The Beatles, And I Love Her - A Classical Musician’s First Listen and Reaction / Excerpts
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- Опубликовано: 19 ноя 2023
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With appealing tonal ambiguity, this song mixes simplicity, melancholy, and tenderness in a delicately crafted expression of love. A fine example, both of The Beatles’ ability to create new material quickly, and of George Martin’s ability to subtly polish their inspirations and make them really shine.
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Great reaction. I loved it. I appreciate the background information. It really helps set the scene and shed light on the song. I've never read Paul's book, but having seen a number of his interviews and commentaries it sounds very Paul like so I can picture him saying this. When you were searching for the word to describe the effect of the minor tonality, "reflective" is what popped into my head, but as soon as you said "love sick" I thought that described it better. You are starting to see Paul's influence showing up, some of their biggest and most memorable hits are Paul songs, perhaps because they tend to lean to the pop side, thus having a wider appeal. Paul also has some of their best piano centric songs in their later works.
from the first half of their career John had by far more hits and more memoriable songs. Then it changed, yes.
@@ricardo_miguel13no they didn’t. If you check, Paul has pretty much the same number of singles and hits in the early years as John. Maybe John has a something like 1 or 2 more but it was pretty even since the beginning.
Also Paul’s songs were just as memorable and great as John’s from the beginning. That’s evidenced by I Saw Her Standing There and All My Loving. Many would say those 2 are the best and most memorable songs on the first two albums and they are Paul’s. So I definitely disagree with your statement
@@ewest14 I agree that Paul has some of the outstanding songs on the early albums like And I Love Her or I‘ll Follow The Sun. But Love Me Do, From Me To You, She Loves You, I Want To Hold Your Hand, A Hard Day‘s Night, I Feel Fine, Eight Days A Week, Ticket To Ride, Help!, Day Tripper
on the other hand Paul has Can‘t Buy Me Love, Yesterday, also Day Tripper and We Can Work It Out
@@ricardo_miguel13 as George Martin was quoted as saying “you could not slip a piece of paper between them;They were that close musically“.
@@ricardo_miguel13 Part of this I'm trying to see from Amy's perspective so far. Up to this point she has tended to talk about Lennon more, and I think tends to associate the Beatles with Lennon the most (although she has also developed an appreciation of Ringo 😉). I have heard her mention Lennon more when mentioning the Beatles in unrelated reactions. I just tend to think that is about to change, and she will start to notice Paul more as we move into their later stuff. Particularly with his piano songs, "The Long and Winding Road", "Hey Jude", "Let It Be". Or his acoustic guitar with a string orchestra on "Yesterday", or with strings on "Eleanor Rigby" and orchestral instruments on "Penny Lane". Can't forget George Harrison either, some of his best are yet to come.
The Beatles had the ability to unlock the emotion contained in a line of a few musical notes... the introduction to this song is the perfect example
A perfectly magic moment when this song appeared for the first time in A Hard Day's Night, accompanied by some beautiful photography that included a shot directly into the spotlight - something you are never supposed to do! And now I watch on my computer the same song perfectly analysed by a classical musician almost 60 years later. Who would have imagined it? How far my 15-year-old self has travelled!
And I Love Her is a great piece of music!
George didn't always get his chance to sing lead. But he was great at finding little things for the songs.
Wow! It sounds so good on harp... Who would have known? Lol... 😊
Thank you Amy , a beautiful video about a sweet beautiful song. I love Bach , my favourite composer, and he would have loved The Beatles. He knew beauty when he heard it.
Jane Asher was a model and an actress. I just saw her in two episodes of the British drama series The Saint, starring Roger Moore [who later became James Bond 007 for quite a few years]. Jane was very good in those, only about 16 years old. Really the chord pattern is in major on the verses...it goes from G minor to F6, not Dminor. I have i heard this song thousands of times and played it and sung it thousands of times. George played ona nylon string Spanish guitar. Ringo played Bongos with his hands. John played accoustic guitar and Paul played the bass of course. certainly one of most beautiful love songs ever written. That sounds real pretty on harp. Other guitarists wouldn't touch a song like this, it was all rhythm and blues. George ga natura ability and tevhnicla saavy to play this kind of solo and accompaniment with no shame accepted from his peers in othe r bands...he was very musical. This is a magical moment in the movie A Hard Days Night [1964], a place of calmness in a sea of madness and comedy.
One of my favorite song
I'm glad George Harrison gets credit for coming up with the riff - the hook. Amy, you could hear the 'grace' from Til There Was You
From here on in the Beatles catalogue,you will find more and more of George Martin's influence.There is definitely some merit for the opinion that Martin is the "fifth Beatle".
Harrison wrote that eternal hook and Macca says “it is the song “.
Thank you for this fine elaboration of this song. Haunting minor quality ... I like this description 👌 George Harrison's hook is a genius contribution of course, and extra texture is precisely observed here. Very well said 👍😊 I probably don't need to mention that I'm a fan of this song since it came out 😉
@@Kate-sx9uh Thank you, I didn't notice that, interesting 👍🏻😊 I like to learn that. Anyway, I think it was a genius idea by George to add this to this song. As Paul McCartney said, it made the song 👌
@@Kate-sx9uh Ok, I agree, it's true, it would be a great song also without it Paul might be overdoing a bit here 😉 But nowadays it would be hard to imagine the song without this riff 😅
@@Kate-sx9uh 😄 Right, exactly 👍🏻
Very good analysis. Leonard Bernstein also made the comparison to Schumann - about the song “Got to Get You Into My Life” in his 1967 tv special, “Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution” - at timecode 12:10, it’s on RUclips.
A positively elegant song, especially for that early in their career. Great to hear the interesting story behind its creation!
Pretty sure Paul was referencing the repeated line from the cartoon character, Yogi Bear, who often said "I'm smarter than the average bear."
Yes, absolutely. For those that may not be familiar with Yogi Bear ( whose name was a play on the name of a baseball player- Lawrence " Yogi " Berra ) he was a very popular cartoon character in the early 1960's.
And I Love Her rreminds me of Corcovado, by Jobim. Both songs seem to be about a happy relationship yet both sound wistful and pensive. And both create a late at night atmosphere
Wonderful ♥️ I'm happy to see this video now 🤞😊
Back in those years, Maestro Leonard Bernstein did a pretty decent cover of this song at the Carnegie Hall.
Yeah, this song is sort of Paul being influenced by listening to Antonio Carlos Jobim. Possibly George too. I think "Girl from Ipanema" was out by this time, but I think they had been playing things like "Besame Mucho" in their earlier days too. This song isn't full-blown bossa nova, but they just kind of put their spin on a slow Latin rhythm. They had a lot of respect for other artists' music, and they got lucky to have George Martin there as a mentor and someone who could make them aware of music that was out there.
Jobim yes absolutely.
The Beatles recorded a version of Besame Mucho in the early days which I have on a bootleg. It was pretty good!
It sounds more like a bolero i think.
@@lejoe48 That's a very good observation. Up until today I was only familiar with Ravel's and Beck's Bolero, but I did search for some bolero music (even found a version of "Besame Mucho"). What I listened to is very much like what the Beatles did here, the syncopated claves, I think they're called?
@@EddieReischl Thank you. Sure, it's like Bésame Mucho or Till There Was You... Nat King Cole did lovely covers of Hispanic boleros, my favorites are No me Platiques, and Nadie me Ama (I recommend translating their lyrics). ruclips.net/video/gtS0qU4Dkv0/видео.htmlsi=CWvk8-gw32YTcwzY
This is a great analysis - yes, that minor chord feel - lovesick!! The early version of this song appears on Anthology 1, and it demonstrates the evolution, particularly Ringo's contributions, that were pared right down to the tk tk tk. I think this is one of Paul's first really high calibre compositions.
Great song. Great analysis.
I am so happy that you're getting into the greatness of the Beatles' catalog -- I'm definitely along for the ride!
A few years ago I had been watching a Hard Day's Night and I commented on a wb forum about how impressed I was on hearing this song again, especially the structure of the lyrics. I pointed out how clever this verse is:
Bright are the stars that shine
Dark is the Sky
I know this love of mine
Will never die
I got a reply from an English teacher who said he used it to explain to his students how alliteration, assonance and rhyme can be cleverly used so you don't know what hit you.
I always thought this song was a breakthrough for Paul and the band. It has a subtle and nuanced elegance. I hope Jane appreciated it. This is where it may be interesting to also listen to the “outtakes” from the following sessions as they can be quite illuminating. Virgin Rock thank you for the Harp demonstrations and the Schubert on the piano. You are so eloquent when talking about music. Thanks again Virgin Rock
Agreed, the outtakes are interesting, they did a more full band take with Ringo on drums, they great instincts for arrangements.
The song illustrates that something could be written in a minor key, and it doesn't have to be sad, but more introspective.
There are so many superlatives used over the decades when describing The Beatles' music that it is hard to come up with a new one. The first word that sprung to mind after listening to this incredible song for the first time in a very long while is: CHARMING. (Even the word "charming" probably needs a few more adjectives and expletives.😉)
Are you up to the "A Hard Day's Night" LP? When searching your channel, I can't find any analysis of "Not A Second Time" and it's "aeolian cadences" from the "With the Beatles LP! Have you thought of including an audio free entire first listening to the song in these videos, with a cue for when you start so we can sync it up in another browser window, and watch your first reaction using our own audio?
Jane Asher's older brother Peter, was part of the singing duo Peter and Gordon, who had several charted hits during the 60's. Because of their acquaintance so to speak, Paul McCartney gave the duo a song he had written, A World Without Love (1964), which happened to go to #1 in both the U.K. and U.S. The song was released in February 1964, at the time The Beatles first came to the United States. Peter Asher went on to produce Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor and several other artists. Appearance wise (some may disagree), Asher may bear some resemblance to Austin Powers and Velma of Scooby Doo.
IMO, And I Love Her seems to be a companion piece to their version of Meredith Wilson's Till There Was You, meant to expand, showcase, legitimize and appeal to a broader listening audience. Again IMO, the feeling of the song may have some have influence and origin in Buddy Holly And The Crickets. Once again, one of their great songs and a personal favorite.
P.S., Will you be doing a reaction and analysis of Now And Then (2023), perhaps the music video? :)
Thos beautiful song has always sounded somewhat like Spanish flamenco. Very romantic!
And I Love Her is now considered a standard.
This song is right up there with "Things We Said Today" and "I'll Follow The Sun" as brilliant ballads in the Beatles' catalog.
Side note on Jane Asher family. Peter Asher her brother, be came friends with Paul especially and had a friend Gordon Waller...they had a snging duo with gujitars. Paul wrote a few songs for them and they became a bog hit an dpart of the British Knvasion. One song went to numbr one in the USA, World Without Love. The Ashe famikly was VERY mjsical. The father was some kind of psychiatrist. The mother, Margaret Asher, was an English music teacher and musician. She was a professor of oboe at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and her best-known student was George Martin. She was an also honorary member of the Royal Academy of Music. George Martin became the Beatles producer at EMI. Margaret had taught Paul to play the recorder...he used it later in in the song the Fool on the Hill 1967. Peter Asher became a hugely successful manager and producer for famous music acts like James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt.
They actually recorded an early version on electric guitar and it just didn't sound right. So they switched to acoustic guitars. Plus doesn't Ringo play a bit of bongos on this?
Another call for the song "Travel" by The Gathering, the TG25 live version. "I wish you knew your music was to stay forever".
I know this analysis is on The Beatles but, as I have been also following the other reviews on Queen's songs, esp. after Love of My Life, and Somebody to Love:
I can easily imagine this song, going from Jane Asher to Mary Austin: "I give her all my love..."
Given the lines' potential for lyrical interpretation, in the style of Freddie Mercury.
Sublime critique as always , though I was confused by one reference. Were you alluding to their song 'Bach in the USSR'?
For those of you too young to recognize the "average bear" reference: Yogi Bear was "smarter than the average bear".
THE FIRST INVERSION OF THE MINOR CHORD WITH THE THIRD ON BASS IN THE MELODY GIVES A FLEETING FEEL OF THE RELATIVE MAJOR CHORD WITH MAJOR SEVENTH NOTE BUT QUICKLY GOES TO THE MINOR CHORD,SOMETHING LIKE Fmaj7 Dm Am.SHUMAN GEM!
Very good Amy. The word elagant is a great description but I always thought this song was pleasing to the ear. If there had not been more Beatles to come I would have never thought that this was a Beatle's song. I commented long ago when this series began that Paul McCartney had mentioned in many of his interviews through the years that the Beatles always wanted to sound new as they progressed. Also, Amy I want to say how it is warming to see that you are much more than a technical musician. I love the comparison to Schubert.
p.s. I love you is an example of an early song that has some "grace" to it
I really enjoyed this review and the history behind the creation of this song.
Still no Moody Blues? Does your mentor not like them? Just so surprised nothing from them here yet. I will hope to see them here. Thanks
Agree. I think Amy would love them!
Thanks for the support
I think she would love them too
Got to admit, I am baffled that after over a year of this they haven’t even touched the Moody blues. I’ll continue to watch because I really enjoy her analysis.
It was Yogi bear ( '60's cartoon ) quip, "I'm smarter than the average bear!" 😀
Let's hear some reactions to Steven Foster Songs.
Lightfoot wrote "a song for Steven Foster"
That would be a superb review in itself. It's a very mature love song that rivals Shakespeare.
Vlad, It occurred to me that the Doobie Brothers song “What a fool Believes” would be perfect for Amy to listen too. Lots of interesting musical changes and it’s one of the best pop rock songs ever recorded and was a huge hit. It’s piano based and soulful. I think Amy will love it.
The George Martin Orchestra cover of this piece ( included on the original LP, & still on You Tube) is an exquisitely beautiful example of what can be arranged & produced in the hands of a classically-trained musician. I hope you get to hear it somday, & that you find it as uplifting as i did, & still do, even after almost 60 years.
Also try "Its a Beautiful Day song White Bird 1970 uses alot of violin
Try Uriah Heep song "Salisbury" with Orchestra 1971
Very good pronunciation on Dichterliebe. It is not an easy word to pronounce for English speakers.
I love this so much because it marks the beginning of the Beatles evolution for me, and demonstrates Paul McCartney's growth in songwriting. Somewhere I think I've heard a harp version of And I Love Her.
It's amusing that, as brilliant as the track is, she seems to choose And I love her over Twist and shout. She certainly hasn't internalized the essence of rock ('n roll). It probably won't be possible either.
I still don't understand why other channels can "react" to the whole song and you can't listen to it in its entirety!
Maybe it's the Beatles and a few more artists who vetoed the reproduction of their songs on YT. In fact Queen's music hasn't this kind of restrictions... who knows?? 🙄
@@Moonie804 Then why can many channels "react" to Beatles songs with no problem. Do a quick RUclips search. They also play the official videos with no problem and many are popular channels.
@@shave-a-thon3415 I really don't know... I'll take a look... 🙂
@@shave-a-thon3415 She can still react to 7 seconds in a row of the song..
@@ricardo_miguel13 Wow. A whole 7 seconds?!
Scroll down here. Why can everyone react to and play the entire song, yet she can't? ruclips.net/user/results?search_query=beatles+react+and+i+love+her
You can play 7 seconds each, you can know that. Would help a lot to listen at least for some seconds.
Ambiguous key and ending with a Picardy third 😃
In fact, the song has a dramatic side, which comes out really well in this classic cover: ruclips.net/video/wPFDZzIDeCY/видео.html
Paul messed up when he lost Jane in 68. But, it was probably for the best as they were polar opposites in a lot of ways. Cynthia Lennon even mused how they even got together in the first place. Jane was certainly Paul's muse.
@@Kate-sx9uh I did read it. Google if interested.
@@Kate-sx9uh I had to go look it up. It was Maureen Starkey. I read so much it blurred together. Happy now? "I got to know Jane as well during that trip. While Paul
and Ritchie were off horsing around, Jane and I chatted quite a bit.
She's such an intelligent person and I thought them quite an odd
couple at first. Paul is such an assertive fellow (you know) he knows
what he wants and Jane is that way too. I often wondered to meself how
they ever stayed together as long as they did (you know)."
@@Kate-sx9uh No trouble at all. I made amends for a misquote when I didn't have too as I didn't have to prove anything. A normal person would have replied like "that is not right and here is why". You did not.... which only leaves me with the conclusion that you are trolling. Please stop boring me Kate.
@@Kate-sx9uh But you are the authority on their relationship? The gall. You must be such a joy to all that know you. I made a general comment that you attacked for no good reason with flippant and belligerent replies. I already asked you to leave me alone so I don't know why you are telling me to get lost. Just bizarre.
And I Love Her, Kurt Cobain's rendition - would love to see a reaction
Comfortably Numb
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Hi Amy, Kurt Cobain did a ''cover'' of this song which is the saddest most haunting song ever, in my opinion. So if you fancy checking it out that would be great!
McCartney has real command of melody. I think of John and Paul as Beethoven and Mozart. Beethoven so moody and revolutionary. Mozart SO melodic.
Paul was just as revolutionary and not only on his songs. Especially on John’s songs where he experimented a lot in the Beatles
@@ewest14Lol chill fanboy, he just compared McCartney to Mozart. You're good.
Poignant?
The Beatles first magnificent song was penned by Paul.
Clearly this song is a bolero.
Beatles are snags!
A vignette
I'm curious as to why you say that you have a fear of copywrite laws when other people can play the entirety of a Beatles song. Paul McCartney is a nice guy. He won't send you to jail.
Don’t think she got the significance this song had at that time.
You have to be the worst reaction video in RUclips. I keep waiting for the song to begin but you never stop talking .