Drummer reacts to "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" & "Eight Days A Week" by The Beatles

[@mapegatkinson92]

I am 74 yr old woman. I was 14 then. My whole life was the Beatles. Absolutely NOTHING else mattered. Great memories.

[@johndavids4780]

I am 75. I get it.

[@GinMae]

Thanks! I'm just a bit younger.. my older step-sister introduced me to the Beatles when I about 9 yrs old.. love them!

[@gold98gtp]

I'm 69, still remember watching their Ed Sullivan debut.

[@TheCornishCockney]

I’m 70 and an old fella from London,the impact these boys had on us in Britain cannot be put into words. Changed absolutely everything.

[@MsAppassionata]

I completely understand. I’m 72.

[@GJRight]

If Rock and Roll were the Universe then the Beatles were the Big Bang. - Bono

[@genecase9464]

You have NO idea. They really did change EVERYTHING!

[@jimmoore8951]

The world, at least the music world, would never be the same

[@margarettaylor8107]

​@@jimmoore8951Elvis changed everything.Lenon said that before Elvis, there was nothing.McCartney said the Beatles bought a guitar because of Elvis. He said Elvis was the reason they created a band.Sure, they were popular, but they originated nothing, but Elvis was more popular.Today, Elvis has the most visited home in the US, behind the White House.He, not the Beatles won Entertainer of the 20th Century.Elvis was so popular that more people saw the first live satellite, his concert, than the moon landing, for about 1.2 billion from the then population of 3.5 billion in forty countries.The Beatles did one, not live, and in contrast, seen by 200 million.Nobody has repeated Elvis' success.Elvis was so popular that the US government even today credits Elvis with ending the polio epidemic.So popular that both political parties wanted Elvis as their VP candidate. Elvis has sold by himself, and not in a foursome, over 4 billion records worldwide, according to Sony Also the Beatles popularized illegal drugs, they sang under the influence, were heroes to the hippies.They are responsible for the sloppy dress youth took up into adulthood.If you watch their interviews, you can see how arrogant they are, no humility whatsoever.Their music lives on, mostly among the woke generation.Not one is considered to have an amazing voice, good, yes, not unique.Paul even had to have his voice overdubbed because he missed the notes.Elvis was the complete entertainer, the highest paid actor if his time..33 movies.He still lives in his movies.Sang 4.2 octaves, all three bass, tenor, baritone, viice like butter, 50 different singing voices, produced his iwn songs, play every major instrument, had a photographic memory.Johnny Cash amomg multitudes said Elvis was the greatest entertainer and rhythm guitar player he ever saw.Yes, he saw the Beatles.George Harrison loved Elvis playing the rhythm guitar. Glad you like the Beatles but you should know what really happened and who is unique and original, who almost every singer wants to be according to Barry Gibbs, who the Beatles wanted to be like.When they first saw Elvis, they were almost in a stupor, sat on Elvis' floor at his knees, and stared in awe.Elvis liked some of their music, but he had a much more talented, unique band.

[@johnnyparis10]

You gotta understand, nobody had seen hair like that. The British accents. The chord changes. All were revolutionary. Plus in the US John Kennedy had been killed the end of November 1963 and the country was in a BIG depression. Then the Beatles arrive (at JFK 😮) barely 2 months later (February 7, 1964) and we needed them !! A breath of fresh fresh fresh air on the airwaves and in our living rooms. It marked the end of the ‘50’s and the beginning of a new age. Little wonder people went all hysterical…..

[@L33Reacts]

that makes total sense, johnny. thank you for the historical and cultural context. it always help me with ACTUALLY understanding what i'm listening to, past the music. The climate of the times it was created ALWAYS matters. In ways we don't even understand, probably.

[@robabiera733]

They knew how to work that hair, too! There are clips of performances where Paul and George would flip their hair while they're playing and the girls would scream every time!

[@mikefannon6994]

The Beatles in February 1964 gave us a reason to smile again after JFK assassination. I was 12, all the boys I knew wore crew cuts, that Monday hair began to grow. They changed the world in so many ways!

[@stevedahlberg8680]

​@robabiera733 Yes, they would shake their heads and their hair in unison when they did the high falsetto yells, lol. To me, it's almost a very early precursor to when guitar players in metal bands would sometimes headbang in unison and whip their long hair around in circles and then reverse direction and so forth.

[@AirDOGGe]

The first mop tops.

[@toot0913]

It’s called Beatlemania. Nothing like them before. Brand new everything. An awakening. I was 7 when I saw them on Ed Sullivan for the first time. Life changing.

[@johnshahbazz8945]

That dude in the suit and tie, looking somewhat bored, was their manager Brian Epstein. Love your fresh eyes and heart. Blessings on you and family - no matter how crazy they are.

[@fightman49]

Yes and he looked somewhat overwhelmed and a bit trepidatious at the sheer magnitude of the energy projected by the crowd.

[@jimmoore8951]

I don't think anyone expected the magnitude of Beatlemania. I'm not sure Epstein was simply amazed at the reaction or if he had $$$ on his mind knowing he just hit the jackpot

[@TheCybertiger9]

yes I noticed that too

[@stephenclarke4675]

We will never see anything like this again.

[@kevinpolito1529]

HISTORIC NOTE: I was in 5th grade, and 11 years old, when I watched this performance on TV. Before this, I was a Beatles skeptic. The girls in my class were crazy for The Beatles. Most of the boys, like me, were into The Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, and instrumental surf music by Dick Dale, the Ventures, etc. After this appearance on Ed Sullivan, our resistance to Beatlemania was blown away.

[@annheckenbach9396]

Me, too.

[@Richard2003]

Me too same age. I remember it like yesterday.

[@gsparkman]

Same age, same experience except I was on board from the start. Probably because I had a sister 3 years older than me. I’m sure I was influenced by her enthusiasm. The reality is the Beatles were unmistakably something very different in that early 60s era of music. Their musicality was on a different level, even if they were singing adolescent love songs.

[@tpatrick44]

Same! 5th Grade 11 years old!

[@tpatrick44]

FIRST Rock Concert in a Stadium! They Could NOT hear themselves! Ringo just looked at their feet and butts to keep the beat!

[@heartoftherose]

If you haven't seen A Hard Day's Night - watch it, it has the Beatles magic! You will see what we saw.

[@bentighe4811]

They called it Mania for a reason.

[@dalemcmillan7231]

I was 8 years old and watched the Beatles in 1964 on Ed Sullivan. The next day everybody at school was talking about it, including the teachers ❤

[@binxbolling]

73 million people watched the Beatles that Sunday night in 1964. The 60s really started then, and longer hair for men dominated until the early 80s.

[@johnniekight1879]

The Beatles lifted us out of the sadness of JFK's death. Perfect timing.

[@L33Reacts]

another comment mentioned that as well. i didn't put two and two together until now but that makes total sense.

[@louisdellavalle2159]

They were the most popular band on the planet, but so talented that they also became the most creative and influential band of all time

[@pushpak]

The Beatles, changing the world.

[@TheCornishCockney]

Well imagine what it was like as a 9yr old boy in London and bang,the Beatles exploded into everyone’s lives. Not just the music but the overall atmosphere that was taught to us by these geniuses. What a time to be alive,loved the 70’s to absolute bits,loved the 80’s almost as much,but the 60’s was magical.

[@angelakelly4763]

This was called “Beatlemania”. Shea Stadium on August 15, 1965 at 8pm, the cost was $5.65. I still have my ticket stub.

[@woverby1963]

How wonderful that must have been! Keep that stub forever its a treasure in my book!

[@davidporter3469]

That’s about 56 dollars in 2024

[@wendyryder2708]

WOW! Can I go back in the Way Back Machine to that concert in 1965? Absolutely PHENOMENAL!

[@dougj7295]

Rubber Soul is where eveything changed...

[@bamacopeland4372]

I'd argue that the seeds were planted with beatles for sale, and help. But rubber sole was a combination of the lyrical shift and musical influence where it fully shifted.

[@johnbumgardner7977]

The Beatles were the most loved band of all time ❤

[@L33Reacts]

They still are!!

[@mikewa2]

The guy in the suit with striped tie was Brian Epstein, their manager and friend and visionary. Brian died Aug 1967 aged 32, the Beatles were devastated! He took them from the cellar of The Cavern to super stardom in just a few years.

[@timr5490]

From mop tops to Abbey Road, the best there ever was.

[@davidlinnen1768]

I'm a 70 yr old English guy..grew up with THE best music ever..glad that young men like yourself are discovering stuff that I will always love..keep up the good work young man

[@L33Reacts]

Thank you david I appreciate that so much 🙏 I will keep the flame alive 🙏

[@davidlinnen1768]

God bless ya ...

[@TheCornishCockney]

Also 70,and damn I miss those days so much. Best music,best vibes,best times.

[@Choirguy95]

L33, unless you lived in the 60's, you cannot EVER imagine what it was like. Beatlemania was a time that will never be the same again, ever. I know, I was there. Rolling Stone magazine recently voted the Beatles the greatest group of the 20th Century, and NOBODY can claim that. The Beatles ARE THE REASON we have the music we have today. The Beatles fans knew it, now you know.

[@olmanrock5381]

I was at their last concert at Candlestick Park in SF. I was 11 years old.

[@NancyMoran-r3b]

I Wanna Hold Your Hand was the first Beatles’ song I ever heard. I was in ninth grade. I was sick at home in bed and I had my little transistor radio with me. It was different from any other song I had ever heard. I didn’t like it a lot at first. Then, when it was played a second time, I like it more. And that was IT! I was a goner! I’ve loved them for the rest of my life, above all others. Thanks, Nancy Lee here.

[@johncrookston6111]

February 9 1964 My 10th birthday Grew my hair long taught myself to play guitar Gotta gig this Saturday A lot of Beatles covers I'm getting old!

[@johndavids4780]

I brought a set of drums. Grew out my hair, brought Beatle style boots and started mu career in music, They saved me from some dingy factory somewhere. Feb. 9th is my birthday and they remain my best present.

[@wendyryder2708]

Aren’t we all? lol!

[@AlBarzUK]

Good luck with the gig Saturday! ✌️

[@johncrookston6111]

@@AlBarzUK thanks brother Canton Ohio Stop over

[@MaxWindshear]

That's almost my story too but no gig Saturday. I gotta mow the lawn 😕

[@jimallison6125]

This performance begat many American rock and roll bands. I remember watching in my parents living room and then talking to everyone the next day in class about it. Even the teacher was impressed.

[@nealeger8154]

It was only 4 years from "I want To Hold Your Hand" ('63), to "I Am The Walrus" ('67)

[@GreggOliverBass]

Imagine that no one had ever played in a stadium before - they were playing through their stage amplifiers and singing through the giant plastic speakers that the announcers used to introduce the players as they came up to bat. You couldn't hear ANY of it. the logistics of putting together a tour where you had to plan the security for the airport where up to 300,000 fans (in Adelaide , Australia) would come to meet the plane... hotel security, transportation... everything. Then imagine that the difficulties and frustrations of touring are so great that you decide you won't play shows anymore, we'll just make records - and STILL.... without doing live shows... you are still the biggest band in the world. and here it is 60 years later and you look back on their catalog, which I've heard is about 9 hours of music... that's it... their studio recordings amount to 9 hours of music and they are STILL talked about as being great songwriters, great performers, hugely influential, barrier breaking, once in a lifetime combination and they all grew up in the same little English town, sharing difficult childhoods and a love of rock and roll.

[@Linda-y9h]

I remember watching them on Ed. A very vivid memory. I was 10. Instantly fell in love. ❤😊

[@RandyHall324]

I was 5. The whole family watched, and it's among my earliest memories - not even sure if I really understood what was going on, but the reactions alone clued me in to something special happening.

[@mariaportengen2959]

I never forget when the Beatles came to the Netherlands in 1964. I was 8 years old then. I was already a fan then. How time flies.

[@barrymuller5131]

There was a time in the early 60s that they had the top 5 songs on the billboard top 10 list.

[@brianfisher6165]

That “One guys like”. is Brian Epstein the Beatles manager!!!👌👍✌️😁

[@alpetrocelli4465]

The February 9, 1964 show was a milestone in my life, marking the beginning of what would become my lifelong love of music. And this performance still gives me chills. ✌️❤️🎶

[@harrydoupe9315]

In addition to 7 #1's in one year, there was a point in April of 1964 where The Beatles not only had the TOP 5 singles on the Billboard charts, but also the TOP 2 albums. Insane. Loving the reactions.

[@AlBarzUK]

4 April 1964. As well as the top 5 slots they also had 7 more in the top 100.

[@MsUrbangirl]

Black and White to color! You are SO cool Lee! We love your channel, you're awesome. And I love your frequent laugh😂😂😂

[@dog1net]

Ringo's unison-handed drum fills are flawless.

[@patticrichton1135]

The Beatles also changed and altered OUR lives too, Lee, those of us, like me, who lived through that from the beginning (I was 16/17 in 1964)

[@panktendeez5548]

"Dragged the world out of black and white and into color...". Well said.

[@heero17v83]

I like early beatles equal to later beatles, they're so energetic and their songs are all fun and beautiful, I want to hold your hand is a very good song

[@that70sschwinn]

The Beatles had 11 of the top ten songs in 1964, they scored eleven top ten hits during the year with "I Want to Hold Your Hand", "She Loves You", "Please Please Me", "Twist and Shout", "Can't Buy Me Love", "Do You Want to Know a Secret", "Love Me Do", "P.S. I Love You", "A Hard Day's Night", "I Feel Fine", and "She's a Woman", the most among all other artists .🔥🔥👍👍

[@mickell241]

the musical progression of the Beatles in such a short time was amazing! you can't listen to them and not feel happy!!

[@nthdegree1269]

The Beatles brought joy and happiness to many. Their early music was an expression of that. They came right at the right time, and they were phenomenal songwriters, able to meet the crazy demand of hits and songs on time. Younger people have no idea on how big they were. They were not just a pop/rock band, they were in fact a pop culture phenomenon. Remember, singles (45's) were the rave back then, and they sold approx 1.6 billion singles in the US alone! Their first Ed Sullivan show had a tv audience of over 70 million. People were constantly talking about them non stop and they were evolving rapidly. The echo of all of this is still reverberating to our time.

[@drmorqWarrenProject]

I think I speak for everyone..... WE LOVE YOUR DAUGHTER!!!... IT DOESNT BOTHER ME OR US AT ALL...

[@dorianmartin]

Raise your daughter on Beatles music early. She’ll LOVE it! I know I did when I was three!

[@olmanrock5381]

Love it. The Beatles took the world from black and white into full color.

[@Linda-y9h]

The noise level was so high at Shea Stadium no one could hear the music. They could have just stood in the middle of the field and gotten the same response. Great reaction. ❤😊

[@AirDOGGe]

I wanna hold your hand is the first Beatles song I heard as a kid in the 1960s. It defines them for me. This is where it all began for me, the whole music world.

[@thumbsaloft]

You have to understand for millions around the world the Beatles had gotten there musically! Too many people write off the Beatles early period, but the fact is no one else was doing what they did!

[@dougca7086]

Don't fool yourself they played a lot of Dives over in England before anybody ever heard of them and when they were offered to play on The Ed Sullivan Show they were ready and grew from there but they put in the hours and hours of practice and not making much money before they ever we're known

[@billalbritton4972]

Hardest working band,ever.

[@zendt66]

And don't forget Hamburg...

[@carolynschmidt5467]

Also Germany I think

[@carolynschmidt5467]

You can't imagine how shocking that hair was to our parents.

[@jerryward3311]

They were bombing in England but booked a gig in Germany and stuck around there and made a name for themselves by putting in the work. They went back to England and became an 'overnight' sensation. Then came the US invasion, and the rest is history.

[@Gonegonegone977]

❤ the next day was a different world.

[@BillBitterman-ny2jl]

There is no shame in saying that the Beatles are life changing. As a 10 year old, I have a vivid memory of seeing them on the Ed Sullivan show. At the time, I didn't realize how life changing they were...not just to me but for so many of of my contemporaries. My musical journey has many moments like that. After the Beatles, it was seeing The Who on the Smothers Brothers show then seeing Simon and Garfunkel in concert that same year. My life is better because of the love of music...both listening to it and playing these songs I love on guitar. Just keep it going young man. Your love of the music is infectious and you are doing a wonderful thing for your daughter. She'll have that same connection to the music and her dad who told her all about it.

[@dizzypilots2639]

The straight looking chill guy was Brian Epstein, the Beatles manager.

[@yankeeboyno7]

Eight Days a Week was Shea Stadium when the boys began to get sick of touring because of the screaming crowds.

[@L33Reacts]

i completely understand why. that is kind of insane lol can't even hear yourself think probably

[@reddoxx4754]

@@L33Reacts With their inadequate equipment, they couldn't hear themselves play. Ringo has said he watched the others move to know what they were doing.

[@lauraallen55]

@@reddoxx4754 I read that he said he watched John's backside lol! It was to keep the beat.

[@sourisvoleur4854]

@@reddoxx4754 Yes monitor speakers hadn't been invented yet so they were unable to actually hear themselves sing, and Ringo couldn't hear them play. They depended on him being a metronome.

[@reddoxx4754]

@@lauraallen55 Yeah, and Paul's foot tapping. And when they shook their hair. :)

[@donnacushman7024]

"I Want To Hold Your Hand"...Ed Sullivan Show...Feb.9, 1964...watched by OVER 73,000,000+ people...making it...on that night...the most watched TV show of all time to that point. "Eight Days A Week"...released as a single in the US in Feb1965 where it got to #1...their 7th straight song to hit the top of the charts. The film shows The Beatles at Shea Stadium in NYC on August 15, 1965 at the start of their 1965 summer tour of the US . On this night...this was the biggest rock concert ever staged. They played to over 56,500 crazed fans...and this was the beginning of the stadium rock concerts that we have today.

[@allannancarrow8034]

Simply the best that's all I got to say

[@NoviJimB]

Whenever I watch a Beatles reaction I immediately want to go into a long diatribe, but I'll do my best to resist. :) That must be a remixed version of Eight Days A Week, I've never heard it without the fade-in intro. As far as I know they were the first (shocker, eh?) to do a fade-in, rather than a fade-out. That was one of the first songs that was a 'favorite song ever' for me, back in early 65, when I was 4 1/2. I can clearly remember hearing it a lot on our radio in our dinette, where I would sit with my dad while he was listening to top 40 radio. As someone pointed out, that was Brian Epstein standing off to the side of the stage. One of the most important people in rock history (in my opinion). If he wouldn't have gone to see them at the Cavern in late 61 and become enamored with them, they may well have never made it. He gave them their new image with the suits, and he pushed and pushed until he got them an audition at EMI with George Martin, and from there that was it. They were on their way. Eventually we got the 'British invasion' after they came over in early 64, and the world of rock and roll was forever changed. In late 63 almost nobody here in the states had even heard of The Beatles. After Ed Sullivan they were quickly the biggest band in the world. At one point in April 64 they held the top five spots on the charts, unheard of back then. They had almost 30 songs on the charts in 64, and if you count cover songs and songs about them (We Love You Beatles, My Boyfriend Has A Beatles Haircut...) they accounted for close to 50 songs on the charts that year. Just insane. If you want to get a really great account of their beginnings and rise to fame, all the way through to the breakup, you have to check out Anthology. A really well done history of them, with all kinds of great live footage, interviews, etc. You'll need a few hours, but it's well worth it. You've been discovering them in bits and pieces, out of order. That gives you a great account (and a better feel) for how it all happened.

[@lauraallen55]

Lee has had multiple recommendations to see Anthology! He's been sent not one, but two sets of it, in fact lol!

[@barbarjinx3802]

Not even 2 years, only 18 months between performances. But yes they dragged us into the color and modern age. It’s only 2 years after Shea that they did the first global satellite performance, representing England, singing ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE.

[@paulsullivan1650]

BROTHER, I COULD LISTEN TO YOU TALK ABOUT THE BEATLES ALL DAY LONG! YOU'RE AWESOME!

[@Kathmak]

Paul was the biggest Beatles fan. Still is!❤

[@ga7654]

I was only 4 years old, but I don't think there will ever be another sensation like them. They were so different... when their music played on the radio, you could hear the girls screaming in their houses down the street! Crazy!

[@3ScotsInk]

The first concert I went to was the Beatles. Memphis, Tennessee 8/19/1966. My mother took my big sister and me. I was 9. Ku Klux Klan tried to bar the entrance doors. Some dropped a cherry bomb off the balcony above Ringo. Bounced off his drum and exploded on the stage. John, Paul, and George thought one of them had been shot, quickly realized that wasn’t true, and they finished the song they were singing. Show was shut down for 45 minutes, then they came back on and finished. I was lucky- just a couple weeks later they played the last time ever as a touring band. Love watching younger generations discovering the Beatles for the first time. Thanks!

[@1rsalc]

Great reaction. Your comment about Beatlemania is spot on: "They dragged the world out of black and white and threw it into color".

[@tinamakaneole]

Beatlemania There Was No Cure ❤❤❤❤😊

[@robertstoner8244]

I was 4 when they were on ed Sullivan. My older sister was 14 she turned me on to the Beatles. Love all of them

[@kevanbodsworth9868]

The music was leading the fans to another level ,, Every LP was mostly new,,

[@StevenW1958]

This was from February 9, 1964 airing of The Ed Sullivan Show at 8pm. I was 4 years old and in kindergarten and living in East New York, a neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Both my older sister and I would sing I Want To Hold You Hand all the time. My entire family waited with much anticipation to see The Beatles live and singing our favorite songs. What a time to grow up in, the late ‘50’s and ‘60’s. The Beatles sang “Eight Days a Week” at Shea Stadium, located in Flushing, NY, borough of Queens. This was the home of the New York Mets baseball team, and the New York Jets football team.

[@mickell241]

eight days a week i really like this channel

[@johnbumgardner7977]

There will never be another Beatles ❤

[@OuryLN]

There was an excitement to “I wanna hold her hand” that most contemporaneous rock songs lacked!

[@closeencounter1954]

That color video was from the Shea Stadium concert. If you want to know what Beatlemania was about, watch the videos from this concert…..

[@bookwoman53]

It must have been difficult for the Beatles to play and sing with the screaming. They probably couldn’t hear each other. They obviously knew their music and had performed it so much.

[@JanetReimann-r3c]

My first Beatles concert was in Chicago in September of 64 bi was a 14 year old girl going crazy and loving it! Beatles 4ever❤❤❤

[@markw.8455]

Think their 3 performances on Ed Sullivan started in February 1964. Sullivan said he 'found' the Beatles on a trip to London, scouting talent for the show. There was a large crowd at the airport welcoming the Beatles back from a tour of some of Europe. Ed Sullivan asked what all the commotion was about. The rest is history.

[@jimcomvideos]

Beatlemania was real. Take your cutest "boy-band" and arm them with amazing song writing talent and you've got a recipe for hysteria. It was insane. And yes, they were still maturing as songwriters.

[@L33Reacts]

They were so talented it kind of boggles the mind. And they were the biggest band in the world. What an enigma.

[@HartKlinga]

Everything they did was new!

[@woverby1963]

Oh to have been around for this, what a lucky generation! I was just a baby when this was going down but im a die hard Beatles fan forever!

[@dawnschneider187]

The girls were in hysterics over them, they couldn't even hear themselves sing!

[@thomastimlin1724]

You're witnessing the first stadium concert for a rock band...the Beatles. You need to watch the movie A Hard Days Night to see a fun version of Beatlemania.

[@stwbryfld1]

The Shae Stadium concert crowd was so deafeningly loud that the decibel level was equal to a 747 jet taking off! 😱

[@TrevorCrook-c1s]

Even in their early simple stuff there was still great melody .

[@glenndespres5317]

No surprise, the B-side being I Don’t Want To Spoil the Party is an awesome song. Harmonies soaring! Yeah, Beatlemania had to be experienced to be understood. They were like nothing we had ever seen or heard. Ed Sullivan launched them into orbit. We didn’t really know what it was about: we just knew we could not get enough!

[@Bill123058]

I watched this live. it was pretty incredible at the time.

[@TeleNikon]

Astonishing - 1.5 years between the 2 clips - - - Feb '64 and Aug '65 - - - Beatles' USA intro via Ed Sullivan, then the concert that broke all records, The Beatles at Shea Stadium. Astounding.

[@damonhines8187]

Incredible, isn't it? Astonishing. Watched in England from '62 to '64 when we came to Toronto a couple months after the Sullivan Show blew North America's doors off.

[@mattleppard1970]

Point of note: when Bob Dylan heard the lyric “I can’t hide” he thought it was “I get high” and thought they were cool. True story ❤

[@spazimdam]

Yeah Beatlemania was a real thing. Crazy it was.

[@robinstarkey6071]

I was 8 when the Ed Sullivan episode aired. My mom didn't want me to watch it, she was afraid it would pollute me 😂😂😂

[@scottyhotty1003]

Great reaction video and love seeing my hometown and borough (Queens/NYC🗽) showcased as Beatlemania Exploded at Shea stadium (Former home of the Mets)❤ Great to see you react to all this Lee...YOU ROCK!!! 🥊🎶🔥💯

[@zonkster909]

If you listened to eight days a week for the first time in 1965 you would’ve thought that it was light years ahead of the songs that were on the radio at that time. The Beatles created the modern classic Pop song.

[@jonathanmurphy3141]

Other British bands, The Rolling Stones, and the Yardbirds, who were heavy into the Blues, atom the US, went to see The Beatles, in concert to see if these guys were real, and they could play,....respect, friendship, comeraderaie followed. The Lads from Liddypool were talented!

[@mamared56]

These early songs are what made the Beatles, the Beatles!! Love many of the later songs, but the early recordings are still my favorite.

[@astroteech]

I was 6 years old when this came out. I also have a steam removed version of the original album cover of "Yesterday and Today". It will never be for sale. I'm a life long Beatles fan. Elvis was a poser, but he was the original poser (never wrote a song of his own). My wife who is 5 years older than me is a die hard Elvis fan, while I am a Beatles fan. The Beatles were the first rock supergroup, though their early work depended heavily on American black blues, which was the case for the Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds, the Animals, etc. But the Beatles pointed the way for a new generation of rock artists, writing their own music. Lennon and McCartney might be the most prolific song writing duo of all time. I was there for and loved the musical revolution of the 60s, 70's, 80's, 90's, and early 2000's, but the Beatles will always stand alone in my mind and experience. I was raised by a jazz musician mother (piano) and have dabbled with or learned to play 8 different instruments, from trumpet to bass and drums.

[@davidwestphal3469]

Keep in mind that they were on Ed Sullivan in 1964. Only three short years later, they were in the studio recording Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. How’s that for progress?

[@501625abc]

Keep in mind that there were no stage monitors back then. They harmonized without hearing what each other were singing. The din of the screaming drowned everything out. As a band, their playing was amazingly tight again without stage monitors. Their Hamburg shows in the Reeperbahn was their training grounds.

[@robertspitz9832]

I remember when i first heard this song in February '64 listening to the Mad Daddy show on 1010 WINS NY on my transistor radio. It blew me away!

[@cassmcmlix]

It was unimaginable fame across the world. It affected EVERY generation, every musical group. They changed everything. There is no fame you can compare it with today. NOTHING comes close, Also, the Beatle that received the most fan mail was RINGO.

[@lilybee2955]

Yep. You're right about Ringo, he was the girls' clear favourite. I had to smile when I heard L33 say something like "poor Ringo, sitting all the way back..." 😂!!!

[@jimfrederick3907]

That was the same reaction in EVERY city they went, regardless of Country!

[@tonyneal4716]

I was eight years old when the Beatles first came to prominence. Kept on hearing about these guys on the radio, television and in magazines. This was before they appeared on the Ed Sullivan show (Feb 1964). I asked my mother, "Who are these beetles?"She replied, " The're singers". Later on, I asked my father the same question, he replied "the're long haired layabouts who should get a job."😅

[@jamesnorrisbarrett8927]

Every time I watch this video I try to find myself in that crowd. Never happened yet......