{"podcast":{"title":"Ranking The Beatles","slug":"ranking-the-beatles-145835","podcast_index_feed_id":145835,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/2338f43c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.rankingthebeatles.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/5809351/5809351-1713968952758-0bb2cb88f00e5.jpg","author":"Jonathan and Julia Pretus","episode_count":159,"summary":"Musician and self-described Beatles fanatic Jonathan Pretus ranked the entire recorded catalog of the Beatles, because he's a big, big nerd. Then he decided to make a podcast to talk with other people and learn about their connection with The Beatles' music. Tune in as Jonathan and his guests, joined by his co-host/wife Julia (a more level-headed, casual fan) discuss the rankings, what they think makes each song so great (or not-so-great), and see if it really is a fool's errand to try and rank the music of the greatest band of all time.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-20T00:19:01.853001+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ranking-the-beatles-145835"},"episode":{"title":"#70 Anna (Go To Him) with Dan Absher","slug":"70-anna-go-to-him-with-dan-absher","published_at":"2025-12-05T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ranking-the-beatles-145835/70-anna-go-to-him-with-dan-absher","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ranking-the-beatles-145835","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rankingthebeatles/episodes/70-Anna-Go-To-Him-with-Dan-Absher-e3bt8sk","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/2338f43c/podcast/play/112157012/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-4%2Fe12f44fc-d54d-4aa3-597b-b38b4b673eec.m4a","summary":"When The Beatles were still filling their sets with cover songs, they tended to avoid the obvious ones of their heroes, especially if other bands were playing them. While their competition was covering Arthur Alexander's "You Better Move On," The Beatles favored "Anna (Go To Him)." And even though Paul always says they were "a good little rock and roll band," they were also a good little r&b band as well. John's love of Alexander's music, and r&b in general is well on display here, and he delivers a masterful vocal, smooth when he wants it, anguished when he wants, filled with emotion throughout. It's a stand out track that's one of my favorites. Joining us this week is Dan Absher, author of the new book "The Fab Four Pillars of Impact," which looks to the Beatles as a blueprint for successful organizations and teamwork. We chat about how the book came to be, whether Jonathan should write a book, the great Al Bundy, and so much more! Check out Dan's book at fabfouracademy.com . What do you think about "Anna" at #70? Too high? Too low? Let us know in the comments on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠find us now on Bluesky!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Be sure to check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rankingthebeatles.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and grab a Rank Your Own Beatles poster, some of our new Revolver-themed merch, a shirt, a jumper, whatever you like! And if you're digging what we do, don't forget to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Us A Coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ !","meta_description":"When The Beatles were still filling their sets with cover songs, they tended to avoid the obvious ones of their heroes, especially if other bands were pla…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3320,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ranking-the-beatles-145835/episodes/70-anna-go-to-him-with-dan-absher/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ranking-the-beatles-145835/70-anna-go-to-him-with-dan-absher.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}