First Listen - "Twist and Shout" and "Theres A Place" by The Beatles (Hip Hop Fan Reacts)

[@wayneroberts4320]

Syed, you will never believe the impact the Beatles had on the world! Every parent world-wide went into shock, every kid world-wide loved the sound. The cultural revolution took place with this music playing in the background. I am thankful I was one of those kids!

[@garyarnett1220]

You missed or skipped two songs "Do You Want to Know A Secret" and "A Taste of Honey"

[@johnpbh]

Such a brilliant comment Syed about the "time machine" analogy. I'm a 70 year old guy, loving the way your are discovering, appreciating and giving your honest opinion about all that you hear.. As you can imagine I was 10 when this album came out so my whole life has been Beatles both together and as solo artists and I KNOW what they did for music and the impact they had on the world and the music business. As you said, it's so difficult for someone like yourself to imagine that phenomenon but I give you all the kudos for having an open mind and recognising the talent that was there from the very beginning even in its basic form. I can't wait for your review of "With the Beatles". Keep on Rocking.

[@alansmith7626]

Thanks for sharing! I am an US Air Force brat and I lived 1st thru 3rd grades in England, I was in England when The Beatles came to America! I am 68 and my life has been outside most peoples boxes, was all I knew, but I look back and I appreciate it So much!

[@DawnSuttonfabfour]

"There's a place" is fantastic.

[@DandyLion662a]

Of their early songs, the most underrated/overlooked.

[@bobwoolerOriGinal]

@@DandyLion662a And the lyrics are Dylan before Dylan.

[@DawnSuttonfabfour]

@@bobwoolerOriGinal BOB???? Hmmm. Unconvinced!

[@bobwoolerOriGinal]

@@DawnSuttonfabfour Before Lennon heard Dylan, is what I meant👍

[@DawnSuttonfabfour]

@@bobwoolerOriGinal No Bob no. That's not what I meant at all! I meant MR WOOLER , I put it to you, that you are NOT Bob Wooler. Unless you know, that's actually your real name. Is it? No. no. Beatles fan called Bob Wooler? I don't believe it 🤣

[@sourisvoleur4854]

Cool idea that art is the closest thing we have to a time machine.

[@TheCornishCockney]

When this landed,I was 9yrs old. From then on,the world turned to brilliant vivid colour,they were everywhere and changed the world.

[@SanJoseBob]

They got the yelling from “Little Richard” of “Lucille”, “Good Golly Miss Molly” fame. Richard was Touring in London and they met him. Their influences then were “Chuck Berry”, Roy Orbison”, “Everly Bros., Little Richard”, “James Brown”….. SanJoséBob

[@michaelt6218]

The released version you just heard of Twist and Shout was their *first* take, done LIVE. They attempted a second take, but John's voice was gone by then. It's just amazing to me how tight they were, and how charismatic -- the first true rock band. What legends.

[@sourisvoleur4854]

That tightness (I'm sure I'm not telling you something you don't know) comes from the time they put in in Hamburg and in the Cavern. As Syed said earlier, they were tight because of all the time they spent on stage together. They could walk into the studio and just play the song like breathing.

[@ArniePorter]

This album was recorded on a two track recording machine and was mixed for both mono and stereo releases. It’s more like a recording of their stage performance than a real studio album. Given that and the fact they recorded 10 of the songs in one session, the sound quality and musicianship is a harbinger for the brilliance of their future recordings.

[@theholyearthgod1363]

When my little sis passed i couldn't get There's A Place out of my head. One of my favorite Beatles hit

[@papercup2517]

Hey Holy Earth God, Oh gosh, I'm so sorry about you losing your little sister. I can see how the song might resonate. I hope it maybe brought at least some comfort... By the way, I love your user name! Hugs and peace from Australia. :-)

[@randaman7098]

Absolutely, absolutely the best music reaction site on KZbin IMO ! Your intelligent insight and joyous appreciation of music is mint !

[@alpetrocelli4465]

In ‘63 this rocked us. I am forever grateful to the Fab Four for turning me on to the power & pleasure of music. ✌️❤️🎶

[@dwhite849]

People don't appreciate how good a drummer Ringo is.

[@jamespopeko9557]

Please….on to their next record. I’m really digging this. Plus, you get to understand how important they were back then

[@diogenesagogo]

There's A Place is, for me, one of the first signs of their unique abilities, distinct from all the other groups which were legion at the time. It was simple but urgent, something profound about that first verse (as you said) even though it was a love song. The slight dissonances in the harmonies, the way Lennon & McCartney's voices blended, still gives me a real frisson, even after all these years. The bridge is just wonderful. All their albums contained at least one track that pointed to something evolving, something more would be happening with their music. I'll Be Back on a Hard Day's Night &, especially, Hey You've Got To Hide Your Love Away from Help! were standouts for me. They really were unique.

[@GlenMaderos]

Can’t wait for Hard Days Night album onwards, they really come in to their own from then and the progression between each album thereafter is mind blowing. Keep up the good work dude. We appreciate you 🔥

[@evanleehome2178]

A Hard Day's Night (UK album) is highly under-rated. Lennon's rock'n'roll album!

[@johndavids4780]

There is a live vid of this and it sounds exactly the same. Paul and George did the signature Wooo with a headshake and the girls in the audience went absolutely nuts. BTW, all four of them were geniuses in their own role. That is why they were so unique.

[@1perfectpitch]

Ringo was no genius. He wasn't even a good drummer. But he was the perfect drummer for the Beatles.😂😂😂😂

[@James-lk2sg]

@@1perfectpitch how can you not be a good drummer yet be the perfect drummer for any band, let alone The Beatles? He may not be the technical greatest but calling him “not good” is just foolish.

[@1perfectpitch]

@@James-lk2sg Adequate but certainly not genius.

[@brandonflorida1092]

When you get up to that point, you might want to watch the movie, "A Hard Day's Night." It's fabulous.

[@davidrauh8118]

Their recording career only spanned 7 years or so. Their progression was truly amazing.

[@1967PONTIACGTO]

"There's A Place" is on my list of 3 greatest overlooked Beatles songs.... it is sad and uplifting at the same time, and just under two minutes of musical bliss... on my playlist, it comes after "Girl Don't Tell Me" by the Beach Boys, and "Swallow My Pride" by the Ramones... the other two overlooked Beatles songs on my list are "What You're Doing", and "Long Long Long"

[@carlburnett5986]

Long Long Long is sublime. So is Cry Baby Cry off the same LP (The Beatles aka The White Album)

[@poutine57]

one of my favs.....twist and shout ! Peace and Love from Canada

[@lhcarter]

The great thing about Beatle songs is that you could sing along no matter what range you could sing in. If not Paul, John or George, you could find a way to sing it.

[@charlesspringer4709]

There is film with very good sound doing this on tour in Australia. They were the tightest group I have ever heard and if you watch that film, they are having a really good time and it sounds just like the studio or maybe better.

[@alansouthall8221]

There is a little Easter egg at the end of twist and shout John's voice was done at this point. He was drinking milk to try and cool his throat. The lads knew they only had one shot at capturing what was an iconic live song. They were shirtless,sweating and hypinf themselves up John rides his voice right to the edge of break up, you can hear him pushing it right to the edge The band are amazing and they know they capture the sound of Beatlemania. They know they nail it. And as the last symbols crash you can hear McCartney shout 'YEAH!!' in the recording. A wonderful document of an amazing live band

[@davidgagne3569]

Nice to finish this with the last song on the album. You can hear John's voice is just about to fail. For their Royal Command concert they did this song. It was semi scandalous as they were the first rockers to do that. Just before this song John spoke to the royal audience "For our last number, I'd like to ask your help," Lennon says, as he licks his lips. "The people in the cheaper seats, clap your hands. And the rest of you, if you'd just rattle your jewelry." LOL

[@gabrielemargadant8469]

Can't wait until you get to review my favourite Beatles songs: "For no one", "She's leaving home" and "Here, there and everywhere".

[@michele-33]

...and *In My Life and Norwegian Wood* two of my favorites...kind of Dylanesque inspired

[@GreggOliverBass]

and EVERYONE that covered Twist and Shout since tried to imitate that vocal. And you have to respect the bass part, and McCartney singing at the same time

[@damonhines8187]

Love 'em both. Having pretended to play guitar on a toy earthmover or other substitute since likely before age 3 in front of our house in Crawley, Sussex, still, it was John's delivery of 'Twist and Shout' on Ready Steady Go in the autumn, iirc, of '63 that made me think, "that's what I want to do," at age 7. Leading kids' ensembles late 90s-early 00s, and wrapping up 'Twist and Shout', a young girl looked at me and asked, "How do you DO that?!" Her friend answered sagely, pre-empting my own searching tentative response, "He yells." Nailed it, sweetheart, thank you. 😊 Great reaction, mate. 👍

[@mikefetterman6782]

Lennon has one of the most iconic voices in rock. He always underestimated himself later in his career. Early on they were full of beans.

[@mr.marcus3123]

Better-known as 'P & V'!

[@thomaslavery4762]

you missed "Do You Want To Know A Secret" and "A Taste Of Honey" from this album. Also don't forget to listen to the singles as well, as some of their best songs such as "Hey Jude" or "Don't Let Me Down" aren't on any of their albums.

[@davehazel5632]

Hey Seyd, I truly love what you're doing with the Beatles. I'm a lifelong fan since the age of 12 in 1972 when I first listened to them. Please make sure to do the singles between the albums, because not all the singles were included on the LPs and some of their biggest hits were singles and the B-sides are great too.

[@TangoEliott]

It is nice to hear someone who educates himself on what he is going to review. Your best comment was about the evolution of their music. That is why I always advise Beatle reviewers to do them in chronological order. That way you go on the journey. It was a fabulous time. I cannot tell you what it did to a young kid to find this music.

[@jordan390a]

There's a Place makes me think of Gerry and the Pacemakers....!!!!

[@dianegardner7210]

I was 9 years old when this came out -my sister was older and got to go to a dance -she won this 45 and we played it constantly-I remember having a sleepover and dancing around the living room to this -such a joyful time

[@joegurto]

Thanks for taking this journey Syed. I've been listening these songs for 60 years now and am so enjoying hearing each one and experiencing them along with you as though it were the first time I heard them. Looking forward with anticipation for each new posting. Great channel.

[@DawnSuttonfabfour]

Oh Syed! You said those 3 little words a girl loves to hear. Turn.It.Up.

[@Jackjanes24]

I always wondered why John sounded so different in Twist and Shout. I love how you’ve researched the context behind the making of the tracks, as it improves my experience and enjoyment of the song, let alone yours.

[@margaritakmp]

I still get such a rush of energy hearing Twist and Shout, just as much as when I first heard it - it's so infectious. If you haven't seen it already, there's an iconic scene from Ferris Bueller's Day Off involving a performance of Twist and Shout at a parade that you should definitely check out, it matches the song's energy so perfectly

[@patticrichton1135]

And they are playing the BEATLES cover of TWIST AND SHOUT over the scene in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" which actually made the Beatles cover of it go to number ONE again, after the movie was out.

[@terri2494]

Yes! That was such a fun scene! And movie! 🎥🎞🍿🤣

[@WKhane]

I was 13 years old when this album came out and the way you discover their music reminds me so much of my own experience . Thank you so much for the great reaction Syed! 👍

[@johnturner170]

You have some great insight into these tracks Syed. This was the album that launched them and remains of great historical importance. Each subsequent album is different and shows their growth. You're going to enjoy this journey.

[@robertmarlow255]

Christmas 1963 an 11 year old boy gets an EP for his present: Twist & Shout, including both There's a Place & a Taste of Honey # HOOKED!

[@RadCenter]

John and Paul's vocals were outstanding, but this recording wouldn't have been as great without George and Ringo.

[@papercup2517]

Love LOVE LOVING your Beatles reactions, Syed.. All My Loving, in fact... Please continue this amazing journey. You can be sure a legion of us lifelong (and other) Beatles fans will accompany you on this adventure. Good to hear you've been listening to some of the pop music that was around contemporaneously with these early Beatles songs, too, for context. Make sure you listen to Bill Haley and the Comets, Eddie Cochran, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, and Little Richard, as well as pop crooners like Frank Ifield. That was the idiom within which they worked at first, before their own unique idiom began to emerge more noticeably. I think it's interesting that when John and Paul first sat down together to write, having both already tried writing songs on their own as young teenagers, they had the idea that maybe they could become as successful and famous as Rogers and Hart, or Rogers and Hammerstein - other great song-writing duos from the past. As it turned out, they could! But, yes, the aim was simply to write hit songs, memorable songs, songs that people would love and want to dance to, that would make them rich, famous, successful, and popular with girls! With those simple goals in mind, they laid the foundations of their song-writing craft. Eventually hitting unimaginable (even for them) fame and success, their individual and collective life experience as a band became something unique. They met hundreds if not thousands of creative and influential people; they met Dylan. They got turned on to various mind expanding substances and meditation techniques. Along with others in that incredibly fecund period, their minds exploded with the creative possibilities. And it all came out in the diversity of music they created together, inspiring either directly or indirectly virtually all future (non-classical) musicians, for generations to come. As Brian May (from Queen) said, "The Beatles opened the doors, and we all just walked through!"

[@musicaficionado2974]

So glad you are listening to the studio album versions! Thank you for that! And, no, that was not the end of John's endurance or rasp. You'll hear it when you get down to Dizzy Miss Lizzy or Happiness Is A Warm Gun, and many more. Thank you so much!

[@auctionmusic]

when the beatles broke out, all current music at that time became golden oldies heh. I'm 73 lived through all this it was very trippy

[@mr.marcus3123]

I bought the Tollie single as a child of 8 for 99 cents when it was released in the US! The Beatles had not signed with Capitol Records as a sole distributor yet, I also picked up a copy of 'Do You Want To Know A Secret' on Vee-Jay Records at the same time! One was yellow with white lettering and one black with white lettering.

[@jean-marcevans1439]

There’s a Place is an insight to their future. The lyrics, harmonies, melody, the harmonica lick, etc. Lennon on Twist and Shout is unsurpassed for rock n roll singing. But did you know the sing is a reworking of La Bamba?

[@shelq3814]

John said that after recording this his throat felt like sandpaper! But the hoarseness in his voice is so sexy!

[@jean-marcevans1439]

Hope you go through all the albums in order but don’t forget that many of their hits were not on albums, so don’t miss these. I Wanna Hold Your Hand, She Loves You, to Hey Jude, and many more.

[@sourisvoleur4854]

Yes! Don't neglect the non-album singles and B-sides!

[@TheCornishCockney]

Hey Bulldog was a b-side and still one of my faves from the fabs. Bands today would kill for Beatles throwaways.

[@sourisvoleur4854]

@@TheCornishCockney B-side to what? I can't find any evidence of its being released on a single either in the UK or US.

[@gettinhungrig8806]

​@@TheCornishCockney Never a B-side but Lennon at the last minute wanted it to replace Lady Madonna as their next single. It was George Martin who told him it was too late to make the change. See Emerick book. 'The Inner Light' became the B-side. Bulldog instead got allocated to the Yellow Sub film and album. But for that it could well have been on the White Album. Imagine that!

[@thomastimlin1724]

Of course, unless you're going through the USA versions of the albums..

[@z0n0ph0ne]

Excellent reaction Syed.

[@reverts3031]

The advantage you have by being able to listen to this music now is that you don't have to wait months, years, and even decades for more great music to be produced.

[@annbeguity5932]

There’s a Place -perfectly clear eg Lennon’s innovative low harmonies -and also, an eg of how L and Mc would trade off lines of lead; can you find the short bit of Lennon lead in there? you’ll get better at picking them out as you go along-). We (OGs) came to recognize each voice immediately.

[@stevedahlberg8680]

John Lennon's voice on that is just fantastic. And I believe that's the highest I've ever heard him go, yeah it was a scream but it was mostly belting with just a little bit of falsetto maybe mixed in for that resonance and he gets all the way up to an A5 on that first harmony stack. That is amazing. For reference, C4 is a middle C on the piano, so this would be the A six notes above that and then a whole octave up from that again. Truly impressive. It's funny because I was looking at the lyrics for There's A Place before you started the music playing, and I was actually thinking, I know I know this but I cannot remember and the lyrics for once aren't triggering anything. But from about the third note it all popped right back into my head instantly. It's amazing how much that stuff got so deeply into my head when I was exploring the early Beatles catalog in junior high in the mid-1970s. And I absolutely love that bridge; it's so well done vocally and melodically.

[@jnagarya519]

The high "scream" was McCartney.

[@cuebj]

Nearly 68. Never heard There's A Place. I was too cool for school about Beatles till about 1999 when my 12-year old daughter heard Pepper

[@anthonyblakely399]

This song "Twist & Shout" takes me back!!! Heard on the radio in 1963 in my room on my radio.... radio stations would play this sreally liked it. It sound like Little Richard and I liked it. It took 2 weeks before I found out who the was that sang this song was The Beatles. I found out it was No.1 in America....and I saw them on the 6:00 news. All the girls were going crazy when the song was played!!! I was so into Motown at the time that it did not really Amaze me.

[@MrDiddyDee]

Basic and raw, 'Twist and shout' gives us a flavour of what they must have sounded like on those long arduous sets in the nightclubs of Hamburg, prompted by drunken brawling German sailors demanding the band put on a real show for them. The song is still a thrilling sound after all these years.

[@russallert]

I remember reading or hearing something about the lyrics of There's A Place, that they reflected the tragedies that had plagued John throughout his life. By 1963, John had lost his mother, his Uncle George (who had helped raise him), his best friend Stu Sutcliffe, and he'd been abandoned by his father. So he already had a list of sucker punches to his life. Later on, he would lose Brian Epstein, Brian Jones (who he was friends with), his band and first marriage would break up, he'd have sporadic contact with his eldest son (partly his own fault, of course) and he'd be murdered at 40. There was a lot of bad luck in his life, and the place he would seek to go (first his mind, then drugs, then meditation and I guess eventually Yoko) gave him some sort of comfort.

[@gettinhungrig8806]

Ties in with 'In My Life'...."there are places I'll remember"...never thought of that before.

[@leesmith9299]

got the correct head shake for a moment there

[@blackbird8900]

I am partial to the later work of the Beatles, Rubber Soul forward. They are (since I was age 3 honestly) and always will be my favourite band. But I have always adored There’s A Place. The simplicity of lyrics speak to a universally experienced or longed for notion of safety.

[@ivansavoie3190]

Back when there was talent little technology, now it's technology and little talent.

[@dalejohnson4256]

Love that hoarseness in John's voice -- at its best, in my opinion, when he was doing blues and soul vibes.

[@I_Am_Become_Life]

Yep. The hoarseness is what makes it great!

[@sirslice7531]

To me, Rubber Soul was a turning point.

[@sharonsnail2954]

"Twist and Shout" was written by Phil Medley and Bert Berns (Russell), recorded by the Top Notes and produced by Phil Spector (1961). Berns thought Spector had made a pig's ear of it so took his song changed it somewhat and recorded it with The Isley Brothers (1962) kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHewaaebab2korM . The Beatles version was a cover of The Isleys (1963). It's a straight copy, really, pared down to fit a four piece band i.e. no brass section. The Beatles version works because the vocals of the lads are spot on and it carries the same excitement as The Isleys' version. It's best seen live. My favourite is the Royal Command Performance 1963 kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6Kvn6dnbp2hi6s I still prefer The Isleys (but I'm a Bert Berns fan 🤩)

[@GreggOliverBass]

Starr and Lennon were 21, McCartney was 19, Harrison was 18

[@phillipharrison7283]

Just a slight correction on your comment, Syed, in that they were 4 geniuses finding each others groove. George had his day in years to come and Ringo is still touted as being one of the best drummers ever. (try keeping the beat going when the screaming out-volumed the bands music on stage). It's great that you're doing the Beatles chronologically. Please also note that they also had quite a few singles, A and B sides that did not appear on albums until compilations came along. Just to keep the chronology of their development in order, please slot them in in the appropriate places. Cheers ✌

[@jpetersgoyanks]

On February 11th 1963, John Lennon caught the most legendary cold in the history of recorded sound.

[@reinacarbetta388]

Great analysis ❤

[@ruramikael]

Twist and Shout is great live too!

[@edgarsnake2857]

Say Hey Syed, The reason the actual 'sound' is SOOO good on the Beatles' records is that they are recording in one of the greatest studios in the world. Abbey Road was equipped with the best sounding analog and tube equipment. Along with veteran producer George Martin, the engineers on their records are all legendary names in music production. Then, just add to that---The Beatles.

[@827dusty]

I think this, and other songs were based on their lives as the superstar Rock and Roll idols they ad become, and this song, expresses some desire to escape the non-stop madness they were going through. No more privacy, everyone wants a piece of you, or your clothing, or hair etc. It's sort of a "Leave me alone for a while" song. Remember, they changed the world, and more were coming soon after them. Everything changed when The Beatles came on the scene.

[@MarioPetrinovich]

Hey, you mustn't miss the singles, "From Me To You", "She Loves You", "I Want To Hold Your Hand", along with the B-sides. This are very important songs which you don't have on the second album. These were all massive hits, :) .

[@Richarddraper]

There's a Place really pointed to where The Beatles were going to go. As well as the Eastern spirtuality which George especially embraced, the whole psychedlia movement was about retreating into the mind and altering that state.

[@cazgerald9471]

The Twist was a popular dance in the early 1960s - naming songs for a popular dance was not uncommon. The US Billboard Hot 100 singles of 1962 has 10 songs (10%) with Twist in the title, including The Isley Brothers version of this one.

[@willmfc9928]

Do you reckon you could react to “Oh! Darling” and “Helter Skelter”. Both incredible Beatles tunes from when they had developed into a much more refined band. Also if you’re looking for a good live performance by them you should look at “I’ve got a feeling” live on the rooftop.

[@ricardo_miguel13]

Again, they recorded 4 of the 14 tracks already in 1962 and released them priorly as singles. Love Me Do/P.S. I Love You (1962) and Please Please Me/Ask Me Why (1963).

[@dougca7086]

They were very influenced by Buddy Holly and the Crickets in fact they named their band The Beatles Because they want to be named after an insect like Buddy Holly and the Crickets when his plane went down that was The Day the Music Died made popular in the song American Pie by Don McLean it would take you forever to dissect American Pie apart there's so many hidden meanings in the lyrics

[@michele-33]

I'd give him at least six more months before listening to American Pie or Murder Most Foul... he'd have learned more American references by then. Murder Most Foul is an amazing piece of writing...the way JFKs shooting is interwoven between all the "Americanisms"

[@dougca7086]

@@michele-33 totally agree also Vincent by Don McLean which he made reference to Van Gogh a while back

[@heyskipj]

Wow! Is this true mono? The vocals are completely on my right. Ringo completely on my left. It sounds great. But cheap. It remind me if you go to a friends garage and watch them rehearse. But he had friends who could naturally harmonize. It really sounds, fundamental. It makes me want you to react to Debaser by the Pixies of all things. This was fun! I like this format you have for this one.

[@gregorycarnes3521]

I've had numerous people tell me that The Beatles don't rock. This is the greatest rock vocal performance ever. I don't know what those people are talking about. I'm not sure i want to know what they think rocks if this doesn't qualify.

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

Superb

[@dougsusie2319]

George Martin went to his grave believing that "Twist And Shout" was the single greatest track ever laid down on a piece of vinyl and who could argue that point. Around 11pm Johns voice was shredded and they knew he only had one take left in him and like he said I just screamed into the mic and we hear the results. Legendary performance by the whole band, these four were so tight. The story goes that yes, John had a cold and before they laid the track down, he sipped on a hot cup of tea, sucked on a cough drop and then let it rip and the rest is music history or lore or whatever you want to call it. I prefer the word magical. Actually they recorded ten of the fourteen tracks that day. "Love Me Do"/ P.S. I Love You" went out as their first single in October, 1962 and "Please Please Me"/Ask Me Why" were released as a single in January, 1963. Either way, ten tracks in one day is remarkable and has never been repeated by anyone since then. We should be thankful that The Beatles ended up as EMI artists which was the best recording studios in the world at that time and ended up with George Martin. These early recordings were laid down on two track stereo, that's all that was available at the time, yet sound so clean. Everything about the band from how John and Paul met at such a young age and then brought in Paul's 14 year old school pal, George Harrison and finally Ringo in 1962 to where they ended up recording and their manager and just their crazy talent in their short career as a band seems almost like this stuff was ordained by the universe or something. Magical or whatever you want to call it. I'd be willing to bet that this stuff is never happening again in music. Ain't gonna happen! Peace ❤

[@nicolasjorgesorabilla6413]

I love this!

[@1monki]

It does make it sound better. He said he just screamed the lyrics to get that sound out of his voice. It was on purpose

[@addy3164]

You need to listen to “Within You Without You” by the Beatles, you definitely enjoy the South Asian vibes it has

[@davidzenner7040]

Did they block you on Do You Want to Know a Secret and Taste of Honey?

[@manuelgaddala1664]

Ight guys! Burning question- Paul McCartney or John Lennon? I would say Paul because "Let it be" and "Yesterday" are my favorite songs. I love John's songs too!

[@johnpbh]

I understand where you are coming from but John Lennon for me... "In my Life", "Tomorrow Never Knows", "Norwegian Wood"... We could trade songs all day couldn't we... Shall we just agree that they made each other better..?

[@jnagarya519]

@@johnpbh "Girl," "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party," "Eight Days a Week," "Help" . . . "Strawberry Fields Forever".

[@manuelgaddala1664]

@@johnpbh I respect your opinion! I love a lot of Lennon's songs as well. "I'm only sleeping" and "Hey bulldog" are very underrated Lennon songs. I think that McCartney and Lennon were the best songwriters of all time.

[@manuelgaddala1664]

@@jnagarya519 Love all those songs as well!

[@johnpbh]

@@manuelgaddala1664 Absolutely agree. And from the Paul side, I love the first solo album and Ram. Weren't we lucky to have them.

[@michaelthibault6106]

All that musical evolution took place over 6 or 7 years.

[@Uetti]

You should do From Me To You and Thank You Girl next, the two songs on the single that came out after the Please Please Me album, and then after that She Loves You (SMASH HITH) and it's B-side I'll Get You. All four songs were released inbetween the first two Beatles albums but NOT included in With The Beatles, their second LP

[@lhcarter]

This was recorded way before they went to India.

[@thomastimlin1724]

There's a Place is a much better tune than people think. A folk singer, Gabrielle Aplin, only 20 then, slowed it down and made it beautiful ballad when recording live for the 50 the Anniversary celebration of Please Please Me in 2013. It's all in how you approach the song. the thing to do in 1963 was to make it a fast song for the teen market with the faster heartbeats of wacky hormone city teendom.

[@gpxo11]

That opening harmonica riff transports me back to grade school!! Not a big hit-number 74 for one week. This was a time when all the record labels that have license to their music released all of their music at the same time to cash in on Beatlemania-not only Capitol but Vee Jay, Tollie, MGM, Atco,Swan, Polydor and Decca. Twist & shout made it to number 2-would have been number one but Can't Buy Me Love rocketed to #1 instead after I Want To Hold Your Hand and she Loves You.

[@heyskipj]

No Time Machine but we got records. Thankfully we can hear Howlin’ Wolf too.

[@tylerheaton87]

Did you skip “Do you want to know a secret”, and “A taste of honey”? Two of the best songs on their first album in my opinion.

[@davidwalsh7128]

There’s a place inspired by West Side Story song

[@AlfredoRoccia]

Were the previous two songs removed by YT?

[@danielk2829]

Did you miss “do you want to know a secret@- sung by George and A taste of honey “? Or blocked? Also do t forget the non album singles. There are no singles released on the next album!

[@cbrend22]

It’s not hoarseness, its called vocal fry and it’s intentional.

[@cuebj]

Their synthesis of Berry, Richard, Everleys, Holly & Crickets, male and female African american harmony groups was the new thing, as demonstrated here. The African Americans hailed them as the real deal because they went full out like Gospel and Soul instead of being pretty white boys sugar-coating the roots music for US high schools as fronts for session musicians

[@xtiants]

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[@jeffmartin1026]

Indeed it was the times, but Lennon's vocals are timeless on this track. Pretty much sounding like nothing else that was on the radio at the time. Keep an ear on the development/changes/timeline from LP to LP and remember it was all in less than 8 years of recording. I have the feeling that you will find yourself at a party some night and you will slip this into the mix - and that a lot of people will flow right into it.

[@goldbug7127]

Not two genius artists, four. The Fab Four. First time I heard them was on TV on Ed Sullivan. First time for a lot of people. It might have been this song. I still get get up and twist. Once upon a time, Elizabeth and I won a twist contest.