SYNOPSIS: Spanner in the Works shows how Paul is portrayed as uniquely difficult to manage and unjustifiably obstructive, even to the point of sabotaging the band.
We use Tune In’s reporting of the early friction between Paul and Brian Epstein as a case study to illustrate how Tune In guides the reader to distrust and second-guess Paul whenever he comes into conflict with other major players in the Beatles’ story.
PLAYLIST
Maybe THE CHANTELS
Oop Shoop SHIRLEY GUNTER & THE QUEENS
Tequila THE CHAMPS
I’m Walkin FATS DOMINO
Lucille THE BEATLES
Devil in His Heart THE DONAYS
Baby It’s You THE SHIRELLES
Slippin and Slidin LITTLE RICHARD
Too Much ELVIS PRESLEY
Fast Freight RITCHIE VALENS
I’ll Be On My Way THE BEATLES
SOURCES
“Portrait of Paul” Mike McCartney Woman Magazine, 1965
McCartney the Definitive Biography by Chris Salewicz, 1986
John Lennon Interview w/ Jann Wenner for Rolling Stone, May 14, 1970
John Lennon Interview w/ Lisa Robinson for Hit Parader, 1975
John Lennon and Yoko Ono Interview at St Regis Hotel by Peter McCabe and Robert Schonfeld, September 5th, 1971
Lennon Remembers by Jann Wenner for Rolling Stone, 1971
In My Life by Pete Shotten, 1983
Interview w/ Pete Best in Music Legends The Beatles Special Edition by The Rock Review Music Legends Library Sept 2, 2019
Strange Bedfellows: Ep 3 Hiroshima Sky
Strange Bedfellows: Ep 2 Sticky Situations w/Joe Hagan
Strange Bedfellows: Ep1 It’s Contentious
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