Luke, once again, I am absolutely loving this journey you’ve invited us to take with you. The Beatles never disappoint. These songs bring back such great feelings and remind me of how incredibly fortunate I am to have been young when the Beatles were doing this stuff in real time. My big sister took me and my best friend (we were 10 yrs old) to the local drive-in theatre to see the movie “A Hard Day’s Night”. We sang along with every song and loved every minute of the whole experience. Thank you Luke for this labor of love. 🌺✌️
One of the Beatles’ greatest tricks is to hide immeasurably sad lyrics in joyful melodies. An informal survey shows me that most of the Beatles “love songs” are about unrequited love, missing love, poison love. It’s the dichotomy that will keep them alive forever, as long as there are ears to hear.
I was 10 when they came ion the scene. Have loved them all along . My grandson , now 9, has downloaded all their albums and plays them every morning on the way to school. He as big a fan as me.❤
Both pretty much perfect songs. "Tell Me Why" -- yet another song John and Paul just banged out as an album track that any of their peers would have KILLED to put out as an A-side. As I recall, "Can't Buy Me Love" was recorded in Paris during the Beatles run of shows there in late '63. Man, they were firing on all cylinders.
These songs reflect the high energy and excitement of the time and movie. It was such a shot of freshness and fun back then.... ✨💖 Thanks for the video, too!
I went to the Fox Venice theater on a Saturday morning as a 10-year old to “A Hard Day’s Night.” I stayed until they kicked me out for the evening showings (you could do that in ‘64). Must have seen that film five times that day. The album is gold, and its songs always put me in wonderfully carefree mood.
An amazing journey… and a quite enthusiastic reaction. I don’t know how you articulate your thoughts so impressively. Looking forward to hearing so much more from you
Tell Me Why: it's George on the low harmony. You'd think that part would be easy to sing. Not so! George's role in their 3-part harmonies is overlooked.
Listening to AM radio back in the early 60s was pretty good, but there was a lot junk mixed in with the good. But there was never a time when a Beatles song started that you didn’t immediately crank up the volume. Everything they put out was as good or better than any of their contemporaries. EVERY TIME!
This movie, was huge in the US! I was one of many preteens/teens screaming with glee and wonder in the theater watching the Beatles close up! Great reactions and analysis'!
Great lovely songs both of them. I think any person that didn't follow their career on that time and had only listened few songs, the most played perhaps, those should've been 'She loves you', 'A hard day's night', 'Love me do', 'I wanna be your man' and 'Can't buy me love', but the magic of these guys went and still go far beyond just that.
This was the album where they took their first giant step in their songwriting skills. The songs became more complicated in their arrangements and harmonies. It's still my favorite album that was released prior to 1966.
Specifically written for the Hard Days Night movie, Tell Me Why is the opening number during the live TV show scene near the end of the film. Yes Can't buy Me Love was released in March 1964 as they were filming A Hard Days Night movie in March/April. it was used twice in the film, during a romp in the field where they escaped out of the theater to get away from the hassles, and later being chased by the police [a keystone cop kind of thing from the silent movies]. IMO they should have used the song You Can't Do That, the flip side of the 45 rpm single Can't Buy Me Love in the USA on Capitol Records for the cop chase, they had cut it from the film from the TV concert....a different song would have made musical sense, a new tune for every situation instead of a repeat. BTW - people have forgotten the Can't By Me Love single had an international advance order of 2,100,000 copies!!!!!!!!!!! They didn't know what the song would even be, they just ordered in advance!!!!
I love BOTH of these songs!!! This was just an awesome album over-all. "Can't Buy Me Love" went along with the 60's and caring about people more than $. Also, a great fun movie!! You gotta watch it! Neither sound "Rock-a-Billy" to me. That's more like Buddy Holly, Bill Haley & the Comets, etc. These songs are up-tempo but The Beatles have a totally different sound to them, at least to me.
John isn't mimicking, they all did that kind of vocalization at key points in many many songs. It's just a mistake and whoever it added the video two episodes John singing backup vocals when really it should have been showing Paul taking the lead and the same on the scream.
I always thought this video for Can't Buy Me Love does a massive disservice to Paul. Paul wrote it, and sang it. So why does the camera focus on John so much ?
In the very early days John and Paul being competitive would mime to each other's songs, but they grew out of that. John got dudded a few times too with the camera being on Paul. Both on occasions even had their microphones turned off. It sort of evens out overall.
@@cathyortiz1280 Right but I mean Beatle-y as in sort of the public face of the group in the popular mind during Beatlemania. He was also the showman of the group onstage.
@ericstewart9742 Idk. Ringo was actually the most popular in the early days b/c he was the central character in both movies. Also, in the USA cartoons. Later, it became more of Paul & John because of the songs. But fans have always been divided on the two. When my hormones kicked in, I liked Paul. But later, after I looked back, I found I loved more of John's songs than Paul's. Esp after "Imagine" came out. I became a huge John fan. I was only 4 when they came out in 1964 though. So, I wasn't a teen - but I used to hang out with teens when I was young at a teen center downtown that my dad started to get kids off of drugs.
@@cathyortiz1280 Good point about Ringo. I’m your age so I wasn’t really there either. Somehow I’ve always seen Paul as the “standout,” and I don’t know why other than he was the extrovert on and offstage in the early days and was definitely the most animated stage-presence. Those would be the only reasons though.
@ericstewart9742 Well, "Mystery Tour" was his idea. The music vids were great. But the movie itself was horrible. John often crowned around on camera. His sense if humor always stood out to me, from beginning with "Those in the cheaper seats, clap your hands. And the rest of you, if you'd just rattle your jewelry." 😆🤣😂 To latest movie, "Let It Be" about the sessions & vids with Yoko, dancing in the streets. Kissing his own book in "Help," etc. He was like "the class clown." Very witty & intelligent. His stances for peace, racial equality & the 1st pop/rock artist to stand up for women's rights. Can't think of any other's until Kurt Cobain standing up for women's rights. So, to me, John definitely stood out. Even with his controversial, "The Beatles are bigger than Christ" statement taken totally out of context from 4 month old UK article - he meant as not being good. They were sending people in wheelchairs & such for The Beatles to touch, like it would heal them. Anyway, to me - John definitely stood out.
During 'Can't Buy Me Love' when they pan the audience you see a kid clapping like crazy, that's a young Eric Burden who would later go on to form The Animals
I'm wondering why you don't move around the Beatles Catalogue instead of this early- to late progression. These early songs really don't show what the Beatles eventually became. They were astonishing. The early stuff could be hit and miss but as they went on, they took music to a completely different dimension.
These songs are short bursts of magic.
Paul was always smiling and happy to there - a stark contrast to the others many times. Just so charming and humble. I treasure that man.
Same! I just love Paul so much. ❤
@@Kathmak ME TOO!!!!
"Humble" doesn't apply.
I think the same could be said for Ringo. He loved performing with the group.
@@jnagarya519 Not only does it apply but McCartney is TOO DAMN HUMBLE for his own good.
High energy. You're a perfect Beatles fan. I still get excited by these great pop tunes 60 years on.
Me too😊!
Love it when Paul flubs the lyric, and looks up and grins, then carries on.
Paul was born to perform! You can just tell he's loving it.
I love Paul and John's singing in unison sound.
Their vocals transcend across time... unforgettable! 💕
John was a rock-n-roller at heart and his vocals are often under rated. RIP JWOL.
John's voice is the absolute apex of passionate rock and roll singing.
Nobody with two ears has ever underestimated his voice !
Luke, once again, I am absolutely loving this journey you’ve invited us to take with you. The Beatles never disappoint. These songs bring back such great feelings and remind me of how incredibly fortunate I am to have been young when the Beatles were doing this stuff in real time. My big sister took me and my best friend (we were 10 yrs old) to the local drive-in theatre to see the movie “A Hard Day’s Night”. We sang along with every song and loved every minute of the whole experience. Thank you Luke for this labor of love. 🌺✌️
One of the Beatles’ greatest tricks is to hide immeasurably sad lyrics in joyful melodies. An informal survey shows me that most of the Beatles “love songs” are about unrequited love, missing love, poison love.
It’s the dichotomy that will keep them alive forever, as long as there are ears to hear.
Part two: They were so tight and well rehearsed that one doesn’t notice that “Can’t Buy Me Love” is the record, not a live recording.
I was 10 when they came ion the scene. Have loved them all along . My grandson , now 9, has downloaded all their albums and plays them every morning on the way to school. He as big a fan as me.❤
Both pretty much perfect songs. "Tell Me Why" -- yet another song John and Paul just banged out as an album track that any of their peers would have KILLED to put out as an A-side. As I recall, "Can't Buy Me Love" was recorded in Paris during the Beatles run of shows there in late '63. Man, they were firing on all cylinders.
yes but in 1964
Paris: January 1964.
Walking bass line was probably the description you were trying to describe. Paul is very melodious on bass guitar.
My favourite album. The energy, the freshness the joy and the unity between the band.
These songs reflect the high energy and excitement of the time and movie. It was such a shot of freshness and fun back then.... ✨💖 Thanks for the video, too!
I’m really enjoying your analysis lately especially on this Beatles journey, I think you’ve elevated your game from your earlier videos!
I went to the Fox Venice theater on a Saturday morning as a 10-year old to “A Hard Day’s Night.” I stayed until they kicked me out for the evening showings (you could do that in ‘64). Must have seen that film five times that day. The album is gold, and its songs always put me in wonderfully carefree mood.
An amazing journey… and a quite enthusiastic reaction. I don’t know how you articulate your thoughts so impressively. Looking forward to hearing so much more from you
Tell Me Why: it's George on the low harmony. You'd think that part would be easy to sing. Not so! George's role in their 3-part harmonies is overlooked.
Loving your reactions to my favourite group’s amazing recorded history!
Listening to AM radio back in the early 60s was pretty good, but there was a lot junk mixed in with the good. But there was never a time when a Beatles song started that you didn’t immediately crank up the volume. Everything they put out was as good or better than any of their contemporaries. EVERY TIME!
Great selection. Where is my transistor radio when I need it?💕
I never thought of this before, but these are the songs they started with, and as we got older their music grew too. Brilliant!
This movie, was huge in the US! I was one of many preteens/teens screaming with glee and wonder in the theater watching the Beatles close up! Great reactions and analysis'!
Great lovely songs both of them. I think any person that didn't follow their career on that time and had only listened few songs, the most played perhaps, those should've been 'She loves you', 'A hard day's night', 'Love me do', 'I wanna be your man' and 'Can't buy me love', but the magic of these guys went and still go far beyond just that.
This was the album where they took their first giant step in their songwriting skills. The songs became more complicated in their arrangements and harmonies. It's still my favorite album that was released prior to 1966.
I love that you love them. They're the greatest band of all time !!
Don't skip over 'Things We Said Today.' It's one of McCartney's best songs.
ABSOLUTELY, "Things We Said Today" is one of my FAVORITE Beatles songs!
That's the song Dylan chose to cover for a McCartney tribute album.
You should've listened to either Remastered 2009 or better, Remastered 2015 :D
or remix
Specifically written for the Hard Days Night movie, Tell Me Why is the opening number during the live TV show scene near the end of the film. Yes Can't buy Me Love was released in March 1964 as they were filming A Hard Days Night movie in March/April. it was used twice in the film, during a romp in the field where they escaped out of the theater to get away from the hassles, and later being chased by the police [a keystone cop kind of thing from the silent movies]. IMO they should have used the song You Can't Do That, the flip side of the 45 rpm single Can't Buy Me Love in the USA on Capitol Records for the cop chase, they had cut it from the film from the TV concert....a different song would have made musical sense, a new tune for every situation instead of a repeat. BTW - people have forgotten the Can't By Me Love single had an international advance order of 2,100,000 copies!!!!!!!!!!! They didn't know what the song would even be, they just ordered in advance!!!!
I love BOTH of these songs!!! This was just an awesome album over-all. "Can't Buy Me Love" went along with the 60's and caring about people more than $. Also, a great fun movie!! You gotta watch it! Neither sound "Rock-a-Billy" to me. That's more like Buddy Holly, Bill Haley & the Comets, etc. These songs are up-tempo but The Beatles have a totally different sound to them, at least to me.
John isn't mimicking, they all did that kind of vocalization at key points in many many songs. It's just a mistake and whoever it added the video two episodes John singing backup vocals when really it should have been showing Paul taking the lead and the same on the scream.
Always great tempo and vocals! Thank you
Yes.
I always thought this video for Can't Buy Me Love does a massive disservice to Paul. Paul wrote it, and sang it. So why does the camera focus on John so much ?
In the very early days John and Paul being competitive would mime to each other's songs, but they grew out of that. John got dudded a few times too with the camera being on Paul. Both on occasions even had their microphones turned off. It sort of evens out overall.
Dude you’re really good
Paul's walking bass drove this song.
Nobody's ever gonna top the Beatles. Not possible.
You have a great ear!
I don't know why they show Lennon singing, it was Paul McCartney singing all the lead vocals on Can't Buy Me Love!
🎶💯👏😍
Both yummy songs❤️
That video isn’t the best one to watch for Can’t Buy Me Love because John didn’t sing on it at all 😂
And then they don't even bother giving George (who has a great solo on that song) or Ringo a close-up!
And yet the camera was glued to John for the first verse -- what a weird incongruity hearing Paul's voice coming from John's mouth!
@@sourisvoleur4854 I know. The weirdest miming performance you could ever wish to see
🇧🇷🙏😁
Серьги вижу, а где ожерелье..,..
Paul was the most “Beatle-y” of the Beatles.
I wouldn't say that since John formed the band.
@@cathyortiz1280 Right but I mean Beatle-y as in sort of the public face of the group in the popular mind during Beatlemania. He was also the showman of the group onstage.
@ericstewart9742 Idk. Ringo was actually the most popular in the early days b/c he was the central character in both movies. Also, in the USA cartoons. Later, it became more of Paul & John because of the songs. But fans have always been divided on the two. When my hormones kicked in, I liked Paul. But later, after I looked back, I found I loved more of John's songs than Paul's. Esp after "Imagine" came out. I became a huge John fan. I was only 4 when they came out in 1964 though. So, I wasn't a teen - but I used to hang out with teens when I was young at a teen center downtown that my dad started to get kids off of drugs.
@@cathyortiz1280 Good point about Ringo. I’m your age so I wasn’t really there either. Somehow I’ve always seen Paul as the “standout,” and I don’t know why other than he was the extrovert on and offstage in the early days and was definitely the most animated stage-presence.
Those would be the only reasons though.
@ericstewart9742 Well, "Mystery Tour" was his idea. The music vids were great. But the movie itself was horrible. John often crowned around on camera. His sense if humor always stood out to me, from beginning with "Those in the cheaper seats, clap your hands. And the rest of you, if you'd just rattle your jewelry." 😆🤣😂 To latest movie, "Let It Be" about the sessions & vids with Yoko, dancing in the streets. Kissing his own book in "Help," etc. He was like "the class clown." Very witty & intelligent. His stances for peace, racial equality & the 1st pop/rock artist to stand up for women's rights. Can't think of any other's until Kurt Cobain standing up for women's rights. So, to me, John definitely stood out. Even with his controversial, "The Beatles are bigger than Christ" statement taken totally out of context from 4 month old UK article - he meant as not being good. They were sending people in wheelchairs & such for The Beatles to touch, like it would heal them. Anyway, to me - John definitely stood out.
During 'Can't Buy Me Love' when they pan the audience you see a kid clapping like crazy, that's a young Eric Burden who would later go on to form The Animals
Oh wow - I never knew that - thanks!
Eric Burdon was born in May, 1941, which makes him a year older than McCartney and two years older than Harrison. The Animals were formed in 1962.
I'm wondering why you don't move around the Beatles Catalogue instead of this early- to late progression. These early songs really don't show what the Beatles eventually became. They were astonishing. The early stuff could be hit and miss but as they went on, they took music to a completely different dimension.
Because he’s going to listen to every song to witness that progression in full.
Gotta say I agree with the chronological order method. You can hear the changes, some gradual, some sudden, as they progress through their career.
Them and the beach boys
Unless you listen chronologically you can not appreciate the Beatles’ development as songwriters and performers.
That's the whole point.
The video of Can't Buy Me Love is a distraction. Terribly shot, adds nothing to the song.
Undoubtedly the greatest band of all time