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[@TheCornishCockney]

Now this is a rabbit hole you will NEVER climb out of. Simply the greatest band in history,they changed everything.

[@eddiewillers1442]

It's impossible to get the "gist" of the Beatles. They NEVER repeated themselves. They were fresh with everything new they came out with.

[@jamesdrynan]

I agree, eddie! By being so inventive and creative, the Beatles inspired countless others to try something new. The Stones' " Ruby Tuesday " was an example. They heard " Eleanor Rigby " and used a flute, piano and double bass in their tune.

[@innosanto]

Yeah they had internal competition and different members and i count george martin as well as a beatle.

[@westincosta]

Best coment, man... You can't introduce Beatles to a person with one song or one album.

[@mickeydooley2230]

Yes ver cutting edge for the time....one of the pioneers

[@andrewcormier529]

Well said you will never hear a hint of one of their other songs always very different maybe if you listen to A thru Z of their catalog then you'll get them..and better do it a few times ha ha..the greatest rock band ever the starters of it all every kid wanted to play an instrument from then on and be in a band.

[@josephtingley654]

The Beatles aren't just popular, they are the GOAT of music. They revolutionized the way music is recorded as they moved forward into their career. The equipment had to change as they did in order to record their sound and in effect creating the mulritrack recording equipment used up until computers took over.

[@dsomerville5293]

George Martin revolutionized music via the Beatles

[@crusheverything4449]

@@dsomerville5293 - You can’t disregard the contributions of Geoff Emerick, the EMI Studios engineer who broke all the rules in his efforts to create the sounds for which the fab four were always reaching. He was a genius in his own right.

[@penname5766]

Yes, The Beatles were a "popular" group 😂

[@TheCornishCockney]

Haha,yeh just a bit.

[@alanr4447a]

Yeah, they were all right. ;)

[@cosmokramer5055]

Still are to this day, paul mccartney has been knighted by the royal family and is a billionaire still making albums and touring.

[@camtron]

Too long of hair for me.

[@rakitoon]

Yeah, I came for this. How can you get across to others the Earth-moving, foundation-laying turning point that the Beatles were? I mean, to hear they were "popular" - it's just dumbfounding. You can't blame younger folks for not getting it, feeling it (similar to how it was when man landed on the moon, or JFK was assassinated; it just shattered everything that came before). The arrival of the Beatles was just that kind of a massive event - but in music. Which is such a big part of what this reaction stuff is all about; we're music people! It's just a shame that they don't get to really know that impact. Anyway...we're pretty lucky, my fellow farts.

[@sarahjane8146]

Listen to the whole Abbey Road album. You don’t need to do it here. Just do it. It changed my life when it was released. :)

[@tommathews3964]

Changes mine a little every time I hear it, and I've been listening since the day it was released!

[@davidofengland9557]

For me A Hard Days Night changed my life. Mind-blowing at the time. Totally incredible.

[@KH-ol6qz]

It is wild

[@fothebo1]

The big thing is they changed their sound album to album. They were never boring or repetitive.

[@philipcarrell3945]

A Beatles song you want? "A Day In The Life" or "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" would be a good start!

[@GoDawgs18]

Facts

[@Blasserman]

A Day In A Life. My personal favorite by the Beatles.

[@GoDawgs18]

@Haruhi get some help. FAST

[@brunett93]

Did you know that The Beatles are considered the most popular band? Also the most influential band of the rock era and are still the best selling music artists of all time.

[@mayureshg8613]

Pop**

[@cian9816]

@@mayureshg8613 nah rock, Michael Jackson was probably the most popular in the pop era, yknow cuz king of pop

[@rileyjordanmaingque4231]

And then there's dRaKe putting a tattoo on his body that's flipping the abbey road album i fucking hated him for doing that

[@lagilbert67]

Best selling all time. Number 2? The best apart from the obvious Beatles? Zeppelin? No Stones? Nope Michael Jackson? No again This will blow your mind... It's Garth Brooks. If Garth Brooks walked into my house wearing a shirt that said "I'm Garth Brooks" I wouldn't recognize him

[@howardjones7370]

@@mayureshg8613 : Pop, rock, prog, they did it all, and usually first

[@rogerhennie8939]

I want you (she's so heavy) is another gem from this album.

[@darshin95]

literally every track is gold

[@johnchrysostomon6284]

A lot of people rightly give Ringo Starr credit for coming up with that incredible drum pattern but not enough give credit to Paul McCartney for coming up with the bass lines

[@thebushdoctor9602]

As a bass player, Paul is a legend even in the start of the beatles he got very interesting and complex bass lines

[@wsjustice]

Come Together is one of my all time favorites. The groove. The lyrics. Ringo's drumming. Paul's bass line. It all "comes together " so perfectly, which is what they were going for.

[@oakleysmithmusic]

Almost every song they did had a different sound . Thats what made them so great.

[@Tuesdays_Gone]

And I’m almost jealous that young folks, such as yourself, are getting to hear these songs for the first time; they’re new to you. My mom and an older brother were huge fans, so I never remember not hearing these songs. I’m not jealous...I’m happy that you’re discovering the music and sharing your thoughts with us. THANK YOU.

[@martingreen2633]

Love them or hate the Beatles The one fact is that we are still talking about the Beatles 51 years after they split up .... That's proof in itself

[@VIDSTORAGE]

I like the fact that many people dont know these 60s classic bands and Artist like LedZep Pink Floyd and Beatles and James Brown because when they do listen to them,,it is a totally new discovery to hear what they were creating way before this current time ..

[@lordofthevalley]

I think what I love best about the Beatles is how their music evolved from album to album. Compare this song, which is from their last album in 1969, to something like “I Saw Her Standing There” or “Twist & Shout” from their first album in 1962. Completely different sound and vibe. They started as a energetic beat driven live band, and they became one of the most influential and innovative studio bands of all time. They pioneered a lot of the recording and production techniques that are used today. Their music is simple, yet complex, and that has allowed them to endure as one of the greatest music acts of all time, and as an enduring cultural institution.

[@sharonrosen2730]

The toughest thing to understand about the Beatles: they changed EVERYTHING. The way people dressed. The way people spoke. Attitudes. Travel. Philosophy. They changed the world. I was so lucky to grow up in their time. Seeing them the first time on the Jack Paar show was like being hit over the head with a polo mallet. Then they were on the Ed Sullivan's Show and society changed forever. I saw their last performance ever in the United States at Candlestick Park in August 1966. The Beatles were magic in the flesh.

[@kenyonsgirl415]

This is one of the most badass, nonsensical songs ever. I love it! Aerosmith also covered this.

[@beachem1]

That’s a big 10-4!!

[@randlnickel9196]

totally about race relations

[@TheClassicWorld]

Pretty sure it's about each member of The Beatles since they were breaking up around this time (1970)?

[@TheClassicWorld]

@@randlnickel9196 Pretty sure it's about each member of The Beatles since they were breaking up around this time (1970)? Not everything is about race -- in fact, very few things are in the non-racist/non-racially motivated world, where most people live. The whole 'come together' part is typical of them given their hippie, Eastern, socialist nature, so it's just a vague statement on 'humans coming together', and has nothing to do with race. About five of their major songs are like that. Very typical socialist, anti-war, hippie stuff. Very common in the 1960s from metal and rock bands as that was the overall culture in the West of America at that time.

[@lorrylubbock7223]

Maybe you would want to give a tribute to John Lennon, today he would have been 80th birthday. Happy Heavenly Birthday JL.‼😎🎼

[@Zebred2001]

The Beatles - Within You Without You, Tomorrow Never Knows, A Day In the Life.

[@TheDivayenta]

“ Eleanor Rigby” is a great song about loneliness and neglect.

[@VIDSTORAGE]

You need to go back to the early days because you went right to the last era they were together, I FEEL FINE /A HARD DAYS NIGHT / Norwegian wood /HELP / Drive My Car/,,Taxman / Tomorrow Never Knows /She Sad She Said // Sgt Peppers LH Club Band / Lucy INTSW Diamonds / Hello Goodbye /Baby YOuR A Rich MAN / I AM THE Walrus// Dear Prudence / Happiness Is A Warm Gun /Helter Skelter //Something / I Want You.... I know you cannot react to everything but it is an example that is in a year to year order if you want to hear the real progression..

[@jamesalexander5623]

The Beatles Evolved .... And Took the Rest of the World With Them!

[@markjohnson4217]

It is no exaggeration to say that the Beatles invented Pop music, they were the first to 'produce' in the true sense of the word with studio multi-tracking. They wrote more consecutive hits than any other group or artist at that time. And they also inspired the psychedelic movement in the sixties and pioneered that music genre, and even more astonishing, they inspired waves of British progressive rock and set the standard for what became known as the 'concept album'. Each album was approached as a distinct work of art, just as every song was written to be distinctive and unique. They appeared at exactly the right time, seeing bands perform on television was a relatively new medium, and the boom generation meant that there were millions of teenage girls out there with record players, everyone had radio and TV, there were jukeboxes of course playing singles. With new live sound system technology developing , it was suddenly possible for performers to play in huge arenas and stadiums in front of thousands of spectators. So these screaming Beatles fans just went berserk!!! Their concerts became a dangerous liability, Lol...they had to stop the huge venues, even though they started it!! Hahaha!!

[@beatlesgirl2782]

After 1966, The Beatles rarely performed live. The music they wanted to create couldn’t be duplicated live with the technology of the time. They became a studio band and wrote and recorded some of the best music in modern history

[@VIDSTORAGE]

THE ROOFTOP in London was about the only live performance they did after 66

[@beatlesgirl2782]

NICE DAWG I think they performed live on TV once or twice too, but as far as actual concerts go, the rooftop is the only one

[@VIDSTORAGE]

@@beatlesgirl2782 Yea it could have been Revolution and All you Need Is Love .

[@beatlesgirl2782]

NICE DAWG Hey Jude as well

[@martingreen2633]

Love them or hate the Beatles The one fact is that we are still talking about the Beatles 51 years after they split up .... That's proof in itself

[@DJBilodeau]

I love that you are a drummer from a jazz background, which, in my eyes, gives you musical chops to react to these songs. Definitely a fan of your channel.

[@freckled100]

I've always liked the fact that The Beatles' music was impossible to categorize - Rock? not quite Pop? not really Unique? yes.

[@MrAdriaxe]

They themselves called it "Beatle music" from time to time.

[@MsAppassionata]

They didn’t stick to one style anyway.

[@brianfisher6165]

One of my all time favorite Beatles songs is “Hey Bulldog”

[@jamiehunt5375]

I love that song(It very underrated for how good it is)

[@TheCornishCockney]

Macca never gets the credit for his sumptous basslines,one of the greatest bassmen of the lot.

[@peterthefox2076]

They really changed the world, and not only the music.

[@steveneardley7541]

For their political and spiritual influence in Soviet Russia, read "How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin." It's a great book based on oral interviews of the underground leaders of the Beatles' movement. They were banned in Russia because, as the Russian leadership said, they "gave people a feeling of freedom."

[@subzero308]

anything from the Beatles is amazing.

[@davidhasegawa5477]

My favorite Beatles songs "I'm only Sleeping", "In my Life", "While my guitar gently weeps", "rocky raccoon" the list goes on. IN my opinion it is hard to find a Beatles song that is not enjoyable. Please try Benny Goodman "Clarinet a la King" or "Sing, Sing, Sing". Thanks for the reactions

[@jamiehunt5375]

Beatles is my favorite group. There are a couple of songs that are not enjoyable Revolution #9 & You Know my Name there might a couple more but well over 95% are enjoyable

[@matthawkins8880]

Revolution No. 9 was not enjoyable.😜

[@kathrynschimpf8957]

My sister and I disagree about is Paul Mccartney and if he died! I think he is alive and well! There were "clues" in their music and on their albums! The Beatles had kinda of a sassy humor and I do think they puposely put clues to see if fans would pick up it! It's such a controversial issue! I heard some colleges studied this in classrooms! One of the clues was on the Abbey Road album cover, actually more than one, where Paul.was holding a cigarette in his right hand when he is left handed! Well there it is ladies and gentlemen so we have to believe he is dead? I smoke with my left hand and I am right handed! Could people help and just tell me your opinion on is Paul dead or alive?

[@davidhasegawa5477]

@@kathrynschimpf8957 I agree they have very intelligent music, especially if you consider their work as a whole. I do not understand your debate about Paul. He is still around, for example kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnu7eIdse6adldk Youncan also find concerts and interviews he has done this year. Is that really a debate you have?

[@tanya4025]

ok 👍 The Beatles... Hey Jude; Don't let me down, Get Back, All you need is love , Obladi Oblada, Let it be, many more 😄 of course they have huge list of hit songs...😇🤗

[@limitededition1053]

Just under 300 songs

[@rockabye274]

Those six tracks are very accessible and also they are some of my favorite Beatles tunes.

[@Blasserman]

Think of this timeless song title: "Come Together". The message is ageless.

[@dustandroktwok1447]

You: I really want to really dissect The Beatles and what made them so great. Jump cut You in 30 years: ok, I’m starting to get it now.

[@TheDivayenta]

This song is a masterpiece- Ringo’s drums, Paul’s bass , George on slide guitar and John’s vocals and words. Remember this was 1968. They influenced all future groups.

[@shirleymuhleisen683]

Hi I’m going to throw something out to you: this song, “Come Together” played by an awesome current Texas Blues Man, who has amazing stage presence, no auto tune, named Gary Clark, Jr. 😎

[@seangates1451]

Yes! The Gary Clark version was used in the promotional materials for "Justice League" in 2017.

[@dannwalker9865]

One of my favorite Beatles songs 🎵 Other greats of theirs are Help!, Eleanor Rigby, Hey Jude, Can't Buy Me Love, Eight Days a Week & Yesterday🔥🔥🔥

[@JohnDoe-tw8es]

There was so much going on in the 60's, the world was tired of the old order. People wanted change, a number of groups came to the forefront and put in there 2 cents worth. Beatles were probably the best at expressing this change. Their music and originality stood out for that generation. Hopefully it will live for ever.

[@scottchapin2323]

every Beatle album is different from the one before, always evolving in their music

[@brandonflorida1092]

Good Beatles songs" "And I Love Her," "All My Loving," "I Want to Hold Your Hand," "It Won't Be Long," "Revolution," "Don't Let Me Down" and many others.

[@williamjordan5554]

Top selling musicians of all time.

[@adanibarra1453]

React to "A day in the life." My all time fave beatles song.

[@debbie541]

the beatles have so many songs and their music covers so many DIFFERENT GENRES it's unbelievable

[@davidfisher8821]

Try Tomorrow Never Knows, Strawberry Fields, A Day in the Life, Rain, Paperback Writer, Dear Prudence, so many amazing songs, you’ve got a great journey ahead of you!

[@bangmon1000]

So many request. I hope you don't let them overwhelm you. "You see, ya can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself" from Rick/y Nelson's Garden Party.

[@jefffournier9986]

We're listening too and you're doing a fine job.

[@jefffournier9986]

Also did you know Beatles music was outlawed in Soviet Union and therefore was snuggled in played a big part of changing their culture into a more modern progressive government from what it once was.

[@ScottDeBerg]

Try to think of The Beatles as pioneers. They were truly the first band to try all sorts of different things with instruments, with song structures, etc. Even their producer - the legendary George Martin - pioneered studio production along with them. They wrote songs that still are relatable today to so many people, old & new fans alike. I grew up with them, and all that my generation can say "well, they're The Beatles". I know that says nothing, but it does mean everything.

[@Tuesdays_Gone]

Good reaction. Yeah, from what I understand, they quit touring in 1966 (before I was born), really because the fans screamed so loudly, they couldn’t hear themselves. It had to have been so stressful. So, there probably isn’t a live version since the song came out after they quit touring.

[@Chris-kj7de]

The Beatles were voted in as the top band of all time for years. The Rolling Stones were always runner up to them.

[@shevawn1973]

I was part of the Drill Team in High School. We did a routine to this song during half-time at a basketball game What fun! What memories!

[@yes2day100]

The stuff you hear in the background is the four of them recreating their club years. They loved spontaneity and surprise in their recordings. That is why they never seem tired, phony, or too polished.

[@frankbudge2500]

The Beatles - the best band ever full stop. The always reset the bar with each album they produced setting the trend for other s to follow. That's why they were so good.

[@vincentbsilva6219]

Dear prudence, rain, here there and everywhere....

[@craigproctor9560]

There is no live performance by the Beatles this song is from the Beatles last recorded album

[@GivnoFyux444]

John did one solo-ly.

[@syrupdagoat]

there is actually

[@TheDivayenta]

Let It Be songs on the rooftop were live.

[@EddyPassmore]

Hey man, don't worry too much about the lyrics for this one. They're specifically made to be nonsense! It's a bunch of stuff that sounds good. But it definitely does sound good though!

[@MrDiddyDee]

Yeah, the lyrics are one of Lennon's mash-up stream of nonsense lyrics, this song is all about the swampy groove. In retrospect the spooky thing about this track is the whispered 'Shoot me' in the chorus, Lennon died when he was shot by a 'fan' in New York.

[@dennisdorn1404]

On the album case they gave the definitions of the lyrics ie ... early warning was BO ( body odor ) so hard to see ... he was full of himself etc.

[@MrAdriaxe]

The lyrics are mostly character portraits.

[@markjohnson4217]

I disagree, these lyrics are a very clear character profile of a dude that has 'tuned in" and "dropped out" He is the model man of the Counter-culture movement, and the reference to the Free Love phenomenon is obvious. Kids were starting to take over, they were experimenting and exploring new ways of living together, chosen families, they were opening up to the idea of emotional and sexual love being all-inclusive and universal, and that no-one should be denied or deprived of it. Joni Mitchell said that Free Love was just a con so that these teenage guys wouldn't have so much trouble getting laid!! Lol.... "COME TOGETHER...RIGHT NOW OVER ME..."

[@kennethlatham3133]

@@MrDiddyDee Ugh, I wonder if that unnameable pig that shot him heard that on the record.

[@nothingbutlove40tis]

Oh, Blackbird! I love many Beatles songs but Blackbird is the one for me. Followed very closely by I Am the Walrus!

[@perigrinen]

So many songs to choose from. Check out A Day in a Life, Strawberry Fields Forever, and Across the Universe.

[@fothebo1]

React to Dont let me down. The Beatles on the rooftop

[@gentillygirl545]

I came out of the womb loving them. Thank God!!

[@kennethlatham3133]

My suggestion as a 63-year old lifelong #1 fan of the Beatles, for you: 1.) "She Loves You", 1963 2.) "No Reply", 1965 (my favourite) 3.) The legendary "Rooftop Performance" in 1969, the last time the four of them played live together. Backed up by crazy-talented Billy Preston on keyboards, this spontaneous 5 or 6 minute set on top of their studio building in downtown London rocked the surprised lunchgoers in the streets below, as police officers (Bobbies) eventually scurried up the stairs and called a halt to it. It was a classic set of songs that spanned their career from 1957 to that date. A magical, beautiful, glorious, funny, sad goodbye to the last audience they ever had: the capital city of their motherland.

[@jonathandaniels3237]

They're soo great. we are forgetting these were 50+ years ago. The culture was different in the music world and even now when you listen to their songs you can still relate and think they are recent songs.

[@paragozar]

It's important for new generations to discover the Beatles and how they bend reality with amazingness.

[@artiewithers6980]

Like everybody said, there is a whole world of songs by The Beatles. I would go back to 1965 and listen to “Ticket to Ride” for a start, then contrast that song to “Strawberry Fields Forever”. The difference in sound in a few short years is astonishing. Even “Tomorrow Never Knows” is a change of light years.

[@chelseawatson3429]

It's exciting to experience how much peace and love and togetherness is being shared in our world today!

[@pmR32red]

The Beatles changed the world!!!

[@beefonweckeastside3323]

The Beatles brought a seismic change to music in America they were a catalyst for the 60s Revolution

[@mrfester42]

BTW, it's so nice to see a young person enjoying the Beatles for the first time and actually listening to their music all the way through without stopping and starting the track and commenting every 20 seconds. THAT is the way to listen to any music for the first time.

[@OneRaxy]

Most of the channels do it because of copright. I dont blame them, but you are right 😊

[@arthurm.tellez275]

you will find that the Beatles are the most important group to hit, They are the best group in my eyes, ever. They moved music in new directions and made modern rock a true art form.

[@woodysthoughts4032]

The thing about the Beatles - their songs are so different one from another (Fleetwood Mac is like that too). There is such a wide variety of sounds, rhythms, patterns, and (in their later stuff) instruments.

[@gordonmorris6359]

'With The Beatles', you should start your journey from the beginning in chronological order, to experience the growth and change as they and their fans did growing up during that journey.

[@anthonyblakely399]

Thank you for answering my request.....this is one of the most funky songs the The Beatles created.....along with the help of Billy Preston the fifth Beatle. I love this song!!! Glad you like it too. The Beatles are one of THE gods of Rock n' Roll. A deep song by The Beatles are "Eleanor Rigby" and "A Day In The Life."

[@Pjaypt]

The fifth Beatle was really George Martin!

[@anthonyblakely399]

@@Pjaypt In my day George's name was never brought up or labeled as the "5th Beatle" and John, Paul, Ringo, & George never acknowledge or talked about Martin as such. They did along with music critics called Billy Preston as "The 5th Beatle," who help them write songs and play songs on the "Let It Be and Abbey Road" albums. And of course you would have to been there to know that.

[@Pjaypt]

@@anthonyblakely399 no I was not there, that's true. But I've been listening to The Beatles for more than 50 years, and reading about them, and I remember in the 70s George Martin being called the 5t Beatle. In fact there were several people named 'the 5th Beatle' through the years, and George Martin is one of them. A quick look at Wikipedia for 'the 5th Beatle' might increase your knowledge about the issue: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_Beatle So yes, my opinion about this (and it was my opinion) may be debatable, but some stuff you say it's just not true. Greetings from a fellow Fab4 fan 👍

[@anthonyblakely399]

@@Pjaypt I really don't rely Wiki because it is written by young folk that did not live in that time of the 60's but yeah....they did get this right........Preston first met the Beatles as a 16-year-old in 1962, while part of Little Richard's touring band, when their manager Brian Epstein organized a Liverpool show, at which the Beatles opened. The Washington Post explained their subsequent meeting: They'd hook up again in 1969, when the Beatles were about to break up while recording the last album they released, Let It Be (they would later record Abbey Road, which was released prior to Let It Be). George Harrison, a friend of Preston, had quit, walked out of the studio and gone to a Ray Charles concert in London, where Preston was playing organ. Harrison brought Preston back to the studio, where his keen musicianship and gregarious personality temporarily calmed the tension.[7] Preston is one of several people referred to as the "Fifth Beatle". At one point during the Get Back sessions, John Lennon proposed the idea of having him join the band (to which Paul McCartney countered that it was difficult enough reaching agreements with four).[8] Preston played organ and electric piano for the Beatles during several of the Get Back sessions; some of these sessions appeared in the film Let It Be and on its companion album. Preston also accompanied the band on electric piano for its rooftop concert, the group's final public appearance.[7] In April 1969, their single "Get Back" was credited to "The Beatles with Billy Preston", the only time such a joint credit had been given on an official Beatles-sanctioned release (as distinct from an unsanctioned reissue of some Hamburg-era recordings on which they were the backing group for Tony Sheridan). The credit was bestowed by the Beatles to reflect the extent of Preston's presence on the track; his electric piano is prominent throughout and he plays an extended solo. Preston also worked, in a more limited role, on the Abbey Road album, contributing organ to the tracks "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" and "Something".

[@Pjaypt]

@@anthonyblakely399 there was no Wikipedia in the 70s, but I'm not continuing this. Greetings from a fellow Fab4 fan! 👍

[@ittamandarano8262]

Start with the early period" She Loves You; I Should have Known Better; If I Fell; Day Tripper' Middle Period: In My Life; A Day in the Life Late period: Let it be; Back in the USSR Across the Universe

[@Nina5144]

I’d been listening to my albums on John’s birthday. It’s hard to believe they started with great music - She Loves You, Please Please Me, right through to this and my fav album - Let It Be. No other band has done this. Hope everyone enjoys it. It’s it great discovering ‘new’ music.

[@colincampbell5967]

the album cover was one of the most scrutinised in music history amid the rumours that Paul McCartney was dead with the one out of step, each dressed as in characters from a funeral amongst other so called clues. Even one of the tracks was supposed to say something about it when played backwards.

[@GoDawgs18]

The Billy Spears thing

[@johntarleton6330]

This was one of those Paul is dead rumors that they came together over his grave lol.

[@keensoundguy6637]

And of course there were countless homages and lampoons of the cover.

[@eddiewillers1442]

The license tag on the VW [28 IF] was...he'd be 28 IF he had lived.

[@robertsaul234]

@@eddiewillers1442 except he was just turning 27.

[@unclesamjones]

Ringo's drums. Wow! Understated genius.

[@betsyab121]

Aerosmith redid this song in 1979 and Michael Jackson did it in the 1980's, too! Of course, the original is the best one, IMO! I love John's songs the best. Strawberry Fields Forever, I Am the Walrus, In My Life, Girl, I'm Only Sleeping, Dear Prudence...Paul wrote Eleanor Rigby, The Fool on the Hill, Hey Jude, Let It Be, Yesterday, Blackbird, Penny Lane...George wrote Taxman, Something, Here Comes the Sun, While my Guitar Gently Weeps...That's just a drop in the bucket for Beatle's tunes! They are all so good. Enjoy the journey!

[@MrTCHOSS]

The headphones are to ensure both L and R speakers are captured, since the Beatles recorded in Stereo rather than Mono. So they would have some instruments on one side, and other instruments on the other side. That's why, in a department store, when the Beatles comes on their chitty speakers overhead, you might only hear half the song coming out.

[@rockanderson2255]

The song is about a funeral, it's a eulogy. The lyrics make sense when put into that prospective." Come together, over me." "hold you in his arms yeah, you can feel his disease" The "shp" sound throughout the song is the grave being dug.

[@raymohyde422]

GOAT . The competition between Lennon and McCartney was UNBELIEVABLE! What was cool too, when in the studio they would cheer each other on. They wrote songs in all styles. A personal favorite is "Rain" where the lead guitar is PAUL'S BASS!!! Side note: Lennon went home to listen to demoon thereel to reel tape recorder and put tape in backwards. John loved song played backwards and "Rain" was immortalized in Beatles lore. A great book written by their engineer Geoff Emrick is UNBELIEVABLE. It's "Here There and Everywhere ".

[@williamcabell142]

The Beatles...nough said! 😎👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 The Beatles were game changers in the 60’s, as Zeppelin was for the 70’s.

[@bobwoolerOriGinal]

Thanks W! Will also recommend Don't Let Me Down. Superb vocals and a great great song!

[@jeanharris2408]

Several years ago, George Martin (who produced the Beatles work) decided to pull together the songs he was most fond of and asked several people to help him put together a CD of songs. It starts with Robin Williams singing "Come Together" and ends with Sean Connery singing "In My Life." Between these songs are other wonderful versions done by various artists (like the guitarist Jeff Beck, actress Goldie Hawn, comedian Jim Carry, and singer/musician, Phil Collins). The documentary (George Martin; In My Life) is on KZbin...you would love it!

[@anthonyblakely399]

"Don't Let Me Dow," by The Beatles...excellent.....check it out!

[@oldsensei8350]

The Beatles were the greatest recording act in the history of music greatest thing since the great Masters

[@mikedickman7210]

you want the Beatles live? Check out "don't let me down" their last live performance with the only musician the Beatles ever gave an album credit to, the great American RnB organist Billy Preston joins the band.

[@TheGathumpus]

Benny Goodmans Sing sing Sing is great Gene Krupa 's drum solo is one of his best. The best Beatles Album is Sgt Pepper the best quality recording of an album is Abbey Road. For the benefit of Mr Kite She's Leaving home and When I'm64 are the best tracks on Sgt Pepper

[@sharonrosen2730]

Carnegie Hall. 1938. Easiest one of the milestones of jazz. Wonderful concert.

[@TheGathumpus]

@@sharonrosen2730 never seen that. I picked it up from the film track for Big business with Bette Midler and Lily tomlin on a VHS tape had to run the video back 4 or five times to freeze frame the track list. those were the days.

[@dundeedell1960]

SAME THOUGHT ABOUT THE DRUM BREAK ,,,,,,sets the mood

[@adanibarra1453]

Listen to "I am the walrus" and try to figure out what the song is about. 😆

[@TheDivayenta]

John Lennon wrote poetry with made up or “ sounds like” words- he was the Lewis Carroll ( Alice In Wonderland) of his generation.

[@Pjaypt]

Someone told John that Beatles lyrics were being used in English classrooms...

[@tomtrahan8485]

Understanding the Beatles drummer (Ringo) in proper context.... He was the very first drummer to create beats for rock music at such a high profile. Drummers before him were extremely docile. Ringo had to invent the beats with every song. Also, nearly every drummer after him held him in the highest respect and pushed themselves to be recognized by him..... most of them were remarkable and they all had a blast creating music that had never been done before. Fortunately for us several drummers emerged with the drive and passion of Michael Jordan/Kobe Bryant in performing - studio and LIVE! What blessing!!!

[@barbsmith5465]

When The Beatles came to America it was just crazy. Hence the name Beatlemania. The most thrilling thing to happen in the USA. We all went nuts. It was such a blast. Everything the Beatles do is different and fresh. I'm 65 and am still nuts over them ( especially McCartney ) Lennon was to odd for me. But none the less a genius. I was 8 yrs old when they went on the Ed Sullivan I almost lost my dam mind. I knew they would be forever the best.

[@fredshred5194]

She's leaving home.

[@kylebakke594]

I’m a week late to this reaction but just subscribed after hearing it. Fun fact: The keyboards were played by the late great Billy Preston who the Beatles gave the honorary title of “the Fifth Beatle” and he was featured on many of their recordings (he is even credited on at least one). He was a black gay man who did not hide it from his friends and colleagues but could not be open to the public at the time. He had a few hit singles of his own in the 70’s but was respected and sought after by all the most renowned musicians of the 60’s through the 90’s.

[@limitededition1053]

I'm not aware that any of the Beatles credited Billy as the 5th Beatle. Paul McCartney is on tape as saying George Martin was the 5th Beatle however......which I think most people would agree with as he played and arranged scores for them and produced and recorder nearly all their songs. The way he recorded them attributes to their fantastic sound.

[@franktripodi8586]

There will never be another, never m

[@littlemonkeys4903]

This whole album is fabulous, especially Something, which was a rare George Harrison song. I LOVE THE BEATLES‼️♥️

[@ericanderson8886]

Paul on that bass, oh man he was so good back then.

[@GuitarDaddio]

Good luck. I have listened to the lyrics of many songs over the years. The best make you realize that the writer is a genius and the meaning expands with every hearing without ever getting old. This is one. The best I can figure is that each verse is an homage to his band mates as he imagines them looking down on him on the day of his funeral, but I have no idea.

[@victorhorta4399]

Respect is beautiful

[@ricardosajor2817]

FYI - Billy Preston played organ/keyboards on the Abbey Roads album and some of their last albums - was considered 'the 5th Beatle'.

[@tommathews3964]

You are starting later in their careers here, and chronology is important to understand where a song like "Come Together" came from. Nothing wrong with it, but you're starting the movie 20 minutes from the ending. Anyone serious about music, and I'm certainly not saying you aren't, owes it to themselves to start the Beatles catalog at the beginning and follow it all the way thorough!! You will be richly rewarded! They truly changed the world!! From the beautiful early ballads like "And I Love Her" up through great stuff like "Good Day Sunshine" and "Got to Get You Into My Life" on through the "acid period" with "A Day in The Life" and "Strawberry Fields" or "I am The Walrus" etc. then hitting the wonderful "White Album" and the sublime "Abbey Road" (where you are now) and finally, "Let it Be". Their body of work is quite large, and sometimes I forget about little nuggets, like the absolutely gorgeous "I Will" or the raw, gritty, gem "Happiness is a Warm Gun", and others, until I listen to entire albums. I was just reminded of those two while listening to The White Album just the other day. You Tube search "Beatles Rooftop Concert" for some pretty good live footage. There is not a lot of live footage of them around. Their early concerts were, unfortunately, scream fests with crazed teeny girls. Technology was not the same, and in the grand scheme of things, they were not with us for a long time, even though they put out quite a few albums. What a ride! We owe everything to those guys! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHTXq56XgZenlbs

[@ryankklein]

Masterclass of drums.

[@jennifercrowe7399]

The Beatles Run For your Life