Nothing Is Real S01E03 - Early 1970

[@BenjaminNavillus]

I’m in the slightly awkward camp of mourning their split and wishing against history that they had carried on, whilst also being grateful that they split when they did and didn’t sully their reputation by going on too long. Their split creates a split in me.

[@claudebonenfant6700]

Someone seems to have forgotten that John Lennon said he was leaving the Beatles in September 1969? And he did, never to return.

[@davidrenfrow1805]

I don’t understand why John would be opposed to “I Me Mine” and say the Beatles don’t do waltz’s. Did John, in his heroin induced mind, forget about “Baby’s in Black”? That was a staple in their live shows in ‘64 and ‘65. And John would often preface the song by saying “it’s a waltz”. I think John was mad because he was wasting his talent on drugs and George was emerging as a force to be reckoned with. Just MHO.

[@brianhansen106]

That was a joke by Lennon - Look closely at the Peter Jackson film and you'll see that John was very supportive of George. These podcasters need to get out of the way of your own mental model.

[@tjtanner500]

More 6/8 feel while I Me Mine feels more like 3/4. Perhaps?

[@amtlpaul]

My understanding is that Paul didn't record anything in Scotland, as pointed out in another episode.

[@Redhotshawntexas]

And even if he did, they make it seem like Paul was writing and recording groundbreaking stuff. Except for Maybe I’m Amazed and perhaps Man We Was Lonely, it was all instrumentals or tracks leftover from the Get Back sessions. By Paul’s standards, Paul is right. He’s not writing to the caliber he was before nor in the same volume. Would anyone be impressed that Paul was out in Scotland for 9 weeks and this was the album he delivered? The biased anti-Paul bias is unreal.

[@Redhotshawntexas]

How is Paul delivering this album any different than John writing what he did for Pepper in the midst of his drugged out depression in 67? Absurd.

[@claudebonenfant6700]

Interesting "what ifs". In the same way, what are your thoughts on "what if The Beatles had not crossed paths with George Martin"? Thank you. I like you podcast.

[@w1lf1ewoo]

Some chronological and factual errors throw a false light here

[@TeleNikon]

I don't think it was Yoko that broke up the Beatles, or Linda, or Allen Klein or money, drugs, greed, selfishness or personalities. I think was just simple apathy.

[@drummer78]

Do you think if McCartney agreed to make “Cold Turkey” a Beatles single, Lennon may have been more inclined to stick around longer?

[@paulcarpenter999]

Possibly for a while, but Lennon seemed determined to get out. Lennon may have known they would have turned down Cold Turkey, and offered it for this reason.

[@dalebonifant4855]

My whatif response: would George have approved? If they would have done Cold Turkey, would Paul insist on a single of Come And Get It ?

[@drummer78]

@@dalebonifant4855 George definitely wasn’t always keen on John and Yoko’s avant-garde experiments but “Cold Turkey” was for the most part straight ahead musically . It’s tough to say…Isu have to research what George thought of Cold Turkey…if he even ever mentioned it alt all.

[@johnmorgan5495]

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