[Davies] = Hunter Davies, The Beatles, New York: Norton, 2009. ISBN: 978-0393338744.
The Beatles Anthology, San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2000.
The Beatles: Complete Scores; Every Song Written & Recorded by the Beatles. Hal Leonard (2nd Edition), 1993. ISBN: 978-0793518326.
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Week
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Topics
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Reading and Listening
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Analysis Topics
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I
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Intro and Meet the Beatles
1963: Please, Please Me
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No readings
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None
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II
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1963: With the Beatles
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[Davies] p. 1–53
Album: With the Beatles
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“I Saw Her Standing There”
“Misery”
“Ask Me Why”
“Please, Please Me”
“Love Me Do”
“Roll Over Beethoven”
“Twist and Shout”
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III
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1964: A Hard Day’s Night
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[Davies] p. 54–111
Album: A Hard Day’s Night
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“A Hard Day’s Night”
“I’m Happy Just to Dance with You”
“And I Love Her”
“Tell Me Why”
“Can’t Buy Me Love”
“Anytime at All”
“I’ll Cry Instead”
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IV
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1964: Beatles for Sale
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[Davies] p. 112–158
Album: Beatles for Sale
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“No Reply”
“I’m a Loser”
“Baby’s in Black”
“I’ll Follow the Sun”
“Eight Days a Week”
“Kansas City”
“Rock and Roll Music”
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V
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Beatles in the News and on the Screen
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[Davies] p. 159–198
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None
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VI
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1965: Help!
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[Davies] p. 199–206
Album: Help!
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“Help!”
“You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away”
“I Need You”
“Ticket to Ride”
“You’re Going to Lose that Girl”
“Yesterday”
“Act Naturally”
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VII
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1965: Rubber Soul
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[Davies] p. 207–215
Album: Rubber Soul
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“Drive My Car”
“Norwegian Wood”
“Nowhere Man”
“The Word”
“What Goes On”
“In My Life”
“Run for Your Life”
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VIII
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1966: Revolver
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[Davies] p. 227–238
Album: Revolver
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“Taxman”
“Eleanor Rigby”
“Here, There and Everywhere”
“Yellow Submarine”
“Good Day Sunshine”
“Got to Get You into My Life”
“Tomorrow Never Knows”
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IX
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Magical Mystery Tour
1967: Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
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[Davies] p. 239–260
Album: Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
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“Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”
“Getting Better”
“She’s Leaving Home”
“Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite”
“Within You, Without You”
“When I’m Sixty-four”
“A Day in the Life”
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X
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1968: The Beatles
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[Davies] p. 261–284
Album: The Beatles
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“Back in the U.S.S.R.”
“While My Guitar Gently Weeps”
“Martha My Dear”
“Blackbird”
“Honey Pie”
“Cry Baby Cry”
“Revolution 1”
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XI
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1969: Yellow Submarine
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[Davies] p. 285–339
Album: Yellow Submarine
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“Yellow Submarine”
“Only a Northern Song”
“Hey Bulldog”
“All You Need is Love”
“Pepperland”
“Sea of Time”
“March of the Meanies”
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XII
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1969: Abbey Road
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[Davies] p. 339–379
Album: Abbey Road
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“Come Together”
“Maxwell’s Silver Hammer”
“Octopus’s Garden”
“I Want You (She’s So Heavy)”
“Here Comes the Sun”
“You Never Give Me Your Money”
“The End”
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XIII
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1970: Let It Be
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[Davies] p. ix–lxxx
Album: Let It Be
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“Two of Us”
“Dig It”
“Let It Be”
“Maggie May”
“I’ve Got a Feeling”
“The Long and Winding Road”
“Get Back”
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XIV
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Paper discussion
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No readings
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None
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XV
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Wrap-up and evaluations
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No readings
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None
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