Harrison and Clapton were like brothers in so many ways. They saw things about the same way, confided in one another on so many issues, and developed a rare and lasting bond.
Love them all. Paul - the music man; John - the soul of an artist / poet and truth seeker, unique take on the world and a witty edge; George - authentically spiritual; Ringo - consistent drummer, down to earth.
Growing up George was only 10 years older than me almost to the day I will be 70 this week so I know George would have been 80 on the 25 of February I dearly loved him the most but I was truly a Beatle fan and when they were at the old Cleveland Indian stadium I was kissed by John Lennon I remain a fan and will always love the fab 4 BTW the tickets to see them was only $5.00 imagine what they would be now 💜💖
I saw them twice, 8/20/65 & 8/12/66. The cost of my ‘65 ticket was $5.50! The Beatles insisted on this - they wanted all of their fans to be able to afford a ticket. So many good things they did which so many folk don’t know about. Okay I too am jealous of you too Jo! John was always my favorite.♥️
I believe we're all jealous of anyone who was kissed by any of the Beatles, at least I am. How long was it before you washed the spot where he kissed you? What a great story to tell your children and grandchildren, if you have them, and anybody in our age range.
About George, I get that I was born to appreciate his music and love who he was - not that George is gone but just on another plain of existence like other great people/lumenaries. He's one of the greatest guitar players ever, who other musicians and singers wanted to play along with, a super nice guy, the most spiritual, most handsome, most charming, most interesting, most deep, most tolerant, most high principled, an evolved soul who influenced his fans and the whole world. He stopped thinking about the Beatles. He became an excellent gardener and loved playing the ukulele. And he created the great Traveling Wilburys.
George was a fantastic musician. He was, by far, my preferred guitarist in the band. As a solo artist, his music is WAY more melodically interesting to me as well. Having studied and followed Clapton's career for decades, I think it is safe to assume that he would not have joined the Beatles if asked. It would not have worked well for several reasons, but one of them is that he would not have gone for having what he could and could not play being dictated to him by other band members or the producer. As a friend of Harrison, he was well aware that such things were a big part of his issues in the band. Harrison also had a huge number of really good songs that were being given little to no consideration despite being better than many songs that made it on to Beatle releases. "All Things Must Pass" is a strong testament to that fact.
John was by far the best and most imaginative songwriter, so that alone makes him my favorite. Paul and George of course wrote some very good songs, but John was on another level.
It's really impossible to choose a favorite not personally know any of them. Music wise I gravitate towards Lennon and Harrison both. I like Paul and Ringo also just not as much in tune with their solo music. There is a good non answer !
What a bunch of BS. Eric Clapton was NEVER close to being a Beatle! And duh, on George Harrison being his favorite Beatle. What a news breaker that is LMAO
It wasn’t that they were seriously considering Eric Clapton to join the group. But when George left (as shown in the Get Back documentary), their backs were against the proverbial wall and they had to figure out what they were going to do to replace him because time was of the essence! Clapton came up basically because they needed a great guitarist, so they were just trying to brainstorm on who they could get….and fast! Naturally, Clapton was one of the first people they thought of. But it was never actually “close“ to happening. They simply went to talk to George and he came back when cooler heads prevailed.
It was Lennon's dark sense of humour. Like when he said "split up George's instruments" in reply to "what are we going to do now" (that George has left).
Paul is still my favorite. Started of with John, switched with Paul when I heard We Can Work It Out, when I was first listening to them(mid-2019, 11yrs old).
@@you_tubeslonelyheartsclubband As I am with mine! Lol. (Long live Rock!) (And the Fabs!). P.s. I recommend Pete's (Townshend, not to be confused with the forgotten Fab) autobio with an interesting take on my favorite Fab! Have a fab and gear day..and not just Another Day..and Let It Be not just Another Tricky Day for You!🎤🎸
This is nonsense. When George temporarily walked out, John made a casual remark about replacing him wit Clapton. George returned a few days later. It was never seriously considered. It’s on film in Get Back.
Right. Plus it happened more than once. George would fuss about something and John would say something like, "Go ahead and leave the band then. You're not the only guitarist. We can get Clapton you know." It was never serious. It was just John's way of giving George a hard time during an argument.
When George lost Pattie to Eric, they still were best friends. I’ve never head that about John wanting to replace George with Eric. I don’t think that’s true. By the time of their rooftop concert they were constantly bickering and fighting, suing each other. George Martin was ready to quit; he said he didn’t want to be around when the final split happened. He couldn’t deal with all the anger & venom between the four. Everyone thought John would be the first to leave. Paul was the first to walk. Google it. They were talking about adding Billy Preston as the 5th Beatle. Billy played keyboard on GET BACK.
@@MrSitemaster2 he didnt need eric for that, he invited him because he said he wasnt happy with the effort the other beatles gave on that song, he knew if he invited eric to play on it the other beatles would play their best.
"Yellow Submarine" was not a studio album; US-based Capitol Records released it in the US only in January 1969, while The Beatles were in London working on Get Back/Let It Be, because The Beatles had a contractual obligation with Capitol Records to release an album in the US around that time. The 1969 "Yellow Submarine" album is an odd collection on singles that The Beatles recorded in 1967 and 1968 but had not released, a few throw-backs from the early period, and some instrumental music by George Martin. The Beatles for the most part shelved the Get Back/Let It Be recordings, then recorded Abbey Road in mid-1969. Another producer, Phil Spector, worked on the Get Back/Let It Be recordings and released them in 1970, after The Beatles stopped recording together, adding those ridiculous string arrangements and other garbage almost behind their backs. Second time I've watched a video of yours, second time I've noticed factual errors. Anyway, among The Beatles, Paul McCartney is the most prolific songwriter and versatile musician, but John also wrote very many, very great songs. George's best songs are - as Paul himself once remarked - "as good as or better than" many of John's and Paul's songs, even better than some of their best songs, but still relatively few of them. Everybody loves Ringo because, well, Ringo is Ringo, a loveable personality and the most appropriate drummer for the best band ever.
Paul may have been the most prolific as far as songwriting goes, but he didn't have the creative genius that John had. Paul was very good, John was great.
Fairly good summary there, L & H. I was in 8th grade when they split up and it was a foregone conclusion at that point. They'd spent so much time together they needed to go their separate ways. Not a big Paul fan, but Saw Her Standing There is one of the few tunes of the early Beatles that still stands out, Yesterday, Hey Jude, and Let it Be were too slow for me to really care much for, but Penny Lane is probably my favorite of his, along with Lady Madonna and Get Back and Back in the USSR were rocking tunes. John wrote some incredible tunes early on I wonder where so many of them came from as they were so upbeat unlike anything I'd ever heard like Help and Hard Day's Night. Opening chord masterpieces. Strawberry Fields and Walrus showed a genius I'm not sure he ever topped. He always was a step ahead of his contemporaries. George as probably my favorite. These days, Ringo seems the most even handed of the lot I'd overlooked for far too long, much like the late great Charlie Watt of the Stones. They were such a social phenomenon as much as musical pioneers, you either grew up with them at the time to have realized this or missed out with no looking back. "Let it Be" album seemed like an afterthought and a hodgepodge to move on from the 60's.
I LOVE THEM ALL BECAUSE THEY ARE BLESSED & GIFTED BY & FROM THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY WHO IS WORTHY OF ALL GLORY & PRAISE & HONOR & WORSHIP BECAUSE OF WHO HE IS!!!
The problem with a Gen Zer reporting on this topic is the exaggeration..George "left" the band for less than wks..this gives the impression that he did so for months! Eric was given the amount of contemplation that you would in contemplating who you would have as a parent if you never had your parents! In other words, it was not seriously explored..to have any other member as a legitimate Beatle would not work..and the Beatles knew it! Not only would the fans reject EC, but legally it would create enough red tape to end The Fabs even earlier than history records! Remember when The Beatles fired Pete Best, they were not famous worldwide..but at the time George left (for a matter of days mind you), The Beatles had been known as John, Paul, George and Ringo for years and were (and are) the most famous pop group in the world! So pls. hire someone who gets the facts straight! (And as far as innovation, I would put Pete Townshend of The Who far ahead of EC..and he is better politically and as far as being a philanthropist!)
@IMeMineWho wrote this: "George "left" the band for less than wks..this gives the impression that he did so for months!" Harrison was back in the group after 5 days. He walked out on January 10th, 1969 and was back by January 15th, 1969. Harrison left the group after lunch on Friday, January 10th, 1969. Harrison walked out on the 10th after having a fight with Lennon over how he did not like having Yoko there all the time. The group was not scheduled to be back together for their project until Monday, January 13th (taking the weekend off). The 4 Beatles met at Ringo's house on Sunday, January 12th to try and work things out. McCartney said this about that meeting on the 12th: "John didn't talk. Yoko talked for him." The meeting did not go well at all... and Harrison walked out. Paul says that George was basically going on strike - if Yoko is there. On Monday the 13th John said: "If it came to a push between between Yoko and the Beatles - it's Yoko". John & Paul discuss the problem over lunch on the 13th... and decide to go and see George - but Harrison has left London and is in Liverpool. John, Paul & Ringo worked on the project without George for just TWO days (Monday the 13th and Tuesday the 14th). They cancel the rehearsals for the 15th and meet with George as he has returned to London. The meeting goes very well - and they decide to move the project to Apple - which will be a much more comfortable and warm environment. It is discovered on the 16th - that the recording equipment that Magic Alex has "installed" at Apple are crap. So George Martin has the EMI staff work Friday through Sunday (The 17th, 18th & 19th) to install proper recording equipment at Apple. On Monday the 20th, the equipment is still not quite ready... but the 4 Beatles still come in and rehearse. There was no filming on this day. The recording equipment is finally ready on Tuesday, January 21... and the filming and recording of the project begin again with all 4 Beatles back at it.
@@aBeatleFan4ever Exactly. I wrote less than weeks as it literal was one (not 2) business weeks! I said that to emphasize that but you made my point clearer! You give a more involved answer! And Good Morning, Good Morning! (Need caffeine). Food 4 thought: How strange is it that The Fabs would listen to Magic Alex about tech, but not Donovan or Mick when it came to Allen Klein?
@@aBeatleFan4ever p.s. ty for expanding. My tree had a close history with 1 of the Fabs' relatives, and it distresses me deeply (because that big "branch" (more like a trunk) cannot set the record straight for the sake of history if you get my "drift" (pun intended) so when "fan" sites get things wrong or for the sake of clicks try to make things more salacious than they actually are it upsets me and so ty!
@J.S.B. Take a look at this It’s wonderful George & Ringo open up on a British talk show, 1988: Ringo is ahhhhh♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️: ruclips.net/video/JQaqcLPAI_s/видео.html
@@stellakowalski1, I just saw the interview. It was wonderful. I also saved it in a playlist so I can watch it again or share it with friends. Ringo was fantastic there, but then again: when isn't he great?!! Thank you so much for bringing this encounter to my attention. Something George said that I firmly believe as well is that teaching from the Bhagavad Gita: _There was never a time when you were not alive, and there will never be a time when your life will end._ *Be well always, Stella.* 🤗🤗🤗
Eric was NEVER going to be a Beatle. Get your facts right. John said that 'he'd get Clapton to play' as a nasty remark to George's leaving a recording studio.
George Harrison is the greatest guitarist who ever walked on earth and you know why....Rolling Stone magazine didnt vote George Harrison as the NO.1 GUITARIST because George Harrison is umatched guitarist of all.No one can replace him on the Beatles cos hes the only ome fit not Clapton or Hendrix or any other guutarists.
I'm not sure about this. Are they talking about one of Eric's daughter with his current wife, as pictured? All of those daughters would have been born after George passed away. They are much younger than Dani Harrison.
Anyway ...John probably mentioned Eric Clapton because they had just played together on the Rolling Stones R n R Circus show , playing " Yer Blues" from the WHITE ALBUM. That was December 1968. George walked away in January 1969 , for a few days. The rest of this video isn't worth getting worked up over. It's a Whole Lotta Nonsense.
Eric was never "ready" to join the Beatles. He was never asked and has said had George left, he would not have tried to replace him. John Lennon sent him a long letter asking him to join the Plastic Ono Band after the Beatles broke up. No written reply is known to exist but other than a "one off" appearance with Lennon and Keith Richards at the Live In at Toronto in 1969, Clapton didn't have anything to do with Lennon's solo efforts. Once again this channel misleads its viewers who may not have a knowledge of the facts of events around the Beatles and their contemporaries.
Richards wasn't with John and Eric at the Toronto show. Klaus Voorman played bass and Alan White on drums. Maybe you're thinking of when Richards played bass with John(vocals and rhythm guitar) and Eric(lead guitar) at the Rolling Stones' Rock and Roll Circus in 1968, for John's Yer Blues. With Mitch Mitchell on drums.
I've never understood all the hype around Clapton, he's got a few good songs and moments, but in my opinion he's nowhere near the true top ten guitarists, perhaps top 25 - 50.
The BeatIes have aIways said that if any one of them Ieft, they wouId break up. There couId be no replacements, either in their minds, or in the minds of the pubIic.
@lashedbutnotleashed1984 hmmmm not so sure about that really. I love John's work.. but in 100 years from now.. the Beatles will be known mostly for Let It Be...Hey Jude...Yesterday...and Blackbird.. I get where you're coming from because I love John too.. In My Life..will stand..Strawberry Fields.. Come Together.. for John.. but overall.. Paul was a melody classic monster
@@stevekaspar1396 But Paul will also always be known for silly crap like "Why Don't We Do it in the Road," Maxwell's Silver Hammer," "Honey Pie," and a bunch of other ridiculous "granny songs." John never embarrassed himself like that.
Clapton would not have worked in the Beatles. He'd be constantly clashing with Lennon and McCartney. Clapton likes his long extended solos which would have been problems for the Beatles.
Almost ALL this happened after Beatles split. His only contribution was on Harrisons song on White. Harrison temporary left, Lennon speculated & that was the end of it. Bullshit story.
Eric is great, yes. Strong enough to be a Beatle, no. He would have wasted as a guitarist and wasn't good enough vocalist or songwriter to match up to John, Paul, or George.
Really? And who’s her mother? When was it you got the DNA paternity results? Don’t be stupid and don’t feed the wrong info to innocent naïve fans here who don’t know any better.
@@stellakowalski1 Are you kidding me? That was called Sarcasm. Not meant in seriousness. I only said that, because Eric, the wretch, stole George's woman away from him. And still George forgave him. However, I'm not so okay with it. Okay? Up to speed now. And people should learn to be a little less naive. It would do them good in a world such as this. _Jesus Oldman_
@@lesleyjane7785 I disagree. I am not Karnack, the Johnny Carson mind reader. There are so many stupid goofs out there saying the most outrageous things about the Beatles and they are dead serious. So don’t lay this on me, sweetie pie. It’s YOU.
George can out play Clapton any time and so can Quinn Sullivan, Clapton is so overrated ,in fact there are a lot of unknown musicians out there that can easily out play him.
Uum…I don’t think so. Eric’s guitar solo at the end of WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS is incredible. George had Clapton play it rather than himself. Why do you think that was?
@@stellakowalski1 George actually invited Clapton to play that solo because the Beatles weren't getting along at the time and George knew they'd behave themselves in front of a guest. It worked. George did the same thing another time when he invited Billy Preston into the studio. Those were smart moves by George. As for guitar playing skills, George and Clapton were both really good. Take your pick.
@@stellakowalski1 Clapton's not the only one to do a fabulous solo on While My Guitar Gently Weeps. Have you ever heard Prince play While My Guitar Gently Weeps at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Another masterful performance of an amazing song, this time with Dhani Harrison on stage.
I'm glad Clapton didn't replace George. It wouldn't have been the same. George was a Beatle since 1958.
He would have clashed with Lennon and McCartney
Plus Clapton was not that great of a songwriter.
Definitely the most spiritual, most handsome, most charming and excellent musician
Harrison and Clapton were like brothers in so many ways. They saw things about the same way, confided in one another on so many issues, and developed a rare and lasting bond.
Not to mention that George joked that they were in husbands-in-law since they'd both been married to Patti Boyd.
yes, her name was Patti Boyd.
True they have the same taste 😊
George Harrison is my favorite Beatle too.
George was always my favorite from the beginning.
The guitar in the picture was the tell, making it either George or John, but given George's relationship with Clapton he was obviously the favorite.
John, George and Ringo are my favorites!
Love them all. Paul - the music man; John - the soul of an artist / poet and truth seeker, unique take on the world and a witty edge; George - authentically spiritual; Ringo - consistent drummer, down to earth.
That was a easy guess as to who she chose given the history between her Dad and George !
George Harrison during and after the Beatles!
Yes.
Growing up George was only 10 years older than me almost to the day I will be 70 this week so I know George would have been 80 on the 25 of February I dearly loved him the most but I was truly a Beatle fan and when they were at the old Cleveland Indian stadium I was kissed by John Lennon I remain a fan and will always love the fab 4 BTW the tickets to see them was only $5.00 imagine what they would be now 💜💖
In today's money that would be roughly $50!! But you can't put a price on the sheer joy of being there. Loving envy here!! 🎶😉🎶
I saw them twice, 8/20/65 & 8/12/66. The cost of my ‘65 ticket was $5.50! The Beatles insisted on this - they wanted all of their fans to be able to afford a ticket.
So many good things they did which so many folk don’t know about.
Okay I too am jealous of you too Jo! John was always my favorite.♥️
I believe we're all jealous of anyone who was kissed by any of the Beatles, at least I am. How long was it before you washed the spot where he kissed you? What a great story to tell your children and grandchildren, if you have them, and anybody in our age range.
George ♥️ all day long, I'm with Ruth on that question.
About George, I get that I was born to appreciate his music and love who he was - not that George is gone but just on another plain of existence like other great people/lumenaries. He's one of the greatest guitar players ever, who other musicians and singers wanted to play along with, a super nice guy, the most spiritual, most handsome, most charming, most interesting, most deep, most tolerant, most high principled, an evolved soul who influenced his fans and the whole world. He stopped thinking about the Beatles. He became an excellent gardener and loved playing the ukulele. And he created the great Traveling Wilburys.
Paul is my favourite, in my opinion also the best musician out of the Beatles
Clapton made it clear that he would not replacing George because in Clapton's own words "there are only four Beatles, and I'm not one of them".
George was a fantastic musician. He was, by far, my preferred guitarist in the band. As a solo artist, his music is WAY more melodically interesting to me as well. Having studied and followed Clapton's career for decades, I think it is safe to assume that he would not have joined the Beatles if asked. It would not have worked well for several reasons, but one of them is that he would not have gone for having what he could and could not play being dictated to him by other band members or the producer. As a friend of Harrison, he was well aware that such things were a big part of his issues in the band. Harrison also had a huge number of really good songs that were being given little to no consideration despite being better than many songs that made it on to Beatle releases. "All Things Must Pass" is a strong testament to that fact.
The fine humor of George Harrison
John was by far the best and most imaginative songwriter, so that alone makes him my favorite. Paul and George of course wrote some very good songs, but John was on another level.
All 4 are my favorites !
It's really impossible to choose a favorite not personally know any of them. Music wise I gravitate towards Lennon and Harrison both. I like Paul and Ringo also just not as much in tune with their solo music. There is a good non answer !
Of course George was her favourite - the way all these guys carried on, he's probably her father ...
I’d like to know more about that Rolling Stone poll because in the 70s they always had Ry Cooder at the top of their guitarist polls.
What a bunch of BS. Eric Clapton was NEVER close to being a Beatle! And duh, on George Harrison being his favorite Beatle. What a news breaker that is LMAO
Harrison is my favouirt as well.
It wasn’t that they were seriously considering Eric Clapton to join the group. But when George left (as shown in the Get Back documentary), their backs were against the proverbial wall and they had to figure out what they were going to do to replace him because time was of the essence! Clapton came up basically because they needed a great guitarist, so they were just trying to brainstorm on who they could get….and fast! Naturally, Clapton was one of the first people they thought of. But it was never actually “close“ to happening. They simply went to talk to George and he came back when cooler heads prevailed.
It was Lennon's dark sense of humour. Like when he said "split up George's instruments" in reply to "what are we going to do now" (that George has left).
I favor all of them, but probably George and Ringo the most.
Yup! 💖the "economy" Beatles!
Paul is still my favorite. Started of with John, switched with Paul when I heard We Can Work It Out, when I was first listening to them(mid-2019,
11yrs old).
@@you_tubeslonelyheartsclubband 💜your handle! Ha!
@@IMeMineWho I'm proud of it
@@you_tubeslonelyheartsclubband As I am with mine! Lol. (Long live Rock!) (And the Fabs!). P.s. I recommend Pete's (Townshend, not to be confused with the forgotten Fab) autobio with an interesting take on my favorite Fab! Have a fab and gear day..and not just Another Day..and Let It Be not just Another Tricky Day for You!🎤🎸
This is nonsense. When George temporarily walked out, John made a casual remark about replacing him wit Clapton. George returned a few days later. It was never seriously considered. It’s on film in Get Back.
Right. Plus it happened more than once. George would fuss about something and John would say something like, "Go ahead and leave the band then. You're not the only guitarist. We can get Clapton you know." It was never serious. It was just John's way of giving George a hard time during an argument.
George Harrison, you say?
UH-DUH!!
George Harrison est le Beatles le plus attachant avec sa simplicité et sa gentillesse , dont une sensibilité et une intelligence incroyable .
MY IDOL GEORGE HARRISON
my favorate is george harrison
When George lost Pattie to Eric, they still were best friends.
I’ve never head that about John wanting to replace George with Eric.
I don’t think that’s true.
By the time of their rooftop concert they were constantly bickering and fighting, suing each other. George Martin was ready to quit; he said he didn’t want to be around when the final split happened. He couldn’t deal with all the anger & venom between the four.
Everyone thought John would be the first to leave.
Paul was the first to walk.
Google it.
They were talking about adding Billy Preston as the 5th Beatle. Billy played keyboard on GET BACK.
I remember this...im old too
Nothing from nothing leaves nothing.
John left the band
Waty interviews of other members of the Beatles and Eric Clapton
Watch interviews of other members of the band and also of Eric
George Harrison is the world's no.1 lead guitarist in the history..
If that were true he wouldn't have needed Eric to play on "Why My Guitar Gently Weeps".
Utter rubbish…..Have you not heard of Hendrix, Dave Gilmour……..that’s just a start
@@MrSitemaster2 he didnt need eric for that, he invited him because he said he wasnt happy with the effort the other beatles gave on that song, he knew if he invited eric to play on it the other beatles would play their best.
I loved George...but this is not true...you can't compare lead guitarists...they are all good but all different...
@@MrSitemaster2 THANK YOU 🙏 hard to believe the mentality of some of the people here. 😳🙄
"Yellow Submarine" was not a studio album; US-based Capitol Records released it in the US only in January 1969, while The Beatles were in London working on Get Back/Let It Be, because The Beatles had a contractual obligation with Capitol Records to release an album in the US around that time. The 1969 "Yellow Submarine" album is an odd collection on singles that The Beatles recorded in 1967 and 1968 but had not released, a few throw-backs from the early period, and some instrumental music by George Martin. The Beatles for the most part shelved the Get Back/Let It Be recordings, then recorded Abbey Road in mid-1969. Another producer, Phil Spector, worked on the Get Back/Let It Be recordings and released them in 1970, after The Beatles stopped recording together, adding those ridiculous string arrangements and other garbage almost behind their backs.
Second time I've watched a video of yours, second time I've noticed factual errors.
Anyway, among The Beatles, Paul McCartney is the most prolific songwriter and versatile musician, but John also wrote very many, very great songs.
George's best songs are - as Paul himself once remarked - "as good as or better than" many of John's and Paul's songs, even better than some of their best songs, but still relatively few of them.
Everybody loves Ringo because, well, Ringo is Ringo, a loveable personality and the most appropriate drummer for the best band ever.
Paul may have been the most prolific as far as songwriting goes, but he didn't have the creative genius that John had. Paul was very good, John was great.
Fairly good summary there, L & H. I was in 8th grade when they split up and it was a foregone conclusion at that point. They'd spent so much time together they needed to go their separate ways. Not a big Paul fan, but Saw Her Standing There is one of the few tunes of the early Beatles that still stands out, Yesterday, Hey Jude, and Let it Be were too slow for me to really care much for, but Penny Lane is probably my favorite of his, along with Lady Madonna and Get Back and Back in the USSR were rocking tunes. John wrote some incredible tunes early on I wonder where so many of them came from as they were so upbeat unlike anything I'd ever heard like Help and Hard Day's Night. Opening chord masterpieces. Strawberry Fields and Walrus showed a genius I'm not sure he ever topped. He always was a step ahead of his contemporaries. George as probably my favorite. These days, Ringo seems the most even handed of the lot I'd overlooked for far too long, much like the late great Charlie Watt of the Stones. They were such a social phenomenon as much as musical pioneers, you either grew up with them at the time to have realized this or missed out with no looking back. "Let it Be" album seemed like an afterthought and a hodgepodge to move on from the 60's.
My favourite Beatle is George Harrison❤
I LOVE THEM ALL BECAUSE THEY ARE BLESSED & GIFTED BY & FROM THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY WHO IS WORTHY OF ALL GLORY & PRAISE & HONOR & WORSHIP BECAUSE OF WHO HE IS!!!
The problem with a Gen Zer reporting on this topic is the exaggeration..George "left" the band for less than wks..this gives the impression that he did so for months! Eric was given the amount of contemplation that you would in contemplating who you would have as a parent if you never had your parents! In other words, it was not seriously explored..to have any other member as a legitimate Beatle would not work..and the Beatles knew it! Not only would the fans reject EC, but legally it would create enough red tape to end The Fabs even earlier than history records! Remember when The Beatles fired Pete Best, they were not famous worldwide..but at the time George left (for a matter of days mind you), The Beatles had been known as John, Paul, George and Ringo for years and were (and are) the most famous pop group in the world! So pls. hire someone who gets the facts straight! (And as far as innovation, I would put Pete Townshend of The Who far ahead of EC..and he is better politically and as far as being a philanthropist!)
@IMeMineWho wrote this: "George "left" the band for less than wks..this gives the impression that he did so for months!"
Harrison was back in the group after 5 days. He walked out on January 10th, 1969 and was back by January 15th, 1969.
Harrison left the group after lunch on Friday, January 10th, 1969. Harrison walked out on the 10th after having a fight with Lennon over how he did not like having Yoko there all the time. The group was not scheduled to be back together for their project until Monday, January 13th (taking the weekend off). The 4 Beatles met at Ringo's house on Sunday, January 12th to try and work things out. McCartney said this about that meeting on the 12th: "John didn't talk. Yoko talked for him." The meeting did not go well at all... and Harrison walked out. Paul says that George was basically going on strike - if Yoko is there. On Monday the 13th John said: "If it came to a push between between Yoko and the Beatles - it's Yoko". John & Paul discuss the problem over lunch on the 13th... and decide to go and see George - but Harrison has left London and is in Liverpool. John, Paul & Ringo worked on the project without George for just TWO days (Monday the 13th and Tuesday the 14th). They cancel the rehearsals for the 15th and meet with George as he has returned to London. The meeting goes very well - and they decide to move the project to Apple - which will be a much more comfortable and warm environment.
It is discovered on the 16th - that the recording equipment that Magic Alex has "installed" at Apple are crap. So George Martin has the EMI staff work Friday through Sunday (The 17th, 18th & 19th) to install proper recording equipment at Apple. On Monday the 20th, the equipment is still not quite ready... but the 4 Beatles still come in and rehearse. There was no filming on this day. The recording equipment is finally ready on Tuesday, January 21... and the filming and recording of the project begin again with all 4 Beatles back at it.
@@aBeatleFan4ever Exactly. I wrote less than weeks as it literal was one (not 2) business weeks! I said that to emphasize that but you made my point clearer! You give a more involved answer! And Good Morning, Good Morning! (Need caffeine). Food 4 thought: How strange is it that The Fabs would listen to Magic Alex about tech, but not Donovan or Mick when it came to Allen Klein?
@@aBeatleFan4ever p.s. ty for expanding. My tree had a close history with 1 of the Fabs' relatives, and it distresses me deeply (because that big "branch" (more like a trunk) cannot set the record straight for the sake of history if you get my "drift" (pun intended) so when "fan" sites get things wrong or for the sake of clicks try to make things more salacious than they actually are it upsets me and so ty!
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My favorite Beatle is *RINGO!!* 🤗🤗🤗
@J.S.B. Take a look at this
It’s wonderful
George & Ringo open up on a British talk show, 1988:
Ringo is ahhhhh♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️:
ruclips.net/video/JQaqcLPAI_s/видео.html
@@stellakowalski1, I just saw the interview. It was wonderful. I also saved it in a playlist so I can watch it again or share it with friends. Ringo was fantastic there, but then again: when isn't he great?!! Thank you so much for bringing this encounter to my attention. Something George said that I firmly believe as well is that teaching from the Bhagavad Gita: _There was never a time when you were not alive, and there will never be a time when your life will end._
*Be well always, Stella.*
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@@jsb354 thanks kid. Go with God. 🙏♥️
Eric was NEVER going to be a Beatle. Get your facts right. John said that 'he'd get Clapton to play' as a nasty remark to George's leaving a recording studio.
George Harrison is the greatest guitarist who ever walked on earth and you know why....Rolling Stone magazine didnt vote George Harrison as the NO.1 GUITARIST because George Harrison is umatched guitarist of all.No one can replace him on the Beatles cos hes the only ome fit not Clapton or Hendrix or any other guutarists.
I'm not sure about this. Are they talking about one of Eric's daughter with his current wife, as pictured? All of those daughters would have been born after George passed away. They are much younger than Dani Harrison.
No, this daughter was born from an affair while Eric was still married to Patty. Eric has always acknowledge and supported her.
I will lay down my beatles favorite to least.
George
John
Ringo
Paul
George used to joke that he and Eric were related by marriage, so he was probably uncle George to her.
No new information here. Is it just me or does the narrator seem to have oddly placed pauses & then at other times run together phrases???
The one that didn't fall from a building in Manhattan
Anyway ...John probably mentioned Eric Clapton because they had just played together on the Rolling Stones R n R Circus show , playing " Yer Blues" from the WHITE ALBUM. That was December 1968. George walked away in January 1969 , for a few days. The rest of this video isn't worth getting worked up over. It's a Whole Lotta Nonsense.
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Eric Clapton . . . on Fender bass!
I like lennon the most..we will never have like him in our lifetime.
Eric was never "ready" to join the Beatles. He was never asked and has said had George left, he would not have tried to replace him. John Lennon sent him a long letter asking him to join the Plastic Ono Band after the Beatles broke up. No written reply is known to exist but other than a "one off" appearance with Lennon and Keith Richards at the Live In at Toronto in 1969, Clapton didn't have anything to do with Lennon's solo efforts.
Once again this channel misleads its viewers who may not have a knowledge of the facts of events around the Beatles and their contemporaries.
Richards wasn't with John and Eric at the Toronto show. Klaus Voorman played bass and Alan White on drums. Maybe you're thinking of when Richards played bass with John(vocals and rhythm guitar) and Eric(lead guitar) at the Rolling Stones' Rock and Roll Circus in 1968, for John's Yer Blues. With Mitch Mitchell on drums.
Lol. I just wrote similar!
@@waynej2608 I am sure he was.
Clapton played on the 'Cold Turkey' single and also appeared with John and George at the London Lyceum concert in December 1969.
@@gettinhungrig2 and everyone knows he played on WMGGWs but that don't make him a Beatle..or a Rutle either as all of us on this thread know!😉
John and George
Neither George Harrison nor Ringo Starr had the Lennon-McCartney drama. Which makes both likable
All guitarists after Harrison were influenced by him or almost all of them even Clapton,Page,Hendrix,Satriani all of them you name it Bros...
Eric Clapton 😂
I've never understood all the hype around Clapton, he's got a few good songs and moments, but in my opinion he's nowhere near the true top ten guitarists, perhaps top 25 - 50.
He was not a good enough songwriter to be a Beatle. Even George was a better songwriter than Clapton.
If Ruth ever reads these comments…. I’m working with Ryan F!
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I don't understand the title.
Wow I thought that McCartney was the first to leave The Beatles?
The BeatIes have aIways said that if any one of them Ieft, they wouId break up. There couId be no replacements, either in their minds, or in the minds of the pubIic.
Love George... but let's face it Paul was the most prolific.. then John...
Paul was the most prolific, but John was the most brilliant and creative songwriter in the band. It was John's quality over Paul's quantity.
@lashedbutnotleashed1984 hmmmm not so sure about that really. I love John's work.. but in 100 years from now.. the Beatles will be known mostly for Let It Be...Hey Jude...Yesterday...and Blackbird.. I get where you're coming from because I love John too.. In My Life..will stand..Strawberry Fields.. Come Together.. for John.. but overall.. Paul was a melody classic monster
@@stevekaspar1396 But Paul will also always be known for silly crap like "Why Don't We Do it in the Road," Maxwell's Silver Hammer," "Honey Pie," and a bunch of other ridiculous "granny songs." John never embarrassed himself like that.
Clapton would not have worked in the Beatles. He'd be constantly clashing with Lennon and McCartney. Clapton likes his long extended solos which would have been problems for the Beatles.
Not sure anyone cares what Eric Clapton’s daughter thinks.
Why did she say she feels sick about saying she favours George Harrison over the rest of the beatles.
It would have been interesting to know why she favored George Harrison the most. Was it only because they spent more time together?
George!
George.
My favorite Beatle was Pete Best. And next to him, Stuart Sutcliffe.
Ah yes, the two unsung geniuses of the Beatles.
what a surprise!! 🤔
Almost ALL this happened after Beatles split. His only contribution was on Harrisons song on White. Harrison temporary left, Lennon speculated & that was the end of it. Bullshit story.
George Harrison favorite
Eric is great, yes. Strong enough to be a Beatle, no. He would have wasted as a guitarist and wasn't good enough vocalist or songwriter to match up to John, Paul, or George.
If Clapton joined the Beatles, all of his songs would have ended up on the cutting room floor. George Martin would have seen to that.
More than George Martin, Brian Epstein wouldn't let him come in. Even Phil Spector wouldn't have given Clapton too much importance.
John Lennon
I favor George Harrison.
why would anyone care?
Glad Clapton didn’t make it in the Bettles, he was a mess himself. Bad news!
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Obviously George. Little does Eric suspect, George is actually her Dad. There you go.
Really? And who’s her mother? When was it you got the DNA paternity results? Don’t be stupid and don’t feed the wrong info to innocent naïve fans here who don’t know any better.
@@stellakowalski1 Are you kidding me? That was called Sarcasm. Not meant in seriousness. I only said that, because Eric, the wretch, stole George's woman away from him. And still George forgave him. However, I'm not so okay with it. Okay? Up to speed now. And people should learn to be a little less naive. It would do them good in a world such as this. _Jesus Oldman_
@@lesleyjane7785 I disagree. I am not Karnack, the Johnny Carson mind reader. There are so many stupid goofs out there saying the most outrageous things about the Beatles and they are dead serious. So don’t lay this on me, sweetie pie. It’s YOU.
@@stellakowalski1 Okay. I don't care anymore what you think. Get away from me. Thanks.
@@lesleyjane7785 Aw shucks. I thought I had a new friend. 😣
George can out play Clapton any time and so can Quinn Sullivan, Clapton is so overrated ,in fact there are a lot of unknown musicians out there that can easily out play him.
Uum…I don’t think so. Eric’s guitar solo at the end of WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS is incredible. George had Clapton play it rather than himself. Why do you think that was?
There's about 8 people on RUclips who give guitar tutorials or do guitar demos who can easily outplay Clapton.
@@stellakowalski1 George actually invited Clapton to play that solo because the Beatles weren't getting along at the time and George knew they'd behave themselves in front of a guest. It worked. George did the same thing another time when he invited Billy Preston into the studio. Those were smart moves by George. As for guitar playing skills, George and Clapton were both really good. Take your pick.
@@stellakowalski1 Clapton's not the only one to do a fabulous solo on While My Guitar Gently Weeps. Have you ever heard Prince play While My Guitar Gently Weeps at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Another masterful performance of an amazing song, this time with Dhani Harrison on stage.
crap.
Most overrated guitar player in my opinion