To close out season two, welcome to part 2 of our conversation about The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour film. Thrill as we dissect the choreography of the Your Mother Should Know sequence in frankly punishing detail. Gasp as we unpack the quasi-religious subtext of The Beatles playing a group of omnipotent wizards. And nod knowingly as we wonder whether George Harrison was all that into it in general or if he'd have really just preferred to be dropped off at the services.
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Magical Mystery Tour (Part 1)
We look at the Beatles' first major critical failure, panned after airing in black and white on UK TV, on Boxing Day 1967. But did it succeed on its own terms?
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