Sgt Pepper Harpist Recalls Playing On 'She's Leaving Home' and Meets Ringo Starr For The First Time.

This is a edited re upload of the original video first broadcast in May 2011.
Sheila Bromberg recalls the recording session for the orchestral part of ' She's Leaving Home'
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[@vordman]

When I say She's Leaving Home is the best track on Sgt Pepper I often get met with howls of derision, but I stand by my words!

[@KenNickels]

It's pretty darn good!

[@BrianRAlex]

It's great, all the tracks there are great, but A Day in the Life...... can't be described. .

[@jackthalmayr281]

the most beautiful track on the project that's for sure

[@tonymurphy8774]

​@@jackthalmayr281Brian Wilsons wife Marilyn cried when Paul played it to them when he was in the US before it was released.

[@noles9998]

It’s an underrated masterpiece

[@michaelnotigan7796]

So sorry to learn Sheila has passed on. Her moment and contribution to the greatest rock album ever created will live on, forever.

[@kb6kgx]

Yes, on August 17. Just last month.

[@suwitekkawat6607]

😥😥😥

[@ANDROLOMA]

She's leaving Earth, bye bye...

[@G49V47D41]

YES!!! You are so right - this amazing woman contributed to one of the greatest songs ever on THE GREATEST ALBUM OF ALL-TIME!!! I am with you all the way.

[@Larrymarx]

Amen to that... What a sweet lady I might add. Now Heaven has another great musician on board, *May God Bless You Sheila †*

[@3niknicholson]

Sheila Bromberg, who died at 92 on Aug. 17, 2021, at a hospice in Aylesbury, England, was the first woman musician to perform on a Beatles song.

[@alonenjersey]

What a damn shame she never appeared at a Beatles convention here in America.

[@Meepsmusic63]

what she did on that song was nothing short of a miricle// beautiful

[@alonenjersey]

@@Meepsmusic63 She seemed like such a classy lady.

[@Meepsmusic63]

@@alonenjersey Yes, it was, well many parts, but this in particular when paul sang, father snores as his wife gets into her dressing gown, and the way she played that after..I just left a message on paul McCartneys channel btw, urging him to focus on us small musicians, song writers. old and young, with a panel to help us, people like peter Gabriel, john watts from fish z, allan hall and so many more..i hope he sees it and responds to it..none of us are getting any younger, inc me, 61 years old.. ps, im gona be a grandfather for the first time in jan 2025, didnt see that coming lol xx

[@alonenjersey]

@@Meepsmusic63 Congrats to you fellow (senior) Beatles fan!

[@richardreinertson1335]

She was a perfect studio musician - she could play music as written, and she could also improvise on request. That's why she got this gig. Also she does an amazing Paul McCartney impression!

[@mindbomb9341]

Was so nice of Ringo not to somehow try to make this interview about him, as someone in his position could have easily done (I've seen it too many times). He is just listening so politely.

[@tomthalon8956]

Ringo is not a dick. He' a great guy.

[@JimboPrague]

Actually, he irritated me with his interrupting.

[@henkbangma3015]

​@@JimboPragueHmmm, I guess you didn't get it...

[@WillN2Go1]

Everybody loves Ringo. My son, born 1989, loved Thomas the Tank Engine. Saw a clip of the Beatles in B&W, Ed Sullivan or something. Immediate recognition, "That's the Conductor!" Try and top that Paul McCartney. 😉

[@JimboPrague]

@@henkbangma3015 Didn't get what?

[@grinsko6741]

Sheila is 83 here (she was born in 1928, and the clip is from 2011). She looks magnificent.

[@vcoaster]

She died in 2021 at age 92.

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

She was a beauty, May her should be resting in eternal peace in Heaven

[@mjh5437]

Only looked about 60 here!!

[@2Wheels4Wheels.]

​@@mjh5437 amazing! Talented, lovely, good-humoured lady. ❤

[@Jenjenilou]

Wow she does. Beautiful lady.

[@vladmat7098]

I grew up behind the Iron Curtain. These sounds were like a breath of freedom. They were like an unattainable fairy tale. Thank you with all my heart.

[@jgunther3398]

@@pixiepete6431 people were shot in the barbed wire trying to escape from east berlin to the west

[@didybopintitys]

@Pixie Pete for a lack of a better word? Yes , I’m not going to act like some people do like I know more than I do cause I don’t, but what I do know is I’ve had friends parents who have lived under it and it’s certainly not the worst part of human history , but it’s also not a good one tho that’s putting it mildly probably best to look into it more if you’re actually interested rather then through opinionated comments on KZbin.

[@petrpolach9234]

@Pixie Pete It felt like a prison, but with a large ward. You could have fun when meeting others on your walk, but you were aware that sticking out might easily serve you a sentence in solitary confinement and a fatigue duty for your loved ones.

[@jedijones]

Back in the U.S.S.R....you don't know how lucky you are, boy.

[@Peyote1312]

@@jgunther3398 Yeah, and Uncle Sam slaughtered at LEAST 2 Million civilians in Vietnam in the name of Capitalism. Whoops I mean Freedom & Democracy. That's just civilian deaths. Absolutely disgusting. Stop letting your thoughts be manipulated by Cold War era propaganda.

[@gohumberto]

What a legacy she left for her family. There won't be a moment in history that her playing won't be remembered. Someone, someday, will be able to say, "That's my great-great-great-great- Grandmother playing on that record".

[@henkbangma3015]

@@gohumberto Someone? I guess several...

[@home2624]

What a lovely woman. The world could do with a few more genuinely nice people like her. Your music lives on forever dear lady. 🎼🎵🕯️

[@JonahNelson7]

I think most people are like her honestly. I think we just notice the baddies

[@davman115]

It's like most peoples school days. The bad people get all of the attention and as a result the rest of us are in survival mode with our guard up. Plenty of good people but very cautious thanks to the type of I'm alright Jack society created by Thatcher.

[@MrChristian]

Truly a lovely lady!!

[@waynej2608]

@@davman115 I'm torn between Zen and I'm Alright Jack.

[@thomaselliott573]

what a shame you do not know nice people

[@jasona9]

0:54 Sheila had a BEAUTIFUL smile 😊! Rest in Peace.

[@LeGrandeOrange]

Never tire of these behind-the-scenes vignettes about how Beatles tracks were created

[@stephenhensley5631]

Either do I.

[@lisadc4681]

Me either..I live for this stuff actually!

[@AlmostReady504]

👍 agree 👍

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

How you can you hear anyting but that scraping of the bottom of an old rusted barrel.

[@lisadc4681]

@@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777 So why are you here then listening to it and even commenting??? Pathetic troll

[@willpennington5479]

A real feel good story. Paul's genius brought the harp in, and Sheila's interpretation of the intro gave us one of the most recognizable song beginnings in music ❤❤

[@ereyes5582]

Truly a great time to be around. Watched them on Sullivan at 12 ,grew up with them , sadly never got to see them play.Didn't know till years later that the quiet one had so much beautiful things to say.l really miss him now.Also rediscovering his albums after the Beatles including the Willbury's.ELIO

[@dbcopper10]

Thanks, mate! She's so sweet, and Ringo is a gas as usual.

[@starshiptrooper7670]

I agree 100%. The red head was a nice distraction.

[@dannyvine3605]

"Yes -Clever"! (at 3:32). That is the song writing skills of McCartney and Lennon (and Harrison 1966 -1970) in a nutshell. They knew what they wanted a song to sound like. The a story of recording "She's Leaving Home" becomes even more interesting when people hear that it is one of the songs George Martin was annoyed with one of the Beatles about. The story goes that McCartney recorded part of the song without Martin present!

[@katethomas5712]

Rest in peace Sheila, sounds like you had a great life 💕

[@Jay-vr9ir]

R I P .

[@ceebee18]

She's beautiful.

[@arrivingarriving5166]

@@ceebee18 Yes! And apparently not only from the outside.

[@seanjones2456]

93 is pretty damn good!

[@glenndespres5317]

Perfectly lovely woman and I loved her story about how Paul knew what he wanted but just couldn’t express it; then when she heard it she was like,”aha! That’s what he wanted!” Love this.

[@rifyrafi]

This is why I love KZbin. She was absolutely wonderful on that classic Beatles song.

[@benmeltzer]

Dude, the song was recorded WAY before KZbin. And even if it weren't, I doubt KZbin would have done anything to affect her part.

[@IsaacWale2004]

@@benmeltzer I think they mean they love KZbin for making it easy to find this information...

[@benmeltzer]

@@IsaacWale2004 I see. Yes, you're right. Thanks.

[@DenBlackburn]

So many times ive listened to that track and this is the 1st time ive ever seen Sheila, beautiful music from all the strings and all involved, RIP Sheila Bromberg.

[@steveflor9942]

She is absolutely adorable.

[@TallinnTadgh]

I don't know why KZbin suddenly decided to bring this to my attention in Jan '23 but i'm very glad they did. A lovely lady who got her moment in the starlight, still playing beautifully.

[@maxwellfan55]

We now know just how proud Paul was of this song. Also brilliant to get to see one of the "ordinary" musicians who also played their part, along with the orchestra. Only Shiela wasn't ordinary. Her harp made this song and don't we know it? Thank you Sheila, as lovely now as you were then, x.

[@SherryAnnOfTheWest]

She passed away last month at the age of 92.

[@maxwellfan55]

@@SherryAnnOfTheWest That's sad, I'm sorry to hear it. I didn't realise how long ago this interview was recorded. A remarkable and precious lady.

[@damianbroderick3913]

I was gonna say, what's ordinary about playing the harp?

[@KimSenior]

@@damianbroderick3913 the comment was mad in inverted comas if you noticed or don’t you understand what they mean?🙄

[@Talisman09]

What year is this video from? She doesn't look 90 there. Edit* OK, 2011, it's in the description. Still, pretty (s)harp for being in her 80s

[@abc456f]

This was fantastic! She's Leaving Home has always been one of my favorite Beatles songs. Its always evoked emotion for me. One of Paul's best lyrics, a great story teller. And that lovely harp played by such a lovely woman. Sad to know she's passed. RIP.

[@andysongs9485]

Got some good news. Sheila is still with us (today is Tuesday 14th December 2021) and she is aged 93.

[@andysongs9485]

Sorry I was wrong about Sheila still being alive. Sadly she did pass away aged 92 . :-(

[@thetwogardens6048]

Fake Paul you mean . I doubt very much he wrote that song !

[@abc456f]

@@thetwogardens6048 You're delusional.

[@thetwogardens6048]

@@abc456f look up , The Wrecking Crew Movie !

[@whyyeseyec]

What a lovely woman. She certainly aged well over the years - as has Ringo.

[@simpleman5688]

Numbskull

[@whyyeseyec]

@@simpleman5688 Merry Christmas to you too!!

[@bsvenss2]

@@simpleman5688 Thank you Sir.

[@hellogoodbye4061]

@@simpleman5688 What a horrid comment, not surprising that your user name is simpleman.....

[@lamarravery4094]

Ringo looks great for his age, he's older than Paul and is in far better shape.

[@bluecamus5162]

I always loved this beautiful song, but when Mom died at home in my arms and I stood there watching them take her away from her home of 45 years, I thought of this song and it took on a whole new meaning.

[@gestebu]

😢

[@craigkdillon]

Never thought of this song in that context. Yes. A whole new meaning. Still, sad, and reflective.

[@2msvalkyrie529]

🙏 🙏

[@jamesdavis3271]

That is an absolutely beautiful thought.

[@SnapCracklePapa]

So sad, yet so beautiful. 🙏

[@5roundsrapid263]

RIP, Sheila. You were so classy playing “Yellow Submarine” for Ringo. You’ll never be forgotten, especially because you helped make Sgt. Pepper what it was.

[@russellparratt9859]

She's Leaving Home is one of my favourite Beatles songs. It's a masterpiece. The lyrics perfectly capture the mood of the times, and the feelings of personal experiences.

[@rafthejaf8789]

A masterpiece indeed! I loved a lot of bands in those times but I doubt any of them could have captured the levels of empathy and sorrow displayed in that song.

[@lightningleaf23]

Massively underrated never mentioned amongst their best

[@bodichair]

Well said.

[@russellparratt9859]

@@jimwood1584 The Beatles were too politically incorrect, and wouldn't stand a chance in today's "woke" environment. They would get "cancelled", possibly for being "too white", or some other deluded idiocy. "Too English", perhaps?

[@kevinlakeman5043]

Yes, it's a gorgeous piece melodically, and a wonderful recording as a whole. But that last line with 'She is having...fun/fun is the one thing that money can't buy' is just weak. You sure as hell can buy fun with money, and that line needed something more substantial that just 'fun'. Should've gone to Lennon or Harrison for help there.

[@nemo227]

I remember the first time I heard the album. Some of us guys who worked together went to a co-worker's house during our lunch break and he played this new album he just got. We were pretty impressed. I bought the album a short time later. I played it for my son when he became interested in music. He has been a school music teacher for . . . 20 years. Music influences people.

[@ednammansfield8553]

The very first time I heard this album was in a nightclub in Reykjavik in Iceland on the day of its release there back in 1967. It reached No 1 in their album charts. It was played on a jukebox and it was repeatedly played over and over again that night. I was ashore from a Fleetwood Deapsea trawler at the time. As soon as I got back from to Fleetwood I purchased the album on vinyl and also a musicassette copy so it could be played over the ships speaker system when at sea along with other music from the 1960's at that time. We didn't have television or video equipment then so we only had the ships communication system to entertain the sailors when not on watch.

[@nemo227]

@@ednammansfield8553 I think you EARNED a Navy Commendation for doing that (but I doubt that you got it).😊

[@wandarask8444]

Well done Mum Love Australia

[@BonnieBlair-zm4uu]

Sheila was gorgeous at 83. Harp music 🎵🎶 is therapeutic for my Hospice patients and for the harpist as well.❤Let light 🕯️🕊️🌹 perpetual shine upon Sheila.🤩😍😻💖🎧🎼💜😃💛🌟❣️❤️💌🌻✨💛💙🙏

[@alastairmurray9539]

Thanks for your comment Bonnie - have spent a lot of time in hospice care facilities, never thought of harp music - don't know why, as a musician I should have seen the possibilities. And yes, Sheila was indeed stunning!

[@FlamingoKicker]

The list of people who have recorded with the Beatles gets shorter and shorter every day. It was very nice catching this.

[@twotone3070]

In fact it got shorter by this one back in August.

[@raycochrane3971]

The list of people who have recorded with the Beatles, and are still alive, becomes shorter every day.

[@FlamingoKicker]

@@twotone3070 so now its like Eric Clapton and Yoko Ono?

[@vampolascott36]

As soon as I read the title to the video, Sheila's harp immediately started playing in my head.

[@robjames1037]

The interviewer is insanely gorgeous.

[@martinmoffitt4702]

I saw that too was looking at her not listening to Sheila

[@seabaron1]

@@martinmoffitt4702 Whats her name?

[@HUnatuurkunde]

I have to agree

[@donitaforrest9064]

The harp is perfection. She's leaving home - a particular favourite of mine, so much so that i taught myself how to play it on my recorder flute. The song is so very sad & terribly funny in that dry juxtaposed british way......and so delightfully freeing, yay!

[@willemvandeursen3105]

@Donita Forrest, He produced another gem like this (sans harp): "Eleanor Rigby". That one is beautiful and sad, too. And when I hear those two tracks, I am reminded of another monumental tearjerker: "I Can Never Go Home Anymore" by the Shangri-las. The 60s were so full of unforgettable records...pure magic. I'm grateful to have been there. Many of today's youngsters have a sincere interest in and knowledge of those times, but as a teen you also had to have been there. Knowing how it was when you RAN to the Record dealer for the next Beatles single or LP. "The Mono or the Stereo, lad?" "The Stereo of course!" Stereo was still quite new, and I had the idea that with stereo sound I got more Beatles!

[@MichaelDWalsh]

Funny... We Americans don't comprehend you Brits, do we in the least? I suppose I would have to have lived there at the time to grasp such a nuance. Anyway - brilliant song, genius arrangement.

[@ObnosisJones]

@@willemvandeursen3105 I always bought the mono as it was a dollar cheaper and my player was still mono. Later I discovered that George Martin spent more time getting the mono mix right as he was a kind of a mono purist at that time, and that the stereo mix had significant differences in places. The original monos are more collectible now.

[@willemvandeursen3105]

@@ObnosisJones I was so stereo-spoiled that I when I bought the first Procol Harum album and found out all the tracks were Mono, I was so disappointed. Decades later I read that the band members had complained about it too: "They didn't even KNOW how to mix stereo!" It wasn't perfect in those days. I recently heard Procol's "Repent Walpurgis" in digitalized stereo, and it was awful. But in general, I find that stereo sound is a bit fuller and richer in tones. It makes light, fragile sounds more audible.

[@ToniInSussex]

RIP Sheila Bromberg. We will continue to enjoy your harp.

[@andydixon2980]

Thanks to her wonderful contribution she is forever immortalised in a beautiful song.

[@oldsensei8350]

Yeah i saw she recently passed away ....r..i..p..

[@johnmorgan5495]

Sad news, what a beautiful woman x

[@waynej2608]

Apparently, this news got by me. Bummer. She made it to her 90s, though, and clearly played with the top tier of artists. R.I.P. Sheila. 💙

[@tubularfrog]

"It was a bit good actually." That's really wonderful to hear her say that.

[@patrickbeck3285]

It's a fantastic song from a great album. Seeing who the actual musician was that played on it adds so much to its history. A very lovely moment.

[@philipsanders9192]

I got a warm happy peaceful feeling watching this.

[@Alpha_7227]

Such a fabulous track and it's all due to her and the magnificent string section. Magnificent.

[@bassinblue]

I always loved the Harp on this track, especially with George Martin's genius idea of doubling or tape echo effect to make it more fuller. Seeing the comments, I see Sheila passed away last year. I'm sure she had an excitingly adventurous life. Not many people get to tell stories that she lived through. R.I.P

[@InstantKarma1970]

Mike Leander did the string arrangements as George Martin was unavailable much to his annoyance would not wait - and yes George produced it added effects

[@pocopico7409]

This was wonderful and very interesting. This is exactly the kind of thing KZbin is so perfect for! Thanks for posting!

[@megamcgee]

She didn’t just play on it, that melody is iconic. It sets up the mood for the entire song. Legendary

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

She just played - they have something called charts. you're ready to lap up any left overs

[@megamcgee]

@@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777 Who hurt you 😅

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

@@megamcgee Because I see pop music as a garbage heap.. I'm hurt? Quite the opposite. Enjoy the programming !

[@megamcgee]

@@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777 How did you even get to this video? To randomly put down fans? 😏 There’s only one good kind of music, and I hear it’s whatever you listen to

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

​@@megamcgee that's right TreeMan ! OWN IT!!!

[@johntiggleman4686]

How cool is this, to see the woman who played on that iconic song? Just wow! Sgt. Pepper is and will always be my favorite Beatles albums.

[@ernietech-101]

So sorry to hear that she passed away. She seemed like such a lovely lady, and what a musician! I hope Ringo knew he was sitting next to royalty!

[@MichaelDWalsh]

I suspect Ringo did. Nice tribute to a lovely lady.

[@terencecarberry9240]

R.I.P. Your music will live forever.

[@billparrish4385]

What strikes me in this clip is how Ringo, even at this age, shows that same youthful, feisty sense of humor they all had in those early session recordings between takes. But my favorite part is how Sheila gives it right back to him! He's not letting his greater fame go to his head, and neither is she! Just two professional musicians, cutting up together, getting on famously. So wholesome!

[@thomaspalmentieri9118]

Don't forget, the video is 11 years old.

[@billparrish4385]

@@thomaspalmentieri9118 True, but I'm not seeing how that fact invalidates anything I said in my comment? I mentioned a time when Ringo and the other lads were young and in the recording studio in Abbey Road, cutting up between takes. Then fast forward to this interview, when they're both no longer twenty-somethings, and there's Ringo cutting up with Sheila in the same youthful way he would joke with the lads at Abbey Road, and her delightfully giving it right back to him. There's something a bit warm, even magical, in that. Two musicians, reunited from 'the old days', the years falling off of them as their good humor emerges. It was a very sweet moment.

[@mrjimmcdaniels]

@@billparrish4385 I don't think people that have been pampered since they were young, mature like those that live a more "normal" life. He hasn't had to absorb any real hard knocks and still show up for work and family the next day. He has definitely kept his good nature and sense of humor and that is lovely to see.

[@foofookachoo1136]

Yes!! Ringo and the rest of the Beatles were just “somthing else, weren’t they??!!!

[@vicinvesta8349]

I read up Ringo bio. He really pulled himself by the straps of his boots (he almost died from peritonitis, went into coma and spent days in a hospital learning to play drums while recovering) and was lucky to catch the Beatles train to fame. And he strikes me like he fully understands how lucky he was.

[@The22on]

I can't imagine what it would be like to be a first call sideman on the greatest band in the history of the world.

[@jeddward9464]

I'm glad she really enjoyed her day with the beatles, just fantastic to see her with ringo such a nice man.

[@billwindsor4224]

Wow, what a lovely story and interview. And the appreciation that Ringo and Sheila had for each other is really touching 🏆🏆 ❤️❤️. Thank you for posting!

[@paulodisano502]

What a beautiful interview with this lovely lady and Ringo Starr. Much respect from Canada 🇨🇦

[@nycinstyle]

She was actually very clever, when they asked her to play any song for them, she chose one of The Beatles songs in which Ringo sings the lead. Ringo is sitting right next to her, what the heck, she chose his most iconic song, ever. "Yellow Submarine." 5:55. She turns 83 years old the year when this was filmed. I gotta say, she looks fantastic.

[@fredneecher1746]

I had a rubbish job in a bookshop in 1967. I was paid £9 a week for 35 gruelling hours, so she got a good deal!

[@TempoDrift1480]

Nobody's gonna mention the Holy Smokes Redhead?😲

[@wildbill5670]

Tripped on Owsley blue dot acid a few times to this album back in the day. This song is so poignant. Paul nailed this one for sure.

[@scottweisel3640]

Ringo is so gracious in this clip. He treats Sheila as an equal musician. He understands how important these people were and are to The Beatles success and seems genuinely glad she is getting recognized for her contributions. As a person, he is my favorite Beatle, although I love them all. They never lost their touch with the common people. Maybe it was being from Liverpool. Tragically, it was John’s graciousness by allowing an autograph seeker to approach him in Greenwich Village, that led to his murder.

[@gordeauxd]

The Dakota, where John Lennon was murdered, is in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, not Greenwich Village.

[@mannys1930]

I was thinking.. he didn't have to show up, could have said no. He certainly doesn't need the exposure. But he did, out of love and care. Top bloke..

[@percyfaith11]

John gracious?

[@ketchuplike]

Sure why not, no one is all one thing, at all time. He was human, he succeeded, failed, was loved, was let down, caustic on the outside, was vunerable inside. Wrote from the heart. Lx

[@logotrikes]

What a wonderful piece of music this lady infused into She's Leaving Home. Masterful, but probably for the lady herself, just another gig which would pay the standard fee, and then onto the next job tomorrow. I doubt she realised she was part of history. SPLHCB is just as good today as it was all those years ago. I was 17 when it was released and had to go to a mates place to hear it because he was the only one in our little circle who could afford the record... It's interesting that the first take was used, and double tracked to produce what Paul wanted...

[@maxwellfan55]

Martoon. Ringo and the others might have joked about the fee but believe me as a musician, it hurts when we are grossly underpaid and undervalued, particularly when one wonders what Evans was paid for doing his "bit" in this interview. The hollow thanks and slap on the back means nothing when there's bills to pay and instruments to maintain. Let's hope Sheila was paid properly AND treated after making this special appearance.

[@MARKETMAN6789]

Love stories like this

[@logotrikes]

@@MARKETMAN6789 All part of the magic of the 60's....

[@logotrikes]

@@maxwellfan55 I agree entirely Max, but the industry standard seems to be just the union rate for sessions musicians. I have no direct experience, only what I've read over many decades. Undervalued and underpaid without question, but I assume that all jobbing muso's just shrug collective shoulders and lament about the way it is in the industry. Imagine if for example Sheila was paid one tenth of one percent as a royalty fee on sales instead of a contract rate, wouldn't that be more equitable? Cheques dropping through the letterbox every so often. Would be recognition indeed...

[@maxwellfan55]

@@logotrikes Drip-feed royalty cheques. Yes, a nice thought indeed! I just had another joker ask me to perform for nothing at all, you get it all the time, only they ain't joking! The assumption is that musicians live on air alone, we're saddled with it.

[@theoccupier1652]

Probably the most listened to Harpist in the world ... and all from one song :)

[@axnyslie]

What a great life to have been a session musician back then. Sadly another era long gone for the most part due to the digital age.

[@abc456f]

@Duncan Hackett Playing music for a living? You never work a day in your life.

[@jmad627]

I can’t tell ya how glad I am that I saved my vinyl. Sounds warmer and better in analog.

[@patriciofernandez2711]

@@abc456f Are you daft? Music is a job like any other with its hardships and its pleasures.

[@paacer]

@@patriciofernandez2711 Not to mention the many long hours and years learning and perfecting your craft .

[@jimheron007]

It astounds me that such young men could write this song, it speaks of themes that should have been beyond their experience. It's beauty and subtleties are sublime. Just gorgeous!

[@ronaldwolsey6082]

What a fantastic memorable event to have in one's lifetime! An opportunity to contribute musically to such an iconic masterpiece. Awesome!

[@Mr.SharkTooth-zc8rm]

I had NO IDEA... Wow. What a lovely woman she was.

[@blackbob3358]

and so shoud be (proud of it) Sheila. that song was a masive testament "of the time", young un's leaving home, branching out, having a bash at "independance" for the first time in their lives.

[@smkh2890]

That is a very positive spin you have put on an immensely sad song, Bob,

[@erepsekahs]

Brings tears to my eyes. I was part of all that is the old days.

[@joeycarter8846]

"9 pounds? We overpaid you!" Ringo quips. Hahaha. Very witty.

[@KalakutaShow1976]

This lady was a badass, she played the signature intro to the song "Boogie Nights" by Heatwave!:)

[@julianbates2040]

Paul - has not got much of a Liverpool accent, the least of the fabs! But that harp was noticed by me as a formative boy. One of the best songs on Pepper!

[@jdstep97]

Ringo is sort of sexy, which is scary. I'm sure he's older than my dad.

[@dr.scottgreenaway5982]

It gives me goose bumps hearing her play that, just like she did on the recording. Wow.

[@macca1146]

I would have paid the Beatles £9 to have played on sgt pepper lol.

[@thesilvershining]

Same, LOL

[@calixa]

"feels a bit good actually" as her face lights up like a child. exactly how it would feel for most of us i assume. lovely story.

[@grizredford8407]

What a lovely lady.

[@1calvinfunny1]

How songs are put together is so darn interesting....

[@FrankBaumann-cb8nh]

This is music history. Thanks for this Clip. RIP DEAR SHAILA.

[@davez4177]

Just passed this week. Rest in peace, thanks for the beautiful music!

[@Zoologic21]

Really humble of her to accept the vision McCartney had as being something that was ultimately dependant on the recording studio through editing and not through the sole use of one of the later takes. I can imagine many people getting paid to professionally sit and play, only to have most of their work glossed over, and the first attempt being what was good enough, save for some tinkering that came about afterward. They were disciplined musicians, but I still can't imagine how annoying and frustrating it has to be to work to a point where the person isn't satisfied, even though McCartney had a right to get the sound he was after.

[@mumbles215]

Orchestral people didn’t jive like that as they wanted and needed all written out. Not other genres. We can wing it well but those types of trained musicians mostly don’t know how to wing it.

[@sourisvoleur4854]

@@mumbles215 - I've heard that was definitely the case for A Day in the Life -- they were told to just start at their lowest note and play to their highest note over however-many bars, and they looked at George Martin like he was from the moon and said where is the sheet music?

[@mr.crapper7197]

Oh yes session musician have played a lot of music you wouldn't of known

[@ewest14]

@@sourisvoleur4854 Yeah Paul told them to start at the lowest note and work their way up at their own pace but they didn't like that. Then George Martin kept Paul's random idea but just told everyone what to play

[@davidevans3227]

mmm.. a huge glissando

[@febweb17]

As soon as Sheila starts to play you know that it's that brilliant number. It's a haunting song that's filled with emotion. Even though the parents are fictional I still feel for them.

[@ANDROLOMA]

Such a beautiful song, and fit so well on Sgt. Peppers. That song and album will last 1000 years.

[@strothermartin5368]

Too bad her name wasn't listed on the album.

[@sporkfindus4777]

"Oh, so that's how they did it" Wow, so good that they researched and informed her of how her parts were laid down after all this time!

[@johnreynolds6369]

I’d like to put in a thank you here for the interviewer.

[@mitreswell]

What a lovely woman!

[@alonenjersey]

One of the few Beatles songs my beloved Mom (R.I.P.) truly loved.

[@beaujeste1]

What a beautiful modest woman… RIP

[@smokinhalf]

couple of things i like about the interviewer

[@MegaMacReal]

She's, like, the 150th Beatle.

[@vicinvesta8349]

She sounds so proper posh English. Such a lovely lady.

[@ademirmarques4192]

In the 60's I was young. It was great to enjoy the music of that time, however it wasn't easy to buy the records. So I also like the present tense, it's much easier to listen to the songs I like. Now I discover amazing bands that I didn't know about when I was young. I am Brazilian.

[@HomeAtLast501]

Green dress, red-haired interviewer is a beautiful, vivacious woman.

[@arkady714]

I love her crack at a scouse accent. Charming...

[@burkelong4376]

I love how you can just stumble upon little gems like this on You Tube.

[@jesusitorayala8214]

I love the lyrics if these song very much. I adore how the parents, sentiment when their lovely daughter, leaves their home. But today I'm also a great parent of 3 young ladies. And I'm holding my fear, but sometimes we have to be ready and be strong. Because we love our daughters, like they were children before. But I know the truth, and the time will come, they will be searching their own lives, and have their own families. Just relax Daddy🙄🙄🙄

[@philroberts7238]

"Meeting a man from the motor trade" Poignant and slightly spine-chilling.

[@sidemann8593]

This song has been hitting me hard for the past 57 years. Lennon's 'bye bye' as the song ends is hauntingly beautiful.

[@robertcavalier6133]

A soft, lovely sound! So FAB! Beatles have touched us all in so many ways. Love 'em; always will! Orchestral adornments gave The Fabs even greater depth, profound feelings, and just good fun! Peace and Love, Cav. *

[@TheVagolfer]

Part of The Beatles genius is using different musicians as instruments. Using a Bach trumpet on "Penny Lane", a calliope on "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite" having George Martin play harpsicord on "In My Life", Using Indian instruments like sitar, tambura and dilruba on "Within You, Without You." Legend has it The Beatles seldom used what was charted, but allowed the musician to use their skill and produce something in the moment that fit what the music needed.

[@craigeverhart4755]

The solo on In My Life wasn’t a harpsichord but an ordinary piano at twice speed.

[@louise_rose]

Yes absolutely, but many big stars give their sidemen and studio musicians the space to "come up with what you think could fit in here"- Bowie, Steely Dan, ABBA, Herbie Hancock etc all showed that kind of trust in their sidemen.

[@vicvega3614]

@@craigeverhart4755 yea but it sounds like a harpsichord which is why i don't understand why they didnt just use a harpsichord, oh well 🤷 it works, everything they did just worked, unbelievable how creative they were

[@MarkSeibold]

I'm surprised that Mary McCartney didn't use a short session to interview this woman playing the harp, and telling the story, for her new documentary If These Walls Could Sing.

[@MarkSeibold]

I'm surprised that Mary McCartney didn't use a short session to interview this woman playing the harp, and telling the story, for her new documentary If These Walls Could Sing. I'm still wondering today when I come to all these great KZbin snippets showing some of the great history of The Beatles recording sessions, how many people commenting here have not watched the full, [nearly 8 hours,] of the documentary Get Back, that was released on Thanksgiving weekend 2021?

[@iancurtis1152]

She’s an absolute darling🙏🏻 great to have on your resume!

[@juliam.mallen9019]

What a fascinating video thank you for sharing! She looks just as lovely and beautiful as when she first played for the Beatles and I love the harp! Fun fabulous video thank you for sharing!

[@dnorfed]

A wonderful instrument played by a wonderful woman. RIP Sheila 🙏🙏🎵🎵

[@pauldhartley]

I was in a student house when this came out. One of the students bought the LP and played it constantly for more than 24 hours, just turning it over and continuing on the other side. His name was Jim.

[@leftchicago]

Ringo is such a good sport.

[@bobg6638]

Lennon and Starr were only 26, McCartney and Harrison were only 24 when Sgt. Pepper was released. Incredible.

[@hellogoodbye4061]

Actually Starr is older than Lennon and McCartney older than Harrison.

[@lamarravery4094]

@@hellogoodbye4061 I was just commenting how Ringo looks really good and he's older than Paul.

[@waynej2608]

It's all quite humbling.

[@nickrider5220]

Wonderful to see this, I loved the Beatles music and the harp on She's Leaving Home ❤ Her legacy will live forever !

[@Crushenator500]

I swear every time I see a clip of Ringo he makes me laugh out loud at least once. Dude's hilarious.

[@lamarravery4094]

He's awesome. Can you believe he's like 80 yrs old? He's in fantastic shape.

[@waynej2608]

Same here. Next to John, I think that Ringo was the funniest and best wit in The Beatles. When he said to Sheila, "We overpaid." I immediately thought that would be something John would say. Lol.

[@blue-fj9ky]

@@waynej2608 I remember after the Beatles first US tour a reporter asked John "So, how did you find America?" Immediate reply "We turned left at Greenland." LOL!

[@foofookachoo1136]

@@blue-fj9ky was that Ringo or John??

[@blue-fj9ky]

@@foofookachoo1136 I'm pretty sure it was John. I could be wrong! But I think I remember the tape.

[@JonFrumTheFirst]

I always wondered about the session musicians on the Beatles albums. Just another gig for them - and not much money for all the times people heard their playing.

[@jacquescousteau217]

They may have said it was nothing special playing on a Beatles song in the 1960s ,but everyone has told a different “tune” since then when interviewed, they are now saying “ Oh yes the Beatles, I played on such and such a song, what a wonderful experience . Now I’m only known as the guy that played on a Beatles song . Sheila looked great for eighty two years old, and what a talent . RIP …