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