FIRST REACTION: The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night

[@lifeofdariius]

LENNON STANS EATING GOOD! 🍽️🔥 A Hard Day's Night* (4:40) I Should Have Known Better (6:28) If I Fell (8:24) I'm Just Happy to Dance With You (10:59) And I Love Her (12:40) Tell Me Why (14:18) Can't Buy Me Love (16:22) Any Time At All (18:46) I'll Cry Instead (20:24) Things We Said Today (23:53) When I Get Home (25:52) You Can't Do That (27:46) I'll Be Back (29:38) A HARD DAY'S NIGHT MOVIE NEXT???🍿

[@pandawar5882]

The hard Day's night movie is such a fun movie just to sit back and don't think too hard and to enjoy the humor of The Beatles in the early 60s

[@rollingstoneworks3183]

Absolutely watch the movie… at least it’s clean…

[@althealligator1467]

Oh hell yeah watch the movie. Also I think other people have said this but you really should check out the singles that came out at same time afterward, if not in parallel. They tended not to include their biggest singles on the albums for some reason, but yeah the compilation album Past Masters has all of the non-album singles on it.

[@Kalimarki]

Bro that movie is mfn heat. PLEASE watch it

[@royrogers-vf6lq]

DO REVOLVER OR MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR PLEASE. I guarantee they will be the two best Beatles albums you’ve ever listened to.

[@jonunderscore]

And I Love Her: "If this ain't Paul I'll do a 50 dollar giveaway" 🤣😂😂

[@Beatles4Sale.]

John and Paul wrote every song on this album. This album IS Beatlemania.

[@Stereoheadx]

He give the credits to the lead singer haha we all know this is Not a John Lennon album (neither any other,, neither ‘of Paul’s)…he is so so wrong about the way The Beatles work 😂😂

[@deltalitprof]

@@Stereoheadx Actually about 95 percent of the time the lead singer is the lead writer of the song. If John is singing, it's a song he wrote. The same is true with Paul. George does sing a couple John songs early in their career, but from then on sings only his own.

[@DeKevers]

John sings in soooo many trakcs

[@GoobyShears]

@@Stereoheadx no yeah for most tracks the lead singer is the main writer.

[@rasmusmansberg4415]

"John is the juice wrld of the 60s" 😭😭😭😭😭😭that had me fucking rolling I love you dawg

[@wrldly]

crazy they passed on the same date and juice related himself to john lennon multiple times

[@nofishinmydiet]

weather you do it on your channel or just for fun, you should ABSOLUTELY watch the movie A Hard Day's Night. it's the Beatles at their Beatliest

[@tednindo6761]

Deffo.. Such a boss film.. Adds an extra dimension to this album too

[@MBSStudios707]

That movie is considered a really good movie in the industry

[@iantrimble2842]

And Help! too, they’re both amazing films

[@Kathmak]

Yes! Please react to the film. It is a freaking classic!

[@trevorsaylor128]

I watched it last summer and I laughed quite a bit.

[@abradedsilver]

You Can't Do That had John on lead vocals, and I'm happy just to dance with you was written by Lennon-McCartney but sung by George Harrison, great reaction 👍❤

[@Hairdog628]

Darius, love you man. I'm an old man who heard the Beatles in real time and I'm living them all over again through you. Bless you man

[@TonyLovell]

I enjoy how Darius becomes astute at identifying the Beatles by their singing voices. He is a fast study.

[@charliecochran3035]

Paul gives all the credit for And I Love Her to George for the guitar line. He basically said that was the song.

[@scottborenstein8291]

The Beatles are magic. No other band sounds like them, they are in a class by themselves.

[@anarcovision]

That's right, no Ringo in this one. That's John on You Can't Do That too! In fact it's John in 9 out of the 13 tracks. And it's very beautiful how I'll Cry Instead got you. That's John starting to pour his heart out in his lyrics, man

[@reddoxx4754]

Although it's both Lennon and McCartney on "Hard Day's Night", "If I Fell", and "Any Time at All".

[@gettinhungrig8806]

​@@reddoxx4754John wrote all 3. Paul only has a brief line in the chorus on 'Any Time At All'!

[@reddoxx4754]

@@gettinhungrig8806 I wasn't talking about the writing credit. I was talking about the singing, as was the original comment.

[@reddoxx4754]

@@gettinhungrig8806 and if I recall correctly, McCartney's contribution to "Any Time At All" wasn't any of the lyrics. It was the chords of the middle eight.

[@spartyman7]

If I Fell is one of my favorite Beatles songs. If you watch the film, it's a classic scene...

[@danielerickson5175]

John Lennon wrote YOU CAN’T DO THAT in the style of Wilson Pickett. He wrote it played lead guitar on it, and was the lead singer on it.

[@MichaelGris-u2o]

If I Fell is an absolutely beautiful song. Stunning harmonies.

[@RicoCosta317]

First album where they did all their own songs. Banger classic supreme.

[@brianfisher6165]

There could be no Beatles without John, George, Paul or Ringo!!!! the collaboration is insane!!!✌😁

[@sheilahmercer1637]

The Beatles made everyone think that they could do great things and that the world could be better ❤

[@stevenboettcher4796]

I just want to say that you are the most fun music reactor by a long shot. I really appreciate it. That's John on You Can't Do That. Only one George song on album.

[@reddoxx4754]

It's hard to imagine how hard they had to work in that period. They were writing and recording songs, doing interviews, making a movie, and had a heavy international live performance schedule.

[@Interneta]

YO I love "There's a Place." Total hidden gem.

[@davehire1433]

Love how you describe their harmonies as their cheat code.

[@RicoCosta317]

John was dark, Paul was light. Yin and Yang

[@ewest14]

Paul also had some of the darkest songs. For No One and Eleanor Rigby are examples

[@First-Name--Last-Name]

Especially on We Can Work It Out and A Day in the Life

[@kingeddiam2543]

And I love her is pretty dark imo

[@dggydddy59]

​@First-Name--Last-Name We Can Work It Out is actually an excellent example of the John - Paul, Yin - Yang relationship in their personalities and writing. Paul is upbeat, we can work it out, John is a bit more down, life is very short. Yes, this is an oversimplification, but these sorts of descriptions typically are.

[@ewest14]

@@dggydddy59 I never understood that one as John isn’t even being down or dark. He is being very positive and saying we need to work it out as life is short and fighting isn’t worth it

[@JoyceBurns-cx2nr]

As young as you are i welcome your inspiration of you hearing this ablum. I hear things and think you put words to my loving the Beatles 😊

[@joescott8877]

I really appreciate how he is honest about everything, if he doesn't like the song so much, if he can do without a tambourine, lol, if he blisses out to the gravel in some vocal, if he just simply makes a stank face and a growl for a killer transition, if he tells us HE woulda written some of John's lyrics and that's why he loves John so much, etc.

[@cavewomanbrain]

if i fell has to be one of the most underrated tracks in the beatles' entire catalog. it captures the insecurity of putting yourself out there and letting someone new into your life so delicately and so perfectly. big contrast from their other early love songs which are so self-assured and unambiguous. i think it would be so cool if you reacted to footage of one of the beatles' live sets! there's a video on here of their show in washington dc from their '64 us tour. it's an incredible historical document and just an insanely fun watch. keep up the great work!

[@itsmadfar]

The Beatles are melodically brilliant. Practically every song they composed was a stand-alone. My musical heroes.....

[@kevenbarrett8316]

Thank you for presenting your authentic self and be willing to be vulnerable. I really enjoy watching you experience the music

[@Ideas4Google]

How amazing that Lennon/McCartney wrote every one of these sings within the space of a week and in only their spare moments between a grueling touring, travel and filming schedule

[@spartyman7]

How about George's Spanish guitar on "And I Love Her"? He came up with that solo out of the blue in the recording session...

[@davidschecter5247]

Love watching your joy at listening to this incredible album. What unbelievable songwriters John and Paul (and later, George) were.

[@randybass8842]

I'm enjoying your reactions to the Beatles albums. These first three came out when I was 9 and 10 years old, and they still fit within that context of being a young boy. I couldn't give them the unique analysis of each song as you are doing. You're putting new life into these songs for me. 😊

[@luismagonzalez7830]

Darius, you rock men!! Keep your vibe and spirit up, also hope Beatles will help you in hard times. The are the best ever, no hesitation at all! We love them and we love you man! Greetings from Spain brother 🤜🤛

[@reinacarbetta388]

‘Things We Said Today’ is in my top 10 favorite Beatles’ songs. Some of Paul’s lesser known songs are the gems for me, and they sneakily get darker as the relationship with his girlfriend at the time changed (more to come.) Also, Paul and John may have lead certain songs but they wrote most songs together and sang a lot of them together. For instance, on the title song, that’s Paul and John singing together. And honestly, all 3 harmonize in most songs. However, Paul was the driving force, the arranger, and the work horse of the group. He’s a genius. And he has one of the best male voices ever - with a 5 octave range. You should really watch the movie, ‘A Hard Day’s Night!’ So good!

[@meestuinier4486]

I think it's important to keep in mind that most of these songs were cowritten by John and Paul. One would come up with a concept and they would finish it together. Love your reactions!

[@themadcow71]

Best album of their first four by a mile. Keep rocking legend!

[@TpolTime]

John’s masterpiece

[@TheVoodooVegetable]

What's crazy is that the album Sgt. Pepper's was released less than 3 years after this. Absolute insanity.

[@spartyman7]

As a general rule, John is on rythm, George on the lead parts with guitar...not always, but mostly.

[@spartyman7]

A great film...an incredible soundtrack. The songs on this are just brilliant.

[@bradrapp3697]

Really good insight for someone in this day hearing Beatles 1st time! So many sounds today are high energy, people miss how intense that opening chord and verse were on the title track when it came on the radio. It was game changing, opening doors for other ‘60s bands to not hold back. I was 6 when they hit the US and they brought me joy and excitement missing in my life, and are why I became a musician and guitar teacher for my living. By the way, if you knew how lame most top 40 was before they hit…’nuff said.

[@fidge54]

Listening to the Beatles through headphones or really good speakers is a whole other trip

[@norryonbass6574]

This album is pure Beatlemania. This marks when they were truly world famous.

[@IsaacWale2004]

It's okay that we had to wait a while for this, I'm happy that it's here! Please look after yourself :)

[@bryanfouts287]

This is the best of the early Beatles, in my opinion. They were really firing on all cylinders at this point.

[@EricGerard-x5s]

Have to tell you how much I love what you do! As a lifelong Beatles fan who grew up with their music, it's so great to "rediscover" them through your first reactions. So well done!

[@ryenadog263]

Hard Days Night is one of my favorite albums of the Beatles!

[@brianfisher6165]

"Hard day's Night" is a quote John used from Ringo!!!👍✌😃

[@barneymiller5488]

You Can't Do That is actually John, but George LOVED this song. The chord progression is really unique on this one.

[@irishguyalt5495]

After listening to all the albums you should listen to all the singles

[@robertmartin1807]

I love the fact that you truly enjoy it and understand the talent that goes into it! You’re awesome. Enjoy the Beatles journey like I did back in 2000 as a 15 yr old teen mesmerized by their sound. It’s amazing how they were able to get George’s lead singing more elevated by harmonizing during singing. Because it was obvious the Lennon and McCartney were the better singers

[@tjrivers]

My heart is still in these love songs, ❤

[@ChaseArkansas]

i love watching your videos because it reminds me of songs like i should have known better and how much i love these older beatles too

[@WhiteCamry]

George played the Spanish Guitar bridge on "And I Love Her."

[@brianfisher6165]

you're a smart man, enjoy your day, enjoy your life!!! You will be 60 before you know it!!!👌👍✌🙂Rock n' Roll!!!

[@barneymiller5488]

Darius, your droppin SCIENCE at the end there. You really can't judge AND music on a first listen. But us Beatle freaks do like seeing people react for the first time.

[@felixgagnon4807]

Hey man! I have to say that your critiques are fascinating. Your vulnerability comes through and it is what is more important when you discover new art. You're opening yourself to an artist reaching you, and it's beautiful to listen to. I feel like I met a great human being in the last month. An artist of the musical appreciation. And probably a great artist at other things. Thanks for that. Hope everything's gonna be okay for you!

[@joescott8877]

Yeah, man, i've really come to dig his straight-up no BS perspectives. I just wish the snippets of him actually reacting to the music were a bit longer, and yes i'm too a hypocrite cos i feel too time-constrained to go over to his or anyone's patreon, lol!

[@daltonpetersen5220]

Really digging the Beatles content. Now you gotta watch their movies 😂

[@brianfisher6165]

If you listen to late 50's and early 60's rock or pop music you will see why even the earliest of Beatles music launched them into Beatlemania!!!!😁

[@Beatlejamie]

You Can’t Do That is John! I’m loving this!

[@Bururaian]

I've DONE BEEN SAYING "There's a Place" is a jam. Thank you for appreciating Please Please Me and its raw af energy

[@jesserussell7242]

Not only is the album a hard days night fantastic but also the movie a hard Day‘s night is great too. when John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote the song they presented it to one of the producers Walter chanson and he loved it so did George Martin. that opening chord on a hard Day’s night is just amazing the whole song is great the album is great too.

[@DawnSuttonfabfour]

I thought I had subbed already but I have now. Starting to love the way you love them. Their music looms large in my funeral rites. We got it down to 3 or, as my daughter says, we'll be there all day. I'm being carried in to King Curtis' live version of "Whiter Shade of Pale" then it's Beatles x 3 mingled in. The after party (or "wake" if you prefer) is going to be awesome, all welcome, East Coast of England. Not yet though...... 😇

[@joescott8877]

Just a shout out to say the "interlude" with "I'll cry instead" was excellent, as it showed the best things about your reactions. honesty and a very intelligent and perceptive "tellin it like it is." You could do without the tambourine, lol, yet you loved John's lyrics so much cos YOU could see yourself having written them from YOUR experiences! The best Art AND Criticism OF Art comes from creating something intensely personal that also serves as a universal touchstone that others can recognize in themselves.

[@zacpalmer638]

So, my great uncle passed away ten years ago. And his mother was still alive and she was at the funeral. My Grandad had arranged the track whilst the coffin was going for the isle at the Church. It was And, I lover her which was aimed towards my great uncles mother who was at the funeral. My great uncle was an absolutely huge Beatles fan. The most powerful moment I've ever experienced in my 32 years of life. No idea why, I just wanted to share this.

[@BRGKasumi77Main]

Yo bro! I have more info about A Hard Day's Night album: A Hard Day's Night (Released on July 10th, 1964 in both mono and stereo) Side A: (7 Tracks) 1. A Hard Day's Night (Recorded on April 16th ,1964) (*) 2. I Should Have Known Better (Recorded on February 25th & 26th, 1964) 3. If I Fell (Recorded on February 27th, 1964) 4. I'm Happy Just To Dance With You (Recorded on March 1st, 1964) 5. And I Love Her (Recorded on February 25th, 26th & 27th, 1964) 6. Tell Me Why (Recorded on February 27th, 1964) 7. Can't Buy Me Love (Recorded on January 29th, February 25th & March 10th, 1964) (*) Side B: (6 Tracks) 8. Any Time At All (Recorded on June 2nd, 1964) 9. I'll Cry Instead (Recorded on June 2nd, 1964) 10. Things We Said Today (Recorded on June 2nd, 1964) 11. When I Get Home (Recorded on June 2nd, 1964) 12. You Can't Do That (Recorded on February 25th & May 22nd, 1964) 13. I'll Be Back (Recorded on June 1st, 1964) (*) Both singles, Can't Buy Me Love and A Hard Day's Night, were #1 in both UK (Record Retailer) and in US (Billboard) charts!

[@BRGKasumi77Main]

It's an amazing album! This is their first soundtrack based on their first musical movie under the same name directed by Richard Lester, it was filmed in 16 weeks and this was taken after they spent 3 weeks visiting US. Beatles for Sale is next, please!

[@abbeywarren4165]

You have no idea how happy you and these videos make me, thank you for your service sir!🫡😤

[@DeKevers]

just to dance with you is a classic

[@sara.val3ncia]

Good luck with Beatles For Sale, get through it. The albums after that one are worth it 1000% 😭

[@kevinwagner1451]

Rubber Soul on is insane

[@vault587]

Unpopular opinion: Beatles For Sale is the best Beatles album pre Rubber Soul

[@sara.val3ncia]

@@vault587 absolutely not!

[@josuepon0318]

True lmao, I love the album but it’s a big step back

[@robbielux8353]

I love Beatles For Sale

[@jacklee5807]

John would never dominate an album like this again

[@patricklee4316]

It’s my favorite John album

[@philmstud2k]

Lots of John on White Album

[@jacklee5807]

@@philmstud2k The white album has 13 tracks that were written solely or predominantly by John Lennon, 12 tracks that were written solely or predominantly by Paul McCartney, 4 tracks that were written solely by George Harrison, and 1 track that was written solely by Ringo Starr. So, yes, John has lots of songs on it, but, it’s more evenly spread out, especially between himself and Paul.

[@jaxteller312]

Rubber soul is john's album

[@patricklee4316]

@@jaxteller312 Paul had a lot of songs though.

[@Kieop]

I love your reactions. You're the first reactor I've seen to really connect with songs like I'll Cry Instead. You're collecting all the forgotten step-children (like There's a Place and I'll Cry Instead) and giving them some fresh attention.

[@Cj_0o091]

My favorite album of all time and I agree with ur point

[@Kathmak]

Just have fun! I am enjoying seeing you going on your Beatles journey. It's all good.❤

[@davidgray7550]

I can remember cruising from Philly into Maryland on my scooter to see a girl, singing "You Can't Do That" at the top of my lungs. There are so many Beetles moments burned into my psyche.

[@johnathanstruble1064]

Having fun with your reactions my friend. ✌️

[@warrenhughes911]

Great reaction again.. Yessir keep em coming..

[@fab4lvr282]

Hope you get the chance to see Paul and also Ringo (and his All Stars) in concert. The music, their heart and the crowd vibe is so wonderful. We're lucky they are still here and performing.

[@annerenaud3828]

So awesome to hear you talk about less known songs like there’s a place. ❤️

[@jonunderscore]

John/George voices are the hardest to distinguish at first. You'll get it!

[@jacklee5807]

George could never sing like John

[@jaxteller312]

George didnt have the range that john had.john's was more raspy too

[@lukesewell8294]

Good reaction as always. Thanks for putting these out, especially with what you’re going through in your personal life.

[@fortepiano4491]

This is the most fun I've had watching a youtuber in a while, love what you do!

[@marascusbomm]

Really this is John's first solo album, writing 10 of the 13 tracks (He gave 'Happy Just To Dance' to George to sing). When you listen to Beatles albums be aware that they rarely included any of their singles on them. So 'With The Beatles' could have quite easily included 'I Want To Hold Your Hand', 'This Boy', 'She Loves You', 'I'll Get You' and feasibly even 'From Me To You', which would have made it a powerhouse of an album. Those fairly new to The Beatles need to include 'Past Masters Vols 1 & 2' in their listening experience to pick up all the non-album singles they released over their recording career. Great reaction, dude.

[@selfishturtle767]

Hijacking this comment to suggest listening to the Past Masters tracks in batches according to their release date, similar to how this creator did her Beatles reactions: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHS3XoOnhbmBpNE Listening to those songs in context can give you a better understanding of how the band developed musically over the years. 👍

[@Gabe7Gal]

John and Paul were still writing together a lot in this period so John definitely can't take all the writing credit.

[@PRusA122]

😂 Come on, man! That’s a silly statement.

[@beckygrant2258]

Keep in mind, these songs were all written by the Beatles and recorded as the soundtrack for their first feature film, A Hard Day’s Night, which was SO good, that the American film Institute rated it in the top 100 films of all time! Steven Spielberg (Jaws, ET, Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones, etc.) said they studied A Hard Day’s Night film’s cinematography in film school. You should react to that film!

[@richardpedrazine731]

Yeah, John was glass half empty, Paul was glass half full

[@brianfisher6165]

your honesty shows how smart you really are, you will have a very happy life!!!

[@nickperkins8477]

Can’t Buy Me Love is monumental and awesome.

[@jeffcaudill4057]

It's a blast following you on your journey, seeing your enthusiasm and insights plus how you resonate with these songs makes me feel like i'm discovering these albums for the first time again with a different set of ears. Low key look forward to each video drop!

[@sourisvoleur4854]

I loved your take on "I'll Cry Instead." I also like the word "Ringolessness."

[@Kieop]

I know, right? No one ever connects with I'll Cry Instead like Darius did. He's collecting all the forgotten step-children (like There's a Place and I'll Cry Instead) and giving them some fresh attention.

[@somewhatstrider8139]

Thank you for your videos. No joke your videos make my day

As a caucasian 74 year old I loved MoTown and the Beatles, appreciate the love.

[@OscarCloud]

Love your reactions man I relive through watching you what it’s like listening to these albums for the first time because they have literally been life defining experiences for me Keep it up 💪

[@brapacrapo]

Hard ass album. Can’t wait for rubber soul reaction 🌊

[@gerrycoogan6544]

A Hard Day's Night is almost John Lennon's first solo album! It's magnificent. The only regret for me is that the LP should also have included I Call Your Name.

[@hopebgood]

This is the Beatles album that first got me into The Beatles. It was my dads and growing up as a kid I heard it all the time. I sort of "borrowed" it and when I was about 9 or 10 I just had to find out more about this amazing sounding band and started buying all their other albums.

[@JackMaglc]

Lennon is the MVP on this album

[@danielerickson5175]

You are doing a great job! Pursue what you are passionate about my friend

[@samguberman2288]

loving your insights on the Beatles. Just subscribed to join you as you go chronologically through their albums, its. an amazing journey.

[@barneymiller5488]

You gotta' watch the movie Hard Days Night. You really get why they were the OG Boy Band.

[@brianfisher6165]

I will never comprehend how they could write so many incredible songs!!!!✌😁

[@futuregenerationz]

When I first heard these songs I was, well, born late in '59 so. Ofc there was no YT, and I wasn't being tasked with a reaction. But I have to say I'm impressed with not only your insights, but how fast you've become a legit Beatles fan. Some of these songs, I can see you out there fielding them, but you always catch the ball.

[@kaymuldoon3575]

I saw Paul McCartney in concert in 2019, and he opened with A Hard Day’s Night. It was awesome.