"A Day in the Life" by The Beatles

<p>Wake up, fall out of bed, and drag a comb across your head, cause Strong Songs is finally doing an episode about The Beatles.</p> <p>It's time for Kirk to tackle the fab four, and what better Beatles song to analyze than Lennon and McCartney's two-tune casserole of a closer, "A Day in the Life." Get ready for some lilting Lennon dreamscapes, some meticulous McCartney melodies,  a really big glissando, and an even bigger E chord.</p> <p><strong>Written by:</strong> John Lennon and Paul McCartney</p> <p><strong>Album:</strong> <em>Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band</em> (1967)</p> <p><strong>Listen/Buy:</strong> <a href= "https://music.apple.com/us/album/sgt-peppers-lonely-hearts-club-band/1441164604"> Apple Music</a> | <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Sgt-Peppers-Lonely-Hearts-Club/dp/B0025KVLTM"> Amazon</a> | <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/album/6b7ycwe2rxq6FkaupNuGoS">Spotify</a></p> <p><strong>ALSO FEATURED:</strong></p> <ul> <li>"Rhapsody in Blue" by George Gershwin (1924), performed by the New York Philharmonic</li> <li>"Yesterday" by Paul McCartney (Lennon/McCartney), 1966</li> <li>"Strawberry Fields Forever" by John Lennon (Lennon/McCartney), 1967</li> <li>"Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)" and "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" also from <em>Sgt. Pepper's</em>, 1967</li> <li>The <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yoko-ono-broke-up-the-beatles/id1380008439?i=1000465289885"> Yoko Ono/John Lennon episode</a> of the excellent podcast <em>You're Wrong About</em></li> <li>"Mr. Blue Sky" by Jeff Lynne and ELO from <em>Permission To Land</em>, 1977</li> </ul> <p><strong>OUTRO SOLOIST: Steve Pardo</strong></p> <p>This episode's outro soloist is the one and only Steve Pardo. Steve is a Nashville, TN based producer, composer, and saxophonist. You can find out more at his website: <a href= "https://www.stevepardo.com/">https://www.stevepardo.com/</a></p> <p class="p1"><strong><span class="s1">STRONG MERCH!!</span></strong></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">As Kirk mentioned on the ep