Episode 111: Birth of the Beatles (Part 1 of 2)

Following our last exploration of a biopic of dubious quality, Antony flies solo this time to explore another one which, despite having some sense of time and place, is also somewhat lacking and to some extent unintentionally comedic. 'Birth of the Beatles', which came out in 1979, will always hold a unique place as the only Beatles biopic made while John Lennon was still alive. Considering that he'd reacted negatively to Cynthia's apparent rewriting of history in her book 'A Twist of Lennon' in 1978, it's quite something to ponder what he might have thought of this Dick Clark-produced TV film. Preceding this, Antony offers a guitar lesson for the Bob Dylan song 'Masters of War' and then the song that it inspired (musically at least)- John Lennon's 'Working Class Hero.' There are also pre-outro Easter Eggs to be found in this episode… Enjoy! Feedback to glassonionpod@yahoo.com Support the show at OR Facebook page Twitter handle Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching) Antony's 'Life And Life Only' podcast (on Psychology and Alternative media) Antony demonstrates Beatles guitar parts on 'Pop Goes The 60s' episode links Birth of the Beatles film page and full film Scene comparisons with real events Backbeat scenes (Prellies/Astrid photographs the band) The development of the Scouse accent Working Class Hero official video Saturday Night And Sunday Morning (Angry Young Man) Cry For A Shadow

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This episode is 01:13:40 long.

This episode was published on Jul 17, 2025.

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