This is a popular funeral song. We played it to usher in the congregation at my mother's funeral. Mum was in her thirties when the Beatles released this, I was about 10 years old. Mum died at 94, still loving the Beatles.
The Beatles walked down the hall of music knocking down doors on either side that opened up new fields for other bands to go in to explore. They made pop music into an art form that showed everyone else that anything was possible. They explored all kinds of genres and combinations of genres and pushed the boundaries of the recording studio. As Alice Cooper said, "Everybody was influenced by somebody, but I think everybody was influenced by The Beatles." One of the many amazing things about The Beatles is how quickly they evolved in such a short time. As Elvis Costello said, "Every record was a shock when it came out. Every single was an event.” Ozzy Osbourne called them, “The Greatest Band To Ever Walk The Earth!”
This is the perfect song....2 tiny minutes of glory, melody, and harmony. It says and means so much with very little time. The voices are haunting and wonderful
Brother, just listen to the Beatles, all the albums. They start at "Please, Please Me" and end at "Let it Be". The progression, especially when you listen to their peers over that time, is unprecedented.
such a great & important song! So many Beatles songs to check out... Norwegian Wood, Yesterday, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Help, Revolution, Hey Jude, Here Comes The Sun, Let It Be, Strawberry Fields Forever & Eleanor Rigby
Don't forget She Said She Said, I'm Only Sleeping, I Am the Walrus, Dear Prudence, Yer Blues and I Want You ( She's so Heavy)...all fantastic John Songs! Also, A Day in the Life, Penny Lane, Taxman, Here There and Everywhere, Michelle, Drive My Car, Paperback Writer, Rain, Tomorrow Never Knows and Hey Bulldog!
The Beatles had 20 #1 hits and another 13 top ten hits while they were together in the span of only seven years in the USA😮! One of those #1 hits is called I Saw Her Standing There. The Beatles averaged between two and three #1 hits each year!😊
When you compare the ‘best’ 5 songs of the various great pop artists through time, the Beatles do fine, but - it is when you compare the ‘best’ 105 songs that they really shine. Note: Rolling Stone magazine listed ‘Hello Goodbye’ as the Beatles 100th best song.
If you want to see The Beatles live, it doesn't get any better than their rooftop concert. Get Back, Don't Let Me Down, I've Got a Feeling, Dig a Pony and One After 909 are all reaction worthy.
John Lennon lost a lot of people in his life at a young age. His father left when he was 4 and his mother was hit by a car when he was 17 right near his Aunt Mimi's house ( she raised John because his mother, Julia, wasn't able to raise him). When he was 21, his best friend died of a brain hemorrage. 😢
You have an amazing journey just starting. So many great and innovative songs. .Influenced most after them. The greatest of all time by far. The Beatles and then everyone else.
I love the drumming, and especially Ringo's use of the cymbals, on this one. Saw a guy sing this to his bride at his wedding - it was a second marriage for both, so the idea that I've got people in my past, but now I love you more.
I used to play a game whle riding in the car with my kids. I'd put some music (mostly classic rock frm the 60's and 70's) on. We'd play 'OK, you guys, Who is singing?' I could always trip them up with a Beatles song. And, they still know and appreciate the music! Thanks for the memory. Cheers, from LA
It must be extremely difficult to really understand the impact those four guys had on music in general, but 'rock and roll' more specifically. They were the first "Modern" 'Rock & Roll" band! Their song writing and persona changed how everyone else wrote and performed music! They taught others to be creative, explore different things, experiment. Their music today seems somewhat common, but they were the first ones to do it! Everyone else had to play "catch up!" They always seemed to be one step ahead of everyone else in where they were going musically. They were the beginning of the evolution of where music is today! They were the first band to intentionally use 'guitar feedback' as a sound effect. Today, using 'feedback' is common and no big deal, but back then, it turned heads! There are many, many more "FIRSTS" from these guys, but maybe some other time. 😉
This is one of my favorite songs. It reminds me of things that have happened in my past. It is a very nostalgic song, and it hits deep. Some suggestions for other Beatles songs: Eleanor Rigby, Hey Jude, Let It Be, I Saw Her Standing There, and there are many more. The Beatles have a long list of great hits. Take care.
I'm a beatle's fan to the point where i have a very obscure tattoo. This is my favorite song from them. My older sister walked down the aisle with her awesome husband to this one. A few months before he proposed she asked me my opinion on love songs. I'm literally 34 years old and I've loved people and this dang song is so beautiful. 🤣
Beatles were such a big part of our lives back when - This was our wedding song - my husband danced with his mom to "When I'm 64" - it was perfect! Loved the Stones, too - but yeah, the Beatles were my favorite too.
One of their best with about forty or fifty more at this level. They were the total package when it came to making record albums! If you have listen to ELOthen you will have had a glimpse what the Beatles would have been like in the 1970’s!
Yep. But that's thing about the Beatles. Someone unfamiliar with their music hears a song they think is mind-blowing great by them, and doesn't realize that unlike other bands, who might 5 more songs as good as their best if they are a really good group, and 10 more songs as good as their best if they are a really great group. The Beatles? - 50 more songs as good their best, and another 50 songs nearly as good, and another 50 that are still pretty darn good, and 25 that still pretty good, many 25 that aren't so great.
@@cjsm1006 The WHO had many great songs and some good ones too from 1964 or so through 1982. I would at least 30and another 25 good ones while The Rolling Stones had close to the number of great songs as the Beatles because they played for so many decades!
recommendations: A Day In The Life, Helter Skelter, Hey Bulldog, Twist & Shout, and also Paul McCartney's song with Sound City (Dave Grohl, Pat Smear, Krist Novoselic so basically Foo Fighters and Nirvana). And, if you're into quieter songs too, I think he really composed something magnificent with all the songs on the album "Ram" and the song Mull Of Kintyre with Wings. He is so interesting, both musically and in terms of personality because in musical terms he's all over the place and has tried out everything, from writing and recording and producing some of his records all by himself, to just picking up and learning to play any instrument he fancied, to facing a barrage of negativity from music critics that kinda tanked his first few albums, but never gave up and did his thing and ended up topping in every situation through real hard work, struggle and having very specific goals. I really admire him for that. Personality-wise, he gets pegged as the himbo who was just pretty and played bass, but he's so so so much more than charm and looks, and nobody ever gives him credit for that. At the age of 81, he's still doing two and a half hour shows at minimum, reaching three hours (because he LOVES performing and he loves music) while singing every song in its original key even though his voice is not the voice he had even just in the 2000s and 2010s, but let me open an aside here and say that I absolutely love his old man voice so much), has composed a classical music album and a couple of movie soundtracks, has played all instruments in his albums on McCartney I, II and III and also on Ram (which is, frankly, my favorite album out of the ones I've heard from him), has lost many important people in his life (his mother when he was 14, his brother, John Lennon, his wife Linda, and just last year he lost Denny Laine who was his friend and band mate on Wings) and none of that has shaken his resolve to make music and tour and record and be an incredible performer. On a personal side, he's also known for being the "cute Beatle" and the "polite Beatle", but he's also incredibly funny and his psychology is frankly fascinating just as much as John's is. He's also the one who brought the topic of politics into discussions within the Beatles, made a song about liberating Ireland from England (Give Ireland Back to the Irish), a song about black people's struggle during the segregation era (Blackbird), also pretty much invented indie pop with Ram. Yes, as you can tell, I'm a Paul girl. But I love all of them. I hope you do join us in loving their music, because frankly I think they really made magic happen. Not to mention everything they changed. Like, Ringo is the reason why rock drummers use the matched grip since before him all drummers used the traditional grip, just to name one. He was also the first drummer to be actually considered part of a band and who got equal exposure and consideration. In social terms, I think it's important to point out that The Beatles made it a policy for their US tours that they would not perform for segregated audiences which meant they managed to make segregated states lift segregation at their shows and they definitely started a conversation in that sense. Like, didn't just say it but wrote it in every contract for a performance in the US. Just, in general, culturally and politically speaking the Beatles weren't just at the forefront of musical innovation and experimentation, but also brought the counter-culture to mainstream audiences. They were awesome. Like... The Beatles literally changed pop-rock music in just 8 years. Insane.
I respect that you were honest and decided to stop the song to discuss it. The Beatles songs usually do get the listener to think. Great song. There are so many great songs by The Beatles, you will be surprised that they could write so many great songs in such a short span of time. Thank you for getting into The Beatles. You won't regret it. Enjoy.
Wow, your pausing and resultant commentary is why I watch you. No complaints here. Your insights into the songs and personal anecdotes is what makes your channel unique. You are not McDonalds, you are that special one of a kind place where the food is actually good!!
I recommend starting at the beginning with the Beatles and working your way forward. Hearing how they changed and grew over the short time they were together (8 years) is astonishing.
Listen to “taxman”, “heater skelter”, “tomorrow never knows”, “come together”, “yesterday”, “revolution”, “let it be”, “a day in the life” and “revolution number 9” and tell,me you think this could not only be the same band, but also the MOST POPULAR BAND IN THE WORLD at the time! Then listen to all the records from beginning to end. No Van Ness changes much from this to desk, releases, many great songs, disc, if your desk, single, after single changing Natalie, their sound, and the aesthetic with each recording, but the history of popular music do you think that they were only together as a recording group for less than seven years ?
If you're going to do a deep dive into the Beatles, you may as well start at the beginning as it actually happened. From "I Saw Her Standing There" (first song, first album in 1963) to "Get Back" (last song, last album in 1970). You'll be amazed at the progression of their sound. After that, you can do their solo careers. In less than a decade, they changed the world of music and many would say they changed the world.
If you're jumping into the Beatles just remember everything changed in the 60s, not just musically but socially and culturally and the Beatles were unquestionably THE BAND. And as they grew as men so did their music. The Goats
Learned this on the old upright. I was 16 when it came out. I bought the Beatles Songbook, a hundred songs . Always good family vibes. Never did master George Martin's piano solo
Thank you for your cool reaction to the Beatles. I hit subscribe and like! You can never go wrong with the Beatles! I love this song. Lennon was 25 when he wrote this? And already he had so much loss and tragedy in his life. He was an immensely talented, quick witted, intelligent young man, for sure! And they grew and evolved as a band with each album. (in only 7 years!!)
@@MadAng66 Well, the video of 'We Can Work it Out' is fun because they had to do it, and obviously didn't want to, so they just goofed off. Funny stuff!! (I think they might have indulged in some smoke before hand!). And the live rooftop performance of 'Don't Let me Down' is amazing! (Later Beatles, one of their last). I've never seen those get blocked.
There's a fantastic version of this song recorded by Sean Connery. He speaks the lyrics in his wonderful voice. Fifth Beatle George Martin produced it. That's the version im having at my funeral.
I suggest starting with some early songs and going chronologically. You will find an exceptional metamorphosis over seven short years. Their catalogue is amazing. Please don’t miss “If I Fell”. It has some of the most beautiful harmonies ever recorded IMO. Enjoy the Beatles rabbit hole 🌺✌️
while my guitar gently sleep, don't let me down ( roof concert ) , come togher, let it be, but I would tell you a million more. If you want to listen to all the things that matter in life please listen to a little pearl, really, the song ìs called the end ( wich is a 2 minutes song ) . I cry every time I listen to it
I like your insight. This is my favorite Beatles song. Just to let you know, it's probably good that you do pause the song at times. I think RUclips policy is not to play a full song uninterrupted. There are also copyright questions - you don't wanna get involved in that.
Came to your channel watching your Madonna reactions -- Madonna is extraordinary -- but there is no question that The Beatles blew up the entire music industry and are the pioneers of modern popular music as we know it. They built on the best of those who came before them, yet demonstrated incredible creativity through sheer talent and experimentation like no other. Absolutely breathtaking talent and impact. Madonna is the only woman on the list of top 10 biggest artists of all time, but The Beatles are at the top of that list and for good reason. Great reaction!!!
If you really do love someone or something now more than what happened before, it’s OK to be honest… particularly if it’s someone you love. Thanks for the Beatles reaction. 👍
You're like one of the only youtube music reactors that actually talks about the lyrics and for the Bealtes music i think thats super important. Especially considering this was like the mid 60s and a lot of music was about love or basic cookie cutter shit lol
You said leave it you ruin it. Goodbye. When you interrupted with your life story in the middle of the piano interlude that did it for me. If you are that insensitive so subtilty maybe you need to do something about that.
John Lennon wrote this song just after his 25th birthday.... If any goup progressed from the start to the finish it was The Beatles... they changed themselves and everyone in the sixties forever. Keep on rocking.
Back in the day the closes thing we had to metal was The Iron Butterfly singing Ina Godda Da Vida the drum solo was as kick ass as it could be, then came along Black Sabbath with Iron Man.
Since you’re a metalhead I would suggest you listen to “Helter Skelter”. Some people consider it to be the first metal sounding song, though, to me, it sounds more like punk. To think that the same person who wrote “Yesterday”, “Eleanor Rigby”, and “Here There And Everywhere” (Paul McCartney) also wrote that one. Just goes to show you how great The Beatles were. And I haven’t even mentioned the talents of John Lennon (who was the founder of the band, and wrote the song you’re listening to), or George Harrison. Most bands are lucky to have one great songwriter among them. The Beatles had three.
You can't go wrong with The Beatles. As a metalhead you should check out Helter Skelter, which many regard as the first heavy metal song. I think you would also like John Lennon's solo song, God. It's not for everyone, but given your comments I think you'd really be into it.
Haha don't worry about the pausing man, I think the issue people have is when reactors pause TOO much/often. You just gotta know when to pause to not ruin the flow of the song, like after the verse, after the chorus or after the solo.
nice reax. what's your accent... is that Baltimore? I'm from the UK so can't always tell. it's good to go back and mine the early beatles, but from Revolver forward, they're pioneers. we're still catching up.
This song means SO MUCH to me personally, at nearly 77 years old, with most of my life behind me now. I am also a Beatles' fan from the beginning. However, please don't blur the video so much that you can't make anything out. I DON"T get ANNOYED when you PAUSE, I get ANNOYED when you clearly have a VIDEO for it, and we CAN'T SEE it for the blur, which makes it non-existent. YOU'LL get MORE VIEWS if you DON'T completely BLURR it like that. When you are commenting or reacting to something you are seeing on the video, we would have loved to have seen what you were looking at. Actually when you pause it and talk about it in spots, as you do, should be enough and usually doesn't get blocked. You can put a word over the video like "music" and you can still see the video some. Please think about it, for future Beatles reactions, OR just play the music. But if you are actually showing a video, do something where we can still see it a bit, if you are worried about it being blocked. A lot of other reactors have done that without blurring it out like this, and have had no problems. I hope you reconsider next time. LOVED your reaction though, and what you had to say. Enjoy your Beatles journey😊
But talking of growing up, and even getting "older" check out Pink Floyd "Time" Just brace yourself for a "Wake up!" at the start and then time for your mind to create its own reality before you get to the lyrics that for some people kinda hit home hard
Good for you opening up to past music and different genres within popular music. I promise you--no I guarantee that the members of Metallica love the Beatles. No Doubt. Try listening to the album Revolver, which was right before Sgt. Pepper. Revolver is a mix of avante-guarde music, pop songs, etc. The revolution was televised.
hah! G'day mate. Before I continue I should remind or alert you to the generally accepted myth that the Beatles apparently invented 'heavy metal' with Helter Skelter. So far so good...
No need to apologise for pausing dude. It's a "reaction" channel and more importantly it's "your reaction" channel and some of us want to hear what you think right at that moment in the track while it's playing
Nice reaction. Honorable notice. The Beatles' studio producer George Martin had released the song on "In My Life" album in 1998, decades after the original. There, the song is performed by Sir James Bond or, should I say, Sean Connery. ruclips.net/video/eJ4LJE9PktY/видео.html best if preceeded by intro titled "Friends and lovers", in one go. Greetings
It is your channel. Interrupt a lot if you like. I only think there are songs that can only be appreciated in their entirety or you lose the effect. This song is one of them. I would caution you not to over analyze Beatles music. It isn't like most other music. The are the greatest of all time for a reason. They affect people differently and are to be experienced as much as listened to.
Your listening to John Lennon's voice' the most expressive in all of Rock and Roll . We really don't require your play by play opinion of every line he sings. React yes , but save the platitudes .
Maybe you'll actually find a new love for your life, at least musically, with the Beatles. You wouldn't be the first by any means... By the way, Guns 'n Roses covered McCartney's Live and let die and Mötley Crüe the Beatles pre-metal track Helter skelter.
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For such a deep and emotional song, it completely blows my mind knowing that at this point, John Lennon was only 25 when he wrote this,
He loved this song, It was one of his favorites
This is a popular funeral song. We played it to usher in the congregation at my mother's funeral. Mum was in her thirties when the Beatles released this, I was about 10 years old. Mum died at 94, still loving the Beatles.
This was my first dance wedding song. It fits either, which is amazing..
The Beatles walked down the hall of music knocking down doors on either side that opened up new fields for other bands to go in to explore. They made pop music into an art form that showed everyone else that anything was possible. They explored all kinds of genres and combinations of genres and pushed the boundaries of the recording studio. As Alice Cooper said, "Everybody was influenced by somebody, but I think everybody was influenced by The Beatles." One of the many amazing things about The Beatles is how quickly they evolved in such a short time. As Elvis Costello said, "Every record was a shock when it came out. Every single was an event.” Ozzy Osbourne called them, “The Greatest Band To Ever Walk The Earth!”
This is the perfect song....2 tiny minutes of glory, melody, and harmony. It says and means so much with very little time. The voices are haunting and wonderful
Brother, just listen to the Beatles, all the albums. They start at "Please, Please Me" and end at "Let it Be". The progression, especially when you listen to their peers over that time, is unprecedented.
I personally would go from Please Please Me To Abby Road. Since Abbey Road Was the last one they worked on together.
I’d start with the Twist and Shout EP
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such a great & important song! So many Beatles songs to check out...
Norwegian Wood, Yesterday, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Help, Revolution, Hey Jude, Here Comes The Sun, Let It Be, Strawberry Fields Forever & Eleanor Rigby
Don't forget She Said She Said, I'm Only Sleeping, I Am the Walrus, Dear Prudence, Yer Blues and I Want You ( She's so Heavy)...all fantastic John Songs! Also, A Day in the Life, Penny Lane, Taxman, Here There and Everywhere, Michelle, Drive My Car, Paperback Writer, Rain, Tomorrow Never Knows and Hey Bulldog!
The Beatles had 20 #1 hits and another 13 top ten hits while they were together in the span of only seven years in the USA😮! One of those #1 hits is called I Saw Her Standing There. The Beatles averaged between two and three #1 hits each year!😊
When you compare the ‘best’ 5 songs of the various great pop artists through time, the Beatles do fine, but - it is when you compare the ‘best’ 105 songs that they really shine.
Note: Rolling Stone magazine listed ‘Hello Goodbye’ as the Beatles 100th best song.
He knows.
20 Number 1 hits, That's only in the USA...
28 Number 1 hits in the UK and USA !
20 number 1 singles in USA 19 number 1 singles in the UK
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27 Number 1 hits + Now and Then makes 28 ! 😎
The world is bigger the the USA.
If you want to see The Beatles live, it doesn't get any better than their rooftop concert. Get Back, Don't Let Me Down, I've Got a Feeling, Dig a Pony and One After 909 are all reaction worthy.
Ringo's percussion on this song is a masterclass in understated drumming that serves the music. Beautiful syncopated fills and ride cymbal.
John Lennon lost a lot of people in his life at a young age. His father left when he was 4 and his mother was hit by a car when he was 17 right near his Aunt Mimi's house ( she raised John because his mother, Julia, wasn't able to raise him). When he was 21, his best friend died of a brain hemorrage. 😢
And his uncle and "surrogate father" George Toogood Smith died in 1955, when Lennon was a teenager.
You have an amazing journey just starting. So many great and innovative songs. .Influenced most after them. The greatest of all time by far. The Beatles and then everyone else.
I love the drumming, and especially Ringo's use of the cymbals, on this one. Saw a guy sing this to his bride at his wedding - it was a second marriage for both, so the idea that I've got people in my past, but now I love you more.
I used to play a game whle riding in the car with my kids. I'd put some music (mostly classic rock frm the 60's and 70's) on. We'd play 'OK, you guys, Who is singing?' I could always trip them up with a Beatles song. And, they still know and appreciate the music! Thanks for the memory. Cheers, from LA
Brilliant idea!!😊
It must be extremely difficult to really understand the impact those four guys had on music in general, but 'rock and roll' more specifically. They were the first "Modern" 'Rock & Roll" band! Their song writing and persona changed how everyone else wrote and performed music! They taught others to be creative, explore different things, experiment. Their music today seems somewhat common, but they were the first ones to do it! Everyone else had to play "catch up!" They always seemed to be one step ahead of everyone else in where they were going musically. They were the beginning of the evolution of where music is today! They were the first band to intentionally use 'guitar feedback' as a sound effect. Today, using 'feedback' is common and no big deal, but back then, it turned heads! There are many, many more "FIRSTS" from these guys, but maybe some other time. 😉
This is one of my favorite songs. It reminds me of things that have happened in my past. It is a very nostalgic song, and it hits deep. Some suggestions for other Beatles songs: Eleanor Rigby, Hey Jude, Let It Be, I Saw Her Standing There, and there are many more. The Beatles have a long list of great hits. Take care.
As a metal fan check out Tomorrow Never Knows, I Want You (She's So Heavy), Helter Skelter
I'll add Revolution, Good Morning Good Morning, Yer Blues, & And Your Bird Can Sing.
@@bloodaxe3578 I've Got a Feeling, Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/the End.
some of Paul's solo tracks, like his collaboration with Dave Grohl, too.
@@ManubibiWalsh Well, all the members of Nirvana, minus Kirk, Cut Me Some Slack.
I'm a beatle's fan to the point where i have a very obscure tattoo. This is my favorite song from them. My older sister walked down the aisle with her awesome husband to this one. A few months before he proposed she asked me my opinion on love songs. I'm literally 34 years old and I've loved people and this dang song is so beautiful. 🤣
This is my favorite Beatles song. To me it is about moving on. The past is great, but now I love you and want to move forward.
Beatles were such a big part of our lives back when - This was our wedding song - my husband danced with his mom to "When I'm 64" - it was perfect! Loved the Stones, too - but yeah, the Beatles were my favorite too.
I like to watch you falling in love with The Beatles! You definitely should check A day in the life, Let It be, Here Comes the sun, etc…
This song is just one of the indicators of why John Lennon and Paul McCartney were two of the best songwriters ever,.... Keep on Rocking.
Highly recommend you listen to the whole Rubber soul lp,took me 57 years to find this masterpiece,every track is exceptional.
My favourite Beatles track. Completely different but Tommorow never knows is great as well.
My favorite song from my favorite singer of my favorite band ❤
As sadly John found out ❤
I am jealous that you get to experience the Beatles fresh. Enjoy the journey!
Thanks, will do!❤️
One of their best with about forty or fifty more at this level. They were the total package when it came to making record albums! If you have listen to ELOthen you will have had a glimpse what the Beatles would have been like in the 1970’s!
I meant to text ELO
Yep. But that's thing about the Beatles. Someone unfamiliar with their music hears a song they think is mind-blowing great by them, and doesn't realize that unlike other bands, who might 5 more songs as good as their best if they are a really good group, and 10 more songs as good as their best if they are a really great group. The Beatles? - 50 more songs as good their best, and another 50 songs nearly as good, and another 50 that are still pretty darn good, and 25 that still pretty good, many 25 that aren't so great.
@@cjsm1006 The WHO had many great songs and some good ones too from 1964 or so through 1982. I would at least 30and another 25 good ones while The Rolling Stones had close to the number of great songs as the Beatles because they played for so many decades!
recommendations: A Day In The Life, Helter Skelter, Hey Bulldog, Twist & Shout, and also Paul McCartney's song with Sound City (Dave Grohl, Pat Smear, Krist Novoselic so basically Foo Fighters and Nirvana). And, if you're into quieter songs too, I think he really composed something magnificent with all the songs on the album "Ram" and the song Mull Of Kintyre with Wings. He is so interesting, both musically and in terms of personality because in musical terms he's all over the place and has tried out everything, from writing and recording and producing some of his records all by himself, to just picking up and learning to play any instrument he fancied, to facing a barrage of negativity from music critics that kinda tanked his first few albums, but never gave up and did his thing and ended up topping in every situation through real hard work, struggle and having very specific goals. I really admire him for that. Personality-wise, he gets pegged as the himbo who was just pretty and played bass, but he's so so so much more than charm and looks, and nobody ever gives him credit for that. At the age of 81, he's still doing two and a half hour shows at minimum, reaching three hours (because he LOVES performing and he loves music) while singing every song in its original key even though his voice is not the voice he had even just in the 2000s and 2010s, but let me open an aside here and say that I absolutely love his old man voice so much), has composed a classical music album and a couple of movie soundtracks, has played all instruments in his albums on McCartney I, II and III and also on Ram (which is, frankly, my favorite album out of the ones I've heard from him), has lost many important people in his life (his mother when he was 14, his brother, John Lennon, his wife Linda, and just last year he lost Denny Laine who was his friend and band mate on Wings) and none of that has shaken his resolve to make music and tour and record and be an incredible performer. On a personal side, he's also known for being the "cute Beatle" and the "polite Beatle", but he's also incredibly funny and his psychology is frankly fascinating just as much as John's is. He's also the one who brought the topic of politics into discussions within the Beatles, made a song about liberating Ireland from England (Give Ireland Back to the Irish), a song about black people's struggle during the segregation era (Blackbird), also pretty much invented indie pop with Ram.
Yes, as you can tell, I'm a Paul girl. But I love all of them. I hope you do join us in loving their music, because frankly I think they really made magic happen. Not to mention everything they changed. Like, Ringo is the reason why rock drummers use the matched grip since before him all drummers used the traditional grip, just to name one. He was also the first drummer to be actually considered part of a band and who got equal exposure and consideration. In social terms, I think it's important to point out that The Beatles made it a policy for their US tours that they would not perform for segregated audiences which meant they managed to make segregated states lift segregation at their shows and they definitely started a conversation in that sense. Like, didn't just say it but wrote it in every contract for a performance in the US. Just, in general, culturally and politically speaking the Beatles weren't just at the forefront of musical innovation and experimentation, but also brought the counter-culture to mainstream audiences. They were awesome.
Like... The Beatles literally changed pop-rock music in just 8 years. Insane.
I recommend two songs that were made into movies: "A Hard Day's Night" and "Help!"
This is one of the most well written songs of all time, IMHO. I think of my grandsons when I hear it. I would love to have it played at my scattering
You are a reactor. People should not complain that you react!
Welcome to the music I grew up with. A whole different world than just shred...and I appreciate a good shredder....
This is one of John Lennon’s best songs. You can always tell which Beatle wrote the majority of which song….
usually they had lead vocals on the songs they wrote, or in the case of Lennon-McCartney, whoever wrote the most of the song got the lead vocals.
First time checking out your stuff. Well done, respect, you give us yourself, right there with it, in the moment.
Thank you James! Appreciate you
Almost every Beatle song is a grat work of art!
"While My Guitar Gently Weeps," "Eleanor Rigby," "A Day in the Life," "The Long and Winding Road," "Let it Be."
Oh god not let it be
Don’t worry about pausing, you risk copyright strikes if you don’t.
music lives on, especially great music. It's never too late to dive into a group or genre you didn't give a listen to when you were younger...Cheers!
It's a cool song i'm listen this when i'm teenager with my Friends so cool moments 👍😊 thank you for that ❤
I respect that you were honest and decided to stop the song to discuss it. The Beatles songs usually do get the listener to think. Great song. There are so many great songs by The Beatles, you will be surprised that they could write so many great songs in such a short span of time. Thank you for getting into The Beatles. You won't regret it. Enjoy.
Wow, your pausing and resultant commentary is why I watch you. No complaints here. Your insights into the songs and personal anecdotes is what makes your channel unique. You are not McDonalds, you are that special one of a kind place where the food is actually good!!
Wow what a compliment! Thank you so much
back to the future is what the beatles do with their music
Unlike today's music this music makes you think. You have to bring your own experience to the song.
I recommend starting at the beginning with the Beatles and working your way forward. Hearing how they changed and grew over the short time they were together (8 years) is astonishing.
Listen to “taxman”, “heater skelter”, “tomorrow never knows”, “come together”, “yesterday”, “revolution”, “let it be”, “a day in the life” and “revolution number 9” and tell,me you think this could not only be the same band, but also the MOST POPULAR BAND IN THE WORLD at the time!
Then listen to all the records from beginning to end. No Van Ness changes much from this to desk, releases, many great songs, disc, if your desk, single, after single changing Natalie, their sound, and the aesthetic with each recording, but the history of popular music do you think that they were only together as a recording group for less than seven years ?
If you're going to do a deep dive into the Beatles, you may as well start at the beginning as it actually happened. From "I Saw Her Standing There" (first song, first album in 1963) to "Get Back" (last song, last album in 1970). You'll be amazed at the progression of their sound. After that, you can do their solo careers. In less than a decade, they changed the world of music and many would say they changed the world.
If you're jumping into the Beatles just remember everything changed in the 60s, not just musically but socially and culturally and the Beatles were unquestionably THE BAND. And as they grew as men so did their music. The Goats
Oh Darling, She’s Leaving Home!
Learned this on the old upright. I was 16 when it came out. I bought the Beatles Songbook, a hundred songs . Always good family vibes. Never did master George Martin's piano solo
The piano solo was speeded up after being recorded.
Thank you for your cool reaction to the Beatles. I hit subscribe and like! You can never go wrong with the Beatles! I love this song. Lennon was 25 when he wrote this? And already he had so much loss and tragedy in his life. He was an immensely talented, quick witted, intelligent young man, for sure! And they grew and evolved as a band with each album. (in only 7 years!!)
Gimme some more suggestions bro! I did yesterday and it got blocked even when I blurred it.. gotta figure something out
@@MadAng66 Well, the video of 'We Can Work it Out' is fun because they had to do it, and obviously didn't want to, so they just goofed off. Funny stuff!! (I think they might have indulged in some smoke before hand!). And the live rooftop performance of 'Don't Let me Down' is amazing! (Later Beatles, one of their last). I've never seen those get blocked.
There's a fantastic version of this song recorded by Sean Connery. He speaks the lyrics in his wonderful voice. Fifth Beatle George Martin produced it. That's the version im having at my funeral.
I suggest starting with some early songs and going chronologically. You will find an exceptional metamorphosis over seven short years. Their catalogue is amazing. Please don’t miss “If I Fell”. It has some of the most beautiful harmonies ever recorded IMO. Enjoy the Beatles rabbit hole 🌺✌️
while my guitar gently sleep, don't let me down ( roof concert ) , come togher, let it be, but I would tell you a million more. If you want to listen to all the things that matter in life please listen to a little pearl, really, the song ìs called the end ( wich is a 2 minutes song ) . I cry every time I listen to it
I like your insight. This is my favorite Beatles song. Just to let you know, it's probably good that you do pause the song at times. I think RUclips policy is not to play a full song uninterrupted. There are also copyright questions - you don't wanna get involved in that.
Came to your channel watching your Madonna reactions -- Madonna is extraordinary -- but there is no question that The Beatles blew up the entire music industry and are the pioneers of modern popular music as we know it. They built on the best of those who came before them, yet demonstrated incredible creativity through sheer talent and experimentation like no other. Absolutely breathtaking talent and impact. Madonna is the only woman on the list of top 10 biggest artists of all time, but The Beatles are at the top of that list and for good reason. Great reaction!!!
Your comments absolutely nailed it...they were the best -- and always will be... cheers
John is a Beatle he can say anything he wants and this song is dug to the woman he loves right now.
This song was about his (John's) mother.
The Beatles lyrics are personal and revealing. Like these four guys are open books.
If you really do love someone or something now more than what happened before, it’s OK to be honest… particularly if it’s someone you love. Thanks for the Beatles reaction. 👍
You're like one of the only youtube music reactors that actually talks about the lyrics and for the Bealtes music i think thats super important. Especially considering this was like the mid 60s and a lot of music was about love or basic cookie cutter shit lol
You said leave it you ruin it. Goodbye. When you interrupted with your life story in the middle of the piano interlude that did it for me. If you are that insensitive so subtilty maybe you need to do something about that.
John Lennon wrote this song just after his 25th birthday.... If any goup progressed from the start to the finish it was The Beatles... they changed themselves and everyone in the sixties forever. Keep on rocking.
Rubber Soul, this was my favorite song. Full of great songs.
I think you’ll connect with Eleanor Rigby
Back in the day the closes thing we had to metal was The Iron Butterfly singing Ina Godda Da Vida the drum solo was as kick ass as it could be, then came along Black Sabbath with Iron Man.
Listen to She is leaving home from Sergeant pepper album!
The Beatles were just starting to get it together by 1965.
Since you’re a metalhead I would suggest you listen to “Helter Skelter”. Some people consider it to be the first metal sounding song, though, to me, it sounds more like punk. To think that the same person who wrote “Yesterday”, “Eleanor Rigby”, and “Here There And Everywhere” (Paul McCartney) also wrote that one. Just goes to show you how great The Beatles were. And I haven’t even mentioned the talents of John Lennon (who was the founder of the band, and wrote the song you’re listening to), or George Harrison. Most bands are lucky to have one great songwriter among them. The Beatles had three.
You can't go wrong with The Beatles. As a metalhead you should check out Helter Skelter, which many regard as the first heavy metal song. I think you would also like John Lennon's solo song, God. It's not for everyone, but given your comments I think you'd really be into it.
There is no live version of this song by the Beatles available, never done live by them.
Do Helter Skelter, Motley Crue covered it so you may know it.
I agree, he's dismissing relationships in the past pretty quickly.
On RUclips there is a cover of this song by Metallica ❤️🤘
You can pick ANY Beatles but here's some
"I Want You (she's so heavy)"
"Helter Skelter"
"Revolution" hard rock version
"Dear Prudence"
"Blackbird"
Agree with murff...you're a metalhead check out their Helter Skelter, or Hey ! Bulldog.
Hope you listen to the song in its entirety.
Haha don't worry about the pausing man, I think the issue people have is when reactors pause TOO much/often. You just gotta know when to pause to not ruin the flow of the song, like after the verse, after the chorus or after the solo.
nice reax. what's your accent... is that Baltimore? I'm from the UK so can't always tell. it's good to go back and mine the early beatles, but from Revolver forward, they're pioneers. we're still catching up.
South Philly
This song means SO MUCH to me personally, at nearly 77 years old, with most of my life behind me now. I am also a Beatles' fan from the beginning. However, please don't blur the video so much that you can't make anything out. I DON"T get ANNOYED when you PAUSE, I get ANNOYED when you clearly have a VIDEO for it, and we CAN'T SEE it for the blur, which makes it non-existent. YOU'LL get MORE VIEWS if you DON'T completely BLURR it like that. When you are commenting or reacting to something you are seeing on the video, we would have loved to have seen what you were looking at. Actually when you pause it and talk about it in spots, as you do, should be enough and usually doesn't get blocked. You can put a word over the video like "music" and you can still see the video some. Please think about it, for future Beatles reactions, OR just play the music. But if you are actually showing a video, do something where we can still see it a bit, if you are worried about it being blocked. A lot of other reactors have done that without blurring it out like this, and have had no problems. I hope you reconsider next time. LOVED your reaction though, and what you had to say. Enjoy your Beatles journey😊
But talking of growing up, and even getting "older" check out
Pink Floyd "Time"
Just brace yourself for a "Wake up!" at the start and then time for your mind to create its own reality before you get to the lyrics that for some people kinda hit home hard
Good for you opening up to past music and different genres within popular music. I promise you--no I guarantee that the members of Metallica love the Beatles. No Doubt. Try listening to the album Revolver, which was right before Sgt. Pepper. Revolver is a mix of avante-guarde music, pop songs, etc. The revolution was televised.
I've always like 'Admiral Halsey Hands Across the Water'....but all I know is that it was by McCARTNEY & Wings
Let's talk about all the paus--- 😂😂😂
Let's not.
This song is simply beautiful with a beautiful message we all should take from it. ❤
Have you done Helter Skelter? Or Oh! Darling. Or Tomorrow Never Knows. I could go on.
Not yet
Please please do Here Comes the Sun!!
This one is John singing to you This is John's song.
hah! G'day mate. Before I continue I should remind or alert you to the generally accepted myth that the Beatles apparently invented 'heavy metal' with Helter Skelter. So far so good...
"Let It Be" Please
There's 210 songs pick anyone. Do them all chronologically. It's like the University of music.
If you grew up with Motley Crew then you know Helter Skelter, guess who wrote that one?
Charles Manson I believe I’ve heard
Nope
Give a listen to For No One.
No need to apologise for pausing dude. It's a "reaction" channel and more importantly it's "your reaction" channel and some of us want to hear what you think right at that moment in the track while it's playing
Thank you Phil, a lot of people complain but also alot don’t… I can’t just sit there and watch it feels dumb and pointless haha! Thanks bro
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Nice reaction. Honorable notice. The Beatles' studio producer George Martin had released the song on "In My Life" album in 1998, decades after the original. There, the song is performed by Sir James Bond or, should I say, Sean Connery. ruclips.net/video/eJ4LJE9PktY/видео.html best if preceeded by intro titled "Friends and lovers", in one go. Greetings
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That's why they invented paper and pens.
100% Mad Ang is from Philly
Haha you nailed it
It is your channel. Interrupt a lot if you like. I only think there are songs that can only be appreciated in their entirety or you lose the effect. This song is one of them. I would caution you not to over analyze Beatles music. It isn't like most other music. The are the greatest of all time for a reason. They affect people differently and are to be experienced as much as listened to.
Your listening to John Lennon's voice' the most expressive in all of Rock and Roll . We really don't require your play by play opinion of every line he sings.
React yes , but save the platitudes .
There was never a video to this, so don’t look at images while you listen to it.
Maybe you'll actually find a new love for your life, at least musically, with the Beatles. You wouldn't be the first by any means...
By the way, Guns 'n Roses covered McCartney's Live and let die and Mötley Crüe the Beatles pre-metal track Helter skelter.
Have you heard Let it Be? It's a must listen!!❤
That one I actually have heard it’s a gem
@@MadAng66 How about Hey Jude?
John Lennon - I Know