Dylan and McCartney: the Partners That Never Were

SUMMARY

AKOM presents: DYLAN McCARTNEY The Partners That Never Were

Phoebe and Thalia explore the songwriting of Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney, how their styles differ and overlap and why we think they would complement each other beautifully in a potential collaboration. Also included: What Bob and Paul have said about each other over the years, song comparison/analysis, John Lennon’s take, a miniature quiz show, and a special surprise Dylan-McCartney mashup!

EPISODE CONTENTS

- Intro - Beyond the Surface - Influence on Each Other? - First Impressions - Swipe Right (Geminis, Painters, DJs, Fanboys) - Songwriting is Magic - Poetic Lyrics - Lyric Comparison - John’s Two Cents - Quiz: Dylan or McCartney? - The Mashup

PLAYLIST (SONGS used in this episode) Tombstone Blues DYLAN  A Love For You MCCARTNEY Joey DYLAN Tangled up in Blue DYLAN Another Day MCCARTNEY I’ll Follow the Sun MCCARTNEY Musica (from Ecce Cor Meum) MCCARTNEY Strawberry Fields Forever BEATLES I Want to Hold Your Hand BEATLES She Loves You BEATLES I Saw Her Standing There BEATLES Please Please Me BEATLES Black Crown Blues DYLAN Hello Goodbye BEATLES Visions of Johanna DYLAN New York City LEADBELLY She’s Leaving Home BEATLES It’s Alright Ma DYLAN My Back Pages DYLAN Pretty Little Head MCCARTNEY She Belongs to Me DYLAN One of us Must Know (Sooner or Later) DYLAN I Will MCCARTNEY Price is Right Theme Phoebe’s Mash-up (featuring Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie by Bob Dylan and Jazz Street by Paul McCartney and Wings)

AKOM’s DYLAN MCCARTNEY SPOTIFY PLAYLIST: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3shCVkE5tgmHBpQhLlE1ob?si=3b44de547e9c400f