Nothing Is Real - A Beatles Podcast

Paul McCartney is on a roll. A holiday in a chalet in March 1966 brings forth yet *another* song where one wonders if everything is ok with him and Jane. Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real. Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.comTwitter: @BeatlesPodFacebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBGYouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupport

S07 Bonus: 16 Songs of 1966: No.10: Eleanor RigbySo far, only one Paul McCartney song has been completed for Revolver, but he’s about to hit a purple patch that will shake everything up. First up: the tale of Ola Na Tungee *checks notes*Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real. Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.comTwitter: @BeatlesPodFacebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBGYouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupport

16 Songs of 1966: No.9: I’m Only SleepingThe John Lennon roll in the studio continues with a song about a subject that would play a huge part in the rest of his work: his bed. Live on tape from Dublin, it’s Nothing Is Real. Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.comTwitter: @BeatlesPodFacebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBGYouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupport

16 Songs of 1966: No.8: TaxmanWunnn…. Toooo…. Threeee…. Faww….. it speaks volumes to the ability of the Fabs that a whinge about being wealthy was charming (and rocking) enough to end up opening the forthcoming album. Da-na na-na na-na na-na, TAX-MAN!Live on tape from Dublin, it’s Nothing Is Real. Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.comTwitter: @BeatlesPodFacebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBGYouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupport

16 Songs of 1966: No.7: And Your Bird Can SingWhatever does it mean? What exactly is this “bird” John Lennon is singing about? A woman? A Byrd? What does Frank Sinatra have to do with it? You might not want to know. Live on tape from Dublin, it’s Nothing Is Real. Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.comTwitter: @BeatlesPodFacebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBGYouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupport

16 Songs of 1966: No.6: Doctor RobertBack to cutting tracks for the yet-to-be-named album, and on the surface,Doctor Robert seems to be a song about obtaining drugs - but does it have a deeper meaning? (Answer: No)Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real. Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.comTwitter: @BeatlesPodFacebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBGYouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupport

Stuart Sutcliffe - Part TwoAs a group, the Beatles were changed by Hamburg. Individually each Beatle got something different from their time in the city and it would shape the rest of their lives …and for Stuart it was Astrid and art. Live on tape from Dublin, it’s Nothing Is Real. Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.comTwitter: @BeatlesPodFacebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBGYouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupport

Stuart Sutcliffe - Part OneStuart Sutcliffe was the star pupil at the Liverpool College of Art, and also John Lennon’s flatmate. By becoming a Beatle, he demonstrated that the band was a state of mind. To be a Beatle was to be something…other. Then they got the call up for Hamburg.Live on tape from Dublin, it’s Nothing Is Real. Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.comTwitter: @BeatlesPodFacebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBGYouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupport

16 Songs of 1966: No.5: RainWhere there’s an a-side, there must be a b-side. Is it the best Beatles b-side? Is it the best b-side of all time? Rain contains multitudes.  Live on tape from Dublin & Belfast, it’s Nothing Is Real. Website: http://www.nothingisrealpod.comTwitter: @BeatlesPodFacebook Group: http://tiny.cc/NIRFBGYouTube: http://tiny.cc/NIRYT Support: http://tiny.cc/NIRsupport