This week, we're sharing an episode of one of our favorite Beatles-adjacent podcasts, We Say Yeah!, a show about Cliff Richard and the Shadows. This is one of the only — if not the only — podcasts exclusively about Cliff Richard, who was, of course, a huge success in the UK, and a contemporary of the Beatles. Erika was recently a guest host, discussing Wonderful Life, a movie musical that was released mere days before A Hard Day's Night, but couldn't be more different.
About the podcast: Cliff Richard & The Shadows dominated the British pop and rock music world from 1958 to 1963 and weathered the storm of Beatlemania to continue to release hits for years to come. Many were even recorded in Studio Two at Abbey Road…and they wrote a lot of their own material!). Although pre-Beatles British rock and roll music is largely ignored by American rock historians, the We Say Yeah! podcast has spent nearly three years reviewing every single, EP and LP released by Cliff and The Shadows (either together or apart) in chronological order.
Hosted by David “Ghosty” Wills, former Sirius/XM DJ and cartoon voice actor, each month’s episode features the host and a guest not only reviewing records but also venturing into sidebar discussions about popular music of the era, the film and television industry in Europe and more!
In addition to hosting We Say Yeah!, David has been a Beatles fan since the age of 12 but came in through Paul McCartney’s solo career (which he says he loves “more than anything else on Earth”). He became a fan of Cliff Richard through his early 80’s U.S. hits and when he discovered an album of his 60’s hits.
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‘Let It Be’ Revisited with Director Michael Lindsay-Hogg
A "Let it Be" Teaser with Giles Martin and a Track-by-Track Recap of the 2021 Remixes [Encore]
Behind the Scenes at Abbey Road on the River, with Melissa Brumm
Nutopia: John and Yoko's Conceptual Country
Surprise, Surprise! It's a Cilla Black Episode!
The Last Lennon Interview, with Author Laurie Kaye
And the Award Goes To… Beatles Biopics
Beatles Fan Clubs in North America, with author Sara Schmidt
The New Beatles Biopics!! What We Know and What We Want
Happy Birthday(s), George! [Encore Episode]
Love Letters to the Beatles (and a Fest recap!)
A Really Big Show: How the Beatles Made It to ‘Ed Sullivan’
Sex, Nostalgia, and Fanfiction: Beatles Fandom with Richard Mills
"Meat" the Beatles: The Butcher Cover Controversy
The Beatles as Fashion Icons with Deirdre Kelly
Before “Now and Then”: The First “New” Beatles Song, ”Free as a Bird”
Encore: What If the Beatles Had Passed the (1962 Decca) Audition?
A ’Now and Then’ Roundtable with Blotto Beatles and Ranking the Beatles
Encore: Simply Having a … Happy Xmas (War is Over)
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