I remember seeing this on the Smothers Brothers Show.... it was a total surprise at the end when people in the audience started getting into the shot and also revealing the orchestra at the end...
This is a very interesting video. It reminds me that, although I have worshipped the Beatles for over 50 years, there are still things like that I didnt know (such as the Frost edit).
Watch the beginning of the Revolution video carefully. As soon as Lennon starts singing, George leans over to Paul and mouths, "John's mic sounds like shit!"
Considering how common it was for pop/rock music in the 1960s to be lipsynced on tv - and often no where near "in sync" - I was happy with these 2 great performances. It hasn't been until recent history that I noticed this live version of Revolution still had the keyboards, but no keyboard player. I always assumed it was Billy Preston; but Google just told me it was Nicky Hopkins. Not too shabby.
@@Rick-en1lb I'm well aware of that. What I mean is, they chose to call this The Beatles filming Hey Jude and Revolution, giving the impression that that's what this is.
I do not think that the backing vocals were live. On the verse ( for "Hey Jude" ) that John first comes in, he doesn't, but you can still hear his voice on the track. Paul even looks at him and smiles a little, and John just looks back at Paul with the expression " Is that where I was supposed to come in ?" Also, one of Paul's vocals was live, but you can hear where Paul's "double track" vocal comes in with his "live" vocal. Same with "Revolution". You can hear John's voice double tracked ( so only one was live ), but Paul and George are live.
Singing Over Backing Trax was common on Television shows going back to 1965. Today it is also very common, most notably on Taylor Swifts recent Tour. I'm Mixed on this Tactic but may have to use it myself as I record all the Instruments. Ariel Pink began his career that way since he also played all of the Instruments and didn't have a Band.
Thank you for this info, I always wonder about this performance because it sounded live but some it didn't. Thank you for all the details. Where did you get this info from?
I went on the Apple rooftop twice. 2003 and 2009. There is a film of me on RUclips of me up on that roof, but i think RUclips blocked it due to copyright issues😢
It was part of the ruse to make people think it was a live performance. British Musicians Union rules at the time would not allow mimed performances on TV shows, so they had to make it look live.
In the UK , at the time , if one did not use real musicians or if one did not really play their instrument during the filming of a show they were “taking the job away from a musician who could have performed it and been paid for it.“ I believe it was all part of that UK Musician’s Union’s agreement.
I disagree with the conclusion that Hey Jude/Revolution we are period where the Beatles were all hunky-dory. Hey Jude/Revolution were recorded while the Beatles were recording the White Album. Most historians would agree, I believe, that the White Album sessions were filled with tension and discord (leading their sound engineer, Geoff Emrick, to quit in disgust).
@ If you watch and listen carefully moonbeam you will know how. It is also confirmed in many books on the Fab 4 that it was part mimed part live due to the Musicians Union. The same reason Revolution was not totally live.
So, them opening up and fooling around playing “it’s now or never”, and the full orchestra backing them up was all piped in? You can clearly see Paul is playing the piano, and Ringo is playing the drums. Maybe a little too much acid back in the day for you moon beam.
@ The Outtakes of them fooling around at the start and in between songs was live but they were recorded earlier in the day and not televised at the time. It was for the studio audience only. The only thing live about the actual broadcast were Paul and John’s vocals. Paul can be seen playing the piano but you would not have heard the sound. Everything else you see is an illusion. I quote from The Complete Beatles Chronicle by Mark Lewisohn. Page 296. Wed. 4 September 1968. ‘Paul sang live to his own pre-recorded vocal during the body of the song and then sang entirely live in the long refrain. (Despite the presence of the orchestra and the Beatles guitar amps, only the vocals were live, fooling the Musicians’ Union into believing that no miming had been perpetrated.) It seems they also fooled you as well sunshine.
Two of my favourite Beatles preformances, FAB4 FOREVER !!!!!
I remember seeing this on the Smothers Brothers Show.... it was a total surprise at the end when people in the audience started getting into the shot and also revealing the orchestra at the end...
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I was mesmerized when I saw these films for the first time at a Beatles fest in the mid Eighties.
Great video. Thank you!
This is a very interesting video. It reminds me that, although I have worshipped the Beatles for over 50 years, there are still things like that I didnt know (such as the Frost edit).
Excellent !!!!
Watch the beginning of the Revolution video carefully. As soon as Lennon starts singing, George leans over to Paul and mouths, "John's mic sounds like shit!"
My favourite ❤thank you !
I absolutely love that Paul & George sang the Shubie Doo Wap backing vocals from Revolution 1 in the fil promo, blew my mind when I first watched it.
Considering how common it was for pop/rock music in the 1960s to be lipsynced on tv - and often no where near "in sync" - I was happy with these 2 great performances.
It hasn't been until recent history that I noticed this live version of Revolution still had the keyboards, but no keyboard player. I always assumed it was Billy Preston; but Google just told me it was Nicky Hopkins. Not too shabby.
FAB 4 EVER
What I wouldn't of given to be a part of that jam session!!!!!! I'm so jealous!!!!
In other words, there is no video of The Beatles filming Hey Jude and Revolution.
yeah, it's out there.
@danz58 I meant here.
@@magneto7930 yep, my thoughts too.
There are videos of The Beatles singing Hey Jude.. just not here 👎🏽
@@Rick-en1lb I'm well aware of that. What I mean is, they chose to call this The Beatles filming Hey Jude and Revolution, giving the impression that that's what this is.
I do not think that the backing vocals were live. On the verse ( for "Hey Jude" ) that John first comes in, he doesn't, but you can still hear his voice on the track. Paul even looks at him and smiles a little, and John just looks back at Paul with the expression " Is that where I was supposed to come in ?" Also, one of Paul's vocals was live, but you can hear where Paul's "double track" vocal comes in with his "live" vocal. Same with "Revolution". You can hear John's voice double tracked ( so only one was live ), but Paul and George are live.
another case in which John is screwing things up
Singing Over Backing Trax was common on Television shows going back to 1965. Today it is also very common, most notably on Taylor Swifts recent Tour. I'm Mixed on this Tactic but may have to use it myself as I record all the Instruments. Ariel Pink began his career that way since he also played all of the Instruments and didn't have a Band.
Both of these songs premeired on the Smothers Brothers Show
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While they were at it shame they didn’t knock out a few more. A kind of live in the studio thing. This Revolution is great !
Thank you for this info, I always wonder about this performance because it sounded live but some it didn't. Thank you for all the details. Where did you get this info from?
It's well-known information. Just read 1000 books and magazines and watch 100 documentaries over 50 years, and you, too, will know this.
Good story, mate. But where's the actual video?
Musicians Unions is why.
Watch other UK broadcasts and you’ll notice these things.
Can you do the “Hello Goodbye” video next?
What was the issue with the musician's union as mentioned here??
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I'm just seeing a lot of stills from the hey Jude video here, nothing new
so? where does it say new
@mistabenitez it clearly says the Beatles filming! That implies pictures during filming not still shots of the video
Why not play the whole song live?
I went on the Apple rooftop twice. 2003 and 2009. There is a film of me on RUclips of me up on that roof, but i think RUclips blocked it due to copyright issues😢
So if they only did the vocals live why was an orchestra there?
It was part of the ruse to make people think it was a live performance. British Musicians Union rules at the time would not allow mimed performances on TV shows, so they had to make it look live.
In the UK , at the time , if one did not use real musicians or if one did not really play their instrument during the filming of a show they were “taking the job away from a musician who could have performed it and been paid for it.“ I believe it was all part of that UK Musician’s Union’s agreement.
Why did they not actually play the songs?
Because they couln't. The Beatles were a hoax!
I remember hearing that years later the only thing wrong with the song, Hey Jude, was that it was too long. according to American D.J."S.
First!
I disagree with the conclusion that Hey Jude/Revolution we are period where the Beatles were all hunky-dory. Hey Jude/Revolution were recorded while the Beatles were recording the White Album. Most historians would agree, I believe, that the White Album sessions were filled with tension and discord (leading their sound engineer, Geoff Emrick, to quit in disgust).
Dude, I prefer when you narrate the videos. These AI scripted and narrated videos are just so bland and predictable.
So sad, all this deception. Just play live !
They couln't. The Beatles were a hoax!
This is all BS. Hey Jude was 100% live. Revolution was vocals only with the instruments piped in.
I’m afraid not sunshine. Hey Jude was only part live.
@ and you know that how moonbeam?
@ If you watch and listen carefully moonbeam you will know how. It is also confirmed in many books on the Fab 4 that it was part mimed part live due to the Musicians Union. The same reason Revolution was not totally live.
So, them opening up and fooling around playing “it’s now or never”, and the full orchestra backing them up was all piped in? You can clearly see Paul is playing the piano, and Ringo is playing the drums. Maybe a little too much acid back in the day for you moon beam.
@ The Outtakes of them fooling around at the start and in between songs was live but they were recorded earlier in the day and not televised at the time. It was for the studio audience only.
The only thing live about the actual broadcast were Paul and John’s vocals. Paul can be seen playing the piano but you would not have heard the sound. Everything else you see is an illusion.
I quote from The Complete Beatles Chronicle by Mark Lewisohn. Page 296. Wed. 4 September 1968.
‘Paul sang live to his own pre-recorded vocal during the body of the song and then sang entirely live in the long refrain. (Despite the presence of the orchestra and the Beatles guitar amps, only the vocals were live, fooling the Musicians’ Union into believing that no miming had been perpetrated.)
It seems they also fooled you as well sunshine.
Also: Ringo's first day back after his "holiday" in Sardinia.
Hummmm no he was back Sept 2nd and this was on Sept 4th. Abruti.
I swear George looks like 18 without facial hair and looks 35 with facial hair 😅
True. Even Johnny boy.
No! George played a 6 string BASS on "Hey Jude".....
He only mined it for the Promo so Paul could play piano. Paul played bass on the record.
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There was a no video of them playing Helter Skelter live. They never played it.