I agree. I always listen to this album in its entirety. I honesty expect the next song to start playing; my brain started playing Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds as this song finished.
@@kimjaceolsonMy brain does that with albums as well. I'm anticipating hearing the next song. (Then I'm disappointed, and go find it to listen to anyway.)
I like a LOT of Beatles songs but I absolutely love "She's Leaving Home". So well composed and performed and, as you stated, will break your heart. It's amazing how sometimes the best of intentions can do so much harm. "Mother" by Pink Floyd is in a similar vein.
They reacted to that one a while ago, they just don't remember it by name probably. EDIT: And I just checked. It was about a year ago and is still on their channel.
Funny story: The Beatles were accustomed to working into the wee hours in the second half of their career and this recording session was no exception. They were putting the finishing touches on this song and all that was left were the vocal tracks, but Ringo was not interested. As he started to head up the stairs, he told his mates that he was way too tired and was going home. The rest of the group protested loudly and eventually convinced him to come back to sing his lines. Ringo was always insecure about his singing voice and felt uncertain if he could reach that final note. They all circled around him, gave him moral support and encouraged him to give it a try. Lennon, who was never one for using precise, technical terms, finally told him, 'Just throw your head back and let her rip'. That's exactly what Ringo did.
People try to claim it's not about LSD, BS it is about LSD what they fail to recognize is how anti drug people were back then, the Beetles had to deny it for PR.
@@Mister_Samsonite I am a retired ballroom dance teacher, and on my 64th birthday I got to dance with all my students to this song. It’s not a very long song so we had to play it several times through, but it was great fun. 😁
A little context for you: Sgt. Pepper's is a concept album in which the Beatles play a band called Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. They did this to mentally and creatively free themselves up from having to write like the Beatles. The songs go loosely together, not really as a story but more like a full show being played by this fictional band. In the first song on the album, the band introduces themselves and it's meant to be the start of the show. Then, at the end of that song, they introduce a new character, "Billy Shears," who sings "With A Little Help From My Friends." You heard the end of his introduction at the beginning of this track (the band singing "Bill... lly.... Sheeeeaaaars!" which you probably didn't catch since you didn't know) because the two tracks connect to each other. Anyway, Ringo plays "Billy Shears" and that's him singing this song. You're not really getting the "weird" from this song because, although Sgt. Pepper's is during their psychedelic period, this album is a collection of songs of various styles. There are some trippy, psychedelic ones (John's "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" and George's "Within You, Without You," e.g.) as well as some sad storytelling songs ("She's Leaving Home"), some straight but character-driven pop/rock ("Lovely Rita"), stuff that sounds like it could be about a Victorian circus ("Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite"), and even a sweet, very traditional sounding song that John has described as "Paul's granny s**t" ("When I'm 64"). It's not all "I Am The Walrus" here. Instead, it was a huge band playing characters to write songs in a bunch of different genres and loosely connecting them with a framing device/concept. It was them experimenting with form and pushing the envelope of what was expected of pop bands who are meant to be selling love songs to teenagers. This is something you'll find more of on The White Album as well. Lots of different genres, springing from the Beatles starting to fracture into their own directions and interests but still putting all their disparate new songs under one banner for the time being. And, tbh, that's part of what makes those albums so great.
Wow! Thanks for the explanation! I only started really listening to The Beatles in, I think, 2020 and their only album I’ve listened to the whole thing of is “Abbey Road”. While I’ve heard some of the songs from “Sgt. Pepper’s”, I didn’t know anything about it. The concept for it sounds very interesting and makes me want to listen to the entire thing all the way through now.
"A Day In The Life" is considered the Masterpiece from this album and many people call it the best song of all time. "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" is another you'd like. They sound less trippy, but "She's Leaving Home" is a great song from this album and "When I'm 64" has a nostalgic sound.
I remember hearing it on the radio in my parents ' kitchen for the first time in 1967. I had just turned 14. It had such a profound effect on me. The effect lasted for weeks after whenever I heard it.
They did "A Day In The Life" about a year ago (I just checked and their reaction to it is still up). They probably just don't remember it by name. I'd say that I agree with the rest of your choices but, really, that's kind of redundant with the Beatles. These are ALL good tracks and don't need me co-signing.
The thing about the Sgt. Pepper album is that it’s a concept album, intended to be listened to as a whole from start to finish, in order. Tracks blend into each other in some cases, such as this, which is preceded by the title track and is meant to evoke the feeling of a concert performance.
The problem is, the album intended to be listened to all at once hasn't something printed on it to that effect. Today's junk culture has separated all music into bite-sized portions, even the medleys. There is already a problem with listening to a song for the first time as a video reaction-- do you really care so poorly about music that you won't try to listen to it right away, even putting it off for months or years, and instead try to make money off of it? I got to listen to the whole album the first time in the late 1970s, all at once, and because it was that early in my life I then got to listen to it a hundred times since then. Any other way to do it is inconceivable.
So many great songs, but "Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite" would blow Rob Squad's minds, if they listen deeply to what The Beatles and George Martin achieved on this song, in a low tech studio. INCREDIBLE. ....and a super catchy melody from John, who doesn't get credit enough for writing great melodies compared to Paul.
Based on an actual Victorian carnival poster that John had seen. Actually saw a framed copy of this poster a few months back. The poster is viewable on-line if you Google it.
@@DawnSuttonfabfourMy 16 year old daughter is ironically leaving home tomorrow morning to go to England for a month. I’m heartbroken!!! She’ll have the best time, but her leaving home still makes me so sad.
I’m an old man now and was fortunate enough to see The Beatles in 1964. I grew up with them and I love watching you enjoying their music. I just recently realised that when they broke up they were all still in their twenties. Amazing!
Guys you’ve missed at least 4 masterpieces: 1. The long and winding road by Paul 2. Here there and everywhere by Paul 3. Nowhere man by John 4. Octopus garden by Rino Absolutely great great songs
When this album came out in 1967, it was massive and groundbreaking. This was so different from anything ever released up to that point. This is the album that turned pop music into "art." I was so lucky to be alive during those times, even though I was a child. I remember when the Beatles ruled the world so well.
I too at 12 yrs., old felt this immence power of the greatest and most creative..color band who were heart felt' through population of all countries in 1967 was like a fantascy year for the beautiful Beatles they ruled the music scene ..and on live TV around the world by satilite! Watched by 73M. People can now see it in documentary films but to actionally be alive at this time and feel the vibe of The Beatles they were from another space and time...Magical 🎉🎉So you had be alive at this time they were unbelievable !🪲🪲🪲🪲🙏🕊🍏💜
The Beatles' *Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band* album spent 15 consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 in the United States in 1967. It also spent 27 weeks at the top of the U.K. albums chart. The album remained in the Top 200 for 175 weeks, which is more than three years.
Or having growing up with their music. Being a Londoner was used to seeing them around, going to school around the corner from their Apple shop and my dad coming home with John Lennons autograph to me and he even spelt my name correctly and this was the early 60s! Swinging 60s in London and we had the best music.
Amazing concept album by The Beatles! You actually already reacted to A day in the life. You need to hear the entire album start to finish. Nowhere man, When I’m 64, Lovely Rita, She’s leaving home.
And weirdly, as I just recently saw explained elsewhere, Paul had actually met that girl on a TV show years before, without realizing it. It's a bizarre coincidence.
Amber. You mentioned the phrase "curiouser & curiouser" which is, as you probably know, from Alice & Wonderland written by Lewis Carroll. John & Paul were huge fans of Lewis Carroll! Their songs & psychedelia really originate from his books and they just emulated that spirit through the music of that period. Some examples of his imagery are prevalent in their lyrics & it's often overlooked. Drugs were not present when they were working in the recording studio. They were the consummate professionals when recording. Lewis Carroll wrote a poem called "Jabberwocky" which is a crazy nonsense poem from English literature. The Yellow Submarine animated movie reflects a lot of this whimsical approach. Good for you for making that connection even if you weren't aware of it! Cheers!
I was 15 years old when Sgt. Pepper's came out, and I was already a rabid Beatles fan. I have been fortunate enough to hear Ringo perform this song in concert, twice, with his All Starr Band. Ringo always closes the concert with this song, and the whole audience sings along on the chorus. And yes, I cried, and I wasn't the only one in the audience. The Beatles had been an important part of my life since I saw them live on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964.
I saw The Beatles 3 times (couldn't hear them for the screams) and saw Paul solo in 2010. A great show. The moment he came on stage my friend burst into tears, LOL! People were singing along to all the songs, grandparents my age, their kids and their grandkids! That is what you call staying power. BTW, the price for my tickets in '64, '65 and '66....$5.50 for box seats!
My dad was a HUGE Beatles fan, so I grew up driving around in his car listening to some of the best music that you could possibly imagine. Even though my dad passed well over 10 years at this point, the legacy of those drives lives on, as one of my son's favorite songs to listen to while driving with me is "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds". While he never got a chance to meet my dad, I always smile when I hear him singing or humming these great tunes, as I know if not for my dad, we both might not listen to the great songs that we both do(thanks dad, you are forever missed, thanks for the memories and the musical diversity).
"I used to be cruel to my woman I beat her and kept her apart from the things that she loved Man I was mean but I'm changing my scene And I'm doing the best that I can"
SGT PEPPER'S IS CONSIDERED THE BIG BANG OF MODERN MUSIC. EVERY SONG IS A CLASSIC-LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS, FIXING A HOLE, GETTING BETTER, LOVELY RITA, GOOD MORNING, BENEFIT OF MR. KITE, SHE'S LEAVING HOME, WHEN I'M 64, WITHIN WITHOUT YOU, AND DAY IN THE LIFE. IT BROKE THE MOLD!
John, Paul, and George were in bands together for about (roughly) 11 years (Ringo joined about 4 years in). Their recording career lasted (roughly) 7 years. "Strawberry Fields" was recorded during the St. Pepper sessions, but The Beatles didn't put singles on their albums at this time. "I am the Walrus" was recorded within a year of this song. St. Pepper and the tracks on Magical Mystery were all recorded in the same "frame of mind" (if you will) and released in the same year.
I wasnt even born when this came out in 67. In 1978, Bee Gees and Peter Frampton did a covers soundtrack of this. I wanted the vinyl, my mother made the glorious mistake of getting me the original Beatles version. That album is singlehandedly THE REASON im a music nut to epic proportion
I love the movie they did for Sgt Pepper. It was great. Where else would you see Alice Cooper, Steve Martin, Aerosmith and the Bee Gees singing Beatles tunes?
“(Chorus) What do you see when you turn out the lights? Ringo: “I can’t tell you but I know it’s mine”. The Beatles always loved to have fun and insert this stuff in their lyrics.
This album was released on a Friday in June, 1967. On Sunday of that weekend Paul went to hear Jimi Hendrix play and Jimi had learned this song in two days and opened his show with it!
Ringo didn't think he could hit that note at the end, but with a little coaxing from the other three, he did it. Yes, Amber, there is a lot going on in that album cover. Loaded with 'Paul is dead' references.
Jay and Amber, to do the album justice, you really must treat yourself to a complete sit-through from beginning to end. It’ll blow you away in its totality! As for Ringo and upbeat, please do yourselves a favor: listen to his 1974 top 5 song Oh My My, complete with horns and a funky vibe right from the first piano chord. You will love it!
One final point (sorry!!!), but my favorite songs from Sgt Pepper are the title track and Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds. Once you listen to the Beatles version you just check out Elton John’s number one cover from 1974 that include guest vocals and guitar by John Lennon
My older sister had this album, i would examine the cover for hours, first naming all the famous people, then examining all the details in the artwork!
2:50 "Must have been during the Beatles LCD trip time." Yes, in that era, they were using liquid crystal diodes, in their computer screens, calculators, and digital watches.
My God, with this album literally ANY song could be your favorite on a given day, it's that good. I normally would say listen to the whole thing all the way through (old school-style), but now I think, individual nuggets from the album also work.
So, what makes the Sgt. Pepper album so unique is that it truly is the most popular "concept album" of all time, and was designed to be listened to as a whole, from beginning to end, like the album itself told a story. They would play with that idea with some later albums, like Abbey Road. Bands like Pink Floyd, would later refine this technique. AND the chief idea of the album is that it ISN'T the Beatles, but Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band that you are listening to. They were acting as another band performing a concert and telling a story. This album was one of the most innovative and inventive works in the history of music, and a big reason why The Beatles are looked so highly upon. When it was released, the entire culture knew it was something significant. I think you guys have previously reacted to the final track of this album, "A Day in the Life".
And they made this album into a movie in a Monte python cartoon style. Check it out on your movie reaction channel. Do this album in order. Too many great songs on this album to have a fav
"Within You Without You" is a unique creation from this album. A blending of East-Meets-West with Indian classical musicians and a traditional orchestra. Written by George Harrison, it also has him playing the sitar. When you're ready for something different, check it out.
To listen the way I did when it was first released, Listen 2 Side One, get up & walk across the room, turn the record over and listen to Side Two. Repeat all day or night all the way thru summer 1967... Y'all are beautiful!❤❤❤
By far my favourite song of the album is "A day in the life" but you already reacted to that one. Try "She's leaving home" next but I'm warning you, you're gonna cry with that one
This album was conceived by Paul as a concept album. In February 1967, McCartney suggested that the new album should represent a performance by the fictional band, but other than the opening title song and reprise it was just a bunch of songs without any interconnection or theme.
We just recently seen the ultimate Beatles tribute band in Branson. The Liverpool Legends have toured the globe with their tribute show. Hand picked by Louise Harrison, George Harrison's sister, do an amazing job and sound as close to the real thing as possible; sound and looks. Louise auditioned many people for this tribute band, and these are the four she chose to represent her brothers legacy. If they happen to be performing near you, it is well worth it to catch their show.
Definitely go in order. Like others have said, it's a concept album, so there's some interesting connections between the songs. The cheers you heard at the beginning of this song with the name "Billy Shears", is carried over from the end of the first song "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". When your done with the album, for kicks, you should watch the movie "Yellow Submarine".
They reacted to "A Day In The Life" about a year ago (they probably just didn't recognize it by name when Amber looked at the tracklist) but they definitely need to do "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds."
Great reaction folks, love it. BTW, I went to see Ringo in Niagara Falls Sunday night. What a show. 84yrs young and when he came out first thing he did was jumping jacks lol. It was a special night. I love Ringo class act.
Knowing that Amber likes the trippy side of the Beatles, I'll suggest "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" from Sgt Pepper's for a future reaction. It's John Lennon going full-on psychedelic. And never mind the initials of the song. Lennon claims that's just a coincidence (and we definitely all believe him, lol). He said he got the trippy imagery for the song from a drawing that his young son, Julian, did about a girl named Lucy from his school, and definitely NOT from doing any illicit substances. BTW, you've definitely reacted to at least one track from Sgt. Pepper's: You did "A Day In The Life" about a year ago.
Fun fact: Strawberry Fields Forever and Penny Lane were originally intended to be on the Sgt Pepper album, but the decision was made to release them as double A side singles months before Sgt Pepper was released
Yes, and it was EMI's decision, not theirs. George Martin said in interviews that not fighting EMI on that was the biggest mistake of his career. I agree. If they had been included, I think it would have meant Mr. Kite and Good Morning, Good Morning would have been left off, or saved for B sides. I think John said both those songs were garbage anyway.
According to Ringo (who sang the song) the line was supposed to be: "what would you do if I sang out of tune, would you throw a tomato at me". He said: "I'm NOT singing that!!!"
Joe Cocker was a big Beatles fan, and all the Beatles guys was glad that Joe did that version and Joe did alot of Beatles covers and always on his own way 😊
This is definitely has the feel of a story album, and there is some fantastic track sequencing on it like most of these later albums. You got to hear these songs in order, especially the opening song of the album after this.
YaaHooo!!! The Fab Four. Amber would love looking into the background of this album. When it came out, it was truly one of a kind in wide variety of ways.
My vote is to go in order. This is a concept album that works very well as a single piece.
I agree. I always listen to this album in its entirety. I honesty expect the next song to start playing; my brain started playing Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds as this song finished.
A good approach for all concept albums.
@@kimjaceolsonMy brain does that with albums as well. I'm anticipating hearing the next song. (Then I'm disappointed, and go find it to listen to anyway.)
Back then albums were made to be listened to from track 1 side 1 to side 2 end track, thanks for making this point.
Might be tough with copyright
"She's Leaving Home" will break your heart.
Or, be glad that she's finally on her own. Okay, heartbreaking for the parents, definitely.
Beautiful, yet sad, story telling.
Yeah, as parents of young girls… dang. Must be a whole new level of emotion on that.
Also Eleanor Rigby.
I like a LOT of Beatles songs but I absolutely love "She's Leaving Home". So well composed and performed and, as you stated, will break your heart. It's amazing how sometimes the best of intentions can do so much harm. "Mother" by Pink Floyd is in a similar vein.
"A Day In The Life" is the artistic pinnacle of this album. And it's a great listening experience
They reacted to that one a while ago, they just don't remember it by name probably. EDIT: And I just checked. It was about a year ago and is still on their channel.
They've done it.
There's an amazing video of Chris Cornell doing that song just him and an acoustic guitar its on RUclips it's amazing
But don’t pause it!
The ending prolonged note in this song is played by the London Symphony Orchestra.
When the album was new, it was a mind blower. Very influential. It has stood the test of time so well, that it still sounds contemporary.
Funny story: The Beatles were accustomed to working into the wee hours in the second half of their career and this recording session was no exception. They were putting the finishing touches on this song and all that was left were the vocal tracks, but Ringo was not interested. As he started to head up the stairs, he told his mates that he was way too tired and was going home. The rest of the group protested loudly and eventually convinced him to come back to sing his lines. Ringo was always insecure about his singing voice and felt uncertain if he could reach that final note. They all circled around him, gave him moral support and encouraged him to give it a try. Lennon, who was never one for using precise, technical terms, finally told him, 'Just throw your head back and let her rip'. That's exactly what Ringo did.
And he absolutely nailed it!
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
They need to listen to Lucy!
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@@Mando-hereafter Not LSD, research and fact is mind boggling.
This album can be listened to out of order but when/if you get to Abbey Road, please do You Never Give Me Your Money to the last song.
People try to claim it's not about LSD, BS it is about LSD what they fail to recognize is how anti drug people were back then, the Beetles had to deny it for PR.
"When I'm 64" is a must hear!
I had this album as a pre-teen in 1969. My mother than 41. She absolutely loved this song.
@@Mister_Samsonite I am a retired ballroom dance teacher, and on my 64th birthday I got to dance with all my students to this song. It’s not a very long song so we had to play it several times through, but it was great fun. 😁
Absolutely great fun song
Paul wrote “When I’m 64 when he was 16 years old…
Joe Cocker DID cover this Song. A Little Help From My Friends
A little context for you: Sgt. Pepper's is a concept album in which the Beatles play a band called Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. They did this to mentally and creatively free themselves up from having to write like the Beatles. The songs go loosely together, not really as a story but more like a full show being played by this fictional band. In the first song on the album, the band introduces themselves and it's meant to be the start of the show. Then, at the end of that song, they introduce a new character, "Billy Shears," who sings "With A Little Help From My Friends." You heard the end of his introduction at the beginning of this track (the band singing "Bill... lly.... Sheeeeaaaars!" which you probably didn't catch since you didn't know) because the two tracks connect to each other. Anyway, Ringo plays "Billy Shears" and that's him singing this song.
You're not really getting the "weird" from this song because, although Sgt. Pepper's is during their psychedelic period, this album is a collection of songs of various styles. There are some trippy, psychedelic ones (John's "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" and George's "Within You, Without You," e.g.) as well as some sad storytelling songs ("She's Leaving Home"), some straight but character-driven pop/rock ("Lovely Rita"), stuff that sounds like it could be about a Victorian circus ("Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite"), and even a sweet, very traditional sounding song that John has described as "Paul's granny s**t" ("When I'm 64"). It's not all "I Am The Walrus" here. Instead, it was a huge band playing characters to write songs in a bunch of different genres and loosely connecting them with a framing device/concept. It was them experimenting with form and pushing the envelope of what was expected of pop bands who are meant to be selling love songs to teenagers.
This is something you'll find more of on The White Album as well. Lots of different genres, springing from the Beatles starting to fracture into their own directions and interests but still putting all their disparate new songs under one banner for the time being. And, tbh, that's part of what makes those albums so great.
Very well explained. I thank you especially because now I don't have to...
Wow! Thanks for the explanation! I only started really listening to The Beatles in, I think, 2020 and their only album I’ve listened to the whole thing of is “Abbey Road”. While I’ve heard some of the songs from “Sgt. Pepper’s”, I didn’t know anything about it. The concept for it sounds very interesting and makes me want to listen to the entire thing all the way through now.
Yes, Ringo could sing too! And yes, Joe Cocker covered this at Woodstock. Everybody already knew the song.
Ringo has said recently that the reason that they have so many songs is thanks to Paul McCartney being such a work horse !!
"A Day In The Life" is considered the Masterpiece from this album and many people call it the best song of all time. "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" is another you'd like. They sound less trippy, but "She's Leaving Home" is a great song from this album and "When I'm 64" has a nostalgic sound.
I remember hearing it on the radio in my parents ' kitchen for the first time in 1967. I had just turned 14. It had such a profound effect on me. The effect lasted for weeks after whenever I heard it.
They did "A Day In The Life" about a year ago (I just checked and their reaction to it is still up). They probably just don't remember it by name. I'd say that I agree with the rest of your choices but, really, that's kind of redundant with the Beatles. These are ALL good tracks and don't need me co-signing.
'hardly anybody calls it the best song of all time' would be more accurate.
Lovely Ringo sings for a change 😊
The thing about the Sgt. Pepper album is that it’s a concept album, intended to be listened to as a whole from start to finish, in order. Tracks blend into each other in some cases, such as this, which is preceded by the title track and is meant to evoke the feeling of a concert performance.
Lennon would disagree. Here is a 30 second snippet of him saying it wasn't a concept album. ruclips.net/video/oUUPowy9xho/видео.html
The problem is, the album intended to be listened to all at once hasn't something printed on it to that effect. Today's junk culture has separated all music into bite-sized portions, even the medleys.
There is already a problem with listening to a song for the first time as a video reaction-- do you really care so poorly about music that you won't try to listen to it right away, even putting it off for months or years, and instead try to make money off of it?
I got to listen to the whole album the first time in the late 1970s, all at once, and because it was that early in my life I then got to listen to it a hundred times since then. Any other way to do it is inconceivable.
You're thinking of "Tommy."
It's an album where the artists have an opinion on how you listen to it, a fucking preposterous idea
@@BaccarWozatoh no, no one is telling you how you should listen, now you have to work it out for yourself 😁
“Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite” is the signature piece in my opinion 🙏🏽
So many great songs, but "Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite" would blow Rob Squad's minds, if they listen deeply to what The Beatles and George Martin achieved on this song, in a low tech studio. INCREDIBLE. ....and a super catchy melody from John, who doesn't get credit enough for writing great melodies compared to Paul.
A very necessary ‘change-up pitch’ on the album
Based on an actual Victorian carnival poster that John had seen. Actually saw a framed copy of this poster a few months back. The poster is viewable on-line if you Google it.
Soooo many great tunes here. Lovely Rita, Fixing a Hole, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds . . . HAVE FUN!!
That's a hell of a backup band Ringo has there :)
She's Leaving Home. You would both like it.
that one will bring a tear to their eye.
And they would probably both shed a tear or two.
Makes me howl. One daughter, still with me but soon she will fly away and I will play it on that day and cry til my eyes are sore and swollen shut.
Such a heartbreaking song.
@@DawnSuttonfabfourMy 16 year old daughter is ironically leaving home tomorrow morning to go to England for a month. I’m heartbroken!!! She’ll have the best time, but her leaving home still makes me so sad.
Joe Cocker did his version soon after this was released (which was a major gutsy thing to do at the time). Paul loved it and told him so.
What a great version, so different from the original it's its own entity, same melody different moods. Aren't we lucky to have both.
Yep, they reacted to that 3 years ago. The first time I heard this song was when it was covered by Wet Wet Wet in 1988 and it got to No. 1 in the UK
90s kids know it from The Wonder Years.
John Belusi did it best.
Better than the fab four's
No doubt, one of Ringo's best vocals on a Beatles album! Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds by the Beatles, next please!
I’m an old man now and was fortunate enough to see The Beatles in 1964. I grew up with them and I love watching you enjoying their music. I just recently realised that when they broke up they were all still in their twenties. Amazing!
"Within You Without You" is the most trippy song on the album!
Fixing A Hole is my favorite on this album! Whats crazy is you two are still barely scratching the surface!
One of Paul's best. Realy clever lyrics.
@@John_Locke_108 its so underrated too! every word means something and the production was marvelous! vintage paul classic!
"Fixing a Hole" is one of their most underrated songs.
One of my favorite Beatle songs for sure! 👏
Guys you’ve missed at least 4 masterpieces:
1. The long and winding road by Paul
2. Here there and everywhere by Paul
3. Nowhere man by John
4. Octopus garden by Rino
Absolutely great great songs
I love all the Beatles songs but The Long and Winding Road touches me right to my soul ❤
@@andreaschmall5560 I don't think anyone was saying they were. I believe he meant masterpieces in general.
Didn't George Harrison do Long and Winding Road..?
@@midnightrambler7716the genius of Ringo Star..
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When this album came out in 1967, it was massive and groundbreaking. This was so different from anything ever released up to that point. This is the album that turned pop music into "art." I was so lucky to be alive during those times, even though I was a child. I remember when the Beatles ruled the world so well.
I too just was 12yrsold but I understood that crystal magic.. and I knew the great Beatles at this time were iluminous on the planet...and ruled🪲🪲🪲🪲🙏🕊
I too at 12 yrs., old felt this immence power of the greatest and most creative..color band who were heart felt' through population of all countries in 1967 was like a fantascy year for the beautiful Beatles they ruled the music scene ..and on live TV around the world by satilite! Watched by 73M.
People can now see it in documentary films but to actionally be alive at this time and feel the vibe of The Beatles they were from another space and time...Magical 🎉🎉So you had be alive at this time they were unbelievable !🪲🪲🪲🪲🙏🕊🍏💜
you wish that was true.
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Umm… okay, but there was a thing called “ Pet Sounds” both masterpieces
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The Beatles made all their music when they were in their 20’s! It’s amazing!
She’s leaving home is a masterpiece
The Beatles' *Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band* album spent 15 consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 in the United States in 1967. It also spent 27 weeks at the top of the U.K. albums chart. The album remained in the Top 200 for 175 weeks, which is more than three years.
current record is Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd at 990 weeks
Beat this one. Apostrophe the album by Frank Zappa peaked first week in at no 10, NEVER! had a song lifted off the album and played on the radio.
The Beatles evolved, so you have to listen to them chronologically to appreciate their influence.
Absolutely!
evolved but rubber soul and revolver and help were way better
Or having growing up with their music. Being a Londoner was used to seeing them around, going to school around the corner from their Apple shop and my dad coming home with John Lennons autograph to me and he even spelt my name correctly and this was the early 60s! Swinging 60s in London and we had the best music.
With RINGO singing lead! ✌🏽♥️💪🏽😎
He does a great job!
These three…..Lovely Rita……A Day In The Life and Good Morning.
......AND, most notably, this is the very FIRST album to print out the lyrics to rhe songs.
This album is immense. More than one classic on it. Including the immortal "A Day in the Life."
Amazing concept album by The Beatles! You actually already reacted to A day in the life. You need to hear the entire album start to finish. Nowhere man, When I’m 64, Lovely Rita, She’s leaving home.
Nowhere Man is on Rubber Soul
You are correct. Brain cramp…
You'll be blown away with A Day In the Life. But listen to the whole album in one sitting.
They actually did it about a year ago
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I concur...go in order!
This was written by Paul, with a little help from John. They wanted to write something for Ringo to sing lead on. Thanks for the great reaction. L👏👏🥰
"She's Leaving Home."
She's Leaving Home" is based on an actual event Paul read about in the paper. The girl remained estranged from her parents the rest of their lives.
And weirdly, as I just recently saw explained elsewhere, Paul had actually met that girl on a TV show years before, without realizing it. It's a bizarre coincidence.
Amber. You mentioned the phrase "curiouser & curiouser" which is, as you probably know, from Alice & Wonderland written by Lewis Carroll. John & Paul were huge fans of Lewis Carroll! Their songs & psychedelia really originate from his books and they just emulated that spirit through the music of that period. Some examples of his imagery are prevalent in their lyrics & it's often overlooked. Drugs were not present when they were working in the recording studio. They were the consummate professionals when recording. Lewis Carroll wrote a poem called "Jabberwocky" which is a crazy nonsense poem from English literature. The Yellow Submarine animated movie reflects a lot of this whimsical approach. Good for you for making that connection even if you weren't aware of it! Cheers!
"A day in the life " is the last song. One of their best songs ever and a true artistic collaboration between John and Paul.
I was 15 years old when Sgt. Pepper's came out, and I was already a rabid Beatles fan. I have been fortunate enough to hear Ringo perform this song in concert, twice, with his All Starr Band. Ringo always closes the concert with this song, and the whole audience sings along on the chorus. And yes, I cried, and I wasn't the only one in the audience. The Beatles had been an important part of my life since I saw them live on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964.
I saw The Beatles 3 times (couldn't hear them for the screams) and saw Paul solo in 2010. A great show. The moment he came on stage my friend burst into tears, LOL! People were singing along to all the songs, grandparents my age, their kids and their grandkids! That is what you call staying power. BTW, the price for my tickets in '64, '65 and '66....$5.50 for box seats!
"She's leaving Home" is a great tune
My dad was a HUGE Beatles fan, so I grew up driving around in his car listening to some of the best music that you could possibly imagine. Even though my dad passed well over 10 years at this point, the legacy of those drives lives on, as one of my son's favorite songs to listen to while driving with me is "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds". While he never got a chance to meet my dad, I always smile when I hear him singing or humming these great tunes, as I know if not for my dad, we both might not listen to the great songs that we both do(thanks dad, you are forever missed, thanks for the memories and the musical diversity).
If you get around to it, In My Life by The Beatles is my song for my daughter, and one of my favorites of theirs.
3 songs a day for about 3 years and you haven't touched the most iconic album in rock history??? I'm speechless...
They did do A Day in the Life about a year or so ago.
My personal favorite is “Getting Better”…a positive and uplifting song with a wonderful beat and riff !
"I used to be cruel to my woman
I beat her and kept her apart from the things that she loved
Man I was mean but I'm changing my scene
And I'm doing the best that I can"
Let it Be is a timeless classic, from their last album. Definitely must listen.
SGT PEPPER'S IS CONSIDERED THE BIG BANG OF MODERN MUSIC. EVERY SONG IS A CLASSIC-LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS, FIXING A HOLE, GETTING BETTER, LOVELY RITA, GOOD MORNING, BENEFIT OF MR. KITE, SHE'S LEAVING HOME, WHEN I'M 64, WITHIN WITHOUT YOU, AND DAY IN THE LIFE. IT BROKE THE MOLD!
John, Paul, and George were in bands together for about (roughly) 11 years (Ringo joined about 4 years in). Their recording career lasted (roughly) 7 years.
"Strawberry Fields" was recorded during the St. Pepper sessions, but The Beatles didn't put singles on their albums at this time. "I am the Walrus" was recorded within a year of this song. St. Pepper and the tracks on Magical Mystery were all recorded in the same "frame of mind" (if you will) and released in the same year.
In high school, I'd put on my headphones almost every night and listen to the whole album before I fell asleep. ❤
I wasnt even born when this came out in 67. In 1978, Bee Gees and Peter Frampton did a covers soundtrack of this. I wanted the vinyl, my mother made the glorious mistake of getting me the original Beatles version. That album is singlehandedly THE REASON im a music nut to epic proportion
I love the movie they did for Sgt Pepper. It was great. Where else would you see Alice Cooper, Steve Martin, Aerosmith and the Bee Gees singing Beatles tunes?
Yes, listen to it in album order please... it's a journey.
“(Chorus) What do you see when you turn out the lights? Ringo: “I can’t tell you but I know it’s mine”. The Beatles always loved to have fun and insert this stuff in their lyrics.
This album was released on a Friday in June, 1967. On Sunday of that weekend Paul went to hear Jimi Hendrix play and Jimi had learned this song in two days and opened his show with it!
Ringo didn't think he could hit that note at the end, but with a little coaxing from the other three, he did it. Yes, Amber, there is a lot going on in that album cover. Loaded with 'Paul is dead' references.
Bill is a better musician, but Paul was a better lyricist. And the real Paul never would have mistreated George.
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Right, a pile of 💩. The real Paul is still alive and kicking.
The first two songs are meant to be heard together. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band/ With a Little Help From My Friends."
Day in the Life is a must!!! Cheers....
The Joe Cocker version was performed at Woodstock. The studio version featured drummer BJ Wilson of Procul Harum and a guitar player named Jimmy Page.
She's Leaving Home has to be your next one off this incredible album. See if you can listen without feeling a tear in your eye
Yes Joe covered this and Paul thanked him for turning it into a "ROCK ANTHYM "
John thanked him as well…
Joe's version was better
@@donjohn2695 Thats your opinion, I prefer the Beatles version.
My favorite from this album is easily A Day In The Life, but most of the album is amazing.
Jay and Amber, to do the album justice, you really must treat yourself to a complete sit-through from beginning to end. It’ll blow you away in its totality! As for Ringo and upbeat, please do yourselves a favor: listen to his 1974 top 5 song Oh My My, complete with horns and a funky vibe right from the first piano chord. You will love it!
PS Oh My My features Billy Preston on keyboards and organ and includes backing vocals by Merry Clayton and Martha Reeves.
PPS I finally caught Ringo in concert in 2022 and was blown away by how limber and energetic he still is!
One final point (sorry!!!), but my favorite songs from Sgt Pepper are the title track and Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds. Once you listen to the Beatles version you just check out Elton John’s number one cover from 1974 that include guest vocals and guitar by John Lennon
Not sure if you all watched Across The Universe!! So great! Bono sings in it and other actors!! Bizarre but so good ❤
This is really the first concept album and should be listened to in it’s entirety, in chronological order.
My older sister had this album, i would examine the cover for hours, first naming all the famous people, then examining all the details in the artwork!
My son, a Beatles fanatic, went to Ringo's concert last summer. This song was the encore - crowd loved it and it was a special moment.
2:50 "Must have been during the Beatles LCD trip time." Yes, in that era, they were using liquid crystal diodes, in their computer screens, calculators, and digital watches.
Wow, they were WAY ahead of their time!
Trippy time man!!
My God, with this album literally ANY song could be your favorite on a given day, it's that good. I normally would say listen to the whole thing all the way through (old school-style), but now I think, individual nuggets from the album also work.
Ringo did a great job on vocals.
This song has been covered many times, including Joe Cocker , Wet Wet Wet, and Thunder!
So, what makes the Sgt. Pepper album so unique is that it truly is the most popular "concept album" of all time, and was designed to be listened to as a whole, from beginning to end, like the album itself told a story. They would play with that idea with some later albums, like Abbey Road. Bands like Pink Floyd, would later refine this technique.
AND the chief idea of the album is that it ISN'T the Beatles, but Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band that you are listening to. They were acting as another band performing a concert and telling a story.
This album was one of the most innovative and inventive works in the history of music, and a big reason why The Beatles are looked so highly upon. When it was released, the entire culture knew it was something significant.
I think you guys have previously reacted to the final track of this album, "A Day in the Life".
It is far from being the first "concept album", it's not even close to being the first of the rock era.
And they made this album into a movie in a Monte python cartoon style. Check it out on your movie reaction channel. Do this album in order. Too many great songs on this album to have a fav
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Great job Amber you are correct!
"She's Leaving Home" is my favorite.
I was always partial to The Beatles' OLED era, but their LCD era is also pretty good.
"Within You Without You" is a unique creation from this album. A blending of East-Meets-West with Indian classical musicians and a traditional orchestra. Written by George Harrison, it also has him playing the sitar. When you're ready for something different, check it out.
Sgt. Pepper and With A Little Help From My Friends is a medley. They are supposed to be played together. The first song runs into the second.
To listen the way I did when it was first released, Listen 2 Side One, get up & walk across the room, turn the record over and listen to Side Two. Repeat all day or night all the way thru summer 1967... Y'all are beautiful!❤❤❤
This is a Concept Album, it's a Carnival and each song is a Tent along the Promenade. we hope you will enjoy the show
By far my favourite song of the album is "A day in the life" but you already reacted to that one. Try "She's leaving home" next but I'm warning you, you're gonna cry with that one
Experience the entire album in one session. I've always heard it all from start to finish and it takes you for a ride.
This album was conceived by Paul as a concept album. In February 1967, McCartney suggested that the new album should represent a performance by the fictional band, but other than the opening title song and reprise it was just a bunch of songs without any interconnection or theme.
Thank you! It never struck me as a continuous concept. It's an overblown "concept" of the album. But I still like it...a lot.
"Theme" would be a stretch, though there is a whimsical tone throughout (until the last song).
@@brovold72 I said there is no theme.
We just recently seen the ultimate Beatles tribute band in Branson. The Liverpool Legends have toured the globe with their tribute show. Hand picked by Louise Harrison, George Harrison's sister, do an amazing job and sound as close to the real thing as possible; sound and looks. Louise auditioned many people for this tribute band, and these are the four she chose to represent her brothers legacy. If they happen to be performing near you, it is well worth it to catch their show.
Their most underrated song is called And Your Bird Can Sing. You really should give it a listen.
Or Every Little Thing
For No One and The Abbey Road Medley
none of these suggestions are on Sgt Pepper
@@TheBobherriot we know
And Your Bird Can Sing is Freebird's daddy. Compare them. The slide and the subject matter.
Definitely go in order. Like others have said, it's a concept album, so there's some interesting connections between the songs. The cheers you heard at the beginning of this song with the name "Billy Shears", is carried over from the end of the first song "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". When your done with the album, for kicks, you should watch the movie "Yellow Submarine".
She’s leaving home! Xx ❤
I’m from Liverpool and the 1st song I heard was Elenor Rigby, in the hospital headphones when I was born 😂❤
From this album "A Day in the Life" then "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds".
They reacted to "A Day In The Life" about a year ago (they probably just didn't recognize it by name when Amber looked at the tracklist) but they definitely need to do "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds."
Do the album in order. Actually, in one sitting would be ideal!
"Within You, Without You" is a great George song on Sgt. Pepper.
Yes! Joe Cocker did a cover, and sang it Woodstock!
Great reaction folks, love it. BTW, I went to see Ringo in Niagara Falls Sunday night. What a show. 84yrs young and when he came out first thing he did was jumping jacks lol. It was a special night. I love Ringo class act.
Yep, Joe Cocker covered this and did a great job of it too! Check out "Lucy In the Sky with Diamonds" from that album.
Let it Be
Not on the Sgt Pepper Album
Lol
@@margaretharrison4369didn’t say it was. Just a Beatles song suggestion.
Some of y’all need to chill…
I believe they've already done it@@scottelement
A Day InTheLife! Great song.
A perfect song for Ringo - the "Peace and Love" guy who just turned 84!! Great Bass in this one.
“Let It Be” is their best album IMO. Every song on that album knocks it out of the park.
Knowing that Amber likes the trippy side of the Beatles, I'll suggest "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" from Sgt Pepper's for a future reaction. It's John Lennon going full-on psychedelic. And never mind the initials of the song. Lennon claims that's just a coincidence (and we definitely all believe him, lol). He said he got the trippy imagery for the song from a drawing that his young son, Julian, did about a girl named Lucy from his school, and definitely NOT from doing any illicit substances.
BTW, you've definitely reacted to at least one track from Sgt. Pepper's: You did "A Day In The Life" about a year ago.
Fun fact: Strawberry Fields Forever and Penny Lane were originally intended to be on the Sgt Pepper album, but the decision was made to release them as double A side singles months before Sgt Pepper was released
Yes, and it was EMI's decision, not theirs. George Martin said in interviews that not fighting EMI on that was the biggest mistake of his career. I agree. If they had been included, I think it would have meant Mr. Kite and Good Morning, Good Morning would have been left off, or saved for B sides. I think John said both those songs were garbage anyway.
Fun Fact: That fact wasnt fun at all!
@@darren6202Fun Fact. Your not fun in social situations
@@SeanONeill-ef5vb oooh 'ark at her!
BTW, its You're
According to Ringo (who sang the song) the line was supposed to be: "what would you do if I sang out of tune, would you throw a tomato at me". He said: "I'm NOT singing that!!!"
Animaniacs referenced that in the "Woodstock Slappy" segment by showing Joe Cocker singing exactly that and then being hit with a tomato.
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Joe Cocker was a big Beatles fan, and all the Beatles guys was glad that Joe did that version and Joe did alot of Beatles covers and always on his own way 😊
This is definitely has the feel of a story album, and there is some fantastic track sequencing on it like most of these later albums. You got to hear these songs in order, especially the opening song of the album after this.
YaaHooo!!! The Fab Four. Amber would love looking into the background of this album. When it came out, it was truly one of a kind in wide variety of ways.
Jimmy Page played guitar on Joe Cocker's version. Now that's having help from your friends.
They listened to a live Joe Cocker version a while back.