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The Walrus Was Paul

Winner, "Outstanding Music Series", 2022 Canadian Podcast Awards. In this passion project of a podcast, longtime Hockey Night In Canada and TSN broadcaster (and Beatles expert!) Paul Romanuk chats with great Canadian music people about the greatest band in the history of pop music - The Beatles. Each episode will feature a different guest, who will dive into their favourite Beatles or Beatles solo album, track by track. Some of the biggest names in Canadian music tell their stories about discovering

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01:10:01

S2 E18 – With The Beatles, Side Two – Barry Keane of...

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2022/02/26

Veteran drummer Barry Keane - on the drum stool for over 40 years with Gordon Lightfoot and his band - talks to Paul Romanuk about The Beatles' 1963 album With The Beatles. This is Part Two of their conversation, which centres around Side Two of the album.Aside from lots of Beatles talk and lots of Ringo drumming talk, Barry also tells the story of the recording session for one of Lightfoot's greatest songs: The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald. The song was a North American number one record in 1976

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01:22:17

S2 E17 – With The Beatles, Side One – Barry Keane of...

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2022/02/19

Veteran session drummer and the man on the drum kit for over 40 years with The Gordon Lightfoot Band - Barry Keane - talks to Paul Romanuk about The Beatles second album, With The Beatles.Like millions of others, those early Beatles albums turned something on in Barry's mind and made him want to become a musician. Barry has played on hundreds of albums but is best known for his great work with Gordon Lightfoot (Listen to those brilliantly understated tom fills on The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald

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S2 E16 – Ringo, Side Two – James Clark (aka The James...

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2022/02/05

Songwriter and Musician James Clark (aka The James Clark Institute) and host Paul Romanuk continue their discussion about the 1973 Billboard #1 album Ringo. They talk about Side Two on this episode. The previous episode (S2 E15) digs into Side One.Aside from talking about the great music on the album, we also talk about James Clark's music and how some of it has been influenced by his early days listening to The Beatles. We also talk a little about longtime Beatles roadie Mal Evans, who co-wrote a

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01:02:38

S2 E15 - Ringo, Side One - James Clark (aka The James...

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2022/01/29

Songwriter and Musician James Clark (aka The James Clark Institute) talks with host Paul Romanuk about the 1973 Billboard #1 album "Ringo". We talk about Side One on this episode. The album features a stellar cast: all three of the other Beatles, Billy Preston, Harry Nilsson, Marc Bolan (just to name a few) and it was produced by the great Richard Perry. Aside from talking about the great music on the album, we also talk about James Clark's music and how some of it has been influenced by his early

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59:47

S2 E14 – McCartney, Side Two – Moe Berg Of The...

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2022/01/15

Musician/songwriter/producer and founder of the great power pop band The Pursuit Of Happiness - Moe Berg - talks with host Paul Romanuk about Side Two of Paul McCartney's debut solo album, McCartney (Moe and Paul discuss Side One in the previous episode).Topics covered include Moe's take on what he considers to be the finest post-Beatles song written by any of the four Fabs. Moe also tells a great story about meeting one of his musical heroes - the great Joni Mitchell - at a very small and intimate

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01:06:08

S2 E13 – McCartney, Side One – Moe Berg of The...

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2022/01/07

Founding member, chief songwriter and singer for the amazing Canadian power pop band The Pursuit of Happiness, Moe Berg, digs into Paul McCartney's 1970 solo album McCartney with host Paul Romanuk.Moe, a self described "McCartney guy", talks about how the record resonates differently with him at this stage of his life and career than it did when he first heard it as a kid. Moe also talks about McCartney's gift for melody, even on some of the tracks on the album that only sound half-finished. And he

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49:43

S2 B2 Bonus Episode – Beatles Christmas Number Ones

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2021/12/24

In this special Bonus Episode of The Walrus Was Paul, host Paul Romanuk takes a look at the four songs released by the Beatles that grabbed the prestigious Number One position on the UK Christmas Singles chart. The Beatles hold the distinction of having more Christmas Number Ones than any other group. Paul McCartney also managed to pull off a Christmas Number One with his post-Beatles band, Wings.This episode features a brief overview of each song - the story behind the song and its chart success in

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01:30:20

S2 E12 – Abbey Road, Side Two – Jim Cuddy and Colin...

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2021/12/17

Don't miss the hidden track at the end of the episode (just like on original copies of Abbey Road).One of Canada's finest songwriters, Jim Cuddy, and his bandmate and ace guitar player Colin Cripps join host Paul Romanuk to talk about Side Two of the Beatles fantastic 1969 album Abbey Road. This episode is the second part of their conversation about the album. In the previous episode the conversation was all about Side One.Topics covered in this episode include how well the Side Two "Long One" (as

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01:09:26

S2 E11 – Abbey Road, Side One – Jim Cuddy and Colin...

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2021/12/10

Making their 2nd appearance on The Walrus Was Paul podcast - one of Canada's finest song writers, Jim Cuddy, and his good friend and Blue Rodeo bandmate, lead guitarist Colin Cripps. Chatting with host Paul Romanuk, the guys dig into what many regard as The Beatles finest album, 1969's Abbey Road.In this episode - focused in on the first side of the album - Jim and Colin marvel and give their takes on Paul McCartney's singing on Oh Darling, George Harrison's great guitar solo on Something and John

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24:16

S2 B1 - Bonus Episode - Paul's take on the Get Back...

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2021/12/01

What's one more opinion, right? The Walrus Was Paul host Paul Romanuk has his take on the spectacular Peter Jackson Get Back documentary that has the Beatles (and non-Beatles) world buzzing. In a nutshell - how about some appreciation for the amazing work of the project's original director, Michael Lindsay-Hogg? Not only is he responsible for the 60+ hours of footage and 150+ hours of audio tapes that formed the backbone of 2021's Get Back, but, as the new film clearly shows, he accomplished this

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53:11

S2 E10 - Walls and Bridges, Pt 2 - Musician and...

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2021/11/26

Musician and Musicologist Mike Daley joins host Paul Romanuk to discuss side two of John Lennon's 1974 solo album Walls and Bridges (they discuss side one of the record in the previous episode, S2 E9). In Beatles lore, this is the famous "Lost Weekend" album that Lennon recorded when he was separated from Yoko Ono for about 18 months. Side two features the haunting Number Nine Dream, as well as Lennon's love song to his then-girlfriend May Pang - Surprise Surprise (Sweet Bird of Paradox). We also

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01:02:12

S2 E9 – Walls and Bridges, Pt 1 – Musician and...

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2021/11/19

Musician and musicologist Mike Daley talks to host Paul Romanuk about the first side of John Lennon's 1974 solo album Walls and Bridges - Lennon's so-called "Lost Weekend" album that he recorded while he was separated from Yoko Ono. Lots of cool stuff in here, including Lennon working with Elton John on the album's biggest hit, Whatever Gets You Through The Night. We also talk about a great overlooked Lennon "deep cut", the lovely ballad Bless You.Mike also talks about his work with one of the great

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48:06

S2 E8 - The Beatles Live At The BBC, Pt. 2 -...

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2021/11/04

Musician and songwriter Alun Piggins talks to host Paul Romanuk in Part 2 of our look at The Beatles 1994 album The Beatles Live At The BBC. Tracks discussed in this episode include I Feel Fine, Ticket To Ride and Love Me Do.Although his grunge days are behind him, Alun used to front The Morganfields, a grunge band that enjoyed a run of success in the early 90s in Canada. He's put out some decent solo albums since those days; you can find out all about those records at Alun's website:

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01:14:31

S2 E7 – The Beatles Live At The BBC, Pt. 1 –...

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2021/10/28

Alun Piggins, the former front man of the Canadian, early 90s, grunge band The Morganfields, drops by on this episode to talk with host Paul Romanuk about The Beatles 1994 release The Beatles Live At The BBC.Alun's music - both playing in bands and as a solo artist - has been heavily influenced by his early days spent listening to Beatles records. He talks about those influences as well as telling a few great stories about his days spent playing bars and clubs around the world (the "Detroit Concert"

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01:54:04

S2 E6 - Beatles For Sale - The Weber Brothers

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2021/10/06

The Weber Brothers - Sam and Ryan - head up a crackin' episode as they dive into 1964's Beatles For Sale, track by track with host Paul Romanuk. If there is an underrated Beatles record, this may be it. It was The Beatles 2nd album of 1964 and came during a busy year that saw them touring the world, starring in a movie and recording two albums. Lots of discussion in this episode about the Fabs - but also the Weber's cool career. They both apprenticed under the great Ronnie "The Hawk" Hawkins and

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01:55:24

S2 E5 – Travelling Wilburys Vol. I –...

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2021/09/17

Canadian indie music icon Stephen Stanley (Lowest of The Low, Stephen Stanley Band) talks to Paul Romanuk about the 1988 album Travelling Wilburys Vol. I. The album has a Beatles connection, as musical legends Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne teamed up with former Fab George Harrison.Stephen talks about his love of the record, Bob Dylan and making music with friends and how that can add to the outcome of the record you're making. He also talks about making an album, when he was in

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01:53:38

S2 E4 – The Beatles White Album, Pt. 2 –...

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2021/08/27

In Part Two of our look at The Beatles 1968 classic, The White Album, songwriter/musician Jane Gowan of The Real Shade talks about Sides 3 & 4, track by track, with host Paul Romanuk.Lots of info about The Real Shade, and Jane's latest venture with Rheostatics singer/songwriter Tim Vesely, can be found at therealshade.com

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01:58:03

S2 E3 – The Beatles White Album, Pt. 1 –...

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2021/08/13

The fantastic guitarist and singer/songwriter Terra Lightfoot talks about Sides One and Two of the Beatles eponymous 1968 double album - what has become known the world over as The White Album. Terra goes through the album, with host Paul Romanuk, track by track. As usual, lots of talk about her career and music as well.If you're looking for more information on Terra, her homepage is a great place to start:terralightfoot.comA couple of her songs that we talk about during the podcast are Straight

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01:46:58

S2 E2 – Beatles ’65 – Musician/Songwriter Terry...

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2021/07/30

In this episode, Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee and co-founder of the 70s band Klaatu - Terry Draper - talks with host Paul Romanuk about the North American release Beatles '65 album, track-by-track.For a brief history of the band, here's a link to their Wikipedia page.Here's a brief playlist I've put together on Apple Music that gives you a little taste of their sound.Terry continues to be quite prolific - and you can find loads of his work, available for purchase, at his own personal

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01:50:56

S2 Episode 1 – Let It Be – Musician and Author Dave...

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2021/07/16

Series Two of The Walrus Was Paul opens with musician and author Dave Bidini, of the Rheostatics, talking to host Paul Romanuk about the final studio album that the Beatles released, 1970's Let It Be.For an extremely granular look at the Get Back sessions (ie Let It Be), I highly recommend a visit to the website theymaybeparted.com The site's host - Dan - has some great observations on research he has done on what must surely be some of the most meticulously documented sessions ever held.

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