About Every Sound There Is: Exploring The Beatles’ Songs
The Beatles released 208 songs through EMI between 1962 and 1970. This podcast looks in detail at the stories behind each song, their composition, their arrangement, their recording, their lyrics, and so on.
There are a number of things that make "With A Little Help From My Friends" distinctive. It was the last song written by John and Paul specifically for Ringo to sing. The three Ringo songs that came after this were written by Ringo himself, or by John alone. It’s the Beatles song for which we have the most detailed eye-witness account of its composition. The account mainly covers part of the lyrics, but it’s still fascinating. It includes one of Ringo’s very few drum solos, although it’s only two bars long. It’s become Ringo’s signature song and the one he’s played live more than any other. This isn’t surprising since the message of the song, its melody and its spirit all fit Ringo so perfectly. And it’s one of a handful of Beatles songs that had a cover version go to number 1 in the UK. It is the only one of those to have more than one cover go to number one, and it's had three!
5 Oct 2026
5. P.S. I Love You
In The Beatles' early history, “P.S. I Love You” is much more important than it’s usually given credit for. It is not one of The Beatles’ best songs, but it has a number of notable distinctions. Despite The Beatles spending a total of around 9 months in Hamburg between 1960 and 1962, it is the only Lennon and McCartney song that they wrote in full while they were there. It is one of only four songs they recorded for EMI with Pete Best as drummer. It was the first Beatles song to include an outside musician, although that wasn’t by their choice. It was the B-side of a number 1 single in the U.S. and a U.S. top ten song in its own right.
14 Sept 2026
4. I've Just Seen A Face
“I’ve Just Seen a Face” was the first Beatles song to be recorded with no bass guitar. It’s their only song that includes a solo on a 12-string acoustic guitar. No other Beatles song delivers its lyrics in such a breathless torrent. It has a very unusual approach to rhyming in the lyrics, with rhymes occurring in multiple places within each verse, and in different places in different verses. And the fact that it was first released in different ways in the UK and the US is notable. In the place that The Beatles and George Martin chose for it, just before “Yesterday” on the UK Help! album, its strengths are not as obvious as they are when you hear it as the lead-off track on the American version of Rubber Soul.
24 Aug 2026
3. I'm A Loser
A song written by John that was almost the first hint of a huge change that was coming in the Beatles’ song writing: the switch from lyrics that focused almost exclusively on girls, boys and love, to lyrics that ranged across almost every possible theme. An early song displaying an influence of Bob Dylan. The first Beatles song to include a 12-string acoustic guitar, but was it the same guitar as we can see John playing on ”You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away” in the Help! movie? Unusually, all eight takes from the recording sessions are available for fans to hear.
3 Aug 2026
2b. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
We continue looking at one of George's best-loved songs. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" was presented to the band before John and Paul had recalibrated (upwards) their views about George's songwriting ability. It’s the only Beatles track that includes a guest playing lead guitar. It was the first EMI recording for which they used an eight-track recorder. The use of distorted bass was unusual, and the use of distorted bass chords was particularly unusual. And, at least music-wise, it’s one of George’s great Beatles songs.
27 Jul 2026
2a. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
One of George's best-loved songs, "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" was presented to the band before John and Paul had recalibrated (upwards) their views about George's songwriting ability. It’s the only Beatles track that includes a guest playing lead guitar. It was the first EMI recording for which they used an eight-track recorder. The use of distorted bass was unusual, and the use of distorted bass chords was particularly unusual. And, at least music-wise, it’s one of George’s great Beatles songs.
6 Jul 2026
1. And Your Bird Can Sing
”And Your Bird Can Sing” was mainly written by John, with some input from Paul. The Beatles recorded two distinct versions of the song, releasing the second one on Revolver outside the US, and on Yesterday And Today within it. Twin lead guitars played by George and Paul provide the dominant sound of the recording. The target of the song’s lyrics is surprising.
2 Jun 2026
Introduction
In 1966, The Beatles sang, “You tell me that you’ve heard every sound there is.” In this podcast, I’ll be talking about every sound the Beatles made in the songs they released through EMI between 1962 and 1970. I’ll be looking at the stories behind each song, its composition, arrangement, recording process, lyrics, instruments, and much more.
2 Jun 2026
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Listen to "Every Sound There Is" for stories and details about every song The Beatles released through EMI between 1962 and 1970.
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