“As I big fan of football and the Beatles, this podcast is a winner for me, even if the Fabs themselves had little interest in the beautiful game. The premise is simple: each episode 4 randomly selected Beatles songs from the episode before are pitted against each other, giving the hosts the opportunity to discuss and share opinions and memories of each tune before then selecting their favourite. Sometimes they agree, sometimes not, in which case a penalty shootout style tiebreaker is used to decide which song wins and which three are eliminated from the competition.
It’s only five heats in as I write this, but already some heavyweights have been drawn against each other and defeated, while some of the minnows have survived to fight another day, such is the nature of knockout World Cups! Each episode is short, the hosts humour and rapport is engaging, as is their obvious affection and interest for the Beatles catalogue. The World Cup is such an obvious stage for the biggest band in history, the Brazil of the music world, and I’m looking forward to see which songs make the final and hold the ultimate trophy aloft.
Highly recommended for Beatles fans looking for some fun.”
Pod Cast Couch Surfer via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
01/02/22