BDJ's Cellar Full of Remixes

Dec 12 2024 282 ep. 5 mins 1
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Once upon a time (or maybe twice) there were four magicians; and they made wonderful music, and called themselves The Beatles. In BDJ's Cellar, their spirits roam freely, they play and mix with other music, young and old. 

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Episode 285: Blackbird not feat. Beyonce

Dec 12 2024 2 mins  
Beyoncé's new cover of the Beatles' "Blackbird" on her "Cowboy Carter" album uses the original 1968 backing track by Paul McCartney, including his acoustic guitar and foot tapping. "Blackbird" was written by Paul McCartney for the Beatles' 1968 "White Album", inspired by the call of a blackbird during the Beatles' trip to Rishikesh, India. He later claimed it was a tribute to the

Episode 284: Spiritual Regeneration - Happy Birthday

Nov 23 2024 1 mins  
The Beatles' journey to India in 1968 is a fascinating slice of rock 'n' roll history that continues to intrigue music fans and historians alike. It was a time of spiritual exploration and prolific songwriting for the Fab Four. The band, along with their wives, girlfriends, assistants, and a medley of other celebrities like Mike Love from the Beach Boys, traveled to Rishikesh to at

Episode 283: Paul McCartney's "Once Upon a Long Ago" and the Freddie Mercury Connection

Nov 16 2024 4 mins  
McCartney's 1987 single "Once Upon a Long Ago" carries with it a bittersweet tale of what could have been a historic collaboration. The song, which was part of McCartney's compilation album "All the Best!" and later released as a single, was initially composed with the Queen frontman in mind.The story goes that McCartney had envisioned the track as a duet with Mercury. However, due

Episode 282: Sinatra's "Lady is a Champ": A Tribute to Maureen Starkey

Nov 09 2024 3 mins  
It was 1968 when Peter Brown, a close associate of the Beatles, approached none other than Frank Sinatra to perform a unique rendition of "The Lady is a Tramp" for Maureen Starkey's birthday, Ringo Starr's first wife.Sinatra, with his unparalleled panache, transformed the classic into "Maureen is a Champ," a playful twist on the original lyrics, celebrating Maureen's vivacious spir

Episode 281: #9 Dream Take 1

Jul 20 2024 3 mins  
The second single to be released from Walls And Bridges, ‘#9 Dream’ continued John's fascination with the number nine. He woke up one morning and wrote down the words along with the melody. He had no idea what it meant, but he thought it sounded beautiful.John produced the song himself. Until now, only demos (on guitar and piano) were known, but recently just over a minute of T

Episode 280: Mind Games; BDJ Relax-Mix

Jul 15 2024 4 mins  
The Deluxe set of Lennon's 'Mind Games' album just arrived. It contains 6CD's and 2 Blu-ray discs. Asa result, there are (at least) 6 different mixes of each song on the album. How can a Remixer resist this temptation?The original Mind Games production sounds rather busy and massive, as if Lennon and co. wanted to include every instrument in the studio in the track, This tends to o

Episode 279: Oh Darling ft. John Lennon

Apr 12 2024 3 mins  
In an interview in the late 70's, Lennon said that he would have sung Oh Darling better than McCartney did. Unfortunately, Lennon did not supply a recording to substantiate his claim.But now, thanks to state-of-the-art-artificial-intelligence-technology, it is possible to create this unheard outtake of the Abbey Road sessions.Who do you prefer, John or Paul?

Episode 277: For You Blue: Johns (left) vs Spector (right)

Feb 14 2024 2 mins  
For You Blue is a song by the Beatles, written by George Harrison and released on their 1970 album Let It Be. Glyn Johns and Phil Spector were two of the producers who worked on the album, but they had different visions for the sound and style of the songs. Johns preferred a more raw and live approach, while Spector added orchestral overdubs and effects. Glyn Johns mixes were all r

Episode 276: No Values ft. Mick Jagger

Feb 01 2024 3 mins  
One of the rare original songs on McCartney's “Give My Regards To Broad Street” soundtrack was “No Values”. However, it was s not composed for the film. The song had been in the works since late 1980, when Wings did some demos that can be found on bootlegs. McCartney recorded another version of the song at AIR Studios on Montserrat in February 1981, during the Tug Of War se

Episode 275: Now and Then: String Quartet

Jan 17 2024 3 mins  
The production of the last Beatles single, Now and Then, is lush, to say the least. A heavily compressed piano (McCartney) accompanies Lennon's vocals. The string octet kicks in, we hear backing vocals echoing all the way back to Abbey Road, and then somebody messes up a solo on a slide guitar. Of all these add-ons (that Lennon would have hated) the string octet stands out, because