people are asking that question these days thanks to the 2006 documentary which, against all odds, John Scheinfeld spent several years assembling and which seemed to take even longer before it finally started

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The Very Guest Of…Brian Wilson

Will Harris June 20, 2011 18

As Brian Wilson hits the big 6-9, Popdose looks back at 15 occasions when the former Beach Boy has been The Very Guest Of various artists over the years

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Fixing A Hole: The Beatles’ Imaginary Post-1970 Albums, Part 14

Mark Feldman June 20, 2011 10

Popdose concludes the ever-popular series that imagines a Beatles world without a breakup

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