Episode 3: Penny Lane

Episode 3 Penny Lane – and the ‘other song’ to which it is inextricably linked! In this chapter in our podcast series we explore the genesis of this song and the characters that inhabit Paul McCartney’s memories of his childhood days in Liverpool. We also examine the songwriting elements that make Penny Lane so compelling – including what is called a ‘truck driver’s modulation.’ The third thread in our podcast narrative covers the ‘other song’ that is inextricably linked to Paul’s song, Penny Lane. Get ready for a surprise here! Songs Penny Lane, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott, Matt Twain, and Chris Barnes) Strawberry Fields Forever, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Mike Sugar, of Stroll Down Penny Lane Twilight Zone Theme, Bernard Herrmann and Marius Constant; performed by Mike Sugar, of Stroll Down Penny Lane Good Day Sunshine, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar, of Stroll Down Penny Lane The Dance of the Salty Sardines; Mike Sugar, performed by Mike Sugar, of Stroll Down Penny Lane And I Love Her, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar, of Stroll Down Penny Lane Another Day, Paul McCartney; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott) Rabbit Hole Interstitial Music - Penny Lane melody, Lennon and McCartney, arranged and performed by Mike Sugar, of Stroll Down Penny Lane Brandenburg Concerto Number 2 in F Major; Johann Sebastian Bach; piccolo trumpet solo, performed by Chris Barnes, of Stroll Down Penny Lane Release Me, Robert Yount, Eddie Miller and Dub Williams; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar, of Stroll Down Penny Lane. The End, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott, Matt Twain) Sources: Rolling Stone Magazine; George Martin; interview; 2001 Recording the Beatles; Kevin Ryan and Brian Kehew; Curvebender; 2006. 500 Greatest Songs of All Time; Rolling Stone’s definitive list of the 500 greatest songs of all time; by Rolling Stone; interview with Paul McCartney The Beatles Anthology; George Martin interview; John Lennon interview Beatlesongs; William J. Dowling; Simon & Shuster, New York, 1989. Here, There and Everywhere, Geoff Emerick and Howard Massey; Gotham Books; New York; 2006 Paul McCartney, Many Years from Now; Barry Miles; Secker &Warburg; 1997 McCartney, Christopher Sandford; Carroll and Graf Publishers; 2006 Paul McCartney, the Life, Philip Norman; Little Brown and Company; 2016 Songwriting Secrets of the Beatles, Dominic Pedler; Omnibus Press; 2003 The Beatles; Hunter Davis; McGraw-Hill; 1968 The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions; Mark Lewisohn; Hamlyn (a division of the Octopus Publishing Group); 1988 All You Need Is Ears, George Martin, with Jeremy Hornsby; St. Martin's Griffin; 1979 This is Your Brain on Music, The Science of a Human Obsession; Daniel J. Levitin; Plume; 2007 Engelbert Humperdinck (singer); Wikipedia Release Me (Eddie Miller song); Wikipedia Voice Actors  Joe Anastasi Mike Sugar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices