It's the cello. The full haunting sound that reaches inside you. I heard a cellist in church play once and I wept. That haunting full enthralling sound. It pulls at your soul.
This song scared the living daylights out of me as a kid. The line about Father McKenzie wiping the dirt from his hands as he walked from the grave made me think he was a monster/zombie "as he walks from the grave". After all "no one was saved" made me think they all had died. This and Hotel California were very frightening. Glad to see that the fear has turned into absolute love!
Who’s to say they didn’t all die and that they aren’t all zombies? No joke, I thought this too when I was younger. And because I was such a weird kid, that added a whole other layer to the foreboding, creepy nature of this song. And it made me love it more. Now that I’m older and know that their weren’t any zombies, I still like it. But I enjoy entertaining the idea that zombies could still be involved somehow.
@@wolfkit2826 In my 32 years on this planet, I haven't met anyone who's thought the same until now! My mom would play this album a lot so as a kid, this track was scary and sad sounding. There had to have been a commercial or show that mentioned walking from the grave as a zombie/dead thing so my kid mind heard that and went "ZOMBIE!". And like you said, I still entertain the thought of zombies to this day! The song just has this overcast nature to it so zombies just fit the bill! It was also one of the first songs that I heard to mention death so nonchalant with Eleanor's passing. Overall freaky to a kid! Overall, still ranks very high in my Beatles love. To conclude, music really is something that we as the listener take in different forms. Some of hear zombies, others something entirely different! The power of music!
@JORDAN SMITH hopefully not! But with the off chance that she might, it'll only make her love the song so much better when she gets older. The songs that typically scared us as kids make us laugh at the thought of it being scary to us now! But no matter what, you're doing her a great favor by playing older music for her!
This song didnt scare me but Hotel California and Iron Man did. Think of a metal monster war machine sulking in his solidarity until it turns on you and kills all of us? yikes!
@@timcollum5015 That's one of the best things about music! The images and things we thought of when hearing these for the first time make for better videos/meanings than the official ones. Hotel California made me think that man was trapped in a castle with hooded figures waking him up, a beast that couldn't be killed, and a robot that wouldn't let him out. The guitar solo just made me think of the man running down these long hallways with no doors, just a left or a right turn! Iron Man for real has that impending doom sound!
I was that way but after living voluntarily in a very poor country I suddenly realized that it is really perspective and the desire to use my best skills/assets and create a plan on how to transform myself and share with those who have really alot less hopes and fortunes than me. You will rise and thrive in 2025
I was a teenager when I first heard this song .. I'm now almost 70 years old , lonely and knowing I will be buried along with my name and no one came .. how ironic , this song predicted my future
man youre never alone, god is with us all. it's why this song is so beautiful, :"where do we all belong"? there is a place where we all belong. there's an answer to that question. blessings and have a good day!
Paul McCartney always found the right way for singing every song he made. This one, Yesterday, The fool on the hill, Hey Jude... are sung with the exact amount of simplicity and sadness required to not sounding corny, pretentious or banal. Just perfect. And the lyrics are brutally inspired and painful
it makes you rethink everything and puts you out of mind and you feel like you dont exist. I think the melodys take part in it. It feels like an out of body experience
Das ist seit 1974 mein ultimatives Lieblingslied von den Beatles. Neben Nowhere man das beste Stück der Beatles. Ich hab Eleanor Rigby gekannt. Sie starb 1976.
It's a song about a lonely woman who spends her life waiting for companionship, doesn't find it and dies with no-one to mourn her. Everyone is alone, for a short time or a lifetime, and that is just how life is.
I love this song sometimes I can relate to the song what's going on in my life one of the worst things I never wanted to happen was to die alone while living in a senior home I think too many people go this way one of my favorite songs
Lyrics: (it’s for me, but if helps someone else here is:) Ah, look at all the lonely people Ah, look at all the lonely people Eleanor Rigby Picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been Lives in a dream Waits at the window Wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door Who is it for? All the lonely people Where do they all come from? All the lonely people Where do they all belong? Father McKenzie Writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear No one comes near Look at him working Darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there What does he care? All the lonely people Where do they all come from? All the lonely people Where do they all belong? Ah, look at all the lonely people Ah, look at all the lonely people Eleanor Rigby Died in the church and was buried along with her name Nobody came Father McKenzie Wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave No one was saved All the lonely people (ah, look at all the lonely people) Where do they all come from? All the lonely people (ah, look at all the lonely people) Where do they all belong?
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The Beatles are the best band of all time not only because they were simply awesome. They were the first to have the courage to tell the world that people can be lonely. That life is not as joyful as in ''She Loves You'' or ''I Want to Hold Your Hand''. That there are millions of people like Eleanor Rigby. Kudos to them for that.
@Good Guitarist; I did not know that "Father McKenzie" was originally "Father McCartney" but then Paul didn't want to be singing about his dad. No sad song is better that Eleanor rigby; Paul Mc Cateney is a genius; when I think he wrote this song at only 24 years old; at only 24 years old. How can you be so mature at this age of 24?
This song went against pop music conventions lyrically and musically. That’s why Paul is a genius. He wasn’t afraid to sing about depression and the neglected concerns of the elderly. He also wasn’t afraid to have all strings even though they were a rock band
The cello deep down in the bass adds a huge amount of depth to the song, honestly I'm here like solely for these strings. An amazing choice on his part.
My dad loved this song, beatles in general, but this song. There are only a few things in life that give me vivid memories of him, this song is one of them. He would sing it, and listen to it... dang. I miss him
+The Definition of Geek The Song actually made me cry because of a relative who I was close to loved the Beatles Passed away when I was young. I see why you miss your father and I am sorry for your loss.
The Definition of Geek my grandad use to listen to this song all the time ☺️☺️ he inspired me to join the army just like him (he was a medic in Iraq) and every time I hear this song I just can't stop crying. Just remembering his face on my fall out parade made me the happiest human being alive.
Honestly, I’ve heard this song all my life, it’s been with me throughout my life, in the background but ever present. I never gave it a thought, but it’s genius! The lyrics are genius, the pacing is genius, the violin pacing out that steady rhythm - a composition like this today would get no attention, but its simplicity is just perfection. I’ve really taken the Beatles for granted.
It's a tragic song, especially so because it is true! There are many millions of lonely people on this planet. The lyrics to ER are mature, insightful, and philosophical.
This animation just fits so incredibly well for this song for some reason. It wasn't even rereleased on Yellow Submarine's soundtrack release yet it fits so well. All of these people who have the song's exact story happening to them. Now when it was released, probably couldn't say that because most of the people were still alive but it's safe to say now they're gone.
Wicked sad and tragic statement, why does this get into your gut? But, if you think about it, its not as sad as it feels, She may feel lucky she dies doing what she loves, lived an amazing and long life, out living everyone she knew, including her husband - could this be what everyone wants? hmmmmmmmm
Paul was 24 when he wrote this. It was recorded on my birthday in 1966. How the hell does a 24 year old have this depth? Amazing then, amazing now and amazing eternally.
"Eleanor Rigby wears a face that she keeps in a jar by the door". This line sums up lonely people who don't want to let on that they're lonely perfectly.
Yes! That line always gets me. I think it could also mean depression. Depressed ppl wear a mask to hide what's really going on inside. It makes me think of cases of suicide where family and friends never knew the victim was depressed because they were always upbeat or smiling around them
@@Mipetz38 Well, that could be part of it, too. "Who is it for?" It ties in with loneliness. It never really says how old Eleanor Rigby is supposed to be.
I know my comment with most likely be lost in all the other comments, this song is so important to me because my dad would play this song to me almost every night when I was little, it’s been a little over 2 years since he passed and this song brings back memories
So there's this science fiction novel called 'Ringworld' by Larry Niven. It takes place in the far-far future, where humanity has colonized a dozen or so planets outside of our own Solar System, and met multiple alien races. Flying cars and everything! In that novel, there are a group of explorers (a human and two freaky aliens) who explore a massive and scary artifact called the Ringworld (Bungee stole the concept of it for Halo). At one point of the story one of the aliens (a puppeteer, who has two throats and can harmonize with itself) starts whistling while it is thinking. Le actual quote: "And the puppeteer went off into Beethoven, or the Beatles, or something classical-sounding."
@@PreacherAtArrakeen Errr... According to many. John contributed almost nil to this song. Ringo contributed the line of _"writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear"_ and suggested making "Father McCartney" _darn his socks._ Shotton contributed to the idea that the 2 character met up at the end but it's too late to end the song. John is great and awesome... But please don't give him credit to something he didn't do...
I just found out the strings in this were inspired by the Psycho soundtrack. www.contactmusic.net/beatles/news/the-beatles-eleanor-rigby-inspired-by-psycho-soundtrack_5481104
I first heard this song at 15 and it haunted me. I listened many times and cried. It felt prophetic, like this was my future. Turns out my mother's death and funeral was eerily similar. At mass, the priest didn't even get her name right and rushed thru the ceremony. I stood alone at her grave and watched them lower her. It was cold, dark, and raining that day. (personally, I think Paul McCartney just had a sense about the human experience and took note of everything he saw around him...plus he had a gift for writing lyrics and music that brought existential life to us)
So sorry about your mom I can smpathise my mom Joyce Parsons passed away 2020,was82, and my brother Barry in 2019, was63 my dad John Parsons in 2002,my sister in 2017.theres me and my brother Johnny left I'm 56 hes 51
@@azh698 For me, it was long after the Beatles broke up. I had an English teacher (ex-hippie) who had us read the lyrics for poetry class and then she brought in the record for us to listen to.
"". . . .wiping the dirt from his hands, as he walks from her grave, no-one was saved. . . ." Just brilliant, deep, dark, and uplifting lyrics , all in 2 minutes 11 seconds. Faultless, flawless, fantasticly great writing.
The almost creepy or storytelling way of singing, the masterful, chilling and shrieking violins, the beautiful lyrics, the insane melody. The perfect song. Remember, once this was just in one man's mind. Paul McCartney is a genius.
I like John better, but there’s no doubt that Paul was a masterful musician. He had a lot of bad songs too though, where the lyrics were just incredibly cheesy. I’m not a big fan of John’s anti-God stances though but I think they were all decent, good people, just misled in some ways.
@@musicblogger87 what bad songs did have Paul have? wild honey pie, honey pie, taste of honey, lovely rita, all together now...thats all I think is bad songwriting from him. I think he's the Mozart of the 20th century. Songs like Eleanor Rigby, Here, There and Everywhere, Things We Said Today, And I Love Her, For No One, Penny Lane and the Abbey Road Medley are masterpieces!
the weird thing about this song is that it is only 2:05 minutes long but it feels like an eternity we all belong with Jesus Christ, repent, He's coming very soon.
It's amazing imagery - and to think he was referring to Nivea (which has been my favourite cosmetic cream since the group were still together) is the cherry on the top for me!
As my age comes nearer to the point that my life will end this song really hits home for me. My parents are long gone, my siblings have passed in the last few years, and I know that my time is short here on this earth. I haven't made a lot of friends and was never more aware of that until I married my spouse. If the church, we were married in had been a boat it would have capsized as the family on my spouses, side was more heavily weighted than that on mine. It would be an exaggeration to say that my friends and family took up 2 pews in the church where we were married. I guess you could say I'm a real-life Eleanor Rigby. When I pass, I don't expect anyone will show up for the funeral, so I've given my remaining family explicit instructions that no funeral be held. Just put me in the ground and pray over my body that the good Lord takes me because I have nothing else to give or no one who cares.
Your words made a 42 year old man cry..i was thinking earlier this evening abt my life..memories..the past..my late mother who was my bestfriend..my ex wife who was my sweetheart long gone..alot of so called friends who just vanished..and 5 year old son that i barely see..and distant sibling.Its just so harsh and crazy how life shows u its ugly face!!
@@ahmedshinko5142 I know exactly what you mean. I have two grown children. One calls me everyday but is caught up in their own married life which I understand and fully support. The other is a total drama queen! I never hear from this one unless they need something or just want to tell me how impossible their situation is (which usually involves an immediate need for finances ). This one is never honest with me and makes up incredible stories as to why it is so detrimental that they need money in excess of thousands of dollars immediately or their world will crumble. My spouse and I never go anywhere or spend beyond our means as we are both retired and living off our pension yet this one child thinks we have money to throw at any problem they happen to get themselves into. This same child went for two years without speaking to us because we wouldn't give them our car when a tornado took out the vehicle they had as if their insurance would not replace the car that was destroyed. This specific child would not be happy until they see us (my spouse and myself) in a home or dead so they could get their hands on everything we've worked hard for all our lives. This one will be surprised to find that they are written out of everything in our will.
@@coffeebuggo i wouldn’t call it irony, it’s really just that songs could be sad and have any kind of tempo or rhythm to them, really nothing related to irony at all
For me this song is like a perfect short story. The lyrics tell the story, the instruments tell the story, and when those last five notes play, you’re left reeling, wondering what you just experienced.
@EMD-E8 Honest to gods, I've always had this disturbing ultra Gothic Surrealist image in my mind of Eleanor _literally_ keeping her face in a jar of formaldehyde, near the door, in case somebody comes to visit. But nobody ever does... So inside her quarters, at the old church, she sits in an ageing rocking chair, rocking back and forth, without even a face... just, waiting. Like a Japanese Nopperabō creature. 😱 yokai.com/nopperabou/
Eleanor Rigby is a fictional character but this song is based off of paul when he was a child meeting old women who were lonely. also a fun fact eleanor rigby is an actual person BUT this song has no relation to that person, also they are dead.
@@AngelSutcliff you don't have to, it was just my opinion. I mean I can post my criticism here right? Otherwise the comment section under a comment would be completely useless.
@@AngelSutcliff a lot of people are saying that and tbh. no one does that. If something bothers you or you don't like it you just have to say something, some people are like that, including me and you. You're literally doing the same thing what I'm doing lol
no wonder Lennon and McCartney complemented each other so well: Lennon has the cynical sarcasm and the occasional vindictive bitterness as well as satirical bite; McCartney brought a sweetness and nostalgia, but also a deep well of sadness at lives blunted, wasted.....a very powerful combination of different ways of looking at the world.....
@@mokrodog George came up with the line "Ah, look at all the lonely people" and Ringo came up with the darning his socks line. Paul wrote everything else. According to Pete Shotton who was John's friend that was there at the session, John contributed "absolutely nil."
It's strange, I am objectively not lonely. I live with my sister, father, and step-mother, and we all love each other dearly, and yet I still feel a painful loneliness that eats away at me with every passing day. It feels like they only love me because we're family, not because they actually like who I am (hell, knowing my father he'd probably hate me if I was anything other than his son). Every day I wait for someone to pick me, to willingly enter my life by their own volition. Every day I take a happy face from my Jar and put it on before leaving the house, and as the youngest member of our family, I'll likely outlive all of them, meaning I'll be buried along with my name and nobody will come to my funeral. Despite being a 18 year old boy as opposed to an old lady, I feel exactly like Eleanor Rigby. The relatability of this song makes me feel a certain way, but I'm not sure if that feeling is comfort or despair. Sorry for the depressing tangent.
I had a teacher in high school my senior year who was the study hall monitor, but he was going to be a history teacher the next year. Really cool guy, extremely nice and always talking to the students lined up waiting for a pass to the library. I overheard him once say that this song, despite being not as popular, was his favorite song. He died in a motorcycle accident the last week of school coming out of the parking lot, not seeing a car coming at the light. I know that I didn't know him that well, but it's very surreal to meet somebody's wife and parents at their funeral, and I couldn't help but cry. I know he would've made a fantastic history teacher, just sad that his life was cut so short. I always think of him when I hear this song.
+The Paperwaits yep my friends that haven't ever heard any of the songs back in the 90s 80s and 70s call that work song by Rihanna a story in a song and I'm like are you on crack now a days all music is shit doesn't tell a story or makes no sense and gets famous what has our world come to
If you are interested, Cody Fry has done a more orchestrated rearrangement of this ballad, I found it extremely impacting and actually loved it more than the original (which I had no idea was possible!!), Cody's version is quite cinematic and chilling so that could be why. I love them both, though. They both have different strong points. Just thought I'd share another treasure. :)
On poor old Father McKenzie's "No one was saved" I literally shed a tear. Damn 😢 Guess I connected to him on "writing the words to a sermon that no one will hear."
“Dad why is my sister named Eleanor?” “Because your mother loves Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles” “Thank you dad” “No problem You Never Give Me Your Money (Remastered 2009)”
My son lived on Abbey Road and passed the studio every day .. at 23 he took an interest in the Beatles due to the iconic photo of the Zebra crossing hd crossed every day .. has come to LOVE them .. another generation of Beatles Fans .. that’s 3 generations of Fans . ❤
Born in 88, but I grew up listening to dad’s cassette tapes and cds. Now I know almost all their songs by heart and have even visited and walked across Abbey Road. Beatlemaniac for life!
Paul Mccartney wrote this based on his experience of being a Scout in the 1950s. He helped an older woman who lived alone and was fascinated by her stories and lived experiences. Ironically, by listening he made meaningful connection and thus helped to reduce her loneliness. An amazing link of biography to how this masterpiece was created.
@@pao6207 It's four violins (playing two parts), two violas (playing one part), and two cellos (playing one part). Basically the sound of a string quartet that's been doubled.
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@@brandonfaubert7180 We all have our own taste... But I have not met any musician who did not like the Beatles, just so good songwriting, great and deep lyrics, guys that have changed the World in so many ways to the better
It's hard to place such a masterpiece in the category of "Rock".. it is just not that simple. This is in the grand scale of a symphony, a cantata, a quartet, a classic,.. this composition grabs you right from the introduction and through the chorus and leaves you wanting more. It's Beatles, of course.
Listen to king crimson, queen, led zeppelin, aero smith, pink Floyd, moody blues, genesis, yes, they all got good deep abstract meaning, very heavy meanings, some better than beetles like king crimson is my favourite and led zeppelin. If you’re also into more hard rock/heavy metal, cream, black sabbath, dio is also good I’d say.
This song is a great example of why people will still love the Beatles in a century. They sing about the human experience in all of its forms. Love, hate, happy, sad, loneliness, past loves and memories, future hopes and dreams, love above all though. The Beatles sang about it all.
''Wearing a face that she keeps in the jar by the door, who is it for?'' What a beautiful line. How does somebody come up with something like that? Paul McCartney is a true genius.
It’s a beautiful way to describe how depressed people feel when being with other people. I’ve been stumped on how to describe it but that perfectly captures it.
@@brownie315 I’m not too good at lyrical analysis, but I think it means that the “face” (expression or demeanor) Eleanor shows to others is a mask she puts on to hide her sadness and pain. Like if someone were to knock on her door, right before opening the door she would take a moment to compose herself and put on a happy face to show the other person, and as soon as the interaction is over, that fake happiness gets put back away. The “who is it for?” line isn’t too clear to me though, but again, I’m not good at this stuff.
@@lenaboyer6981 Absolutely right. I think ''who is it for'' just was a phrase to be needed to rhyme on ''door''. But you missed one thing about the line which makes it so impressive. Face in a jar by the door? It's always there by the door, in the jar. I mean, who on Earth thinks of a face in a jar? That's what makes it so genius, because ''face in the jar by the door'' is something someone may never had said before this song.
Lyrics: Ah, look at all the lonely people Ah, look at all the lonely people Eleanor Rigby Picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been Lives in a dream Waits at the window Wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door Who is it for? All the lonely people Where do they all come from? All the lonely people Where do they all belong? Father McKenzie Writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear No one comes near Look at him working Darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there What does he care? All the lonely people Where do they all come from? All the lonely people Where do they all belong? Ah, look at all the lonely people Ah, look at all the lonely people Eleanor Rigby Died in the church and was buried along with her name Nobody came Father McKenzie Wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave No one was saved All the lonely people (ah, look at all the lonely people) Where do they all come from? All the lonely people (ah, look at all the lonely people) Where do they all belong? Give me a like please
One of their very best. One of my very favorites. Great lyrics "wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door..." "no one was saved..." McCartney at his best.
So incredible is this song...blending elements of classic music, haunting lyrics, Sir George's arrangements and Paul' singing...this is why the Beatles were so good...each member had iconic songs.
Yes ... Paul had Eleanor Rigby, Yesterday, Let It Be and Hey Jude. Another profound song by Paul, one many people probably have never heard, was For No One. a John wrote Nowhere Man, In My Life, Strawberry Fields, A Day in the Life, I Am the Walrus, Come Together...and I probably could come up with many more.
One of THE greatest Beatle songs ever... an amazing, thoroughly moving, atmospheric composition. The wonderful animation sequence from Yellow Submarine is also superb, and way ahead of its time.
yeah too bad the scene in yellow submarine kind of makes it hard to hear it without the trippy images of Britain in the 60s flashing into the mind's eye.
I cant tell if this song gives me fear, hope, happiness, loneliness or sadness. such an amazing masterpiece with a feeling that cant be expressed EDIT!! i love seeing these positive comments please share positivity in this world!!
It is a sad song about depression. Trust me. I know depression. I have had multiple major depression episodes. Having one right now. Been about 6 months now...this too will pass. What a different type of song compared to their early hits.
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Listening to Beatles music makes me a special kind of sad. A kind of melancholy only explained in music like theirs - a feeling I can only feel because it lives on in their music. Whether they liked drugs or not, this music speaks in a language everyone can hear, but no one can speak.
Without George Martin they would never have got to the top. The arrangement of the orchestra on this song is just incredible. So powerful. He certainly was the 5th beatle.
I first remember hearing this on the radio when I was a child and it had a profound effect on me. A song about loneliness? I was staggered. It still has that same effect on me now. 😢
I remember listening to this song in my father’s car when I was younger. Once, we were traveling to southern Brazil. The Beatles CD on repeat on the car’s radio. It was winter, and although there was no snow, the gray sky and cool breeze gave the whole scenery a sad vibe. It didn’t saddened me though, after all, I was just a kid: I didnt even know what the internet was, and my biggest concern was probably not getting lost from my parents as we walked through the streets. We still have the pictures. I looked like such a happy kid… I wish I had never left this moment… I wish I never had to worry ever again… I miss those car hides… I miss my childhood…
I’d just like to point out that this song was written by the same man who wrote “Yesterday” and “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” Paul McCartney, you are the strangest genius I’ve ever encountered
Was the B-side to Yellow Submarine, arguably one of their happiest jaunty songs, reverse side of the disc was the polar opposite of that song. This is still my favourite Beatles song since I heard it as a kid.
@@MacenW not really. Twist and shout was a cover version, and the melody was simple rhythm n blues. I wanna hold your hand was original and brilliant melodically.
They were working with real music experts behind the scenes associated with the Tavistock Institute. Most of the songs were written for them as well as the musical scores. They were an artificial construct of a band like The Monkees.
It's the cello. The full haunting sound that reaches inside you. I heard a cellist in church play once and I wept. That haunting full enthralling sound. It pulls at your soul.
I feel you dog, I feel you
Listen to the swan - saint saens if you want a truly beautiful cello peice
This song has a bit of violin in it. I play beginners violin. Want to improve more. Very string oriented. Cello and viola and a bit on the violin.
What is it? I do not understand 😅. Can you explain
no its the part were john cartney goes AYYEEE ELOOKIT ALL THE LONELY PEEEEEPLE
This song scared the living daylights out of me as a kid. The line about Father McKenzie wiping the dirt from his hands as he walked from the grave made me think he was a monster/zombie "as he walks from the grave". After all "no one was saved" made me think they all had died. This and Hotel California were very frightening. Glad to see that the fear has turned into absolute love!
Who’s to say they didn’t all die and that they aren’t all zombies? No joke, I thought this too when I was younger. And because I was such a weird kid, that added a whole other layer to the foreboding, creepy nature of this song. And it made me love it more. Now that I’m older and know that their weren’t any zombies, I still like it. But I enjoy entertaining the idea that zombies could still be involved somehow.
@@wolfkit2826 In my 32 years on this planet, I haven't met anyone who's thought the same until now! My mom would play this album a lot so as a kid, this track was scary and sad sounding. There had to have been a commercial or show that mentioned walking from the grave as a zombie/dead thing so my kid mind heard that and went "ZOMBIE!". And like you said, I still entertain the thought of zombies to this day! The song just has this overcast nature to it so zombies just fit the bill! It was also one of the first songs that I heard to mention death so nonchalant with Eleanor's passing. Overall freaky to a kid! Overall, still ranks very high in my Beatles love. To conclude, music really is something that we as the listener take in different forms. Some of hear zombies, others something entirely different! The power of music!
@JORDAN SMITH hopefully not! But with the off chance that she might, it'll only make her love the song so much better when she gets older. The songs that typically scared us as kids make us laugh at the thought of it being scary to us now! But no matter what, you're doing her a great favor by playing older music for her!
This song didnt scare me but Hotel California and Iron Man did. Think of a metal monster war machine sulking in his solidarity until it turns on you and kills all of us? yikes!
@@timcollum5015 That's one of the best things about music! The images and things we thought of when hearing these for the first time make for better videos/meanings than the official ones. Hotel California made me think that man was trapped in a castle with hooded figures waking him up, a beast that couldn't be killed, and a robot that wouldn't let him out. The guitar solo just made me think of the man running down these long hallways with no doors, just a left or a right turn! Iron Man for real has that impending doom sound!
The sharp stabs of the violin - a million times perfect.
2 violins, 2 violas, and 1 cello.
@rosanafarias5656 Indeed, Rosa..
I’m 25 years old. Feel like my world is falling apart, listening to this song for the first time. I cried. Ironically, I feel not so alone anymore.
I’m 25 as well but I’ve listened to this song since I was 5 and it definitely hits different at a quarter century
I was that way but after living voluntarily in a very poor country I suddenly realized that it is really perspective and the desire to use my best skills/assets and create a plan on how to transform myself and share with those who have really alot less hopes and fortunes than me. You will rise and thrive in 2025
I was a teenager when I first heard this song .. I'm now almost 70 years old , lonely and knowing I will be buried along with my name and no one came .. how ironic , this song predicted my future
And the futuro of all os
I will come to your funeral if you promise to come to mine as well.
I’ll come to your funeral man I won’t let you be forgotten
In reality we all "die alone" and then emerge into a wonderful togetherness. You're in my thoughts FreedomFighter 2017.
man youre never alone, god is with us all. it's why this song is so beautiful, :"where do we all belong"? there is a place where we all belong. there's an answer to that question. blessings and have a good day!
Paul McCartney always found the right way for singing every song he made. This one, Yesterday, The fool on the hill, Hey Jude... are sung with the exact amount of simplicity and sadness required to not sounding corny, pretentious or banal. Just perfect.
And the lyrics are brutally inspired and painful
Well said
Very well said!
damn...
Exactly. That's why he's my favourite Beatle
HELTAHH SKELTAHHH
love or hate the beatles you can’t deny this song is pure art.
yes u r right
I used to hate them, I had thought they were boring to death, maybe intentionally boring, until I first heard and saw this song.
How can anyone hate the Beatles tho fr
@@Epsa_ hello
love or hate the beatles, you can’t deny this is a song
I think it's amazing how Paul McCartney, who is such an optimistic person, came up with this so sad (but so beautiful) song. Truly a genius
Faul an optimist?
She's Leaving Home
It's Just Another Day
Yesterday too
This song makes me feel something that I can’t express with words
Bro same.
I cant explain it
SAME
it makes you rethink everything and puts you out of mind and you feel like you dont exist. I think the melodys take part in it. It feels like an out of body experience
Yeah pretty much
0:49 I like how the clock ticks to the beat
Nice catch
u must be on acid. lol
kidding
Ahead of their time
A lot of the stuff goes to the beats, the cats being petted the eating people the watch
I hadn't noticed that. How cool.
This song truly captures not just loneliness, but all the emotions that come with it
I once read that Eleanor was a WWI widow. Sad.
Das ist seit 1974 mein ultimatives Lieblingslied von den Beatles.
Neben Nowhere man das beste Stück der Beatles.
Ich hab Eleanor Rigby gekannt. Sie starb 1976.
I heard Eleanor Rigby was made up 😂a character of sorts,but who knows
You got it spot-on. It's like Paul is looking through everyone's soul. A masterpiece.❤
@@isabelladestegonzaga5529ela não existia por esse nome, era apenas uma senhora solitário que Paul conheceu na infância e ajudava.
It's a song about a lonely woman who spends her life waiting for companionship, doesn't find it and dies with no-one to mourn her. Everyone is alone, for a short time or a lifetime, and that is just how life is.
Learn to enjoy your own company...
@@bpd9660that seems like a bad piece of advice for someone suffering from loneliness. Almost as bad as victim blaming.
You are never alone. Ever he is there always within and without you.
I'm alone too. I try to play music in the park when the weather is nice.
I love this song sometimes I can relate to the song what's going on in my life one of the worst things I never wanted to happen was to die alone while living in a senior home I think too many people go this way one of my favorite songs
Lyrics: (it’s for me, but if helps someone else here is:)
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Eleanor Rigby
Picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been
Lives in a dream
Waits at the window
Wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door
Who is it for?
All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?
Father McKenzie
Writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear
No one comes near
Look at him working
Darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there
What does he care?
All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Eleanor Rigby
Died in the church and was buried along with her name
Nobody came
Father McKenzie
Wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave
No one was saved
All the lonely people (ah, look at all the lonely people)
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people (ah, look at all the lonely people)
Where do they all belong?
Thank you dear stranger
Ah yes thank you oh so kind stranger 😌
Thank you! Maybe their saddest song
Yeah! It’s my favorite song, thanks strangers ;) have a nice day
Love it ! Thanks
This song makes me feel something I can’t describe..
It’s like creepy but you still like it
@@alto787 yes
Dude yes I feel the same…
@@taylorunruh want some more of songs
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@@alto787 yes Yes YES!!!
Yesterday may be his signature song but this is Paul’s finest ever song.
Storm Hawk I think it’s top 3. I think his best song is The Long And Winding Road.
Tenés razón
Billy T
No The Long And Winding Road is McCartney but Georges finest has to be Something
Let it be???
Billy T Where did you hear that!? The Long and Winding Road is entirely McCartney, no one else.
The Beatles are the best band of all time not only because they were simply awesome. They were the first to have the courage to tell the world that people can be lonely. That life is not as joyful as in ''She Loves You'' or ''I Want to Hold Your Hand''. That there are millions of people like Eleanor Rigby. Kudos to them for that.
Yes, they have interpreted human complexity.
fun fact: "Father McKenzie" was originally "Father McCartney" but then Paul didn't want to be singing about his dad
Any reason why?
@Good Guitarist; I did not know that "Father McKenzie" was originally "Father McCartney" but then Paul didn't want to be singing about his dad. No sad song is better that Eleanor rigby; Paul Mc Cateney is a genius; when I think he wrote this song at only 24 years old; at only 24 years old. How can you be so mature at this age of 24?
Wow, the things people know!😂
Good Guitarist thank god Father McCartney sounds weird
@@gilbertikorong2636 Just sucks he died so young :'(
This song went against pop music conventions lyrically and musically. That’s why Paul is a genius. He wasn’t afraid to sing about depression and the neglected concerns of the elderly. He also wasn’t afraid to have all strings even though they were a rock band
The cello deep down in the bass adds a huge amount of depth to the song, honestly I'm here like solely for these strings. An amazing choice on his part.
SAD SONG INDEED
Yes...paul was and is still brave in his music. He is an artist and he doesnt care if people would love his music or not. I dig his style though
George Martin was a genius
George Martin was responsible for much of the orchestra
My dad loved this song, beatles in general, but this song. There are only a few things in life that give me vivid memories of him, this song is one of them. He would sing it, and listen to it... dang. I miss him
The Definition of Geek is so sorry for your loss
+The Definition of Geek
The Song actually made me cry because of a relative who I was close to loved the Beatles Passed away when I was young. I see why you miss your father and I am sorry for your loss.
you too, and thank you.
The Definition of Geek
You are welcome
The Definition of Geek my grandad use to listen to this song all the time ☺️☺️ he inspired me to join the army just like him (he was a medic in Iraq) and every time I hear this song I just can't stop crying. Just remembering his face on my fall out parade made me the happiest human being alive.
Honestly, I’ve heard this song all my life, it’s been with me throughout my life, in the background but ever present. I never gave it a thought, but it’s genius! The lyrics are genius, the pacing is genius, the violin pacing out that steady rhythm - a composition like this today would get no attention, but its simplicity is just perfection.
I’ve really taken the Beatles for granted.
This song seems so sad, yet it's so beautiful. Something I can't describe in words. The animation is such a good compliment to it.
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It's a tragic song, especially so because it is true! There are many millions of lonely people on this planet. The lyrics to ER are mature, insightful, and philosophical.
This animation just fits so incredibly well for this song for some reason. It wasn't even rereleased on Yellow Submarine's soundtrack release yet it fits so well.
All of these people who have the song's exact story happening to them.
Now when it was released, probably couldn't say that because most of the people were still alive but it's safe to say now they're gone.
the animation is ripped from the yellow submarine movie, if you like it consider watching the movie its pretty alright
It's a sad song for sure lol
"Eleanor Rigby died in the church and was buried along with her name." One of the most famous and hauntingly poignant lines in all of rock history.
Robert Davis Nobody Came
Wicked sad and tragic statement, why does this get into your gut? But, if you think about it, its not as sad as it feels, She may feel lucky she dies doing what she loves, lived an amazing and long life, out living everyone she knew, including her husband - could this be what everyone wants? hmmmmmmmm
@@ChristyAlferes god good you are arrogant
but well, didn't this song make her immortal?
Christy Alferes Not quite as amazing of a life as you might think it was. She was extremely lonely because her husband was killed in the war, WWII.
The song combined with the animation just makes this perfect. It’s why this is one of my favorite Beatles songs.
100%. I mean, it’s already a perfect song on its own but watching it with the animation really adds something to it.
A great song, and group
Same here. It's absolute art, and so is the entire film.
Paul was 24 when he wrote this. It was recorded on my birthday in 1966. How the hell does a 24 year old have this depth? Amazing then, amazing now and amazing eternally.
'cause his mother died when he was young
Exactly.
And he wrote Yesterday when he was only 22 four days before he turned 23 just wow
"Eleanor Rigby wears a face that she keeps in a jar by the door". This line sums up lonely people who don't want to let on that they're lonely perfectly.
Yes! That line always gets me. I think it could also mean depression. Depressed ppl wear a mask to hide what's really going on inside. It makes me think of cases of suicide where family and friends never knew the victim was depressed because they were always upbeat or smiling around them
@@mysticdiamond8944 dream
One of Paul’s best lyrics. Proved he wasn’t just a tunesmith
Woah nice catch. I always thought this line was just a reference for a not-so-young lady waiting for a special person that maybe doesnt even exist
@@Mipetz38 Well, that could be part of it, too. "Who is it for?" It ties in with loneliness. It never really says how old Eleanor Rigby is supposed to be.
I know my comment with most likely be lost in all the other comments, this song is so important to me because my dad would play this song to me almost every night when I was little, it’s been a little over 2 years since he passed and this song brings back memories
This is adorable, glad I found it! Best wishes ❤
🙏🙏blessings my dear
requiescat in pace
Not lost...🙏☮🌞💜😎
Sure
It's 2521 and people will still be in awe of this song, and this group.
There's Beatle music and everything else.
We are in 2356, buddy. Don't get ahead of yourself.
So there's this science fiction novel called 'Ringworld' by Larry Niven. It takes place in the far-far future, where humanity has colonized a dozen or so planets outside of our own Solar System, and met multiple alien races. Flying cars and everything!
In that novel, there are a group of explorers (a human and two freaky aliens) who explore a massive and scary artifact called the Ringworld (Bungee stole the concept of it for Halo). At one point of the story one of the aliens (a puppeteer, who has two throats and can harmonize with itself) starts whistling while it is thinking.
Le actual quote: "And the puppeteer went off into Beethoven, or the Beatles, or something classical-sounding."
@vestavindfunny!
@@pssthpok"ringworm" would've been most funny.
@@pssthpoknot many people know you're lingo. All good though!!!
It's the new years eve, I am here listening this masterpiece, waiting for the new year.
Happy new year to a healthy and prosperous 2025!
Same here! Happy New 2025!
"... no one was saved. "
Geez, the painful chill that gives you. He paints such a picture.
that was probably John's line. He did contribute significantly to the lyrics.
@@PreacherAtArrakeen
Errr... According to many. John contributed almost nil to this song.
Ringo contributed the line of _"writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear"_ and suggested making "Father McCartney" _darn his socks._
Shotton contributed to the idea that the 2 character met up at the end but it's too late to end the song.
John is great and awesome...
But please don't give him credit to something he didn't do...
@@dalfifran7572 Ringo came up with that line? I think that's one of the most powerful ones in the song!
@@PreacherAtArrakeen John contributed “absolutely nil” according to his friend Pete Shotton. Paul is capable of writing good lyrics as well
There is nothing to save
I don't think I've ever sung along to this song once. This is the type of song that you sit around and lament about.
That chorus is so catchy, tho. How can you not sing THAT part at least? :O
Not while it's playing
I always sing along to songs but to this I just motion the violin parts because I'm a violinist and it's just such a fun part to play.
kit kat ikr!
I just found out the strings in this were inspired by the Psycho soundtrack.
www.contactmusic.net/beatles/news/the-beatles-eleanor-rigby-inspired-by-psycho-soundtrack_5481104
The animators were so ahead of their time
This style is still very relevant
the visuals are recent; they weren’t produced at the time of the song’s release.
@@liammcqueeney8768 didn't the film The Yellow Submarine come out in 1968?
@@MickeyValenz Yeah this was released around 1968
looks like South park
What kind of art style is this
良い曲は永遠に残ります😢ビートルズイズ、グレイト🎉
初めてビートルズの曲聴いたのがこの曲でした。
I wasnt even alive when the beatles were around but this gives me goosebumps. Talent is timeless
WoW, too Kool !!
My Grandkids love them also..
I know right
same
Kyle M. I agree
This is isn't music. This is art.
But.... Music is art though
Art music
the whole revolver album is art
Music is already classified as an art....
Music *is* art
there's something sacred and eternal about this song. that's what I call real art
About the movie aswell
It's why people still look at Picasso and Rembrandt. It still fascinates us.
I was not a huge Beatles fan, but several songs did hit the spot...For me, this is the best one.
I first heard this song at 15 and it haunted me. I listened many times and cried. It felt prophetic, like this was my future. Turns out my mother's death and funeral was eerily similar. At mass, the priest didn't even get her name right and rushed thru the ceremony. I stood alone at her grave and watched them lower her. It was cold, dark, and raining that day. (personally, I think Paul McCartney just had a sense about the human experience and took note of everything he saw around him...plus he had a gift for writing lyrics and music that brought existential life to us)
You sound mad goofy bro. Stop overreacting.
So sorry about your mom I can smpathise my mom Joyce Parsons passed away 2020,was82, and my brother Barry in 2019, was63 my dad John Parsons in 2002,my sister in 2017.theres me and my brother Johnny left I'm 56 hes 51
@@lisaparsons4124 Thank you. My sympathies to you as well. ♥
You're lucky. The earliest I remember hearing this song was when I was three, and I had heard it before then.
@@azh698 For me, it was long after the Beatles broke up. I had an English teacher (ex-hippie) who had us read the lyrics for poetry class and then she brought in the record for us to listen to.
"". . . .wiping the dirt from his hands, as he walks from her grave, no-one was saved. . . ." Just brilliant, deep, dark, and uplifting lyrics , all in 2 minutes 11 seconds. Faultless, flawless, fantasticly great writing.
YES!!
The almost creepy or storytelling way of singing, the masterful, chilling and shrieking violins, the beautiful lyrics, the insane melody. The perfect song. Remember, once this was just in one man's mind. Paul McCartney is a genius.
I like John better, but there’s no doubt that Paul was a masterful musician. He had a lot of bad songs too though, where the lyrics were just incredibly cheesy. I’m not a big fan of John’s anti-God stances though but I think they were all decent, good people, just misled in some ways.
@@musicblogger87 what bad songs did have Paul have? wild honey pie, honey pie, taste of honey, lovely rita, all together now...thats all I think is bad songwriting from him. I think he's the Mozart of the 20th century. Songs like Eleanor Rigby, Here, There and Everywhere, Things We Said Today, And I Love Her, For No One, Penny Lane and the Abbey Road Medley are masterpieces!
@@musicblogger87 I like Paul better; John - as a person - was flawed in many ways. Mike: listen to Paul's "Fixing a hole" - genius.
The Fab-4 Plus Sir George Martin = PERFECTION!!
the weird thing about this song is that it is only 2:05 minutes long but it feels like an eternity
we all belong with Jesus Christ, repent, He's coming very soon.
Weird isn't it
really? cuz i thought it was extremely short
It's an eternity that I wish was longer
I agree, but in the best way possible
So true
1962: She Loves You Yeah Yeah Yeah
1966: A Song About Dying And Being Forgotten
Shows how much they evolved both as musicians and people.
Bob Dylan's influence
Woahh
Class A drugs change you. It's fantastic.
Pressure causes things to crumble... same goes for humans
Absolutely timeless song. Thanks, Dad, for introducing me to the Beatles.
I love how they strictly used string instruments for this song. It’s so appropriate and moving. Just beautiful.
The strings are just sublime.
Yes i agree awesome group and song
you really nailed it there
Strings arrangement was done by George Martin.
@@hogopogo7616
A genius in his own right.
"waits at the window, wearing a face that she keeps in a jar by the door" is probably my favorite lyric of all time.
my favourite line - it’s so meaningful.
"It's getting hard to be someone but it all works out" is my favorite lyric of all time
@@aj-pb2qv Yes! Also one of my favorites :)
It's amazing imagery - and to think he was referring to Nivea (which has been my favourite cosmetic cream since the group were still together) is the cherry on the top for me!
"Who is it for?"
This song single-handedly introduced me to the Beatles. I will forever be grateful
This and Let it Be were my first Beatles songs
As my age comes nearer to the point that my life will end this song really hits home for me. My parents are long gone, my siblings have passed in the last few years, and I know that my time is short here on this earth. I haven't made a lot of friends and was never more aware of that until I married my spouse. If the church, we were married in had been a boat it would have capsized as the family on my spouses, side was more heavily weighted than that on mine. It would be an exaggeration to say that my friends and family took up 2 pews in the church where we were married.
I guess you could say I'm a real-life Eleanor Rigby. When I pass, I don't expect anyone will show up for the funeral, so I've given my remaining family explicit instructions that no funeral be held. Just put me in the ground and pray over my body that the good Lord takes me because I have nothing else to give or no one who cares.
This actually made me sad. I hope you have a Wonderful day.
Your words made a 42 year old man cry..i was thinking earlier this evening abt my life..memories..the past..my late mother who was my bestfriend..my ex wife who was my sweetheart long gone..alot of so called friends who just vanished..and 5 year old son that i barely see..and distant sibling.Its just so harsh and crazy how life shows u its ugly face!!
@@ahmedshinko5142 I know exactly what you mean. I have two grown children. One calls me everyday but is caught up in their own married life which I understand and fully support. The other is a total drama queen! I never hear from this one unless they need something or just want to tell me how impossible their situation is (which usually involves an immediate need for finances ). This one is never honest with me and makes up incredible stories as to why it is so detrimental that they need money in excess of thousands of dollars immediately or their world will crumble. My spouse and I never go anywhere or spend beyond our means as we are both retired and living off our pension yet this one child thinks we have money to throw at any problem they happen to get themselves into. This same child went for two years without speaking to us because we wouldn't give them our car when a tornado took out the vehicle they had as if their insurance would not replace the car that was destroyed. This specific child would not be happy until they see us (my spouse and myself) in a home or dead so they could get their hands on everything we've worked hard for all our lives. This one will be surprised to find that they are written out of everything in our will.
@@keairabachtell8985 Thank you for your well wishes.
I don't know if it's any consolation from a stranger on the web, but I hope you can feel better.
This song is so upbeat and whimsical yet so sad at the time imo
That’s called irony.
I don’t see how it’s whimsical but okay
@@theatticaddict what does whimsical mean
@@coffeebuggo i wouldn’t call it irony, it’s really just that songs could be sad and have any kind of tempo or rhythm to them, really nothing related to irony at all
Maxwell's Silver Hammer sounds upbeat also... An upbeat serial killer!
For me this song is like a perfect short story. The lyrics tell the story, the instruments tell the story, and when those last five notes play, you’re left reeling, wondering what you just experienced.
1:48 the combination of the main hook and chorus here is just beautiful.
The message of this song is sad yet iconic and meaningful. Imagine dying without someone remembering you. Poor Eleanor.💔
@EMD-8 them sayjng keeping her face in a jar by the door.Mean hers makeup
@@thatyellowstang8821 Ohhhhh I guess that makes sense. Never thought of it that way...
@EMD-E8 Honest to gods, I've always had this disturbing ultra Gothic Surrealist image in my mind of Eleanor _literally_ keeping her face in a jar of formaldehyde, near the door, in case somebody comes to visit. But nobody ever does... So inside her quarters, at the old church, she sits in an ageing rocking chair, rocking back and forth, without even a face... just, waiting. Like a Japanese Nopperabō creature. 😱
yokai.com/nopperabou/
Eleanor Rigby is a fictional character but this song is based off of paul when he was a child meeting old women who were lonely. also a fun fact eleanor rigby is an actual person BUT this song has no relation to that person, also they are dead.
Honestly I wouldn’t care. Remember me if you want to hell, in the end it doesn’t matter because you’re already dead anyways
It never gets old😊
1:31 Eleanor Rigby: literally dies
1:39 George Martin: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻
Nah, that wasn't funny
That’s pretty funny
Defently not a Weeb nope
@@AngelSutcliff you don't have to, it was just my opinion. I mean I can post my criticism here right? Otherwise the comment section under a comment would be completely useless.
@@AngelSutcliff a lot of people are saying that and tbh. no one does that. If something bothers you or you don't like it you just have to say something, some people are like that, including me and you. You're literally doing the same thing what I'm doing lol
Have you ever heard of a song *so* sad and melancholic that it starts to become scary? Yes, this song.
Try pink Floyd's goodbye blue sky
Is There Anybody Out There, always from the Wall
the whole the wall album by pink floyd!
Melancholic: try the furniture „I miss you“ also on youtube
nowhere man
no wonder Lennon and McCartney complemented each other so well: Lennon has the cynical sarcasm and the occasional vindictive bitterness as well as satirical bite; McCartney brought a sweetness and nostalgia, but also a deep well of sadness at lives blunted, wasted.....a very powerful combination of different ways of looking at the world.....
Yup perfectly spoken
Great comment 👍
@Michael Lynn John and George provided some harmonies and everyone in the group came up with lyrics
Is this a quote from the 6 episode interview of Paul McCartney 123 or am I insane
@@mokrodog George came up with the line "Ah, look at all the lonely people" and Ringo came up with the darning his socks line. Paul wrote everything else. According to Pete Shotton who was John's friend that was there at the session, John contributed "absolutely nil."
It's strange, I am objectively not lonely. I live with my sister, father, and step-mother, and we all love each other dearly, and yet I still feel a painful loneliness that eats away at me with every passing day. It feels like they only love me because we're family, not because they actually like who I am (hell, knowing my father he'd probably hate me if I was anything other than his son). Every day I wait for someone to pick me, to willingly enter my life by their own volition. Every day I take a happy face from my Jar and put it on before leaving the house, and as the youngest member of our family, I'll likely outlive all of them, meaning I'll be buried along with my name and nobody will come to my funeral. Despite being a 18 year old boy as opposed to an old lady, I feel exactly like Eleanor Rigby. The relatability of this song makes me feel a certain way, but I'm not sure if that feeling is comfort or despair. Sorry for the depressing tangent.
I had a teacher in high school my senior year who was the study hall monitor, but he was going to be a history teacher the next year. Really cool guy, extremely nice and always talking to the students lined up waiting for a pass to the library. I overheard him once say that this song, despite being not as popular, was his favorite song. He died in a motorcycle accident the last week of school coming out of the parking lot, not seeing a car coming at the light. I know that I didn't know him that well, but it's very surreal to meet somebody's wife and parents at their funeral, and I couldn't help but cry. I know he would've made a fantastic history teacher, just sad that his life was cut so short. I always think of him when I hear this song.
sebquinn37 It makes me think of my grandpa, I was listening to this when my mom came in crying, and said “Grandad Gene is dead.” 😿
Matilda Goransson im sorry
sebquinn37 what year?
That's really sad. I want to become a history teacher and think it would be fun, Anyway, thank you for telling his story.
aww I am so sorry for your loss! It is sad to see someone leave, who's time doesn't seem to be up, and did little things that brightened our lives!
One of the saddest songs of all time...
Yet, beautiful.
I like how it has a story...unlike new music...omg i am a old soul...
+Hannah Porter
Surprised to see you here.
+The Paperwaits yep my friends that haven't ever heard any of the songs back in the 90s 80s and 70s call that work song by Rihanna a story in a song and I'm like are you on crack now a days all music is shit doesn't tell a story or makes no sense and gets famous what has our world come to
this is one of my favorite songs
Every day I listen to The Beatles.
Every day they make me happy.
Every day I learn something new.
😉
I might have to give this a shot
everyday i listen to yesterday
I haven't listened to them for awhile, but I'll say this is one of the best songs ever written... handsdown.
Every day they make you happy... even when they sing about how lonely some people are.
One of Paul’s masterpieces. There are many. Love from. Lesley Spratt
This song is a masterpiece, the Beatles never disappoint
Yup
The best band of All time
If you are interested, Cody Fry has done a more orchestrated rearrangement of this ballad, I found it extremely impacting and actually loved it more than the original (which I had no idea was possible!!), Cody's version is quite cinematic and chilling so that could be why. I love them both, though. They both have different strong points. Just thought I'd share another treasure. :)
Lennon's drop off was
Number 9
Discovered this gem a few weeks ago from my dad's vinyl collection. I just sat there for two minutes, just amazed at what I heard.
Pingu Penguin. These kind of discoveries are what it's all about.
Pingu Penguin ahem. *record collection
Yeah, I discovered it about two months ago and it was really awesome, this song is adictive
The Beatles were god-like. No joke. Just a whole other level.
This has to be one of the most darkest and depressing songs I've heard
But beautiful at the same time.
i think either 'yer blues' or 'maxwell's silver hammer' deserves the title of the darkest beatles song
On poor old Father McKenzie's "No one was saved" I literally shed a tear. Damn 😢 Guess I connected to him on "writing the words to a sermon that no one will hear."
*laugh in Maxwell’s silver hammer*
@@fel24thecat Well, Maxwell's Silver Hammer is more-so dark than anything. Not really depressing/sad, it's just...really screwed-up lmao
One of the greatest beatles hits
Two minutes of musical perfection
Craig Simons and eleven seconds
Craig Simons 2:11*
Of course and I wish it was longer. My favourite Beatles song.
Craig Simons same
Craig Simons this is the only Beatles song I like
“Dad why is my sister named Eleanor?”
“Because your mother loves Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles”
“Thank you dad”
“No problem You Never Give Me Your Money (Remastered 2009)”
Heiße auch so 😂
The 2019 mix is the way to go
2019 is much better
OK, not gonna lie - I laughed!!! 😹
Jojo characters be like
I think this has to be one or the best Beatles songs.
My son lived on Abbey Road and passed the studio every day .. at 23 he took an interest in the Beatles due to the iconic photo of the Zebra crossing hd crossed every day .. has come to LOVE them .. another generation of Beatles Fans .. that’s 3 generations of Fans . ❤
Beatles will never die. Like Mozart
I was born 1989, my father gave me all albums on casettes, i been obsessed ever since i was old enough to pick my nose, i still listen in 2024!
Many More Generations
Born in 88, but I grew up listening to dad’s cassette tapes and cds. Now I know almost all their songs by heart and have even visited and walked across Abbey Road. Beatlemaniac for life!
I'm shocked that it took the age of 23 for him to open his mind to the greatness of the Beatles, but, better late than never, as they say.
Lennon: I'm the *dark* Beatle
McCartney: Hold my socks.
Maxwell: *Hold my hammer*
@@newdykung6775 careful with that hammer Maxwell
@@newdykung6775 Nowhere Man: Hold my existential crisis.
@@borntogazeintonightskies Nowhere Man was one of John's.
@@commenterjosh2428 I know. I wasn't trying to do a McCartney song, just a random beatles song.
The Greatest song, of the Greatest Singer-Songwriter of all time... 🐐✨️
Paul Mccartney wrote this based on his experience of being a Scout in the 1950s. He helped an older woman who lived alone and was fascinated by her stories and lived experiences. Ironically, by listening he made meaningful connection and thus helped to reduce her loneliness. An amazing link of biography to how this masterpiece was created.
we’re playing this song for band and i’m excited
Dankeschön das intressant
I hope this is true because my son has a project to present regarding this song and am gonna tell him all this😂😂
@@violetseeiso8025 Sounds like a really interesting project. Best of luck to your son.
There were many, many WWII widows at this time.
Nobody:
The violin during this:
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
It's mostly cello...
@@pao6207 It's four violins (playing two parts), two violas (playing one part), and two cellos (playing one part). Basically the sound of a string quartet that's been doubled.
*FRIGHTFUL FACT:* George Martin's string arrangement for this song was greatly influenced by Bernard Herrmann.
Play ➡️ ruclips.net/video/fQwzJ6VvUD0/видео.html 🎻🎻🔥🔥 🚒💨
_right after_ 'Eleanor Rigby', and thank me (or curse me!) later... 🎃💀😱
* *H A P P Y H A L L O W E ' E N* * ! ! ! 👻
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Rigby
Nobody: came ...
The strings: pure fire
Not funny lol.
Probably the best song of the legendary Beatles... though any of their songs is a classic. Still touches me deep in the heart.
I totally agree. I found myself reading many of the comments, and there are actually people out there who don't the the Beatles.
The ghosts of a million lonely hearts lamenting cries fall upon me as a torrent of shattering glass and resolute they echo in the still cold air
Best song I couldn't pick
Strawberry fields I love with the rest
@@brandonfaubert7180 We all have our own taste... But I have not met any musician who did not like the Beatles, just so good songwriting, great and deep lyrics, guys that have changed the World in so many ways to the better
@@hans-wernerquast663Yup…musicians know…
Absolutely brilliant!!!
It's hard to place such a masterpiece in the category of "Rock".. it is just not that simple. This is in the grand scale of a symphony, a cantata, a quartet, a classic,.. this composition grabs you right from the introduction and through the chorus and leaves you wanting more. It's Beatles, of course.
How does this not have more likes
Nah thats rock at its finest
This is the complete opposite of rock
Listen to king crimson, queen, led zeppelin, aero smith, pink Floyd, moody blues, genesis, yes, they all got good deep abstract meaning, very heavy meanings, some better than beetles like king crimson is my favourite and led zeppelin. If you’re also into more hard rock/heavy metal, cream, black sabbath, dio is also good I’d say.
This song is a great example of why people will still love the Beatles in a century. They sing about the human experience in all of its forms.
Love, hate, happy, sad, loneliness, past loves and memories, future hopes and dreams, love above all though.
The Beatles sang about it all.
''Wearing a face that she keeps in the jar by the door, who is it for?'' What a beautiful line. How does somebody come up with something like that? Paul McCartney is a true genius.
It’s a beautiful way to describe how depressed people feel when being with other people. I’ve been stumped on how to describe it but that perfectly captures it.
I don't actually get the meaning. Care to explain?
@@brownie315 I’m not too good at lyrical analysis, but I think it means that the “face” (expression or demeanor) Eleanor shows to others is a mask she puts on to hide her sadness and pain. Like if someone were to knock on her door, right before opening the door she would take a moment to compose herself and put on a happy face to show the other person, and as soon as the interaction is over, that fake happiness gets put back away.
The “who is it for?” line isn’t too clear to me though, but again, I’m not good at this stuff.
@@lenaboyer6981 ohhh gotcha bruv.
@@lenaboyer6981 Absolutely right. I think ''who is it for'' just was a phrase to be needed to rhyme on ''door''. But you missed one thing about the line which makes it so impressive. Face in a jar by the door? It's always there by the door, in the jar. I mean, who on Earth thinks of a face in a jar? That's what makes it so genius, because ''face in the jar by the door'' is something someone may never had said before this song.
So sad and so true. Beautiful arrangement. Perfect song.
Its crazy how many people come back to this everyday... this song is masterpiece!
Every day I shall listen to it once at least
Yeah
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Dude which Beatles song isn't?
Masterpiece is probably selling this song a little short. I don't even know what you'd describe it, but it gives me chills almost everytime.
Lyrics:
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Eleanor Rigby
Picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been
Lives in a dream
Waits at the window
Wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door
Who is it for?
All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?
Father McKenzie
Writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear
No one comes near
Look at him working
Darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there
What does he care?
All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Eleanor Rigby
Died in the church and was buried along with her name
Nobody came
Father McKenzie
Wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave
No one was saved
All the lonely people (ah, look at all the lonely people)
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people (ah, look at all the lonely people)
Where do they all belong?
Give me a like please
epic
tyyyy!!
Ty u earned a sub x
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Awesome song and group
For those who do not yet know about the genius of the Beatles... and yes, there's so much more...😊
this is actually one of the best songs ever written, its been my favorite song since i was 8. truly a piece of art
I was about 5 or 4 when I listened to The Beatles and never went across them again, Odd isn't it?
Yes I agree a great song and group in 1966yr I was born
Hi I Recommend a Beatles influenced indie rock song called 'Looking Into The Mirror' By Robert Nix
i make a better song
@John Miller thank you ❤️❤️❤️❤️
One of their very best. One of my very favorites. Great lyrics "wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door..." "no one was saved..." McCartney at his best.
A song of deep meaning---and written and performed by guys in their 20s.
The music is great, the lyrics are great, but Paul's voice is Magnificent, I'm blown away in 2018.
This song is epic as heck tho
So incredible is this song...blending elements of classic music, haunting lyrics, Sir George's arrangements and Paul' singing...this is why the Beatles were so good...each member had iconic songs.
Yes ... Paul had Eleanor Rigby, Yesterday, Let It Be and Hey Jude. Another profound song by Paul, one many people probably have never heard, was For No One. a
John wrote Nowhere Man, In My Life, Strawberry Fields, A Day in the Life, I Am the Walrus, Come Together...and I probably could come up with many more.
One of the most beautiful songs ever written.
I can't understand how there are people who think the Beatles are overrated.
They surely only know i want to hold your hand.
and Hey Jude
And here comes the sun
They definitely aren’t thinking about this or anything from Abbey Road. (IMO I want you is their greatest song)
Lol no te puedo tomar en serio con esa foto
Don Ramón where is el Chavo?
Never been someone to sing over orchestra - and only an orchestra - this masterfully
One of THE greatest Beatle songs ever... an amazing, thoroughly moving, atmospheric composition.
The wonderful animation sequence from Yellow Submarine is also superb, and way ahead of its time.
Atmospheric composition is a perfect description. Made even more poignant by the artwork
The Beatles wrote a lot of great, great songs - but this one is undoubtedly pure Genius.
Yes I agree a awesome group and song, and it's in1966,yr I was born ☺️
yeah too bad the scene in yellow submarine kind of makes it hard to hear it without the trippy images of Britain in the 60s flashing into the mind's eye.
Paul wrote this song. He is a pure genius.
Hi I recommend a Beatles influenced indie rock song called 'Looking Into The Mirror' By Robert Nix
Most definitely even though it's one of their darker songs
I cant tell if this song gives me fear, hope, happiness, loneliness or sadness. such an amazing masterpiece with a feeling that cant be expressed
EDIT!!
i love seeing these positive comments please share positivity in this world!!
I know exactly what you mean,i grew up around a churchi,there were happy times,sad times,this tune mixes them to resemble our thoughts..
Fr
It is a sad song about depression. Trust me. I know depression. I have had multiple major depression episodes. Having one right now. Been about 6 months now...this too will pass.
What a different type of song compared to their early hits.
И у меня так же - не могу передать чувство. Это просто фантастический шедевр
@@rollothecat2010 I will pray for you to overcome your depression soon. I also suffer from depression so I understand your pain.
Eleanor Rigby😥
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Eleanor Rigby
Picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been
Lives in a dream
Waits at the window
Wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door
Who is it for?
All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?
Father McKenzie
Writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear
No one comes near
Look at him working
Darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there
What does he care?
All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?
All the lonely people (All the lonely people)
All the lonely people (All the lonely people)
All the lonely people (All the lonely people)
Eleanor Rigby died in the church and was buried along with her name
Nobody came
Father McKenzie
Wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave
No one was saved
All the lonely people all the lonely people
(Ah, look at all the lonely people)
(Ah, look at all the lonely people)
(Ah, look at all the lonely people)
(Ah, look at all the lonely people)
(Ah, look at all the lonely people)
(Ah, look at all the lonely people)
(Ah, look at all the lonely people)
(Ah, look at all the lonely people)
Listening to Beatles music makes me a special kind of sad. A kind of melancholy only explained in music like theirs - a feeling I can only feel because it lives on in their music.
Whether they liked drugs or not, this music speaks in a language everyone can hear, but no one can speak.
Author Markhood wait people actually gave a shit if they did drugs???????
That was *sniff* beautiful
Such a hauntingly, sad yet beautiful song. It fascinates me everytime I hear it. A true Beatles classic.
Without George Martin they would never have got to the top. The arrangement of the orchestra on this song is just incredible. So powerful. He certainly was the 5th beatle.
Dick Dastardly they got to the top without him but agree he was instrumental with them truly achieving their musical potential together
I first remember hearing this on the radio when I was a child and it had a profound effect on me. A song about loneliness? I was staggered. It still has that same effect on me now. 😢
I remember listening to this song in my father’s car when I was younger.
Once, we were traveling to southern Brazil. The Beatles CD on repeat on the car’s radio. It was winter, and although there was no snow, the gray sky and cool breeze gave the whole scenery a sad vibe.
It didn’t saddened me though, after all, I was just a kid: I didnt even know what the internet was, and my biggest concern was probably not getting lost from my parents as we walked through the streets.
We still have the pictures. I looked like such a happy kid…
I wish I had never left this moment…
I wish I never had to worry ever again…
I miss those car hides…
I miss my childhood…
In the very wise words of Dr. Seuss:
“Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.” ;)
I'm literally crying over a comment.
We all miss our childhood, when we had nothing to worry about.
I’d just like to point out that this song was written by the same man who wrote “Yesterday” and “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da”
Paul McCartney, you are the strangest genius I’ve ever encountered
And 'Helter Skelter'. Never forget the Helter Skelter! 😸
Excellent comment
@@dollcefina Finally a helter skelter fan I LOVE that song!
Was the B-side to Yellow Submarine, arguably one of their happiest jaunty songs, reverse side of the disc was the polar opposite of that song. This is still my favourite Beatles song since I heard it as a kid.
he’s a chameleon. that’s why I love them. They all are, they dabble with different genres, sounds. it’s beautiful :)
Imagine a band that can go from something like 'I wanna hold your hand....' to this masterpiece....in 3 years...
if you like this you might like my brothers music. his name is Stu morris
I wanna hold your hand is melodically more sophisticated than Eleanor Rigby. Both songs are brilliant, but IWHYH is simply a genius work of art.
@@BenMcdowell-cm7mk twist and shout more so. Especially with the wooos. That was smart and simple
@@MacenW not really. Twist and shout was a cover version, and the melody was simple rhythm n blues. I wanna hold your hand was original and brilliant melodically.
They were working with real music experts behind the scenes associated with the Tavistock Institute. Most of the songs were written for them as well as the musical scores. They were an artificial construct of a band like The Monkees.
Best song of the Revolver album ngl 🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥
Fr
It’s hard to pick the best song from Revolver. They’re all too good.
You said it, John 🔥🔥🔥