SEXY SADIE BEATLES REACTION - Didn't see that coming! First time hearing.

[@porflepopnecker4376]

Lennon's original title for the song was "Maharishi." It's his curdled response to having been taken in by the Indian guru and how used and betrayed he felt. The words, vocals, and attitude are pure John.

[@garretdean7689]

I had read that Lennons original lyric was F.U. Maharishi but George said change the words I'm not singing that and Lennon said he copped out and changed it to Sexy Sadie. Anyways a great vocal performance by Lennon also incredible backing vocals as well

[@mickeymayfield4192]

The world will never see another band that will be as influential as the Beatles they transformed music forever in all genres.

[@topgazza]

Just an absolute gem of a song. The Beatles in full flow in the studio. Nothing touches their genius for me It’s John by the way on vocals

[@nelgstuart3442]

Absolutely, absolutely yes. NOTHING could touch them in their prime.

[@obbor4]

@@nelgstuart3442 Which lasted from the beginning to the end of their existence!

[@jdemarco]

Agreed!

[@fuckamericanidiot]

You can tell when it's not George because George sounds like John on tranquilisers.

[@richardgratton7557]

This song is unlike any other in their catalog. Interesting chord progression. The one and only John Lennon❤️

[@gerardothielen4310]

Very original indeed.

[@pinball1970]

Yeah quite Chromatic. Brilliant. Some lovely harmonies on it too.

[@Gabe7Gal]

This is a strange take. Lyrically, yes I'd say that Lennon went in a pretty new direction with this song. Stylistically though, the song certainly fits in with the rest of White Album. In terms of harmony, this song is simply another ingenious stroke in the Beatles long catalog of ingenious chord progressions. So I guess it's a matter of what aspect of the song you're looking at, but overall I definitely think Sexy Sadie is exactly what we would expect from the Beatles in this time period.

[@hw343434]

@@Gabe7Gal well, I would definitely agree this song is like nothing else in the Beatles catalog. Radiohead was influenced by this song in their classic “Karma Police” which is based on this chord progression/style. John’s melody and falsetto singing are truly unique here as well. The guitar parts are magic from John and George how they intertwine, the piano sound on Paul’s part, the vocal harmonies are reminiscent of the end of “Happiness is a Warm Gun” from the White Album but other than that it feels like a totally unique song, never mind that it’s one of the first diss tracks ever made like this

[@fuckamericanidiot]

@@Gabe7Gal What style is the White album? Eclectic kitchen sink? That's a broad style.

[@oliveramilicevic1669]

Great choice Harri! The white album is an inexhaustible source of research.

[@blackbird8900]

My Dad gave me the White Album for my 13th birthday in the mid eighties. Although I had listened to my parents Beatles records as a small child, the White album made me a life long devotee. Because it was mine, and it opened my eyes to how innovative and brilliant they truly were. There is just something about the power of music at that age. This is the single most played record of mine in my life, probably followed next by Graceland. This simple album on cassette is certainly the most significant gift I ever received, my Dad truly gave me the love of music. He passed away last year of ALS and I miss him profoundly. But a Beatles song, particularly one from the White Album makes me think of him, happy memories. Thank you for your wonderful Beatles reaction I always enjoy. And your other music too, you have excellent song choices!

[@donw804]

This is easily one of my very favorite songs from the White Album. It was written and sung by John. Before making changes to the lyrics, it was actually a reference to the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi who the Beatles became disenchanted with during their famed stay in India.

[@richardgratton7557]

Right you are. One of the women with the Beatles and entourage accused the Maharishi of sexual advances and this pissed off John. They left India soon after. I think it was George Harrison that suggested the title « Sexie Sadie ».😀

[@cazgerald9471]

"The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill" also refers to events while there.

[@richardgratton7557]

@@cazgerald9471 oh yeah, forgot that one for a moment. It contains the only vocal line sung by a non-Beatle, I think.😊

[@zenpuppy6025]

So many great songs on that album. This was definitely Lennon. George has a really good one on the same album. “Savoy Truffle”.

[@39thala]

“Savoy Truffle”. a tribute to Eric Clapton's "sweet tooth" :-D

[@zenpuppy6025]

@@39thala I read that Clapton was kicking his heroin habit and developed the sweet tooth. George Harrison had a good sense of humor. ( maybe a little payback for Clapton falling in love with George’s wife?)

[@39thala]

@@zenpuppy6025 You maybe right, a little pay back :-D

[@Jonni1027]

@@zenpuppy6025 Actually heroin makes a lot of addicts crave sweets, not during detox 😉❤️

[@zenpuppy6025]

@@Jonni1027 I didn’t know that. I have a bit of a sweet tooth too but it’s from smoking weed 😝

[@p.millard557]

One of the best Beatles' songs.💗👍

[@russellryan7964]

I'm 58 and have been following the Beatles since I was 6. John wrote and sings sexy Sadie.

[@trespatines8698]

Ringo’s drumming. Perfect.

[@josephtingley654]

The only drummer to scientifically known to have perfect timing.

[@hw343434]

Ringo always nailed it for each specific song

[@jacksonmorganfroghin4815]

Harry, thanks for reacting to Sexy Sadie. I requested it some time ago. Next up, if u haven't already: CRY BABY CRY another great John song. You're the best Harry the best.

[@evanleehome2178]

It's Lennon all the way but it does have a dash of George style vocal in it.

[@jean-marieboucherit4518]

À song unlike any other. That’s the magic of the Beatles, creating something that didn’t exist before.

[@debbiechang5781]

The White Album is extended fun. “Rocky Raccoon” is a must! 🌺✌️

[@patrician7445]

"Rocky" is one of my favorites!

[@rheailiarome2287]

Love this song 🎵 I remember when I first heard it back in the sixties but listening to John's voice it feels as if it was yesterday. I love John forever ♥

[@tonymccusker501]

Great album john on fire

[@charlesbunch8383]

Wonderful song from my favorite Beatles album. Definitely by John. The song was originally called Maharishi, but the Beatles wanted to avoid controversy. Lennon was disillusioned with the Maharishi, who they saw as a saint. They found out that he wasn't.

[@charlesbunch8383]

Speaking of Sadies...one of the Manson murderers, Susan Atkins, took the nickname Sadie because of this song.

[@mythicsin3083]

Except it was baloney in India and they later found out and Paul, George and Ringo apologized to Maharishi and came back to him. Paul and Ringo still back the TM movement.

[@kelly9876]

@@charlesbunch8383 I thought that she already had the nickname and the group used this as "confirmation" that the Beatles wrote this album for them

[@kelly9876]

@Uncle Phil of course not, that is why I wrote that the "group" thought this - not that it was true

[@mikegraham4513]

@@mythicsin3083 I thought the Maharishi advocated celibacy and yet was screwing groupies left and right and that hypocrisy upset John when he discovered how two faced the dude was, no?

[@richardgratton7557]

Another Lennon song from this album which is written about someone they met in India is « Dear Prudence ». A great finger style guitar song!❤️

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

GREAT song! Even BETTER when covered by The Dead! Love it!

[@mojomegaman]

Best song on the album, in my opinion.

[@richardgratton7557]

@@mojomegaman It’s excellent. But it’s hard for me to choose a favorite. So many different styles. « Blackbird » and « While my Guitar Gently Weeps » are also excellent. Two more that I really love are « Julia » and « I Will » 😍

[@ejb5034]

The Beatles split the world's musical head wide open and let in ideas from every genre. They demonstrated the possibility that there is no style that something musically valuable cannot be extracted from and used in new and imaginative ways. There are many bands I feel made unique contributions to music that I absolutely revel in but the doors were thrown open W-I-D-E for musical innovation by the Beatles. Love them.

[@laural.enright4780]

So...when you first get into the Beatles, your first questions are "Who sings that?" Eventually, the more you listen the more you'll be able to pick out who sings what. But don't feel bad. The joy of the Beatles, ultimately, is that it doesn't matter who does what. It is just impressive how cohesive they all sound together. :)

[@dalem8332]

Fantastic song from the White Album. One of Johns gems. 🎼🎵🎶🇨🇦

[@glenndespres5317]

In hindsight, it’s hard to believe how we took songs like this for granted back when it came out. The White Album was such a gift. Literally for me because I received it for Christmas. This song is so good and so different that nowadays it just grabs you that way but back then, it’s just what the Beatles did! Try Savoy Truffle, you will enjoy that one.

[@stuartharrison165]

Yes , Savoy Truffle - as usual Paul doing his best bass playing on someone else's song .

[@hw343434]

@@stuartharrison165 true, but i wonder why Paul almost never played his best bass lines on his own songs! It’s line he was inspired by John and George’s songs to play differently or more outside the box, or maybe he felt more free than on his own songs. Either way, “Sexy Sadie” to me is untouchable on its own planet, like no other Beatles song

[@odemusvonkilhausen]

Sexy Sadie is one of my favorite Beatles songs, as is Honey Pie and Savoy Truffle, which are also on the White Album.

[@jean-marieboucherit4518]

John IS the man with the 1000 voices!

[@cspringer333]

Love how the Beatles do background singing. They are not voices but more of a synthesized sound. That's why they sound so much different than bands like the Eagles where every oh la la is the same on every song and sounds like humans.

[@mrtyreus0]

Some doubling and modulation from a leslie and other effects certainly help to give that sound.

[@hw343434]

@@mrtyreus0 also helps to have John Lennon who wouldn’t go for straight voices like that and people like George Martin and maybe Geoff Emerick to help with producing those modulations on the voice. Never mind that it’s also George and Paul along with John; a magical blend of 3 unique voices

[@deanwrigleyuk]

That piano. Those wah wah wahs. Fantastic song.

[@carlosbuscatore]

Greatest drums ever!

[@stevevasell429]

Welcome to the bottomless well that os the white album. One of my favorite fab four tunes is on this album. It's called " Happiness is a warm gun ". Try out the tune " Martha My Dear ".

[@artiewithers6980]

That great sound they accomplished on the White Album. Just so great and natural. It’s John singing lead. I thought for years that their song “Piggies”, written by George, was sung by John. I was wrong, “Piggies” was sung by George.

[@tonymccusker501]

John helped George with the words on it

[@garlooroztox]

Been waiting for a listen to this. Thanks you! Try 'Glass Onion' sometime. Same LP.

[@patticrichton1135]

It's John Lennon singing, and he composed it. GREAT song!

[@39thala]

Harri, check out the Beatles - "Yer Blues" also from the white album

[@e.l.zillakaijumadnessman1316]

Hi Harry awesome reaction as always Great experience. Viewing your channel. Sexy Sadie song you missed the very end of the song theirs Paul McCartney Ending Interlude to sexy Sadie.. Keep rocking with the Beatles SIR...

[@calebclunie4001]

Such a great piano song. I love to play this song.

[@trevorb6]

It's a John song. He also wrote "Good Night". John had a lot of soul! Ringo said something like that once.

[@alansmyth2204]

The outro chords are beautiful

[@vincentdemartino5137]

What a voice.

[@robertasirgutz8800]

John's vocals are so good.

[@richardjacobs7632]

It’s John singing great song!

[@Brandi6666]

His vocal range🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@glass2467]

If you don't instantly know that this is Lennon singing, it only means you haven't heard enough later style Beatles. They're even deeper and wider than you know.

[@jmelio1]

One of my favorite ones!

[@agnetesorensenelbom5085]

Bring back joy of Beatles Music ❤❤❤

[@Frankincensedjb123]

For me, this is their best album, the apex. They had so much music they had to make a double album. They wrote in a dozen different genres and did it with panache. You could react to the entire album and not find a bad song on it.

[@rydelldownward7808]

White Album is a treasure trove of quirky classics.

[@gregcraddock1765]

The song confirmed Charles Manson's belief that the Beatles were talking directly to him, by virtue of one of his followers, Susan Atkins, having already been nicknamed Sadie Mae Glutz. Many of the tracks from The White Album ("Piggies" for example) were interpreted by Manson as messages directed to him.

[@futurereflections4097]

Never led a cult but I’ve had similar delusions of grandeur with drugs and my already troubled mental health. Then throw along the fact that Manson was trying to get involved in the rock scene. No doubt he was probably sure these songs were written for him.

[@babylonsister118]

Many years ago, I named my dog Sadie after this song and it turned out she was my best friend ever! She's been gone so many years now but I still miss her with every fiber of my being!

[@Andytheashton]

I love ringo’s drumming on this tune

[@nelgstuart3442]

The song IS about the "Maharishi" their guru, but John is mocking him for being inappropriate with women. Really. "You broke the rules, you laid it down for all to see". No, the singer is not George. It's John Lennon, who also wrote it. One great thing about The Beatles, they were so unified, it was sometimes hard to determine who was singing.

[@roberth6009]

Yeah like on all my loving, george is the back up vocal. And only this year I found that out. I always thought it was john.

[@vietnamcatfish]

John! But you know that now! One of my favorite Fab Four Tunes

[@tripdad]

Written and sung by John

[@trespatines8698]

Ringo’s drumming on this simple song is just perfect.

[@RAY_L_A]

Great tune

[@keymack2477]

Thanks for your great reaction to this classic Beatles tune with vocals by John. Speaking of Beatles songs with titles, how about trying "Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite"?

[@barbarjinx3802]

I love how every time you guess who is singing, you guess wrong. Sing Maharishi instead of Sexy Sadie. John changed it because George asked him to.

[@LeChaunce]

According to John himself he changed it not because of George but because he chickened out.

[@barbarjinx3802]

@@LeChaunce a good bit of both. Either way, he chose right.

[@Joe-Flow]

I'm very happy you reacted to this. I named my youngest daughter after this song. I named my oldest daughter "Josie," and I hope everyone here knows the song and artist that came from...😃

[@wayne_twentyfive]

Cool ! .. I'm assuming the Josie song you referred to is the one by Steely Dan, from the classic Aja album ( although there were other artists that have songs with this title ) .. Cheers, Wayne

[@Joe-Flow]

@@wayne_twentyfive Winner Winner Chicken Dinner! As we say in the States. Yeah it's got to be the Dan. Blink 182, Green Day, or whoever else can't compare. Also, Jimi Hendrix wrote a song about me. How cool is that?!

[@wayne_twentyfive]

@@Joe-Flow Yeah, that's pretty cool .. The only songs with my name in the title are quite obscure 😔

[@sr1285]

My daughter Sadie loves this track, now she is all grown up, great track.

[@Frank-sm9yl]

Remember when this came out just naming a song " sexy Sadie " was a little risque. This album was called " uneven" and " self indulgent " by critics. This was the piano sounds John used on the " imagine " album.

[@johnandrews3151]

The Beatles/Don't Pass Me By This was the first song by the Beatles that was sung AND written by Ringo Starr.

[@damonhines8187]

Radiohead gives a nod to a chord change John uses here in their song, 'Karma Police'. You don't remember, 'Sexy Rita, Meter Maid'?! 'She Came in Through the Bathroom Window, Looking Extremely Sexy'?! 'Hard Days, Sexy Night'?! I'm stunned!!

[@willblood7082]

John wrote and sang this song. It’s about Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. John called the Maharishi "sexy" after hearing he hit on the actress Mia Farrow, who was also at the camp. Mia’s sister, Prudence, was there as well, and her experience inspired John to write "Dear Prudence."

[@chrisgrey9616]

Hey , my friend....It's John singing...his song too.. about Maharishi ....

[@bobbobbins4877]

Radiohead used a similar Piano part in Karma Police.

[@adams9586]

Revolution 9, from the same album.😁

[@brianfisher6165]

John singing!!!👌👍✌😎

[@TheSchuyler75]

one i don’t have on my Beatles playlist…have seen recording session of them working on this but forgot about it so thank you 🙏👍

[@ivandedovvanes4579]

Любой момент соприкосновения с БИТЛЗ и Джоном всегда лайк)

[@39thala]

Harri, I've listen to so much Beatles over the decades to the point of almost ad nauseam lol. And I owned the White album for many, many years, (about 3 - 1/2 decades in fact, lol, before I finally sold it to someone). Anyway, as you probably can guess, after a while, you get to where you can recognize their voices. I can easily see how you'd think it was George. They have similarities. I used to get them mixed up on some songs when I was younger as well. But John had a 'tiny, tiny' bit more what I would call a nasal quality to his voice than George. So, even though I already know it's John on this song, I can also tell it's him just from having learned 'almost' by heart, the subtle little unique different qualities of each of the Beatles' voices for so long!. You will get to where you can pick them out. I know you already know McCartney's voice very well.

[@gioconda43]

I never had that problem. John's voice is easely recognisable. George's not so much for people who haven't heard much Beatles songs.😉

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

I always confuse Ringo Starr's voice for Bernard Purdie's.

[@nasserhafes3021]

Is john...come on!!!

[@confucius12012]

It's clearly John. With this is a type of song you can't really be confused if it's John or George singing it if you listen to Beatles music for a long time.

[@tsap571]

JOHN!!!!!!

[@joejohnston3591]

It's John, he wrote it too!

[@Iluvyourtoes]

Well John wrote that about the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, whom he thought was deceitful, not the "detached" enlightened guru he had originally thought he was. He is denouncing the Maharishi's pull he had on everyone, with his hypnotic and alluring words and ways "you'd give up everything you owned just to sit at her table" so yeah he chose to use the sexy girl metaphor for several reasons, for one thing "sexy sadie" sounds better than singing "maharishi, what have you done?" lol In a poetic sense it also sounds better, and the lure of a beautiful woman is easily understood by the "non initiate" and also it's an indirect way of attacking the maharishi, without flat out calling him out by name...

[@Bekka_Noyb]

♥ white album

[@fidge54]

Pure Lennon The White Album is truly amazing

[@thomasbeck1061]

The Beatles as their Best

[@The5thGen]

A classic White Album cut!

[@joannryan5929]

You need to listen to the Beatles' When I Get Home, You're Going to Lose that Girl, Tell Me Why and Any Time At All for really great Lennon vocals, and Another Girl, Things We Said Today, The Night Before and You Won't See Me for great McCartney vocals.

[@cindiherriott3259]

Lol! I’m glad you’re NOSY! You experience more when you are. 👍🏼

[@stuartharrison165]

Great great song , a couple of comments recommending Savoy Truffle , I'll add a vote ( it's a George song by the way ) , I know you dig bass - it's got some very groovy Paul bass . Cheers .

[@hw343434]

An amazing guitar song as well

[@synysterjazmyngates]

My favorite, it’s just so beautiful. It apparently heavily influenced the song ‘karma police’ by radiohead

[@jamesdeangelo4580]

If you know the Beatles. You know who's singing.

[@simonharrison1874]

So good, my daughter is named.... Sadie (now 13).

[@comedyriff5231]

This could be considered the first diss track ever. This one or "How do you sleep", which Lennon did a couple of years after this. The latter is more blunt and basically like a hip hop diss, but without the rapping.

[@papercup2517]

When the Maharishi asked why they were leaving the meditation retreat early, John sarcastically replied: "If you're as cosmic as you say you are, you should already know!" This song, originally titled 'Maharishi', was an extension of that sentiment. Mia Farrow thought the Maharishi had tried to make a pass at her during a private interview, and freaked out. Later she thought perhaps she'd misinterpreted his actions. Whatever the truth in this case, there's no doubt that just as with Christian priests and monks, many supposedly enlightened gurus, Zen Masters, et al, have taken advantage of the psychological power they wield over their disciples to coerce them into sex. Often victims have been disbelieved and the great man's crimes covered up for years. When Mia's sister Prudence got so absorbed in her meditation practice she disappeared for days and wouldn't come out of her cabin, she became the subject of another White Album song inspired by the Beatles' time in Rishikesh, Dear Prudence (won't you come out to play?). All in all, an interesting time was had by all, I guess you could say. :-) (Paul and Ringo have continued to practice the Transcendental Meditation technique they learnt from the Maharishi, and have supported efforts to have it taught in schools.)

[@annejohnston2193]

Hello Harri , The White Album , yeahhhhhh

[@31Mike]

I'm kind of surprised that channels aren't being taken down anymore for Beatles stuff. Maybe they're relaxing their grip on those copyright strikes for their stuff. Still, though, I'd be a little leery about about having any of their stuff on my channel because you never know when they're going to go on a copyright strike roll.

[@juanita6479]

You're hilarious thinking this is George and when you reacted to 'Everybody's trying to be my baby' you thought it was John, but that's understandable, they both had something indescribable in their voices that can be easily confused, both gorgeous!!

[@brucer2152]

This one is great. I think it's in the same area as 'Savoy truffle"

[@carlosbuscatore]

This is a very John song

[@pookiemartinez3909]

John about Yogi's shenanigans that he didn't wear..

[@mojomegaman]

Harri, if you’re a George fan, you need to check out “The Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp”… a feast for the ears.

[@fidge54]

You'll get used to their voices, there will be no confusion in your mind

[@jenniferjacobs228]

It's John, for sure. A response to their Indian Guru phase.

[@philkaiser2313]

Peace Harri

[@bemused9522]

Ooh, please do Rocky Raccoon by them!!!!

[@mikecaetano]

John Lennon poking at George in fun while indulging in some heavy side eye towards the Maharashi for his misconduct with women. I got the sense from listening along that David Bowie listened to this song quite a lot back in the day. I dig how the background vocals early in this song attempt to sound like a wah-wah pedal as they sing "wah wah wah wah wah wah..." The White Album breaks down preconceptions about each member of the band. Have you listened to "Cry Baby Cry" yet?

[@kelleysweat8099]

The way I heard it was the Maharishi betrayed the Beatles' trust ('broke the rules') by sleeping with Mia Farrow's sister. And it was John doing the lead vocal, Harri... 🎸🎶🥁🎹😄

[@josephtingley654]

This is what happens when you make John Lennon angry Maharishi.

[@didicrow9725]

Lennons voice is unique.