When the Beatles first arrived in New York for their appearance on Ed Sullivan the city closed the schools. They were greeted by thousands of fans on their first trip to the states. They were all in their early to mid 20s in this video. When they decided to break up in '69 none of them were 30 years old.
John was proud of this lyric as it was emotionally honest and self-aware. He knew he was in trouble. I think it's the sincerity of the lyric that gives it that feeling of sweetness. And brilliant harmonies, as always.
A lyrical plea like this wasn't exactly the norm then, either. Asking for help was something you did for yard work or a move. It was a pretty bold move for him/them to put this one out there.
My nephew & his wife have a band and did a cover of this song. They slowed it down, which made the lyrics that much more powerful. They put out a video during the pandemic and included titles for mental health resources. The Beatles' song will always be my favorite but I was amazed at how relatable the song remains after all these years.
@@okcdog5439 That's the mark of a great song that it can be reimagined and adapt to so many styles. Their songs will be reinterpreted for decades to come, every new generation recognising the strength of The Beatles catalogue and their melodies, emotion and inventiveness.
@@3tonzovim and I think Brian Epstein and a few others were worried about the move away from the traditional boy / girl lyrics of the early classic singles. But lyrically, and musically, they were starting to stretch themselves - for which I think we are all grateful....
This is really smart observation. Today, looking back, it's easy to see the wise champion of peace that Lennon became by the end of his life. The man who had his bed-in with Yoko, who recorded "Imagine" and meant every word of it, is not at all the frantic smart-ass in his early twenties who was suddenly under a ton of pressure and celebrity scrutiny. He was not kind to his first wife and family, he was not well-adjusted to the Beatles' huge level of fame, and you can hear the conflict in his lyrics in these early years. It's hard to remember just how much of a journey the Beatles were for John, and how much of a transformation he underwent over 10 years or so from a troubled, somewhat mean-spirited guy into the beautiful wise man we prefer to remember. You can hear Lennon's autobiographical self-evaluation as a recovering abuser and an "angry young man" in "Getting Better." Even though Paul sings lead on the song, you can tell it's very much one of Lennon's lyrics stylistically, right down to his snarky call-and-response "it can't get no worse."
I was 13 when the Beatles went on Ed Sullivan for the first time. My family had moved from N. Dakota to Massachusetts in Jan 64. We were living in my grandparents apartment and we would sit around the tv(I think on Sunday nights)and watch Ed Sullivan. My grandmother would always call them the Beagles. We thought she was going senile. 40 years later, my older brother told me that she was teasing us, and loved our outbursts, "no Grandma they're the Beatles". Love the memory
I watched this when I was 3! And was never the same! Meet The Beatles was my first album I ever received. Santa brought it to me that Christmas! I still have it!!
RUBroken, you have to go watch "The Fab Four"!! Their show is a Beatles cover and they do a phenomenal job. Their show starts with a guy who is a splitting image of Ed Sullivan as they reenact the iconic Beatles introduction you mentioned.
I was 12 when they appeared on the Ed Sullivan show. My first album was "Meet the Beatles" which was a birthday gift for my 13th birthday. Not sure what my life would have been like without them.
The Beatles on Sullivan is one of my first concrete memories. The Sullivan show was a cultural touchstone for middle class America and had massive viewership on Sunday evenings. (Of course, we also watched Lawrence Welk every week.) We always gathered as a family to watch this show. I was four, and what I chiefly remember is the contrasting reactions of my 14 year-old brother and my conservative father--let's just say it was one of the first of their many disagreements over the next decade. The Beatles were an explosion of joy and I still feel the ripples of that joy to this day when I listen to their music.
According to Giles Martin(George Martin’s son) the Beatles wrote 250 songs in 7 1/2 years, and most of them good. That’s absolutely incredible and extremely productive.
This was released in 65 making John and Ringo 25 Paul 23 and George 22ish. John wrote it as literally a cry for help. Saying he was 'eating and drinking like a pig.' Also being very strained from the rigors of touring having a young son and wife. That's the short version more or less
Exactly! John Lennon was definitely one of those rock stars who loved the idea of being famous, but once he got there, he quickly realized it wasn't all rainbows and unicorns.
Please keep delving more into the very early Beatles. Jordan, when you said that if it wasn't for this channel you would have gone your entire life without hearing the Beatles, I was so overcome with such a sadness I started crying. I can't even imagine that.
@@Lovejazz01 Yeah, and it's so powerful from the first note/word, it's almost scary. I've seen reactors jump in their seat when this song starts ... literally.
This was 1965, John and Ringo were about 25, Paul was 23 and George 22. Their first record came out in 1962 and their last came out in 1970. It's truly staggering what they managed to achieve in such a short space of time and how their music constantly evolved.
I grew up with them. This was recorded in 1965. John and Ringo were 25 years old, Paul 23 and George 22. It was considered a revolution. Finally a breath of fresh air out of the sluggish music from the 50ties my father liked. I was still a toddler but I remember singing along with it and dancing in the living room while my father grumbled about long haired scum and terrible noise.🙉😂
"I tell you, Larry, there is no other band, there will never be any band like them ever, for eternity. They are the best, I say to you Larry, here in 1965, that the children of 2000 will be listening to the Beatles." -The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein during an interview with Larry Kane
What you have to realize is that there were no music videos when The Beatles were making music. The whole music video concept came about just before MTV hit the airwaves. This clip must have been taken from an appearance on a tv variety show. We're lucky some of these have survived. This song was from the days The Beatles ruled the radio charts. It was common for them to have 3 or 4 songs in the top 10 at once. These early songs are perfect pop masterpieces. A favorite of mine is Eight Days a Week, a wonderful dance song. I'm so glad you're discovering their earlier songs, again, they may be short, but they are so well crafted. Great reaction y'all!
But they did have promo(tional) films, the '60s equivalent of a music video. The Beatles were among the first to make them, seeing them as a means to satisfy demand when they couldn't appear on every TV that wanted them. This is one of ten promo films they shot at Twickenham Film Studios on 23 November 1965 -- the others being "Day Tripper" (3 versions), "I Feel Fine" (2 versions), "Ticket to Ride", and "We Can Work It Out" (3 versions). Ironically, while most of their promo films were shot on 35mm film, these were filmed on videotape.
@@markamos1911 True, what is believed to be the first promotional music video is Tony Bennett's 1956 "Stranger in Paradise". It was sent to TV stations to be played on variety and music shows like American Bandstand.
On April 4, 1964, The Fab Four owned the Billboard charts, as they held the top five spots on the Billboard Hot 100. After only two weeks on the charts, "Can't Buy Me Love" hit No. 1, while "Twist and Shout (This one owns the record for most weeks at number 2 without ever going to number 1)," "She Loves You," "I Want To Hold Your Hand" and "Please Please Me" round out the top five.
They actually did make music videos, one of the first artists to do so, mainly because they couldn't be bothered turning up to mime live performances on TV shows. Although they didn't make them for every single. Most are of them are of the group miming performances, but Strawberry Fields Forever and Penny Lane both very much had proper music videos in the modern sense.
You really owe it to yourself (and us fans) to do a reaction to their first movie A Hard Day’s Night. You’ll really get a solid glimpse of each of their personalities. And the music is stellar. Please! It would make this fan smile.
I was about to urge the very same thing. Hard Day's Night was groundbreaking and captures the Beatles, their irreverent personalities and astonishing music, at the height of Beatlemania in 1964. A classic film that itself was a critical smash hit.
Great Beatles film, along with the next one, "Help!". Both movies are full of great music and antics from the lads. My daughter grew up on the "Help!" movie and still loves it today at 29 years old. Also, check out a couple of great Beatles-related movies, "Yesterday" and "Across The Universe". These are full of Beatles covers and are a joy for any Beatles fan to watch.
This my recommendation as well… “A Hard Days Night”. They are soooooo funny in this movie…but be sure to put your closed captioning on as the accents are really thick 😉
The amazing thing about this band is that they created all that incredible music in literally 7 years, basically from 1963 when they hit the charts to 1970 when they broke up.. There music is covered and played to this day. If you examine there catalogue of music for that short of period is incredible, they ideas and influence in today's music is undeniable
They definitely loved being goofy, but also clever and hip. They were the sunshine to the Rolling Stones' darkness. Watch the movie "Help!" and "Hard Day's Night" for more background to their personalities.
The whole soundtrack to the movie Help is absolutely brilliant. I love “You’ve Gotta Hide Your Love Away”, John Lennon has a gravelly touch to his voice & honestly it’s awesome!
I'm telling you, The Beatles meant SO MUCH to so many people that, when they broke up, I remember seeing people CRY, they didn't even want to believe it! I wish you would listen to the first heavy metal song and it was recorded in 1968 by The Beatles titled "Helter Skelter", you won't believe it's The Beatles! Thank you so much for this awesome reaction!
Yes please do Helter Skelter. Two other spectacular songs from the psychedelic Era, Tomorrow Never Knows which will completely blow your minds. Way ahead of it's time. And the closing track to Sgt. Pepper A Day in the Life.
Seria Eiramasil - We all knew they were breaking up. Many rumors and news stories at the time. Yes, when they actually broke up it was sad. But I woke up one morning and found myself to be in Vietnam. The Beatles breakup didn't seem so important at that point.
@@GoldenShellback Unfortunately, this may come across as disrespectful but, I made this comment on a music reaction channel, not a war history channel. My father was a Marine in WWII. He never wanted to talk about his experiences he had. I'm sorry for all of the traumatic things you may have went through. I simply made a comment about how the fans were back then around the time of their break up. They were the ones who put importance on the matter, not me. I wish you well, I've heard horror stories about that war, may you find peace.
The early Beatles material is criminally overlooked by some people when really it is such an important part of their development. Listening to them develop with each album and song is such a joy. Very personal lyrics here from John and unique harmonies make this another shift in their varied back catalogue.
I can't easily express how much I agree with you! I graduated high school in 1967 in Maryland, and the early Beatles songs were a huge part of my life. Their music and singing were unlike pretty much anything I had heard on the radio.
Recorded and released in 1965, and then just 2 years later they released Sgt Pepper, no band in history could evolve that quick, that is why they were and still are the greatest band this world will ever see and hear.
The high harmony is always Paul. At his peak, he had a vocal range of four and a half OCTAVES, not a typo, which is absolutely insane. And of course the sound of John and Paul singing together is heaven.
If you like the Song, you might enjoy the MOVIE by the same name. This was their SECOND Movie together (the first being "A hard day's night"), and they played "Themselves". SYNOPSIS: Help! sees the group struggle to protect Ringo from a sinister eastern cult and a pair of mad scientists, all of whom are obsessed with obtaining a sacrificial ring sent to him by a fan.
Yeah, it was sixties movies like "Help!" that made me as a child in the seventies feel like I had just missed a very exciting era. I now see that I was also lucky to have lived in the seventies, too, but at the time the sixties seemed just super-exciting.
And has Eleanor Bron, a wonderful actress from the 60s and beyond, and an amazing comedy writer and performer. It's said her name was the inspiration for Eleanor Rigby.
The Beatles are one of the pioneers of Rock n' Roll and are among the gods of Rock n' Roll.....the group started in the 50's when I was born and became worldwide popular in the 60's and early 70's.....10 years together and then separated out of artistic differences. I grew up with The Beatles and they really started the Invasion of Rock n' Roll!!! Legendary!!!!
The Beatles were heavily influenced by Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and other Pioneers of Rock N Roll. In fact, some of the documentaries show them being rejected by record companies of sounding too much like them. The whoops and yeahs are very Little Richard.
@@salbuda6957 I strongly disagree....Rock n' Roll an Billy Joel said in his song....."It's still Rock n; Roll to me" 😎And at that time that's what th music critics called it and the label still sticks.
@@knoahbody69 It was Little Richard that gave the Beatles a spot on his tour. The truth is, Little Richard was responsible for getting the Beatles started in the US.
I was the same age as you during this same incredible era. Words can't describe it. I wish it had continued forever. The music today is pitiful. I listen to nothing but oldies.
Since you're liking the Beatles from 1965, you're ready for their first movie 'A Hard Day's Night' from 1964. It's a fun little thing where you really get to see the goofy side of the Beatles. And a bunch of great music of course. A 'must see & hear' which you will enjoy a tremendous lot.
A Hard Day’s Night was the beginning of a new kind of cinema. Planned as a purely commercial enterprise designed to introduce the individual Beatles, director Richard Lester mixed documentary techniques with jump cuts and visual puns to create a new kind of film making. Some of it may seem dated today, but at the time it was quite different.
Help! was also a very fun movie. But the earlier Beatles movie A Hard Day’s Night might be better to watch first. A Hard Day’s Night is kind of a fictionalized day in the life of the Beatles in 1964. Their personalities, comedic talent, and music just shine. Help! is a farcical comedy with another great soundtrack of Beatles songs. You would have so much fun with either film. I still remember the involuntary screams my friends and I let out when the Beatles suddenly showed up on the big screen in Help! in the movie theater. I think I was 9 years old. What a magical time. Those of us who were around then were so fortunate.
Yes, “Help” was more of a James Bond spoof, with a bunch of loosely connected scenes. Not as great as “A Hard Day’s Night”, with its mock-documentary style, but it is good fun & IN COLOR!
EVERYone had a favorite back then! The girls especially. The arguments went round and round among us teens. It was sooo much fun!! They were SOoooo different than the earlier Am rock n roll.
I was a freshman in college when I first heard the Beatles in the early 60s. Students were going around saying "Hey, have you heard that new band from England?!" I think I had about 4 or 5 of their albums by the time I graduated, and of course I continued to get others after that. They've been one of the principal bands in the soundtrack of my life.
The thing is how much they enjoyed each other and how much fun they had playing music. The way they arranged their background vocals to repeat the main lines of the song. Pure Genius.
Glad your loving the Beatles. Those of us that grew up listening to them still love their music. Listen to 8 days a week and a great love song I want to hold your hand.
You're right, Amber. There's just something about their sound. They draw you in. You can't get away from it. It's a combination of many things; their iconic voices, ability to write catchy and memorable melodies, their influences on culture, music, indeed all the arts. Perhaps Richie Unterberger, writing for AllMusic, put it best: "So much has been said and written about the Beatles -- and their story is so mythic in its sweep -- that it's difficult to summarize their career without restating clichés that have already been digested by tens of millions of rock fans. To start with the obvious, they were the greatest and most influential act of the rock era, and they introduced more innovations into popular music than any other group of their time. Moreover, they were among the few artists of any discipline that were simultaneously the best at what they did and the most popular at what they did. Relentlessly imaginative and experimental, the Beatles grabbed hold of the international mass consciousness in 1964 and never let go for the next six years, always staying ahead of the pack in terms of creativity and never losing the ability to communicate their increasingly sophisticated ideas to a mass audience. Their supremacy as rock icons remains unchallenged to this day, decades after their breakup in 1970."
You are right. They could be extremely silly. Find some old videos of reporters asking them questions. They never took it seriously and would give silly answers or just make jokes. They were having a lot of fun with the whole business. Watch their movie ‘Hard Day’s Night’ as a perfect example of silliness.
They did this as a promotional film to be shown on TV where they weren't going to reach on tour. That is, this was made before the highly produced videos we knew with MTV. They were only a year into their world-wide fame so they were still playfully young and funny. Great review. I'm always thrilled to see young fans discover the Beatles and their peers from the 60s.
“If we had not started this channel, I would have gone my whole life without ever listening to the Beatles”. Gave me chills . Truly shows the power of your channel and of exploring, discovering and being impacted by amazing music.
Glad you guys enjoyed this one! Some other really good early-Beatles songs are “She Loves You”, “Eight Days A Week”, “Please Please Me” and “I Feel Fine” :)
What about: "Yesterday", "Girl", "I've just seen a Face", "And your Bird can sing", "Nowhere Man", "Blackbird", "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" "I Will", "Here, There And Everywhere", "She' leaving home", ... ... ...
I turned 15 in 1964 when they landed in the U.S. kids at my school were in Beatle mania, boys wearing their hair like them, & the teachers were freaking out, making the boys comb their hair back. LoL! I had just met my boyfriend, ( married to this day! ) our favorite song was, “ I Want To Hold Your Hand. “ so many hit songs that year came out… Beatle mania was everywhere!!
I was 15 when the Beatles first came out and there were Billboards everywhere in Kansas City Missouri advertising"The Beatles are coming!" NO one knew what that meant & they didn't tell us until they appeared on Ed Sullivan ( which EVERYONE watched@ that time) & the whole world fell in love!!!
Drummers are often overlooked as just the rhythm section. But listen to Ringo’s drumming in Come Together, for example. IMHO, That song wouldn’t quite work without his drumming.
Weeeeellll, sorry have to greatly disagree anyone can play a Beatles song on drums but give them a Led Zeppelin song and no one but Jason Bonham can. Taught to play by his dad John Bonhan hence Bonzo is still named the greatest drummer of all time!!
I was in High School when the Beatles arrived in New York City at the air port. The news reels showed the roofs of the airport COVERED with screaming cheering waving almost fainting girls!
You mentioned (Amber) that they were kind of goofy on that video. Oh girl you want goofy watch there first two movies, A Hard Day's Night and then the even goofier Help. You will get a good view of their sense of humor. Also Google any of their older press conferences like the one they did when the first came to America in NY.
Starting this channel is probably the best thing that ever happened to you, musically speaking. It’s really a shame that most people do not go beyond their comfort zone, or what they were raised to hear. There is a wealth of beautiful music out there and I mean in every field, including classical music. It’s good that you have both learned to broaden your musical horizons. 👍🏾❤️
I grew up with my parents' big band and my brother's surf and the Platters and Temptations. The radio played a wide range of music. I listen to the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s channels on SiriusXM. I still know the words to most of the songs. 🙂
Just so you know there are also five Beatles movies: A Hard Day's Night (1964), Help (1965), Magical Mystery Tour (1967), Yellow Submarine (1968) and Let It Be (1970).
I was 13 years old girl when Beatles hit America. I was crazy for them. Still have all albums. Thank you for sharing and finding "old" music rocks! Sending love to Oneness ❤
That's my song! Getting older, losing my health and becoming dependent on others in ways I never imagined when I was younger, i can totally identify with it. So much more than when I first heard it as a child. It's so great to hear you guys aporeciate the music I grew up with! The Beatles had a lot of very deep songs. For further listening I'd recommend "In My Life", "Eleonore Rigby" and "When I'm 64". They're all in the vein of cries for help and pleas for understanding. "When I'm 64" has a cheery melody, but it's really about the insecurities of growing old. It's hard to believe these guys were in their 20's when they sang it, yet they nailed it so well. Cheers, you two! Keep up the great work! 😊 PS: Talk about goofy; if you watch their films, you'll see that they were great at screwball comedy!
Great Reaction Guys😀 The Beatles did not just change the World of music but changed the whole World ! When they visited Adelaide in Australia over 500,000 greeted them from the airport thru' the 7-mile route to their hotel 😀
All 4 of The Beatles had Amazing Personalities and were very Humorous. George was considered the "Quiet Beatle" but as you can see in this video he loves Showing Out! 🤗😎🤔
So much of their earlier work was like this. two of their first hits were "She Loves You" and "I Want To Hold Your Hand". You should also see the movies "A Hard Day's Night" and "Help!"
I'm 70 years old and still love the Beatles. Timeless is the word I would use for their music and their fun personalities. Maybe you should watch the movie, "HELP!"
The Beatles were all funny and they liked to clown around. The movie A Hard Day's Night is a Must See!! Help isn't as good a movie but the music is so great. I was about 8 years old when I fell in love with the Beatles, I was so sad that I had just found out about them and they had already broken up. I bought every one of their albums, saving my allowance for a month to get the next one in the collection. So fun to watch you discover the greatness of the greatest band ever.
Jay and Amber - I hope you can appreciate how different the John Farnham version of this song is and how it brings the emotions those wonderful words deserve.
As you continue to listen to their early hits, you can understand how the Beatles became such a huge sensation. McCartney had a brilliant knack for writing melodic hooks and Lennon had mad skills in arranging and song construction. These songs would get into your ears and not leave - you just had to hear them again and again. I feel grateful every time I hear any Beatle song - grateful to have grown up during the time they were releasing such wonderful music continuously.
Jay and Amber, just a reminder that this was the original song of John Farnham's version you did a few months ago with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra which made Jay teary eyed at the end.
I recommend "Hey Bulldog" , it was one song that signified their change from love songs to rock. Also, it is from the Yellow Submarine album and animated movie.
Now try "Rain" or "Paperback Writer". Or "Goodnight" with Ringo singing. You may want to check out the movie "Help". It received rave reviews (pretty much) back in the day. Fun, right? There was a DJ named Dan Ingram on WABC NY who quipped at the end of the song, " Yes, help me ooh! It's not an easy thing to do!". He was crazy. Amen, Amber! Amen Jay! 'Goofy' led to the cartoon show. Nice reaction guys. See, these reactions take me back to first hearing a tune, at listening parties with good friends, now at another listening party, shared with you guys. Thanks. 🙂🙂🙂
I grew up with the Beatles. I think it's wonderful when people discover their music. It's like finding a Russian egg. Within each egg opened, there's another facet of the group. And it keeps on and on and on.
I first heard this song back in 1965 and saw the movie "Help" as well when I was an 11-year-old boy. I never really paid much attention to the lyrics back then. Never realizing that it's about a youth who has gone awry thinking he can get ahead in life without any 'Help' from his parents, family, friends or mentors. "When I was young so much younger than today. I never needed anybody's Help in anyway. Now these days are gone I'm not so self-assured. Now I find I change my mind and open up the doors. "Help me if you can I'm feeling down. And I do appreciate your being around. Help me get my feet back on the ground. Won't you please, please, Help me."-John Lenon
You can see how different the rendition John Farnham did of this song that you got quite emotional about recently. A great Beatles track is "I saw her standing there". 😊
When you watched Ferris Bueller, the song that Ferris danced to on the float, was the Beatles “Twist n Shout” John actually wanted this song done slowly, like John Farnham did live with the Melbourne Symphony. It’s also on RUclips.
They "reacted" to Farnham's live version a couple of months ago. Everyone in the comments told them it was a Beatles cover, (but they don't read 99.9% of the comments, so they still haven't got a clue), and they obviously didn't recognise this being the same song as the Farnham version.
This is my favorite song of theirs. This was John Lennon's folk rock phase when he was very influenced by Bob Dylan. The song writing and the execution are superb.
Search john farnham help with the Melbourne symphony orchestra. Our Aussie legend absolutely kills in his slowed down emotional version of this song. I think as good as this song is, next to farnhams it feels out of context the lyrics to this weird pop version
I think before they check out the movie Yesterday, they need to react to more Beatle songs. Heck, they haven’t even reacted to the song Yesterday yet. 😮
I was born the year the Beatles came to the US, and I had 4 older sisters who were major Beatles fans, so any Beatles music takes me back to my childhood in the ‘60’s and early ‘70’s. Great times!
I love this song. I was a kid when I heard of the Beatles. I have older siblings and they knew all the new music. The Beatles and many other artists' records were being played in our house.
Now that you do movie reactions, and you're going back to the beginning of the Beatles, you should watch their 1st movie A Hard Days Night and their 2nd. HELP! You will love them. You really get to know their cheeky personalities!! Lots of fun and 🎶🎵 music!!
Jay and Amber, I am so happy you enjoy the Beatles as much as we do now! Good for you! Yes, that is true Amber their harmonies are beautiful! So glad you say that! They were so young is this video too! My first time watching this video! I don't how old they were, but they looked very young here in this video! Yes, you are correct Jay, there are funny, goofy at times and absolutely awesome! I love that you both enjoyed this song and video! Enjoyed your reaction! ☮💕👍👏
Hey, Jay & Amber! I've been watching you guys since you had the brick background! I've really enjoyed the ride with you as you expand your musical vocabulary and knowledge!! I agree with the person who commented about what a tragedy it would be if Jay had never experienced the joy and love that is the Beatles. I thought you might like to know that the Carpenters covered "HELP" !! Of course they had a whole different vibe with it, but still absolutely beautiful with Richard's arrangement and Karen's rich, gorgeous voice!! (Sounds like a winner for female Friday to me!!) Thanks again for all you do!!💗💓💗
It's truly amazing what they did in only 8 years! The most influential band in history. No other person of group has been able to produce as many hits and dominate the pop rock culture like the Fab 4 did. Like occupying the top 5 songs on the top 40 play list. Incredible! All that and so much more in 8yrs! They didn't make it to the states until 1964. It's just a shame that young people haven't explored their music? That just seems crazy to me. Young people like you can help change that. Keep on reacting to the Beatles. Great job!
I also loved the Beatles when I was young! I was 13 when I bought my first album Meet The Beatles! That was in 1964! I owned every album they recorded!
What's amazing for a band at the age they are here is that there aren't just harmonies, but harmonies that weave and interplay and show a level of complexity and maturity. These are guys who are early to mid 20's, and locking down musical depth and density that is normally reserved for artists with at least another decade of life experience under their belts. Not only a band ahead of its time, but in a very real way ahead of all time.
The Beatles are THE GOAT. I still remember when I first heard this song. It was REVOLUTIONARY. I was in a little diner and this came on the juke box. I was 9 years old. All of the songs of the time were all flowers, love, rainbows, dances etc. This was the first song I ever heard talking about feeling down, about an existential crisis. I never saw this video for years...it's a fun video - belying the content of the lyrics. They led the way so many times.
I remember when I was a kid the movie HELP came out. I watched it in the movie theatre . The Beatles were not just another 60s band. They literally started “Pop” music and influenced music and bands from that time on.
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When the Beatles first arrived in New York for their appearance on Ed Sullivan the city closed the schools. They were greeted by thousands of fans on their first trip to the states. They were all in their early to mid 20s in this video.
When they decided to break up in '69 none of them were 30 years old.
Your appreciation of the lads from Liverpool is comforting. When they broke up neither was of the age of 30
The Beatles were all very humorous. They didn't take themselves seriously, but they took their music seriously.
They were a hard working band, driven to be the best.
As an Englishman, I officially adopt you both as honorary Brits. Thanks for the exposure of our real culture x
I want to be a Brit too , my ancestors left from Devon.
Adopted as Honorary South Africans as well!
Here here. Honorary Brits from me too. Welcome. We luv you xx
It was in the USA that catapulted the Beatles to greatness. Best regards to the king.
1965, George was 22 in February, Paul was 23 in June, Ringo was 25 in July, and John was 25 in October.
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Saw Ringo Starr last night in Richmond,Va. He had his All -Star band.Awesome Show! He is 82 and still rocking!
I saw Paul McCartney in June, and his concert was fantastic! 6 days later, it was his 80th birthday!
At 82, still, Mr. Conductor has that childlike enthusiasm.
He spent much of his actual childhood, dealing with serious illness/rehabilitation.
Ringo doing Octopuses Garden live a few years ago is fun stuff
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Ringo☆ The cool Beatle!
John was proud of this lyric as it was emotionally honest and self-aware. He knew he was in trouble. I think it's the sincerity of the lyric that gives it that feeling of sweetness. And brilliant harmonies, as always.
A lyrical plea like this wasn't exactly the norm then, either. Asking for help was something you did for yard work or a move. It was a pretty bold move for him/them to put this one out there.
My nephew & his wife have a band and did a cover of this song. They slowed it down, which made the lyrics that much more powerful. They put out a video during the pandemic and included titles for mental health resources. The Beatles' song will always be my favorite but I was amazed at how relatable the song remains after all these years.
@@okcdog5439 That's the mark of a great song that it can be reimagined and adapt to so many styles. Their songs will be reinterpreted for decades to come, every new generation recognising the strength of The Beatles catalogue and their melodies, emotion and inventiveness.
@@3tonzovim and I think Brian Epstein and a few others were worried about the move away from the traditional boy / girl lyrics of the early classic singles. But lyrically, and musically, they were starting to stretch themselves - for which I think we are all grateful....
This is really smart observation. Today, looking back, it's easy to see the wise champion of peace that Lennon became by the end of his life. The man who had his bed-in with Yoko, who recorded "Imagine" and meant every word of it, is not at all the frantic smart-ass in his early twenties who was suddenly under a ton of pressure and celebrity scrutiny. He was not kind to his first wife and family, he was not well-adjusted to the Beatles' huge level of fame, and you can hear the conflict in his lyrics in these early years.
It's hard to remember just how much of a journey the Beatles were for John, and how much of a transformation he underwent over 10 years or so from a troubled, somewhat mean-spirited guy into the beautiful wise man we prefer to remember.
You can hear Lennon's autobiographical self-evaluation as a recovering abuser and an "angry young man" in "Getting Better." Even though Paul sings lead on the song, you can tell it's very much one of Lennon's lyrics stylistically, right down to his snarky call-and-response "it can't get no worse."
I was 13 when the Beatles went on Ed Sullivan for the first time. My family had moved from N. Dakota to Massachusetts in Jan 64. We were living in my grandparents apartment and we would sit around the tv(I think on Sunday nights)and watch Ed Sullivan. My grandmother would always call them the Beagles. We thought she was going senile. 40 years later, my older brother told me that she was teasing us, and loved our outbursts, "no Grandma they're the Beatles". Love the memory
I watched this when I was 3! And was never the same! Meet The Beatles was my first album I ever received. Santa brought it to me that Christmas! I still have it!!
RUBroken, you have to go watch "The Fab Four"!! Their show is a Beatles cover and they do a phenomenal job. Their show starts with a guy who is a splitting image of Ed Sullivan as they reenact the iconic Beatles introduction you mentioned.
I remember them landing there was a news crew there and Ed saw the news and asked them to play on his show. Great memories. Be blessed
I was 12 when they appeared on the Ed Sullivan show. My first album was "Meet the Beatles" which was a birthday gift for my 13th birthday. Not sure what my life would have been like without them.
The Beatles on Sullivan is one of my first concrete memories. The Sullivan show was a cultural touchstone for middle class America and had massive viewership on Sunday evenings. (Of course, we also watched Lawrence Welk every week.) We always gathered as a family to watch this show. I was four, and what I chiefly remember is the contrasting reactions of my 14 year-old brother and my conservative father--let's just say it was one of the first of their many disagreements over the next decade.
The Beatles were an explosion of joy and I still feel the ripples of that joy to this day when I listen to their music.
According to Giles Martin(George Martin’s son) the Beatles wrote 250 songs in 7 1/2 years, and most of them good. That’s absolutely incredible and extremely productive.
1000 years from now people will still love the Beatles!!! Best of All Times!!!
This was released in 65 making John and Ringo 25 Paul 23 and George 22ish. John wrote it as literally a cry for help. Saying he was 'eating and drinking like a pig.' Also being very strained from the rigors of touring having a young son and wife. That's the short version more or less
Wrong. John was 24 here. This song & this video for the song were released before October 9th (John's Birthday).
Exactly! John Lennon was definitely one of those rock stars who loved the idea of being famous, but once he got there, he quickly realized it wasn't all rainbows and unicorns.
John and Ringo were born in 1940... The same year as my dad. My father was pretty cool, but he was no Beatle!
John 24 at time this song released
Filmed in November.
So, yes: 25, 25, 23, 22.
Please keep delving more into the very early Beatles. Jordan, when you said that if it wasn't for this channel you would have gone your entire life without hearing the Beatles, I was so overcome with such a sadness I started crying. I can't even imagine that.
Oh yes, I support this.
I can’t even imagine if nothing else having never heard “ Help” all your life, such an iconic song! 😮
Yeah, that breaks my heart!
Me neither. My first introduction to music at the age of 3!
@@Lovejazz01 Yeah, and it's so powerful from the first note/word, it's almost scary. I've seen reactors jump in their seat when this song starts ... literally.
This was 1965, John and Ringo were about 25, Paul was 23 and George 22. Their first record came out in 1962 and their last came out in 1970. It's truly staggering what they managed to achieve in such a short space of time and how their music constantly evolved.
To think that they were all still in their 20s when they broke up is amazing!
It was the winter of 1965, early in the year. John and Ringo would have been 24, Paul was 22, and George was 21 or 22 (his birthday was in February)
I grew up with them. This was recorded in 1965. John and Ringo were 25 years old, Paul 23 and George 22. It was considered a revolution. Finally a breath of fresh air out of the sluggish music from the 50ties my father liked.
I was still a toddler but I remember singing along with it and dancing in the living room while my father grumbled about long haired scum and terrible noise.🙉😂
"I tell you, Larry, there is no other band, there will never be any band like them ever, for eternity. They are the best, I say to you Larry, here in 1965, that the children of 2000 will be listening to the Beatles."
-The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein during an interview with Larry Kane
What you have to realize is that there were no music videos when The Beatles were making music. The whole music video concept came about just before MTV hit the airwaves. This clip must have been taken from an appearance on a tv variety show. We're lucky some of these have survived. This song was from the days The Beatles ruled the radio charts. It was common for them to have 3 or 4 songs in the top 10 at once. These early songs are perfect pop masterpieces. A favorite of mine is Eight Days a Week, a wonderful dance song. I'm so glad you're discovering their earlier songs, again, they may be short, but they are so well crafted. Great reaction y'all!
But they did have promo(tional) films, the '60s equivalent of a music video. The Beatles were among the first to make them, seeing them as a means to satisfy demand when they couldn't appear on every TV that wanted them.
This is one of ten promo films they shot at Twickenham Film Studios on 23 November 1965 -- the others being "Day Tripper" (3 versions), "I Feel Fine" (2 versions), "Ticket to Ride", and "We Can Work It Out" (3 versions).
Ironically, while most of their promo films were shot on 35mm film, these were filmed on videotape.
@@markamos1911 True, what is believed to be the first promotional music video is Tony Bennett's 1956 "Stranger in Paradise". It was sent to TV stations to be played on variety and music shows like American Bandstand.
On April 4, 1964, The Fab Four owned the Billboard charts, as they held the top five spots on the Billboard Hot 100. After only two weeks on the charts, "Can't Buy Me Love" hit No. 1, while "Twist and Shout (This one owns the record for most weeks at number 2 without ever going to number 1)," "She Loves You," "I Want To Hold Your Hand" and "Please Please Me" round out the top five.
I believe it's from the film of the same name.
They actually did make music videos, one of the first artists to do so, mainly because they couldn't be bothered turning up to mime live performances on TV shows. Although they didn't make them for every single.
Most are of them are of the group miming performances, but Strawberry Fields Forever and Penny Lane both very much had proper music videos in the modern sense.
You really owe it to yourself (and us fans) to do a reaction to their first movie A Hard Day’s Night. You’ll really get a solid glimpse of each of their personalities. And the music is stellar. Please! It would make this fan smile.
I was about to urge the very same thing. Hard Day's Night was groundbreaking and captures the Beatles, their irreverent personalities and astonishing music, at the height of Beatlemania in 1964. A classic film that itself was a critical smash hit.
Agreed and definitely should start with Hard Days Night before Jumping straight to HELP
Great Beatles film, along with the next one, "Help!". Both movies are full of great music and antics from the lads. My daughter grew up on the "Help!" movie and still loves it today at 29 years old. Also, check out a couple of great Beatles-related movies, "Yesterday" and "Across The Universe". These are full of Beatles covers and are a joy for any Beatles fan to watch.
LOL...I was thinking the same thing! Help was also a great movie with a little bit more of a plot....and in colour! (British spelling)
This my recommendation as well… “A Hard Days Night”. They are soooooo funny in this movie…but be sure to put your closed captioning on as the accents are really thick 😉
The amazing thing about this band is that they created all that incredible music in literally 7 years, basically from 1963 when they hit the charts to 1970 when they broke up.. There music is covered and played to this day. If you examine there catalogue of music for that short of period is incredible, they ideas and influence in today's music is undeniable
All before they were 30.
John and Paul wrote nearly 300 songs together.
They were in their early 20's here.
Amber, you nailed it twice! Paul was always known as the baby face, but George was actually the baby of the band!
They definitely loved being goofy, but also clever and hip. They were the sunshine to the Rolling Stones' darkness. Watch the movie "Help!" and "Hard Day's Night" for more background to their personalities.
The whole soundtrack to the movie Help is absolutely brilliant. I love “You’ve Gotta Hide Your Love Away”, John Lennon has a gravelly touch to his voice & honestly it’s awesome!
YES! and You're gonna loose that girl!!!
John was doing his Bob Dylan thing.
@@debramartin1583 it’s lose. Loose rhymes with moose
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Thanks so much. It's nice to know there are people like you paying attention to the important things in life.
My favorite! Especially in the movie!!!!
I'm telling you, The Beatles meant SO MUCH to so many people that, when they broke up, I remember seeing people CRY, they didn't even want to believe it! I wish you would listen to the first heavy metal song and it was recorded in 1968 by The Beatles titled "Helter Skelter", you won't believe it's The Beatles! Thank you so much for this awesome reaction!
Yes, Helter Skelter!! It shows yet another side of them.
Yes please do Helter Skelter. Two other spectacular songs from the psychedelic Era, Tomorrow Never Knows which will completely blow your minds. Way ahead of it's time. And the closing track to Sgt. Pepper A Day in the Life.
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We all knew they were breaking up. Many rumors and news stories at the time. Yes, when they actually broke up it was sad. But I woke up one morning and found myself to be in Vietnam. The Beatles breakup didn't seem so important at that point.
@@GoldenShellback Unfortunately, this may come across as disrespectful but, I made this comment on a music reaction channel, not a war history channel. My father was a Marine in WWII. He never wanted to talk about his experiences he had. I'm sorry for all of the traumatic things you may have went through. I simply made a comment about how the fans were back then around the time of their break up. They were the ones who put importance on the matter, not me. I wish you well, I've heard horror stories about that war, may you find peace.
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The early Beatles material is criminally overlooked by some people when really it is such an important part of their development. Listening to them develop with each album and song is such a joy. Very personal lyrics here from John and unique harmonies make this another shift in their varied back catalogue.
And they didn’t stick to their patent formula but always opened new paths and styles reinventing the whole 🎶musical genre.🤔👍👌
I can't easily express how much I agree with you! I graduated high school in 1967 in Maryland, and the early Beatles songs were a huge part of my life. Their music and singing were unlike pretty much anything I had heard on the radio.
Recorded and released in 1965, and then just 2 years later they released Sgt Pepper, no band in history could evolve that quick, that is why they were and still are the greatest band this world will ever see and hear.
John's vocals are one of the GOAT in Rock history IMHO. Too many other songs to reference; "Ticket To Ride" will always be one of my faves.
The high harmony is always Paul. At his peak, he had a vocal range of four and a half OCTAVES, not a typo, which is absolutely insane. And of course the sound of John and Paul singing together is heaven.
It is crazy, I have almost 4 octaves, I find almost 5 (like Paul) is mad.
@@martyrea79 You have an amazing range! Lucky you!
Also noticeably hearing George is always nice to hear
Yes... They modeled themselves & their harmonies on The Everly Brothers. John was Don, & Paul was Phil.
No way was it four and a half octaves. Julie Andrews only had four.
If you like the Song, you might enjoy the MOVIE by the same name. This was their SECOND Movie together (the first being "A hard day's night"), and they played "Themselves".
SYNOPSIS: Help! sees the group struggle to protect Ringo from a sinister eastern cult and a pair of mad scientists, all of whom are obsessed with obtaining a sacrificial ring sent to him by a fan.
Really watch the movie. Very funny plot and of course, great music
I’m getting ready to send them both movies
Yeah, it was sixties movies like "Help!" that made me as a child in the seventies feel like I had just missed a very exciting era. I now see that I was also lucky to have lived in the seventies, too, but at the time the sixties seemed just super-exciting.
And has Eleanor Bron, a wonderful actress from the 60s and beyond, and an amazing comedy writer and performer. It's said her name was the inspiration for Eleanor Rigby.
Come to the Window ....Come to the Window ....
"Hide Your Love Away" is one of The Beatles most beautiful songs - well worth checking out.
The Help album is a great listen.
Yes. One of my favorite Beatles songs.
Which is also featured in the movie "Hard Day's Night".
@@davidgregory9471 No. No it's not. It's in the film "Help".
Technically you've got to hide your love away
I'm 71 and saw them in Atlanta and D.C. and I enjoy your experience. They led a worldwide renaissance.
How could you live your whole life without the beatles....LOVE
This song is 57 years old and still rocks and still will 100 years from now.
There is nothing that compares to the Beatles music! I absolutely love all their older music and their silliness is just wonderful
The Beatles are one of the pioneers of Rock n' Roll and are among the gods of Rock n' Roll.....the group started in the 50's when I was born and became worldwide popular in the 60's and early 70's.....10 years together and then separated out of artistic differences. I grew up with The Beatles and they really started the Invasion of Rock n' Roll!!! Legendary!!!!
British Rock not Rock ‘n Roll. 🙂
The Beatles were heavily influenced by Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and other Pioneers of Rock N Roll. In fact, some of the documentaries show them being rejected by record companies of sounding too much like them. The whoops and yeahs are very Little Richard.
@@salbuda6957 I strongly disagree....Rock n' Roll an Billy Joel said in his song....."It's still Rock n; Roll to me" 😎And at that time that's what th music critics called it and the label still sticks.
@@knoahbody69 It was Little Richard that gave the Beatles a spot on his tour. The truth is, Little Richard was responsible for getting the Beatles started in the US.
I was the same age as you during this same incredible era. Words can't describe it. I wish it had continued forever. The music today is pitiful. I listen to nothing but oldies.
Since you're liking the Beatles from 1965, you're ready for their first movie 'A Hard Day's Night' from 1964. It's a fun little thing where you really get to see the goofy side of the Beatles. And a bunch of great music of course. A 'must see & hear' which you will enjoy a tremendous lot.
Both "A Hard Day's Night" and "Help" are great movies and would be great for your movie reaction channel!
A Hard Day’s Night was the beginning of a new kind of cinema. Planned as a purely commercial enterprise designed to introduce the individual Beatles, director Richard Lester mixed documentary techniques with jump cuts and visual puns to create a new kind of film making. Some of it may seem dated today, but at the time it was quite different.
AHDN is one of the funniest movies I've ever seen.
They should hear all the songs in Hard Day's Night before they see the movie
This song still lives up to this day with those harmonies, and song structure!
Help! was also a very fun movie. But the earlier Beatles movie A Hard Day’s Night might be better to watch first. A Hard Day’s Night is kind of a fictionalized day in the life of the Beatles in 1964. Their personalities, comedic talent, and music just shine. Help! is a farcical comedy with another great soundtrack of Beatles songs. You would have so much fun with either film.
I still remember the involuntary screams my friends and I let out when the Beatles suddenly showed up on the big screen in Help! in the movie theater. I think I was 9 years old. What a magical time. Those of us who were around then were so fortunate.
And you can see George's future wife (and also, eventually, Eric Clapton's wife) in a small part on the train ride)
Yes, “Help” was more of a James Bond spoof, with a bunch of loosely connected scenes. Not as great as “A Hard Day’s Night”, with its mock-documentary style, but it is good fun & IN COLOR!
George’s voice comes through so clearly in the backing vocals, and he is my favorite Beatle.
EVERYone had a favorite back then! The girls especially. The arguments went round and round among us teens. It was sooo much fun!! They were SOoooo different than the earlier Am rock n roll.
Mine too!!
I was a freshman in college when I first heard the Beatles in the early 60s. Students were going around saying "Hey, have you heard that new band from England?!" I think I had about 4 or 5 of their albums by the time I graduated, and of course I continued to get others after that. They've been one of the principal bands in the soundtrack of my life.
The thing is how much they enjoyed each other and how much fun they had playing music. The way they arranged their background vocals to repeat the main lines of the song. Pure Genius.
Glad your loving the Beatles. Those of us that grew up listening to them still love their music. Listen to 8 days a week and a great love song I want to hold your hand.
You’ll love the Beatles’ “She’s Leaving Home” about a father and mother waking up to find that their daughter has moved out. It’s beautiful!!!
She didn't "move out", she ran away.
She's leaving home,,,, bye bye,
You're right, Amber. There's just something about their sound. They draw you in. You can't get away from it. It's a combination of many things; their iconic voices, ability to write catchy and memorable melodies, their influences on culture, music, indeed all the arts. Perhaps Richie Unterberger, writing for AllMusic, put it best: "So much has been said and written about the Beatles -- and their story is so mythic in its sweep -- that it's difficult to summarize their career without restating clichés that have already been digested by tens of millions of rock fans. To start with the obvious, they were the greatest and most influential act of the rock era, and they introduced more innovations into popular music than any other group of their time. Moreover, they were among the few artists of any discipline that were simultaneously the best at what they did and the most popular at what they did. Relentlessly imaginative and experimental, the Beatles grabbed hold of the international mass consciousness in 1964 and never let go for the next six years, always staying ahead of the pack in terms of creativity and never losing the ability to communicate their increasingly sophisticated ideas to a mass audience. Their supremacy as rock icons remains unchallenged to this day, decades after their breakup in 1970."
Still blows my mind how much they did, how much variety, and how much they evolved in those six years.
You are right. They could be extremely silly. Find some old videos of reporters asking them questions. They never took it seriously and would give silly answers or just make jokes. They were having a lot of fun with the whole business. Watch their movie ‘Hard Day’s Night’ as a perfect example of silliness.
They did this as a promotional film to be shown on TV where they weren't going to reach on tour. That is, this was made before the highly produced videos we knew with MTV. They were only a year into their world-wide fame so they were still playfully young and funny.
Great review. I'm always thrilled to see young fans discover the Beatles and their peers from the 60s.
“If we had not started this channel, I would have gone my whole life without ever listening to the Beatles”. Gave me chills . Truly shows the power of your channel and of exploring, discovering and being impacted by amazing music.
Glad you guys enjoyed this one! Some other really good early-Beatles songs are “She Loves You”, “Eight Days A Week”, “Please Please Me” and “I Feel Fine” :)
No other band had that energy and sense of fun.
What about: "Yesterday", "Girl", "I've just seen a Face", "And your Bird can sing", "Nowhere Man", "Blackbird", "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" "I Will", "Here, There And Everywhere", "She' leaving home", ... ... ...
@@MyOliver64 I’d argue most of those songs were from the middle of their career not early work. But still, they’re all amazing tracks :)
"You're Gonna Lose That Girl"
@@methampheminist Middle, late middle, early, very early, late, very late, ... Who cares? They are all just Beatles-songs.
"8 Days a week", "I want to hold your hand" just two of their "early" days. ROCK ON Jeff
I Feel Fine and Eight Days A Week are a pair of great tracks that go well together.
True, as are their other 231 songs 😀
I turned 15 in 1964 when they landed in the U.S. kids at my school were in Beatle mania, boys wearing their hair like them, & the teachers were freaking out, making the boys comb their hair back. LoL! I had just met my boyfriend, ( married to this day! ) our favorite song was, “ I Want To Hold Your Hand. “ so many hit songs that year came out… Beatle mania was everywhere!!
I was 15 when the Beatles first came out and there were Billboards everywhere in Kansas City Missouri advertising"The Beatles are coming!" NO one knew what that meant & they didn't tell us until they appeared on Ed Sullivan ( which EVERYONE watched@ that time) & the whole world fell in love!!!
Ringo's drums are always something to behold he's one of the best drummers ever
Drummers are often overlooked as just the rhythm section. But listen to Ringo’s drumming in Come Together, for example. IMHO, That song wouldn’t quite work without his drumming.
Hahaha......Ringo wasn't the best drummer in the Beatles.
Weeeeellll, sorry have to greatly disagree anyone can play a Beatles song on drums but give them a Led Zeppelin song and no one but Jason Bonham can. Taught to play by his dad John Bonhan hence Bonzo is still named the greatest drummer of all time!!
@@carolthomson9099 But I bet neither of the Bonhams could play as good when playing left handed
Take a look at the version of this early in the movie “help” and ringo’s drumming is featured better
This period of the Beatles is my favorite. I love all their music, but the '65-'66 years really rock my world.
This song sounds sweet because that is the feeling behind it. They were just masters and playful honesty.
At playful honesty…
The song is about crying for help. Not really sweet.
"Help" was released as a single in July 1965 (US). John's age - 25, Paul -23, George -22, Ringo - 25.
I was in High School when the Beatles arrived in New York City at the air port. The news reels showed the roofs of the airport COVERED with screaming cheering waving almost fainting girls!
If you REALLY want a sense of their personality, you HAVE to check out their movie "A Hard Day's Night" on your movie channel. You'll love it.
I keep recommending this and that they watch "Help" too but nothing doing!
The movie Help! is so much fun.
Yes, their full scouseness is very apparent in this iconic movie
You mentioned (Amber) that they were kind of goofy on that video. Oh girl you want goofy watch there first two movies, A Hard Day's Night and then the even goofier Help. You will get a good view of their sense of humor. Also Google any of their older press conferences like the one they did when the first came to America in NY.
@@jimmuratori7458 You call it goofy, us Liverpudlians call it wit or sarcasm
Starting this channel is probably the best thing that ever happened to you, musically speaking. It’s really a shame that most people do not go beyond their comfort zone, or what they were raised to hear. There is a wealth of beautiful music out there and I mean in every field, including classical music. It’s good that you have both learned to broaden your musical horizons. 👍🏾❤️
I grew up with my parents' big band and my brother's surf and the Platters and Temptations. The radio played a wide range of music. I listen to the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s channels on SiriusXM. I still know the words to most of the songs. 🙂
Just so you know there are also five Beatles movies: A Hard Day's Night (1964), Help (1965), Magical Mystery Tour (1967), Yellow Submarine (1968) and Let It Be (1970).
Yellow Submarine doesn't count! they aren't in it.
I was 13 years old girl when Beatles hit America. I was crazy for them. Still have all albums. Thank you for sharing and finding "old" music rocks! Sending love to Oneness ❤
That's my song! Getting older, losing my health and becoming dependent on others in ways I never imagined when I was younger, i can totally identify with it. So much more than when I first heard it as a child. It's so great to hear you guys aporeciate the music I grew up with! The Beatles had a lot of very deep songs. For further listening I'd recommend "In My Life", "Eleonore Rigby" and "When I'm 64". They're all in the vein of cries for help and pleas for understanding. "When I'm 64" has a cheery melody, but it's really about the insecurities of growing old. It's hard to believe these guys were in their 20's when they sang it, yet they nailed it so well. Cheers, you two! Keep up the great work! 😊
PS: Talk about goofy; if you watch their films, you'll see that they were great at screwball comedy!
Great Reaction Guys😀
The Beatles did not just change the World of music but changed the whole World !
When they visited Adelaide in Australia over 500,000 greeted them from the airport thru' the 7-mile route to their hotel 😀
All 4 of The Beatles had Amazing Personalities and were very Humorous. George was considered the "Quiet Beatle" but as you can see in this video he loves Showing Out! 🤗😎🤔
So much of their earlier work was like this. two of their first hits were "She Loves You" and "I Want To Hold Your Hand".
You should also see the movies "A Hard Day's Night" and "Help!"
I'm 70 years old and still love the Beatles. Timeless is the word I would use for their music and their fun personalities. Maybe you should watch the movie, "HELP!"
The Beatles were all funny and they liked to clown around. The movie A Hard Day's Night is a Must See!! Help isn't as good a movie but the music is so great. I was about 8 years old when I fell in love with the Beatles, I was so sad that I had just found out about them and they had already broken up. I bought every one of their albums, saving my allowance for a month to get the next one in the collection. So fun to watch you discover the greatness of the greatest band ever.
Jay and Amber - I hope you can appreciate how different the John Farnham version of this song is and how it brings the emotions those wonderful words deserve.
As you continue to listen to their early hits, you can understand how the Beatles became such a huge sensation. McCartney had a brilliant knack for writing melodic hooks and Lennon had mad skills in arranging and song construction. These songs would get into your ears and not leave - you just had to hear them again and again. I feel grateful every time I hear any Beatle song - grateful to have grown up during the time they were releasing such wonderful music continuously.
Jay and Amber, just a reminder that this was the original song of John Farnham's version you did a few months ago with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra which made Jay teary eyed at the end.
The Beatles had an enormous impact on my teenage and early twenties years. I will always love them. Help is the theme song for their 2nd movie, Help.
I recommend "Hey Bulldog" , it was one song that signified their change from love songs to rock. Also, it is from the Yellow Submarine album and animated movie.
Now try "Rain" or "Paperback Writer". Or "Goodnight" with Ringo singing. You may want to check out the movie "Help". It received rave reviews (pretty much) back in the day. Fun, right? There was a DJ named Dan Ingram on WABC NY who quipped at the end of the song, " Yes, help me ooh! It's not an easy thing to do!". He was crazy. Amen, Amber! Amen Jay! 'Goofy' led to the cartoon show. Nice reaction guys. See, these reactions take me back to first hearing a tune, at listening parties with good friends, now at another listening party, shared with you guys. Thanks. 🙂🙂🙂
Gregg Allman's version of Rain is great also. Very different than the Beatles version. His is almost like a gospel song.
I second Rain & Paperback Writer.
And of course one of the first uses of guitar feedback in I Feel Fine.
Dan Ingram: "Help you ooh? Here, I'll just hold your lips together like this... ooooooh!"
He was my favorite!
Totally! Check out all their movies!
I have been a huge Beatles fan since they started. Ironically the only two songs I didn't like were Rain and Paperback Writer.
I feel very lucky to have been alive when the Beatles were together. Their breakup was devastating.
I grew up with the Beatles. I think it's wonderful when people discover their music. It's like finding a Russian egg. Within each egg opened, there's another facet of the group. And it keeps on and on and on.
Hi! That was wonderful, you guys are awesome!
I first heard this song back in 1965 and saw the movie "Help" as well when I was an 11-year-old boy. I never really paid much attention to the lyrics back then. Never realizing that it's about a youth who has gone awry thinking he can get ahead in life without any 'Help' from his parents, family, friends or mentors.
"When I was young so much younger than today. I never needed anybody's Help in anyway. Now these days are gone I'm not so self-assured. Now I find I change my mind and open up the doors.
"Help me if you can I'm feeling down. And I do appreciate your being around. Help me get my feet back on the ground. Won't you please, please, Help me."-John Lenon
You can see how different the rendition John Farnham did of this song that you got quite emotional about recently. A great Beatles track is "I saw her standing there". 😊
George was the youngest. They were around 23/4 in this.
George was 22 here. Ringo was 25. This song was released in July 1965.
When you watched Ferris Bueller, the song that Ferris danced to on the float, was the Beatles “Twist n Shout”
John actually wanted this song done slowly, like John Farnham did live with the Melbourne Symphony. It’s also on RUclips.
They "reacted" to Farnham's live version a couple of months ago. Everyone in the comments told them it was a Beatles cover, (but they don't read 99.9% of the comments, so they still haven't got a clue), and they obviously didn't recognise this being the same song as the Farnham version.
The Beatles are just on another level. Nobody compares with them
You guys really impress me with your understanding and appreciation of Beatle music… they defined a generation and their music is timeless!👍
This is my favorite song of theirs. This was John Lennon's folk rock phase when he was very influenced by Bob Dylan. The song writing and the execution are superb.
Search john farnham help with the Melbourne symphony orchestra. Our Aussie legend absolutely kills in his slowed down emotional version of this song. I think as good as this song is, next to farnhams it feels out of context the lyrics to this weird pop version
With how much you're enjoying the Beatles you should check out the movie 'Yesterday' from 2019.
A strong love letter to the Beatles.
yes they should
I think before they check out the movie Yesterday, they need to react to more Beatle songs. Heck, they haven’t even reacted to the song Yesterday yet. 😮
The version of Help in that film is heart-wrenching. I think Lennon would have appreciated it.
Crazy good movie!
I loved that movie!!!
I was born the year the Beatles came to the US, and I had 4 older sisters who were major Beatles fans, so any Beatles music takes me back to my childhood in the ‘60’s and early ‘70’s. Great times!
I grew up with the Beatles. I had an older sister who loved them. Nice to see a younger generation listen to them.
so the umbrella was useful after all, I'm glad Ringgo had something useful in the end.
I Feel Fine is one of their best harmony performances. They have so many.
It gives me a frisson shiver even after thousands of listening. It's a beautiful musical moment.
That one is also one of the first uses of feedback from an electric guitar as part of the song.
In my humble opinion their very best already performance is either
This Boy or If I Fell
That was my first 45 record, with She’s A Woman on the flip side….
And on "yes it is"
Saw Ringo in concert last night. He performed for almost 3 hours. The whole band rocks. Thanks Amber for defending Ringo. 😎
I love this song. I was a kid when I heard of the Beatles. I have older siblings and they knew all the new music. The Beatles and many other artists' records were being played in our house.
Filmed in London in November 1965...
I grew up with the Beatles, imagine that. Still love them.
Now that you do movie reactions, and you're going back to the beginning of the Beatles, you should watch their 1st movie A Hard Days Night and their 2nd. HELP! You will love them. You really get to know their cheeky personalities!! Lots of fun and 🎶🎵 music!!
The thing about The Beatles is they were all musical geniuses. They all grew up in this small town - Liverpool in England and it was destiny.
Jay and Amber, I am so happy you enjoy the Beatles as much as we do now! Good for you! Yes, that is true Amber their harmonies are beautiful! So glad you say that! They were so young is this video too! My first time watching this video! I don't how old they were, but they looked very young here in this video! Yes, you are correct Jay, there are funny, goofy at times and absolutely awesome! I love that you both enjoyed this song and video! Enjoyed your reaction! ☮💕👍👏
Hey, Jay & Amber! I've been watching you guys since you had the brick background! I've really enjoyed the ride with you as you expand your musical vocabulary and knowledge!! I agree with the person who commented about what a tragedy it would be if Jay had never experienced the joy and love that is the Beatles. I thought you might like to know that the Carpenters covered "HELP" !! Of course they had a whole different vibe with it, but still absolutely beautiful with Richard's arrangement and Karen's rich, gorgeous voice!! (Sounds like a winner for female Friday to me!!)
Thanks again for all you do!!💗💓💗
Two awesome older songs with great harmony's are This Boy & Yes it Is.
It's truly amazing what they did in only 8 years! The most influential band in history. No other person of group has been able to produce as many hits and dominate the pop rock culture like the Fab 4 did. Like occupying the top 5 songs on the top 40 play list. Incredible! All that and so much more in 8yrs! They didn't make it to the states until 1964. It's just a shame that young people haven't explored their music? That just seems crazy to me. Young people like you can help change that. Keep on reacting to the Beatles. Great job!
Unfortunately they broke up in 1970. But yes they were GREAT, My favorite band of all time! Glad you guys are enjoying them as much as I do!
My son when he was 15 Loved the Beatles. He's 27 now. And still does.
I also loved the Beatles when I was young! I was 13 when I bought my first album Meet The Beatles! That was in 1964! I owned every album they recorded!
What's amazing for a band at the age they are here is that there aren't just harmonies, but harmonies that weave and interplay and show a level of complexity and maturity. These are guys who are early to mid 20's, and locking down musical depth and density that is normally reserved for artists with at least another decade of life experience under their belts. Not only a band ahead of its time, but in a very real way ahead of all time.
Hard to believe the John Farnham version and this are the same song. Just shows the amazing writing skills of this duo! 👍🏼👍🏼😊
The Beatles are THE GOAT. I still remember when I first heard this song. It was REVOLUTIONARY. I was in a little diner and this came on the juke box. I was 9 years old. All of the songs of the time were all flowers, love, rainbows, dances etc. This was the first song I ever heard talking about feeling down, about an existential crisis. I never saw this video for years...it's a fun video - belying the content of the lyrics. They led the way so many times.
Only popular music,not in the same league as floyd, zeppelin, but still the best pop group there's ever been
I remember when I was a kid the movie HELP came out. I watched it in the movie theatre .
The Beatles were not just another 60s band. They literally started “Pop” music and influenced music and bands from that time on.