Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Episode 335 of the no awards-winning podcast Sneaky Dragon. This week on the show, it’s all about packed jams; artists about town; not necessarily a disorder; fire songs; fire stories; the defense of jokes; some Monty Python love; the path from kids shows to comedy; pledge breaks; too much dick; some love from Whit Stillman; Quebec burns; accordion questions; yelly sketches; best plays we’ve ever seen; worst emcees; character comics; some Avengers post-mortems; emotional disconnects; not gettin’ out; too many M&M’s; permission, pleasure and rock’n’roll; groups of groped groupies; what’s the love objective; too much music; a brief book review; and, last but not least, speaking of music, the Top 5 deep cut Beatles songs for Jeffrey Zwack.
Thanks for listening.
Those Top 5 Deep-Cut Beatles Songs are:
1) “Things We Said Today” from the 1964 album A Hard Day’s Night
2) “It’s Only Love” from the 1965 album Help!
3) “This Boy” from the 1963 single “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” b/w “This Boy”
4) “Don’t Let Me Down” from the 1969 single “Get Back” b/w “Don’t Let Me Down”
5) “The Inner Light” from the 1968 single “Lady Madonna” b/w “The Inner Light’
and the bonus track:
6) “Every Little Thing” from the 1965 album Beatles for Sale
Dept. of Corections:
Linda Asher??? Of course Dave knows that Paul McCartney’s girlfriend throughout much of the Sixties was Jane Asher. What an embarrassing gaffe for our so-called Beatles expert.
Because it’s great:
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Mmm… nothing washes out the awful taste of bubblegum like a few choice Beatles cuts! All is forgiven, Dave.
Some other suggestions:
1 You Know my Name (Look up the number) – any version you want, they’re all great
2 Golden Slumbers/Carry that Weight – does that count as a deep cut? Let’s throw it in anyway. It’s a huge personal favourite.
3 While my Guitar Gently Weeps – the beautiful, acoustic version on Anthology
4 Rain – best B-side ever, and the song to play anyone who doubts Ringo is an amazing drummer
5 Sexy Sadie – Ian Macdonald was pretty sniffy about this one in Revolution in the Head, but, oh lord, that piano line is wonderful.
Peace and love.
Hey, I enjoyed the Bubblegum Pop list…especially the bonus track “Will Nobody Save (Louise)”! Say, in Trevor’s request for a list, did he mean harpsichord as in the musical instrument? If so, then I have a Bubblegum Pop/Harpsichord candidate in “I Think I Love You” by the Partridge Family (1970) which has been since covered (I’m guessing ironically in some cases) by a variety of bands and artists. I don’t know if it’s a real harpsichord or a synth but the solo in the middle of the song is kind of like the one in “In My Life” which might be what the producer was going for.
My Beatles deep cut would be “Honey Pie” from the White Album. When I was a teen, my dance teacher choreographed a 1920s-style tap dance number to it for one of our recitals. I’d never heard it before but I liked the old-timey British music hall vibe. It was fun to dance to. She had her younger tap classes dance to “Penny Lane” and “Octopus’s Garden” which were also good song to shuffle along to.
I’m just going to say it: I am a FIRST-TIME Marvel movie viewer! Took my 11 year old grandson to see “Avengers: Infinity War” and I loved it! Because it was such a huge movie, with so many Marvel characters, it felt, for me, like a great intro to that “world”. Granted, I had to ask grandson who some of them were (besides, as you, Ian, pointed out, the Hulk and Spiderman) but that made it more fun. It was a blast! And now he and I are looking forward to the new “Spiderman” movie together!
On the subject of Monty Python: I had to laugh, David, when you talked about attempting to transcribe the Python skits! My sister and I used to memorize the sketches and record ourselves “acting” them out on cassette tapes… of course, the Dead Parrot sketch was one. Others I remember to this day are “Still no sign of Land”, “Penguin on top of the TV”, “Argument Clinic” and the self-defense with fresh fruit class. What’s funniest about our recordings is that we actually mailed them to relatives we thought might enjoy our Monty Python imitations! Can you imagine???
Little know Beatle song: I really enjoyed your choices, David, except for “This Boy”. Not a big fan of that one. What about “I’ll Follow the Sun”? Paul’s voice is so lovely there, I think.
About your Patreon question: That is a fun idea, to have some extra material for those who are contributors. I’m for it!
Last, but not least, “Sparks!”: Above mentioned grandson and I have both read it, and enjoyed it so much. (He read it in one day!) So we were discussing favorite parts recently and he asked me, hopefully, if there will be more “Sparks!” books. There he had me! I had no answer… I promised I would ask Mr Boothby, Ms. Matsumoto, and Mr. Dedrick, so I am asking you now! 🙂 More “Sparks!” books???
This was long. Sorry about that! Just had a lot to weigh in on … It was a great, fun episode… as usual! Thanks!
Hey sneakers! I’ve a couple things to respond to in this one:
1. I dug the bubblegum. I’d heard the term before, but I didn’t really know what it was as a genre of music. Saying it’s like “Sugar Sugar” is one thing, but hearing example after example was enlightening, and dare I say it… groovy?
2. The best play I’ve ever seen was probably “The Book of Mormon”. I feel like it’s an easy choice, much like saying “Hamilton” (if I’d ever seen it), but I went in knowing few of the songs and nothing about the story, and found it really entertaining. Plus the ending was unexpected sharp in its perspective on religion.
3. I never really got into the Beatles growing up. My parents had some of the LPs, but their experimental stuff was wasted on me when I was young, and the rock was OK but, eh, it was the 90s, everything was alternative, give me music with angst and videos filmed in a scraggly forest. So when I discovered “I am the Walrus” in college, it was actually kinda mind-blowing, and gave me a new appreciation for them. There’s still a part of me that thinks they’re overhyped, but I have much appreciation for their experimental output.
4. Patreon… I dunno, I’m happy to chip in my few quid every month. If you’re going to provide bonus content, I think it should be made available to the public eventually.
Cheers!
Next I want to hear Dave’s top five songs about horses.
1. Wildfire
2. Wildfire Instrumental
3. Wildfire Acapella
4. Wildfire DJ AcidWizard3k Live in Ibiza Remixxxx
5. Crazy Horses, The Osmonds