{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 111: Birth of the Beatles (Part 1 of 2)","description":"Following our last exploration of a biopic of dubious quality, Antony flies solo this time to explore another one which, despite having some sense of time and place, is also somewhat lacking and to some extent unintentionally comedic. \u2018Birth of the Beatles\u2019, which came out in 1979, will always hold a unique place as the only Beatles biopic made while John Lennon was still alive. Considering that he\u2019d reacted negatively to Cynthia\u2019s apparent rewriting of history in her book \u2018A Twist of Lennon\u2019 in 1978, it\u2019s quite something to ponder what he might have thought of this Dick Clark-produced TV film. Preceding this, Antony offers a guitar lesson for the Bob Dylan song \u2018Masters of War\u2019 and then the song that it inspired (musically at least)- John Lennon\u2019s \u2018Working Class Hero.' There are also pre-outro Easter Eggs to be found in this episode\u2026 &amp;nbsp; Enjoy! &amp;nbsp; Feedback to glassonionpod@yahoo.com &amp;nbsp; Support the show at https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/paypalme\/antonyrotunno OR https:\/\/www.buymeacoffee.com\/antonyrotunno &amp;nbsp; Facebook page https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/glassonionjlpod &amp;nbsp; Twitter handle https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/OnionLennon &amp;nbsp; Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching) https:\/\/www.antonyrotunno.com &amp;nbsp; Antony's 'Life And Life Only' podcast (on Psychology and Alternative media) https:\/\/www.lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com &amp;nbsp; Antony demonstrates Beatles guitar parts on \u2018Pop Goes The 60s\u2019 https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=c_Y4f1efz6s &amp;nbsp; episode links Birth of the Beatles film page and full film https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0078865\/ https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5VpIA_87cxM &amp;nbsp; Scene comparisons with real events https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WAY0_CGZNRY &amp;nbsp; Backbeat scenes (Prellies\/Astrid photographs the band) https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wIpUr1wX5Rw https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Wq3l4frmFDo &amp;nbsp; The development of the Scouse accent https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zcpXePrrCIk &amp;nbsp; Working Class Hero official video https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iMewtlmkV6c &amp;nbsp; Saturday Night And Sunday Morning (Angry Young Man) https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/B_G9niYeB8Q &amp;nbsp; Cry For A Shadow https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y4WMeOLHp28 ","author_name":"Glass Onion: On John Lennon","author_url":"https:\/\/glassoniononjohnlennon.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/37440100\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/37440100"}