AKOM presents: Pizza and Fairytales

Episode 5: Make it Right

‘Pizza and Fairytales’ is John Lennon’s phrase -a brilliant one- and he conjured it to describe one man: Paul McCartney. 

John in the 1970s is fairly well documented. But what about the less communicative, less examined half of Lennon/McCartney? In this episode, Phoebe and Daphne give McCartney two things he doesn’t often get: detailed lyrical analysis and recognition of his atypical self-expression. Extending this basic respect serves to shine a brighter, warmer light on the Lennon/McCartney relationship—not just in the 70s but up to present day and beyond.  Lennon and McCartney will be joined forever; they deserve to have their true story told.

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“We want to emphasize that we in no way think Paul loved John any LESS than John loved him.”

“Paul has spent the decades since 1980 talking about John and TO John in the way people only talk about a great love of their life—whether that love is platonic, romantic, queerplatonic, homoromantic, or any other label you want to put on it.”

“At the time of the breakup, John and Paul had most likely been in love for years.”