FIRST listen the the BEATLES SECOND album - With the Beatles - Thoughts on cover songs

[@rifyrafi]

She's got a great listening ear. She anticipates melodies , harmonies and instruments.. I think she's a gifted musician herself. She's in for a wonderful musical journey when she goes through each Beatles albums in order.

[@CallMeCaroline]

Thank you so much for your kind words :)

[@anthonyodonnell6105]

Definitely highly gifted musically. That was apparent from the first Beatles album review.

[@iainsmith2434]

@@CallMeCaroline you do have a good ear, but please study your time lines cause when you say something is ABBA or Billy Joel like as you said on first album, remember they followed by quite some years. Comparisons to Elvis or Chuck Berry absolutely😉

[@helenkelly4355]

@@CallMeCaroline they are well deserved.

[@KevMuso]

She has highly-developed musical instincts.

[@Andytheashton]

John Lennon’s rhythm guitar playing on All My Loving is absolutely incredible

[@EmmanuelGoldstein3]

I think I heard somewhere that this is actually John and George playing different patterns, which overlap to create the fast-strumming effect. But I don't know if it's true. It's a mono recording, so there's no separation of the instruments which makes it hard to tell distinct parts. But I did see a live performance video, and it did look like they were each doing something different.

[@Andytheashton]

@@EmmanuelGoldstein3 he did it live (sometimes it sounded like it was getting a little ahead of him, only occasionally, but in general he nailed it live). Must have come from his banjo playing days as a child.

[@akiouchiyama]

@@EmmanuelGoldstein3 No, only John plays the strumming part. You can even see this in live.

[@akiouchiyama]

@@Anne6621 Yes, he was. One song that I think it's harder than "All My Loving" is "I'm Happy Just To Dance With You". It also has a difficult strumming guitar and, in my opinion, is harder.

[@akiouchiyama]

​@@Anne6621 definitively John was a very skilful rhythm guitarist! And other songs like "Dig a Pony", "I Want You", ""Day Tripper", Revolution"...

[@davidjones8647]

Just a quick note on your comments about covers. When the Beatles first came out it was incredibly rare for a pop artist to write songs, it was more like today where the songs were written by professional songwriters and artists used to be performers. It was the Beatles that really shifted the dynamic and pushed the industry to find talent that wrote and performed their own music. This is why John and Paul used to look up to Buddy Holly because he famously wrote his own music.

[@brachiator1]

Early on John and Paul thought they might also be professional songwriters who wrote for other artists. They were aware of that Tin Pan Alley (and British equivalent) tradition.

[@CallMeCaroline]

Wow I didn't know that! Thanks for the info! :)

[@joe6096]

@@CallMeCaroline Before the Beatles, the biggest stars in music all put out songs that they didn't write. I'm a huge Elvis Presley fan of his early period (1954-58 before he went into the Army), but he did not write a single song even though he had countless #1 hits. He had great music, had a great voice, had a great band behind him (DJ Fontanna on drums, Bill Black on bass, and Scotty Moore on guitar) which many consider the first "rock band", and they were awesome! But they were all doing either covers of other people's songs or recording songs that were written for Elvis by songwriters (Primarily Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller). When The Beatles hit the Ed Sullivan show in February of 1964, it changed everything. Because when they showed up with I Want To Hold Your Hand and I Saw Her Standing There and Please Please Me, they weren't just songs no one ever heard of - they were THEIR songs. That was a whole new concept - these guys WROTE the lyrics, WROTE the music, ARRANGED everything themselves, PLAYED their own instruments, and SANG the songs while they were at it. All in one self contained unit. Honestly, it ticked a lot of people in the industry off as well. "Professional song writers" were left without a job if these guys got too influential. It might influence other people to pick up a guitar and write a song and play it themselves. And it did! Rock n roll exploded in the 1960-80s in unimaginable ways all thanks to the Beatles.

[@mitchmitchell80]

Elvis did write PART of Heartbreak Hotel--the song that really changed John Lennons life. But The Beatles amaze me (and almost all artists) with their brilliance and such variance in their songs and tunes. My son's 6 year old friend Mia thought "You're Gonna Lose That Girl" was a brand new song when she heard it in the grocery store last month--she loved it! Shows how good tunes last forever.

[@BobKovacs]

@@joe6096 There were some strong rock and pop acts that wrote, played and sang their own material before the Beatles. Big examples are Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and to a lesser extent, Paul Anka. (Anka had some great songs, but he was more pop than rock.) So the Beatles weren't the first to write and play their own rock songs. However, the Beatles' songs and hits just kept coming and coming. Combine that with Beatlemania and the message was unmistakable: Write your own songs, and have a distinctive look and sound. The Beatles weren't the first, but they are the archetype.

[@270yis7]

Strap in...it's going to be one hell of a musical adventure. The Beatles' discography is an experience like no other. :)

[@home2039]

You betchum my friend! WHAT A RIDE SHES IN FOR!!!!!!!!!!

[@samlewis7878]

No kidding!

[@brianmc0]

Man…I’m still trying to process it all (obviously by watching her experiencing it). I’m “only” 45 but I watched/listened/read everything I possibly could have for 30 years. She is in for quite a ride. She is just getting ready to listen to “Revolver”. I can’t wait to see her reactions to that!!! Lol.

[@c-57d55]

Watching you is like hearing the Beatles for the first time all over again!

[@johns3035]

Pick

[@WilliamMcGrath_Madrid]

As I recall, Don't Bother Me was George Harrison's first incursion into songwriting. After seeing Lennon and McCartney work, and after playing in so many of their songs, he decided to give it a try. He wasn't particularly proud of that song, he considered it terrible. But hey, I wish I could write like the worst George Harrison. He went on to become one of the great songwriters of all time.

[@cremetangerine82]

In my opinion, “Don’t Bother Me” is a much more sophisticated first song compared to John’s or Paul’s first song.

[@lucaschiqui]

Don't bother me is one of my favs beatles song

[@julianortiz4151]

Well said, William McGrath! I concur.

[@mr.mustard8997]

​@cremetangerine82 that's true, but mccartney and lennon did it with much less music knowledge in the beginning, George was there the whole time and they developed together

[@andrewbrown2477]

Don't Bother Me was George's first songwriting effort so it's not perfect! He gets soooooo much better. I still love it though

[@kobcritic624]

Don’t Bother Me being his first song makes me appreciate it more honestly, was a bold move for 1963 George’s first impression to not be a lovey dovey song but instead a “fuck off im depressed” song 😭

[@unsubstantiate]

"If Paul and John can do it..."

[@davidgagnon3781]

@@DawnSuttonfabfour "Do You Want to Know a Secret", written in autumn 1962, was primarily composed by John Lennon but credited to Lennon-McCartney

[@brianparker663]

Personally, I love this song. The melody is modal and was therefore a real surprise at the time - and, given that I am also a folk music fan, it was bound to sound good to my ears.

[@DawnSuttonfabfour]

Yeah my bad. Stoned again.

[@pete1759]

This is quickly becoming one of my favorite KZbin series. Being a lifelong Beatles fan I must say that seeing the joy the Beatles brought to the world being appreciated by new generations warms my heart. The fact that you are so sweet and charming is a bonus ! Plus talented (loved your little performance at the end). I hope you keep that up.

[@valeriepickens2533]

Calm down Pete,...I'm sure she's probably in a relationship with someone.

[@ronalddobis6782]

If the Beatles' recording career was an airplane flight this album would be the last seconds speeding down the runway before wings up.

[@Crushenator500]

I love this lol

[@ianh1984]

It just gets better and better. I'm so envious that she gets to listen to all of these amazing albums for the first time.

[@artyvidstuff]

Very good analogy Ron...I agree.

[@rcjward]

Spot on, Ron.

[@davidrowe7967]

A brilliant assessment, which is undoubtedly true.

[@TerryD15]

The timing of he hi hat shows the genius of Ringo. Simple but perfect.\

[@skysayshi4039]

YES YES, SHE'S DOING THEM ALL!!! So happy about this :D

[@juskym]

You've commented on the bass line on many songs, and I just wanted to let you know that Paul McCartney was the bassist in case you didn't already know that. He was one of the first pop music players to add such unique melodies to to his bass playing. He said he was influenced by James Jamersons's melodic bass playing, but he also just didn't want to be bored just standing there playing a simple bass line, lol

[@thesilvershining]

They way Paul plays intricate basslines while singing lead (or harmony) still astounds me to this day. I honestly can’t think of anyone else who sings lead on a song while playing bass. The nature of the instrument just makes that incredibly difficult.

[@imkluu]

@@thesilvershining Jack Bruce with Cream, Gedy Lee of Rush, and Sting with the Police are a few of the other lead singing Bass players of note.

[@thesilvershining]

@@imkluu Sting! How could I forget! Also Karen Carpenter played MEAN drums while singing lead… I think that’s even harder than bass! What I’d give for their talent, lol.

[@robertrouse4503]

None of The Beatles could read music. They wrote by playing guitars or piano by ear. Oddly enough McCartney later wrote full symphonies with never learning to read. Lennon and McCartney wrote "I Wanna Be Your Man" in 15 minutes and gave it to the Rolling Stones. It ended up being the Stones first hit.

[@adamp2029]

The story I had heard, possibly in Spitz’s biography, was that John and Paul already had written I Wanna Be Your Man and we’re just F’ing with the Stones by pretending to write it in 15 minutes. 😁

[@friguy4444]

Wow, Wow, and WOW! John Lennon's Voice on "You Really Got a Hold On Me" is just Phenomenal!! The falsetto he uses and the trills and vibrato are out of this world GOOD!! After loving them for so many years I can't believe I'm still being blown away by these Magical recordings. I stole Sgt Peppers out of the Jr High school Library when I was 12 years old because I'd gone to the movie with the Bee Gee's and wanted to hear some of the songs LOL. My sister finally found the Record (LP) and returned it when I was 14 and it kicked off my lifetime of Music and Beatles love, discovery etc. I'm 55 now and here I am amazed all over again by this voice and their incredible gifts, talents and skills! Wonderful!!

[@DonnaLang42rockglobally]

The Beatles' producer, George Martin, sometimes joined them in the studio; that's who's playing the piano on a lot of tracks in the early days.

[@TheSpikehere]

I think on this album he only "joined them in the studio" once or twice. most of his piano and organ pieces were overdubbed afterwards.

[@thomast8539]

It wasn't just George Martin that helped out in the studio...Mal Evans also stepped in when needed.

[@TheSpikehere]

@@thomast8539 Mal did later on, but not on With The Beatles.

[@trespatines8698]

You’ve hit the mother load of reacting. Beatles fans, and there are zillions, will go through your journey with you with permanent smiles on our faces. I also suggest, once you are done with the Beatles catalog, continue with their solo carriers. Lots of great music in there, too.

[@enricomenconi7015]

Ringo had a very unique way to play the hi-hat, giving the beatles that amazing and distinctive swing

[@unsubstantiate]

Did you notice Money has no crashes. Such a heavy song, right? I play drums and only recently noticed. Hi hat and ride. It's fricken' MAGIC.

[@brianparker663]

Other drummers call it "painting the fence". :-)

[@crosscatch]

"Splashy" according to Kinks Dave Davies.

[@lewisokert1964]

Don't Bother Me was George Harrison's first attempt at song writing. As he has explained in interviews, he wrote it while recovering from the flu. He felt poorly and didn't want people around him. He didn't explain his reference to the girl in the song. He may have added that part so people would think he was love sick instead of sick with the flu. The flu isn't very sexy.

[@Adam-ro8vj]

And it sounds like the doors

[@garymccoy6564]

Caroline is a very musical--and musically astute--young woman. Few people hear what she hears, especially on first listen. She is particularly adept at identifying the little subtle surprises. These videos are delightful, as is Caroline.

[@dolfin9879]

Please Mr postman was originally sung by The Marvelettes and was the first Motown Song to reach number one on billboard in 61 The Beatles sang it here in 63 and it was a number one on billboard again in 1975 for the carpenters. My favourite is The Marvelettes version. A 60s classic

[@gettingkilt]

Your noticing their subtle musical surprises sets you apart, Caroline. A famous musicologist named Alan W. Pollack wrote an analysis of every Beatles song (available online) and he often noted their "avoidance of foolish consistency". I think that's what you're noticing too.

[@williamfakename553]

I love this comment. I agree with you about Caroline. I gotta find that Allan Pollack thing.

[@gettingkilt]

Here is the whole thing. www.icce.rug.nl/~soundscapes/DATABASES/AWP/awp-notes_on.shtml

[@williamfakename553]

@@gettingkilt thank you !

[@paulmitchell359]

McCartney was steeped in ''European music'' from the age of 12 , from listening to ''radio Luxemburg'' each nd every night, to distract himself from the grief and loneliness of losing his mother. Listening to ''non-english '' music had a profound effect on him - he was propelled into another musical world of different and hitheroto previously unknown song structures.

[@thomassiegler9898]

@@paulmitchell359 he lost his mother aged 14 not aged 12 His father, anyway, was a dance-hall-musician, so he got influenced by that as well.

[@elizadennison7433]

You nailed it when it came to your guess for "Til There Was You!" George's guitar work on this song is absolutely sublime. So sophisticated. (I also love McCartney's "I never SAWR them at all . . .")

[@julianortiz4151]

It’s a great play on words, especially the “I never soar them winging” line.

[@briangroboski4751]

I always look forward to the "sawr." 😁

[@jgamb914]

Love it. I'm glad you're doing these albums in order. I always see people saying"You gotta do Abbey Road or Sgt. Pepper" Yes they're great. But it would be nice to see a reactor be introduced to the Beatles as they mature with their songwriting, use of different instruments, experimental effects etc. Stay on this course. It will be alot of fun for all of us. Cheers from NJ USA

[@ronalddobis6782]

I think it makes for a much more rewarding experience for the first time listener too.

[@ianh1984]

I wish I'd have done it this way, i grew up listening to the beatles in a very mish mashed way. I'd love to listen to them from first to last album. She's very lucky!

[@buddyneher9359]

Yes, and when Caroline does get all the way through to the last album she can appreciate how strange it would have been to have listened to it right away after the first album. Actually, given her musical intelligence, her observations would have been interesting. But I'm glad she's chosen the chronological route!

[@ianng5098]

They are unbeatable. There will never be anyone like them again.

[@michaelmelcher1130]

I agree 👍

[@Scottie_S]

I love how you pre-empt what you think you're going to hear as a mood. Makes the surprise on your face more precious!

[@donaldshaw2627]

As a 74 year old who saw them in person at Shea stadium

[@coordinatezero]

I think mean "predict" and not "pre-empt?. Pre-empting means to temporarily cancel in favour of something else, e.g.: "the football game tonight will be pre-empted by the political debate". I absolutely agree, btw, I think it's marvellous to hear the expectation versus the tabula rasa reaction. @Call Me Caroline, you are doing a wonderful job here. Good on ya, mate!

[@donlawson3330]

A couple of thoughts going forward: 1) They really cared about the mono mix, the stereo mix was somewhat of an afterthought until late in their career. 2) There best songs were released as singles and not included in albums so to understand their development, you may want to listen to the singles as well, perhaps at the same time as the album from the same sessions. Great reactions and analysis and can’t wait to here more!

[@valeriepickens2533]

Name one song, that they did, that made it to the top, and was not included into one of their albums.

[@alicec1533]

@@valeriepickens2533 Hey Jude is a big one that comes to mind. She Loves You, I Want to Hold Your Hand, Penny Lane... there's quite a few. I mean, these all made it to albums eventually, but not in the original UK canon.

[@joe6096]

What a wonderful ending! You have a beautiful voice! Thank you Caroline! As for your Beatles album reviews, you're going to become a pretty big youtuber now. Just warning you - anytime anyone does anything right with the Beatles, they get proper attention. I've watched some reactions before but nothing like what you're doing. Going through song by song of every album in chronological order...... that's something I think every Beatles fan has wanted to see for our entire lives. You're really tapping into something here. This is the greatest rock band ever, their influence on music is non-stop and eternal. No band has ever cast as big of a shadow on the entire world, and you are doing exactly what any serious Beatles fan would appreciate. Thank you! I am following your channel closely!!

[@benjclarke3010]

And she's in the unique position of not having heard much of it. I haven't been in that position since 1975.

[@j.kevvideoproductions.6463]

@@benjclarke3010 It is unique. It was 1973 for me. I knew a couple Beatles songs, then I bought the Red & Blue double album compilations and my brain exploded.

[@benjclarke3010]

@@j.kevvideoproductions.6463 Dude! Those were my first two (or four?) Beatles LPs as well! And yes. The top of my skull came right off upon first listen and I have never been the same since. Trivia, did you know that George was put in charge of creating those compilations? I am quite sure that is the reason for the inclusion of "Old Brown Shoe".

[@pamelashryock5917]

Til there was you.. Beautiful song... And Paul is dreamy... Singing it.

[@loosilu]

I'm so looking forward to when you start understanding Paul's singing. He has four and a half octaves, and he can sing ANY style. ANd of course when they sing together, it is magic. You are 100% right that Paul and John are singing in unison on many songs. They considered themselves both lead singers.

[@jacquescousteau217]

An understatement . Paul’s voice is unbelievable . Not only range but his pitch ,and ear for harmonies will never be equaled …

[@Prime.Griezmann]

Can’t wait for her to get to Rubber shoul

[@loosilu]

@@jacquescousteau217 His pitch is near perfect. He even screams in perfect pitch.

[@sharonclark979]

Paul and John were co-lead singers. Typically, the main contributor to a song sang the lead.

[@buddyneher9359]

@@jacquescousteau217 I hate to say this, but I think we have to say his voice *was* unbelievable. All these years of doing 3-hour concerts with no intermission and not even a water bottle onstage.... have taken a toll. But yes, during the Beatles years, his voice was amazing.

[@johnbyrnes7912]

Caroline it was Bobby Dylan who stated that the Beatles used "outrageous"chords and changed everything! They all got brave after that or felt they had to write too. Don't forget the Beatles Past Masters album for all their revolutionary singles as well! There's also Live At The BBC and The Decca Tapes and the Anthology albums if you're keen 🤡🤠

[@OzTwanger]

Live at the BBC is awesome

[@skipjackdoesstuff7110]

i think it’s important to look up which singles came out with the album and listen to those. excited to watch!

[@ronalddobis6782]

Good point. The singles were never on the albums until the later ones. They were also some of their most iconic hits.

[@Dutchie_Gijs]

She can also listen to the Past Masters albums when she listened to Let It Be

[@ronalddobis6782]

@@Dutchie_Gijs she should probably flip the last two albums as Let It Be was recorded before Abbey Road but released after It.

[@BrightvisionWheels]

Caroline; This point is critical. The songs propelling their trajectory were singles in the UK, which were typically not included on the early albums.

[@unsubstantiate]

They were confident enough to record stand alone singles like She Loves You and I Wanna Hold Your Hand. Great suggestion.

[@allenbaker_music]

Love the surprise at the end!

[@kobcritic624]

They weren’t necessarily pushing Lennon as the lead vocalist at this time, and it was actually pretty distinct of them that all of them sang lead on different songs, but John was the one who started the band so for a while he was the de facto leader. Over time though you’ll start to see more and more input from Paul and George and around 1966-67 Paul actually became more of the leader than John which is very distinctive

[@michaeldrwiega9325]

The first side of the four-sided White Album (a double album) featured Lennon prominently. Although the opening song is a McCartney piece ("Back in the USSR"), Lennon's stuff dominates thereafter, imparting that dark, rough tone so characteristic of John. It provides a sharp contrast to McCartney's party-boy humor---think "O'Bla Dee, O'Bla Da" or his gentle touch, e.g., "Mother Nature's Son."

[@kobcritic624]

@@michaeldrwiega9325 oh I'm not saying Lennon stop influencing them entirely cause thats not true at all, but when you look at albums like Sgt Pepper Let It Be and Abbey Road, which all initially came from Paul, you can see his role as a leader grow dramatically

[@michaeldrwiega9325]

@@kobcritic624 I know what you mean, and I won't pretend I don't. I have long suspected that McCartney's ascent as a hit-song writer with works like "Hey Jude" and "Let It Be" and "The Long and Winding Road" ultimately led to the group's break-up. The other three, especially John, must have resented what he, George and Ringo felt as their becoming no more than a back-up band for The Super Star. Yet despite Paul's flare for composing mega-hits, Lennon's genius endured. Songs like "Come Together," "She's So Heavy," "Because," "Don't Let Me Down" and "Across the Universe" attest to his brilliance as well as to his uncanny gift for complementing Paul in tone, in style, in personality. Without Lennon, McCartney might well have turned into a band leader like Lawrence Welk or Guy Lombardo. It was primarily Lennon who gave the group their dark, wild, rebellious edge---a dimension that would never have suited the Lawrence Welk Show. It was Lennon who could sneer at anything: organized religion; pop music; even his own group, the Beatles. God bless him. I sure do miss John Lennon---or at least the John Lennon I remember from my youth. I wonder what he would have thought of today's cancel culture. Well, not exactly. I know what he'd have thought: He'd have laughed it to smithereens.

[@JoaoGabriel-lk9cv]

@@michaeldrwiega9325 very, very well said.

[@kirajlerner]

​@@michaeldrwiega9325 Utter bosh. McCartney was at *least* as interested in experimentation and paving new ground as Lennon. Lawrence Welk, good grief. Who's the one who pushed for the through-line of Sgt. Pepper that helped make it such a breakthrough instant classic? Who worked w/the orchestra on "A Day in the Life"? Who enthusiastically brought Martin a bunch of sound snippets (e.g., his own seagull/laughing FX) to enhance the unique "Tomorrow Never Knows," which wasn't even his song? (McCartney was less likely than Lennon to mentally/creatively check out when it wasn't his own work--not that he *never* checked out, alas; unfortunately both McCartney and Lennon did with some of Harrison's output. But it's very clear Lennon had even fewer fucks to give in service of the others' creations.) McCartney's ambitious hunger to push himself gave us the aching emotional honesty of "For No One," the empathy of "Eleanor Rigby" and the thrashing "Helter Skelter" just because he wanted to show just how hard the Beatles could rock. And the unparalleled inventive beauty of Abbey Road's B-side medley, seamlessly tying together Lennon's exquisite "Because" as well as half-finished songs from both composers, would not exist without McCartney's work with George Martin. Look, adore Lennon by all means. I certainly do. There would be no Beatles without him, he was the original driving force behind the band. Above all, despite his demons that could make him such a prickly sod, he was a creative genius and a phenomenal singer who changed the world of music forever. The exact same can be said of McCartney. He's also a musical magpie with an all-encompassing thirst for all types of music and a passion for finding ways to incorporate different styles just to see how they might work together. Given his extraordinary output and lengthy career, the results of these experiments vary. Depending on one's taste, one can find them ranging from exciting to puzzling, from clever to eyerolling, from thoughtful to wrongheaded. And some--more than just a few, that's for sure--are quite simply incandescently brilliant. I've never understood the need some fans have to insult one musician in order to boost that musician's partner. Lennon/McCartney influenced, inspired and spurred on each other. And we, and the whole world of music, are fortunate for them both. Lawrence Welk. Jesus wept.

[@cliffhughes6010]

We old Beatles fans who grew up listening to them in the 60s love it when new generations discover them and actually appreciate the music.

[@robertewalt7789]

Yes, of course! But I think back then, we thought the wonderful music, Buddy Holly, Elvis, Everly Brothers, so many others, was just the way it was. When, and why, did it end?

[@CallMeCaroline]

There is a 10 second section that had to be muted for the video to be published, I hope you understand. I hope you enjoy the surprise at the end of the video 😊 Let me know if this video was too long or any other feedback. Enjoy! 0:00 - Intro 1:06 - It Wont be long 3:32 - All I’ve got to do 5:45 - All My loving 8:34 - Don’t bother me 10:52 - Little Child 13:05 - Till there was you 15:19 - Please Mr Postman 16:49 - Roll over Beethoven 18:16 - Hold me tight 21:33 - You really got a hold on me 23:43 - I wanna be your man 25:40 - Devil in her heart 29:17 - Not a second time 31:44 - Money 34:28 - Album thoughts 35:49 - SURPRISE

[@daggarcia]

Loved your surprise at the end

[@carl_anderson9315]

Consider this: With The Beatles is considered the "worst" Beatles album (worst meaning "least good"). From the 3rd album to the last one is gonna be a whole new ride :)

[@diarmuidbuckley6638]

Loved the whole thing. Very fair about the chaps' effort to impress their audience and I really like your body language once the songs start. btw I think you were looking for the word 'counterpoint' when describing the parallel melodies?

[@scrubiestscrub4975]

I've watched the first album reaction and loved it! This one's great also! New subscriber gained :) Thanks for the uploads!!!! :D

[@oldiesgeek454]

Caroline, I could listen to you read the phone book and it would be delightful! 😊

[@RyanisApronius]

Their next studio album, "A Hard Day's Night," is their first to be completely original with no covers. It's also my favorite of their early work, so I'm looking forward to see what you think of it! So much of their early music gets dismissed because of the lovey-dovey, saccharine lyrics, but there is still great complexity in the music, and the melodies are some of the catchiest, most beautiful pop music that has ever been written.

[@barrytucker7583]

I purchased this album 58 years ago and realised these guys were from another universe i.e sounding so unique. I heard this in Australia 3 months before the Beatles appeared or were known in America! I felt blessed I witnessed this phenomenon grow. You are an angel to remind me of this unique experience; love your pure joy from a musician and beautiful personality.

[@HiltonBenchley]

First Beatles album I bought, on my 16th birthday. But not quite 58 years ago.

[@johnm2393]

Caroline should watch concerts from this period too. Their albums were basically live stage performances that were captured in the studio. They eventually began to learn more about studio recording which evolved into new possibilities. They were influenced by early rock & roll and these albums were of that genre. As the record company had them producing 2 albums a year, the Beatles were maturing during the innovative 1960's. It's amazing that they completed their Beatles music catalog while still in their 20s.

[@athx8836]

At The Cavern Club, Liverpool, UK (Wednesday 22nd August 1962) kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6jYmXqMaaiDidk

[@BigToeify]

Few things: as a lifelong Beatles fan I so appreciate your inspired review of each song. Especially how you notice musical expressions, technical details etc. Your enthusiasm is infectious and puts a BIG smile on my face. Lastly your own cover of Till There Was You was lovely. Thank you for that treat.

[@Iluvyourtoes]

OMG you are actually listening to them in ORDER ?!! You are in for an amazing ride, once you get past 1965, you will get to experience the unimaginable change they made to music, in the order that it happened. Most ppl (who are like under 70) cannot imagine how radically they changed music, given where they came from, and where music went, mostly due to their incredible evolution, which should be more qualified as a REVOLUTION of music. Enjoy, and thanks for sharing your exp openly. I wish I could hear the Beatles for the first time now!! I heard them all pelle-mêle as a kid cuz they were still playing on the radio, on classic rock stations and they were my parents generation so there were Beatles records being played in the house, as far back as I can remember.

[@MightyTenor]

You've got GREAT ears. Even I am learning from your videos and I'm a professional musician (classical) . I know these songs so well and have heard them so many times- still such a pleasure in your discoveries and your very interesting musical insight.

[@wayne_twentyfive]

Agreed .. She does indeed have great ears .. Totally impressed by her listening and analytical skills .. By the way, she also has great eyes .. and a gorgeous face ! 😉

[@ianh1984]

Yeah, she's very perceptive! I can listen to songs for years and not pick up what she does on first listen. I'm enjoying this series very much and hope she does it more than just every 3 weeks.

[@wayne_twentyfive]

@@ianh1984 I feel exactly the same .. This is a wonderful series .. Fun and educational.

[@CallMeCaroline]

Thank you so much! I always though I had a terrible ear but I think I am getting better with it through time, so thank you for saying so. And classical music is a whole other world I want to dive into at some point to help with my knowledge.

[@DawnSuttonfabfour]

@@CallMeCaroline I was telling a friend, also a Beatle nut, about you and the series you are doing. He was thrilled and wants me to send the link, which I will do for this and Please, Please Me. Also I thought your version of Til There Was You, was beautiful.

[@Gothmog8ap]

I am enjoying your reactions

[@marcribe6483]

Oh Caroline, it is such a pleasure to watch you discover these albums. I'm having so much fun with your Beatles videos. I can imagine at times, that the same surprised expression in your face when you hear something intriguing in a song for the first time, happened similarly all those decades ago with the young young teenage girls of the sixties that are now old enough to be grandmothers. Regarding some of the comments and questions you made; here's some tidbits to put what you hear in perspective. Most of the cover songs they recorded were songs they'd been playing live in Liverpool for years (as The Beatles from 1960-1962). Also, please keep in mind that the record industry was in many ways still in its toddler years (to say infancy seemed an exaggeration). Not until after WW2 and most specifically in the late fifties and early sixties (even before the Beatles) did sales begin to target the youth. Music albums never sold as much as they did until after The Beatles. Another thing to take note is that your average artist would record material composed by a professional songwriter. Ever hear of Tin Pan Alley or The Brillo Building? These are places where producers would go to buy songs for the artists they were going to record. Very few acts did it all: sing and play their own material (Chuck Berry is a notable exception that first comes to mind; Buddy Holly another) and many that might have tried were not allowed to record them because the label wouldn't chance it with an amateur songwriter. Of their generation, The Beatles weren't the first to record their own songs. The Beach Boys in America before them had Brian Wilson as composer and head member of the band. But The Beatles, due to the extraordinary worldwide success they achieved within a years time (1963-1964), made themselves the standard for all to (try to) immolate. Their ability to come up with song after song, all melodically catchy and artistically good, lead them to not need to record covers, although they would continue to do so, albeit in lesser frequency, until 1965. Their next album, Hard Days Night was done under the pressure of being a soundtrack for their first feature film. Lennon claims that the majority of these new songs were "knocked off" by him.

[@Portlychap]

Caroline, you are such a joy to watch. What an amazing personality, so captivating.

[@brianalmeida1964]

Great reaction. By the way "I Wanna Be Your Man" was written by John and Paul for The Rolling Stones and actually provided their first hit! Stay safe.🤘✌

[@sharonpate5481]

I remember my parents saying “that’s not music, all they say is yeah, yeah, yeah” and they were absolutely shocked by their long hair !! 😂😂🤘🏽☮️♥️

[@stanbrekston]

There's a story that says that once while they were rehearsing over at Paul's house, his father came in & suggested, "why don't you sing, 'yes, yes, yes,"?

[@hannahdobbs226]

It's not easy to know the best way to react to The Beatles. Chronologically certainly makes sense to see the progression of them as songwriters. However they often didn't put their singles on albums so you are already missing out on some songs they felt were their most commercial. For instance She Loves You was probably the perfect 3 minute pop song. I can't wait to see your face when you start reacting to albums from 1966 onwards. Tomorrow Never Knows will either blow your mind or leave you perplexed. My father was musician in 1960's. He gave me his record collection in 1974 when I was 5 and it contained lots of Beatle records. At age 5 it was their early stuff that interested me. By age 11 I was getting into the later stuff, even if I didn't understand all of it.

[@williamfakename553]

I hope she includes the red and blue albums.

[@qasanoba]

and Past Masters!

[@johnm2393]

She'll be surprised of the amount of great songs that were only released as singles. Truly prolific song writing in such a short career as a band.

[@harrisonsmithfilms]

@@williamfakename553 well, everything on those albums were already in either their studio albums or in past pastels so wouldn’t make much sense

[@RayRay-zt7bj]

Yeah, I understand what you're saying with some singles not being on certain albums. When I started collecting Beatle albums in the 70s I was buying mostly the American versions, and occasionally a store would have some British import albums too. It's ironic that she titled this video the Beatles 2nd Album because in the USA there actually was an album titled The Beatles Second Album. Meet The Beatles was their first album in the USA which featured more than half of the songs that appeared on With the Beatles. The cover design had the same photo but with some variations in design. Please Please Me wasn't released as their first album in the USA because the record companies figured it wouldn't have the impact of the songs that appeared on Meet The Beatles, and they were correct. The 3 featured songs that gave Meet The Beatles popularity were I Want To Hiold Your Hand, I saw Her Standing There and All My Loving. Ishould include This Boy to that list because all 4 I believe were performed during that US visit.

[@franciscoantonio5306]

George's voice in Devil in her heart is killer. He has the ability to make something sound heart-wrenching in a way Paul and John can't.

[@skipjackdoesstuff7110]

their next album is one of their best so i can’t wait for that

[@slapbass8494]

Doubt

[@scottmackenzie6699]

Caroline, you have a lovely voice. Til There Was You was one of my favorites from the 2nd album. Paul’s vocal is so earnest and tender without being schmaltzy or too saccharine. Thank you for letting us watch your album to album Beatles journey.

[@patriciaburroughs]

This is their early days when they were definitely writing love songs and relationship songo, many danceable. Paul was the first to break away from the pop/rock they were doing with what he considered a 'real' song with "Yesterday." For John, it was "In My Life." Rubber Soul was a huge shift for them. I love your reactions. I love that you point out the bass line and such. I grew up with the Bealtes and their music is ubiquitous to my life. I have trouble breaking it down the way someone new to their music can.

[@LivingWatersUtube]

The American version of "Rubber Soul" was probably the most influential for us. Can't way till she gets a load of that!

[@mathewbyoung]

I'm pretty sure Paul would have considered "And I Love Her" a real song, and he wrote that before "Yesterday" was even a dream in his head😉

[@reggie9595]

God, I love In My Life especially George Martin's piano solo and Paul's backing vocals. John Lennon's a genius!

[@vinnygi]

“Paperback Writer” was their first non-love song.

[@SecretAgentPaul]

@@vinnygi Nowhere Man came out before Paperback Writer

[@Acin75]

I love it when you sing in between... you nail it with your beautiful voice.

[@rainydaydreamawy]

You did it! My new favorite YT Channel! You are a pure delight! Its hard to imagine someone exists, a musician in her own right into popular music, who hasn't gone down this road already. And is able to bring such insight, informed observation, energy and wonderful effervescence to your audience. Truly a pleasure. Thank you so much for undertaking this project. If this catches on with the Beatles fan community your hit count could go through the roof and I mean like viral numbers. Great job here and you're correct, coming out 8 months after the debut where they shot their wad of original tunes meant having to pad this one a bit with covers. Next album is the soundtrack to their first film and the style will start to change a bit but not like youll see transform on album #6 . Keep on rockin'!

[@CallMeCaroline]

Thank you so much for watching and commenting. I am looking forward to hearing what comes next!

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

Til There Was You, beautiful version you performed. Wow.

[@joelake7986]

Thank you, Caroline. For nearly 60 years the Beatles' music has been my constant companion. I really don't even need to play it, though it is still a joy whenever I do. Your reactions take me back to a time when it wasn't so familiar, when it was all brand new. It's almost like hearing these songs for the first time.

[@bert0522]

My first Beatles album was Meet the Beatles the American version. And the rest is history. I have everything I can get my hands on or afford. Jim

[@MattJaissleFilms]

Also, a lot of their biggest hits around this point were just released as singles and weren't on any albums.

[@jimirayo]

Haha. Yep. I just typed that in.

[@weksheddweller]

She should probably check out the "1" album then!

[@a.k.1740]

@@weksheddweller She should instead do both parts of the Past Masters compilation which are more exhaustive: Past Masters, Volume One dedicated to recordings originally released between 1962 and 1965 and Past Masters, Volume Two which contains recordings originally released between 1965 and 1970.

[@joedebaun4547]

I could hear "Not a Second Time" over and over.

[@jasperhalsey8574]

fucking love that song

[@wayne_twentyfive]

You're a breath of fresh air, Caroline ! .. I could listen to you talk about anything, but because you're reacting to my favourite group ever, it's even more of a pleasure .. You're so much fun, and musically very knowledgeable .. Looking forward to all of your future Beatles album breakdowns .. PS - Loved your singing and playing at the end too ! .. Wayne

[@xavi12R]

Fun fact: the Beatles "gave" 'I Wanna Be Your Man' to the Rolling Stones as a single. I think it ended up being a big song to help the Rolling Stones. Anyone correct me if I'm wrong!

[@7ALFREDOX]

You are absolutely correct. Ringo singing this song: ironic, isn't It?

[@stewartcohen-jones2949]

Have to say this. Your reactions are exceptional. You’re taking this old guy right back to when he first heard them. Please, no cheating, just hold back from digging into later work. Go through each album one by one. You’ll have tears in your eyes by the end. The greatest body of work by any artist in any field in our post war years. Incidentally Beatle fans in the main are great people but the occasional meanie gets through. Just ignore them.

[@sourisvoleur4854]

The biggest thing I like about your reactions is that you SAY SOMETHING. So many reactions are "wow, I like this." You actually comment on various parts of the songs, you notice little things (I had never really thought about the many places where they stop then resume), you give little predictions. Maybe one way of putting it is that your reactions are meaty rather than fluffy.

[@wpl8275]

Til There Was You is an interesting song. The musical it came from was the Music Man which first was a play in 1957, then a movie in 1962. The character that sings the song in the play and movie is female. Shirley Jones sings it in the movie.

[@chandlerbryan3448]

When I think of it I always hear Ethel Merman.

[@melissaharl9890]

A lot of their covers are of songs introduced by or set from a female perspective (Boys, Please Mr. Postman …)

[@glawnow1959]

This was during the period when the Beatles thought that after their pop stardom ended in a year or two they might try their hand at musicals.

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

So fun! And wonderful cover of your own at the end...Congrats!

[@icringe1642]

As soon as you get to the Help! album it’s masterpiece after masterpiece

[@reggie9595]

I'm more of A Hard Day's Night kind of guy myself lol

[@FernanGamerSuscribe_e_e]

Yeahhhh, but I think Please Please Me is more than a very good album idk. With the beatles it's, in my opinion, one of the worst but is not a bad album

[@oldiesgeek454]

@God Wils It I feel the same way. The Hard Days Night soundtrack is my favorite Beatles album. 👍😊

[@ronaldsanfran]

I think so too, but Hard Day's Night is an amazing and solid album showcasing their early period!!

[@oldiesgeek454]

@@ronaldsanfran Absolutely. HDN is my favorite Beatles album. In fact, I prefer the pre-Seargent Pepper years period. 😉

[@billbrimmer1739]

Caroline has an engaging personality and great ear. A combination that makes this a delight to observe. This was my first Beatles purchase, Boughton February, 1964. They were on the Ed Sullivan Show month.

[@HenryInHawaii]

I believe A Hard Days Night is next, can't wait for that review

[@Vince_Steele]

Yes, no need to include the American albums in the lineup. The earlier ones were basically butchered versions of their UK releases, spread over a number of albums. So same tracks, but different play order, and not necessarily on the same album as each other.

[@exxekhan]

That "surprise" at the end is very cool! You nailed the feel of the song and made it your own. Very nice.

[@ronalddobis6782]

Second album and they already have an innovative album cover.

[@rotjrotk]

Yes the "Beatle Breaks" is something they do a lot. Great catch! Most people never realize it. Not as a signature thing, but more as an instinctive surprising thing

[@unsubstantiate]

In the last song, Money, Lennon improvises the lyric, "I wanna be free" That was not an original lyric.

[@chrisbell1878]

a thumbs up for the beautiful singing at the end

[@vianaernesto]

You're reactions are so great because you have such a perceptive ear, excited for the future of this series. I think someone already mentioned it but Beatles albums generally don't contain the singles which they usually release before to promote the albums, so I think it would be a good idea to listen to the singles that came out alongside each album.But anyway, have fun.

[@johnoblinger9247]

You have amazing instant reactions. It’s probably how I reacted to the music when I first heard this album but I was 10 and couldn’t articulate what I was hearing. Remember they were in their early 20s and were inventing rock music. They became more sophisticated and creative later but these early songs have a charm and joy all their own.

[@DanielFjall]

By the standards of that time, it was unusual for it to be so many original songs on an album. Most of the 60’s band relied heavily on covers and outside writers in the early days of their carreers.

[@steve3602]

Caroline, welcome to the magic of The Beatles. You're discovering their genius and progression. In these first couple of Beatles reviews, I can't make up my mind as to what I like more - listening once again to their great music or your fabulous reactions. Both are priceless. Can't wait till your next Beatles Album review.

[@arielverosto3245]

I can't wait for your "Rubber soul" reaction (One of My favorites albums of The Beatles)

[@pjohnson102]

All of us who were attracted to the Beatles in the beginning had the same curiosity as you when we frst looked at the song rundown on the album covers or single or EP titles on the A and B sides. I love your enthusiastic stabs at anticipating the song style by title. I also just your analysis and commentary based on your knowledge of music and songwriting! These "First listen" videos are hits to me! I love 'em! Please keep them up and, yes, do them in chronological order. (For the Beatles, the whole "cover" deal came about because in Hamburg, where they really got tight and great as a band (seven hours playing a night will do that!) they didn't have writing time. Covers became the way to keep there show fresh (the club go'ers would request them or you'd find songs you wanted to try, work them up before the doors would open and keep polishing them up by playing them night after night. It was the band way! Once they hit it big in America, their manager and EMI records wanted to wanted to cash in on their popularity, so covers became the fillers on an nearly impossible record release schedule. Keep going, Caroline!

[@zagarf]

As many have already alluded, it is so nice to see/listen to your exploration of the music that is so near and dear to us. Your easy to follow technical commentary is a nice aspect providing another layer of enjoyment for Beatle fans. Thanks!

[@frankdefloriojr9625]

There Amazing 😊 the greatest musicians That Ever Lived! Iconic ✌🏻

[@jonforbes9792]

If I may make one tip, it would be to make to listen to the songs that did not appear on any of the original albums and were released as singles only. Some of their best/most famous songs are not on the original albums. Just to name a few: She Loves You, I Want to Hold Your Hand, Day Tripper, We Can Work It Out, and Hey Jude. And, umm, You Know My Name (Look Up the Number).

[@Abdullahxvii]

Agreed! listening to the Beatles 1 hits compilation album has all the gems that weren't part of the album track lists but still fantastic songs

[@leonardohonorato3652]

The last one is amazing

[@lauri4887]

She could listen to Past Masters after Abbey Road/Let It Be if she wants to listen to the singles.

[@BeatleBabe]

Yes yes yes!! Keep going with them chronologically! The style shifts SO much throughout the career and I think you'll really enjoy it!

[@harlech52]

This is the first LP I ever bought. My brothers and I bought if for ourselves for Christmas 1963 and my late Dad after listening to it said " they'll be forgotten by Christmas". :)

[@MsAppassionata]

😫😂😂😂 I think he was wrong about that.

[@melissaharl9890]

Similar here in the US. I was ten when the 45 rpm single of Twist & Shout b/w There’s a Place was re-released here. My Dad (a classical musician) said they’d be forgotten in six months. So I asked for the record as my Easter 1964 present (my very first record). Loved the B side.

[@steveshannon145]

A local DJ in Kansas City MO Bill Armstrong on local AM WHB starting a no Beatles or British Invasion Campaign, he was gone in two weeks!

[@harlech52]

@@MsAppassionata slightly yes !

[@imkluu]

Second time watching. It has become one of my favorite things at the moment to listen to the Beatles and watch you listening along. It is like I am sharing them with you or something. It is really delightful. You are so adorable and I love your insights to the technical side of things which I often have not noticed, or been able to put in to words before. The Beatles wrote and gave the Rolling Stones the song, "I Wanna Be Your Man." They played "I Wanna Be Your Man" on The Top of the Pops first show of 1964. It later charted at #12. Their first song, "Come On," which wasn't greatly promoted, had reached #21 the prior year. The media, and the Stone's manager, made up a rivalry between the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, as the bad guys against the Beatles Good Guys, even having them pose unsmiling on their first album cover. In reality the two groups were never rivals. They were actually friends. In a conversation between Jagger and Lennon, John asked him what he thought about this rivalry they were supposed to be having, and Mick told John, the Stones never had a chance to compete with the Beatles. You guys have three lead vocalists to our one. The Rolling Stones actually beat out the Beatles in 1964, in two surveys, as the United Kingdom's most popular band, but after that, they were always trailing them in the charts, until 1971, after the Beatles disbanded, they were named, "The Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World," after the release of Sticky Fingers. Decca Records in London signed the Rolling Stones under recommendation of George Harrison. Decca had declined to sign the Beatles when they had the chance. I suppose they didn't want to make that mistake again. Regrettably for the Beatles, Decca gave the Stones a great deal, with freedom of production and ownership of their own song rights, which the Beatles had trouble with themselves in later years.

[@islahannula6737]

I already love this series and I’m totally gonna watch all the “episodes”! My personal favourite albums are magical mystery tour and sgt peppers

[@robertoriggio117]

Another thing: cover songs were the norm at the time of the Beatles. The fact that they had as many original songs as they did on this album was quite a departure from the norms of the industry. That was another area in which they were pioneers who changed the concept of pop music forever after their time.

[@dalblack8712]

So glad you are doing all of these in order!! One thing you might do is listen to Past Masters Volume 1 after you listen to Help! That will give you all of their singles that weren’t on their albums for the early part of their career. Then Past Masters Volume 2 after you finish all the albums.

[@gerardstephens58]

Never get tired of seeing a young person discovering the full range of Beatles magic. Subbed. Looking forward to watching your journey.

[@juancarlosgonzalezmartinez8793]

really cool reaction! between this two album they release "From Me To You" / "Thank You Girl" and "She Loves You" / "I´ll Get You" and together with the "With the Beatles" album they release "I Want To Hold Your Hand / This Boy"... these 3 singles doesn´t appear in the albums...maybe you should listen it. ;)

[@mokrodog]

She should do past masters when she’s finished abbey riad

[@MrKeychange]

You decided to do them all! Wow. I'm ALL IN. You're the perfect person to react to this because you have an excellent ear for music. Can't wait! 🤍🎸

[@AlBarzUK]

Thanks for this, Caroline. Having started to check out a few other reaction people, I lighted on your Please Please Me. I like the way you do it, your skill at picking up on individual parts, instruments, voices, and the way the Beatles crafted each song with those little surprises. Much more nuanced than any other reactions I’ve yet heard. I’m patient, so I’ll wait for the others, Don’t Let Me Down. 😁

[@gribwitch]

"...Don’t Let Me Down...". I feel a song coming on....

[@andrewwright6445]

I'm really enjoying your thoughts! Only two albums in and you've exclaimed a few different times, "I wasn't expecting that!", or "They're always surprising me!" This was precisely what made me a fan (after the band had already broken up, mind you). All I can say is, "Buckle up!" The surprises never stop.

[@celticbird2398]

Loved your take on "Don't Bother Me." I don't know why, but it's my favorite Beatles song ever.

[@brianparker663]

One of my faves too. Perhaps you like the unusual, modal melody. It's a bit like a folk song (imagine it slowed down and sung with a tinge of sadness).

[@cjsm1006]

I played the melody on guitar when I was learning to play. A strong melody and meaningful lyrics about how one feels when they lose their girlfriend and are depressed. A very underrated song.

[@TTM9691]

What a BEAUTIFUL, touching ending to the video! I wish you could have seen MY reaction when it came on! :D Beautiful, Caroline!! :) Also I have to say: at 6:31 After complimenting John's vocals for two songs, you end up paying him a great compliment by noticing his rhythm guitar playing, something he was very proud of in this particular song, he'd LOVE that you noticed that, and I do too!!! Your words about cover versions was FANTASTIC! You are absolutely right, it is a total skill to pull off a cover version. As you demonstrated at the end of this beautiful video! Thanks, Caroline, this is so beautiful to watch and it looks like you're having fun! Don't change a thing, and your opinion is as valid as anyone who has ever listened to this stuff, so never feel shy about telling us what you're thinking. Ok, I'm binging on this, I have two more videos to go and then I'm all caught up. :D

[@pamelashryock5917]

Please Mr Postman was previously done by a girl group. Very fun song.

[@patticrichton1135]

""DON'T BOTHER ME" is one of my favorites on this album, I had never heard anything like that before. I LOVE the sound and the lyrics. The harmonica solo is KILLER in "LITTLE CHILD"! ALWAYS LOVED that! "TIL THERE WAS YOU" is from the stage and movie musical "THE MUSIC MAN" The Motown "girl group" THE MARVELETTES sang "PLEASE MR. POSTMAN" originally. The guitars on "HOLD ME TIGHT" always remind me of the rhythm of a chugging train and also when it slows down at the end like it's pulling into a train station. It 's my FAVORITE SONG on this album.....I LOVE how Paul's voice sounds when he says "YOU DON'T KNOW," especially the 2nd time he says it. During "YOU'VE REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME" as far as I am concerned you can never have TOO MUCH harmony! LOL. Have you ever heard how THE STONES did "I WANNA BE YOUR MAN"" It's done very differently from the Beatles version. They gave it to the Stones and I think it was the Stones first hit. I love the call and response in this album, especially on "DEVIL IN HER HEART." Seems like it's not used anymore in todays music. I couldn't believe it, CAROLINE, how you noticed the staccato way the said "she's got the Devil in her heart" line, because I ALWAYS liked that and I have never ever heard anyone else notice it!!

[@bobmessier5215]

Great cover of "Till There was You" at the end of the video on the keyboard. You are multi-talented, Caroline and lovely too! Thank you for The Beatles album reactions. It's so much fun.

[@hstrykid]

I discovered the Beatles when I was about 5 or 6 around 1970. The first two albums I listened to were Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band and Abbey Road. Even at 6 I was mesmerized by their music and immediately started using my allowance and Christmas and Birthday money to save up to buy their other albums. Ever since then, whenever I find someone discovering the Beatles for the first time, I get chills because I am anticipating the journey they're going on. I'm really excited for you and truly appreciate your analysis of the tracks as you listen to them. Thank you for sharing your journey with us.

[@alienadokk9060]

This will be a great reaction🤗. Can't wait for the other albums

[@briangroboski4751]

As you move forward, you'll find that all you CAN expect is the unexpected. I appreciate your reaction, you obviously know music and are having fun with this. I learned of the Beatles in 1964 and they are still my go-to artists. Meredith Willson would be pleased with your cover. ✌😁👍