NRK offers free podcast containing every Beatles song

The Beatles could have all their songs on iTunes, but not the way you might think: via a podcast describing the story behind each song, released by a Norwegian broadcasting company.

NRK is podcasting its segment called "Our Daily Beatles" that chronologically tells a three-minute story of every Beatles song ever written -- 212 of them -- along with the song in its entirety. NRK offers its podcast of the segment here.

According to its website, NRK says it has procured the rights to publish podcasts of all its previously-broadcast radio and television programs that contain less than 70 percent music.

While not an ideal way to download the entire Beatles catalog specifically for the music, the podcast is free.

Apple has been negotiating with Apple Corps and the various owners of the Beatles' catalog to offer the music on iTunes. Last word was in November, when Paul McCartney said that talks broke down.

Thanks, Kenken!

Update: Unfortunately, the podcast has been pulled offline, citing legal concerns.

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Source: http://nrkbeta.no/last-ned-alt-av-the-beatles-og-historien-o…

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qwert

Too bad my norwegian is too bad to understand what they are saying.
Should be interesting

January 06 2009 at 5:53 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Aaron Davies

shirley that should be "when, in the middle of negotiations, they broke down"

January 05 2009 at 7:58 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Bassano Clapper

Paste the link into iTunes: Advanced > Subscribe to Podcast

January 05 2009 at 7:48 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

blake

I guess I'm not a real fan. Anyhow, the link isn't working for me. You?

January 05 2009 at 4:28 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Ryan Trevisol

Okay, so if you can download them for free and crop them, why not just cut out the busywork, and just torrent them.

Oh, and as of my early 2008 imac and macbook pro, every apple computer except the air still has the ability to RIP CDs.
/facepalm.

January 05 2009 at 12:17 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

1 reply to Ryan Trevisol's comment

Seriously-- If any Beatles fan hasn't already ripped every Beatles album to their iTunes library by now, they won't be in line to grab the Beatles stuff when/if it's ever available online.

Frankly, I think the Beatles were stupid to miss the boat when digital music started. Led Zep, too. They acted as if being able to download their music officially would somehow cheapen it, and now it's far too late.

January 05 2009 at 4:06 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

iBearTouch

Time for TUAW to take 5 minutes to Google for a new pic to use with their Beatles/iTunes articles...

January 05 2009 at 12:10 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

xcaine

Small note, from a norwegian.

Its not , a but the, Norwegian broadcasting company.

The NRK is the state run, licence fee based tv station.
Basically the norwegian BBC.

January 05 2009 at 11:58 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Meld

NRK - An-ar-chy

January 05 2009 at 11:27 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

David

Yeah, yeah, yeah, the songs are great, of course, but the commentary would have been wonderful too. Too bad (for more Americans) it's not in English.

January 05 2009 at 11:04 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply