American Bandstand - Record Review Beatle Edition

[@brianarbenz7206]

"Don't overstay your welcome." Did you hear that, Beatles? It's not like people are going to still love you in 2021!

[@kareno6222]

That’s what they thought!!

[@woodentie8815]

Should have known better!

[@Pink_Freud_Obscured_By_Crowds]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say the kids will still love 'em in 2121. If I'm wrong, I will owe you all a million bucks. 🎸🎼

[@callahant527]

Brian, you’re not an overall fan of music are you?

[@if6was929]

Ah yes, the well informed and thoughtful opinion of a 16 year old boy, a reliable metric for any subject! o.0

[@carlbaumeister3439]

Boy, if they thought “A Hard Day’s Night” was different . . . just wait, kids.

[@jamesdunn9714]

That was what Harry said too, one year ago.

[@thewkovacs316]

just 2 years later with revolver, when they went from boy band you could dance to, to boy band who you had to listen to

[@stujew57]

They ain't heard nothin' yet...

[@carlbaumeister3439]

@@stujew57 No, that’s BTO ;-)

[@MsAppassionata]

@@thewkovacs316 The Beatles were NEVER a boy band. They wrote most of their own songs and played their own instruments. Boy bands don’t do that.

[@markkavanagh7377]

This is the Woodstock generation before LSD!!!!!!😂

[@joycejames8461]

By the time they got to twenty it was a different world, wonder if any of these kids went on to drop a tab.

[@N0oDleZ9]

@@joycejames8461 oh... yea...

[@errorsofmodernism9715]

these 15 year olds seem more mature than todays 30 year olds

[@dman221]

And the funny thing about it they are actually more mature than the 50’s and 60’s old today. Instead of a Revolution we have a DeEvolution in society. These kids are the 50’s and 60’s, and 70’s years old today. Must be being on TV at that time....put on your best mature imitation. 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆

[@OverlandOne]

Yes, exactly they are. I sure miss those days. They were polite, dressed nicely and, could actually form complete sentences using English. Kids today...not so much. Not really their fault though, the schools have really screwed them over by teaching them nothing that is worth anything.

[@trugangsta4real]

@@OverlandOne if they dare enter a classroom and risk getting gunned down

[@OverlandOne]

@@trugangsta4real Ha ha, not really much of a risk. They are statistically much more likely to get killed or injured traveling to and from school. Those kids in this video (about the same age as me) were at a much higher risk of getting nuked by Russia during those days. We had to practice hiding under our desks in case of a nuclear attack.

[@TheCleaner76]

They grew up fast back then

[@brachiator1]

I love how all the kids are into the music. And their comments are pretty astute. But I also like how they were taking the Beatles for granted and thought they had the Beatles "formula" for songs figured out. They had no idea what a musical revolution was about to happen. Good video. A nice gem.

[@sup9542]

Yes, and it was fair of them to assume they wouldn't last very long, because no band did. Most bands wish they could at least be one hit wonders. And usually the most popular artists are not the most genius. The Beatles turned out to be a rare exception - geniuses who also had massive commercial appeal.

[@evetsnitram8866]

They really got it wrong though, how often do you catch A Hard Day's Night on the radio? I Should've Known Better gets played often to this day.

[@howie9751]

@@evetsnitram8866 I agree with the panel about the two songs.

[@dongeeguy]

When I first heard The Beatles in 1963, I predicted that they would be popular for 100 years. Nearly 60 years later it looks like I may have been right.

[@terrythekittieful]

1963 was very early. Are you from the U.K.? And if so how did you come to that conclusion? I'm not doubting you. About 1970/71 when I was 13/14 I told a mate I would eventually get every Beatles album (had one or two solo Beatles singles then, but no band albums) and he replied 'Nooo you won't' in a mocking tone. He was right of course, I never did buy any Beatles albums. I jest, of course I did, every album on vinyl, several singles released in the mid 70's, the 80's CDs, the 90 releases, Anthologies 1-3 on CD, Yellow Submarine songtrack, Let It Be..Naked in the 2000's the remastered albums on CD, two of the latest remixes, will get Sgt Pepper remix eventually. Am I a Beatles failure?

[@miltonyannis3719]

The Beatles will be popular for centuries. If we look at the history of Western music, whilst every era has had its multitude of composers, there are really just a handful who've stood out in terms of mainstream popularity, and even fewer who dominate their particular period (think Bach, Mozart, Beethoven etc). The fact that the Beatles have achieved the #1 ranking in our time, with music that thrills what is now the 3rd generation of listeners since their inception, augurs well for their longevity.

[@dongeeguy]

@MichaelKingsfordGray No, nor am I a juvenile putz.

[@spactick]

who?

[@archangelmusic13]

oh they will still be popular 200 years from now, all the crap music we have today assures the beatles will still be popular and listened to.

[@high8629]

I Should Have Known Better is a terrific song and lyrically ironic in a way that nothing was before it.

[@MrDaiseymay]

I agree, BOTH songs belong in the text of the films story.

[@nixxkids]

"it's constantly on BOTH stations" - quote of the century

[@andydporter5136]

Yes, the Country music station, and the Western music station.

[@rosshewage6893]

I'd like to also nominate the first guy's cautionary advice to the Beatles: "Don't overstay your welcome" :D 2 years later this was nearly validated after Lennon's "more popular than Jesus" quote; but in the end, the refrain was a pretty resounding: "No, don't go!! Don't leave us!!"

[@oldiesgeek454]

Both KFWB 98 and KRLA 1110.

[@chrisst8922]

So lucky there US because it wasn't played in the UK. Music on UK radio was strictly controlled, the BBC being the only licensed broadcaster with three stations none of which had playing pop music as it's focus. There was the odd programme an hour or two here and there each week. The only alternative was Radio Luxembourg, poor reception, broadcast from another country at night. Like the US having to listen to radio from Jamaica. They played pop. In August the same year one of the first pirate stations started, broadcasting illegally from a ship offshore. The Government did everything they could to close it down. Today music availability isn't much better, there's hundreds of stations but they concentrate on chat and playing oldies although you'd be unlikely to hear The Beatles.

[@archangelmusic13]

@@chrisst8922 thats not true, there was radio caroline which started in late march1964.they plays rock and pop and everything else.and when they stopped broadcasting you had radio one take over with many of the same dj's

[@keithhyttinen8275]

"I Am The Walrus". It's got a good beat and you can Watusi to it!

[@terrythekittieful]

What about the Batusi? Now seeing Adam West grooving out to 'I am The Walrus' would make my day. R.I.P. Adam, John and George.

[@Mikevdog]

🐖

[@thewkovacs316]

it's got a good beat and you can dance to it

[@leventahmed82]

Dance fever. Lol

[@MikeIdy6000]

That's Amber Tussell's response to her mother in the original "Hairspray" regarding "Shake a Tail Feather" by the Five Du-Tones!

[@thewkovacs316]

@@MikeIdy6000 it was the standard response of the kids who took part in those rate a records.

[@earlgray7003]

Up until the late 1990's music used to undergo a minor change every three years, and a major one about every seven years. To my ears we've been stuck with the same music for the last twenty years.

[@mindjob]

Remember how important music was to us in those days, we would save up to buy records

[@generalyellor8188]

It's important to kids nowadays, too, of course, but they have much easier access to it--and so many pirate (steal) music downloads.

[@paddle_shift]

Great video slice of history. Need to check out American Bandstand episode where Strawberry Fields is played. Holy cow the kids were stunned! They had no idea what they had just heard. Just the opposite of this reaction here. Great stuff!

[@ArniePorter]

“Don’t overstay your welcome”? A lot of teenage guys didn’t like The Beatles because they were so popular with the girls.

[@jaykapolka6111]

That's obviously not what he was saying if you paid attention to any of the context. he meant beware of releasing material too similar to one another. He meant give us something fresh or get out. And The Beatles got the message, loud and clear. They got about as fresh as you could be and they got out LOL

[@thealexanderbond]

Not everyone liked the Beatles even at their zenith. There were always people who hate the current popular thing. I can easily imagine getting fatigued at the sheer volume of output they managed in 7 years, much of it hit and miss.

[@Revelian1982]

@@thealexanderbond The early stuff was occasionally samey, but their later work was gold every time, apart from Revolution 9.

[@steve55sogood16]

@@Revelian1982 Which was platinum!!!!!

[@Revelian1982]

@@steve55sogood16 The White Album, maybe, but not that song. It was awful.

[@byronp2311]

Normally, on this segment, all you got as an answer was, It's got a beat I could dance to it. This was rather refreshing.

[@bossfan49]

That always bugged me to. As if no one just sat and listened to music. Not everything was danceable. Sinatra and other easy listening type artists were still charting high at this point.

[@garrettnorth3771]

@@bossfan49 Kids weren't listening to Sinatra

[@ppsh43]

ABS was a dance show

[@byronp2311]

@@bossfan49 Yeah, and has anyone EVER tried to dance to Presley's 'In The Ghetto'? Thought not. But there were a number of these show back then. Hullabaloo, Shindig and a fav of mine, The Lloyd Thaxton Show, which you might have missed as I think it was in sydication rather than on a network. It had the wonderfully silly sit-down dance where 'kids' would sit in a booth, a booth mind you, and 'dance' to.....something. Also, where did Dick Clark find those 'teenagers' going on 40? However, the best American Bandstand ever was with Public Image, Lmt. (PIL). Yes, Johnny Rotten his own self. Unsurprisingly, he took the entire show out of its comfort zone. It's here on KZbin and still wonderful.

[@bossfan49]

@@ppsh43 That's true, but what I'm getting at is that the response usually includes some version of "it's got a good beat..." Implying that songs that aren't danceable aren't any good.

[@larrydrozd2740]

16 year olds looked 25 back then... Plus....here we are 56 years later and STILL listening to The Beatles!! Like when she was asked "Do you ever get tired of hearing them? No." Nope....we never did and probably never will. Their stuff is like Mozart and Bach.....its classic.

[@visaman]

The 16 years olds back then are now 72. That guy on the right was Chad Chadderton.

[@653j521]

Larry Drozd But Dick Clark barely aged!

[@frederickfranchi6408]

I think that was a pretty good panel is it me or did these kids look like they were 20 years old???😏

[@imkluu]

They definitely looked older than 15 and 16.

[@jhboob]

Geez teenagers in those days. Looks like they're dressed for the office. Haha.

[@moodyguymick]

They dressed a little older back then.

[@ChristopherMmmm]

Everyone back then was 40.

[@byronp2311]

@@jhboob They were dressed for the office.

[@jerrydiller8245]

When we are all gone and if the world is still here they'll be talking about and playing the Beatles.

[@johnalex4391]

Just curious: If we are all gone, who are They?

[@victorbonilla4634]

@@johnalex4391 The invading 👽....😂

[@colindant3410]

@@johnalex4391 Future generations.

[@flowingafterglow629]

Back in 2019, I took my younger son to see McCartney, and my wife took both kids to see Ringo for this reason. 70 years from now, Justin Bieber will be long forgotten, the Rolling Stones will be on their last tour, and the Beatles will still be legendary. And my kids can tell their grandkids, yes, I saw them play. I sang Hey Jude with Paul and Yellow Submarine with Ringo.

[@lynnturman8157]

For a second there, I thought my neighbor's car alarm went off.

[@erikkaye1114]

It's got a backbeat you can't lose it!

[@edwardiii8409]

I lost the beat Erik!

[@erikkaye1114]

@@edwardiii8409 well don't just stand there Edward! Put that 45 on the turntable and get the beat back!

[@TheShape2534]

I wasn't around during this era, but to me it seems like a lot of the people in the press wanted The Beatles to fail or disappear. There are a lot of interviews that I've seen where the person talking to the kids are like, "aren't you tired of The Beatles", or "There has to be some other band that you like more than The Beatles."

[@imkluu]

They threw a monkey wrench in to Tin Pan Alley, who were starting to take over Rock and Roll. At the time there weren't that many groups that were writing and playing their own songs. Most were singers backed by sessions men and orchestras, and their songs were written by professional lyricists and song writers. The Beatles were one of the main reasons that things turned around. A lot of the Music industry didn't like the Beatles much because of this.

[@aboxofbroken8tracks983]

The only thing the press thought they knew for sure was the fickleness of teenagers. Why weren't they still crazy for Elvis? "They'll dump the Beatles soon and we want a heads-up on who's next" was their thinking.

[@ILLUSIONFUSION1]

Its true its almost like they were forcing kids to say that they hate the Beatles.

[@jhboob]

The press want to knock down the Beatles coz they disrupted the status quo. Guess the Beatles showed them. Lol

[@ILLUSIONFUSION1]

@@jhboob Yea back then the media wasn't on the same side as the music industry like the ass kissers they are now.

[@jokerswildio]

That was cool!! Really felt like I was in a time machine here. Thanks

[@mondegreen9709]

"Well, it's different from most of the stuff they've done so far." Little did he know that this would become the standard phrase for the remainder of the decade.

[@harryshelton3106]

"I should of known better" was like all the other stuff they put out??, Wow I wasn't born during that era but I've heard all the Beatle songs and I can sincerely say that the b side of "A Hard Days Night also was different from the other songs considering how unique it was for the time

[@rickenbacker315]

I'd say the harmonica might be the problem with what he was talking about. Up until then, it was used on a lot of their songs. I agree with you though, I love the song...

[@TheShape2534]

I agree. It's probably my favorite song on the album and one of my favorite Lennon vocals.

[@Tomes23]

I agree, I like that song a lot more. I think they preferred Hard Days because of the dance ability of the song. I think Should Have has withstood the test of time better. I just relistened to it and unconsciously started singing along. It’s a fine song.

[@itslikethesamebutdifferent8020]

I think that looking at it from the eyes of the world in 1964, i Should’ve Known Better has the same underlying theme of their previous songs lyric wise, plus as Rick mentioned about the harmonica being all over their earlier stuff. While that was seen as repeating the same formula, A Hard Day’s Night introduced a different theme about a guy being tired from work and needing a rest. While it also mentions his girl being there to make him feel alright, this was not an “i love you, you love me” type of song, you also had the first use of an electric 12 string guitar on a Beatles song with a kickass intro that to this day is dissected and taken apart to try to find out how they created it. It was revolutionary for the time.

[@carlbaumeister3439]

I agree AHDN is a better song, but ISHKB has always been a fav of mine.

[@KevinsHeaven]

These kids were so much more polite than what we’re used to seeing today.

[@trugangsta4real]

Maybe it’s because you’re a prick

[@debradonato7363]

I Remember This I watched it Every Saturday♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@wcjohnny1]

Young Jimi Hendrix was very well spoken ! ;) Kinda' cool to see this . They were spot on too .

[@alrivers2297]

Yes and young Jim Morrison and Janis Joplin too. They were so very straight laced back then.

[@ocalexander3360]

So, A Hard Day's Night was number 1 in the US and UK, and won a Grammy. I Should Have Known Better got to Number 53 in the US, but hit number 1 in some European markets.

[@thewkovacs316]

hard days night did not win a grammy the band won for best vocal performance if you want insanity, not a single beatles album won a grammy...till anthology

[@CBrolley]

@@thewkovacs316 The Grammys were stuck in the 40s for three decades.

[@CBrolley]

BTW thank you for reminding me. I need to go to the European market today. Need some onions and potatoes.

[@michaelconsuegra7316]

Some contries have their favourites I suppose.

[@johnvastola7748]

The guy from the movie told the Beatles they needed to write some new songs (7-8?) for the movie. Lennon asked “ what kind of songs?”. The guy said “ Beatles songs”, mostly uptempo but some ballads too. And they did the assignment very very well.

[@randyjordan5521]

Actually, what happened was, the working title of the film was "Eight Arms To Hold You." They changed it to "A Hard Day's Night" after one of Ringo's frequent malapropisms. After they changed the movie title, the producer asked John and Paul to write a song using the title. They wrote the song in a hotel room in just a couple of hours. After they came out and played it for them, John said "Now don't bother us about writing any more f*cking songs." Funny how that song written on demand in just a couple of hours became a smash hit.

[@SMJLPMGHRS]

I believe “Eight Arms to Hold You” was the working title for their next movie, Help! The Beatles and also Beatlemania were the working titles of AHDN.

[@telliott]

Both songs are great (of course) but I think the British B side, Things We Said Today, is better than the US B side.

[@OverlandOne]

Yes indeed, a very haunting, but great song.

[@joe6096]

Filming the clip of I Should Have Known Better is where George Harrison and Patty Boyd met. She was one of the girls watching them on the train.

[@josemeda4592]

Thanks for the insight.

[@garrettnorth3771]

But when did Patty meet Eric Clapton? ;)

[@philthompson8574]

the album of a hard day's night is remarkable even just sonically. its quite stunningly produced and mostly great songs I should have known better is a fantastic song and I think it will outlive a hard days night

[@GravityBoy72]

They wrote all the songs on it and every one of them stands up.

[@franksmith9692]

Wait for strawberry fields.

[@rosshewage6893]

What can you say? Tomorrow never knows... ;)

[@catherineerwin8269]

I like FAMOUS. He was too cool for that era!

[@billmisko1846]

too bad we did not hear them play the song

[@billmisko1846]

I love the Beatles, but I guess they won't allow it,. All that stuff that John Lennon said in Imagine about sharing was meant for the rest of us, not for the 4 of them. Yoko if you read this, This is your big chance to show the Beatles fans you care and allow American Bandstand episodes about the Beatles and playing the Beatles music

[@seattlewa8500]

Bill Misko The Beatles really don’t control most of their songs. Sony/ATV does.

[@Fordham1969]

@@billmisko1846 You can listen to any Beatle song you want for free on KZbin by going to their channel. As far as leaving the songs on this video, at this point the uploader would likely be able to do that with Universal/ATV then getting any ad revenue generated.

[@whatwouldiknow1759]

Why, haven't you heard them before?🤣

[@billmisko1846]

@@whatwouldiknow1759 it would be cool to see the kids dancing to the Beatles

[@eltonron1558]

Pioneers of the new normal. The band, writes the songs, sings the songs, plays the songs, has hits, on both sides of the song disc.

[@Gynecologist]

It’s constantly on BOTH stations!

[@josephhewes3923]

Can you imagine hearing A Hard Day's Night for the first time? Wowzie!

[@eltonron1558]

Until his stroke, Dick was accused of never aging. In a Rolling Stone interview, Clark declared the secret, was regular healthy sex. My mother made us watch that show, from the time, he was doing it in Philadelphia, on.

[@eltonron1558]

@Avalon Hike You are totally correct, young sparrow.😳 Stay thee young.

[@jeffreyzenko8786]

I want to see the clip when these kids rated Cold Turkey and the B side Don't Worry Kyoko

[@JStarStar00]

"Maybe you're not ready for that now... but your grandchildren are gonna love it!"

[@NewWorldBuddha]

"They shouldn't overstay their welcome". 😂

[@eternallearner8185]

Incredibly mature speakers for their age, I'm impressed.

[@itslikethesamebutdifferent8020]

Linda age 16- adjusted to modern inflation rate: age 24 Frank age 16- adjusted to modern inflation rate: age 27 Karen age 15- adjusted to modern inflation rate: age 23 Famous age 16- adjusted to modern inflation rate: age 24

[@CBrolley]

Do you suppose Famous ever BECAME famous?

[@itslikethesamebutdifferent8020]

@@CBrolley- lol with a name like that, he knows he should be glad

[@bufb]

I like I should have known better the best

[@eddiepower3876]

I thought you would say the first one but I should have known better

[@uhdudewhy7980]

Mary Lynn: Me too.

[@joelbizzell1386]

Same. Such a fun song to sing along with. ... And play air harmonica.

[@winterlandboy]

I preferred I should have known better..and I do Hey hey hey and I do

[@juanvarleta2558]

Best comment ever

[@williardbillmore5713]

It is well known that Clark hated the Beatles and any British rock group. He was always fishing for negative comments from his Bandstanders. Much to his frustration he seldom got any. The lack of Beatles hits played on his show during their heyday was remarkable.

[@johnszczybor4509]

Dick Clark's problem was he regretted not accepting the offer to manage them stateside, his record label Swan put out She Loves You, it flopped initially, then a few months later The Beatles exploded and everything that was recorded before and after became a guarantee hit. He lost out on millions because he couldn't accept music was changing

[@williardbillmore5713]

@@johnszczybor4509 Clark couldn't accept that ANYTHING was changing. He had gotten so used to dictating what kids liked and how they dressed for so long he thought of himself as king maker. I remember watching A B back in the day it always confused me. I was sure it had to be reruns of old shows because of the type of music and the way the kids dressed and wore their hair. They looked and acted nothing like modern kids in the 60s and the lack of British music seemed like it was from another time..

[@johnszczybor4509]

@@williardbillmore5713 you're definitely right about that

[@nickholland6537]

I’m pretty interested to find out who’s going to be right. I think that “A hard days night” has the better chance of scoring high on the charts but it depends on what catches the imagination of the record buyers as I could see either becoming a big hit. I like them both.

[@jaykapolka6111]

Time will tell LOL

[@jmadratz]

I Should Have Known Better is a better song than A Hard Days Night. Both if which were primarily written by John

[@jfq7223]

True. And AHDN is the better record of the two. Song and record are two different animals.

[@jmadratz]

@@jfq7223 : Can you clarify your response ; you are making a statement WRT

[@jfq7223]

@@jmadratz wrt a good song which is judged by its musicality and ability to be interpreted by other singers vs. a good record which uniquely generates a feeling by what's captured in the studio even if it's not a good song.

[@jmadratz]

@@jfq7223 my comment was cut short at WRT, I wanted you to clarify answer what the difference is between a song and a record or recording thank you

[@jaykapolka6111]

Those sound effects just blew my mind

[@tunesmith7437]

Dick Clark was a son of Mt. Vernon, NY (my home town). We went to the same HS but at way different times.

[@pjriverdale8461]

A year before, " She Loves You/ "I'll Get You" flopped on Rate A Record. Clark's ex producer owned Swan records which licensed the tracks from EMI. After the segment aired, Clark told him "it's a flop".............

[@mjkrbjcw]

Don’t over stay your welcome 😂 ...60 years later still on the radio every day

[@kabiam]

I'll Cry Instead of listening to American Teenagers. They didn't know what was about to hit them.

[@cisium1184]

I was hoping someone else would mention "I'll Cry Instead," which was the first Beatles' song to manifest the angst and insecurity of John Lennon. By the time this show was being shot, the Beatles had already recorded it. So by the time these kids were implying that they had the Beatles figured out, the Beatles had already moved on.

[@Fuzcapp]

Let's pretend that, at this very moment, someone took I Am the Walrus out of a futures vault and played it for them ....

[@CBrolley]

How about Strawberry Fields Forever. “Well Mr. Clark, it’s got...um...a beat...I think. And I GUESS you could do...SOME kind of dance to it.”

[@billpaul6675]

Number Nine, Number Nine.... or, You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)... LOL

[@mondegreen9709]

Still amazing to think that was only 3 years down the road...

[@im1who84u]

As a side note here. The movie "A Hard Day's Night" did not have a name as it was being filmed. They had kinda forgot to give it one and thought they might come up with one later whilst the film was in progress Well they kept putting it off and just forgot about it. When this was finally brought up, they all, including producers and directors started throwing out names as the days passed. Finally Ringo came up with the name "A Hard Day's Night". Everyone was getting stressed over coming up with a name and just out of wanting to not be stressed anymore and put it to rest, they all agreed to call the movie "A Hard Day's Night". Oops.... one more problem came up a few days later. Dick Lester was embarrassed to tell "the boys" that if they were going to call the movie "A Hard Day's Night", they needed to have a title song called A Hard Days Night to go with the movie and could you please write one? The very next day John Lennon & Paul McCartney came to him and asked him to join them in the bathroom whilst the sang the song called A Hard Days Night! Imagine that? Being asked to write a song that had to be called by a certain name and then doing it within twenty-four hours. Not only did they write the song, it was also a number one hit. They easily wrote a number one hit on command and had it ready in twenty-four hours!

[@stevefranckhauser7989]

Clark was upset he couldn’t get them.

[@birdtrick1137]

I should have known better along with Im a loser and hide your love away was the last harmonica tune to play tribute to the early Beatles footprint of harmonica mercy beat songs like love me do, please please me, thank you girls, ill get you, and most of the first tunes just a few months before making it in the US, kids at 15 16 back then looked like 25 today, but probably more open minded then we thought

[@MarkMikelVideos]

You've Got To Hide Your Love Away (1965) doesn't have any harmonica on it...but if I'm remembering correctly, the last Beatles song to feature John on harmonica was Rocky Raccoon (1968).

[@suuzq35]

OMG what I wouldn't give to see the entire show

[@skooooo]

“Don’t overstay your welcome.” Lol 😂

[@KHW1957]

The Beatles are welcome forever.

[@carlbaumeister3439]

@@KHW1957 I think what the kid meant was that The Beatles were successful in changing their music so as to not overstay their welcome in doing the same stuff over and over.

[@eddygsmusicworld1708]

The group watched that and a few yrs later they did what he said

[@Cryo837]

After I saw Hard Day's Night in late 1964, I was blown away by I Should Have Known Better and the card playing scene. In hindsight, my favorite songs from HDN are 1) If I Fell, 2) Hard Day's Night, and 3) I Should Have Known Better. If I Fell still brings a tear to my eye, especially now having been in a lot of failed relationships and how our fragile hearts become scarred and hard. Lennon was extremely sensitive....

[@nige-g]

I would love to hear their thoughts now.🤔 Sure hope they are still around.

[@NewWorldBuddha]

The major criteria for much of ABS was "Can you can dance to it" or "Does it have a good dance beat?" so they weren't as enthusiastic for the more flowing type of melodies. It WAS, after all, a dance show. 💃🚶

[@rogersilcox524]

Don’t overstay your welcome? What a cheeky kid.

[@psychlos21]

Oh man. What a time. Such innocence and naivete'. Then this generation exploded in 1968 all the way up to the days of Woodstock.

[@chrisnewman7281]

Funnily enough back in September 63 the record reviewers rated she loves you. Dick Clark held up the record cover at the end and the audience laughed at it

[@harpman1876]

The reason I've always liked Mozart and Brahms is because their stuff has a really good dance beat.

[@653j521]

harpman1876 The dance craze for Mozart was the Minuet, but those wild and crazy kids would sneak off to dance the waltz like a peasant. It is ever thus.

[@boonyee4421]

Not only the Revolutionary War of 1776 and War of 1812 that linked America to Britain but music as well.We can count the Beatles on that!

[@vincentm4717]

"I Should Have Known Better" to me is much better than " A Hard Days Night". The later sounds like it was written in a hurry for the movie. Its not an awful song but not one of their best from that period.

[@victorbonilla4634]

I agree

[@terrythekittieful]

Have you heard the live (remastered) version? It has an urgency to it you don't get on the single. Crank up the volume, it's fanf***ingtastic even in spite of the screaming.

[@Mr5thWave]

I want to see the first time a Beatle's song was played on American Bandstand.

[@keithhyttinen8275]

They played the VeeJay single of "She Loves You" in December 1963 on a program. I think it was the first playing of a Beatles record on Bandstand. They kids didn't care for it much. Two months later, they liked it a lot better. LOL.

[@countalucard4226]

How can you say you liked one better than the other. John sang lead on both and both are fantastic songs.

[@kingmanarizona2661]

Herd mentality. One hears something and feels compelled to go along. Dick Clark never liked The Beatles. These kids know The Beatles are the best, but are thinking they need to look cool and sophisticated. Dick Clark thought The Beatles were a fad and on their way out when later he played Strawberry Fields for his "all-knowing" teeny bopper audience. This silly program always was based on dancing. The Beatles had no dance music. Hence, the show regulars could not figure them out.

[@CBrolley]

Wouldn’t it have been a blast to get on AB back then and say EXACTLY what you thought about the show, music and life in general? “Why don’t you get a real job, Dick, instead of standing around watching a bunch of teenagers wriggle on stage?...By the way, doo-wop ain’t comin’ back, pal.”

[@tomh.1479]

Kingman Arizona, i actually remember the show where Dick played Strawberry Fields and..Penny Lane. Before he played them, he interviewed a kid who said the Beatles were done, over. They had their time. After both songs, the same kid was now all excited, couldn't believe what he just heard! He was amazed, and of course, back to being a huge fan! I wish i could dig up that show!

[@generalyellor8188]

@@CBrolley What a shallow, dickish comment to follow such an astute one.

[@ExclusiveLM]

The kid reviewing looked like a young guitarist Jimi Hendrix. He seriously did.

[@user-ut7qi5zk4l]

It would be cool to see the kids dance to the beatles.

[@cuda426hemi]

Them kids be in their SEVENTIES TODAY. WHERE ARE YOU???? VIETNAM GET YOU?? LSD OVERDOSE? CAPLOCKS addiction? We want to hear from you if you were on THIS panel !!! 🎸

[@jaykapolka6111]

LSD overdose? Don't have much of drug education do you? LOL

[@georgeswift4063]

Side 2 became a hit also. Every Beatles 45 had been a hit.

[@chezzachezza7325]

😅2023 still being LEGENDS 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@hammer44head]

I agree with the kids here, HDN had way more energy and that 12 string solo was going to open some ears (Byrds) Should have.. though it had a great vocal was pretty run of the mill for the Beatles.

[@ExclusiveLM]

The Beatles better not overstay their welcome or.......... We will still be a fan of their music almost 60 years later in 2023 !! You've been warned you so called Beatles group !!

[@user-sp6jk3zz5b]

They were right. Hard Day's Night was better than I Should've Known Better

[@cheddarcheese7928]

I’m gonna sound 100 yrs old saying this but..That’s the difference with today..It was cool back then for kids to act sophisticated.As a pose to kids today where it’s cool to be Ghetto

[@MsAppassionata]

As opposed, not as a pose.

[@colinbaker3916]

Here in the UK, a panel like this would have been associated with the phrase “Oi’ll give it foive” (the spelling denotes a Black Country accent, and that catchphrase became very famous).

[@TheLightFish]

Hey Beatles, don't overstay your welcome. Hahaha!! Too late!

[@billythetaco9061]

I think the first guy became a disco singer named just Loverde. Died of Aids in the 90’s

[@andydporter5136]

He's got the cheekbones.

[@stevefranckhauser7989]

It is him. RIP

[@philipvernejules9926]

.........so this would be 1964?

[@aboxofbroken8tracks983]

Spring of '64.

[@gordonteats298]

WITH A HARP DAVID WRITES by APOLOGETIX a great Beatles parody

[@LandondeeL]

2:04 "Both stations" that Karen mentioned were KFWB and KRLA.

[@CBrolley]

The call letters “KRLA” seem like they would be very awkward to say quickly on-air. Unless you just drop the K.

[@visaman]

@@CBrolley In Vancouver we had C-Fun!

[@mikefannon6994]

There was one station back then, think it was out of Cleveland, that every night played only Beatles songs for one hour. That's how many hits they had! I listened on my little transistor radio.

[@oldiesgeek454]

The first guy has that 50s teen idol hair going on. 💈

[@bossfan49]

You wanna hear monotonous, Famous? Listen to your grandkids Trap music.

[@randyjordan5521]

I wonder if the teen panel ever reviewed "Why Don't We Do It In The Road?" :-)

[@ehbenson2948]

These days, they go off to a private place and act out the lyrics

[@MsAppassionata]

Lol. I seriously doubt it.

[@ZordaanTelevisioN]

I doubt it, since none of them were teens by the time the white album was released.

[@brucebell1649]

I Should Have Know Better is my favorite Beatles song of 1964 and that train scene for the song is classic Beatlemania.

[@stevestroh2267]

She was 16 then, so she was born in 1948, 72 now. Amazing.

[@DK-bl6nu]

Probably some of the best quality of AB videos to be posted yet? How come you didn't show the kids dancing to the songs?

[@grinsko6741]

Tomorrow never knows.

[@hifijohn]

Its interesting how old those teens look,

[@RoyFive]

I preferred the B side. John's harmonica and George's guitar. Nothing "monontonous" about it.

[@RAYFORDHENDERSON-dc2op]

may 30, 1964..the guy does the slauson later in the program.

[@chrisst8922]

Capitol 5222 was released as described with I Should Have Know Better on the other side but that's not the proper B side. Not the B side chosen by the group. The UK release has Thing's We Said Today on the other side.

[@trickydick6152]

Uhmm, I wonder how much never having them on the show biased Clark's attitude towards them.

[@doriskray1430]

Yeah, Dick’s one regret in life was not having Beatles on show.

[@Marathonman2043]

Dick Clark was part owner of Swan Records, which released She Loves You as a single. The company had the opportunity to buy the rights to all Beatles recordings, but decided on the cautious approach. I believe Dick came to regret that, too!

[@harlow743]

These are wise young people...

[@fede018]

Seeing a brother caught me off guard. I wonder how he was treated :(

[@bradsense7431]

Mr Famous Hooks was on AB many years - a great dancer( won the 1967 dance contest with partner Jenny Nichols) each won a new car, he was one of the favorites and Dick Clark would often joke around with him. You could tell Dick Clark was fond of Famous.