A loud-mouth retired rock critic and a cranky expat rock obsessive discuss, analyze and just plain old argue about rock ‘n‘ roll: the old stuff, the new stuff and why it all still matters.
Episodes
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Monday Feb 27, 2023
In which the Curmudgeons muse about the greatness of the rawest, realest Beatle here in the age of cancel culture. Lennon's very public journey from depressive edginess to middle-aged wisdom was inspiring and remains fascinating to study.
First, we analyze how the tension between Lennon and Paul McCartney defined The Beatles' legacy. Then we trace the maturation Lennon evidenced on tape throughout his 30s--how what began as "the dream is over" ended as "I really love to watch them roll."
Songs discussed during this episode include:
Goat, "Goathead"
Horse Lords, "May Brigade"
From The Beatles:
"In My Life"
"She Said She Said"
"The Ballad of John and Yoko"
"I Want You (She's So Heavy)"
"Hey Jude"
"Revolution"
From John Lennon:
"God"
"Mother"
"Imagine"
"Oh Yoko"
"Gimme Sime Truth"
"Woman is the N***** of the World"
"The Luck of the Irish"
"Mind Games"
"Out the Blue"
"Whatever Gets You Thru the Night"
"#9 Dream"
"Stand By Me"
"Just Like Starting Over"
"Watching the Wheels"
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