I Feel Fine

About this episode

This episode explores the creativity and evolution of The Beatles through their singles, focusing on 'I Feel Fine' and its significance in their musical journey.

If you play all 22 original UK singles in chronological sequence, you witness first hand the creativity of John, Paul, George and Ringo. That progress was not a smooth climb. There are some huge leaps which can be demonstrated by the singles Strawberry Fields Forever, Hey Jude and Let It Be. The groups 7th single, A Hard Days Night, indicated that they were starting to move away from there 'Beat Group' sound. With its strident guitar chord intro, it demonstrated a new level of creativity being explored within the walls of Abbey Road studios. In this episode we take a deep dive into the follow up to A Hard Days Night. With its feedback introduction, I Feel Fine announced that The Beatles never wanted to look back, when it came to new material. The single was also supported by a promotional film, which Brian Epstein financed to support the single. Again another first for the band. Welcome to episode 57 0f Fixing A Hole. The Beatles Podcast You Didn't Know You Needed. An extended version of this podcast is available on our Patreon channel: http://patreon.com/fixingahole Sample extended episodes can be downloaded via our Stan Store. https://stan.store/fixingahole You can contact Paul…

People in this episode

Hosts: Paul Humbley, Mark Wakely

Topics covered

• The Beatles
• music history
• single analysis
• creativity in music
• promotional films
• Abbey Road studios

Keywords

• The Beatles
• I Feel Fine
• A Hard Days Night
• music evolution
• Abbey Road
• promotional film
• John Lennon
• Paul McCartney
• George Harrison
• Ringo Starr

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Abbey Road studios, Brian Epstein, Fixing A Hole, Patreon, Stan Store, Facebook, Fixing A Hole YouTube Channel

Books & works: I Feel Fine, A Hard Days Night, Strawberry Fields Forever, Hey Jude, Let It Be

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