My God!! How could they be so good!! Almost 50 from their breakup they still surprise me!! It seems they are still getting better all the time!!! Amazing
@@astromaniac360 The people who consider Justin and Katy good music would not have liked the Beatles in any era. They would have liked Brady Bunch records. Conversely, there are bands like the Brian Jonestown Massacre that make great psychedelic music today.
British Scorpion there’s endless if you think about it. They spent 55 hours on one song once. They documented all recording sessions and the book was still there when someone enquired, they meaning someone connected to the studio and the band. Probably for the purposes of paying for the time they used in the studio. It wasn’t theirs after all.
In context, they recorded an album of 10 songs in one session once, 8-12 hours. So anywhere from 1 to 55 hours per song. They spoke/speak of jamming in the studio all the time. All that will be on record somewhere. All 4 Beatles or their spouses have to agree on anything coming out. That’s why only drips come out occasionally. When the spouses pass on, I bet they’ll be a flood of material as the decisions will be passed onto the children who don’t have the same hang ups and egos and wouldn’t mind the income. They’ll see it as keeping them relative for income for their children. They’re quite a lot of Beatle grandkids to feed, lol.
Red Buck yeah, he was certainly insecure with people he got close to, but quite tough with those he even knew but was just, say, a working relationship. And some people had an opportunity, by getting close maybe by using lsd then heroin, to take advantage of that. He wasn’t just blinded to things in the physical sphere. Typical artist really, which he understood the nature of to a great degree, but was taken in by many. Clue one:- of the worried was the manager Kline whom Paul sued which produced artistic flourishing in ‘How Do You Sleep?’. He later saw that and apologised and thanked Paul. But one, no-one could do anything about it turned out. Maybe his Aunt Mimi and the way he was with her was a clue to why he was the way he was with his ’mother’?
I’ll debate anybody about John versus Paul. Paul was brilliant, no doubt, but John had a voice that was so expressive and emotional and distinct. Well Paul had a greater range, he didn’t have that kind of emotion and soul. Billie holiday, the great jazz singer, did not have a very good voice technically. But she was the greatest jazz singer. I will draw a parallel with Billie Holiday and John Lennon. Paul is like Ella Gitzgerald. No slouch. But Billie/John reign supreme.
George had just bought a sitar and was trying to pluck it's secrets. John asked him to try to put something together for this song. This was a year or so before George met Ravi Shankar. What George did here was revolutionary for the time and is amazingly transcendent.
I agree for the fact that people had been playing rock n roll long before the Beatles, but no one had combined it with a sitar of all things. Not to mention they actually sound great which is a feat unto itself as the two technically aren’t supposed to go together
...a sign of the times... ...things were going forward, we were going to the moon, it was an exciting time, things were always evolving... ...very hard to describe the 'zeitgeist' if you didn't live back then...
There was a time in the 60s when we waited breathlessly for the next Beatles song to drop on the radio. The competition to unseat them as the kings of rock was fierce. The Stones, the Byrds, new bands like the Doors and the Airplane, but then they would blow everyone away with their next release. I remember thinking, how long can they keep this up? Things are changing too fast, they’ll fall behind! But they led, they did not follow. From ‘64 to ‘69 they held absolute sway, and we didn’t realize until years later what we had lived through.
Just finished reading the Murakami novel “Norwegian Wood” and had to come listen to this song again. So glad I found this version, I love the album version, but at least for me, this one really nails the psychedelic, nostalgic, and the melancholy tone that I believe they wanted the piece to portray more than the studio version. Almost feels like listening to a dream that was dreamt a long, long time ago. They were truly ahead of their time.
Album version is boring to the point I cut it off from my Rubber Soul mp3 player tracklist, I might reconsider restoring it putting this version or the Anthology Take 1 in its place instead
Don't forget George! He was a critical part of those glorious 3 part harmonies on songs like This Boy. Might not be singing on this song, but he was a huge part of what made this band epic.
roomandaroom well of course! And my favorite harmonizing tune is “Yes It Is.” You can hear all 3. I would never leave out George, but in this particular song it’s Paul and John.
@@emzee1148, there's nothing psychedelic about it, it's folk rock with some Sitar playing. Pretty sure none of the band had even dropped acid at that point.
@@ryanblob3105 No, this is pure psych music. Listen to the bass and the drums, the choice of diatonic modes, the harmonies. It checks every box for being psych rock. Saying that there is nothing psychedelic about this song is hilariously ill informed.
George was the greatest. Very underrated being over-shadowed by the genius of John and Paul. There will never be another like him. Not afraid to think outside the box. This is a great example of that. Wish I could have met him. He was just a lad from Liverpool. RIP George. Blessings and peace to Olivia and Dhani...
He was an incredibly gifted songwriter who had the rotten luck to be in the one band where he was overshadowed by two other incredibly gifted songwriters! But George's solo career was a lot more consistent and satisfying than Paul or John's. Lennon and McCartney needed each other to write their best work; George was capable of writing sublime music all by himself.
@@quantumleap4023 I love the way you think we're all Yanks. This is about an English band, singing about Scandinavian timber on a forum full of foreigners. Given that the USA has forced puppet governments and "regime change" on so many other countries, I suppose it is no small irony.
Juan Carlos Rufasto Aguilar If you really want to do the guru thing then listen to Dhani Harrison sing “The Inner Light”. It’s wicked good ✌️ ruclips.net/video/229aVjM4uf8/видео.html
So fresh after so many decades! The raw and yet honeyed voice of John, George's early attempts with the sitar, all sent shivers down my spine. Isn't it good? Norwegian Wood!!!!
In fact John couldn't finish this song, Paul gave him the idea for the ending, which is not about what people usually think it is about. There is a take that ends with the music fading and John saying, "I showed 'er!"
And it was a brilliant move because the song became a classic and the sitar made the song sound so different from ordinary pop songs from then or now. It still stands out. Just like when REM started using Mandolins and their songs sounded incredible because of that one instrument.
@@dynjarren8355 George came across the sitar during the filming of the movie "Help!"...in the restaurant scene, a band comes out and begins an instrumental version of A Hard Day's Night. George, ever the guitarist, is said to have gone over the guy playing the sitar and asking "What are you playing?"....and the rest is history.
Two voices that sound so beautiful it’s not been very often replicated by other’s since. Those Beatle harmonies are beyond fabulous !! They’ve set a benchmark that’s yet to be improved on in all the years since.
Much trippier man. Interesting this, I just saw that the last name of one of the guys' on the England team in the World Cup is TRIPPIER!!! It5 is just so cool that I can use that in a sentence!! :)
It never ceases to amaze me how much these guys grew in such a short period of time. Only 18 months prior they were up to their necks in "she loves you, yeah yeah yeah..." which of course, was also great. But...to go here...in so little time...amazing.
And yet in an interview G responded immediately to the question - what would you have been if never a Beatle?- that he’d have been a better guitar player. He went on to say that repeatedly playing the same songs was boring and held him back. And yet we see it as amazingly rapid and explosive creative progress given the times. I suspect he was right in a way. His creativity may have been stifled. He may have processed the intensity of their development easily. It’s an interesting insight. And of course Ringo simply replied “a drummer” -got all the laughs but totally and simply truthful.
@@mwhitney221 George felt stifled in the Beatles because he was given a "quota" of just one or two songs per record, when Beatles records typically had 13 or 14 songs. "All Things Must Pass" is nearly two hours long because George just had _that many ideas_ he couldn't express through The Beatles. So George's answer there probably wasn't factually correct - the Beatles may have held back George's songwriting, but certainly not his guitar work - but it was an honest expression of his frustrations at the time.
I love listening to the raw demos. The Beatles showed that they didn't need to be mixed and polished to sound great. I would of loved to hang around while they rehearsed.
@@fireflyva100 That goes without saying, George Martin gave the Beatles the direction and vision they needed, and together they created the sound that was the Beatles. Great point. .
Wow! I love all these takes. They had such a fantastic way of getting to their final product. The great thing is that all these versions are truly amazing. This particular recording makes me feel like I am floating down the river smoothly in a raft to a destination unknown. Wonderful in every sense. The gold standard!
I saw George, then Norwegian Wood, and had to stop and listen to this wonderful song that I haven't heard in 30 or 40 years. There was so much great music made in the 60s and 70s, so widely varied, and every time I come across a song I'd all but forgotten, I have the pleasure of rediscovery and remembrance all in one. Thanks for the posting. It was a great way to start off the day! Take care, stay safe!
Spot on! Us guitarists (frustratingly sometimes) study other guitarist's unique "strum patterns". John had more than a few up his sleeve and both songs definitely use this cool 3/4 strum.
"Rare Psychedelic Acid Bootleg" is a stupid title. This is simply a raw version of the song that we know. It's an out-take that wasn't yet a finished product. I'm still happy it's on RUclips, and that I was able to hear it.
Someone asked John in an interview how long he thought they'd last. His answer was that" he could be big headed and say five years". 55 years later they're still amazing.
This was the most successful musical group in all of history, and this rendition of one of their iconic creations is an fine example of their work. Thank you John, Paul, George, and Ringo... for the trip.
The Beatles were so much a part of my life from age 11, when I got my first Beatles album for Christmas, till now, at age 71. I still feel that love well up inside whenever I hear them sing, and I miss George & John so much & wish they were still with us. When I die I want them to play “In My Life” at my memorial. That song says it all when you leave this Earth & all your loved ones. The Beatles were & are everything to me, and I’m so great full I had them in my life. 😢😭🫶🏼Love you Paul & Ringo!
One of my personal favorites on Rubber Soul! Now to hear it like this is fantastic! Loved them all...will go to my grave loving them. They’re the men I loved the longest! Since 1964 when I was 11 I loved them. I got “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” as a gift that Christmas! 56 years a fan (atic)! ♥️♥️♥️
Sounds like an earlier take. The final version is obviously sped up, probably by tape machine. All of The Beatles outtakes are significant for shedding light on how they developed their songs in the studio.
Love seeing these comments of original beatle's fans, hope you are all living your best lives! Im 27 currently and had the pleasure to be raised by my grandparents. The first music I could remember listening to as a child was The Beatles, they are what made me want to pursue music for my life. Thank you for sharing a demo of a song where I thought ive heard everything
For me, like so many others, they are the gold standard. Albeit a nearly impossible standard. Their lifecycle as artists is remarkable... the constant evolution, reinvention. Few musicians/artists have been able to even come close... and not just in pop or rock, but also in jazz as well.
I just have no words.....after all these years, thos song, that song...all the songs are wonderful and beautiful and creative just as they were so many years ago. ❤❤❤❤
The lyrics on this, take 2, are the same as take 1, take 4 the final take, was recorded a whole different day. Read the Beatles Sessions book. Also the full sessions, including this take two, for this song are on bootleg
@@BioFactory1 Alright, I'll concede that it was an "alternative" take. I was assuming a take to mean an attempt to record a particular version of a song.
Rubber Soul and Revolver sessions, several songs were done in one or two takes with several overdubs. paperback writer was just two takes, take 1 being a false start and take 2 getting random echo/delay added at spots for the mono and stereo mixes. Norwegian Wood was recorded on three separate days, at first take 1 was marked best, then they attempted take 2 another day and still felt it wasn't going much better, then another day, takes 3 and 4, 3 being a false start.
If you go to Bootleg Zone discussion forum you can find Beatles complete recording sessions. Youtbe isn't the best place to share details, but that should be enough for fans to google and enjoy.
I can recall personal moments listening to this great classic. A girl laughing as we over indulged and responsibility was only a few hours away. Happy young times!
Just heard on a Beatles show on the radio ...George had just purchased the Sitar but didnt know how to play it yet , it was sitting around. My god....he picked out the notes and came up with this? No wondwr no new artists have any talent , god gave it all to these guys ?
They were usually lower, and there's lots of evidence to show that they sped their songs up. Put the RUclips speed on 1.25 and it starts to sound a lot more like the released version (though this digital increase in speed doesn't raise the pitch like analog tape did).
True they used to speed some songs up but not as much that.This was re-record in E. A capo on the second fret.E is a lot better for johns voice.Interesteng harmony and the end there and not on the Rubber soul one.
I love when they play around with there songs experimenting all the time growing.. this is 1965 ,, so thigh and closely knitted together,, AAaaa those Liverpool Lads had some talent and they passed the audition
I love listening to their demos, especially, like this one, done on a four track or take recorder. The 'All things Must Pass' on the third anthology is my favourite version of the song. So simple but truly beautiful.
@@johnbarry1965 I totally agree. Sheer perfection in 4 minutes and a wonderful statement for saying goodbye but you'll get over it as it was always going to be inevitable.
I am reading 'The Beatles: The Complete Recording Sessions' and I discovered that they wrote this while trying to meet their deadline for their next album. Under pressure, John wrote this, 'Girl' and 'Nowhere Man'. Absolutely incredible...
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My God!! How could they be so good!! Almost 50 from their breakup they still surprise me!! It seems they are still getting better all the time!!! Amazing
Fernando Godoi True talent unlike Justin Bieber and Katy Perry. Sad how low the bar for what should be considered good music has dropped.
Couldn’t get no worse.
Absolutely, I agree they are better than then
I feel so fortunate they were within our time-for our generation I am 66 and still listen and love all the music of our day it's in my soul.
@@astromaniac360 The people who consider Justin and Katy good music would not have liked the Beatles in any era. They would have liked Brady Bunch records. Conversely, there are bands like the Brian Jonestown Massacre that make great psychedelic music today.
I'm 70, thought I knew every version of The Beatles songs...I was wrong. Brilliant, thank you.
British Scorpion there’s endless if you think about it. They spent 55 hours on one song once. They documented all recording sessions and the book was still there when someone enquired, they meaning someone connected to the studio and the band. Probably for the purposes of paying for the time they used in the studio. It wasn’t theirs after all.
In context, they recorded an album of 10 songs in one session once, 8-12 hours. So anywhere from 1 to 55 hours per song.
They spoke/speak of jamming in the studio all the time. All that will be on record somewhere. All 4 Beatles or their spouses have to agree on anything coming out. That’s why only drips come out occasionally. When the spouses pass on, I bet they’ll be a flood of material as the decisions will be passed onto the children who don’t have the same hang ups and egos and wouldn’t mind the income. They’ll see it as keeping them relative for income for their children. They’re quite a lot of Beatle grandkids to feed, lol.
British Scorpion me too 4-6-50
@@redvette91 Happy birthday!
Concur! Saw the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show in 64.
John voice in its purity, without all the effects he liked, is the best John voice. God I love his voice. And Ringo’s drumming here, wonderful.
Agree. He had the best voice in the beatles. John>george>paul
Red Buck yeah, he was certainly insecure with people he got close to, but quite tough with those he even knew but was just, say, a working relationship. And some people had an opportunity, by getting close maybe by using lsd then heroin, to take advantage of that.
He wasn’t just blinded to things in the physical sphere. Typical artist really, which he understood the nature of to a great degree, but was taken in by many.
Clue one:- of the worried was the manager Kline whom Paul sued which produced artistic flourishing in ‘How Do You Sleep?’. He later saw that and apologised and thanked Paul.
But one, no-one could do anything about it turned out. Maybe his Aunt Mimi and the way he was with her was a clue to why he was the way he was with his ’mother’?
Enes that’s clearly a matter of opinion. Paul objectivity had the most versatile and well trained voice, and the widest range by far.
I’ll debate anybody about John versus Paul. Paul was brilliant, no doubt, but John had a voice that was so expressive and emotional and distinct. Well Paul had a greater range, he didn’t have that kind of emotion and soul. Billie holiday, the great jazz singer, did not have a very good voice technically. But she was the greatest jazz singer. I will draw a parallel with Billie Holiday and John Lennon. Paul is like Ella Gitzgerald. No slouch. But Billie/John reign supreme.
I don’t know why John didn’t like his own voice...
George had just bought a sitar and was trying to pluck it's secrets. John asked him to try to put something together for this song. This was a year or so before George met Ravi Shankar. What George did here was revolutionary for the time and is amazingly transcendent.
I agree for the fact that people had been playing rock n roll long before the Beatles, but no one had combined it with a sitar of all things. Not to mention they actually sound great which is a feat unto itself as the two technically aren’t supposed to go together
John and Paul's voices blended together so beautifully
I swear, Paul McCartney could harmonize with a squirrel in a box and make him sound amazing!
Absolutely!!
Who couldn't?
Paul Sullivan I think this mainly George singing this song
@ Paul Sullivan... That's because this is the ****** REAL PAUL****** not the one who replaced him in 1967.
@@horseyhorselips3501 No, actually it's John & Paul...
I’m a simple woman. I see George. I click.
👌💖
No Waste Nikki the ultimate click bait 🥰
Lol same 😍🤗
I hope one day the whole world will be this simple.
Cute, Nikki!
54 years as a Beatle fan and I have never heard this version. WOW.
Robert Blakemore - "The Lords Of Madness".
This is from Anthology.
@@davegibbs6423 no it isnt
@@davegibbs6423 Anthology had take 1. The version in this video was recorded between that and the master take and has only appeared on bootlegs.
Yellow Dog!
I bought a lot of those in '91- 96.
It's hard to imagine how there were less than two years between "She Loves You" on the Sullivan Show, and this.
...a sign of the times...
...things were going forward, we were going to the moon, it was an exciting time, things were always evolving...
...very hard to describe the 'zeitgeist' if you didn't live back then...
lsd had a lot to do with it
@@CippiCippiCippi not yet.
Meditation first, then LSD
@@chipgaasche4933 John Lennon & George Harrison first look LSD in March 1965 when they were dosed by a dentist friend at a dinner.
why does George looks like he's going to show us how to make something on youtube
He's about to roll a blunt
He's showing us how to make a Song that will live forever
@@raprapzandro Nailed it! :))))))
🤣🤣🤣
It's a snot ball. He's rolling a snot ball...
There was a time in the 60s when we waited breathlessly for the next Beatles song to drop on the radio. The competition to unseat them as the kings of rock was fierce. The Stones, the Byrds, new bands like the Doors and the Airplane, but then they would blow everyone away with their next release. I remember thinking, how long can they keep this up? Things are changing too fast, they’ll fall behind! But they led, they did not follow. From ‘64 to ‘69 they held absolute sway, and we didn’t realize until years later what we had lived through.
Yes indeed..well said...I agree
I like Ringo's beats in this outtake.
elwin38 Ringo is playing at Tamboura on this demo. which is a drone instrument and actually does keep the beat on the chorus. Smart ass
@@briandillon8041 What
Brian Dillon That’s wrong on every level.
Psychedelic Atibaia!
@@briandillon8041 Lol he's just saying he likes Ringo's drumming dude chill
Once again, Harrison adding something to a Lennon/McCartney composition that absolutely makes the song.
Lennon composition*
@@jairrr7597 Lennon/McCartney (confirmed by McCartney)
But the sitar is from george
I’m pretty sure that Lennon suggested George add the sitar.
Yes, well that was his job! That`s what you do when you`re in a band.
Just finished reading the Murakami novel “Norwegian Wood” and had to come listen to this song again. So glad I found this version, I love the album version, but at least for me, this one really nails the psychedelic, nostalgic, and the melancholy tone that I believe they wanted the piece to portray more than the studio version. Almost feels like listening to a dream that was dreamt a long, long time ago.
They were truly ahead of their time.
I read this novel too! Lots of Beatle references!
the best novel ever written
Haruki is a huge Beatles fan--love that novel.
Album version is boring to the point I cut it off from my Rubber Soul mp3 player tracklist, I might reconsider restoring it putting this version or the Anthology Take 1 in its place instead
Norwegian Wood is objectively a highlight of the album…
Paul McCartneys harmonies on this song get me everytime. Their 2 voices together were something else..
Those girls from Abba had a similar thing going on
* + Simon & Garfunkel
This is it..60's pure psychedelic music
Vladislav The Poker no, nothing is psychodelic here
@@BazzTriton the fuck do you consider psyche?
No, it's just pure Beatles
@@BingaBangoBongo I think he means visually. Psychedelics are usually visual.
whassupdoc? Why would you think that? You’ve never heard of psychedelic music?
Paul harmonizes perfectly in this song. Him and John’s voice were meant to be together.
Don't forget George! He was a critical part of those glorious 3 part harmonies on songs like This Boy. Might not be singing on this song, but he was a huge part of what made this band epic.
roomandaroom well of course! And my favorite harmonizing tune is “Yes It Is.” You can hear all 3. I would never leave out George, but in this particular song it’s Paul and John.
roomandaroom and Ringo’s drumming as well. All brilliant
And not in a gross way, DeviantArt!!
@@1982pencil George's voice was thin and often flat. He was not half the singer J & P were.
I can’t get over how much a genius George is
Or John or Paul. On a totally another level...
yeah George Martin, sorting this mess of a sound out..
George was just playing what John told him to play
@@Htheorphanarianunlikely..more likely they were experimenting
When i see George here, i know that i see a real human man. This man had so much magic. I miss him so much.
He wasn't a human being, he was an angel ❤️
The sitar is very upfront droning all over the place...awesome...John and Paul at their height harmonizing
that pulsating bass line is very relaxing
I thought it was all the weed you just smoked, you effing stoner. 🙄
lemurian chick Or maybe it's just that, you're right 🤔🤔 haha
Sonny Moore exactly, it sounds so relaxing the bass sounds like it's dancing
Plus, I don't really listen to sitar music.. But the sitar on this song is lovely
Paul's bass has always been a source of inspiration to me.
When the demo is better than than actual album version.... 😶
What a band...existed for like 8 years and had the biggest impact on all pop music.
kills it!
As usual, listening to Lennon--McCartney harmonizing is pure bliss. I'm mesmerized.
I love how the sitar note in the verses fits perfectly with bass and drum. They were changing everything in the world of music
I love how people think Sitar = Acid lol
In my experience, people I know hated any kind of sitar song let alone 60’s music till they tripped, jus sayin🤷🏻♂️
Duh
its pretty pure psychedelic rock music man.
@@emzee1148, there's nothing psychedelic about it, it's folk rock with some Sitar playing. Pretty sure none of the band had even dropped acid at that point.
@@ryanblob3105 No, this is pure psych music. Listen to the bass and the drums, the choice of diatonic modes, the harmonies. It checks every box for being psych rock. Saying that there is nothing psychedelic about this song is hilariously ill informed.
It makes you fly, you transport yourself to another dimension. Groovy.
hA hah ha ha
This Bird Has Flown!!
and to a better place and time - we all wanna fly there these days
George was the greatest. Very underrated being over-shadowed by the genius of John and Paul. There will never be another like him. Not afraid to think outside the box. This is a great example of that. Wish I could have met him. He was just a lad from Liverpool. RIP George. Blessings and peace to Olivia and Dhani...
He was an incredibly gifted songwriter who had the rotten luck to be in the one band where he was overshadowed by two other incredibly gifted songwriters! But George's solo career was a lot more consistent and satisfying than Paul or John's.
Lennon and McCartney needed each other to write their best work; George was capable of writing sublime music all by himself.
In this version John sings, "I sat on her rug, drinking her wine, biding my time" (1:03), but the standard song reverses the lines.
Same with the one on Anthology
Yes.......Very true!
It's like he was undecided which order was more effective or whether the nuance changed
Paul McCartney did the same with a couple of the lines from Yesterday.
It makes more sense this way around tbf.
i love how we're all vibing with this during quarantine
ann ً 💅💅💅
hey ann!
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I don't love quarantine.
I love how we're all just passively watching as our constitution gets shredded to peices.
@@quantumleap4023 I love the way you think we're all Yanks. This is about an English band, singing about Scandinavian timber on a forum full of foreigners. Given that the USA has forced puppet governments and "regime change" on so many other countries, I suppose it is no small irony.
During this Covid 19 isolation I will play this song non-stop. When this is over I will be a certified guru.
))
I think you'll perhaps need to add 'Into the Universe' for that result:)
Getting your mantra on 6 months should do it ..
Or mad? Same diff.
Juan Carlos Rufasto Aguilar
If you really want to do the guru thing then listen to Dhani Harrison sing “The Inner Light”. It’s wicked good ✌️
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I listen to this song since I was twelve and I'm still not tired of it...
Gutino are u still twelve
+Samuel Cheng heh OWNEd
Gutino ...same with me . Pure brilliance .
Nevermind the melody, the sitar, the harmony, the greatest piece here is Ringo's snare
Snares off baby
Facts
Snared!!
I don´t hear any snare in this recording
The bass and the drums, man
The Beatles were, are and shall forever remain simply amazing. In 100,000 years their music will still be beautiful...
Wow. Just discovered this. 42 years of being a fan and something new always emerges. Just stunning!
love you Harrison rest in peace
So fresh after so many decades! The raw and yet honeyed voice of John, George's early attempts with the sitar, all sent shivers down my spine. Isn't it good? Norwegian Wood!!!!
True i wish they had they kept the sitar as loud as it is in this version anyways its masterpiece
Johns lyrics are the essence of what made the Beatles cleaver witty and timeless....
In fact John couldn't finish this song, Paul gave him the idea for the ending, which is not about what people usually think it is about. There is a take that ends with the music fading and John saying, "I showed 'er!"
The first Beatles song in which George incorporated his sitar.
And one of the first Western songs to use it
And it was a brilliant move because the song became a classic and the sitar made the song sound so different from ordinary pop songs from then or now. It still stands out.
Just like when REM started using Mandolins and their songs sounded incredible because of that one instrument.
@@dynjarren8355 George came across the sitar during the filming of the movie "Help!"...in the restaurant scene, a band comes out and begins an instrumental version of A Hard Day's Night.
George, ever the guitarist, is said to have gone over the guy playing the sitar and asking "What are you playing?"....and the rest is history.
Lõve You so Much, George. Genius.
Two voices that sound so beautiful it’s not been very often replicated by other’s since. Those Beatle harmonies are beyond fabulous !! They’ve set a benchmark that’s yet to be improved on in all the years since.
What about Jimmy Fallon and Jack Black?
Revolutionary. Their best stuff is not to be found in their official records, but in these bootlegs. Bravo!
The band that keeps on giving, from the decade that keeps on giving.
On this early less folksy more acid take (Oct 1965), there is a hint of their direction and the profound changes to come.
Agreed for sure.
Much trippier man. Interesting this, I just saw that the last name of one of the guys' on the England team in the World Cup is TRIPPIER!!! It5 is just so cool that I can use that in a sentence!! :)
George Harison , grato por trazer a musica divina da India para nós
It never ceases to amaze me how much these guys grew in such a short period of time. Only 18 months prior they were up to their necks in "she loves you, yeah yeah yeah..." which of course, was also great. But...to go here...in so little time...amazing.
And yet in an interview G responded immediately to the question - what would you have been if never a Beatle?- that he’d have been a better guitar player. He went on to say that repeatedly playing the same songs was boring and held him back. And yet we see it as amazingly rapid and explosive creative progress given the times.
I suspect he was right in a way. His creativity may have been stifled. He may have processed the intensity of their development easily. It’s an interesting insight.
And of course Ringo simply replied “a drummer” -got all the laughs but totally and simply truthful.
@@mwhitney221 George felt stifled in the Beatles because he was given a "quota" of just one or two songs per record, when Beatles records typically had 13 or 14 songs.
"All Things Must Pass" is nearly two hours long because George just had _that many ideas_ he couldn't express through The Beatles.
So George's answer there probably wasn't factually correct - the Beatles may have held back George's songwriting, but certainly not his guitar work - but it was an honest expression of his frustrations at the time.
I love listening to the raw demos. The Beatles showed that they didn't need to be mixed and polished to sound great. I would of loved to hang around while they rehearsed.
I think it also show George Martin's gift for arranging and producing.
@@fireflyva100 That goes without saying, George Martin gave the Beatles the direction and vision they needed, and together they created the sound that was the Beatles. Great point. .
Wow! I love all these takes. They had such a fantastic way of getting to their final product. The great thing is that all these versions are truly amazing. This particular recording makes me feel like I am floating down the river smoothly in a raft to a destination unknown. Wonderful in every sense. The gold standard!
My most favorite Beatles song with an edge... Superb❤️
Goosebumps, once again!! I love those lads !!!!
This almost made me tear up, it sounds absolutely amazing! I would've preferred this over the one on the album.
John and George was always my faves.
Best version I've heard. Very nice as if you were all in a small room jamming.
wonderful version, George was a true genius
What a find...gorgeous!
Masterpiece! John's voice is simply incredible. Thanks
Just magical
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I saw George, then Norwegian Wood, and had to stop and listen to this wonderful song that I haven't heard in 30 or 40 years. There was so much great music made in the 60s and 70s, so widely varied, and every time I come across a song I'd all but forgotten, I have the pleasure of rediscovery and remembrance all in one. Thanks for the posting. It was a great way to start off the day! Take care, stay safe!
There music never die.I will forever love them.
It shows what an absolutely brilliant group they were.. this is so raw but stunning.
This version is "Babys In Black" on LSD
U mean "it's a slow waltzs this one...."
Very accurate connection!
Spot on! Us guitarists (frustratingly sometimes) study other guitarist's unique "strum patterns". John had more than a few up his sleeve and both songs definitely use this cool 3/4 strum.
@@myradioon Correct well said.
Yes, we guitarists certainly do that. Good call!
SITAR FREAK OUT! Goes to show how vital George's hooks were ... LOVE THIS!
I had the same poncho back in the 60S.
Of course there remains a treasure trove. This and other outtakes and alternative and early versions. Each could have been a hit
The sitar fits this song perfectly. Kudos, George. You nailed it. - Hunter
Sounds way better then what was brought out. The sitar is featured more on this song which adds texture to the song.....
I agree, more indian, less folkish like the Album version
If this is real, it is of historic value.
Do another three bongs to make sure. 🙄
MrMaenambeach it's real
MrMaenambeach - Check out "The Lords Of Madness".
Probably off the Anthology series
MrMaenambeach it's an alt take
STUNNING raw recordings from the greatest band that ever lived!!
"Rare Psychedelic Acid Bootleg" is a stupid title. This is simply a raw version of the song that we know. It's an out-take that wasn't yet a finished product. I'm still happy it's on RUclips, and that I was able to hear it.
its a little on the nose but it isnt wron
@@TheWR40 Half of it is.
actually a pretty awesome title
gee u sound like fun
@@johnsmith-cv1lp lol
The rhythmic sitar drone, Ringo's steady beat, the forward vocals, the mixing, all perfection.
this is probably the most magical version of any beatles song ive heard so far im in love
Someone asked John in an interview how long he thought they'd last. His answer was that" he could be big headed and say five years". 55 years later they're still amazing.
This was the most successful musical group in all of history, and this rendition of one of their iconic creations is an fine example of their work. Thank you John, Paul, George, and Ringo... for the trip.
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The Beatles were so much a part of my life from age 11, when I got my first Beatles album for Christmas, till now, at age 71. I still feel that love well up inside whenever I hear them sing, and I miss George & John so much & wish they were still with us. When I die I want them to play “In My Life” at my memorial. That song says it all when you leave this Earth & all your loved ones. The Beatles were & are everything to me, and I’m so great full I had them in my life. 😢😭🫶🏼Love you Paul & Ringo!
One of my personal favorites on Rubber Soul! Now to hear it like this is fantastic! Loved them all...will go to my grave loving them. They’re the men I loved the longest! Since 1964 when I was 11 I loved them. I got “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” as a gift that Christmas! 56 years a fan (atic)! ♥️♥️♥️
This is my favorite version of the song, I haven’t listened to it in so long! I feel it just fits the vibe of the song lyrics!
Love this!! Amazing version and I adore John's voice in this. Incredibly raw and clear
Sounds like an earlier take. The final version is obviously sped up, probably by tape machine. All of The Beatles outtakes are significant for shedding light on how they developed their songs in the studio.
Love seeing these comments of original beatle's fans, hope you are all living your best lives! Im 27 currently and had the pleasure to be raised by my grandparents. The first music I could remember listening to as a child was The Beatles, they are what made me want to pursue music for my life. Thank you for sharing a demo of a song where I thought ive heard everything
Love the harmonies, and the sitar, great combination!!!
So much great musicianship here. John's beautiful song, Paul's badass bass line and George's awesome sitar work... only The Beatles!
Actually I love how John could switch the styles on the same song and each one not lose its individuality
For me, like so many others, they are the gold standard. Albeit a nearly impossible standard. Their lifecycle as artists is remarkable... the constant evolution, reinvention. Few musicians/artists have been able to even come close... and not just in pop or rock, but also in jazz as well.
I just have no words.....after all these years, thos song, that song...all the songs are wonderful and beautiful and creative just as they were so many years ago. ❤❤❤❤
Originally titled Knowing She Would.
Should have been the one on the record... This is better and trippier!!!
I don't think the world was ready for this when Rubber Soul came out.
@@michaeldickman1460 Indeed
If it was the other way around I think we'd be way digging the version that did go on the album. Way.
@@AlbertoVO5 for sure, thats just how it be
What does "trippier" mean?
Actually, it's simply Take 2. Take 1 was on Anthology, Take 3 was a false start, and Take 4 is on Rubber Soul.
Chris Boone It cannot just be a different take. The arrangement is different and so are the lyrics
The lyrics on this, take 2, are the same as take 1, take 4 the final take, was recorded a whole different day. Read the Beatles Sessions book. Also the full sessions, including this take two, for this song are on bootleg
@@BioFactory1 Alright, I'll concede that it was an "alternative" take. I was assuming a take to mean an attempt to record a particular version of a song.
Rubber Soul and Revolver sessions, several songs were done in one or two takes with several overdubs. paperback writer was just two takes, take 1 being a false start and take 2 getting random echo/delay added at spots for the mono and stereo mixes. Norwegian Wood was recorded on three separate days, at first take 1 was marked best, then they attempted take 2 another day and still felt it wasn't going much better, then another day, takes 3 and 4, 3 being a false start.
If you go to Bootleg Zone discussion forum you can find Beatles complete recording sessions. Youtbe isn't the best place to share details, but that should be enough for fans to google and enjoy.
I can recall personal moments listening to this great classic. A girl laughing as we over indulged and responsibility was only a few hours away. Happy young times!
Responsibility? Nahhh, been avoiding that shit for years
Just heard on a Beatles show on the radio ...George had just purchased the Sitar but didnt know how to play it yet , it was sitting around. My god....he picked out the notes and came up with this? No wondwr no new artists have any talent , god gave it all to these guys ?
Don’t know what was “rare” or any more “psychedelic” than the album version, but it was fun to hear it again.
This must be the best version ive ever heard.
Interesting this is also in a different key to the original.
Sounds like it's on sitar
inkimuff its on D i think
They were usually lower, and there's lots of evidence to show that they sped their songs up. Put the RUclips speed on 1.25 and it starts to sound a lot more like the released version (though this digital increase in speed doesn't raise the pitch like analog tape did).
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True they used to speed some songs up but not as much that.This was re-record in E. A capo on the second fret.E is a lot better for johns voice.Interesteng harmony and the end there and not on the Rubber soul one.
I love this so so much! Long live The Beatles, the greatest artists of all-time. Peace and Love y'all!
How Sweet is ,this Voice ?
I love your Spirit ,of this Voice.
I love when they play around with there songs experimenting all the time growing.. this is 1965 ,, so thigh and closely knitted together,, AAaaa those Liverpool Lads had some talent and they passed the audition
I love listening to their demos, especially, like this one, done on a four track or take recorder.
The 'All things Must Pass' on the third anthology is my favourite version of the song. So simple but truly beautiful.
How was that wondrous song not on "Abbey Road" it would have been perfect and a suitable goodbye XXXX
@@johnbarry1965 I totally agree. Sheer perfection in 4 minutes and a wonderful statement for saying goodbye but you'll get over it as it was always going to be inevitable.
I am reading 'The Beatles: The Complete Recording Sessions' and I discovered that they wrote this while trying to meet their deadline for their next album. Under pressure, John wrote this, 'Girl' and 'Nowhere Man'.
Absolutely incredible...
Awesome version. I love it!🤟😄🤟
Fng geniuses! Guitar..sitar and voices ALL PERFECT !
fucking fabulous - still sounds so fresh today as back in the 60s