EPISODE · Dec 1, 2025 · 1H 50M
The Beatles - A Hard Day’s Night ranked with Jon Wurster
from The Quarrelmen Beatles podcast · host Adam Gimbel
What’s your most loved and least favorite song on the third Beatles album, A Hard Day's Night?! After episodes recorded with huge fans AT Abbey Road Studios followed by a chat with the founders of a Beatles Museum, we bring in someone who has never owned a Beatles record(!), musician/comedian Jon Wurster from Superchunk, Bob Mould's band, the Mountain Goats and the Best Show. He agreed to rank the last album not chosen by our other guests, which surprisingly turned out to be the soundtrack for the hit 1964 film. Because he's our only "solo" ranker, we got three guests to chime in with their favorites: Vicki Peterson from the Bangles, Scott McCaughey from the Minus Five and REM's Peter Buck! Jon's hilarious tales, music knowledge, rookie Beatle ears and natural curiosity makes for a super fun, unique listen. Sorry/not sorry for a TON of non-Beatles talk. Listen at QuarrelmenPod.com, Apple, Spotify, Youtube and anywhere in Newbridge, New Jersey.Follow us and weigh in with your favorites on Facebook, Instagram & Threads @quarrelmenpod.SPOILERS/FILE UNDER:And I Love Her, Any Time at All, The Bangles, BBC, The Beatles, Pete Best, the Best Show, Big Star, bongos, bootlegs, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Peter Buck, Can't Buy Me Love, the Clash, country, cowbell, drummer, Bob Dylan, England, Fadd9, Adam Gimbel, A Hard Day's Night, A Harrowing Night, harmonies, George Harrison, I Should Have Known Better, If I Fell, I'll Be Back, I'll Cry Instead, I'm Happy Just to Dance With You, jangle, Brian Jones, Larry Kane, Tommy Keene, the Kinks, John Lennon, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Madness invented ska, George Martin, Paul McCartney, Scott McCaughney, the Minus Five, Bob Mould, Mountain Goats, movie, Jimmy Nicol, Oasis, opening chord, Parlophone Records, Michael Penn, Carl Perkins, Peter and Gordon, Vicki Peterson, Philadelphia, power pop, Power Pop Pop Pop Pop, Pretty Persuasion, the Rain Parade, the Ramones, Redd Kross, REM, the Replacements, rhythm guitar, the Right Profile, rock and roll weirdness, Rock Rot and Rule, Tom Scharpling, the September Gurgles, Michael Shannon, soundtrack, Ringo Starr, Strawbridge and Clothier, Superchunk, the Swinging Blue Jeans, Tell Me Why, That Thing You Do, Things We Said Today, the Turtles, WFMU, When I Get Home, the Who, Wilco, Jon Wurster, Yo La Tengo, You Can't Do That, the Zombies, 1964.US: http://www.QuarrelmenPod.comhttp://www.WeWillRankYouPod.com [email protected]! Host tips: Venmo @wewillrankyoupodhttp://www.facebook.com/QuarrelmenPodhttp://www.instagram.com/QuarrelmenPodhttps://www.threads.net/@QuarrelmenPodBest Show podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-best-show-with-tom-scharpling/id949658944WFMU's Best Show archives https://wfmu.org/playlists/bsRock and Roll Weirdness https://www.instagram.com/jonwurster/
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What’s your most loved and least favorite song on the third Beatles album, A Hard Day's Night?! After episodes recorded with huge fans AT Abbey Road Studios followed by a chat with the founders of a Beatles Museum, we bring in someone who has never owned a Beatles record(!), musician/comedian Jon Wurster from Superchunk, Bob Mould's band, the Mountain Goats and the Best Show. He agreed to rank the last album not chosen by our other guests, which surprisingly turned out to be the soundtrack for the hit 1964 film. Because he's our only "solo" ranker, we got three guests to chime in with their favorites: Vicki Peterson from the Bangles, Scott McCaughey from the Minus Five and REM's Peter Buck! Jon's hilarious tales, music knowledge, rookie Beatle ears and natural curiosity makes for a super fun, unique listen. Sorry/not sorry for a TON of non-Beatles talk. Listen at QuarrelmenPod.com, Apple, Spotify, Youtube and anywhere in Newbridge, New Jersey.Follow us and weigh in with your favorites on Facebook, Instagram & Threads @quarrelmenpod.SPOILERS/FILE UNDER:And I Love Her, Any Time at All, The Bangles, BBC, The Beatles, Pete Best, the Best Show, Big Star, bongos, bootlegs, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Peter Buck, Can't Buy Me Love, the Clash, country, cowbell, drummer, Bob Dylan, England, Fadd9, Adam Gimbel, A Hard Day's Night, A Harrowing Night, harmonies, George Harrison, I Should Have Known Better, If I Fell, I'll Be Back, I'll Cry Instead, I'm Happy Just to Dance With You, jangle, Brian Jones, Larry Kane, Tommy Keene, the Kinks, John Lennon, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Madness invented ska, George Martin, Paul McCartney, Scott McCaughney, the Minus Five, Bob Mould, Mountain Goats, movie, Jimmy Nicol, Oasis, opening chord, Parlophone Records, Michael Penn, Carl Perkins, Peter and Gordon, Vicki Peterson, Philadelphia, power pop, Power Pop Pop Pop Pop, Pretty Persuasion, the Rain Parade, the Ramones, Redd Kross, REM, the Replacements, rhythm guitar, the Right Profile, rock and roll weirdness, Rock Rot and Rule, Tom Scharpling, the September Gurgles, Michael Shannon, soundtrack, Ringo Starr, Strawbridge and Clothier, Superchunk, the Swinging Blue Jeans, Tell Me Why, That Thing You Do, Things We Said Today, the Turtles, WFMU, When I Get Home, the Who, Wilco, Jon Wurster, Yo La Tengo, You Can't Do That, the Zombies, 1964.US: http://www.QuarrelmenPod.comhttp://www.WeWillRankYouPod.com [email protected]! Host tips: Venmo @wewillrankyoupodhttp://www.facebook.com/QuarrelmenPodhttp://www.instagram.com/QuarrelmenPodhttps://www.threads.net/@QuarrelmenPodBest Show podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-best-show-with-tom-scharpling/id949658944WFMU's Best Show archives https://wfmu.org/playlists/bsRock and Roll Weirdness https://www.instagram.com/jonwurster/
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