Beatles - live - I'm Talking About You (1962)

[@reinhard2124]

I was 16 at the time and went to the Star Club every weekend. When the Beatles played the warm up gig before Little Richard, they played twice that night and spent the time in between their gigs in the the nextdoor pub named 'Gretel and Alfons'. They were sitting at the table next tomine ans I was very amused at their english humor cracking jokes with their girl friends. Never forget how nice and charismatic they were! I was blessed to have been there..... Back on stage, the place went wild..

[@scottreed8985]

Wow! What a great memory!

[@samwow123]

wow thats so cool! I would have loved to have been there!

[@Merseyrock]

Thanks! for sharing such great memories...shame the Star Club itself was later destroyed by fire

[@katherine3486]

@@enricosanchez894 Recording equipment was big, heavy and very expensive. Not like now.

[@raccuia1]

Mn you are soooo lucky to have been there.

[@CallsignRedKale]

Now I'm starting to understand what John meant by saying "The best we did on stage wasn't recorded"

[@beatlemaniacwaltdisneyfan4753]

Such as "i should have known better" live at dundee hall october 20 1964

[@CallsignRedKale]

@Sam Smith Oops, my bad ^-^

[@CallsignRedKale]

@LucasNeon Music Yeah, kinda lazy sometimes

[@BlackRaven156]

@Luigi Cornielles my thoughts exactly! Very punk!

[@qwertyzxcvb4856]

with Pete

[@acerv0]

Still rock harder than most bands today. Unreal!

[@hoodedman07]

Still rock harder than all bands today, not just most bands

[@Illinois_Steve]

@@hoodedman07 In 1962, this was Heavy Metal.

[@DexterTheMethOrphann]

@@hoodedman07idk about that but they are one of the greatest bands ever

[@Fred.pSonic]

That Lennon vocal is just raw rock and roll, certainly the greatest rock vocalist of all time.

[@dannymoulton4829]

No one even comes close. The versatility and uniqueness of his voice was breathtaking.

[@emiofnnc]

ppl can't really talk about Freddy here, he was and still is one of the greatest voices of rock...but this is classic rock n roll, and man Lennon just had the perfect voice for that

[@jessicacosiguitar]

I agree!!

[@kevanbrown7620]

My favourite vocalist

[@seanpages__]

Def! Way better than the Chuck Berry version imo

[@rojagogo7899]

A rare gem. This is what rock n roll should sound like. Raw. Rough and ready. Love it.!!!

[@MariaalbertinaEscateGomez]

Rescataron el sonido original del rock and roll. Por esos años las baladas estaban "suavizando" al rock en EEUU.

[@johnbaptist6526]

john once said....OUR BEST MUSIC WAS NEVER RECORDED.....and this is proof of that!

[@-dale2051]

How is this a proof if this was recorded. You can only assume what was it like according to this.

[@lithograhp]

Your statement is a contradiction.

[@IgNaceus]

@@-dale2051 Because most of their shows from this period wasn't recorded, and this is just a sample of that era.

[@sylviaelizabethclarecholic2073]

Amen! 💖

[@garfle1959]

Wrong. Sloppy sounding

[@drumbeato]

To those posting here unsure as to who is on drums. It's RINGO, For sure. This was before he joined the group. He was down the street playing with Rory Storm & The Hurricanes at a different Hamburg club. As was his habit, he would pop in to See his fellow Liverpudlians The Beatles, either when he was between sets or after his show was over. On this night, Pete Best failed to show, & Ringo sat in. It is a well documented fact. Ringo joined officially not long after this recording was made.

[@billpranty9476]

Ringo joined The Beatles in August 1962. This Star Club recording was made 4 months LATER, in December 1962, months after Pete Best was fired.

[@philmcgrill3000]

Man, those drums hit you like a wave... absolutely unreal.

[@areareare9953]

This is garage rock. They did everything, they played anything!

[@KRW628]

this has been on KZbin for 11 years, and I'm just seeing it now. Wow.

[@gregbradshaw8441]

Same here. One of my fave covers in their early repertoire. Glad a version made on to the 'On Air: Live at the BBC vol. 2' CD

[@hollywoodjoe123]

The real early raw JOHN LENNON live onstage -

[@Pimp-Master]

Man, that voice of his! This was the sound that the fans fell in love with, and the voice that had to be prettied up by George Martin.

[@thedogwoods5716]

@@Pimp-Masterhe still did this in the Beatles with rock n roll music, twist and shout, dizzy miss lizy. He had a versatile voice. He could do rock and soft ballads

[@rockbailey9639]

God Lord this band fucking rocks. Had this band showed up to my frat house in 1962 and played like that, we would have burnt the entire row down.

[@jbclaussner9936]

When was this?

[@BodywiseMustard]

@@jbclaussner9936 ...1962

[@stevenmcghee6649]

@@jbclaussner9936 Dec 31st 1962

[@krzysztofstankiewicz8610]

No other band in the history of rock music has ever mesmerized a crowd, more than the Beatles!!!...Absolutely, Unbelievable!!!...

[@KaBoomChannel]

My father saw them in Hamburg when he was in the Navy and he said they never topped sounding like they did back then, and the funny thing is Lennon said the same thing. Rememeber, they are not talking about the songs they woud later write, but how they played together as a band.

[@foofookachoo1136]

THANKS SO MUCH for sharing this memory of your father!!!!

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

Your father and Lennon were both right.

[@mambonick3097]

TU VIEJO FUE UN PRIVILEGIADO!!!!!

[@miguelguzman2286]

Wonderful The Beatles the best band of world history

[@saguaroboy]

I've heard a couple versions on KZbin, but this is fierce. With the reverb, John sounds like he's on a mountaintop calling his horde.

[@alanestlin312]

Great raw sound very meaty johns vocals superb and the backing full on drums are kicking superb

[@robmccracken5799]

The Beatles were the number 1 band in Liverpool from the end of 1960 moving onto the end of 1962 - based purely on their live performances. Their amazing songwriting came to the fore after that, and the rest of the world only knows them from that perspective. The Beatles, from 1960 to 1963, were the greatest (unknown) rock group in the world. The scant, barely audible recordings that have survived, at least can give us some appreciation of how amazing they were in that period. After that...well, I think we all know how it went.

[@michaelduby7244]

A-Taylor said the SPARK was Christmas show 1961 back from Star Club Hamburg. Opened with Long Tall Sally and - - - pandemonium followed !!!

[@raymota4515]

No comments on George's lead guitar break. SMOKING! Paul and Geo Martin evidently had their way with his leads on records.

[@w1ndwr1t3]

Let's give credit where credit is due. This is a cover of a song by a well respected Chuck Berry that the Beatles very much idolized.

[@johnp515]

The performance is what’s great about this recording

[@stephendraper789]

THIS SONG WAS NOT WRITTEN BY CHUCK BERRY.

[@marchcyr1811]

This IS the very BEST Beatless rNr song ever recorded.

[@sklaboratory3983]

The youthful and powerful vocals of John are fantastic!

[@selwynkatz519]

john once said some of their best material was recorded in Hamburg...and that it would come out someday

[@alexyamach3635]

This is from the Star Club, in Germany 1962. Released and available for over 40 years.

[@doctorskull8197]

The Beatles were a fantastic rock n roll band!

[@colin6768]

As a fan of both the Beatles and the Stones I always thought it amusing how most people felt the Stones were "dirtier" or more raw sounding. A listen to this, "Yer Blues", "Helter Skelter", "Revolution" "I Want You (She's So Heavy)", "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey", "I've Got a Feeling", "Hey Bulldog", as well as many other songs should prove to anyone that the Beatles could rock just as hard as the Stones, Hendrix, Who, Zeppelin, Blue Cheer, Cream, or anyone else from that era. IMO the Beatles didn't get their due as far as that's concerned - they were always considered the "squeaky clean", lovable mop top, teeny bopper band and the Stones were considered more rough and dangerous.

[@egbertsouce3895]

+colin6768 I think you're partly correct--the Beatles could rock with the Stones or anybody else, but it was still a bit softer, not as wild and crazy as the Stones, and more controlled. But in general, the Stones were "dirtier" and "more raw sounding" than the Beatles, and that's the way they wanted it. The real proof is for you to find me a dozen or so of Stones ballads. And after you come up with about two, find any that compare to "Michelle", "Yesterday", "And I Love Her", "Yes It Is", "its Only Love", "Julia", "She's Leaving Home", etc. etc. etc. That's the BIG difference!!!

[@saguaroboy]

Lennon gave them the edge. A cursory comparison between the Beatles' "Money" versus the Stones will bear that out. Lennon sounded like he'd steal the cash from your mom's purse for liquor and hookers. Jagger sounds like he needs a new bicycle pump.

[@ralphabetsoup]

This version rocks harder than the Stones by far. A lot of it is Lennon's voice.

[@arthurbishop3173]

It's faster too, and that makes the difference.

[@pwy1]

This crushes the Stones version. The Beatles did it all before The Stones--who are still great, by the way. But The Beatles were first and best imho!

[@RoxxHoffner]

Punk Rock Beatles. Before it had a genre.

[@RoxxHoffner]

According to what Paul shared in an interview...This influenced what Lennon/McCartney composition? *Clue: Listen to the bass line...

[@aa-vt6rr]

T. Byrd Sorry I'm late, but its "I Saw Her Standing There"

[@michaelduby7244]

Standing There = YEAH YEAH YEAH

[@josephdilorenzo7791]

True. Thus the Ramones' choice of band name makes sense...

[@SartorialisticSavage65]

Check out some 60's Garage Rock if you haven't yet. 60's gone Punk basically.

[@john111257]

nobody could create this electric atmosphere in '62..

[@chrishenson4450]

The earthquake propulsion RIngo puts into this song exemplifies why he alone was the right drummer for the Beatles. The abandon of his playing - the loose high hats, the shotgun snare sound - catapulted the Beatles from the cellars of Europe into music history.

[@kakyoindonut3213]

ironically pete wasn't the best, but c'mon man they did pete dirty

[@simonjames1604]

@@kakyoindonut3213 he got a million quid in the end. so not too badly paid for his troubles

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

@@kakyoindonut3213 Yeah, real dirty. They should never have done that to him. They should have remained just a good bar band with a rather baf drummer. Totally agree.

[@NotYoung3592]

@@rudolphguarnacci197 They had Pete for 2 years, and never found anyone else til after that time. Two years! Pete held his own. And they could have easily worked with him to develop their sound. Instead they just booted him.

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

@@NotYoung3592 At this point i don't even think they played on most of their recordings. It's a moot point. It's clearly not george soloing on I Saw Her Standing There or Boys. (Sounds like the same player, whoever it is.)

[@mojotex357]

They really rocked on this one

[@Ottoboy111]

This is from Dec 1962 at the Star Club. Ringo is on Drums.

[@Acidicju]

Pete Best couldn't do that chit...!

[@frederickbulsara8141]

ringo uses his signature move, "washing the hi-hats"

[@weksheddweller]

@@frederickbulsara8141 I think he's hitting the crash cymbal at some times

[@IXsalazarXI]

i really wish i were there to experience the wonderful sound of the beatles at the cavern

[@vhscopyofrainman163]

Daily reminder that Ringo was so popular that people would come to see him, the band was secondary. Maybe parting with Best wasn't the best decision, but Starr really propelled them to the next level

[@SamSam-rs8mo]

Pete Best sucked it was the right decision to get rid of him can you just stfu youre embarassing yourself saying dumb crap

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

Pete had a far bigger fan base than Ringo.

[@gregh5061]

@@Cosmo-Kramer Too bad he was a shit drummer

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

@@gregh5061 Oh really?? Here's what a contemporary drummer of Pete's said when he was asked in an interview what he thought of Pete's drumming: *"He was a genius. You could sit Pete Best on a drum kit and ask him to play for 19 hours and he'd put his head down and do it. He'd drum like a dream with real style and stamina all night long, and that really was The Beatles' sound, forget the guitars. I was amazed when they replaced him. I even thought about learning guitar so he could be the drummer in my band. The Beatles didn't hate Pete Best, but they didn't want to be outshone by their drummer. Ringo was a good drummer but he was more ordinary."* -- Chris Curtis, drummer for The Searchers, a great Liverpool band who scored a 1964 Top 3 Hit in the US charts with their classic, "Love Potion # 9". Chris saw Pete Best play many times in both Hamburg and Liverpool during Pete's two years as The Beatles' drummer.

[@gregh5061]

@@Cosmo-Kramer I'll take George Martin's opinion over this Chris Curtis guy any day. Lennon and McCartney might have been jealous of Pete's good looks but George Martin had no incentive to not like Best besides him being a sub-par musician. Brian Epstein didn't want to fire Pete Best because he was popular with the girls and all, but in the end even he was forced to admit he was shit. I don't want to shit talk the searchers, but like I said, George Martin was already very experienced in the music industry and his opinion certainly held weight.

[@bartarcese3259]

Love the tempo and Johns voice

[@felixmelendez5853]

Omg this is so good

[@janaparoubkova5895]

Tuhle písničku od dřívějších Beatles neznám,moc hezká ❤

[@tylerfink6691]

13 years later I’m glad you posted this. Thank you!

[@bonsummers2657]

This is epic live Beatles, superbly dynamic and gritty,… and best version of this song,.. most rocking and dynamic

[@mrswattskidneys45]

[Verse 1] Let me tell you 'bout a girl I know I tell you, now, she looks so good Lovely indeed, that's why I asked her if she'd She oughta be somewhere in Hollywood [Chorus] I'm talkin' 'bout you Nobody but you Come on, baby, it's you I'm just tryna get a message to you [Verse 2] Let me tell you 'bout a girl I know I found her walking down an uptown street Lovely indeed, that's why I asked her if she'd I get shook up every time we meet [Chorus] I'm talkin' 'bout you Nobody but you Yes, I do mean you I'm just tryna get a message to you [Guitar Solo] [Verse 3] Let me tell you 'bout a girl I know I tell you, now, she looks so good Lovely indeed, that's why I asked her if she'd She oughta be somewhere in Hollywood [Chorus] I'm talkin' 'bout you Nobody but you Now, don't get me blue I'm just tryna get a message to you

[@Sadfuzz]

This is incredible!

[@TheAnn2shoes]

Pre punk rock - don't forget that.

[@beatlesfan16]

MAN!!!! WHAT A SOUND!!!! If this ain't hard rock n roll I don't know what is:D

[@colossaltitan3306]

In part 2 of the Get Back documentary it shows the Beatles talking about doing old songs for the TV show that didn't happen. During this converstation John Lennon started playing 'Talking About You'. Would have been cool to hear them play this in 1969.

[@TomTirabasso]

Should've ripped into this song when the cops came on the roof!👍

[@jeffkahl]

I can’t hear the intro riff anymore without hearing George saying “I think I’ll be leaving the band now…”

[@jasta12]

Shimmy Shimmy is one of the greatest Hard Rock Beatles versions of all time you can find that in the star Club recordings Shimmy Shimmy a fantastic performance

[@RobertoeduardoRuiz]

La voz mas poderosa en el rock and roll , ya en esa época y que fueza esa banda, que me van hablar de amor ,,,,.

[@smautomat]

That's Paul, alright. Before Pete Best joined the band, Paul very nearly became the Beatles' drummer, having accumulated a half decent kit from various items left behind by other would-be drummers. This plan fell through when they discovered that the club owner in Hamburg expected a five-piece band. Pete Best was added to the group, and Paul went back to guitar.

[@diegoreyes5019]

love this song

[@Deadly669]

i have never heard this song til now...

[@malcolmrichardson5628]

amazing photos

[@shelleywaterman3469]

I'd definitely (( shimmy)) to this song!!🥰

[@lulamarc]

Awsome... I have a double LP from this... The Beatles Live at The Star Club, Hamburg, Germany 1962

[@19.sciencetechnology30]

Even in this prehistoric recording and instruments, they are playing as good as it gets for that time and the vocals are unmatched!

[@GiorgioGrano]

From these early live recordings you can tell with no shadow of a doubt that they invented rock music.

[@hkb1467]

Now that’s fresh.

[@62M.St.]

Awesome audio/vid - really kool Cavern pics - thanks! Regards, '62 Mathew St. (Total Retro Rock)

[@dedballoons]

@TheFDrScAnLoN Every word is true :) I just love the 7th chords. And the 9th at the end, they were "The Beatles" at heart before they were the fab four. It's all in the chords and harmonies. And the rocknroll.

[@BMeanies]

One of the greatest live performances by the band…and here’s a few tidbits.. That’s John playing lead guitar on this track as he most often did on Chuck Berry songs that they covered..with an exception or two of course. And Ringo did not play his Premier kit in Hamburg as they had a “house kit” which as can be seen in photos was actually a Trixon set

[@Ottoboy111]

@smautomat This was recorded by Adrian Barber on a Telefunken tape recorder late December 1962 at the Star Club with Ringo on Drums as he joined the band the previous August.

[@franraya4697]

Badass rock 'n' roll. Oh that Johnny boy.

[@docsavage8640]

My favorite live recording of the Beatles. The one I play for people who think the Rolling Stones were hard. Ha. Joke's on them.

[@Viajealduende]

Not really. I think you're exaggerating. Albeit this is a great version but the Rolling Stones in general where always harder than the Beatles, at least after the Beatles signed a record contract. The Stones hadn't yet signed one. The Stones version was more bluesy in the case of this song. Listen to the Stones version of Muddy Waters, "Just wanna make love to you". You're one of those trying to stretch the truth to make your point valid, It's not. The truth doesn't need to be stretched, either way it's a stupid argument. The Beatles were a great band and the Stones were also a great band and still are.

[@javierzorzoli3646]

Josh S. The Stones never had his own style, they always had to copy blues músicians or even The Beatles

[@felixmelendez5853]

The Lennon legend

[@PaulRubino]

Lennon's voice is raw rock-n-roll here. Love it!

[@7919AEM]

amazing!!!!!!!

[@rodhatley9427]

The Beatles recorded this live at the BBC on March 16, 1963 for their "Saturday Club" appearance. It's available on "On Air Live - The Beatles at the BBC". It's the 11th track and I think it's simply outstanding.

[@AppleMan531]

Live at the BBC 2 is being released this Tuesday 11/12/2013 and includes a version of I'm talking about you from the BBC radio.

[@MellowGuitarSounds]

Raw talent in Hamburg, just a short time before they became a worldwide phenomenon ❤ 🫡

[@bulmaromontoya9985]

La mejor época de los BEATLES donde gozaban de cierta libertad

[@62M.St.]

Way Kool audio/video! Great pics of their early equipment & Cavern days! Regards, '62 Mathew St. (Total Retro Rock)

[@Burnzi2]

This and Red Hot some of their best live stuff

[@leonardorossi6989]

Straordinaria !!!

[@gregorio87]

Fantastic version! Man, I wish they put some of these early covers on records, especially this one. This has a punk vibe, too... Love it. Nirvana, for instance, would've done an amazing cover. That raw vocal from Lennon fits this perfectly... I always thought there was a certain similarity between his and Cobain's vocals. Anyway, this is awesome!

[@TheBeanolad]

It was taped December 1962, when Ringo had already made Love Me Do and Please Please Me with them.

[@frankbubble2922]

Wow this is Great 👍

[@stephendraper789]

Paul pinched the bass line to write I saw her standing there! Great!

[@EndDst]

A trip in the "way back" machine..thanks

[@lordsirnoelmanchester3592]

Good Day to everyone. You'll love this beatles song 'I'm talking to you'.Well, it's actually written and composed by original Rock Icon dude none other than "Chuck Berry" in 1958.

[@nnneptune]

Pete was still in the band at this time, but was out this night. Ringo sat in. Totally historic show now!

[@michaelrosemond3984]

No. Pete was sacked four months prior.

[@foofookachoo1136]

@@michaelrosemond3984 RIGHT!!! RINGO become part of the FAB FOUR in August of 1962!!! Also- John married Cynthia Powell that same month!!!

[@2505789]

such raw they made this song that time , The Beatles its more like punk rock band that time ,

[@atomicrocker]

Even Paul once said so...

[@chrisst8922]

Search for this played by The Pirates from the late 70's onwards. With Mick Green on '72 Telecaster Custom. The same Tele he used when he played with McCartney, Gilmore & Paice.

[@Anna-co9lb]

The Beatles good times.

[@mongo2360]

They ripped this bass line off to use on I Saw Her Standing There. Paul admitted many years later but it's pretty obvious,

[@Martingeeo]

I wouldnt say rip off, its a pretty regular bass line in rock n roll songs

[@mongo2360]

Martin Aguilar Go to Wikipedia for 'I Saw Her Standing There'. You will see McCartney quoted as saying 'Yes, it was a direct ripoff form "Talkin' Bout You"'.

[@JoeyLutes]

Martin Aguilar yes a lot of things became regular parts of rock n roll after chuck invented them 😀

[@vonbontee]

@@aicram62 There's no evidence of Elvis ever making that shoeshine remark, and he always acknowledged his debt to black musicians.

[@Acidicju]

@@JoeyLutes Chuck stole a ton of stuff from his piano player(Johnnie Clyde Johnson) without crediting him.

[@frankfacts6207]

They should put out a record - it would rock

[@drumbeato]

@AppleCorp3 Thanks for the correction. As this was December 62, & Ringo joined in August of that same year, he would have indeed been "Official" at the time of the recording.

[@bailey1870]

this fucking rocks

[@TheFDrScAnLoN]

Who the hell said you can't hear a bass on this track? It's playing "I Saw Her Standing There" note for note...You can even tell the Hofner sound--Lennon is clicking along with it, maybe that's why you can't hear it. Man, they were the shit.

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

Good gosh, man! It IS i saw her standing there!

[@cross_fire935]

Paul “borrowed” that bass line from Chuck Berry.

[@kevanbrown7620]

Best group in Liverpool, before they recorded any songs.

[@musicfanBRA]

"John Lennon Rock and Roll" is a great CD with standards like Stand By Me - give it a listen if you havent. John was sure a great rocker, an admirer of Chuck Berry, and he always said the early phase of the Beatles was his favorite.

[@yowzephyr]

This 1962 song "I'm Talking About You" is dedicated to Pete Best.

[@МатвейМешков-е9я]

Гремящие Битлы! 🎸

[@Ottoboy111]

All the Star Club songs available were recorded the same night in December 1962 with Ringo playing his brown Premier kit which was traded in late April '63 at Drum City London for the 1st of 5 Ludwig Kits.

[@chadlpnemt]

The quote of "our best work was never recorded" refers to the thought that their best work wasn't captured in a studio. This recording isn't what he was referring to. In fact they didnt know this was recorded until years later and the Beatles tried to have it stopped from release but too late.

[@tomasfagerberg6323]

Can anyone imagine Pete Best play like that? That powerful, steady and imaginative? "I don't know why they fired me. It must have been someting else." Listen to the Decca tapes folks. Pete play every song the same way. And match it with a meteronome. It's very unsteady.

[@fredceely]

This song is proof enough for me that the Beatles were a real band, and a very good real band, at one time. As a phenomenon, they rapidly hit the wall of diminishing returns; as a mature act they became dead boring. These, my friends, were the days.

[@supraludwick83]

they became more refined as a band, they never faded away like the stones since 1967... the Beatles retired while they were up there... and 50+ years later they still are up there.

[@freddiesimmons8730]

Jaja esta música era pesada para la época! Por eso fueron grandes los Beatles

[@genericgeorge]

Ringo was a fully fleged member by this point. It was recordedDec. 1962 meaning they had already cut and released Love ME Do and had a minor hit with itT.

[@ramiroalvarez5397]

Cool 😎 very early BEATLES!

[@moshbeatle9500]

The Best Band of All Fucking Times.

[@celt67]

If you had a time machine, you'd just have to go to the Cavern Club, Liverpool. 1963.

[@viceisthename]

@elinmagg It's Paul, and he played the drums on some later songs such as "Back In The USSR"

[@guitars742]

Should have recorded this and sweet little sixteen on early albums or made more eps

[@tlatosmd]

With vocals from John like this, it coulda been a single.