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Great insight love it, thank you. Please do a vid on Beatles arrangements. It occurred to me this morning; I Feel Fine has no chorus? The arrangement is mad with musical interludes, guitar motifs. A deep dive on all tracks would be a blast!
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This documentary evoked a full range of emotions in me, from pure joy to utter sadness. I can't really explain it, but I'm sure many folks understand what I'm talking about.
I think it has to do with us knowing what comes after that rooftop concert. It’s also a hell of a documentary, any piece of good art brings out emotions in us, and we were getting both visual and auditory masterpieces at the same time.
One moment I found moving was George helping Ringo when he was writing/playing Octopus's Garden. It's clear George liked offering help, but it seemed Ringo was the only one really receptive and grateful for George's support and suggestions.
Yep, I loved this part, George was fighting his own battle with having his songs heard and it was so cool to see him forming a bond with Ringo over this, a beautiful moment
Absolutely, that smile was so contagious. Billy was so essential to that album that I’m surprised I’d never heard of him before. I had to look up if he’s in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and he just got inducted this year!
The birth of Get Back is historic footage. Paul getting the melody, then working on the lyrics with John. Until now there was no footage of them actually songwriting. A few pictures and that was all. This is such a privilege.
What I liked was the patience of George and Ringo listening and letting Paul kind of flail away and struggle but giving him the space to find what he was looking for. It speaks to their mutual respect.
Underrated moment: when they talk about brian epstein you really understand that was the moment the Beatles were gonna go downhill (the band not the music) and it really shows how much respect they had for him and how important it was for them to stay in line. they might've been the greatest band and world class writers/musicians, but they were just kids at the end of the day. none of them were even 30 by this point.
Paul was incredibly insightful when he describes how they would rebel against Epstein, which would act to keep group adhesion. But now that was happening between Paul and George causing a split in the group
I love that right after Heather plays drums with Ringo, Paul stops the music, turns to Ringo and starts asking him to play a little less heavy. It's obvious he can't see Heather from his vantage point, and doesn't know she had been banging on the cymbals. And Ringo just sits there, nodding.
Heather was playing so perfectly in time with Ringo on the hi-hat that it was easy to understand why Paul didn't suspect that she was back there making it too heavy. Ringo's non response is priceless.
The one thing that stood out to me thru the whole series is just how lovable and sweet Ringo was. Not the “luckiest man in the world”. Reality is that he truly was the glue that kept them together for as long as they lasted. He really was beloved by all of them.
I really like the way you see how present Ringo is. He really listens and seems to be trying to get into the essence of each song before searching for the best way to drum.
Especially the moment after George has quit and left the building. Paul and John say something like "I guess we'd better go talk to him". Ringo says, "I was already going to do that." Because of course he was. Ringo was the peacekeeper and the glue.
You can see the role that Ringo had ring I was told to do where he was told to especially by Paul Paul was kind of telling everyone what to do Anne ringer I believe never played with Paul after The Beatles broke up he did play with George and John para Tom thank you play with pool in the year after the the group broke. It took a few years before
Hah, John immediately saying "you're in the band" was hilarious. If that had been the band lineup going forward into the 70s, Billy would really have helped out in the songwriting department. "Will it Go Round in Circles" and "Nothing from Nothing" and "You are so Beautiful" would have been great as Beatles songs Not to mention Billy came up with the bassline for the Stones' "Miss You". He could have given it to Paul!
There is a similar fly on the wall documentary of them working on Hey Jude,...the quality isn't great and the audio is very ordinary but if Peter Jackson was able to restore that and any other visual documentation of the Beatles working in the studio going back every year, well, hot diggedy dog, how good would that be? I do know that when they released the remastered albums back in 2009, most or all of the albums had an extra segment telling how they made that particular album, but who knows what's in the archives. Thrilling times ahead.
@@terrythekittieful I think hoarding this material in such a tightly sealed archive is a crime against humanity at this point. The Beatles supersede music, they _are_ culture. Footage like this should be shared with the world, especially for the generations that lived through Beatlemania in real time, while they are still with us.
@@urbangorilla33 It would be great if those performances in Hamburg (at the Star Club) could be brought to a state of the art sound, but impossible unless an alien with a multi-track recorder comes to earth and goes back in time to record those shows.
I think fans would love docs from every album. But the issue is that most weren’t filmed. It’s great that we have this new film. It clears up some of the prior misconceptions that the session were completely contentious. What you learn is that Yoko didn’t break up the Beatles. Even Paul has said that before. And it wasn’t that Paul was bossing anyone arising. What we see is a band that are growing up and starting to grow apart. The band was nearing 30 and moving in different directions.
When Paul, sitting next to Ringo, says, "and then there were two" after George and John leave, Paul starts to tear up and has a very morose look on his face. This blew me away! You could actually feel Paul's sadness and pain, like he knew the end was near. And eerily, they are the two surviving Beatles. Wow 😥
7:50 Paul has such a spontaneous, joyful smile when he hears Billy playing. They're the biggest pop stars of the world and yet completely accepting of what a new musician can bring to the band. Admirably open-minded.
Oh man you just stole my line.. that was actually 7:54 jajajajaj...... but yes.... Was precious.......Ed. Correcting... After seeing the first takes of Ive got the feeling ( sounded nice but hey that keyybard put the song in another level) I think was not a joyful smile Paul actually had his mind blew off.
They were kids together with Billy way back pre-fame in Hamburg. Preston was 16 years old backing Little Richard whom Beatles hero worshipped. They befriended Richard and he taught them a vast amount, eg arriving at venue, talking to the staff, knowing sight lines and most strategic parts of auditorium to focus on - where most responsive audience would gather and infect rest of crowd with enthusiasm. BP was very much part of getting back to their roots
My favourite things were a) just seeing the creativity pouring out of Paul - the birth of Get Back, Let It Be... b) John struggling with a tune that would eventually be Jealous Guy and c) George casually switching his amp back on when the tour manager switched it off on the roof due to the police pressure, resulting in him just giving in an switching John's back on as well.
I loved that little segment in episode 2 with Heather McCartney. The chemistry she had with everyone was adorable, and it really showed off that Beatles humor. That look she gave when she heard Yoko singing was hilarious
It's probably how most people think and feel when they first hear it, but just don't get the opportunity to show it - comes from the innocence of a child!!!.....
The moment when even an innocent child is capable of understanding that a certain Japanese "lady" was making a total and utter fool of herself in the company of professional musicians...
A thing I loved about this documentary is how it shows that a project usually doesn’t end up like it was supposed to. Not even for the freaking Beatles. The plans to record a full album on a cruise eventually became a simple rooftop gig with a few songs. Nothing less than one of the most iconic performances ever. It is really a lesson to all types of creative people, not only musicians. But it doubles if you also happen to be one.
@@newagain9964 I recently started listen to Let It Be...Naked and I love it. Ohh yes it is rough. Ohh yes, they could do with more rehearsals and live performance bits. But I just love raw Beatles from it. Raw love of rock'n'roll and blues. Are they biggest band live? Not by close. But this kinda shows if they would wanted to come back to stage, I think they could achieve some good stuff there.
One of THE best moments was when Paul turned around and saw the police. The look of sheer joy was something to behold. Recall that back in earlier discussions, Paul wanted to be busted by the police.
I loved George Martin's "Don't worry, boys. I'll fix you." moment a lot after Paul had given up on trying to record the Long & Winding Road. Martin was largely non existent during these few weeks, so it was really lovely to see him jump into action like a parent, as soon as he saw his boys in distress.
True. they were lucky to be surrounded by really loyal and devoted people, like George Martin, Mal Evans, Neil, and of course Brian until his passing. It's really exceptional if you think about it.
@@gaspersignorelli3724 John Lennon made a unilateral decision to send the band's recording of the Long and Winding Road to Phil Spector, with whom he was beginning to work outside The Beatles. Both Paul and George Martin were very unhappy with the move and result. George Martin later said Let It Be credits should have read "Produced by George Martin, Over-Produced by Phil Spector." It's very evident in the documentary that Paul felt he/they had not yet discovered how that song needed to be performed. He hated what Spector did to it.
I love the moment when George is asking Billy about piano chords and then says "piano is hard". Fast forward a couple of minutes and now Billy is playing the piano and George is just singing...lol. Also love when Ringo starts showing Octopus' Garden to George and he gets a little excited and starts to help followed by George Martin coming over and singing a little melody.
One of my favourite moments is when John is criticising “I me mine” and Paul just goes to John later and politely tells him to start writing his own stuff before criticising George. I think he says have you written anything lately, or something along the lines of this. Pretty interesting.
I lost some respect for John after watching the film. George is performing "I Me Mine" in front of John for the first time and as George is playing and singing, John pats his head and says "Run along son... this is a rock n roll band ya know." George responds, "I don't care if you don't want it. I don't give a f*ck. It can go in me musical." Later, John comes back to him and says "George, do ya have any idea what we play?"
Yeah I picked up on that too they he patted him on the head and told him to 'run along boy' because they were a "rock band" and it was to soft and infantile......this coming from the man that wrote hold youre hand. Realy got to me that and John went down in my estimation
Gotta be honest: I've been waiting nearly 2 weeks to finally hear your take on this. And... your 1st favorite moment was my favorite moment. I keep going back to watch Paul create Get Back from nothing. It still blows me away
I read the transcription of the brainstorming session of Raiders with Spielberg, George Lucas and Kasdan. I loved how much they hated to say "no" or "this is bad". If someone didn't liked something, they just put another better idea on the table. And I found on this doc, that the Beatles worked the same. A constant flow of good and bad ideas until they find the right one. It reassured what I always thought of the Beatles, they have good taste. They had the right feeling for what would've touch their audience. Great doc.
@@DavidBennettPiano I wish we had better official versions of these unreleased minor songs just like Suicide from Paul, one of my favorite tunes from him, that has a demo as a bonus track
@@newagain9964 🤦♂️ The Beatles are the GOAT and that’s not even an opinion, it’s an objective fact. Boy bands are created by record company execs. They write nothing. They don’t play their instruments. Some of them even lip-sync. The Beatles ground it out playing 6-7 nights a week for 8 hours a night with barely any pay for YEARS starting in high-school, working tirelessly on their craft. They finally got discovered after meeting the right person, and went on to write and record some of the most iconic and well-composed music in history. They were actually one of the very first acts to ever write their own songs, let alone some of the most cherished pieces of all time. They’re still topping the charts 50 years after they broke up. Not only could a boy band never accomplish anything approaching that level of enduring success, but most of the other best artists in history can’t even do it. Beatles = 🐐
The ending of the first part with Harrison's Isn't It A Pity sent chills down my spine. Nearly teared up the first time, such a horribly tense time for the Beatles.
The great joy for me was watching that profound connection between John and Paul come back to life. The sheer joy they took in creating and performing together in the last 2 parts was so moving to me. The most amazing was getting to watch Billy Preston light a fire among them. And the funniest was watching George plug his amp back in after poor Mal unplugged it to satisfy the police. No one was going to be allowed to turn down George's sound!
The way this footage looked, The camaraderie between them, The way they created a song out of nothing, etc was just amazing. Gave me such an overall feeling of joy and at moments brought a tear to my eye. Never again will there be a group like this.
This documentary made me go back and re-record a number of songs I recorded a few years ago but lost the project files to before I got to mix them and make them shine. Was just dragging my feet for years but after this I sat down and did them in a week. That’s the definition of inspiring!
The rooftop concert always hits hard with me. That legend inspired my college band back in the 90s to play a show on the roof of our dorm. Naturally, despite weeks of prep, nobody actually talked to the dorm supervisor, who shut it down... in the middle of us covering Helter Skelter.
The most interesting part of the writing of Get Back to me is that it was only 2 chords (D and A) until a couple weeks into the sessions when George suggested adding the thing at the end of each verse/chorus that adds a third chord: G.
My favorite moment was Paul playing the beginnings of Long and Winding Road. Mal Evans is writing down Paul’s ideas for lyrics and discussing what to make the second verse. Linda McCartney is watching and then taking photos. Ringo is watching from several feet away. Mal, Linda and Ringo look stunned at how beautiful the song is. Linda wipes away a tear.
Was that the point where someone asked Ringo what he wanted to do in the future, and he said something like "I just want to sit here and enjoy him"? That was one of my favorite bits.
Thank you for supporting mal. He was a huge part of it all but the big names don’t mention him for legal reasons. I wouldn’t be surprised if all the footage in the documentary was obtained in a dodgy way as I’m sure he organised and recorded all the footage on that documentary. He did everything for them including writing down all there lyrical ideas and also contributed to them. They left out hours more footage probably because it showed mal contributing more with that book. If he didn’t have the initiative to take those notes they wouldn’t have made those songs. The only time I saw Paul happy was when he was jamming with mal. The rest just seemed like performers not writers
@@luisdaumas I thought that was a cute moment too, Heather talking about her kittens and John just teasing her. Her face when Yoko was “singing” will forever stay in my brain. Heather’s expression was the exact expression we all made when listening to Yoko’s “vocals”
My view on the invention of Get Back is that slightly earlier in the documentary Paul is talking about seeing Canned Heat play Going up the Country on TV the night before and trys to play some of it (badly). Hence, I think there is a lot of Canned Heat, vocals, blues/rock heritage that permeate into Get Back.
One of the most revealing moments is actually when they are working on George’s “Old Brown Shoe.” There are several segments where he is playing piano, and Paul can be seen playing George’s rosewood Telecaster. That is a right-handed guitar, strung right-handed for George. Paul is left-handed, and there he is playing it. Left-handed. Not just noodling around, he is playing it. It takes an incredibly complex and musical brain to do that. Everything is upside down and backwards. That’s like lying on your back at a piano keyboard, and reaching over your head to play they keyboard.
@@derrellthomas239 couldn’t agree more! Loved seeing the amount of iterations that they go through just to get it right; but also the contradiction of them working so quickly through the album in general . So much food for thought
George goes on to use Ray Charles as an example of jazz and that Clapton wasn't doing that. This is because George doesn't really understand the difference between what Ray was playing in his band with horns and actual jazz music. He just assumes that because there's horns that means its jazz. Paul was right in that the kind of improvisation that George was attributing to Clapton was the type of improvisation (though not on the same technical or harmonic level as jazz players) that was the hallmark of jazz music. Ray Charles had jazz musicians in his band, but the music Ray played was his own mix of gospel and R&B that at the time was labeled soul music. It wasn't jazz nor was it what Paul was referring to.
When all of this was happening, I was busy being 5. This restored footage brings to life an era that we previously only saw in dim, grainy, multi-generation VHS copies and snippets. I watched the whole thing, and will watch it again. These guys were doing, while I was a little kid, what I've done multiple times in my own recording and watched other bands while recording them. You start with a chord progression, then think about what the song is about, then work on lyrics while developing the structure of the song, all the while playing 50s songs, having tea, joking around, playing a round of Unreal Tournament, texting someone, etc. Out of the chaos can come magic. Or not. The difference is the Beatles made the magic more often than not.
Love watching younger people like you who discuss the Beatles. Great to have a fresh perspective on stuff I've listened to since it came out 50+ years ago. Thanks for your video!!
The day after watching all three parts, I picked up the guitar to write a song. When it came the time to write lyrics I found myself pretending to be Paul and John discussing in my mind what to write down. Accents included.
My favorite “film making” moment was how they edited the intro montage, building and getting more intense… and specifically, how they combine the final sustained piano chord from the end of “a day in the life” with the newspaper headline announcing Epstein’s death, it sets the stage and adds immediate weight, and darkness… it gave me goosebumps.
I’m seeing more than a few reactions saying Yoko rarely said a word in these sessions. I want to point out that Yoko was one of the producers for this series, and probably well aware of her reputation. But then there were a few allusions and jokes in the footage referring to Yoko being vocal and present in the group - e.g. when George was temporarily gone and Lennon had not showed up the group talked about her. Another example is when they joked Linda Eastman was being Yoko when she offered an opinion. I’m not out to say Yoko broke up the Beatles or anything like that. Just simply saying the conclusion that Yoko was quiet in these sessions based on this documentary partly produced by Yoko is probably incorrect. There’s other footage available showing Yoko to be VERY involved.
The get back movie literally dragged me back to my 14 year old self who was overly obsessed with the Beatles, just seeing so much fresh stuff was like a soul uplift I never knew was possible
My favourite was the part where we focus on John and George talking to the director about where there big concert will be, while in the background Paul is noodling around on the piano, playing chords, and all of a sudden you hear him find the famous intro chords of "Let It Be."
@@gazrev7671 sure kinda was he was the oldest and it was his band they joined ..but the actual work and output was driven by Paul as Ringo says we wouldn’t have put out a quarter as much music as we did with out the workaholic Paul .pushing the pace .
The documentary is what drove me here to discover David Bennett! After watching it twice I just needed more, and these videos are just a great way to continue this Beatles binge/geek-out that I'm having along with everyone else here. This favorite moments included but I started with the one about music theory, also excellent.
I love that you pointed out George asking about the chords! I smiled so much at that. What floors me all the time is how spectacular they were with such limited knowledge of music theory. I think I love that aspect of them so much because I play piano and guitar with just as little knowledge! When my brother tries to play with me he'll ask, "What chord is that you're playing?" No idea. "Can you move your finger playing the F down one fret?" Which one is playing an F? "The one on the D string." Yeah, gimme a second... E, A, D. Got it. Look, just play the song and I'll copy what I hear.😆
One point overlooked is the fact that NOT ONE Beatles song sounds like the next. Despite literally 100s tunes recorded and workshopped over the years they never ever repeat a sound or style of song.
One of the things I didn't realize was how young they all were. John and Ringo were 28. Paul was 26, and George was 25 when they did the roof top concert.
Hit the nail on the head with Billy Preston … he came and the Beatles came alive! But one thing I noticed was Harrison’s need for an input to his music. He was asking the rest to complete “Something” but I felt he was brushed aside. :( Harrison too says that his token songs will not see all his works published in a 100 albums … that was the emergence of his unhappiness in the Beatles. Sadly. But he was a brilliant musician - RIP George Harrison.
Watching "Get Back" develop was remarkable. I always think of these songs as having been plucked from the ether, fully formed. To see that they actually had to sit down, write them, and then work on them over and over was really enlightening.
The first thing to remember about this documentary is : work, work, work. They worked on the songs every day for hours until everything was finished. They were not wandering waiting for inspiration. It's inspiration: now!
What surprised me is how inarticulate Paul is compared to the other three. Throughout the documentary, he seemed to have trouble communicating his thoughts. And then he sits down and writes an amazing song. What I found funny, though, is the seemingly countless ideas for a show/concert/tv special that a bunch of them had, none of which happened. I also liked George saying, "I don't want to go on a rooftop, but I guess I'll do it."
I agree with David Wonpu. The look on Paul’s face suggests that he didn’t like All things Must Pass and I think another one of George’s songs but he didn’t say anything. Can’t understand why he didn’t like All Things Must Pass, by the way.
At the very beginning of part one when they show the shot of that Harre krishna Guy sitting in the corner somebody ask”Who’s that little old man” somebody answers. Then Paul says “He’s clean though” with a smile on his face. It was just like that scene in a hard days night when Paul had his grandfather with him on the train. That was really cool! I love that little reference to hard days night movie.
I agree with you 100%. Being in my 20s at the time there was so much hype coming out about the breakup and Yoko and all that. Of course it didn’t seem like hype at that time. This documentary along with what you said shows more or less what really was happening and Yoko probably has little to do with the breakup. What really surprised me was the sheer goofing around that occurred and Lennon was such a goofball which, at the time, he was presented as sort of a serious person with a “down” attitude. He comes off as just the opposite. One of the great music documentaries for sure.
I think that the rest of the beatles along with george martin always spread the myth that yoko was very much to blame. George Martin said that she influenced a lot, Harrison in an interview makes jokes against Yoko. I also have the memory that they said that she had an opinion on the compositions, or when Paul played the piano, maybe she did it on another album or maybe it was an exaggeration of the others involved
Yoko brought her bed to the Abbey Road recording sessions. Then had her art friends pass by and visit her. Not in the least bit disruptive. This happens all the time. Maybe you missed the part where Linda days that Yoko was speaking for John at the meeting with George at Ringo's house and how George walked out halfway thru the meeting.
So wonderful, thank you! I liked your favorite moments too, then I enjoyed the comments of the rest of your community. The doc is such a wonderful gift to the world. I never tire of watching it and seeing something new. Thank you, and thanks to all who commented. I think I agreed with everyone’s favorite parts too. All you need is love. Thank you!❤️
I never cried during the show but I did shed a tear twice, ironically they were the two times it was just Paul and Ringo playing piano. My favorite members on my favorite instrument. The show was great.
This was never my favorite album, but the documentary has made me fall in love with some songs that I ignored, or found boring. Songs like "Don't Let Me Down", and "Dig a Pony" really grew on me watching this. I appreciate this album way more, and the "Naked" version is WAY better.
A truly amazing film. One of the most moving and engaging things I have ever seen. From the wonder of seeing songs created to the overarching sadness of knowing this is their final time together as a band. Life is so short and the magic moments are so fleeting. I couldn’t help but want to push through the screen and beg them to stay together - perhaps talking to my own regrets as much as theirs. Everyone who ever wants to play in a band should watch this and remember that music is supposed to be fun and spontaneous and that taking yourself too seriously is totally against the point.
I love all those moments you mentioned here. We indeed felt like flies on the wall devouring how the Fab four craft those legendary songs. I love seeing how they worked together, the emotions, the frictions, the love for each other and the fun of it. Get Back is a true gem even for non Beatles fans but are into song writing. Like you, I had this feeling of "Imma write me some numbers" and I actually made 2 songs 🌻 -Peace&Love
I enjoyed all the moments you described but the one amazing one you didn't mention was George Harrison trying to work out the lyrics to "Something". I found myself screaming at the screen trying to send the completed lyrics back in time. It's so amazing that beautiful lyrics like that song and others that seem to flow so naturally as if they just poured out of you were actually the result of tedious craftsmanship. Even the lyrics to "Let It Be" seem to come with a struggle but now they flow so easily off your tongue you can't imagine a time when those phrases didn't exist.
Glad you enjoyed the show. Was great to work on. Funnily enough, during one of my sessions with Peter I mentioned you and your channel and your intelligent breakdown of The Beatles work. So in a way, you were there, in discussion, when this was all coming together!
Having grown up during the Beatles era, I loved every second of the documentary. Here are my two major takeaways from this: The boys just about kept the British-American tobacco industry going during their time together, and Paul should not have a beard. He just could not stop scratching at it.
Thank you, David, for sharing! I was taken aback by the documentary. I have a faint memory of "Let it Be", the movie, that I abhorred. "Get Back" is so great in terms of working as a group, as a team, respecting ideas, continuous improvement, lots of effort and discipline to make it happen. And it is amazing how you take few ideas and 4 weeks later you have a complete record. Live. Just like that. Your analysis is great and I've read all comments so far ... Most of them are very illuminating - thanks!
I really enjoyed your analysis in the video. I totally agree with you. My favourite moment was when suddenly 'Get Back' existed out of nothingness. We saw the genius happen right before our eyes! I admit I smiled when you referred to songs and keyboard lines that we've all heard 'a thousand times'. First of all I'm thrilled that you're a big Beatles fan....you have great taste! I find it so amusing (in a good way) that you're such a young man and you're referencing Beatles songs we've heard a thousand times. I'm 62. I was 5 when the Beatles were on Ed Sullivan. Imagine how many times I've heard these songs! You are so knowledgeable on all things Beatles. Good job! You've got many many more years of being a Beatles fan because their music will still be around when you're my age ...guaranteed!
Yes, an incredible doco. I could watch the whole 50 hours of extra footage after this, no problem. The Peter Sellers bit creeped me out. I saw the biopic where Geoffrey Rush played Sellers and it made out that Peter Sellers was basically a shell of a human being with no personality of his own and couldn't function if he wasn't playing a character. So the bit where he turned up and had absolutely nothing at all to say seemed to confirm this. It was weird. And you could tell that John Lennon was so excited to have him there because the Goons were his heroes growing up, but Sellers just said "I have to go now" in the end, and left.
Yeah, it was so random that he didn’t say anything just sat there and watched them struggle with George’s absence and left. It was like he was never there at all. I found that very odd but you mentioning confirms that Peter was so lost in his characters that he didn’t have a personality of his own. They all seemed kind of heartbroken to see him being so dismissive of what they were going through.
It was weird and uncomfortable but I felt that it was just someone shy and introverted not being able to handle the crazy energy of the Beatles. Like if I walked into a room and had the John Lennon cracking random non stop jokes at me, I would probably crumble. I felt sorry for Sellers in that scene.
I've just finished it last night. I admit tears were in my eyes in the rooftop when I heard get back. I just couldn't believe how amazing it was and I had a feeling related to all the fans who never had the chance to watch this movie (for all this last 50 years) Priceless
People have been making a lot of fuss about the 'bad vibes' going around at those sessions, but to anyone who's ever been in a band all those creative tensions look pretty normal, especially considering that they were all in their late 20s and been hanging out together non-stop for ten years. At that time, John and Paul were on a complete "back to our roots" trip, while George had just released two experimental, non-commercial solo albums and was making waves as a renowned songwriter of his own, plus Ringo was also getting more confident with his own stuff. It seemed like a logical step for everyone to open up a new chapter.
Yoko Ono had to green light this documentary before it could be shown, which is probably partly why she comes across so well. Go back to the Nagra tape bootleg and listen to the whole lot, they've been available for 20 odd years at least. Then you'll see that Yoko certainly does express her opinion and was a bigger bone of contention than hinted at in this documentary.
I saw Get Back, and it was very amazing. The best part was realizing that the Beatles were and are great guys. I think after watching this video now my favorites are George and Ringo. They are all so talented and to see them work on the music was amazing. I have to say Heather stole the show. I love John's sense of humor, Ringos kindness, George being very music savvy and smart, and Paul being so talented funny and kind to everyone. Love this documentary, I have been a fan of the Beatles since I was a boy but after watching this movie, I'm a bigger fan now. Bravo!!!!! It was definitely a feel-good movie. Billy Preston was also awesome what an amazing talent and very nice guy. I also love how nice and polite are the police in England, the police should be like that in every country in the world. Get Back is the best feel good movie of the decade. I love the ending when they are all so happy and celebrating. David great observations and comments, thanks for explaining the technical music stuff, very good. Love it. Bravo!!!!!
If I can defend one thing about Yoko's "singing" for a second, I did find it somewhat impressive how loud and varied she could make her "singing" without opening or moving her mouth much. I know it's probably bad for throat but I found it neat.
I’d rather sandpaper the end of my nose rather than hear Yoko “sing.” When Lennon formed the Plastic Ono Band, they went in tour to Toronto. At their first concert she was more or less booed off stage when she scream-sang.
I agree with you, the moment Paul came in and started 'Get Back' blew my mind, The best part of the whole movie for me, Basis of the song in 2 minutes, I've watched it over and over
The thing that annoyed me the most about Yoko was when she sat between Paul and John, during playing and discussion. You could see a polite look of bother in Paul expression.
So on point with the invention/discovery of Get Back...we rarely get to actually witness the Muses at work. Also revealing is their constant re-hashing (reviewing?) of classics, including their own. It's like, "here's where it's been, so where is it going?" And they find it every time!
The interesting moment when George plays the piano and asks Billy what chords are these? takes me back when I used to take guitar lessons, my teacher at the time who was mainly into jazz told me most classical players don't know the names of the chords they are playing because they just read the notations on the staff.
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Great insight love it, thank you. Please do a vid on Beatles arrangements. It occurred to me this morning; I Feel Fine has no chorus? The arrangement is mad with musical interludes, guitar motifs. A deep dive on all tracks would be a blast!
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@@DavidBennettPiano is your last name "piano"?
This documentary evoked a full range of emotions in me, from pure joy to utter sadness. I can't really explain it, but I'm sure many folks understand what I'm talking about.
Frank: Me too bro.
I think it has to do with us knowing what comes after that rooftop concert. It’s also a hell of a documentary, any piece of good art brings out emotions in us, and we were getting both visual and auditory masterpieces at the same time.
I alternated between smiling esr to ear and sometimes sobbing.
For me It isn't sadness... is bittersweet nostalgia knowing that THIS IS PART OF MY LIFE
You should write a song about the experience
One moment I found moving was George helping Ringo when he was writing/playing Octopus's Garden. It's clear George liked offering help, but it seemed Ringo was the only one really receptive and grateful for George's support and suggestions.
one of my favourite scenes.
Yep, I loved this part, George was fighting his own battle with having his songs heard and it was so cool to see him forming a bond with Ringo over this, a beautiful moment
yes it was lovely.
@@thehighams true. you just made me realise how documentaries have lots of different sub-plots.
George was lucky to have hitched a ride on the coattails of John and Paul. Everyone knew it except George.
I loved Paul's smile when Billy first set his fingers to the keys.
Billy walked in and owned the place.
@@user-otzlixr He wasn’t against Billy coming in. He was against John’s idea to add Billy as an official fifth Beatle.
The best is the click of Heathers laughing( Lächeln, so verschmitzt) wenn yoko is singing. I must looking part3 ,ive I have time..lg Ellen 🥰
Absolutely, that smile was so contagious. Billy was so essential to that album that I’m surprised I’d never heard of him before. I had to look up if he’s in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and he just got inducted this year!
My favorite part of the series
The birth of Get Back is historic footage. Paul getting the melody, then working on the lyrics with John. Until now there was no footage of them actually songwriting. A few pictures and that was all. This is such a privilege.
I love his strumming action on the bass. Very unorthodox but effective, as it gives a cross between bass and rhythm guitar
A privilege is the perfect sentiment.
@@sp1midholm was going to comment that they way he plays base there was really odd! He strums like he’s playing rhythm guitar on a violin bass!
What I liked was the patience of George and Ringo listening and letting Paul kind of flail away and struggle but giving him the space to find what he was looking for. It speaks to their mutual respect.
@@jerrysalfi4474 Exactly. Genius at work - just get out of the way.
Underrated moment: when they talk about brian epstein you really understand that was the moment the Beatles were gonna go downhill (the band not the music) and it really shows how much respect they had for him and how important it was for them to stay in line. they might've been the greatest band and world class writers/musicians, but they were just kids at the end of the day. none of them were even 30 by this point.
someone had been watching Rick beato
@@wesbeach69 lol was going to say the same thing, but then again, it is a valid point
Agreed, and the fact that they still referred to him as Mr Epstein really underlines what you have said.
It was definitely the beginning of the end when Brian died.
Paul was incredibly insightful when he describes how they would rebel against Epstein, which would act to keep group adhesion. But now that was happening between Paul and George causing a split in the group
I love that right after Heather plays drums with Ringo, Paul stops the music, turns to Ringo and starts asking him to play a little less heavy. It's obvious he can't see Heather from his vantage point, and doesn't know she had been banging on the cymbals. And Ringo just sits there, nodding.
Heather was playing so perfectly in time with Ringo on the hi-hat that it was easy to understand why Paul didn't suspect that she was back there making it too heavy. Ringo's non response is priceless.
@@globalmonkey007 I was impressed with how well she was keeping time!
Loved how Heather and Ringo were dressed so alike too 😂
It is funny, as you guys point out, that Heather keeps some good time. I'd don't know how she did this without Ringo drilling her first.
The one thing that stood out to me thru the whole series is just how lovable and sweet Ringo was. Not the “luckiest man in the world”. Reality is that he truly was the glue that kept them together for as long as they lasted. He really was beloved by all of them.
I really like the way you see how present Ringo is. He really listens and seems to be trying to get into the essence of each song before searching for the best way to drum.
Especially the moment after George has quit and left the building. Paul and John say something like "I guess we'd better go talk to him". Ringo says, "I was already going to do that." Because of course he was. Ringo was the peacekeeper and the glue.
You can see the role that Ringo had ring I was told to do where he was told to especially by Paul Paul was kind of telling everyone what to do Anne ringer I believe never played with Paul after The Beatles broke up he did play with George and John para Tom thank you play with pool in the year after the the group broke. It took a few years before
Billy Prestons impact can never be appreciated enough. Literally brought everything together
Sometimes I wonder what other albums might've been like if he was there the whole time!
They all liked the vibe Preston added. He was a welcome addition to what had become a difficult process even without the pretentiousness of Yoko.
Hah, John immediately saying "you're in the band" was hilarious. If that had been the band lineup going forward into the 70s, Billy would really have helped out in the songwriting department. "Will it Go Round in Circles" and "Nothing from Nothing" and "You are so Beautiful" would have been great as Beatles songs Not to mention Billy came up with the bassline for the Stones' "Miss You". He could have given it to Paul!
I liked how whenever George's ideas weren't being heard, he would come back the next day with " Want to hear the song I wrote last night?"
and that takes a lot of guts.
"...all by myself" he never added. Love George.
It was taxing when Paul and John replied "let me tell you how it will be/there's one for you, nineteen for me"
All Things Must Pass made it all worthwhile.
@@linjicakonikon7666 He never wore his shoes We all know he was dead
If 9 hours of the Let It Be sessions could be so utterly riveting just imagine a similar documentary filmed for Revolver or Sgt Peppers
There is a similar fly on the wall documentary of them working on Hey Jude,...the quality isn't great and the audio is very ordinary but if Peter Jackson was able to restore that and any other visual documentation of the Beatles working in the studio going back every year, well, hot diggedy dog, how good would that be? I do know that when they released the remastered albums back in 2009, most or all of the albums had an extra segment telling how they made that particular album, but who knows what's in the archives. Thrilling times ahead.
How about the early years and the time in Hamburg. As much for the personalities and lifestyle as the music itself.
@@terrythekittieful I think hoarding this material in such a tightly sealed archive is a crime against humanity at this point. The Beatles supersede music, they _are_ culture. Footage like this should be shared with the world, especially for the generations that lived through Beatlemania in real time, while they are still with us.
@@urbangorilla33 It would be great if those performances in Hamburg (at the Star Club) could be brought to a state of the art sound, but impossible unless an alien with a multi-track recorder comes to earth and goes back in time to record those shows.
I think fans would love docs from every album.
But the issue is that most weren’t filmed.
It’s great that we have this new film. It clears up some of the prior misconceptions that the session were completely contentious.
What you learn is that Yoko didn’t break up the Beatles. Even Paul has said that before. And it wasn’t that Paul was bossing anyone arising.
What we see is a band that are growing up and starting to grow apart.
The band was nearing 30 and moving in different directions.
When Paul, sitting next to Ringo, says, "and then there were two" after George and John leave, Paul starts to tear up and has a very morose look on his face. This blew me away! You could actually feel Paul's sadness and pain, like he knew the end was near. And eerily, they are the two surviving Beatles. Wow 😥
on the unedited footage of that they all actually laugh, even Paul. It was edited by Jackson to create a moment that never happened.
Interesting observation!
@@AkyovNorthWest, did.
7:50 Paul has such a spontaneous, joyful smile when he hears Billy playing. They're the biggest pop stars of the world and yet completely accepting of what a new musician can bring to the band. Admirably open-minded.
Oh man you just stole my line.. that was actually 7:54 jajajajaj...... but yes.... Was precious.......Ed. Correcting... After seeing the first takes of Ive got the feeling ( sounded nice but hey that keyybard put the song in another level) I think was not a joyful smile Paul actually had his mind blew off.
You are right - there is such a joy and relief in his eyes. I love it. Billy did great work.
They were kids together with Billy way back pre-fame in Hamburg. Preston was 16 years old backing Little Richard whom Beatles hero worshipped. They befriended Richard and he taught them a vast amount, eg arriving at venue, talking to the staff, knowing sight lines and most strategic parts of auditorium to focus on - where most responsive audience would gather and infect rest of crowd with enthusiasm.
BP was very much part of getting back to their roots
@@cuebj
Never knew that ! Thank you
John: You're in the group!
My favourite things were a) just seeing the creativity pouring out of Paul - the birth of Get Back, Let It Be... b) John struggling with a tune that would eventually be Jealous Guy and c) George casually switching his amp back on when the tour manager switched it off on the roof due to the police pressure, resulting in him just giving in an switching John's back on as well.
George turning his amp back on is hilarious. My favorite moment.
@@Beelzybud Yes, and the glance he gave the policemen after turning it back on.
@@Sesamox "Go ahead, make my day"
"On the road to Marakesh" is clearly "jealous guy".
Note: I just read it was previously "mothers nature's son"
@@alba-k 'Child Of Nature' I think it was.
These were all great moments, but my favorite was George Harrison helping Ringo with composing "Octopus's Garden."
I loved that too!
LOVED that part
YES!!!
I loved that little segment in episode 2 with Heather McCartney. The chemistry she had with everyone was adorable, and it really showed off that Beatles humor. That look she gave when she heard Yoko singing was hilarious
Yoko had no time for that little girl 👧
"AAAAAaaaaAAAAAaaaaaah!" - Heather McCartney
It’s my favourite scene!
Her and Ringo were adorable, especially the day where they matched outfits by accident
It's probably how most people think and feel when they first hear it, but just don't get the opportunity to show it - comes from the innocence of a child!!!.....
The moment little Heather started howling along to the band and John instantly shouts "Yoko!" made me laugh out loud!
Yes. Heather was very cheeky. She was imitating Yoko.
Yeah that little darling absolutely cracked me up!!!😄😄❤❤❤
The moment when even an innocent child is capable of understanding that a certain Japanese "lady" was making a total and utter fool of herself in the company of professional musicians...
She sounds like Yoko and is dressed a lot like Ringo.
@@Gerard_2024 please go outside
A thing I loved about this documentary is how it shows that a project usually doesn’t end up like it was supposed to. Not even for the freaking Beatles.
The plans to record a full album on a cruise eventually became a simple rooftop gig with a few songs. Nothing less than one of the most iconic performances ever.
It is really a lesson to all types of creative people, not only musicians. But it doubles if you also happen to be one.
It’s mostly a crappy record. And despite being the biggest/best funded band at the time, the live recording is shit.
@@newagain9964 I think the recording captures the moment really well. Not everything should be hi fi.
@@newagain9964 I recently started listen to Let It Be...Naked and I love it. Ohh yes it is rough. Ohh yes, they could do with more rehearsals and live performance bits. But I just love raw Beatles from it. Raw love of rock'n'roll and blues. Are they biggest band live? Not by close. But this kinda shows if they would wanted to come back to stage, I think they could achieve some good stuff there.
One of THE best moments was when Paul turned around and saw the police. The look of sheer joy was something to behold. Recall that back in earlier discussions, Paul wanted to be busted by the police.
I loved George Martin's "Don't worry, boys. I'll fix you." moment a lot after Paul had given up on trying to record the Long & Winding Road. Martin was largely non existent during these few weeks, so it was really lovely to see him jump into action like a parent, as soon as he saw his boys in distress.
True. they were lucky to be surrounded by really loyal and devoted people, like George Martin, Mal Evans, Neil, and of course Brian until his passing. It's really exceptional if you think about it.
Wonderfully said.
The unadorned version is lacking so why didn't they get Martin to add strings instead of Spector?
@@gaspersignorelli3724 John Lennon made a unilateral decision to send the band's recording of the Long and Winding Road to Phil Spector, with whom he was beginning to work outside The Beatles. Both Paul and George Martin were very unhappy with the move and result. George Martin later said Let It Be credits should have read "Produced by George Martin, Over-Produced by Phil Spector." It's very evident in the documentary that Paul felt he/they had not yet discovered how that song needed to be performed. He hated what Spector did to it.
@@meganh3880Overproduced by Spector, that's funny. Thanks
I love the moment when George is asking Billy about piano chords and then says "piano is hard". Fast forward a couple of minutes and now Billy is playing the piano and George is just singing...lol.
Also love when Ringo starts showing Octopus' Garden to George and he gets a little excited and starts to help followed by George Martin coming over and singing a little melody.
One of my favourite moments is when John is criticising “I me mine” and Paul just goes to John later and politely tells him to start writing his own stuff before criticising George. I think he says have you written anything lately, or something along the lines of this. Pretty interesting.
I lost some respect for John after watching the film. George is performing "I Me Mine" in front of John for the first time and as George is playing and singing, John pats his head and says "Run along son... this is a rock n roll band ya know." George responds, "I don't care if you don't want it. I don't give a f*ck. It can go in me musical." Later, John comes back to him and says "George, do ya have any idea what we play?"
@@ZaveAres they treated george like that the whole time.
Yeah I picked up on that too they he patted him on the head and told him to 'run along boy' because they were a "rock band" and it was to soft and infantile......this coming from the man that wrote hold youre hand. Realy got to me that and John went down in my estimation
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The link to George showing "I Me Mine" to the others for the first time ^^^
Gotta be honest: I've been waiting nearly 2 weeks to finally hear your take on this.
And... your 1st favorite moment was my favorite moment. I keep going back to watch Paul create Get Back from nothing. It still blows me away
Glad i wasn't the only one blown away. It gave me the goose bumps.
That moment plus the moment Paul realizes Billy has brought the magic are the two best IMHO
I read the transcription of the brainstorming session of Raiders with Spielberg, George Lucas and Kasdan. I loved how much they hated to say "no" or "this is bad". If someone didn't liked something, they just put another better idea on the table.
And I found on this doc, that the Beatles worked the same. A constant flow of good and bad ideas until they find the right one.
It reassured what I always thought of the Beatles, they have good taste. They had the right feeling for what would've touch their audience.
Great doc.
I did actually consider transcribing “Half a pound of greasepaint”
@@DavidBennettPiano I wish we had better official versions of these unreleased minor songs
just like Suicide from Paul, one of my favorite tunes from him, that has a demo as a bonus track
It’s wild how many silly ideas Spielberg threw out during that session
@@DavidBennettPiano Sounds like Les Claypool singing
Good comment.
That moment Paul pulls "Get Back" out of the ether is just pure magic. Alchemy.
How do you think songs actually get written? 99% of the time it is exactly like that.
It's almost unbelievable that he just kind of came up with it on the spot like that
@@jimyeomans6373but witnessing it from the best song writers of the world is completely different!!!
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I’ve never been in love with The Beatles, but this documentary has made me appreciate them like I never have before. It’s really amazing.
without the beatles, music as we know it today would not exist.
Hope the people I've recommended this too feel similarly
This is good, Tim. I love this for you : ),
@@alexanderschiano2441 ikr. There wouldn’t be any boy bands and mindless pop music, had there been no Beatles.
@@newagain9964 🤦♂️ The Beatles are the GOAT and that’s not even an opinion, it’s an objective fact. Boy bands are created by record company execs. They write nothing. They don’t play their instruments. Some of them even lip-sync. The Beatles ground it out playing 6-7 nights a week for 8 hours a night with barely any pay for YEARS starting in high-school, working tirelessly on their craft. They finally got discovered after meeting the right person, and went on to write and record some of the most iconic and well-composed music in history. They were actually one of the very first acts to ever write their own songs, let alone some of the most cherished pieces of all time. They’re still topping the charts 50 years after they broke up. Not only could a boy band never accomplish anything approaching that level of enduring success, but most of the other best artists in history can’t even do it. Beatles = 🐐
The ending of the first part with Harrison's Isn't It A Pity sent chills down my spine. Nearly teared up the first time, such a horribly tense time for the Beatles.
The great joy for me was watching that profound connection between John and Paul come back to life. The sheer joy they took in creating and performing together in the last 2 parts was so moving to me. The most amazing was getting to watch Billy Preston light a fire among them. And the funniest was watching George plug his amp back in after poor Mal unplugged it to satisfy the police. No one was going to be allowed to turn down George's sound!
The way this footage looked, The camaraderie between them, The way they created a song out of nothing, etc was just amazing. Gave me such an overall feeling of joy and at moments brought a tear to my eye. Never again will there be a group like this.
This documentary made me go back and re-record a number of songs I recorded a few years ago but lost the project files to before I got to mix them and make them shine. Was just dragging my feet for years but after this I sat down and did them in a week. That’s the definition of inspiring!
The rooftop concert always hits hard with me. That legend inspired my college band back in the 90s to play a show on the roof of our dorm. Naturally, despite weeks of prep, nobody actually talked to the dorm supervisor, who shut it down... in the middle of us covering Helter Skelter.
The most interesting part of the writing of Get Back to me is that it was only 2 chords (D and A) until a couple weeks into the sessions when George suggested adding the thing at the end of each verse/chorus that adds a third chord: G.
right? the fabled third chord lol. such beauty in the simplicity!
That shot at 7:50 of Paul's reaction to Billy's keyboards is just... gold and love.
My favorite moment was Paul playing the beginnings of Long and Winding Road. Mal Evans is writing down Paul’s ideas for lyrics and discussing what to make the second verse. Linda McCartney is watching and then taking photos. Ringo is watching from several feet away. Mal, Linda and Ringo look stunned at how beautiful the song is. Linda wipes away a tear.
Wanna watch again for this
Was that the point where someone asked Ringo what he wanted to do in the future, and he said something like "I just want to sit here and enjoy him"? That was one of my favorite bits.
Mal was the creative process
Thank you for supporting mal. He was a huge part of it all but the big names don’t mention him for legal reasons. I wouldn’t be surprised if all the footage in the documentary was obtained in a dodgy way as I’m sure he organised and recorded all the footage on that documentary. He did everything for them including writing down all there lyrical ideas and also contributed to them. They left out hours more footage probably because it showed mal contributing more with that book. If he didn’t have the initiative to take those notes they wouldn’t have made those songs. The only time I saw Paul happy was when he was jamming with mal. The rest just seemed like performers not writers
LMAO David, you politely saying 'signature singing' and mentioning your cats review has me in stitches
Watch also Heather's face when she hears Yoko 'singing'. Cats and kids are very honest reviewers 😁
@@luisdaumas I thought that was a cute moment too, Heather talking about her kittens and John just teasing her. Her face when Yoko was “singing” will forever stay in my brain. Heather’s expression was the exact expression we all made when listening to Yoko’s “vocals”
"When Yoko does her signature singing"....you could almost hear the air quotes around the word "singing" from your tone of voice!
I love that Heather gets such good attention there. She seems so happy!
Paul acted like a father to her and she was fond of him.
@@MarciaMatthews I wonder why, maybe it was because he was
My view on the invention of Get Back is that slightly earlier in the documentary Paul is talking about seeing Canned Heat play Going up the Country on TV the night before and trys to play some of it (badly). Hence, I think there is a lot of Canned Heat, vocals, blues/rock heritage that permeate into Get Back.
Paul: Like Canned Heat. John: But better than Canned Heat.
One of the most revealing moments is actually when they are working on George’s “Old Brown Shoe.” There are several segments where he is playing piano, and Paul can be seen playing George’s rosewood Telecaster. That is a right-handed guitar, strung right-handed for George. Paul is left-handed, and there he is playing it. Left-handed. Not just noodling around, he is playing it. It takes an incredibly complex and musical brain to do that. Everything is upside down and backwards. That’s like lying on your back at a piano keyboard, and reaching over your head to play they keyboard.
As a fan I though I was gonna love it no matter what, but I was truly surprised at how much it genuinely surprised me and moved me to actual tears
By far the best MUSIC doc i have ever seen!
@@derrellthomas239 couldn’t agree more! Loved seeing the amount of iterations that they go through just to get it right; but also the contradiction of them working so quickly through the album in general . So much food for thought
Billy Preston's first sessions, I was weeping with joy seeing that all come together.
Best part in my opinion:
Paul: It’s jazz.
George: No. It’s Eric.
George: You want Eric Clapton...😢
John: We want George Harrison!
George goes on to use Ray Charles as an example of jazz and that Clapton wasn't doing that. This is because George doesn't really understand the difference between what Ray was playing in his band with horns and actual jazz music. He just assumes that because there's horns that means its jazz. Paul was right in that the kind of improvisation that George was attributing to Clapton was the type of improvisation (though not on the same technical or harmonic level as jazz players) that was the hallmark of jazz music. Ray Charles had jazz musicians in his band, but the music Ray played was his own mix of gospel and R&B that at the time was labeled soul music. It wasn't jazz nor was it what Paul was referring to.
Paul: That chord is out of fashion.
George: It's just a chord....
When all of this was happening, I was busy being 5. This restored footage brings to life an era that we previously only saw in dim, grainy, multi-generation VHS copies and snippets.
I watched the whole thing, and will watch it again. These guys were doing, while I was a little kid, what I've done multiple times in my own recording and watched other bands while recording them. You start with a chord progression, then think about what the song is about, then work on lyrics while developing the structure of the song, all the while playing 50s songs, having tea, joking around, playing a round of Unreal Tournament, texting someone, etc. Out of the chaos can come magic. Or not. The difference is the Beatles made the magic more often than not.
Love watching younger people like you who discuss the Beatles. Great to have a fresh perspective on stuff I've listened to since it came out 50+ years ago. Thanks for your video!!
I love when Paul talks about a chord being "passe"... George is like... it's just a chord 🙄... 🤣🤣 That made me laugh! Great moment!
Paul had a few of those almost tantrum moments and I think the rest of the band handled it very well
Real scouser was George..
Best part is Paul’s smile when he sees the copper on the roof and the band spontaneously going straight into the next song before they can interrupt
The day after watching all three parts, I picked up the guitar to write a song. When it came the time to write lyrics I found myself pretending to be Paul and John discussing in my mind what to write down. Accents included.
My favorite “film making” moment was how they edited the intro montage, building and getting more intense… and specifically, how they combine the final sustained piano chord from the end of “a day in the life” with the newspaper headline announcing Epstein’s death, it sets the stage and adds immediate weight, and darkness… it gave me goosebumps.
I’m seeing more than a few reactions saying Yoko rarely said a word in these sessions. I want to point out that Yoko was one of the producers for this series, and probably well aware of her reputation. But then there were a few allusions and jokes in the footage referring to Yoko being vocal and present in the group - e.g. when George was temporarily gone and Lennon had not showed up the group talked about her. Another example is when they joked Linda Eastman was being Yoko when she offered an opinion. I’m not out to say Yoko broke up the Beatles or anything like that. Just simply saying the conclusion that Yoko was quiet in these sessions based on this documentary partly produced by Yoko is probably incorrect. There’s other footage available showing Yoko to be VERY involved.
The get back movie literally dragged me back to my 14 year old self who was overly obsessed with the Beatles, just seeing so much fresh stuff was like a soul uplift I never knew was possible
It's not really a "moment," but I love their absurd sense of humor. I love how much time they spent messing around and entertaining themselves.
My favourite was the part where we focus on John and George talking to the director about where there big concert will be, while in the background Paul is noodling around on the piano, playing chords, and all of a sudden you hear him find the famous intro chords of "Let It Be."
Paul was the driver and a genius …. And he had some of the most creative best friends ever
'Driver' at this point in time maybe but John was the leader of The Beatles.
@@gazrev7671 sure kinda was he was the oldest and it was his band they joined ..but the actual work and output was driven by Paul as Ringo says we wouldn’t have put out a quarter as much music as we did with out the workaholic Paul .pushing the pace .
The documentary is what drove me here to discover David Bennett! After watching it twice I just needed more, and these videos are just a great way to continue this Beatles binge/geek-out that I'm having along with everyone else here. This favorite moments included but I started with the one about music theory, also excellent.
I agree with how inspirational this doco is. It's got me itching to get back to songwriting myself... no pun intended.
do it man!
Sorry, I musta missed the pun. Where is it?
@@ianhowarth2656 'Get back' to songwriting!
I love that you pointed out George asking about the chords! I smiled so much at that. What floors me all the time is how spectacular they were with such limited knowledge of music theory. I think I love that aspect of them so much because I play piano and guitar with just as little knowledge! When my brother tries to play with me he'll ask, "What chord is that you're playing?" No idea. "Can you move your finger playing the F down one fret?" Which one is playing an F? "The one on the D string." Yeah, gimme a second... E, A, D. Got it. Look, just play the song and I'll copy what I hear.😆
My favorite moment is seeing Paul - and also Ringo - with that little girl. You can tell a lot about someone by how they interact with a child.
One point overlooked is the fact that NOT ONE Beatles song sounds like the next. Despite literally 100s tunes recorded and workshopped over the years they never ever repeat a sound or style of song.
They did before
One of the things I didn't realize was how young they all were. John and Ringo were 28. Paul was 26, and George was 25 when they did the roof top concert.
Hit the nail on the head with Billy Preston … he came and the Beatles came alive!
But one thing I noticed was Harrison’s need for an input to his music. He was asking the rest to complete “Something” but I felt he was brushed aside. :(
Harrison too says that his token songs will not see all his works published in a 100 albums … that was the emergence of his unhappiness in the Beatles. Sadly.
But he was a brilliant musician - RIP George Harrison.
Fascinating documentary. Now if only there was footage of revolver or pepper sessions!
Pepper sessions 😱 that would be nuts
@BillyFreethought yea it would imagine seeing a day in the life and Lucy in the sky being made 🤯
Let’s see the rest of the Abbey Road sessions. Got too much of a taste in Get Back.
Rubber Soul. For a taste of what that was like, watch the video for the Think For Yourself session. It's just audio but it's hysterical 🤣
I'd kill for a similar film on the band's 1965-7 output. Or, come to think of it, everything they ever did.
I was 14 years old when I saw 'Let it be ' on tv boxing day 1974 and was amazed how a dodgy jam session became a classic piece of music !
Watching "Get Back" develop was remarkable. I always think of these songs as having been plucked from the ether, fully formed. To see that they actually had to sit down, write them, and then work on them over and over was really enlightening.
As the saying goes: 5% inspiration, 95% perspiration.
The first thing to remember about this documentary is : work, work, work.
They worked on the songs every day for hours until everything was finished.
They were not wandering waiting for inspiration. It's inspiration: now!
What surprised me is how inarticulate Paul is compared to the other three. Throughout the documentary, he seemed to have trouble communicating his thoughts. And then he sits down and writes an amazing song. What I found funny, though, is the seemingly countless ideas for a show/concert/tv special that a bunch of them had, none of which happened. I also liked George saying, "I don't want to go on a rooftop, but I guess I'll do it."
I can relate to Paul’s occasional inability to articulate his thoughts. It’s called “being left-handed”.
Paul was probably stoned…
I agree with David Wonpu. The look on Paul’s face suggests that he didn’t like All things Must Pass and I think another one of George’s songs but he didn’t say anything. Can’t understand why he didn’t like All Things Must Pass, by the way.
I like how Ringo was the opposite. Willing to do anything
cause he blew his mind out in a car
At the very beginning of part one when they show the shot of that Harre krishna Guy sitting in the corner somebody ask”Who’s that little old man” somebody answers. Then Paul says “He’s clean though” with a smile on his face. It was just like that scene in a hard days night when Paul had his grandfather with him on the train. That was really cool! I love that little reference to hard days night movie.
I agree with you 100%. Being in my 20s at the time there was so much hype coming out about the breakup and Yoko and all that. Of course it didn’t seem like hype at that time. This documentary along with what you said shows more or less what really was happening and Yoko probably has little to do with the breakup. What really surprised me was the sheer goofing around that occurred and Lennon was such a goofball which, at the time, he was presented as sort of a serious person with a “down” attitude. He comes off as just the opposite. One of the great music documentaries for sure.
What I thought was astounding, was that Paul predicted what people would say in that Yoko broke up the band.
I think that the rest of the beatles along with george martin always spread the myth that yoko was very much to blame. George Martin said that she influenced a lot, Harrison in an interview makes jokes against Yoko. I also have the memory that they said that she had an opinion on the compositions, or when Paul played the piano, maybe she did it on another album or maybe it was an exaggeration of the others involved
Yoko brought her bed to the Abbey Road recording sessions. Then had her art friends pass by and visit her. Not in the least bit disruptive. This happens all the time.
Maybe you missed the part where Linda days that Yoko was speaking for John at the meeting with George at Ringo's house and how George walked out halfway thru the meeting.
@@alexanderschiano2441 I liked the part where Paul talked about what people would think of this in fifty years.
@@jjmarz1001 hmm maybe I missed that. In general she was portrayed as quiet but the fact that she was there every minute is kind of odd.
So wonderful, thank you! I liked your favorite moments too, then I enjoyed the comments of the rest of your community. The doc is such a wonderful gift to the world. I never tire of watching it and seeing something new. Thank you, and thanks to all who commented. I think I agreed with everyone’s favorite parts too.
All you need is love. Thank you!❤️
08:04 - "YOU´RE IN THE GROUP" -Goosebump moment!
I never cried during the show but I did shed a tear twice, ironically they were the two times it was just Paul and Ringo playing piano. My favorite members on my favorite instrument. The show was great.
This is a 'must-see' documentary for every new musician who want to make their own music.
This was never my favorite album, but the documentary has made me fall in love with some songs that I ignored, or found boring. Songs like "Don't Let Me Down", and "Dig a Pony" really grew on me watching this. I appreciate this album way more, and the "Naked" version is WAY better.
The Naked version rocks!
Been looking forward to your take on this!
Thanks!
A truly amazing film. One of the most moving and engaging things I have ever seen. From the wonder of seeing songs created to the overarching sadness of knowing this is their final time together as a band. Life is so short and the magic moments are so fleeting. I couldn’t help but want to push through the screen and beg them to stay together - perhaps talking to my own regrets as much as theirs. Everyone who ever wants to play in a band should watch this and remember that music is supposed to be fun and spontaneous and that taking yourself too seriously is totally against the point.
Theres a part where John nails this harmony and his eyes light up and then he's like "Yeah!" and its the best part of the whole doc.
i loved the moment when linda said how everyone felt so calm around ringo. He really was the glue of the group
fun fact, Billy preston is the only non beatle with a credit on one of their singles. Get back came out as Get back with the Beatles and Billy Preston
I love all those moments you mentioned here. We indeed felt like flies on the wall devouring how the Fab four craft those legendary songs. I love seeing how they worked together, the emotions, the frictions, the love for each other and the fun of it. Get Back is a true gem even for non Beatles fans but are into song writing. Like you, I had this feeling of "Imma write me some numbers" and I actually made 2 songs 🌻
-Peace&Love
I enjoyed all the moments you described but the one amazing one you didn't mention was George Harrison trying to work out the lyrics to "Something". I found myself screaming at the screen trying to send the completed lyrics back in time. It's so amazing that beautiful lyrics like that song and others that seem to flow so naturally as if they just poured out of you were actually the result of tedious craftsmanship. Even the lyrics to "Let It Be" seem to come with a struggle but now they flow so easily off your tongue you can't imagine a time when those phrases didn't exist.
pauls face lighting up when billy comes in, oh my god my heart
Love that brief moment when Paul is looking at Billy and his eyes light up. Yes.
Glad you enjoyed the show. Was great to work on. Funnily enough, during one of my sessions with Peter I mentioned you and your channel and your intelligent breakdown of The Beatles work. So in a way, you were there, in discussion, when this was all coming together!
Outstanding work!
Having grown up during the Beatles era, I loved every second of the documentary. Here are my two major takeaways from this: The boys just about kept the British-American tobacco industry going during their time together, and Paul should not have a beard. He just could not stop scratching at it.
Paul tugged at his beard whenever he was nervous. It was a nervous habit. And there was a lot to be nervous about at that particular time.
Thank you, David, for sharing! I was taken aback by the documentary. I have a faint memory of "Let it Be", the movie, that I abhorred. "Get Back" is so great in terms of working as a group, as a team, respecting ideas, continuous improvement, lots of effort and discipline to make it happen. And it is amazing how you take few ideas and 4 weeks later you have a complete record. Live. Just like that. Your analysis is great and I've read all comments so far ... Most of them are very illuminating - thanks!
I really enjoyed your analysis in the video. I totally agree with you. My favourite moment was when suddenly 'Get Back' existed out of nothingness. We saw the genius happen right before our eyes!
I admit I smiled when you referred to songs and keyboard lines that we've all heard 'a thousand times'. First of all I'm thrilled that you're a big Beatles fan....you have great taste! I find it so amusing (in a good way) that you're such a young man and you're referencing Beatles songs we've heard a thousand times. I'm 62. I was 5 when the Beatles were on Ed Sullivan. Imagine how many times I've heard these songs! You are so knowledgeable on all things Beatles. Good job! You've got many many more years of being a Beatles fan because their music will still be around when you're my age ...guaranteed!
Yes, an incredible doco. I could watch the whole 50 hours of extra footage after this, no problem. The Peter Sellers bit creeped me out. I saw the biopic where Geoffrey Rush played Sellers and it made out that Peter Sellers was basically a shell of a human being with no personality of his own and couldn't function if he wasn't playing a character. So the bit where he turned up and had absolutely nothing at all to say seemed to confirm this. It was weird. And you could tell that John Lennon was so excited to have him there because the Goons were his heroes growing up, but Sellers just said "I have to go now" in the end, and left.
Yeah, it was so random that he didn’t say anything just sat there and watched them struggle with George’s absence and left. It was like he was never there at all. I found that very odd but you mentioning confirms that Peter was so lost in his characters that he didn’t have a personality of his own. They all seemed kind of heartbroken to see him being so dismissive of what they were going through.
It was weird and uncomfortable but I felt that it was just someone shy and introverted not being able to handle the crazy energy of the Beatles. Like if I walked into a room and had the John Lennon cracking random non stop jokes at me, I would probably crumble. I felt sorry for Sellers in that scene.
I've just finished it last night. I admit tears were in my eyes in the rooftop when I heard get back. I just couldn't believe how amazing it was and I had a feeling related to all the fans who never had the chance to watch this movie (for all this last 50 years) Priceless
"Masterclass in creating" - yes, absolutely correct description of this brilliant documentary!
The part where Paul gives a mini lesson on Martha My Dear was also great
I love BOTH versions of The Long and Winding Road. Glyn Johns and Phil Spector's versions are beautiful.
People have been making a lot of fuss about the 'bad vibes' going around at those sessions, but to anyone who's ever been in a band all those creative tensions look pretty normal, especially considering that they were all in their late 20s and been hanging out together non-stop for ten years. At that time, John and Paul were on a complete "back to our roots" trip, while George had just released two experimental, non-commercial solo albums and was making waves as a renowned songwriter of his own, plus Ringo was also getting more confident with his own stuff. It seemed like a logical step for everyone to open up a new chapter.
Yoko Ono had to green light this documentary before it could be shown, which is probably partly why she comes across so well. Go back to the Nagra tape bootleg and listen to the whole lot, they've been available for 20 odd years at least. Then you'll see that Yoko certainly does express her opinion and was a bigger bone of contention than hinted at in this documentary.
Yes, exactly!
What is the Nagra tape bootleg, and how does one get to see / hear it?
I saw Get Back, and it was very amazing. The best part was realizing that the Beatles were and are great guys. I think after watching this video now my favorites are George and Ringo. They are all so talented and to see them work on the music was amazing. I have to say Heather stole the show. I love John's sense of humor, Ringos kindness, George being very music savvy and smart, and Paul being so talented funny and kind to everyone. Love this documentary, I have been a fan of the Beatles since I was a boy but after watching this movie, I'm a bigger fan now. Bravo!!!!! It was definitely a feel-good movie. Billy Preston was also awesome what an amazing talent and very nice guy. I also love how nice and polite are the police in England, the police should be like that in every country in the world. Get Back is the best feel good movie of the decade. I love the ending when they are all so happy and celebrating. David great observations and comments, thanks for explaining the technical music stuff, very good. Love it. Bravo!!!!!
If I can defend one thing about Yoko's "singing" for a second, I did find it somewhat impressive how loud and varied she could make her "singing" without opening or moving her mouth much.
I know it's probably bad for throat but I found it neat.
I’d rather sandpaper the end of my nose rather than hear Yoko “sing.” When Lennon formed the Plastic Ono Band, they went in tour to Toronto. At their first concert she was more or less booed off stage when she scream-sang.
I agree with you, the moment Paul came in and started 'Get Back' blew my mind, The best part of the whole movie for me, Basis of the song in 2 minutes, I've watched it over and over
The thing that annoyed me the most about Yoko was when she sat between Paul and John, during playing and discussion. You could see a polite look of bother in Paul expression.
So on point with the invention/discovery of Get Back...we rarely get to actually witness the Muses at work. Also revealing is their constant re-hashing (reviewing?) of classics, including their own. It's like, "here's where it's been, so where is it going?" And they find it every time!
The interesting moment when George plays the piano and asks Billy what chords are these? takes me back when I used to take guitar lessons, my teacher at the time who was mainly into jazz told me most classical players don't know the names of the chords they are playing because they just read the notations on the staff.
Well done David; excellent analysis.
Thank you!
Love it! I literally said i will watch an hour of it and couldn't stop. It did make me feel bad for George. He was treated like second class.
George looks very excited by Paul's songwriting process. 1:17