This episode concentrates on one of the MOST popular of The Beatles' songs, Hey Jude. Who did what in the studio and where it was recorded. You’ll find out what Paul’s inspiration was behind this iconic track - and who it was written for. Billy and Jay also discuss what it means to perform this song night after night and the emotional bond it creates with the audience. And of course, they'll rate it with their unique Glass Onion rating system.  ..read more

Written on Peter Seller’s yacht (know the name? We do!) about the little gardens built by the amazing Octopus. We dive into the what Beatle does what, what gear they used (including a deep dive into what guitar George may have played) and Jay explains how they added the underwater effects onto the background vocals (next level Jay explanation on this one). Big questions...is Octopus’s Garden a better song than Yellow Submarine? Is this the best Ringo song? We discuss. An epic deep dive including John playing drums, EDM, Allen Parsons, other songs Ringo brought to Abbey Road, The Muppets and a ..read more

What a year it has been! 2020. Riots, pandemics, elections and general upheaval around the world. The world wasn't much different in 1968 when The Beatles went to India to meditate and study with the Maharishi. The result? A myriad of songs that reflected the times. That collection led to the making of the White Album. John started those sessions with this iconic number - Revolution. Billy and Jay dig deep highlighting the differences between Revolution 1 and the single that followed. Of course, Jay talks about that GUITAR TONE! Maybe he'll even reveal how you can recreate that tone at home. E ..read more

Baby, whatcha trying to do? In this episode of Looking Through The Glass Onion, Billy and Jay tackle their first Beatle cover song. Hidden within the layers of this track is the incredible story of Larry Williams, who wrote a string of 50s smash hits, three of which were covered by The Beatles. A cover song from their days in Hamburg, Slowdown was recorded in a brisk 30 minutes at Abbey Road studios June 1, 1964. That’s right, 30 minutes. After listening to the song, you can hear it the mistakes scattered throughout this catchy Beatles single. We have a new layer of the onion that you’ll love ..read more

Welcome to the Paul McCartney love fest. Maybe one of his best songs, best vocal performances, best piano songs? Written as homage to the 60s and The Beatles career, You Never Give Me Your Money is an absolute masterpiece. It’s a medley within ‘THE’ medley on Abbey Road and it’s amazing. A lot of topics in this episode! Why does Abbey Road sound so good? Jay discusses. Who was this song written about and how does it echo the 60s? How does it indicate a look ahead into Paul’s solo career? Billy discusses. George Martin’s advice to Paul on this song? Think symphonically. And boy, did he. Is Paul ..read more

In the summer of ‘66 the post touring Beatles did something that had not happened since Beatlemania began. They took a break from being Beatles. John Lennon went to Almeira, Spain to shoot Richard Lester’s film, How I Won The War. Missing his musical brothers, John started to reminisce about his childhood in Liverpool. Perhaps the next Beatle album would be about Liverpool and the places where The Beatles grew up? He begins to write a song called It’s Not To Bad. After a couple of demos, the line Strawberry Fields Forever is added and one of the BEST Beatles tracks is born. Billy and Jay dive ..read more

Is it a Beatles song? A money grab? A marketing ploy? The most macabre song ever recorded (so says Prince)? Or a classic Beatles track that reunited the world’s greatest band one last time?  Billy and Jay take a deep dive on this one! Discussing how this “Threatles” came to existence.  So, whatever happened to…the love that we once knew…always made me feel…Enjoy, Free As A Bird ..read more

We brought notes for this one! Another of John’s great songs with an odd time signature. Featuring blistering bass, a killer John Lennon guitar solo, wicked drums and Billy Preston. The first song recorded for the Abbey Road album, I Want You (She’s So Heavy) gets high marks from Billy and Jay. This episode dives into Trident Studios, Billy Preston, white noise and more amazing Beatle outros. If you don’t love this song as much as we do, you just may after listening to this episode of Looking Through The Glass Onion. We bet you like it better than Robbie Roberson did ..read more

This amazing George Harrison song off of Abbey Road was a request from one of our Australian listeners. It ended up being our favorite song we’ve done. We hope it’s one of your favorites too. Sun, sun, sun, here it comes ..read more

On June 2, 1964, The Beatles went into the recording studio and belted out 3 songs: Things We Said Today, When I Get Home and the song discussed in today’s episode. A song that John Lennon called a ‘rewrite’. A song that was released unfinished. A song picked by Yesterday and Today superfan, Kevin Klimowski. A song that got Billy and Jay talking about the BeatBugs and Playboy magazine in the same episode ..read more