“Let’s all get up and dance to a song…”

There have been many episodes of Nothing Is Real that have needed an accompanying playlist. Do you want an alternate Magical Mystery Tour album? An introduction to Yoko? An overview of 1974? All that and more are collated here…

Season One

E01: Help

The Help! album doesn’t get the love that Rubber Soul and Abbey Road get. Are there parallel universe Helps! Why yes!

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E02: Magical Mystery Tour

The MMT album we all know and love was a construction of the US Capitol label, who weren’t’t in the business of releasing double EPs. Could the Beatles have constructed a December 1967 album from what they had recorded at the time? Spotify

E05&E06: Songs the Beatles Wrote About Each Other

The began writing songs about themselves then after the split it was songs about each other. Spotify

E12: Songs Other People Wrote About The Beatles

The Beatles were and are an inspiration, so they became the subject of many songs themselves. Here are a few. Spotify

E13: Please Please Me

After their first two singles, The Beatles recorded the rest of the album in one day. Here it is in chronological order. Spotify

E16&E17: 1980

1980 changed everything. Here’s the music from that year. Spotify

E19: The Double A-Sides

The Beatles were so good, they had to invent the Double A-Side single. They released four. Here they are: Spotify

E22: The Review of 2019

2019 was a busy Beatle year, just like they all are. Here’s a wrap-up of 2019 in BeatleWorld Spotify

Season Two

E01: Early 1968

There was only seven weeks between Magical Mystery Tour and the decamping to Rishikesh, but the Beatles always got a lot done. Spotify

E09&E10: 1974

The year where everyone was busy, but the Beatles legally ceased to exist. Spotify

 

E12: Beatles For Sale

The fourth Beatles album - a misunderstood gem. What if the A-side was the B-side and vice versa? Spotify …or what if we just tweaked it a little with other songs in the car? Spotify

Season Three

E01: Plastic Ono Band

Steven has spent many years working to convert people to Yoko Ono’s music. After discussing her POB album, he made yet another Intro to Yoko playlist. Spotify

 

E02&E03: Revolution

Our double episode on Revolution shows that there’s a variety of official Beatle takes out there. Spotify

E08&E09&E10: All Things Must Pass

Nobody wants a single disc version of All Things Must Pass. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do it. Jason’s take: Spotify

 

E11&E12: Beatles at Christmas: The 70s

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E13: Review of 2020

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Bonus Playlists

Beatle Soundalikes

How’s about a collection of songs that sound very much like The Beatles? Spotify

YouTube Playlists

We’ve put together some YouTube playlists featuring themed shows, and collections of material mentioned and related to individual episodes. It’s the most fun way to waste time. Explore…

Season One

All of our first season in chronological order here

Season Two

All of our second season in chronological order here

Season Three

All of our third season in…you get the drill… here

The Films of Ringo Starr

We covered a lot of ground when we looked at Ringo’s adventures in celluloid. This playlist contains loads of clips, trailers and some full movies. Let’s Rin-go!

 

1974

We did two episodes on 1974. This playlist has tv commercials, radio appearances, Sparks and Paul’s piano tape demo. Let’s Go!

1980

We also did two episodes on 1980. This playlist has John Lennon playing with Cheap Trick, Paul getting arrested in Japan and Ringo appearing on a talk show quite refreshed. Let’s Go!

Other People’s Songs About The Beatles

There are many songs out there that mention the Beatles or use them as inspiration. We did an episode about this and here’s a playlist of clips to go with it. Let’s Go!

 

The Beatles Anthology

Here are our three episodes charting The Beatles Anthology project from 1968 to 2000. This playlist has associated tv clips and appearances. Nice Motor!

The Ballad of John & Yoko

There is so much footage of the events mentioned in this song, it’s worthy of an immersive playlist like this one. Think!

From Me To You

The Beatles worked fast on their third single, and here’s a collection of clips related to our episode. Let’s Go!

Harry Nilsson

Nilsson and the Beatles covers decades so here’s a playlist going from John & Paul talking about him in 1968 to Ringo’s 21st century tribute. Let’s Go!