It's Only Love - The Beatles - Full Instrumental Recreation (4K)
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- What a wistful, melancholy song! If The Beatles put this much joy and magic into a John Lennon throwaway originally titled "That's a Nice Hat," imagine how much more they could've given us.
This is such a fun song, with such joyfully interesting instrumentation. We have 4 guitars on this track! We have John's aggressive J-160E rhythm, doubled by George on the Framus. There are at least 2 guitar overdubs, 3 by my count, including patented Lennon rhythm stabs on the Strat, plus some Harrisonesque vibrato work on the Gretsch (likely the Tenny). We have that magical drum beat Ringo borrowed from Arthur Alexander, again heard on "In My Life." And above all else, we have a simple John Lennon love song. Sigh. If only he could've had more time...
Isolated tracks: / its-only-love-isolations .
Trivia:
- Recorded on Tuesday, June 15, 1965, towards the tail end of the "Help!" sessions. Finished in 6 takes.
- You can hear some minor differences in this Anthology outtake: • It's Only Love (Anthol... . Ringo's playing the rim of the snare, but I hear actual snare in the master. It's so high pitched in the "Help!" sessions, the sound is basically identical. Also, some slightly different syncopations in the acoustic strumming.
- Again, major respect to ManWithNoExpression. My cover is very similar, with only a few differences. Amazing job. • The Beatles - It's Onl...
- Those Harrison parts are quirky as hell! I also hear 2 guitars here, with George adding more vibrato as the song progresses. I repeated the technique I used on "Can't Buy Me Love," to grab the Bigsby as I play. It's fun as hell. Also, I actually tuned my B string to C for the higher guitar, since I hear a thin, open-string sound on that ringing C.
- My intuition is that Paul used his fingers on the Hofner, since I can't really make out any bass notes at all. That's usually due to very little attack, or just bassy EQ, but the slow tempo and bassy sound led me to the fingers. Sounds good to me!
I'm also switching up the backgrounds and filming locations a little bit. Experimenting is fun.
Instruments:
- 2007 Fender Classic Player 60's Sonic Blue Stratocaster (strung w/Pyramid .10 flats)
- Gretsch 1962 Country Gentleman G6122T-62 GE (Pyramid .11 flats)
- Ibanez AW5412JR Artwood 3/4 Dreadnought Acoustic 12-String Guitar (stock rounds)
- 2017 Gibson J-160E Custom Shop 1962 Reissue (Pyramid .13 flats)
- Hofner HCT-500/1-SB (strung w/Labella flats)
- 60's Ludwig No. 980 Super Classic Outfit 9x13 / 16x16 / 14x22 kit (Black Oyster Pearl)
Recording Equipment & Miscellaneous:
- Beatles Drop-T #4 drumhead courtesy of Russ Lease (beatlesuits.com)
- Vox Valvetronix VT100X Guitar Combo Amp
- PreSonus Studio 1824C Interface (6 microphones used)
- Cad Audio Stage7 7-Piece Drum Microphones (toms, snare & bass drum)
- MXL V250 Condenser Mic: drum overhead mic & acoustic guitar
- Drums recorded and mixed with PreSonus Studio One
- Shure SM57 (under hi-hat, bass)
Waves Abbey Road Plugins used on this track:
- Abbey Road RS124 Compressor Stereo
- REDD37-51 Stereo
- Abbey Road Vinyl Stereo
- Abbey Road Plates Stereo
- J37 Tape Stereo
- RS56 Passive EQ Stereo
Video Equipment:
- Camera: Canon M50
- Edited with Adobe Premiere Pro on HP Envy 32'' All in One
Feel free to leave comments, I'll respond to as many as I can.
beautiful 😭
John's love songs are beautiful. Been listening to this since 66 and now 2023, never gets old.
It gets old, but like wine.
The Beatles are masters of all 3 aspects of music ..melody, rythm and harmony
Exactly.
and vocal
And the ever best vocals
After 57 years, that’s still a nice hat.
Honestly, I could listen to this all day and still not come close to being bored. Such an achingly beautiful melody. Two minutes and we're done. More please!
But here, the melody is only in our minds..
Lennon scorned this song. I think it's great. Well done.
The most beautiful musical throwaway in world history.
Something like that ...
How did a group of guys just barely 23 years old write such music? Outstanding.
It is unbelievable what they did ...
I get high when I see you go by, my oh my
When you sigh my, my inside just flies, butterflies
Why am I so shy when I'm beside you?
It's only love and that is all
Why should I feel the way I do?
It's only love and that is all
But it's so hard loving you
Is it right that you and I should fight, every night?
Just the sight of you makes nighttime bright, very bright
Haven't I the right to make it up, girl?
It's only love and that is all
Why should I feel the way I do?
It's only love and that is all
But it's so hard loving you
Yes, it's so hard loving you
Loving you
What sprung forth from John's mind was just amazing. A throwaway song? Oh my! He was taken way too soon from us and by the way Michael, a dream of mine to do what you do and the same equipment!! Thanks for sharing this with us. Doug from Green Bay, Wi.
my favorite Beatles tune
my fav beatles song!
Probably my favorite Beatles song
I’ve always loved this Help! deep cut and have never understood why the song’s composer disdained it so much.
I think perhaps he thought the lyrics weren't very good. John seems to like the songs he wrote where the lyrics were "real" (to use his word) Songs like "Help" "In My Life" "Strawberry Fields"
@@spockboy that’s it.
@@JoaoGabriel-lk9cv funny how the lyrics sound pretty good to us in 2023.
I agree. I think John hated the lyrics but he never appreciated his own gift for melody. Taken on that basis alone, it's a brilliant song.
This is excellent.
Just beautiful...really love singing along with this...
God this is beautiful .. a stream of bliss ...
One of my favorites off of Help and you did it PERFECTLY
fantastic!! Every instrument played beautifully .Loved the equipment also , especially the sonic blue stratocaster. A true Beatles NUT!!
Fantastic in all respects! Amazing! Thanks so much for sharing your incredible talent.
After a few more listens to this great song from "Rubber Soul", I wanted to add just how much I admire your faithful reproduction of all the guitar work The Beatles put into it. This song was one of the ones that set the entire mood of the US version of the album. Fantastic job getting all the parts perfect. I enjoy listening to and watching your version very much. Nice catch on the 2nd Gretsch, by the way. The song is full of guitars and I have spent many hours over the years listening to first one track and then the other on the American version stereo album. Your work was perfect.
Yes, only in yours US version.. And "I´ve Just Seen a Face" is a perfect track to open side two, isn´t it (only in US version, again)?
@@Viuomar Actually "I've Just Seen a Face" is song 1 on side 1. It IS the perfect intro to set the mood for what the American version of the album would be. Side 2 opened with "It's Only Love", a great opening to the flip side.
My favorite off of (the American version of) Rubber Soul. You really bring it to life! Can't wait to hear "Girl"! Your site is my new favorite
Thanks again! Also one of my favorites. But then again I think that I've got 200 favorite Beatles songs. And all of them bring back great memories. 😊
I love the crisp sound and visuals of your videos
Your videos take me back to the 60’s. Thank you.
Michael, this is so, so special .. you have given wings to the exquisite inner beauty of this song .. and it is such a beautiful song, every chord, every aspect, every touch .. I can't believe how gifted The Beatles were .. I am so glad I found this. Thank you.
The little things they did! I loved in '65 and still do today the extra texture from the two Gretch parts. One playing notes, the other playing ths same note over and over. Michael was brilliant to pick up on that. One of the little things the Beatles did that other groups never thought to do.
@@gdholmfirth A great comment. The more you look into Beatle compositions the more you are in wonder .. absolute wonder. They were on another level entirely. I recall George Martin, who I met incidently, saying once that of all the artists he has worked with no one came even close to The Beatles creatively.
@@tjcint One of their many secrets was taking the time and effort to add the little things to an almost-complete song. It made their songs so full. Other groups did not know to add the little things and so their songs were easier to copy and less complex.
@@gdholmfirth Yes, there are so many exquisite touches in their work. Sometimes listening to covers I discover touches I had not been aware of because the cover artist has accentuated them. This is always a joy. The Beatles adorned their work so beautifully.
My favorite Beatle song...loved it ever since I first heard it in 1981 at 9 years of age.
Que melodía tan hermosa,evica recuerdos increíbles... Una verdadera canción Beatle .. así el mismo Lennon dijera que no le gustaba ... Pero fue hecha con el sentimiento del momento... Betlero por siempre!!! Excelente cover amigo
Amazing job, man! Incredible work and really perfect sounds!
Mike, you did it very well!!!!
This is the only one performance of this song (I ever seen) that properly breaks down the right way to get the original sound.
I've tried different effects and guitars (6 and 12), with just good approaches, but you got the exact sound. This is a very nice song, even John's comments are on the contrary.
Very good job thanks for sharing this video.
It's so perfect that it makes me cry
THAT. WAS. INCREDIBLE. 🎶💯
Just so good…
Well done. Love the chord progression in this Lennon composition.
It is so very beautiful.
It´s Only Love for a song that can make someone to reproduce a recording with this care for the details. Congratulations and thanxs for your care with a little gem like this dylanesque song so undestimated
miss hearing from hearing you Michael. Come May 24th, 6 years cancer free and still grateful and listening to you has helped tremendously! Thanks again, Doug way out here waiting for Aaron Rodgers to make up his mind. Take care Beatle Man.
So much more going on in the track than I had previously realised... amazing job again :)
Perfectly!
Michael the only thing I can say about this is it’s truly FAB, amazing attention to detail and great job. Keep going!!!
Excelent job, it's perfect to karaoke!
I feel like this was always an underrated song and sometimes don't understand why John didn't like it lol. Anyways, nice job with the playing!
Yoko maybe
@@tobrukasmarduk7732 May have thought it was a throw away song or whatever. Think he said something along the lines of that in an interview
Lemme quote what he said in an interview in 1969:
“I was always ashamed of that because of the abominable lyrics.”
I think it was simply cause he hated the lyrics. The only reason he kept it was because George wanted to experiment with better lead work on guitar.
Love that Fender Strats that was given to John and George, a special limited edition from ´62 I think, the color and fretboard looks great, I know George painted his, but I didn´t see John with that guitar out of that short period, then he used his Epi Casino (then stripped). It´s weird they almost always used the bridge pickup , I think they needed to cut into the mix after overdubs and reductions. Maybe a Telecaster would have been a better option for them, but imagine a Strat more than 50 years ago, there must have been like something out of this world. Do you know if they used a wounded G string or a plain one ? Great work as always. A surprise, the use of Bigsby as an almost constant vibrato efect. They were special no doubt
Saludos desde México. Gran aporte el que haces.
Wow! I can't imagine all the time it took you to shoot all the parts and then sync everything all together. What a awesome effort! Thank you so much for posting. I just love JPG&R! Peace, Sal.
So much more going on than I thought. I wish sometimes that the vocals on the original recordings were turned down a bit in the mix. This was great!
How are those fingers feeling after that capo’d 12 string? Instant callus maker lol. Great job
Amazing Its only love presentation, Michael 👍🔥 Sounds so great! All the best! 🎵
Such an amazing performance, thanks for sharing!!!!
GREAT SOUND , GOOD VIDEO, THANKS ,
Gettin into the REALLY good stuff! Do you plan on going all the way through to the end of the records? You’re gonna need a Rick bass pretty soon!
Looks like we have that covered ruclips.net/video/TK9JMYhFPrQ/видео.html
@@Vincentlpp08 there you go!
He’s already got one. It’s a black one.
Outstandingly accurate.
Great job.
they had an amazing chemistry.
If drums and guitars could speak about love and friendship , they would speak like this.
Awesome ! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Melancholy mood on!
Absolutely beautiful ☺️
When i was a youngster what I loved about the American release of RUBBER SOUL was how acoustic many of the songs were - it was like a folk-rock album and the themes of the songs was such a huge departure and quantum leap forward from the previous years songs - from I Want to Hold Your Hand -- to Norwegian Wood -- incredible! Great job you have done here - It's Only Love is a very under rated Beatles song/recording - it really has a great atmosphere and you captured it
Being from the US the American version was all I knew growing up. When I heard the UK version the American version was still my favorite, for the reasons you gave. As much as Capitol has been roasted about tinkering, they did a get a few albums right. This was one.
If I were to make my own mix of this, the only thing I would adjust would be slightly more tambourine. If you grew up listening to the American version of "Rubber Soul", it and songs of that Beatle period such as "We Can Work It Out", are characterized by an abundance of tambourine. Some of us even referred to it as "The tambourine era" back when it was happening. "We Can Work It Out" should definitely have been on the album.
Just like the record 🌞
Another great video.
Nice! I was really anticipating this one and it absolutely didn't disappoint!
Beautiful!
ho sempre amato questo brano, great good job !
Yet another fantastic cover - so much to unpack in one song! First time I've seen the whammy bar being used on a Beatles track - always wondered how that sound was achieved. Love the scenic hofner part too! Looking forward to all your future work
Wow. Love it.
Yes love that music from 57 to 66 from Beatles Quarrymen.67 to 70 they were different and very exciting songs. I wish they would have not stopped after Abbey Road like 1 album every two years for a few years more. As Paul said they were still doing great music. In the off years do solo work.
one of my favourite tracks - well done.
That was Beautiful
Great job! Love Lennon's gems.
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Nice job! When I made mine, I had a few people try to tell me that the tremolo bit was the guitar going through a Leslie or something, but that never seemed right. There's a sound during the fadeout of the song which songs like the spring on the Bibsby moving, did you hear that as well?
Also my theory was that George was allowed to be creative and plays basically all of the guitar overdubs on this since John considered it to be more of a throwaway and didn't really care what happened to it.
Great job! Nailed it!
One of my favorite tracks to put on headphones and just listen to. Over and over. You nailed it. I was wondering how many guitars you would use and overdub. Since I grew up with this being on Rubber Soul, it has always seemed to me to fit that album more than "Help". "Rubber Soul" was the home to tambourine songs, such as this one. Anyway, your rendition is perfect and it is nice to watch and listen. I appreciate your work very much.
Indeed, Rubber Soul is very good as an Album though all Albums have some outstanding songs, even the White Album which is boring in general =)
Bravoooooo!!!!
my god this mix sounds so much more lively and full than the original. i like it a lot more
perfect ..
tres chouette !
Great rendition of underrated Beatles song number 4567
After hearing this beautiful version, I just had to become a subscriber!!😁👍
very nice sound,.. well balanced and warm. Thanks
good cover, good job
I love this!
Hell yea!
Great!!!!!!!
Buena versión. Sencillamente hermosa canción.
Well done. Very similar chords to Being for the Benefit of Mr Kite
It's very amazing
Honestly, this song was such a throwaway track, I forgot it existed. Amazing cover!
Just like I've Just Seen a Face, a throwaway track buried in the middle of side 2 of the Help LP that was elevated to a place of prominence opening up a side of the US Rubber Soul. It took a long time to get used to hearing You Like Me Too Much after that last chord at 1:50 finishes ringing.
@Alex Alonso oh hey
Fantastic!!!!
Excellent !!!
Amazing! Fantástico!!!!!
Awesome!
There are pics from these sessions with Paul playing a double bass
That’s a nice hat….. I love that song. One of those several Beatle greats you just don’t hear enough randomly. Great work!
¡¡¡Bravo!!!
¡Excelente!
EXCELENTÍSIMO !!!
Michael! I was noodling on the couch the other night, and discovered the chord progression in the verse is *really* similar to In My Life. Don't know if you've already made note of this particular but of trivia but it's fun to see John hit a useful progression, and reused it!
(I realize the key is different... I'd have to send you a video...)
You have good taste.
Stay healthy ! ! !
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Which cymbals are you using with your Ludwig kit ? Always look forward to your videos man. You nail the tone of these amazing songs better than anybody !
One of John’s most beautiful songs. Mystery why he didn’t like it. It made the album though so it must have been good enough.
He hated the lyrics