Eleanor Rigby Reaction: I'm Speechless!

[@PoloMusic27]

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[@lennonturney7343]

Listen to "Strawberry Fields Forever" & "I Am The Walrus" It will change your world.

[@klaxoncow]

"A Day in the Life" from the "Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album. Indeed, any song from that classic album - generally considered amongst the best albums of all-time - but "A Day in the Life", which ends the album, will blow your socks off, as it just goes totally off-script. It just doesn't care and goes completely off the charts of your expectations. They go places that no other song has ever gone - before or since.

[@lennonturney7343]

Yes, also "A Day In The Life" - those 3 will make you into a different person

[@oltedders]

Give a listen to 'She's Leaving Home' from the Sargent Pepper's album.

[@TerencePearse-x3j]

It's very sad that people these day's have such narrow musical likes. We had The Beatles, Stone's, Bob Dylan, The Animals. The List is Endless. The list of Beatles Songs, is Legendary.

[@daveoutdoors4949]

Life is better when you’re a Beatles fan.

[@TonyLovell]

imagine the darkness that accompanies the haters. Brrrr.

[@deborahjesser2028]

That is John Lennon on vocals.

[@kellylappin5944]

@@deborahjesser2028 That is Paul McCartney on vocals.

[@heidicross7255]

They changed music for the better. Music before them was so amateurish. We needed them more than they will ever know.

[@SaintSlartibartfast]

​@@kellylappin5944It's obviously Paul singing.

[@junehanzawa5165]

Greatest all around band ever. What they did in a 6 to 7 year span has never come close to being matched in entire lifetimes.

[@thegeniusfool]

Liam would probably beg to differ ;-)

[@dgavi3688]

Imagine a pop group in the 1960's writing a song about loneliness and despair with a classical vibe, the genius and innovation of The Beatles.

[@hempluva]

And George Martin...

[@GreenOlives4952]

And they were in their mid-twenties then!

[@hectorchavez3405]

Just incredible, so many great songs .

[@eileentsiapanos5430]

I remember my youngest sister years ago saying the Beatles weren’t anything special and they sucked. Well, I gave her a piece of my mind and she shut her trap. Lol

[@ammaleslie509]

@@dgavi3688 was it a group or just Sir Paul and George Martin? The cool thing is that it was RELEASED and became a hit all over the world when you "can't dance to it". A two minute masterpiece

[@kk-om5zm]

Amazing Beatles......Best band ever, bro.❤❤❤❤❤❤Here comes the sun, 1.570.000.000 vews on spotify. Eleanor Rigby has 700.000.000 and others from 600.000.000 to 1.000.000.000. And remember, the Beatles where as band 50 ago...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@caronspeas2888]

At 72 yrs old, I have a lifetime of loving The Beatles. Every day I thank England for The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and the magnificent and eternal William Shakespeare.

[@JohnDuffy-bq8wg]

Queen, elo, rolling stones, bee gees, bond, the life of Brian, cream, Elton John, 1984, war of the worlds, the who, Fleetwood mack, to name just a few more

[@caronspeas2888]

@ I agree with all your picks. I just named the few that were my very favorites - the best of the best.

[@janhamstra2135]

Same age, same love for their music!!

[@JohnDuffy-bq8wg]

@@caronspeas2888 I agree but would definitely put war of the worlds up there, is was written before cars and the telephone 140 years ago, a visionary book as was 1984, Robert Hardy reading the audio book makes it even better, England truly has some World talent

[@djknox2]

Nuts on my friend. Imagine life without that which you listed? The three greatest rock bands of all time are The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. The Rolling Stones are probably #4 and Queen is likely in the top 10, along with a maybe another 1 or 2 British acts. The Lord of the Rings is the greatest adventure story ever told, and of course I have no words to adequately describe William Shakespeare other than by his own words. "What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason! How infinite in faculty, in form, and moving how express and admirable! In action how like an angel! In apprehension how like a god! The beauty of the world! The paragon of animals! And yet, to me, what is this quintessence of dust? Man delights not me: no, nor woman neither, though by your smiling you seem to say so. "

[@jesseturnip]

If the internet had existed in 1964. The Beatles would have had a billion views in the first year.

[@BT405]

Probably more lol, almost every major hit gets a few hundred million views on youtube fairly quickly. By the end of '64 they were already the biggest band in the world and had 12 top 10 hits in America alone

[@rogerhennie8939]

@@BT405by far the biggest in Europe in 1963 and would have reached a billion streams allready. USA came a bit late to the Party. But with THAT 1963 back catalogue They hit Even Harder in America.

[@sst3d]

Indeed

[@goldbug7127]

first DAY

[@zstarsurfer]

Thank God it didn't exist and I came up without it. And btw, the music of the counter cultural revolution of the 1960's and 70's would not have happened had the musicians of that time lived in a culture similar to today's.

[@susanbezio6708]

McCartney is a songwriting genius.

[@SMHannon100]

And Lennon was pretty good as well.

[@violetquinn8029]

The world's greatest living songwriter.

[@ladyjane8855]

Can't believe we share his timeline. He's going to be famous for centuries to come. Lucky us.

[@jonathangriffiths2499]

24 when he wrote this …

[@Rogers_Ranger]

Admiral Halsey is fkin genius

[@DavidEveritt74]

George Martin, their producer, was formally educated in classical music. He wrote and arranged the strings for this. Brilliance.

[@stevewest4994]

Paul McCartney didn't want a sentimental string arrangement but wanted the violins to sound spiky, like the soundtrack to Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho". That's what George Martin wrote for him.

[@randallpetersen9164]

Many call George the fifth Beatle. It's unarguable that their sound would have been quite different without him, and some masterpieces like this, wouldn't be.

[@raindrops21_9]

@@stevewest4994 This. The musical _ideas_ were Paul's, and George wrote down the music notation.

[@babu357]

@@stevewest4994 Yes the strings definately have a Psycho-like sound to it. It fits this song so well. Much better than sentimental strings.

[@dcg4mn]

@@stevewest4994 yes thank god the strings are not sentimental - those ruined Long And Winding Road

[@StephenSeabird]

It's so intense, like a symphony compressed into a couple of minutes with deep feelings expressed in the lyrics added. It's so perfect, it always leaves me breathless.

[@pablovandyck]

Imagine: It's 1966. AM radio plays all the hits. Then a song comes on the radio of a guy singing along to a string quartet.

[@oxsila]

I often wonder what people thought in 1966 listening to Tomorrow Never Knows. No doubt just being absolutely mindblown.

[@Mike-rk8px]

@@oxsilaThe “Revolver” album was released on August 5, 1966. I turned 16 on August 7, 1966 and my best friend bought me the album for my birthday. He also brought something neither of us had tried before: marijuana. Listening to the “Revolver” album the first time was mind blowing, because like most teenagers, we were huge Beatles fans, and this was a MASSIVE leap forward in sound, songwriting, and studio technology. The last song on the album was “Tomorrow Never Knows” and to say that it was shocking is a gross understatement. NOTHING had ever sounded like it! In fact, I wasn’t sure if I was hearing it correctly, I was beginning to wonder if the pot had been laced with LSD. Once the pot wore off I played that song over and over, relieved I had heard it correctly, and shocked that it was the Beatles! Later on in 1966 I tried LSD and suddenly understood why “Tomorrow Never Knows” sounded the way it did: this was how things sounded when you were tripping on acid. What that song really was was a preview of what was to come in 1967 when everything went psychedelic and it seemed like everyone was smoking pot or taking acid. When you look at how America was in 1960 and how it was in 1969 it was probably the biggest cultural shift in history. By 1967 even my reserved and snobby English grandparents were using expressions like “Groovy” and “Far Out”.

[@taragreenetarotastro]

@@oxsila IT BLEW OUR MINDS

[@catherinereynolds9644]

​@@Mike-rk8pxoh! What a time to be alive. Peace ☮️💜✨

[@diane39istockphoto]

"Wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door" . Amazing.

[@babu357]

I know, that line is just phrased awesomely. I first thought of it as just an oddball thing to say, then as I was a little older I used to think of it as makeup but now I think of it as the mask she wears when she goes out in public.

[@ladyjane8855]

We studied the lyrics to this song in school. Nobody complained about listening to a Beatles song during English Comprehension class but it is pure poetry.

[@GinMae]

I first heard this age 8 or 9.. and that line totally freaked me out ... I pictured it literally... lol

[@GreenOlives4952]

In my junior year of HS, we also spent a semester of English literature studying their songs as poetry. Our teacher was about 10 years older than us and a huge fan. What a great class it was!! ❤❤❤

[@ScarletVoodoo]

@@babu357 I always thought it was the mask she wore in public too, but Paul has said in interviews that it is cold cream. Still a brilliant line

[@AP-gb3eh]

The reason it doesn’t have a billion views is because many of us still have the album 😂

[@devonvergiels5185]

😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@Lorib19592]

Absolutely

[@ammaleslie509]

THIS

[@davidgray7550]

@@AP-gb3eh Got them all. Remastered,too.

[@marcelolopez1001]

Correct

[@dab_family9405]

Beatles are so popular, that contrarians purposely don't listen to them. Like it's cool or hip to dislike them. That's a mistake. They were truly geniuses, whether you like their music or not. Listen to their whole library, and there's probably 20 different genres they're in. They're not writing songs by pattern, they're inspired to create, create, create. And so many songs, should be called compositions. This composition is amazing.

[@alland1241]

Contrarians, what a wonderful word for them, fits like a glove

[@goldbug7127]

Yeah, contrarian. Makes me think of people that don't believe in Shakespeare

[@JoeandAngie]

Correct. Same with Led.

[@JoeandAngie]

​@goldbug7127 who "believes " in Shakespeare? Not I.

[@goldbug7127]

@@JoeandAngie I recently mentioned Shakespeare to a Hutterite youngster in that it was the same age as the j James Bible. He'd never heard of him but he talked about it. It came back to me that he thought Shakespearianism was a religion.

[@jamesdrynan]

I grew up with the Beatles as the soundtrack of my teens. I'm 74 now and love to see a fresh generation discover the musicality of this group.😊

[@rogerosterberger4627]

I have had 70 birthdays, and when "He's a real nowhere man" came out, I was immediately taken, even though my cousins were Monkees fans.

[@davidstevenson6817]

71, feel just the same … so many memories 😊

[@JuanFlorezRacing]

18. year old here! I know every single Beatles song on guitar, all the way from john's rhythm all the way to George's lead. I try to introduce my friends to Beatles songs from time to time. We gotta keep them alive for the next generation to come!

[@rogerosterberger4627]

@@JuanFlorezRacing I was taking a younger friend home after work and Nowhere Man came on. He said that he had heard that song, I told him ,"that's the difference between us, you've heard the song and I know every word of this classic.

[@charlesdehaven2375]

I suggested ' Black Bird ' as the opposite of the rich orchestral Beatles.

[@mrwallace1059]

No drums, no electric guitar, no computer generated music. Pure and simple and great.

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

And most importantly, no damn vocal autotune!

[@gracieb.3054]

Just pure musical composition.

[@madambutterfly4352]

In Liverpool, they have a statue of Eleanor Rigby sitting on a bench. People leave food blankets as a symbol to the homelessness ❤

[@GloriaLodge]

That's beautiful ❤️.🇨🇦

[@charliebaarg303]

food blankets? I've never see this and walk past the statue everyday

[@madambutterfly4352]

​@@charliebaarg303just because you haven't seen it doesn't mean it doesn't happen I work in town seen it many times why I said what I said...

[@charliebaarg303]

@@madambutterfly4352 yes and when did i say it didn't happen? Im not disputing it at all just questioning it as ive never seen it and walk past it every day... why is everyone so hostile jeeez😂😂

[@madambutterfly4352]

@charliebaarg303 you said you had never seen it so what was you implying be arsed get a life mate...

[@queenredspecial]

There is nothing like The Beatles. They cracked the world open and we still feed on their discoveries.

[@rogerdavies2796]

Beautifully put. Thanks

[@camillep3631]

there truly is no one that comes close. modern musicians say 'the Beatles didn't influence me at all'. but they don't understand that the Fab Four influenced the people that influenced them and the people that influenced them etc etc...

[@pjmurphy920]

@@camillep3631 You got that right and well put!

[@mariachester950]

And what an amazing city ...gives the world amazing people in all things...❤...

[@LindaAtchison-qi2fm]

"She's leaving home" has always been a favorite Beatles song for me

[@loverofsong9830]

Oh God, YES.😢

[@tommyk6719]

Yup! That’s a good one!

[@violetquinn8029]

THIS.

[@annother3350]

Yep

[@davidc5820]

As a father that one hits hard. And Paul wrote it as a practically a child. Like “When I’m SixtyFour”

[@emojidoomscroll]

The "beginning of your Beatles journey"... what a place to be! What a wonderful world. xo

[@jeffoff7795]

Yes. So much great music to discover.

[@randellgribben9772]

he dosnt care.. just here for the money. like all the other folks..posting ' first time.. and shocked ' music youtube videos.. come on this guy is over 30 years old.. and he had no idea.. does he live under a rock?

[@gerrycoogan6544]

It partly surprises and dismays me in equal parts to realise that an entire generation is unfamiliar with the incomparable musical legacy of The Beatles. On the other hand, it pleases me to find young folk who are open to asking why The Beatles are such a big deal. I kind of envy anyone who is on the verge of discovering why they are the greatest of all. "Eleanor Rigby" is just one of 14 tracks on the classic "Revolver" album, which is frequently quoted as one of the very best albums of all time (and rightly so). Part of me wishes that I could relive the magnificent experience of discovering the music of The Beatles for the very first time. However, I'm happier still to have had this inspiring music ever present in my life for six decades!

[@mathematicschaos]

My 60 plus years wouldn't have been the same or as good without their music.

[@matthewlawton9241]

Nothing lasts forever, not even Beatles. Time forgets and soldiers on carrying echoes of things we said once we're gone.

[@ThouSwell-zx3fd]

And what passes for popular music these days is absolute 💩 😄

[@tonitemperance9960]

Once you become a Beatles fan, the whole world smiles 😊❤ Good choice, Polo

[@newunderthesun7353]

Delusion.

[@karensimpson4869]

⁠@@newunderthesun7353I would think about that , The Beatles wrote about life . You can see her Eleanor’s grave in a church yard in Liverpool where Paul was a choirboy . This song is from 1966 that’s nearly 60 years ago and still still going strong

[@PNWOlygurl66]

Truth!

[@lisa.user-xm7kz2tb6x]

​@@newunderthesun7353✌️ Btw, 'tis: 'there's Nothing new under the Sun'. ;) :) anywho, so, I too, for some years, was guarded, bc of a little bit of life. Best thing is getting older to have more years to get it right 😎

[@jamesdrynan]

Polo, you've taken a step into a musical journey that will change your perspective on life and music. Enjoy the trip!

[@heartoftherose]

"Starting on my Beatles journey" - what an awesome thing to be able to say!

[@ammaleslie509]

I envy you

[@quirkessence9446]

Same here, I envy you. Go deep, you won't regret it ever.

[@vincentgraziano660]

I would love to have virgin ears and listen to all the songs not knowing them.

[@bobangell1679]

It's the reason I like reaction videos. I can re-live the first time I heard it.

[@JenMaxon]

Wish I was - no actually, I don't. I've been listening to the Beatles all my life and it's been a great pleasure.

[@josephmoodler2711]

What a profound message in this song. Loneliness is an epidemic.

[@nychris2258]

It's part of the human condition.

[@wpollock1]

In light of the pandemic, this song is so spot on.

[@RIbigDave]

Paradoxically the internet that connects everybody has led to much more loneliness

[@josephmoodler2711]

True

[@josephmoodler2711]

Yes

[@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188]

As soon to be 77, I grew up with The Beatles! It's like having met and listened to Mozart!

[@lion5352-z1s]

The song is deep . It’s bloody brilliant ❤

[@RadCenter]

The best way for anyone to experience the Beatles is to start with their first album (1963) and work your way forward to their last album (1970). The amount of artistic growth in those few brief years is astonishing. In between, they experimented with skiffle, rockabilly, psychedelic rock, Indian raga, hard rock, straight pop, and country, among other genres-sometimes all on the same album. As a bonus, they revolutionized music production and marketing, while setting trends in fashion and hairstyles and exploring Eastern religions and social justice. And they did it all with a wicked sense of humor.

[@t.j.payeur5331]

It's just frikking amazing...

[@Jill-mh2wn]

I read once that Paul replied to a question about their fame ,that `I always looked on us as a good little R&B band'.

[@KenOtwell]

Watch a Hard Day's Night to see their true comedy genius (and some really great songs as well.)

[@GrandManor]

Paul McCartney won a Grammy for this vocal performance.

[@BabbleBebble]

He won because he wrote the whole soundtrack for an english tv serie in those days and Eleanor Rigby was on the same line of thise his own new style

[@GrandManor]

@ Eleanor Rigby is from Revolver (1966). He won the Grammy for his performance of that song. It had nothing to do with whatever else he had worked on.

[@BabbleBebble]

@GrandManor I see, ok. For sure there was a soundtrack he wrote for a TV serie in UK. Probably the award he won was just for this performance

[@georgesheffield1580]

When GRAMMY's were real

[@dcg4mn]

@@georgesheffield1580 yes, my grammy died about 35 years ago

[@Salmacis99]

This is just the tip of a MASSIVE iceberg of brilliance. In ten short years, they made more amazing music than any other band in history- facts! Keep on digging- they're 'The Beatles' for a reason.

[@Hessulo]

Seven yeara with Ringo. 22aug62-69. In studio less time.

[@tucaz65]

FACTS!

[@thomasmacdiarmid8251]

I have heard people say Shakespeare wasn't so great - he just took a lot of famous quotes and strung them together. They weren't quotes until he wrote them, and his brilliant wordowrk made them quotable. In the same way, you hear people say The Beatles sound like so many other bands of the 60s and since. But those sounds are used because the Beatles (and their production team, including of course, George Martin) introduced them and showed how they could be used to make appealing and interesting music.

[@dianacoles1017]

​@@thomasmacdiarmid8251you are right. It is almost impossible for me to remember how startlingly original and different they sounded back in the day.

[@jeffreykaufmann2867]

​@@Hessulo They did in 7 years what most band can't do in 25 years

[@finnmccool684]

The word 'masterpiece' is not sufficient to describe 'Eleanor Rigby.'

[@CarolinaPine]

"Here Comes the Sun" is my favorite song of all time.

[@alchemy-oi8xf]

Maybe the most amazing thing about the Beatles vast catalog, Polo, is the fact that virtually every song sounds different from the last.

[@GreenOlives4952]

Exactly!

[@oxsila]

They just loved music. No genre gatekeeping. No elitism. Just making music inspired by all the variety of genres they were listening to. Those are the artists i always seek out. The ones who go where the vibes take them and dont stick to one genre, one mould. Bowie is another phenomenal example but there are a few. Love it.

[@ogazm1865]

I heard they went back in a time machine to steal all the songs and came back to the 60s.

[@shenmisheshou7002]

The evolution of the Beatles' music is one of the greatest musical evolutions of all times. From I want to hold your hand to I am the Walrus, every album brought something completely different. So many great songs and a combination of talent that has no peer.

[@thewizard6077]

I'm number 545 on the comments, so very little chance he's gonna see this, but somebody needs to tell him the Beatles are the BIGGEST selling music artist of ALL TIME, and NOBODY else even comes close (tell him to do a quick google search and he'll see what I'm talking about). The Beatles are bigger than Elvis, bigger than Michael Jackson, bigger than Madonna, bigger than Beyoncé, bigger than Rihanna, bigger than Jay Z, bigger than Dr. Dre, bigger than Drake, Bigger than Taylor Swift...bigger than ANY other music artist that EVER breathed air and walked the face of this planet!!!...and certainly, bigger than Gotye..lol. Peace

[@jaquieh6857]

So wonderful, I saw them live in the 60s, loved them all my life ❤

[@eggchipsnbeans]

Not just popular but they sold complex and sophisticated music to ordinary people who adored it. Fancy, ordinary people being treated as intelligent and able to understand complexity

[@bishlap]

he's new to music - he thinks "Tool" is groundbreaking. I like the channel nonetheless.

[@MsAppassionata]

He may have a billion now, but let’s see how many views Gotye has in 60 years. 😏

[@stoutsandstews]

Try A Day In The Life from Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band album.

[@rjross1087]

Yes! A masterpiece, with contributions from both John and Paul.

[@rogerdavies2796]

​@@rjross1087And banned from all airwaves because of the cannabis reference on the bus. I'm 71 and from Liverpool and eternally blessed that I was able to cherish their ever evolving musical journey. Their music will be immortal like the voices of Sinatra and Nat King Cole. Muhammad Ali and Lennon were my heroes

[@lookingforwisdom-t6p]

Agree, the best

[@davidc5820]

I read the news today oh boy…

[@alanmaslac2065]

That's what I would have suggested. At 72, I just laughed to hear you refer to Paul McCartney as "the lead singer."

[@doreenew3117]

The no one was saved line always breaks my heart.

[@leedaves7070]

That verse was John’s contribution.

[@thesilvershining]

@@leedaves7070 According to Pete Shotton who was there, John didn’t contribute anything to this song, he sat and sulked the whole time.

[@TheChrisleekay]

This was the song that completly blew my mind at around 12yrs old. I'd never heard anything like it before...it wasn't a love song it wasn't a protest song it was a song about a gravestone Paul passed everyday on his walk to school! Lennon and Mccartney were both geniuses and have as yet not been surpassed!!

[@plefevre]

Eleanor Rigby is staggeringly good.

[@ronnielarson9603]

Yes and it’s underrated

[@alland1241]

@@ronnielarson9603 only by under 12 year olds

[@JohnBolender]

@@alland1241 Long long ago there was a Beatles cartoon series, and lots of under-12-year-olds knew that this song was great.

[@alland1241]

@@JohnBolender I'm talking about today, every over 12 knows it's great thus it's not underrated

[@RobertSmith-iw2kb]

Good taste polo,you have the mind of an artist.

[@Tijuanabill]

The Beatles were together for a total of 7 years, 7 months, and 24 days. None of them were 30 yet when the band broke up. In that short time they charted with 64 songs, averaging a new hit single every 43 days. They invented the rock album, out of a need to get their music out as fast as they could make it, without waiting for each single to run it's course. Before them, the 33 1/3 speed on a record player was used mostly for educational records.

[@paulcollins7185]

The Beatles were together quite a bit longer than you have stated, although, the time you state relates to their time together when they were recording for Parlophone and then Apple. They had all been together as friends and in a band with several name changes since 1956. John Lennon and his band the Quarrymen, joined by Paul McCartney in 1957 and then George Harrison in 1958, by then they had used several band names after the Quarrymen, Johnny & the Moondogs, The Silver Beetles, Silver Beatles, and finally as The Beatles by 1960. In 1962 although very well known to them, Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey), since their early days playing in Liverpool clubs/pubs and all over the North West of England and in Hamburg, Ringo formerly joined them in 1962. They were signed up to Brian Epstein as their manager in Jan' 1962. They were signed up to George Martin as their Record producer April 1962. They had had a short recording contract with Polydor records in 1961, signed up by Bert Kaempfort in Germany, with Tony Sheridan, and known as the Beat Brothers. So they were together a lot longer than 7 years.

[@billbitterman9487]

Um...I'm gonna dispute the accuracy of your claim that they "invented" the rock album. My personal record collection would prove that rock albums were issued before the Beatles. The band was absolutely hugely influential. They were culturally significant in that fashion, language, popular music were all changed because of them. LP records were first produced in 1948. There was pop music, classical, country & western, and yes...rock music that were issued on 33 1/3 rpm records. Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Big Bopper, Elvis, Buddy Holly, and more were all on LP 33 1/3 rpm records beginning in the mid to late 50s. Many bands such as the Beatles, Stones, and more were influenced by listening to the American rock and roll artists. Any questions?

[@brendahhstiles9992]

It always amazes me how young all these great musicians and singers were when they made their music in the 60’s and 70’s not just the Beatles…just because there was so much innovation and new ideas plus outstanding songs and talent.

[@Tijuanabill]

@@brendahhstiles9992 I fear for the future of music, when so few young people play instruments. Those bands in the 60s and 70s had thousand of hours of experience, before they were even old enough to drink.

[@ontheroad5317]

@@brendahhstiles9992 I think that in the same way that John and Paul were both collaborators AND competitive, which pushed them both to greater heights creatively - the fact that the Beatles and the Stones and so many, many more young bands were happening at the same time, also pushed these bands to be more creative. The competition was fierce, and if you wanted to stand out you had to be really good. I don’t think that sort of competitiveness exists now. Everything is kind of formulaic, so no one needs to get very creative.

[@DebR69]

There are so many great songs by the Beatles. Norwegian Wood is a favorite.

[@devonvergiels5185]

One of my favorites 😊

[@michellegault4122]

Me too. That whole album too. I also have a soft spot for Strawberry Fields Forever

[@keilarsbraegrower1581]

I love Norwegian Wood, too

[@Jack-D-Ripper]

This tears me up every time. I love “She’s Leaving Home” is out of the same mould, another short masterpiece.

[@pputnam100]

Good lord, made me cry, the stunning beauty of it is hard to put into words. They were on another plane...

[@addersbowman]

Plane yes very good 👍

[@bluefireballeater]

Check out their song “I want you (She’s so heavy)” and witness the Beatles inventing metal at the same time Black Sabbath was.

[@reanimated]

See to me that one is very blues, but then Helter Skelter really solidifies that metal sound.

[@ceebee491]

Yes! One of their greatest songs

[@thesilvershining]

It’s more heavy blues to me, the heavy metal/punk sound started with Helter Skelter.

[@hrossaman]

That's Paul McCartney, with their GENIUS producer, George Martin, providing the string arrangements

[@GaryIrving-x5o]

The inspiration for the string arrangements came from the soundtrack for the dystopian film: Fahrenheit 451

[@ammaleslie509]

@@GaryIrving-x5o The score from Psycho (same composer) is more likely, since it contains ONLY strings, just as Eleanor Rigby contains only strings, and has similar harsh rhythmic sections

[@GaryIrving-x5o]

@ammaleslie509 No, George Martin talked about the making of the song in an interview and was specific about his inspiration for the use of that string section.

[@bruce-e-bonus]

@@GaryIrving-x5o Yeah, but then Giles Martin says this kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5KxiKRoad6rgdk (He says [George Martin and Paul] both loved the work of Bernard Herrmann, who famously wrote the music for Psycho, and that was the inspiration behind the staccato strings)

[@mariefraher8725]

It is difficult to explain what it was like to live through those years when they were creating their music. They took us all places where we had never before been. As they evolved, so did we. Can't pick and choose. It is a musical journey.

[@dcg4mn]

Yes each album was a step ahead of us and they brought us forward with them. An incredibly fast evolution (as were the 60s) they were releasing albums on average what - every 10 months?

[@ellenstrack6274]

And my mom, a child of the late 1920's and had her children later in life also loved the Beatles and would sing along with us in the car when they came on the radio.

[@Compliment_Thief]

Im an Englishman born in 1966 and I’ve been listening to the The Beatles since I was in my mother’s womb. The great thing about the Beatles is that even after 60yrs you can constantly have a new favourite The Beatles song!

[@TrudyTrew]

Me too! My favourite keeps changing.

[@daveowens271]

This song changed music in very fundamental ways. Dorian mode, classical composition...unreal.

[@photo161]

It's incredible to find four young, under thirty guys showing such intense compassion for two poor, forgotten people, for the least among us, as they say...a song as beautiful as it is heartfelt...

[@AlBarzUK]

Every time you hear a new Beatles song you’ll find it’s your new favourite. That’s how it worked for me 60 years ago. ✌️

[@Noname-ni1dy]

You are spot on with this comment. I’m 68 years old and have listened to the Beatles for 61 of those years. I tell my grandson that if he asked me everyday what my favorite Beatles song is that I would probably give him a different answer everyday. There are just too many to choose from.

[@JoeD0403]

Dear Prudence is peak Beatles. If that’s even possible. Every album is amazing.

[@dcg4mn]

Yes their very most beautiful of a great many beautiful songs. Every moment, every choice: instruments, building drama and pure joy, the production - every aspect is a master class. A PERFECT song.

[@amymalina5073]

Dear Prudence is one of my favorites too. The chords are so beautiful, that melody. Another comment said something so true: they don’t repeat themselves. I can’t think of too many songs of theirs that sound like any other song they’ve written. The variety is astounding. It was amazing to be a young person and grow up listening to them, as I did, but the joy I hope you find in discovering them now seems so special. I hope you discover a new best friend.

[@giveittomikey17]

Dear Prudence and Eleanor Rigby my all time two favs. But there’s not a song I don’t love.💕

[@pianodan10]

Best Beatles song for me

[@knudsandbknielsen7226]

I was born in Denmark in 1956. I listened to my mother's classical music, and later rock etc on the radio. I am very moved by the fact that someone from your generation appreciates songs like this. The Beatles didn't have two songs that were alike, and even less so as they progressed and evolved. And since they were so popular, the audience would join them on the adventure of creating music that sounded like nothing before it. It would be sad if it was all forgotten and nobody would experience what happened. To me it would be as sad as if Debussy (1862 - 1918) was forgotten. I love accessable musicc that pushes the boundaries and makes more music accessable. Thanks for your uplifting video!

[@MikeD_]

Can easily be considered in the top ten of the best, perfectly crafted pop songs ever. Brief. Beautiful. Powerful.

[@Jay-xw9ll]

They were so original. Inventing sounds and recording techniques. Many of the classic riffs comes from Beatles tunes.

[@catherinefourfeathers2079]

I NEVER get tired of hearing the younger generations react to the foundation of ‘medicinal/magical music for the soul’ - from my era…it’s a gift🪶

[@Deavo56]

Thanks for inspiring a 69 year old guy to go back and take a long hard look at the Beatles-their greatness does not diminish with time...

[@Isleofskye]

69?? No Youngsters ,please!

[@melbournewolf]

I grew up on The Beatles, play the entire catalogue...I envy you the experience!

[@terrycunningham8118]

The alternating attack of the cello and violin give the song such an intensity that combines so well with the emotion expressed by the other strings playing the more melodious lines.

[@mikedonoghues4018]

Inspired by the shower scene in “Psycho”.

[@Esopusfloater]

Still gives me chills

[@richardgrier8968]

“buried alone with her name” gets me every time.

[@Digitalfiendscom]

Long time Beatles fan and it never fails to impress me how they went from writing relatively simplistic but catchy songs to complex compositions with intricate melodies and lyrical depth in such a short time and influenced so much of the music that came after. True innovators whose music will forever be remembered.

[@jennifermarlow.]

Sir Paul wrote I'll Follow The Sun when he was 16.

[@geoffholmes8173]

Drugs😂😂😂😂

[@brettoleskow4867]

Few people notice or point out the there are no drums, guitar, bass, piano or horns. They just shifted gear and put out a rock/pop song that went to the top of the charts in the 1960's using no modern instruments. It was quite a remarkable part of the evolution of the Beatles.

[@newms69]

When this came out, minds were blown. No one ever heard a sound like this before in rock music.

[@kerrypickens8594]

We were so fortunate growing up to have such talented musicians to listen to.

[@sharonlahaye5803]

No one has ever touched the Beatles and that’s saying a lot considering how many epic bands were around at the time.

[@ejtappan1802]

This, and Fool on the Hill are my favorite two Beatles songs. (And considering I love almost everything they did, that's saying a lot.) -- Wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door. --- Pure poetry.

[@gerrycoogan6544]

According to Beatles legend, it was Ringo who came up with that line!

[@thesilvershining]

@@gerrycoogan6544 No, Ringo came up with “darning his socks in the night when there’s nobody there.”

[@gerrycoogan6544]

@@thesilvershining There are many different versions of how the song was created. "Face in a jar" and "darning his socks" have both been attributed to Ringo in different accounts. There seems to be a consensus that George came up with "oh, look at all the lonely people." John claimed that he himself wrote "about half of the lyrics" but I don't believe him! The truth of it is that only those who were there really know and even they might not recall everything accurately. That's why I say, "according to legend" rather than something more definite. There's general agreement about who wrote what in most Beatles songs but there are a few where there are very different versions and Eleanor Rigby is certainly one of them!

[@rockyhart]

There is a movie on Prime called Across the Universe. It's a musical that tells a story using Beatles songs. It simultaneously demonstrates the changes in their music over time using the cultural context of the story to show why their music changed. I highly recommend it to any Beatles fan.

[@larrymiller6840]

Yes!! I thought they did an awesome job at blending the music to the visuals. And weave story line.

[@danielsims6483]

Considering she could not get the rights to even mention the Beatles in any of the promos for the movie (she had to resort to epithets like "featuring songs from the Fab Four"), the director pulled off an amazing film that eventually even McCartney admitted he liked. The young actors singing their parts did a great job interpreting the music without ruining the originals. I grew up in that era and the movie absolutely nails the whole vibe of the 60s, both the peace/love and horrors of Vietnam. I recommend it to any Beatles fan who missed it thinking it could never be as good as the original Beatles songs.

[@danielsims6483]

You need to listen to the last note, my friend. You learn to do that with Beatles music. The endings are always perfect too. Glad you are on the Long and Winding Road. Another one you might like.

[@markrogers4432]

I'm a retired music teacher and ABSOLUTELY recommend the film. Record producer Rick Rubin interviews McCartney pulling faders up and down on Apple. Scorsese just put out '64. I watched the Sullivan show. I was 8. Year of piano and then my first guitar. I made my living putting together and playing in bands. These lads were kind of sacred. I never learned their stuff, save Birthday. Beatles Anthology is great too. Peace ✌️ n Love to us survivors!

[@jasonfearnley1744]

Seen it liked it and think about every once in a while well worth a watch when high on weed

[@SosiskaTheHorrible]

“Maybe it’ll get there” 😂 the amount of times this has been listened to on record/tape/cd must in the billions and the rest. Glad you enjoyed it 🎉

[@larryjurkovskis4612]

The Beatles Musical Evolution was like a Touchstone of Inspiration for the World 🌎, and changed music forever!

[@michaelnorgren1106]

My late son's favorite Beatles song. He named his daughter Eleanor after this song. One of my all-time favorites as well.

[@richardgrier8968]

So sorry for your loss.

[@DefenestrateYourself]

@@richardgrier8968 we’ll pray for you

[@richardgrier8968]

@@DefenestrateYourself no thanks.

[@queenredspecial]

She’s Leaving Home. I’m excited about your Beatles journey!

[@paulascott5701]

If you want to understand the Beatles, you have to start from the very beginning. It is the maturation process of the band and the sounds and styles THEY CREATED in the studio. They invented so much of what we take for granted now. They didn't change with the times as much as they changed the times.

[@johnozed]

Aretha did a fantastic version of Eleanor Rigby which is worth checking out.

[@josephcote6120]

Sure, their pop style songs were the biggest hits, but I've always liked the quieter. more reflective ones. The other one that's similar is feel to this one is "Nowhere Man." Another quiet but powerful song is "Blackbird," written as a positive message to people during the civil rights movements of the late 60's.

[@helenbirch5719]

One of my deepest experiences was hearing Paul McCartney perform Blackbird, alone onstage with an acoustic guitar, in a vast sports arena. Magic.

[@timgeary4550]

I'm nearly 70. Best Beatles song ever: "Here Comes the Sun"

[@annother3350]

It's a good'un

[@Ozefan2580]

Yes! It always makes me happy.

[@kellytrimble7019]

One from George 😊 my favorite Beetle ❤

[@Isleofskye]

I am 70 iin London "Something"..:)

[@petersmall1574]

Nina Simone does a lovely cover of it.

[@randallpetersen9164]

So, I took a music class in middle school. The teacher was cool, taught us a lot. For the final exam, he played Eleanor Rigby and asked us to list and discuss every musical concept and instrument demonstrated in this song. I don't remember what I wrote, but I still remember the class, all these years later.

[@lisemzarate4029]

I played it with acoustic guitar for a final exam freshman year in high school ❤

[@dgator3599]

The lyrics are so provocative. You can envision everything he's singing. Love them!

[@breadanwine]

Evocative perhaps?

[@stephenbull5555]

Incredible to think they wrote these songs in their twenties just genius and timeless and all part of my youth,middle age and old age thank you John,Paul,George and Ringo.

[@fuccasound3897]

In the UK, Eleanor Rigby is the second track on the album 'Revolver'. Yellow Submarine is the sixth track. The album Yellow Submarine is just a compilation of the Beatles tracks used in the film . As someone who grew up with the Beatles i do not think of Yellow Submarine as a Beatles album.

[@joanneharper9090]

Paul said that when he was growing up he would like to listen to the stories that older neighbor ladies told, and he used to run errands for them.

[@tommyk6719]

There were many WWII widows as well.

[@snakeinthegrass7443]

First thing to know about The Beatles. There two distinctly diff periods of their incredible, yet short, career. There is the "Pre-Dylan" and the "Post-Dylan" eras. Dylan, being of course the legendary Bob Dylan. Before they met Bob, they were the pop, almost bubble gum rock band. I love those young lads with the funny haircuts. Their music was great. But when they met Bob, he introduced them to his friend Mary Jane and it was game on. I'm guessing it was around 1965-66 bc that's when their music began to take a turn toward the surreal. This song is Post-Dylan, of course.🤣🤣Their creativity just exploded and they kept getting better and better. Damn shame they had to break up, but we got a lot of incredible music from all four of them solo.

[@nancygworek4796]

In My Life....beautiful love song!

[@suzannchurchwell4286]

Love that one.

[@margaretmorrison7960]

Beautiful song.

[@mickymantle3233]

When I first heard this at the age of 13..the melody - the harmony. Music for me - changed from a monotone black & white..to color. Incredible composition !

[@Paul-tk2my]

Great review. Ray Davis of the Kinks, rather scathingly said that it sounded like Paul had been listening to Bach and had written it for his music teacher. Pete Townsend by contrast, declared it a miniature masterpiece. I’m with Pete on this one

[@ronlyster5667]

Another timeless Beatles masterpiece from the 60's.

[@dianebradley597]

I was 14 when this song was released. Like most girls my age, I was obsessed by the Beatles. My dad didn't think much of them -- until he heard this song.

[@dcg4mn]

My mother asked me “What do they mean by ’keeps her face in a jar by the door’?” 😆 I had to reply “I don’t know” I couldn’t articulate that for some reason it FELT like it made sense regarding her loneliness looking out the window, like her public face vs her private face or something… I was 12 😃

[@shorttimer874]

My older sister filled up a chest with clippings of Paul. She's a retired minister now...

[@dggydddy59]

​@dcg4mn It sounds like you were quite a thoughtful, insightful, little 12 year old! Cheers!

[@dcg4mn]

@@dggydddy59 well, I never fit in, and that makes you question and think about EVERYTHING (and lonely)🙄 😉

[@spencerburke]

​@@dcg4mn Make-up. Pointless for an aged spinster. An image that really hits home the awfulness of lonliness, and how people become trapped in their habits. Even when those habits didn't help them.

[@kingstumble]

Accompaniment was a string quartet arranged by George Martin who was the Beatles producer from day one. He was sometimes called the fifth Beatle.

[@georgesheffield1580]

Billy Preston was the 5 Beatle

[@kingstumble]

@@georgesheffield1580 There have been at least 5 people who have been called the fifth Beatle but George Martin was the original.

[@Microplancakes]

I’m 61 and grew up listening to The Beatles. They are such an incredibly amazingly, talented group of writers and musicians!! There will never be another band who changes the musical sounds as much as these 4 lads!!!

[@christopherloughlin9430]

I love the way they let the listener provide the drums in their mind through the rhythms of the cellos

[@ArchieFatcackie]

Two minutes eight seconds of absolute bliss.

[@jaywysard]

The Beatles were the best at making a lot out of a little. So many short songs with great hooks and lyrical density. There's so much going on in 'Eleanor Rigby' that you can't believe that it's only 2 minutes long. It's like a beautiful little jewel or a small, quiet and simple painting that dominates a room, even when that room is filled with other large murals.

[@tuggboat4]

In my lit class we studied the lyrics in the poetry unit.

[@cindyfalstrom7231]

Yes, a masterpiece. Have heard this song hundreds of times over 50+ years and it still makes me cry. Other favorites of mine are "In my Life" and "Across the Universe", plus many others I can't list.

[@Michaela1942]

As someone who was in her twenties when this song first came out in the 1960s, it makes we happy when a young person of today discovers it for themselves and appreciates the genius of The Beatles

[@-Penny]

I was born in 1961, I don’t know a world without the Beatles, but now that I’m older, and have access to XM radio, The Beatles station is one of my absolute favorites, I listen to it all the time, love the different guests that share stories from working with them, or how they influenced certain famous musicians, etc. The Beatles are everything in music

[@gerrycoogan6544]

I too was born in 1961. (20/3/61). I'm still making a living as a professional musician. I attribute that entirely to the impact that The Beatles made upon me in my formative years. Even to this day, I get a buzz out of hearing any Beatles track. They were and are simply on a higher level than all their rivals.

[@-Penny]

@ I’m 2 weeks older than you 🤠thanks for sharing

[@richardmartin9565]

This song had several Baroque-style structures and polyphony

[@violetquinn8029]

There's no better melody writer on earth than McCartney.

[@thesilvershining]

Paul’s tied with Tchaikovsky for me. Then Andrew Lloyd Webber, Alan Menken, and John Williams after them.

[@rockandroll4ever]

Start at their beginning and see how far they progressed! We couldn't wait for their next AL um!

[@craighawkins3137]

I was a two year old child in Australia when The Beatles became popular. I can never remember a time in my life when the music didn’t speak to me. My mother took me to see their movies because I loved their music so much. I wasn’t even old enough to be at school, there was no peer influence, it was just the music. As I grew older, the lyrics and the nuances of the music resonated even more. In every decade of my life,their music meant different things to me. I still listen to them every day, and my go to song changes. I think that’s a measure of the strength and diversity of their catalogue - that so many different songs continue to reach out to me.

[@NattyIce-kz1yd]

Quite possibly my all time favorite Beatles song. Heartbreakingly beautiful.

[@daddyguerrero]

You need to hear Come Together and definitely the live performances of Don’t Let Me Down and Get Back. Two of their best.

[@robertharper5087]

It’s really crazy how many GREAT songs they have, great Albums really

[@winterwomanes3828]

Brilliant lyrics too. "wearing a face that she keeps in a jar by the door. Who is it for?" Really captures the profound emptiness lonely people feel. Welcome to your Beatles journey. Mine has been going strong for 55 years ♥️

[@daveman15]

"So far, this is my favorite Beatles song." Keep going, that will change endlessly.