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Love Me Do: McCartney A Life in Lyrics

Feb 7, 2024

25:58

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This podcast explores the early evolution of The Beatles and the origins of their debut single 'Love Me Do'. It also discusses the influence of Buddy Holly on Lennon and McCartney, as well as the process of writing and recording songs. The podcast offers insights into the creative process of one of the most iconic bands in history.

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The idea for the Beatles' song Love Me Do came about during a songwriting session when they were inspired by another artist's harmonica riff and wanted to create a song featuring a harmonica.

The influences of the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, and the songwriting duo Goffin and King played a significant role in shaping the Beatles' aspirations and their longing for love and success through their early songs.

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The Origins of Love Me Do

In this podcast episode, Paul McCartney and Paul Muldoon discuss the origins of the Beatles' song Love Me Do. McCartney shares that the idea for the song came about when they were working on Hey Baby, a song inspired by another artist's harmonica riff. They wanted to write something that featured a harmonica, which was popular at the time. McCartney reflects on their early songwriting sessions and mentions unreleased songs they worked on during that time. The conversation highlights the simplicity and freshness of Love Me Do and how it became a defining moment for the Beatles.

Introduction

2min

Origins of 'Love Me Do'

10min

The Influence of Buddy Holly on Lennon and McCartney

4min

Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Buddy Holly, and the Origins of the Beatles

3min

Movie and Cocktail Ads

2min

Love Me Do: Origins and Significance

6min

The Process of Writing and Recording Songs

5min

Countless decisions, large and small, aided The Beatles’ ascent to the top of popular culture. The release of their debut single, “Love Me Do,” in the UK in the fall of 1962 was one of those decisions. Their debut on American television was another. In this first episode of season two, Paul McCartney and Paul Muldoon discuss the early evolution of The Beatles.

Season Two of McCartney: A Life in Lyrics comes out weekly starting February 7th, and features the stories behind songs like Yesterday, Band on the Run, Here, There and Everywhere, Picasso’s Last Words (Drink to Me) and many more. Follow the show to learn more about Paul McCartney’s songwriting process, the creation of Wings, the development of McCartney’s bass playing over the life of The Beatles and more! Binge the entire season early and ad-free starting February 7th by subscribing to Pushkin+ on our Apple show page or at pushkin.fm/plus.

“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.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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