Beatles Recording Sessions - "In My Life" - 10 Things That You Didn't Know

It represented a turning point for John Lennon’s lyrics.
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[@brianmorrison7542]

I remember hearing this at home @ Christmas 1965

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Yeah - I associate it with this time of year too

[@tpatrick44]

My Parents got Rubber Soul as a Christmas Present to me and my Brother. Capitol Records Release. “In My Life” is one of their most memorable songs. George Martin WAS the 5th Beatle. lol I knew he played the middle but didn’t know the genius behind his recording it half speed. I always liked his riff at the very end of it. 12 Years Ago I made a CD of my Daughter’s favorite Songs…old and new for her 21st Birthday. Her favorite Beatle Song is “In My Life.” It’s a multi generational Song…I’m really enjoying your longer versions here! Great Job! 👏 👏👏!

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[@susanjoyce-yq2mg]

We played this song at my wedding. I love it still.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Awwwww... what a neat sentiment!

[@jcatkins5536]

I played and sang this song at my niece's wedding reception with her and her groom seated in front of me.

[@OldMod67]

Thanks for this. I started getting into the Fabs in a big way from 1978 onwards. In My Life is still my favourite Beatles song. Cheers from England

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[@liam_gallagherr]

In my life is such a great song. Probably my favourite song! 👍

[@the_guitar_trooper]

It certainly was on Lennon's favorites list!

[@cynthiak3376]

I'm playing and tracking this song. "for no one" just me, its such a reflection back of my own life as I look back at 77 years old. As a 15 year old, my girl friend and I saw the lads play live at Olympia Stadium in Detroit (45 minutes and my mom drove us downtown and dropped us off at Olympia (where the Red Wings played hockey). I was utterly in love with John as he wore glasses - I was just a geeky awkward girl with bad eyes. No one knew that John was married to another Cynthia (my name) ha! When I say we saw the Beatles, I'm not kidding - you really could not hear them- we screamed and cried and screamed some more - full on Beatlemania. Oh we did the same at the Dearborn movie theater in Dearborn Michigan too, for "A Hard Days Night" Screaming so loud that they stopped the movie and told us to be quiet! Imagine that!. It was quite a time, now I look back and play and sing and record John's "In my life".... Life goes on, obla dee, Obla daa

[@JRusk56]

Watching this made me tear up a little. Good work. Ironically, it reminds me of 'There's a Place,' one of John's first songs.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

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[@kevinthetruckdriver353]

No wonder The Beatles loved George Martin. That man knew his stuff & saved The Beatles from falling apart earlier in their career. If I'm not mistaken. Beatles engineer Norman Smith has a big hit in 1972 as *"Hurricane Smith"* with *"Oh Babe. What Would You Say".*

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Although it’s difficult to know how different it would be, it would be different without George Martin being where he was

[@Mick_Ts_Chick]

Nice one Trooper. My fave Beatles album and a wonderful song. 💯🥁🎤🎸

[@the_guitar_trooper]

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[@josejorgeromero6813]

In my Life is my favorite song of The Beatles. Thanks for sharing this information.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

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[@NYR11949]

Brilliant video for a brilliant song. Well done, and thanks, Troop!

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Thanks as always!!

[@joeoconnor5400]

In My Life was as good as anything Ray Davies or Pete Townshend were writing at the time. In the UK Rubber Soul did not get enthusiastic reviews by most of the music journalists at the time. The Beatles were still seen in terms of a Merseybeat group and totally ignored how the group were moving away from being a "pop band". It was only after the release of Revolver in 1966 that the likes of Melody Maker and the NME realised how much The Beatles were far ahead musically.

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[@batticusmanacleas510]

Great as always. I listen whilst at work and your voice, as well as your content, very much reminds of those smooth voiced late night AM disc jockeys I used to hear when I was young. Love the long form.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

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[@rickvenlo1362]

Often forget that Stuart Sutcliffe left so early on…. Fine review Troop!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Thanks for watching, Rick!

[@brianmorrison7542]

Awesome!

[@the_guitar_trooper]

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[@brianmorrison7542]

@@the_guitar_trooper You know it brother

[@nige-g]

Thank you, that was so informative.

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[@JeffreyStock]

One of your best

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[@jamicutsforth6731]

Help was a introspective song by John Lennon and was released 5 months before Rubber Soul. Help July 1965, Rubber Soul Dec 1965

[@the_guitar_trooper]

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[@guarddave]

Excellent review!

[@the_guitar_trooper]

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[@sidemann8593]

The Amazon Christmas ad using In My Life gets me every time.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Yeah! I caught that again just yesterday!

[@davidjohnson6553]

You need to be an excellent singer to do justice to that song and John's vocal embraces the melody with love and nostalgia. In Pete Shotton's book he recalls being at John's house one night when Paul and John were working on the song with a couple of acoustic guitars. So it seems Paul did collaborate a little. If you havent read that I encourage you to look it up.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

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[@oldmanriver1955]

First remember it as a single when I was in primary school in Australia.

[@Derekstefan]

Great video! Just a pet peeve, it's Kurt not Curt.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

My bad! The caption generator made the boo-boo and I missed it on the audit.

[@josephcostello695]

Sang it at our high school graduation

[@the_guitar_trooper]

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[@bobleroe3859]

I've sung this at funerals, and I love Judy Collins' version.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Hi Bob! Oddly, I don’t think I have ever heard it at a funeral before.

[@eddietucker3334]

Old guy remembrance: A party, college, early 1966. Rubber Soul on the turntable. Repeated throughout the night. A night to remember. My girlfriend Elsie and I had a midnight to remember, too.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Did you clear this with Elsie?? TMI??!! LOL!!

[@eddietucker3334]

@@the_guitar_trooper Elsie would go along with pretty much everything, LOL.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

@@eddietucker3334 ummm. TMI. LOL

[@fuckcensorship69]

Way to go buddy...

[@remimulders3851]

After Lennon's death Sir Mccartney stated that a lot of songs we thought were John's, were actually his. For me it was a shock to find out that In My Life was actually written by Sir Paul. Both lyrics and melody were his doing. He sent John away to smoke a smoke and wrote the entire song in like half an hour.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

I’m not sure about that. There’s too much evidence to the contrary. Thanks for watching!

[@sableonblonde1973]

Liar, table for one.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

@@sableonblonde1973 LOL!!

[@Mick_Ts_Chick]

​@@the_guitar_trooper Yeah it seems now that John is gone Paul is remembering a lot of things differently. This song has John written all over it, although I think Paul helped some.

[@PaulFormentos]

"Paul' has a habit of re writing history. I'm on to you Billy.@@Mick_Ts_Chick

[@PaulFormentos]

Keith Moon "sings" this tune on his solo record

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Eeewww

[@SmilingIbis]

And now it's the background music for an Amazon commercial.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Who would’ve thought, right? I DO like that ad tho. LOL

[@SmilingIbis]

@@the_guitar_trooper It is suitably sweet.

[@jamesdrynan]

Worthy of mention is that Lennon was 22 years old when this was recorded. I was blessed to spend my teenage years following the creative maturing of the Beatles in the sixties. Thanks for your informative video!

[@graniterhythm53]

@@jamesdrynan Actually, George was 22 & John had just turned 25!

[@rickvenlo1362]

Didn’t they regard those solo segments as “ middle bits”😊

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Middle eight is what you see a lot.

[@rickvenlo1362]

@@the_guitar_trooper That’s it!!! Greets ⭐️⭐️

[@brianmorrison7542]

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[@Mick_Ts_Chick]

@@the_guitar_trooper Thanks for the clarification.

[@njriley55]

It’s spelled Stuart “Sutcliffe!” 😉

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Thanks for that! The caption generator came up with it and I missed it on the audit. Thanks for the view!!

[@njriley55]

@@the_guitar_trooper I’m having “In My Life” played at my mom’s Celebration Of Life service Jan. 6, 2024. She passed at age 93 on Dec. 14, 2023.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

@@njriley55 I think that I’ll ask for that song and also “Leader Of The Band” for my own

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[@rocksinger45]

Without a doubt ~ Sir George Martin was the 5th Beatle ~

[@the_guitar_trooper]

They wouldn’t have been at all the same without George Martin’s contribution!

[@rocksinger45]

@@the_guitar_trooper There longevity might not have lasted as long as it did without Sir George’s knowledge of musical styles ~

[@the_guitar_trooper]

@@rocksinger45 We’ll never know, but I’ll say this for sure - Decca’s rejection was the best thing that happened to them.

[@rocksinger45]

@@the_guitar_trooper Really enjoy your post thank you so much for your knowledge ~

[@drewcampbell8555]

Hmmm. Rubber Soul is a bit overrated (several mediocre tracks while others like the Stones, the Who and the Kinks were eclipsing them lyrically and sonically. I'm afraid same could be said of In My Life. It's a lovely song, and George Martin's piano break really lifts it to another level, but otherwise the arrangement is a bit plodding. The electric guitar riff in particular is pretty dull and, I think, does little to tell the story. Judy Collins' version is wonderful, but this is one of a handful of Beatles' songs where their recording didn't really do the song justice.

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[@tonymurphy8774]

You're entitled to your opinion, but I and every Beatles fan I know think it's a great song!

[@ThomasPicone-z6j]

Bananas, Lennon himself in terview said song had original idea before 1965

[@the_guitar_trooper]

I suppose it's just like a lot of them - a vestige exists sometimes for years before development. THANKS A MILLION for the view and comment!