The song is a protest against the confiscatory tax rates in Britain at the time. The Beatles were literally paying 95% of their income in taxes..which is why they wanted to work in the USA so much.
I used to watch these old "Beatles" cartoons when I was in the 3rd. grade with my twin brother on TV before school. We both enjoyed them! I liked the musical numbers between the cartoons and I thought that the cartoons which related to the song titles was pretty cool! Long live the Fab Four! Even in animated form! 😎👍
They actually did do a cartoon for 'Don't Bother Me' which is another song George wrote. As for cartoons in which George sang lead, there is 'Do You Want to Know a Secret', 'Devil in Her Heart', 'Happy Just to Dance With You', 'Everybodys Trying to Be My Baby', 'Roll Over Beethoven', and 'Chains'. Those last two however the animators screwed up and made John appear to sing lead.
If you're talking about cartoons, there's also Don't Bother Me, Do You Want to Know a Secret, I'm Happy Just to Dance with You, Devil in Her Heart, Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby, Chains, and Roll Over Beethoven (the last 2 make the mistake of SHOWING John singing!), (plus my own Youngblood episode); if you mean any Beatles song, he sings a total of 28 of them in their regular releases, plus more for the BBC and Decca audition.
@race1717 NO! It leads off the Beatles' 1966 "Revolver" album. Neither they nor George alone released it as a single. It was included on the half-Beatles, half-solo "Best of George Harrison" album issued by EMI/Capitol Records in 1976, and Capitol did make it one side of a BEATLES "juke box" single in the1990s (coupled with the Beatles' "Birthday").
...to say nothing of the fact that there were also a number of times when PAUL was the actual singer that, again, the cartoon showed John singing! And one time on the other side of the coin, for John's opening "Misterrrrrrrr Moooonlight!" the cartoon shows Paul doing it!
Who doesn't like The Beatles? That's not liking oxygen, or bread with a sandwich. But yes, if you don't like The Beatles then you probably shouldn't be watching this video, people never cease to amaze me.
Yeah, those episodes you list after "Don't Bother Me" and before "Roll Over Beethoven" don't even depict a specific singer, except "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" does narrow it to "George and John" -- as though, whenever George sang, the animators didn't know what to make of it; also, while you're mostly right about "Chains" showing John, it does have a very brief moment when it focuses on George singing. So at least when George WROTE the song, that clued them in!
@M16Ben In my eyes Thatcher helped Britan, she turned us to a more American style of economy and living, she was a big fan of 'Raganomics'. Mass Nationalization was where the government took over most areas of public service, British Rail, British Telecom, BP and British gas were all Government run to try and ensure good price and service after WW2. It helped them get back on there feet (as we hope the banks will today) But it lasted untill the 80's, Thatcher brought competion in selling them
It's that time of year again, one more week until tax day. Maybe the boys' scheme to pay Ringo's taxes might provide some inspiration for dealing with the IRS
This song was the inspiration for a short film that I did a few years back (which is linked here on my profile page). It's an anti-government political satire that ended up in 20 film festivals, but never achieved popularity of anything like the Beatles. :-)
The first entry for "ye" in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary is a substitute for "you". For the second entry, what ye are referring to ("Ye Olde Nottingham Jousting..."), the 1961 edition gives the pronunciation the same as "the", "sometimes incorrectly pronounced 'ye' ". The 1993 edition, based slavishly on "current usage", simply gives the pronunciation as "ye". This is indeed a THORNY situation...
They should remaster the cartoons like Speed Racer (another fave from the 60s that got the Blu-ray treatment in 2017, for their 50th anniversary of their US debut).
You can totaly tell that he didn't want to be in this cartoon or couldn't. Throughout the show he was saying different variations of " robin hood? He never happened"
God bless the RUclips algorithm for recommending me this on tax day of all days
Max, my boy, it was ever thus!
The song is a protest against the confiscatory tax rates in Britain at the time. The Beatles were literally paying 95% of their income in taxes..which is why they wanted to work in the USA so much.
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I used to watch these old "Beatles" cartoons when I was in the 3rd. grade with my twin brother on TV before school. We both enjoyed them! I liked the musical numbers between the cartoons and I thought that the cartoons which related to the song titles was pretty cool! Long live the Fab Four! Even in animated form! 😎👍
I Didn’t Know You and Brother were Twins
"its too much, man. its too much. he never happened." lmfao! XD
Paul's bass work in the middle of Taxman is phenomenal. He was a master of the bass.
these are wonderful cartons,
the music of the beatles,
is still the best there was.
thank you for `s video - lg gitte
I loved this cartoon when I was growing up.
This is awesome and so relavent today and yesterday well always
I love this song and episode. :D
Love the bass cover for Taxman.
A fantastic song.
LMFAO.
Ringo's voice cracks me up.
Everyone who tries to do Ringo does the same style.
Its hilarious.
I love Ringo's laugh in the cartoons
This is so bad yet so good.
You can say that about the whole show. The only reason I watch these it to see Ringo.
Taxman + Beatles + He never happened = perfection ♥
Sweet Merciful Christ, I love you for posting this, and all of The Beatle Cartoons.
XXOO
The only cartoon where they animated George singing lead
Almost...there's also "Don't Bother Me" , and some animation of him singing in the "Chains" cartoon (as well as John).
@@alanr4447a ok i'll look those up
@@alanr4447a shame about John singing the solo in Chains
Thanks for the videos man. Great contribution. The beatles are the best
Poor Ringo, they make him into the fool lol
TAXMAN Cartoonnn Fantastic............
I just love George's accent!!!
They actually did do a cartoon for 'Don't Bother Me' which is another song George wrote. As for cartoons in which George sang lead, there is 'Do You Want to Know a Secret', 'Devil in Her Heart', 'Happy Just to Dance With You', 'Everybodys Trying to Be My Baby', 'Roll Over Beethoven', and 'Chains'. Those last two however the animators screwed up and made John appear to sing lead.
Awesome!
no one can describe this with anyone word...that's how good this is...
finally they made a beatle cartoon with a song George Harrison sang.
lol i love how their episodes are based around their songs so we get to hear some good old Beatles goodnes everytime :D
1:47 it's the Burgermeister Meisterburger!
@kataisa3
PAUL FREES voiced Burgermeister Meisterburger & John Lennon.
😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
"never ever happened" *pulls arrow out of ass*
"huhuhuhuh yeah" XD
Lol
"What sooths a savage beast?"
"Music."
"Robin Hood? He never happened."
Lol the Beatles are amazing to this day and always will be :D
according to this cartoon, everything can be solved with music
Robin Hood? He never happened. ;3
Awesome song!! :D Thanks for the upload. ^^
That intro to the song sounds like The Jam's "Start".
Also, this is freaking awesome.
"Robin Hood? He never happened." lol
one of the best episodes XD
Paul-Robin Hood He Never Happened XD
Ringo's laughter is the best!!! LOL
My favorite Beatles song!
whoa there was a beatles cartoon. that just made my day lol
sick guitar solo :) go george!
Actually, it was Paul who did the guitar solo
understatement of the year
If you're talking about cartoons, there's also Don't Bother Me, Do You Want to Know a Secret, I'm Happy Just to Dance with You, Devil in Her Heart, Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby, Chains, and Roll Over Beethoven (the last 2 make the mistake of SHOWING John singing!), (plus my own Youngblood episode); if you mean any Beatles song, he sings a total of 28 of them in their regular releases, plus more for the BBC and Decca audition.
I know! Why can't we think of anything this great and original?
"It's too much, it's too much... he never happened." LOL!!
i just got the beatles game this song is so awsome and so hard
LOVE the BEATLES
@race1717
NO! It leads off the Beatles' 1966 "Revolver" album. Neither they nor George alone released it as a single. It was included on the half-Beatles, half-solo "Best of George Harrison" album issued by EMI/Capitol Records in 1976, and Capitol did make it one side of a BEATLES "juke box" single in the1990s (coupled with the Beatles' "Birthday").
I found a animation error at 3:46 and why would you ask me what the error, well John’s mouth isn’t moving when the rest of the parts of his body are
I thought maybe it was just a special trick he did, but I s'pose you're right!
It completely ruins the social realism they're going for.
Forgotten Part of history. I did watch it as a kid.
I did fashion an episode for "Beatles Cartoon - Youngblood" for their BBC recording!
The irony is the Beatles never handled their own money until Brian died
Beatles, life as I know it. They never lie!
Even though I'm 12 and I watch South Park and Family Guy, I still freaken love these cartoons!
LOL 1:56 he's just smelling the flowers for no reason while the words "sniff "sniff" appear above his head lawl
This is so random, its so funny. The song is brillaint also, Rule - The Beatles do. xxxxx
"robin hood he never happend" lol paul
poor ringo
Robin hood, "he never happened." Too funny!
i love this
I love how John's head moves but his mouth doesn't.
It's from the freakin' 60's!!!!! It's amazing for something from that time!!!!!
lol
*high voice* "It's too much man, it's too much......
He never happened." Lol
CAUSE I'M THE PAC MAN. YEAH I'M THE PAC MAN.
At 4:47, Wow! I never would've guessed it was Robin Hood!!!! lol
Paul: It's too much man, it's too much! He never happen!" XD
The scene here should have been the official music video of Taxman because it really shows what they're singing.
We would watch anything back then.
@Mugu2010 yeah!!! Sunday's morning, I'was ten...and always had a row for the tv
lol, Paul XD gotta love him
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Cute and funny cartoon. I likes. :)
"Its too much man! Its too much!"
haha
"well said little john".... Paul said it :P
"The income, outgo" lol:)
...to say nothing of the fact that there were also a number of times when PAUL was the actual singer that, again, the cartoon showed John singing! And one time on the other side of the coin, for John's opening "Misterrrrrrrr Moooonlight!" the cartoon shows Paul doing it!
Paul: wow, Robin hood? he never happened.
XD
it's sad how not enough people know that they had a show. QUICK! Everyone! post this video on your myspace pages for all the world to see!
"the income out go", lol!
Who doesn't like The Beatles? That's not liking oxygen, or bread with a sandwich. But yes, if you don't like The Beatles then you probably shouldn't be watching this video, people never cease to amaze me.
haha there was a beatles cartoon. that's just EPIC
why are they so lovely?
The guitar? It's in the "Drive My Car/The Word/What You're Doing/" remix from LOVE. ^^
Yeah, those episodes you list after "Don't Bother Me" and before "Roll Over Beethoven" don't even depict a specific singer, except "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" does narrow it to "George and John" -- as though, whenever George sang, the animators didn't know what to make of it; also, while you're mostly right about "Chains" showing John, it does have a very brief moment when it focuses on George singing. So at least when George WROTE the song, that clued them in!
@M16Ben In my eyes Thatcher helped Britan, she turned us to a more American style of economy and living, she was a big fan of 'Raganomics'. Mass Nationalization was where the government took over most areas of public service, British Rail, British Telecom, BP and British gas were all Government run to try and ensure good price and service after WW2. It helped them get back on there feet (as we hope the banks will today) But it lasted untill the 80's, Thatcher brought competion in selling them
Wow, I love this song but never saw the cartoon. There are a bunch of them.
this video is cool
yes, everyone was out to get ringo's precious red ring pop lol
As someone once said, "nothing to get hungabout..."
"He never happened"
Indeed, he didn't. But he made for an awesome Beatles cartoon.
It's that time of year again, one more week until tax day. Maybe the boys' scheme to pay Ringo's taxes might provide some inspiration for dealing with the IRS
"It's too much, Man, It's too much! He never happened,"
This song was the inspiration for a short film that I did a few years back (which is linked here on my profile page). It's an anti-government political satire that ended up in 20 film festivals, but never achieved popularity of anything like the Beatles. :-)
I forgot these cartoons were so short
hahaha the begining went by so fast I had a hard time pausing it!!
hahahahahaha love ringos laugh 5:10
@race1717 You're thinking of I Me Mine, perhaps?
George was right on about this taxman deal.
Ringo AND George (behind John), in fact!
The first entry for "ye" in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary is a substitute for "you". For the second entry, what ye are referring to ("Ye Olde Nottingham Jousting..."), the 1961 edition gives the pronunciation the same as "the", "sometimes incorrectly pronounced 'ye' ". The 1993 edition, based slavishly on "current usage", simply gives the pronunciation as "ye". This is indeed a THORNY situation...
Lol ringos laugh
Huhuhuhu yeah!!! Lol
all we need is john now.....
They should remaster the cartoons like Speed Racer (another fave from the 60s that got the Blu-ray treatment in 2017, for their 50th anniversary of their US debut).
You can totaly tell that he didn't want to be in this cartoon or couldn't. Throughout the show he was saying different variations of " robin hood? He never happened"