“Mr Moonlight” – Episode 75 with Nancy Howie (Fathom)

Written By Kenyon Rosewall
 

Most people skip Mr Moonlight on Beatles For Sale, so on this Beatles podcast we put it on trial. Kenyon and Peter are joined by Nancy to settle it: is Mr Moonlight secretly great, or truly cursed?

We cover:
- Why Mr Moonlight is the most skipped track on Beatles For Sale
- The song’s path back to Roy Lee Johnson and Dr Feelgood and the Interns
- Version comparison: Star Club performance vs the Hollies version
- Recording comparison: Anthology take with tremolo guitar vs the official release with Paul’s organ solo
- Storytime: the 1964 North American tour and the night Bob Dylan got the Beatles properly high

 

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