Unpretentious , but a beautifully structured song that reveals itself effortlessly . I'm so glad we have this song . Perfect . Cilla's voice with Paul's guitar sounding beautiful .
Few people remember that Cilla co-starred on "The Ed Sullivan Show" with her dear friends during their huge U.S. debut. She blew the roof off! I've got it on DVD.
when you hear this you have to admit that cilla had a lovely sultry sweet and sexy voice. Boy could she sing! Bless her!! I love this song so much. I'm learning it on guitar.
@@CalJennings Give him a break Cal. 😅Not like he was performing the song for an audience, he was just showing Celia the parts. If u could be that good in just casual playing as the mood clearly suggests, then he could step it up far more , in an actual professional performance.
I couldn’t believe it when I heard. What an absolute gem & boy he is magic with that guitar. What a treasure. As an aside I had a little shot at Paul covering an old Beatles song. I received a reply a couple of weeks later from Paul , saying glad I loved the music. I was stoked couldn’t believe it . It was his account too.
Agreed. I just wish that the final recording had been kept in this key, to get the smokey beauty of Cilla’s mezzo-range. In a higher key, her voice is more strident… still beautiful, but less alluring, in my opinion. But as George Martin says at the end “it’s far too low for you”. I would disagree, wouldn’t you?
Cilla was in the right place (Liverpool) at the right time (Beatlemania) otherwise she would have sunk without a trace. Her speaking voice is enough to make my ears bleed, never mind her caterwauling when she 'sings'.
Amazing insight into a time period of the 1960s when there was creativity+beautiful people who CARED and Loved each other to make GREAT POP MUSIC🤗👏✌️🙂💚
Man, just listen to those unusual guitar chords and timing for the lyrics and how the melody changes directions so smooth;y and perfectly. McCartney had, and has, such an unusually well developed sense of melody and just think, he had no formal music training and he was only about 25 years old here.
This is just AMAZING! Thank you so much for sharing such a gem. Works so well as simply an acoustic version. Paul's guitar accompaniment is just brilliant.
Superb. Good thing this was preserved. Missing Cilla. She lived in my town. Saw her once in Silk's Restaurant in Puerto Banus in the 80s while she was waiting for her RR car.
Lived round the corner from where Cilla lived for six months 86/7. Great city. Liverpooling their talents here. Priscilla White RIP. Off to Step innside, love. Px
Cilla was such an outgoing woman. She just was Cilla whoever she was with . I tend to underestimate Brian Epstein’s role in the talent that came out of Liverpool in the mid 60’s well before my time but I know all those faces . I love the way she interacts with everybody. Her description of the recording of Alfie was just beautiful. A remarkable video very well done . Would love to know where the Audio came from. I would pay big money for a vinyl copy of a collection of stuff like this. I love George Martin at the end. What a gem.
Description is wrong this was 67 well before the White Album sessions. See : the demo version was recorded as a studio demo at Chappell Studios in London on 21 November 1967, with McCartney on guitar accompanying Black on vocals. That demo was the basis for the single, although whereas the McCartney demos were recorded in the key of D, the final arrangement of the single version was transposed up a fourth to G, to take advantage of Cilla's higher register
Not White Album sessions and not EMI Abbey Road Studios. Paul gave this song to Cilla in late 1967 and she recorded it at Chappel Studios in London. The single was released in the UK in February 1968.
As far as the producer goes , What an amazing guy he was. He had been involved with the Goon Show for many years, There seemed to be a heap of people involved with George Martin & Brian Epstein that completely set the music industry alight at that time . Cilla was so talented. I was about 8 when I convinced my folks to buy one of her records “ You’re My World”
You can learn a lot about recording singers just by listening to this. There's a lot of "flutish breathiness" (some call it "smoke" or "whisky") in Cilla's lower registers. Take the key down and she has to sing low notes for this effect to make its presence felt, take it up and it disappears and her voice becomes much cleaner and far less "jazzy" (although to be fair, there's so much character in there already with all those little nuances and ornaments she adds to the ends of notes, combined with her signature tendency to add a distinctive crescendo "push" to the volume). It turns out that (as we all learned on Ram) Paul himself was very conscious of/interested in experimenting with 'throat rasp levels' as a very rich palette from which he could draw a seemingly boundless range of (often comically extreme and exaggerated) expression. Viz Monkberry moon delight.
Monkberry moon delights vocals are so raw and powerful nothing like I heard from anyone else it must’ve taken a lot from him. 1985 one hand clapping version is also raw and powerful but crisp vocals, only Paul.
@@bigtrip6344 John's 'Twist and shout' vocals are the ones typically cited when considering the fab four's track record for doing anything 'out of character' on the vocal front. Whilst most people's go-to signature raspy vocals tended to be Louis Armstrong's, Rod Stewart's would come up next, probably followed by Slade's Noddy Holder, although the record for ultimate for grittiness undoubtedly goes to Tom Waits. Female vocalists of this type other than Cilla include Tina Turner, Elkie Books, Bonnie Tyler, Cleo Lane and Nina Simone, although with Cilla and Nina it was sometimes more of a nuance rather than being anything which dominated the character of their overall vocal performance.
She had such a distinctive voice. This is one of who quiet songs .Paul is playing he guitar , not bad for a guy who many thought was just playing chords at that time.
This song has the kind of harmonic sophistication and melody as any Burt Bacharach tune. McCartney was acutely aware what kind of song would be right for Cilla Black who was not really a rock n roll singer.
She actually did start out by singing big rock and roll songs in The Cavern Club. Bands like The Beatles , The Four Most, King Sized Taylor And The Dominoes and Rory Storm And The Hurricanes would ask Cilla onstage to join them and sing a song or two while they became her backing band. She added the ballards later on.
Let me tell you -- the demo of Paul playing acoustic guitar and Cilla singing in a lower register - if this had been the master it would have been a huge hit - unfortunately the recording was way over produced, Cilla over sang in a higher register and the arrangement was forgettable -- but the demo has a bosa nova feel and the simplicity of guitar and vocal is oh so enchanting.
Man, Apple records could have made a killing just selling recording sessions audio. This is really wonderful stuff!! On another note: can't understand how Paul didn't end up marrying someone like Cilla who was extremely gifted!! RIP, beautiful babe✨
I know this is late but I didn't mean to put Linda down. She stayed with him until her untimely death, and in the arena of rock performers, that's a gift within itself. But Linda was a good photographer and she held her own when the two of them made music. May she forever rest in peace . . .
This is so awesome. I wish I could find the video that went along with it. I saw it on the web many years ago but it has since been removed by whoever had posted it. Regardless, the audio is very special. Thanks
@@fifermcgee5971 Yes. True. If you read her book....She sounds like a beautiful accessory with not much happening upstairs. Where would she be if she had not met a Beatle?
Much more bossa nova sounding acousticly than as performed on her show. The show version chorus was belted out. I think it was an innovative thing to do that. Kinda scary actually first time I heard it. Interestingly, it resonates somewhat with Ellison's tune 'Some kind of Wonderful' by Grand Funk Railroad.
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Unpretentious , but a beautifully structured song that reveals itself effortlessly . I'm so glad we have this song . Perfect . Cilla's voice with Paul's guitar sounding beautiful .
Few people remember that Cilla co-starred on "The Ed Sullivan Show" with her dear friends during their huge U.S. debut. She blew the roof off! I've got it on DVD.
Paul with all those Bossa Nova Sharp 9 chords... Yes!! 👍👍
when you hear this you have to admit that cilla had a lovely sultry sweet and sexy voice. Boy could she sing! Bless her!! I love this song so much. I'm learning it on guitar.
Effortless beauty in her voice. And this song. So long, Cilla.
What super rhythm guitar playing by Paul. He always was so freaking good. Going about it as if so bloody easy.
Always a natural...he often doesnt get credit...
heack of a playa that beatle bill
As revolutionary as his bass playing is, he excels at the acoustic guitar.
I thought it was a little loose and floppy as if he wasn't really into it. What a shame.
@@CalJennings
Give him a break Cal. 😅Not like he was performing the song for an audience, he was just showing Celia the parts. If u could be that good in just casual playing as the mood clearly suggests, then he could step it up far more , in an actual professional performance.
Been a beatles fan since the beginning.. I played in bands for almost 30 years yet I discover this today.. January 2021.. Wonders never seize...
I couldn’t believe it when I heard. What an absolute gem & boy he is magic with that guitar. What a treasure. As an aside I had a little shot at Paul covering an old Beatles song. I received a reply a couple of weeks later from Paul , saying glad I loved the music. I was stoked couldn’t believe it . It was his account too.
Same, and wonders always seize, but they never cease 😉
Ooh, the way she drops her voice down to sing 'shoulder' at 3:20 so it sounds all warm and comforting just made my backbone go all tingly!
Agreed. I just wish that the final recording had been kept in this key, to get the smokey beauty of Cilla’s mezzo-range. In a higher key, her voice is more strident… still beautiful, but less alluring, in my opinion. But as George Martin says at the end “it’s far too low for you”. I would disagree, wouldn’t you?
Great playing and great chords from Paul. Brilliant! Cilla's voice is just beautiful!
How lucky was Cilla to have a genius song writer and producer at her disposal?
*@MARKMANIATT* How lucky were the genius song writer and producer to have Cilla at their disposal.
@ periwinkleblue2 I was just coming to say exactly the same. All lucky. Stars aligned.
I just want to know what was in the water in Liverpool back then…or maybe the air in the Cavern?
Utterly beautiful on so any levels.
Very clever key changes by Paul....effortless and seamless. Pure genius.
I think he probably borrowed them from burt
Cilla truly had a heavenly voice
What!!!
Cilla was in the right place (Liverpool) at the right time (Beatlemania) otherwise she would have sunk without a trace.
Her speaking voice is enough to make my ears bleed, never mind her caterwauling when she 'sings'.
@@TheNeicey78
So why are you here-that curious about someone that was in the right place at the right time?
Can't get enough of either voice. Naturally gifted.
Amazing insight into a time period of the 1960s when there was creativity+beautiful people who CARED and Loved each other to make GREAT POP MUSIC🤗👏✌️🙂💚
Cillas voice is perfect awwww chuckxxxx
I love Cilla ‘s singing voice. I would have loved to hear she and Gene Pitney do a duet together ❤️
Gene Pitney was great-one of my top favorite male singers of all time
Man, just listen to those unusual guitar chords and timing for the lyrics and how the melody changes directions so smooth;y and perfectly. McCartney had, and has, such an unusually well developed sense of melody and just think, he had no formal music training and he was only about 25 years old here.
Wiw this is so great to hear, cilla has such a lovely voice and such a stunning song
Beautiful underated song Always loved it
This is just AMAZING! Thank you so much for sharing such a gem. Works so well as simply an acoustic version. Paul's guitar accompaniment is just brilliant.
Just love Cilla’s giggle
I love them all, but only Paul could write this song.
Superb. Good thing this was preserved. Missing Cilla. She lived in my town. Saw her once in Silk's Restaurant in Puerto Banus in the 80s while she was waiting for her RR car.
Paul you genius xxxxxx
I love the background melody Paul adds at 4:08 - 4:10. So beautiful.
This early Paul too.I just love this. Cilla was a favourite of mine.
3:03 the difference between "Rest" and "Put".. McCartney is a poet
Lived round the corner from where Cilla lived for six months 86/7. Great city. Liverpooling their talents here. Priscilla White RIP. Off to Step innside, love. Px
Love this clean simple version 💜
Some fabulous pics here
great bossa nova rhythm.. love it!
I adore studio chatter...
Superb.Thankyou.
Absolutely beautiful
Just two genius both together Paul on guitar and Cilla on marvelous voice , great times that stay back
Thank you for such a fantastic video. X
What a great find! 💕
Cilla was such an outgoing woman. She just was Cilla whoever she was with . I tend to underestimate Brian Epstein’s role in the talent that came out of Liverpool in the mid 60’s well before my time but I know all those faces . I love the way she interacts with everybody. Her description of the recording of Alfie was just beautiful. A remarkable video very well done . Would love to know where the Audio came from. I would pay big money for a vinyl copy of a collection of stuff like this. I love George Martin at the end. What a gem.
Wow loved thisxxxxx💜💜💜💜💜👍👍👍👍
Description is wrong this was 67 well before the White Album sessions. See : the demo version was recorded as a studio demo at Chappell Studios in London on 21 November 1967, with McCartney on guitar accompanying Black on vocals. That demo was the basis for the single, although whereas the McCartney demos were recorded in the key of D, the final arrangement of the single version was transposed up a fourth to G, to take advantage of Cilla's higher register
Oh wow. This is truly great.
Not White Album sessions and not EMI Abbey Road Studios. Paul gave this song to Cilla in late 1967 and she recorded it at Chappel Studios in London. The single was released in the UK in February 1968.
Miss Cilla miss those days
l so remember the time she was on Thank your lucky stars !!!! so sadly missed .
Love this!
I love this history soo special
Nice and jazzy.
Just listen to Paul from 3:48 to 4:13,brilliant.Love the bossa nova.Love Cilla too.
this is better than the official release
Woah macca proper tune! And cilla what a voice! Love the scouse twang to it all 😂
Thank you for the history with her friends the Beatles 😊
Those pictures make me nostalgic. It's so good to be young.
Y sobre todo en esos años.
Love her
My favorite song of all time. Barr none.
As far as the producer goes , What an amazing guy he was. He had been involved with the Goon Show for many years, There seemed to be a heap of people involved with George Martin & Brian Epstein that completely set the music industry alight at that time . Cilla was so talented. I was about 8 when I convinced my folks to buy one of her records “ You’re My World”
My favourite
Interesting to hear the song come together, and Cilla learning the sections. "Are we back in yet?"
You can learn a lot about recording singers just by listening to this. There's a lot of "flutish breathiness" (some call it "smoke" or "whisky") in Cilla's lower registers. Take the key down and she has to sing low notes for this effect to make its presence felt, take it up and it disappears and her voice becomes much cleaner and far less "jazzy" (although to be fair, there's so much character in there already with all those little nuances and ornaments she adds to the ends of notes, combined with her signature tendency to add a distinctive crescendo "push" to the volume). It turns out that (as we all learned on Ram) Paul himself was very conscious of/interested in experimenting with 'throat rasp levels' as a very rich palette from which he could draw a seemingly boundless range of (often comically extreme and exaggerated) expression. Viz Monkberry moon delight.
hes sound like linda
Monkberry moon delights vocals are so raw and powerful nothing like I heard from anyone else it must’ve taken a lot from him. 1985 one hand clapping version is also raw and powerful but crisp vocals, only Paul.
@@bigtrip6344 John's 'Twist and shout' vocals are the ones typically cited when considering the fab four's track record for doing anything 'out of character' on the vocal front. Whilst most people's go-to signature raspy vocals tended to be Louis Armstrong's, Rod Stewart's would come up next, probably followed by Slade's Noddy Holder, although the record for ultimate for grittiness undoubtedly goes to Tom Waits. Female vocalists of this type other than Cilla include Tina Turner, Elkie Books, Bonnie Tyler, Cleo Lane and Nina Simone, although with Cilla and Nina it was sometimes more of a nuance rather than being anything which dominated the character of their overall vocal performance.
Wonderful
Great !
What a beautiful voice.
She had such a distinctive voice. This is one of who quiet songs .Paul is playing he guitar , not bad for a guy who many thought was just playing chords at that time.
Good song a paul
it's like they're in the same room ….great recording ….
You can well imagine Lennon and McCartney structurally learning songs together by this piece of music history.
Loved cilla..
A unique insight into the relationship between the legendary Cilla and Paul McCartney...Hello?
Lulu @ 0:16
Jane Asher @ 0:20
I was gonna say!! There are loads more Jane Asher and Lulu throughout the video and I was getting really confused. Thanks :)
Sounds like they were running the tap to make a cuppa ! I love her sweet voice in the verses
Nice stills too..
Poignant!
it was lulu seated between john and paul..I hav also read somewhere that maurice gibb was friend to all d beatles, great boys indeed..
Cilla should’ve sang in a James Bond movie. 🎤🎶🎶
This song has the kind of harmonic sophistication and melody as any Burt Bacharach tune. McCartney was acutely aware what kind of song would be right for Cilla Black who was not really a rock n roll singer.
I totally agree, its a burt type of song. But its pauls.
She actually did start out by singing big rock and roll songs in The Cavern Club. Bands like The Beatles , The Four Most, King Sized Taylor And The Dominoes and Rory Storm And The Hurricanes would ask Cilla onstage to join them and sing a song or two while they became her backing band. She added the ballards later on.
Let me tell you -- the demo of Paul playing acoustic guitar and Cilla singing in a lower register - if this had been the master it would have been a huge hit - unfortunately the recording was way over produced, Cilla over sang in a higher register and the arrangement was forgettable -- but the demo has a bosa nova feel and the simplicity of guitar and vocal is oh so enchanting.
It is a Bossa Nova song, definitely.
Man, Apple records could have made a killing just selling recording sessions audio. This is really wonderful stuff!! On another note: can't understand how Paul didn't end up marrying someone like Cilla who was extremely gifted!! RIP, beautiful babe✨
Linda was extremely gifted..
@@jives11220 ...at flogging mushroom fauxmeat
I know this is late but I didn't mean to put Linda down. She stayed with him until her untimely death, and in the arena of rock performers, that's a gift within itself. But Linda was a good photographer and she held her own when the two of them made music. May she forever rest in peace . . .
There are a couple of similar gems on the white album I will and long time which are truly magical in their simplicity Paul was genius
Cilla sounds very sultry and seductive singing this song softly.
Her and LuLu great.
Aside from everything else he could do, Paul was a superb guitarist.
And still is
This is so awesome. I wish I could find the video that went along with it. I saw it on the web many years ago but it has since been removed by whoever had posted it. Regardless, the audio is very special. Thanks
oh I would love to see that, too!
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@@davdevalle thank you!!
Cilla was an old friend from the Cavern Club (Priscilla White) John Lennon suggested her to Brian Epstein......She was a BIG star in GREAT BRITAIN.
OMG, the camera noise in the background! Hahahaha
Wish Paul had married her, maybe they'd have made great singer song writer kids. Lol.
Is that Cilla at 2:19? Kinda looks like Jane Asher to me.
Gostei
O:41 George and Patti 💖
The most beautiful couple, she was a stunner.
@@fifermcgee5971 Yes. True. If you read her book....She sounds like a beautiful accessory with not much happening upstairs. Where would she be if she had not met a Beatle?
My issue with this video is the woman in the cover photo is not Cilla Black. It's Jane Asher.
She sounds better here than on the recording
🤯
I stand corrected, my apologies Paul
Paul McCartney was trying to write a Bossa Nova. He is musical by nature.
Of course, Bossa Nova was very big at that time, Sergio Mendez and Brasil 66.
Hey ! Isn't that lady in the photo Jane Asher ? ... ???
Much more bossa nova sounding acousticly than as performed on her show. The show version chorus was belted out. I think it was an innovative thing to do that. Kinda scary actually first time I heard it.
Interestingly, it resonates somewhat with Ellison's tune 'Some kind of Wonderful' by Grand Funk Railroad.
Love this, as a Beatles fan.. Didn't realise how much different Cilla looked back then, she certainly improved as she got older..
***** Most women actually do, you might find out one day.. Tossa!
Well ... she certainly had her nose and teeth corrected. Always loved her ...
Great recording but why the pictures of Lulu?
One of those pictures looks like Lulu rather than Cilla
Fascinating to hear that come together
Fairly sure that is Lulu sitting with Paul and John.
Geoff mania It's Cilla!
Geoff mania It's Lulu defo.
Stan Stan Actually you are right...why has that photo been put up?!
It is Lulu.
Geoff mania lulu was scottish!
Why do they keep showing pictures of Lulu and Jane Asher?
With that hair cut, Cilla could have been the 5th Beatle!
Lol😂
You have Cilla, Lulu, and Jane Asher all mixed in there, listed as Cilla... LoL
And, the beautiful Patti Boyd, George Harrison's wife at the time.