About this episode

The episode discusses The Beatles' cover of 'Anna (Go To Him)' and features an interview with Dan Absher about his book on the band's impact on teamwork.

When The Beatles were still filling their sets with cover songs, they tended to avoid the obvious ones of their heroes, especially if other bands were playing them. While their competition was covering Arthur Alexander's "You Better Move On," The Beatles favored "Anna (Go To Him)." And even though Paul always says they were "a good little rock and roll band," they were also a good little r&b band as well. John's love of Alexander's music, and r&b in general is well on display here, and he delivers a masterful vocal, smooth when he wants it, anguished when he wants, filled with emotion throughout. It's a stand out track that's one of my favorites. Joining us this week is Dan Absher, author of the new book "The Fab Four Pillars of Impact," which looks to the Beatles as a blueprint for successful organizations and teamwork. We chat about how the book came to be, whether Jonathan should write a book, the great Al Bundy, and so much more! Check out Dan's book at fabfouracademy.com . What do you think about "Anna" at #70? Too high? Too low? Let us know in the comments on…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jonathan Pretus, Julia Pretus

Guest: Dan Absher

Topics covered

• The Beatles
• cover songs
• R&B music
• music history
• teamwork
• successful organizations

Keywords

• The Beatles
• Anna (Go To Him)
• Dan Absher
• R&B
• music history
• cover songs
• teamwork
• successful organizations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: fabfouracademy.com

Books & works: Anna (Go To Him), The Fab Four Pillars of Impact

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