The Kinks and Beatles Daily Deep Dive

This obscure early album track by The Beatles is filled with curiosities and spectacular moments but it often forgotten by casual fans of the band. Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe

If you're looking for a catchy Kinks song that doesn't feature a Kink on lead vocals, this is the tune for you. If you're looking for a bluesy Kinks tune with Ray on lead vocals...this tune is also for you. Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe

How may seem like a simple ballad off John Lennon's Imagine album but there is actually some very clever songwriting on this track. Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe

This short little rocker broke the Kinks' streak for top 10 hits and came in the middle of one of rock's craziest release schedules. Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe

A number one hit around the world and a true Lennon/McCartney collaboration but do the lyrics match the melodies? Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe

Repetition, off of Think Visual by The Kinks, is a cool rocker with some very cool chord changes but it shows signs that the band was getting too comfortable in the studio. Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe

My my my, my my oh my just my. My oh my. It's Only Love may be a Beatles classic but it boasts some of Lennon's weakest lyrics. Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe

Never has a song about rolling cigarettes been more sing-songy. Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe

Originally used in the Yellow Submarine film, this track remained fairly obscure until a recent rebirth in appreciation. Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe

This title track off of one of The Kinks' best albums features great guitar work, beautiful background vocals, and one of Ray's best lines. Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe

What Goes On is the first songwriting credit for Ringo and the only song to be credited as Lennon/McCartney/Starkey. Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe

The Kinks returned to recording radio friendly rock songs with the release of Sleepwalker. Stormy Sky appears on that album and may be a better song than Tony originally thought. Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe

Free as a Bird was the first new Beatles music in 25 years and it was a top 10 hit all around the world but some still complained that it didn't sound enough like "The Beatles". Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe

It's a song inspired by the departure of his sister and brother-in-law and includes a peculiar dissonant hook in the chorus. Today we discuss, Rosy Won't You Please Come Home Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe

It was the band's seventh #1 hit in 13 months on the American charts, today we discuss Eight Days a Week by The Beatles. Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe

A long lost song by Dave Davies that finally saw the light of day nearly 40 years later, Same Old Blues is a groove heavy slow jam with a fantastic chorus. Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe

For the first time, we're covering a song released during the run of this podcast! Today we talk about the new Paul McCartney track, In A Hurry. 

It is Thanksgiving in America and what better song to cover for the holiday than Hot Potatoes by The Kinks? Oh, Thanksgiving Day by Ray Davies would have been better. Well, guess you know what to expect next year. Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe

It was "technically" a number one hit in America and is one of the only straight 12 bar blues songs the band ever released. Today, we discuss George Harrison's, For You Blue. Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe

The first solo single by Dave Davies was a massive hit in Europe. Today we discuss Death of a Clown. Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe

Despite being a top 40 hit in the US, Baby You're a Rich Man remains an obscure track in The Beatles' catalog but there's more to this song than meets the eye. Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe

For our first episode devoted to an entire album, we discuss The Beatles' masterpiece, Abbey Road. Tony is joined by a guest as they explore the album as a whole as well as the recent remixes. Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe

Quite possibly the best song Ray Davies ever wrote, today we discuss the hidden gem that is Sitting In My Hotel by The Kinks. Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe

John called it garbage but this track off the Beatles final release is a solid rocker with a great guitar riff. Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe

It was the last top 10 hit the Kinks would ever have in their home country but Tony just can't understand how it was a hit at all. Today, we discuss Apeman. Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe