George Thorogood discusses The Beatles

George Thorogood discusses The Beatles

[@vashna3799]

This is about the best tribute to the Beatles I've heard.

[@pmR32red]

The Beatles changed the world.

[@lynnturman8157]

Wow. This may be the best three minutes that summed up the Beatles' impact on the world I've ever heard. Thank you, George!

[@edirib2004]

Lynn Turman agree

[@ArchieFatcackie]

I agree with every word. The Beatles didn’t just change music they changed society.

[@kzinful]

Nailed it. I was there sitting on the living room floor in front of our yes, black and white TV [ lol ], when Ed Sullivan introduced them, and as George said, when they came on it was Technicolor, it was electricity, they didn't open the door they demolished it. Thank you, Beatles Thank you, George Thorogood

[@frankyoung7497]

George Thorogood was spot on, The Beatles changed everything all over the world. I was 15 in 1963 and just the right age to be influenced by them It was always "bright confident morning", when The Beatles were on. I loved them and one of the saddest days of my life when John was murdered. I hope Paul and Ringo live forever, their music certainly will.

[@mikefannon6994]

Took me months to smile again after John died. A light went out in the world.

[@randyhodder3372]

The Beatles were the bridge of understanding over the world's troubled waters. Thank you Ringo , George, Paul and John !

[@goergethoorogood3748]

Thanks for all the support, I hope you never stop listening to my music dear..Your support made me who I am today and I really appreciate, am promising you more amazing music dear. Kindly drop your phone number or Gmail THANK GEORGE THOROGO LOVE YOU

[@tube396]

I was 12 years old when I first saw the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show in Feb 1964 and I had a the same surreal reaction as George did.

[@markv.5962]

i was 13. i was playing trumpet, i got a guitar. after countless bands, concerts and a life of music, im still playing at 69 . i can still play when the saints come marchin in on trumpet. so can paul lol. thanks john, paul george and ringo

[@garyedwards5685]

My sentiment exactly. Thank you to all musicians.

[@geekay1349]

Paul: Thanks for the memories. You came in through the bathroom window. You played on the Sullivan show. You gave us the Magical Mystery Tour and it never was a bore. Thank you so much. 😂😍👌

[@wossamaggiga]

After this, I have a whole new respect for george thorogood now!

[@goergethoorogood3748]

Thanks for all the support, I hope you never stop listening to my music dear..Your support made me who I am today and I really appreciate, am promising you more amazing music dear. Kindly drop your phone number or Gmail THANK GEORGE THOROGO LOVE YOU

[@JonnyRollin]

One of the best and most open hearted declarations I've heard, on the influence of The Beatles,on both music and the world-beautiful.

[@wendileona]

1:10 Thats why I love musicians more than actors. They're not faking happiness. Making music, being immersed in it, tapping into the language of music, its all real. Music is what it is, its not fake, as opposed to actors who pretend for a living. Simply great perspective that I never realized about The Beatles from George who was THERE man! Thanks Mr. Thorogood for sharing your experience!

[@tonyginnetti5828]

Thank you, George! In 3 minutes you said a lifetime tribute to "The Fab Four"!

[@amerocker]

I recently purchased the new 2 cd set, 'George Thorogood and The Destroyers; Live In Boston: The Complete Concert'. It is my favorite record of the moment. It is their best live recording. It captures the band in its finest version; Thorogood on guitar/vocals, Bill Blough on bass, Jeff Simon on drums and the man not only adding grit to the whole performance but the man who set it all on fire, Hank Carter on saxophone. This.record.Rocks!!!!

[@thomashermann2785]

Beatles on Ed Sullivan was definitely a seismic moment. Changed the world! Well said Mr.Thorogood!

[@jhowardgators]

Extremely well put George. Props to you.

[@TheCliffandPhilShow]

Ditto.:)

[@raecoyote]

This made me cry ... so beautifully said 💗 I agree 100 percent 💗

[@davidlloyd8374]

It is so interesting to hear these comments, I think George speaks for a lot of sentiments about the Beatles, it gave people a different perspective. Their impact was much bigger than the sum of their parts. It was seismic it was colossal, a social and cultural revolution. He is correct and right. Lovely comments from George.

[@christenejackman]

You know what I love, too.... the fact that Paul will be 80 this year and is still performing and writing songs to this day. In a world that gives people a short creative shelf life, Paul says, "sod that!" and keeps going. He's inspired me to keep going, even though. Thank you, Paul. You are appreciated.

[@ktcarl]

True. No kid, including myself, even cared about owning a guitar until after The Beatles appeared on Ed Sullivan. After that show there were garage bands everywhere.

[@Bixfan78]

Yes! Even though that first Ed Sullivan show was in Black and White, the Beatles gave the world color and happiness again! Thank you and bless you, George.

[@TopJimmyWinn]

George is such a cool dude.

[@goergethoorogood3748]

Thanks for all the support, I hope you never stop listening to my music dear..Your support made me who I am today and I really appreciate, am promising you more amazing music dear. Kindly drop your phone number or Gmail THANK GEORGE THOROGO LOVE YOU

[@KbcBerlin]

Yes me too , Thank you John Paul George and Ringo,

[@petemartin295]

As someone who was also around when the Beatles came to America (I was six years old), I can vouch for what he is saying. The Beatles turned the music industry on its head and changed it forever. I always preferred the Stones but I greatly admired the Beatles. From the vocal harmonies to writing pop songs in minor keys (something that still is rarely done in pop music), they set the standard that has remained the standard for pop songs to the present day.

[@micheldoct7105]

and the Beatles did not make any repetitive songs, it was a different tune every time, and man did they evoluate fast, and they rocked when it was time, the best rock ever, not just pop song ...

[@mikefannon6994]

Yes! No two Beatles songs are alike.

[@osamabinladen824]

Pete Martin Exactly.

[@goergethoorogood3748]

Thanks for all the support, I hope you never stop listening to my music dear..Your support made me who I am today and I really appreciate, am promising you more amazing music dear. Kindly drop your phone number or Gmail THANK GEORGE THOROGO LOVE YOU

[@botigerberg8304]

This words almost got me in to tears. Thank You

[@vincentm614]

The Beatles collective impact is astounding. 4 seemingly ordinary guys from of all places Liverpool which was a pretty run down depressing looking place who changed everything overnight. Thorogood makes a point about The Beatles great sense of humour. And he was right about what americans went through compared to The Beatles being in their own happy bubble. Anyone could relate to them they were not super macho like Elvis or Sinatra as they were just natural and unaffected by all the dumb crap going on around us. They were our escape.

[@toddubow2599]

George nailed it. The Beatles almost invented happiness

[@JohnQ1127]

Best explanation I've ever heard on what the Beatles were all about!

[@michaelulbricht9438]

George, ironically when people ask me what Beatles I prefer(early, mid, late). I tell them it was the Beatles in B&W and them in color and I enjoy both. Also, thank you for all of your great music, George; I appreciate it!

[@rundbaum]

wow. this was the most honest presentation of who the beatles were that i have ever heard. kudos to george thorogood!!! it's so great knowing that there are not only FAKE people, in the world, today . . .

[@kevinsimpson3374]

I was only four years old when I first heard the Beatles. But they changed the world in which the generation before I was born forever their music will never die it will go on forever and ever thank you George !

[@marielblues]

what a beautiful, spontaneous, and eloquent account. Really moving!

[@soundshaper]

Everything you said, George! All of it. I would add one thought. For three years straight, new Beatle songs would come on the radio every few months and would be better than the ones before. It was incredible. Not sure another band could do this, at that level, and not spontaneously combust.

[@Revolutioncasino]

That black and white to technicolor (Kodak was there too lol) was the best description I have ever heard to discribe anything from the era, especially the Beatles. Dead on interview. YES, I was there and it changed my life totally. Ask my parents... Crew cut to long hair, kept the baseball bat and added a guitar. Pointed "Beatle Boots" Double Breasted Jackets/Suits, Round transparent sun glasses, and so on. Then, came Led Zep and Pink Floyd. Again, the world turned. I never have changed.

[@amsedelm]

Great great interview. I feel the same way. Bravo George!!!

[@jamesdrynan]

I've heard other people express that same sentiment about the Fab Four. They looked genuinely happy! And really, they deserved to be happy. They were riding the crest of a wave that swept around the world. Their initial success was pandemonium personified but as time passed, they re-invented themselves. The Beatles' journey from touring to the studio was a yellow brick road for musicians. Groups diverged and created new genres but the impetus for all of it started with those four young men on Ed Sullivan's show. Their music continues to resonate to this day.

[@jonhoward4884]

Well done George, well done.

[@matthewhetzler4912]

The Beatles broke up before I was born, but I listen to them every day. People who were there tell me that when the Beatles played on Ed Sullivan it was like an atomic bomb. Love from Delaware, George!

[@briankennedy1192]

Awesome description George. Little Steve said the same thing although he said it was like aliens had landed from outta space.

[@christopher9152]

What an eloquent tribute--thank you, George.

[@MrJett1971]

This man is an absolute legend, and one of the main reasons I love rock and roll (along WITH The Beatles). I found a battered cassette tape at the age of 16 while sweeping the parking lot of the pizza joint I worked at in high school, and it opened my eyes and ears to good old, meat and potatoes rock and roll (or as he puts it...a quality cheeseburger). That cassette was 1986’s Live, recorded in Cincinnati.

[@goldsmithstudent]

A humble man

[@Lily_The_Pink972]

What a beautiful articulate tribute to the best band in the world ever. Brought tears to my eyes. He's talking about the impact in the US. Can you imagine what it was like here in the UK before this? Everything was black and white here too. Clothes were awful, wages low and we were still recovering from the war. There were still bonb sites and poor housing. Then, out of the blue came The Beatles. Life was never the same again. I was 10 when Love Me Do was released and I've loved them ever since.

[@pauldargent1177]

Best line, Ed Sullivan shows producer asked Paul, if he was nervous before going on. Paul, said Not really. Guy said, you should be, there’s 73 million watching.

[@dallasbrubaker6054]

@ 2:38 ...I don't think the Beatles truly realized the impact that they had on people at that time. Maybe McCartney and Starr do now, and perhaps Harrison and Lennon did later on. I think it didn't set in with them until they were able reminisce and take it all in.

[@jp97rock]

I have a lot of respect for George after talking so lovingly about the Beatles. My only problem is that he had the day wrong the boys played Ed Sullivan. It was Feb 9th, not Feb 11th, at 8:04 pm. Thank you George for giving the respect.

[@blkopsplyr8]

l love this guys music ,down to earth attitude and modest sincerity , keep it going George and what a fantastic way to some up the Beatles !!!

[@dynjarren8355]

Yes, it was the Beatles that changed the world after they made their incredible music. But it was Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran and Fats Domino that started the Rock n Roll Revolution. Then the Beatles expanded on the first wave and went further than anyone could have even imagined. They went from Love Me Do to A Day in the Life in 7 years. Unreal! 👏🏻🎸😎

[@simplesimon4717]

A very thoughtful, insightful and accurate assessment by George. As Mick Jagger once said unless you lived through that time you can't really appreciate or understand the fame that they had.

[@paullevick9512]

what a humble man awesoime

[@jamesh1369]

I'm surprised George never met Paul. You would think they would've crossed paths at some point in time.

[@Mission2Transition641]

great interview. George tells it like it is (was)

[@jonathanhorne6503]

They played the Sullivan show on my 11th birthday. Before that day I’d never heard of them after that day they were in everyone’s thoughts. Not just mine. I saw them at Candlestick days before the start of my 8th grade year. Within two weeks I had a bass guitar. I chose bass because everyone wanted to play guitar or drums. I wanted to be part of the club too, several garage bands later I still play. Turning 70 next BD.

[@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_out]

Well Johnny was a schoolboy When he heard his first Beatles song 'Love Me Do' I think it was From then it didn't take him long Got himself a guitar Used to play every night Now he's in a rock 'n' roll outfit And everything's alright Shooting Star - Bad Company

[@geekintheperimeter]

Very well spoken! Good job George!

[@richardschmitt9479]

He makes me proud to be from Delaware.

[@abelincoln5698]

I really 'discovered' the Beatles around 1979 when I decided to play the records that were stacked up under the stereo at my house . It was the winter of the big Midwest blizzard and I was bored out of my mind because I couldn't play outside for days. For the next week or so all I wanted to do was listen to those records . I was fascinated with the cover where they were looking down off a balcony . The red album showing them looking relatively normal and the blue one showing them with beards and really long hair. I was interested from the moment I heard them and saw what they looked like

[@lawsonj39]

Great point about their happiness. Wonderfully relatable appreciation.

[@BeatlesBowieKrimson]

Nice interview, George. You seem like a good guy. Just for the record, The Beatles' first appearance on Ed Sullivan was February 9 (not 11), 1964.

[@BedlamAndBones]

George nails it... again.

[@dskywalker3397]

Wow! George is so right.

[@susanschaffner4422]

I have fantasized meeting Paul, and I too would say Thank You.

[@christineplymouth3271]

Great George, enjoyed your story !

[@FaganRoberts]

I regret missing George playing at the Bandshell in Daytona Beach in the early 1980's. (My parents lived in the 50's and it was the happiest time to live in the USA) The 60's were a time of intolerance, hatred and violence in the streets. There's not too many people who were happy about that at the time. And the music reflected much of it.

[@peternolan4855]

I’m going to start listening to the whole song when a George Thorogood record comes in the radio.

[@patbrennan6572]

nice tribute to a world changing band..

[@agapitoledezmamadaz1522]

I first listened the beatles when I was five years old. Abbey road, come together was the first track that came to me. Years later I bought a guitar because I wanted to play rock. I was very influenced by nirvana, pearl jam, guns n roses and metallica, but even though I have always considered the beatles a big influence on me. Actually the doors were a bigger influence on me, but the beatles have been my first encounter with rock.

[@russellcampbell9198]

Excellent analysis of the influence. I too hate it when some people minimise it.

[@barrycohen311]

Beautiful sentiments...

[@Detroit1967]

Amen. God bless George Thorogood.

[@kenton6098]

I gotta say. If I'm feeling down, listening to George talk makes me feel good. I understand that I don't know who George really is, but who he is in his video interviews... that person is a pretty good person, whether or not he really exists. And I guess that during George's interviews... that George does exist, if only during the interview.

[@Patsik]

Yeah Paul. Thank you and see you on June 6th!

[@psychedelicprawncrumpets9479]

Great interview. Very Thorough and good 🙄

[@Audfile]

Thank you George

[@steves1588]

Yea but George was one of the few performers to hold a free concert every year at Irvine Meadows in SoCal back in the 80's. Thank you George for all the great music.

[@laika5757]

Well said George. But u forgot to mention... For sher Energy and Power on the stage..you were the best. 🎼🎶🎸

[@jeffa6780]

Absolutely true.

[@michaelhawkins4005]

If there is a better summation of the impact of the Beatles out there, I've yet to see it!

[@sngscratcher]

Beautiful stuff!

[@thobbs4526]

I hear you, Lonesome George! I remember! ✌🏻

[@johnbutler8815]

Truer words were never spoken

[@tomvincentsmusicalheritage2755]

Kind of along the same line what Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues said, "The day after the Beatles became big in England, you stepped outside of your house, and the world was a different place"

[@vampyros1]

George is so astute here, and such a cool guy. I know he’s had a few health challenges recently, and I wish him the best.

[@kammhron]

How true. Those were magical times. Words of wisdom from a kick-ass guitar player.

[@stefanhamilton8713]

Turns out George is actually really nice to the bone. Awesome

[@rickdagger2209]

well said George

[@Flerg3]

thoroughly good video

[@neilwinchester9187]

Very nice. They changed everything for a new generation.

[@jamesd.wheeler6190]

you nailed it george! You are pretty amazing too!

[@finylvinyl66]

Right on, George!

[@kengore5627]

He is the reason why i love rock music

[@MrBradymoss]

In 1980 I saw George and his destroyers in Nashua N.H. It was in a small venue and ol' George would lean over near his drum player and the lights would go a little dim as he snorted line after line throughout the gig.I thought nothing of it because everyone did lines in those days. Today, that type of stuff won't happen because the whole world is under a microscope. A lot has changed in 37 years. At least those memories won't though..

[@whizabeesunshine9259]

A quote from Billy Gibbons: "You want me to sum up the 80's? Watch that Talking Heads video where David Byrne's face is projected onto a highway and the two lines are going directly up his nose....Says it all right there...."

[@mistermattmoose]

i was born in 1963 and what he said about everyone being unhappy was still true in my youth. heck, i don't think the culture really changed that much. it has improved, but not by a lot.

[@rickycalais3356]

Nice comments… from someone who was 9 in 1963. My kids grew up as… and remain… Beatles fans.

[@timholt9948]

Thanks George said it great

[@markv.5962]

i was 13 when i saw that ed sullivan with beatles show. i remember my mom saying, that one on the left can actually sing. must have been after till there was you

[@axelbodin3089]

Well said. Cool guy.

[@billyshears6604]

I join George. "Thank you"

[@xxryder1]

Great tribute George but it was February 9 when the Beatles were on Ed Sullivan not the 11th.