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That Means A Lot - Episode 87 with Mary Devlin (beatledirt)
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- The Beatles: Note By Note
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- Apr 3, 2026
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- 4806
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Summary
In this Beatles podcast episode, Mary Devlin joins us for a songwriter’s conversation about That Means a Lot, one of the more interesting Beatles deep cuts. As usual, there is more here than meets the eye, and we have a sharp discussion about songwriting, social media, and Beauty and the Beast. We cover: -How That Means a Lot could be Paul's response to Ticket to Ride -Is there a number of chords you need to have a good song? -PJ Proby’s version of the song -The Beatles’ multiple attempts to record the song, including a Beatles first Check out Mary's socials: https://hoo.be/beatledirt Website: https://www.notebynoteseries.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/NoteByNoteSeries Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notebynoteseries Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.