The Walrus Was Paul

Host Paul Romanuk digs into The Walrus Was Paul archive to revisit an episode from 2021 about The Beatles success in topping the UK Singles Chart at Christmas. The following sources were used for research for this episode: Killing in the Name - Wikipedia - The story behind the song. Every Official Christmas Number 1 ever! | Official Charts - A great dive into UK Singles that topped the prestigious...

In the 2nd part of this Archive Edition of the podcast (originally dropped in July, 2023) we give some love to a sometimes overlooked Beatles album - Beatles For Sale - which came out 61 years ago this month. Paul Romanuk's guest is Newfoundland-based singer and songwriter Chris Picco . You can find Chris online at chrispicco.ca His work streams on all platforms and, also, on YouTube and Bandcamp...

In this Archive Edition of the podcast (originally dropped in July, 2023) we give some love to a sometimes overlooked Beatles album - Beatles For Sale - which came out 61 years ago this month. Paul Romanuk's guest is Newfoundland-based singer and songwriter Chris Picco . You can find out more about Chris at his web page: chrispicco.ca Find him on Bandcamp right here . You can also donate to this p...

It's Part II of Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame member Marc Jordan talking about one his favourite Beatles albums - the 1966 classic, Revolver . The host of the show is Paul Romanuk . You can find out more about Marc at his website marcjordan.com Some of the research for this episode was done with these sources: The Beatles Anthology Book - Their history in their own words. Accurate Chart and Sa...

Host Paul Romanuk talks with Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame member Marc Jordan about one of Marc's favourite Beatles records: 1966 number one album Revolver . Marc has written SO MANY hit tunes for some of the biggest names in the music world. You can read more about Marc at his website marcjordan.com Research conducted with the following resources: Accurate Chart and Sales History Welcome to t...

Canadian folk artist  David Francey  talks with host  Paul Romanuk  about Side Two of  The Beatles ' final studio album,  Abbey Road . David also talks about the inspiration behind some of his words and music. You can find out more about David Francey and his music and art at his website:  davidfrancey.com The Beatles Anthology Book - Their history in their own w...

Canadian folk artist David Francey talks with host Paul Romanuk about Side One of The Beatles ' final studio album, Abbey Road . David also talks about the inspiration behind some of his words and music. You can find out more about David Francey and his music and art at his website: davidfrancey.com The Beatles Anthology Book - Their history in their own words. Episode 87: David Francey: A W…–Soun...

Musician, songwriter and producer Hawksley Workman talks with host Paul Romanuk about Side One of the 1979 Paul McCartney & Wings album Back To The Egg . This was the last original studio album McCartney released with Wings. Hawksley loved Side One..... Side Two? Hmmmm. You can find out about Hawksley Workman's output at his website or, explore his music at his Bandcamp page . Paul McCartney |...

Musician, songwriter and producer Hawksley Workman talks with host Paul Romanuk about Side One of the 1979 Paul McCartney & Wings album Back To The Egg . This was the last original studio album McCartney released with Wings. You can find out about Hawksley Workman's output at his website or, explore his music at his Bandcamp page . This podcast uses the following third-party services for analy...

In this second part of an archive edition of The Walrus Was Paul , we dig into the archives to pay tribute to the life and memory of Canadian musician and songwriter Terry Draper, who passed away in May of 2025 . Terry was a founding member of the 70s band Klaatu and, also, an honoured member of the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. Back in May of 2021 Terry talked with host Paul Romanuk about th...

In this archive edition of The Walrus Was Paul , we dig into the archives to pay tribute to the life and memory of Canadian musician and songwriter Terry Draper . Terry was a founding member of the 70s band Klaatu and, also, an honoured member of the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. Back in May of 2021 Terry talked with host Paul Romanuk about the North American release Beatles '65 . Here is the...

In this episode, the 2nd of two parts, Musician and Musicologist Mike Daley talks about why certain Beatles songs are more musically significant to him than others. We nerd out on the Beatles ' biggest selling single and, also, their most streamed track to date. Hosted by Paul Romanuk . Find out what Mike is up to at his webpage, mikedaleymusic.com Research links for this episode: This podcast use...

In this first of two special episodes, Musician and Musicologist Mike Daley talks about why certain Beatles songs are more musically significant than others. The tracks covered in this episode come from the albums Please Please Me, Help! and Revolver . Hosted by Paul Romanuk . Find out what Mike Daley is up to at his webpage, mikedaleymusic.com Paul McCartney | Books | The Lyrics: 1956 to the Pres...

Montreal-based singer and songwriter Max Comeau talks with host Paul Romanuk about Side Two of the 1975 Paul McCartney and Wings album Venus and Mars . 2025 marks 50 years since the album came out! The record was a global number one album and featured the number one single Listen To What The Man Said . You can explore Max Comeau's work at his Bandcamp page . Accurate Chart and Sales History Welcom...

Montreal-based singer and songwriter Max Comeau talks to host Paul Romanuk about the 1975 Paul McCartney and Wings album Venus and Mars . The album is 50 years old! It was a global number one record during the Summer of '75. You can explore Max Comeau's music at his Bandcamp page . This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy Podcorn - https://po...

Fifty-five years ago, The Beatles performed a legendary 42-minute set on the rooftop of 3 Savile Row in Central London during lunchtime. This iconic performance, as well as their Shea Stadium shows and appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show, holds a special place in the hearts of Beatles fans worldwide. To commemorate this historic event, we’ve delved into The Walrus Was Paul archives and unearthed a...

In Part Two of their conversation about The Beatles 1964 album A Hard Day's Night, songwriter Luka Kuplowsky and host Paul Romanuk dig into Side Two of the record, track-by-track. You can check out Luka's work on his Bandcamp Page or his YouTube Channel. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

Songwriter Luka Kuplowsky talks with host Paul Romanuk about The Beatles fantastic 1964 album A Hard Day's Night . In this episode they talk about Side One of the album. Also, lots of talk about Luka's fantastic record How Can I Possibly Sleep When There Is Music . A couple of great places to find Luka's work are at his Bandcamp Page or his YouTube Channel . Here's a link to a great live performan...

It's that time of the year! In this year's edition of The Walrus Was Paul podcast Christmas Special, host Paul Romanuk takes a look back at The Beatles ' 1964 - sixty years ago and the year they broke in America. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

We dig into the archive for this episode, featuring the great Steven Page (founding member of The Barenaked Ladies , solo artist and part of The TransCanada Highwaymen supergroup). Steven talks to host Paul Romanuk about Paul McCartney's 1982 number one album Tug Of War . Here's an interesting interview McCartney did for his Club Sandwich newsletter in 1982, where he talks extensively about Tug Of...

This is Part II of a two part episode. Host Paul Romanuk talks with multiple award winning Canadian writer and arranger of commercial music (as well as composing and performing his own music), Robert Armes , about George Martin's incredible contributions to The Beatles ' work as an arranger and orchestrator. In his prime, Robert worked with the best of the best of Canadian session players to bring...

This is Part I of a two part episode as host Paul Romanuk talks with the multiple award winning Canadian writer and arranger of commercial music, Robert Armes , about George Martin's incredible contributions to The Beatles ' work as an arranger and orchestrator. In his prime, Robert worked with the cream of Canadian session players to bring his compositions to life - commercial jingles, television...

Veteran Canadian session drummer, and longtime drummer with The Gordon Lightfoot Band , Barry Keane talks about some of his favourite Ringo Starr drum moments. Barry also shares some stories, with host Paul Romanuk , about what it was like to be on the drum stool behind Canadian musical giant Gordon Lightfoot for almost 50 years. Find out what The Lightfoot Band is up to here . The homepage for th...

Canadian Beatles Historian Piers Hemmingsen talks with host Paul Romanuk about the band's Canadian history and a few of The Beatles tunes that mean the most to him. Piers also discusses his definitive account of The Beatles early days in Canada: The Beatles In Canada: The Origins of Beatlemania , and, also, his upcoming companion volume to that book, The Beatles In Canada: The Evolution, 1964 to 1...

In this "break from the normal format" episode, host Paul Romanuk talks with songwriter and musician Drew Arnott (of the 1980s Canadian band Strange Advance ) about The Beatles ' use of the Mellotron, a cutting edge instrument in the 1960s. Catch up with Drew and Strange Advance at their website: strangeadvance.com This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op...