As a Beatle fan I always look forward to the latest “anthology” series which unearths unreleased and alternate versions of songs by the Fab Four. Here are list of songs which will appear in “Paul McCartney presents The Beatles. A Second Anthology from The Beatles Library by The Beatles.”
“Octopus’ Garden.” Originally entitled “Octopus’ 12-Acres of Gorgeous Green Fields,” the Ringo Starr tune was stuck in limbo until George Harrison suggested shortening the title to include the word “garden.” Ringo returned 5 months later with the title “The Eight-Tentacled Sea Creature’s Garden,” which explained George briefly quitting the band.
“Private Conversations.” Get rare discussions behind the scenes during the recording of “Beatles For Sale” that includes Paul asking for a match, John eating potato chips and George calling to order pizza.
“I’m a Sole Man.” Not to be confused with the great Sam & Dave tune, this never-before heard outtake from “Rubber Soul” praises the work of shoe salesmen around the world. Later the title and melody were re-worked into “Wild Honey Pie.”
“You’re A Loser” Some say this was Paul’s angry reply to John’s “I’m A Loser.”
“Help Your Damn Self.” This was George’s reply to "Help."
“Yoko In The Shed With Diapers” A cut off The White Album, based on a dream John had after seeing Yoko in the shed loading boxes of diapers on the shelves.
“This Apple is rotten to the Corp.” Paul’s take on the friction in the band after the creation of the ill-fated company. Includes the lyrics “there are blokes that like to point the finger, but don’t forget we discovered James Taylor and Badfinger.”
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