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124: The Beatles - Now and Then reactions

I am the EggPod

I am the EggPod

Arts, Performing Arts, Music, Music Commentary

4.8467 Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2023

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

EggPodders from across the globe share their thoughts and feelings about the new Beatles single 'Now and Then'. Hosted by Chris Shaw.

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0:00.0

One, two, three, four.

0:04.0

Yeah.

0:05.0

Yeah. Hello and welcome to I am the Eggpot with me Chris Shaw.

0:36.0

The Eggpods take a jaunty stroll through

0:37.7

Pepperland, discussing the Beatles and solo Beatle albums with a popery of delicious guests.

0:43.6

We've got a new Beatles single, whether you want to define it as a Beatles single or not.

0:48.3

It's in their canon. It's the last track on the Blue album. And I'm just keen to hear people's reactions. Basically, I just want

0:56.6

to talk about it. It's incredible. We've got a new song, gosh, the build-up to this has been

1:02.4

astonishing. We had the documentary last night, which was incredible. Absolutely wonderful.

1:08.0

I don't know if you watched the one show and it was just so good to hear.

1:12.3

They interviewed Charlie Bishray, who played violin on the track.

1:16.0

This is aside from the actual video that we saw, which we've all seen, hopefully, and he was saying about the string section that he played with,

1:24.4

they weren't actually told what the project was. I think he thought he was playing

1:28.6

just for a Paul McCartney song, but they weren't actually told what it was for. So his reaction

1:34.0

when he was actually watching it, just incredible. And they were recorded at Capitol Records

1:39.5

in Los Angeles. A new footage for the video directed by Peter Jackson. I think there was a

1:46.4

previous episode where we were saying, was it going to be Peter Jackson? I don't know, but yes,

1:51.4

it is. He wasn't quite sure. He's done some great interviews saying he clearly wasn't sure what

1:57.4

he was going to do. And then he was given footage by Paul Ringo, Rogue Best.

2:03.5

Lovely Rogue Best.

2:05.2

Rogue, get back to me about Pete, please.

2:08.7

And obviously Lennon and Harrison Estates.

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