Episode 4 Michelle – where voodoo meets the devil!In this chapter in our podcast series we explore the creation story for this song, Michelle. We also uncover how Paul McCartney’s bass playing was transformed by his experience in the recording of Michelle. Finally, in this episode we will explore an unusual subject – the voodoo and the devil in this song, Michelle.So settle in for a story that will knock your socks off!SongsMichelle, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott)Twenty Flight Rock, Eddie Cochran, performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar, of Stroll Down Penny LaneGetting Closer, Paul McCartney; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar, of Stroll Down Penny LaneLa Mer, Charles Trenet, Albert Lasry; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar, of Stroll Down Penny LaneLa belle Vie; Sacha Distel, with French lyrics by Jean Broussolle; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar, of Stroll Down Penny LaneThat’s Amore; Harry Warren and Jack Brooks; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar, of Stroll Down Penny LaneMoney Honey, Jesse Stone; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar, of Stroll Down Penny LaneJailhouse Rock, Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar, of Stroll Down Penny LaneLa Vie En Rose, Édith Piaf (lyrics), Louiguy and Marguerite Monnot;; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar)Purple Haze, Jimmy Hendrix; performed by Mike Sugar, of Stroll Down Penny LaneTill There Was You, Meredith Wilson; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott)I Put a Spell on You; Screamin’ Jay Hawkins; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar, of Stroll Down Penny LaneAnother Day, Paul McCartney; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott)Patience, Guns N’ Roses; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar, of Stroll Down Penny LaneMoment of Truth, Bill Conti, Dennis Lambert & Peter Beckett; performed by Joe Anastasi and Mike Sugar, of Stroll Down Penny LaneThus Spoke Zarathustra, Richard WagnerTristan und Isolde, Richard Wagner; Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwangler; Philharmonia OrchestraThe End, Lennon and McCartney; performed by Stroll Down Penny Lane (Joe Anastasi, Mike Sugar, Winter, Mark Abbott, Matt Twain)Sources:Recording the Beatles; Kevin Ryan and Brian Kehew; Curvebender; 2006.Beatlesongs; William J. Dowling; Simon & Shuster, New York, 1989.Here, There and Everywhere, Geoff Emerick and Howard Massey; Gotham Books; New York; 2006Paul McCartney, Many Years from Now; Barry Miles; Secker &Warburg; 1997McCartney, Christopher Sandford; Carroll and Graf Publishers; 2006Paul McCartney, the Life, Philip Norman; Little Brown and Company; 2016Songwriting Secrets of the Beatles, Dominic Pedler; Omnibus Press; 2003The Beatles; Hunter Davis; McGraw-Hill; 1968The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions; Mark Lewisohn; Hamlyn (a division of the Octopus Publishing Group); 1988All You Need Is Ears, George Martin, with Jeremy Hornsby; St. Martin's Griffin; 1979This is Your Brain on Music, The Science of a Human Obsession; Daniel J. Levitin; Plume; 2007Paul McCartney After the Beatles; Understanding Michelle; Adrian Allan; 2020Michelle History; Beatlesbooks.comLast Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley, Peter Guralnick, Little Brown, 1994Careless Love, the unmaking of Elvis Presley, Peter Guralnick, Little Brown, 1999Music Historian Peter Guralnick — Serious Jibber-Jabber with Conan O'Brien; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZY7L0p2Gj0Screamin’ Jay Hawkins; SongfactsI Put a Spell on You, Wikipedia.Dominant seventh sharp ninth chord, Wikipedia.What is the ‘Hendrix Chord’? Fender; articles, tech-talk; Purple Reign: the ‘Hendrix Chord’McCartney: Yesterday … and Today, Ray Coleman; Boxtree Ltd; 1998.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
