How The Beatles Made "Because"

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[@andrewt248]

The harmonies in Because are mind blowing.

[@jhandle4196]

someone's done a video signing each part separately. It's pretty cool. look it up

[@Mario-lo8to]

they're based on beethoven that's why

[@PC4USE1]

Yoko did contribute to this song-Thank god it wasn't vocally.

[@alexismisaelolorteguiruiz9073]

Hahaha totally agree

[@commentfreely5443]

'i would make more mistakes than john did'

[@danielbouju1688]

Why???

[@carlosvelasquez3279]

So strange that Yoko had classical training, but usually when singing sounds out of tune

[@AvanRoyOfficial]

@@carlosvelasquez3279 It's avant-garde it is supposed to be like that

[@mitchelldrums5744]

Criminally underrated song

[@SquatSmack]

I’ve never “hated” the Beatles, they just weren’t ever my favorite music. Girlfriend showed me Across the Universe, made it to that song, and I fell in love. It’s been stuck somewhere in my mind ever since. Simple and beautiful. I always get lost in a trance while I listen and usually have to hit replay, so I can attempt to fully focus on the next go around.

[@dariobeat77]

yep, a 3rd degree felony

[@jmorales09]

"The four Beatles, Ringo was there too". Damn even Geoff Emerick couldn't stop himself from dunking on Ringo

[@swag_monkey9080]

Jonathan Morales I think he meant the four Beatles (John, George, Paul, Ringo) and remarked that Ringo was there even thought he didn’t sing.

[@jaysutcliff]

@@swag_monkey9080 r/woooosh

[@commentfreely5443]

what do you call a guy who hangs around with musicians? a drummer.

[@wiltchamberlain3484]

Comment Freely what do you call 4 people that rely on one man for everything? The guitarists.

[@notbraindead7298]

@@wiltchamberlain3484 Ringo's drums create so much of the "feel" of the Beatles music. Without him I doubt if the Beatles would have conquered the world as they did.

[@thewalrus7916]

They did it just because

[@GjaP_242]

Why not ask! Who was the 6th member of the Beatles? 4:02

[@liamsteen1281]

One of the most beautiful, haunting songs of all time.

[@sponkster]

Because is a song that is hauntingly wonderful...the harmonies, the accompaniments all beautifully and wonderfully executed!

[@buddyneher9359]

One of my all-time favourite Beatle songs.... how has 50 years evaporated so fast???

[@notbraindead7298]

The Beatles came into my life when I was 14 years old and have always been with me. Now I'm 72. Where did 58 years go?

[@jhandle4196]

@@notbraindead7298 We're the survivors my siblings. Now I wonder, why we haven't made those ideals that were the heart and soul of the music of that time into the guiding light for this troubled world. "Because the sky is blue, it makes me cry.".

[@Adyman182]

In my top 5 Beatles songs! Really ageless.

[@jamesdrynan]

The different flavours and feels of the songs on Abbey Road are astounding. I can't think of any group that closed their collaboration with such a beautiful musical coda.

[@tjcint]

One of the greatest pieces of music ever written.

[@DhruvMalikk]

Harmonies in this song are like knife through butter, so gentle..

[@plaguedoctormasque8089]

Yoko sounds like a long tailed cat trapped in a room full of rocking chairs.

[@deanluke603]

OK OK OK OK we GET IT OK? Fucking shutup about it already before my speeding fist slams into the side of your fucking tiny little head

[@jonfoster8063]

Fuck you and Yoko

[@jhandle4196]

That's not quite the right metaphor. "Nervous, or skittish as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs." is how I heard it. That cat would only sound like Yoko when someone actually rocked over its tail. How about "two cats trapped in a gunny sack." John liked Yoko's horrible voice. It was much like how Zappa like Ian Underwoods screechy saxophone. Now you gotta search for "Plastic Ono Mothers" How about that for contrast with "Because?" Yoko sings on the song, "Scumbag"

[@_mat_hue3437]

“Ringo was there providing moral support”😂😂

[@gordon5004]

Because is sublime. It flows and pulls me in with smooth enchantment. There is beautiful truth in this song.

[@archilzhvania6242]

I think Because by The Beatles is one of the most underrated pieces in music.

[@66joydipi]

So ahead their times! Absolutely magic, eternally......

[@norwegianwoode6870]

Even if John got the inspiration for Because from reversing moonlight sonata its amazing how he found the right chords for it. Love John's 68-69 guitar riffs (Dear Prudence, Julia etc..) pure genius. 🙌👍

[@kuzey7809]

yoko was the one who played the chords in reverse.

[@abelsanchez2070]

@@kuzey7809 That isn't even really the whole story though as if you literally play Moonlight Sonata reversed, it isn't exactly the chords of Because (though does have a general tonal similarity to Because). How I interpret that origin story for Because is that John hears Yoko playing that piece, says give me it in reverse, THEN John messes about with the chords till he eventually finds what would be the chords to Because

[@aceofknaves6296]

Between us, we also created a backing track with John playing a riff on guitar, me duplicating every note on an electronic harpsichord, and Paul playing bass. Each note between the guitar and harpsichord had to be exactly together, and as I'm not the world's greatest player in terms of timing, I would make more mistakes than John did, so we had Ringo playing a regular beat on hi-hat to us through our headphones.~~~George Martin

[@careyrowland]

Reminiscent of something ancient. . . absolutely! . . . and as a ole boomer, I never even knew that Yoko was a classical pianist. That detail actually explains A LOT! It's mo wonder she had such a hold on John. I hear moonlight brilliance in their Beethoven-inspired materpiece. Tnank you.

[@paulvaultguy]

What a fitting tribute to a great song, it's origins, the lyrics, the passion and effort put into the recording. It's one of my favorites, among many from the Beatles. I'm going to listen to it again with your new perspectives to draw from. Thank You!

[@crlguitar1]

This song 'Because' is perfection....Pure genius by the 'lads'....There'll never be another group like them.

[@christianaustin9599]

This just makes me love the song more

[@PondOfGlue]

“Ringo was there too. Providing moral support.” 💀💀💀

[@shay.smith4229]

You do artistic analysis of popular peices in a way that's not pretentious or mundane and for that I can only say thank you and well done!

[@pearl-pf6xz]

This and sloop john b...perfection

[@vladimirnovak5610]

You was so damn right about how ancient it is when you consider they were four most famous and successful people on earth

[@ronnienaidoo3249]

An Excellent & very professional comment on this most hauntingly beautiful harmonious song ever !!!

[@seapea7402]

Beautiful and, as always, insightful tribute to one of the most exquisitely haunting songs in the Beatles back-catalogue.

[@jaydenwhitlen1489]

Hi, I'd just like to say that I've been following your channel for about a year now and I've been blown away by the level of professionalism in your videos. I've heard your music that you've uploaded to the channel and I enjoyed it very much, but I am not able to listen to you're album because I am from Australia and it isn't available on Apple Music.

[@papech273]

I like it when you use quotes in your videos. It give it an element of definitive truth. Maybe source the quotes in the description? Regardless good vid man

[@anthonymurray2888]

I love this song Because its in brilliant

[@Nethanel773]

Thank you for sharing this.

[@jakejake7289]

Great narration of an amazing story!

[@arsenentibushitse7794]

I'm touch by the poetry of your videos

[@GjaP_242]

When Yoko Ono was mucking about with Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, John Lennon asked her to play him the chords again, but backwards. And when she did, it formed the basis of one of The Beatles' key late-period tracks, 'Because'. 0:40 [Classic FM]

[@delainepep22]

Such a beautifully simple song

[@MrBradymoss]

Outstanding analogy! Surely near the top of your best.

[@ciaraashley4965]

I love your videos! They make me feel closer to my favourite artists😊⭐️thank you❤️

[@OzTwanger]

Ringo had pretty much perfect meter

[@baman7921]

Nice video! If you like the Beatles, you should check out Harry Nilsson’s stuff. John, Paul, George, and Ringo all cited him as their favorite singer-songwriter at one point and John, Ringo, and George all did albums with him.

[@TMNT39]

I second that, Nilsson is sweet!

[@baman7921]

TMNT39 I know right? Ringo was even the best man at his wedding. Super underrated musician!

[@charliebrown2239]

BAMAN YES!!!!!!!!!! Please do this!!!!!!

[@mjsmcd]

Name a couple of his best

[@baman7921]

@@mjsmcd I mean, One, Everybody's Talkin', Coconut, and Without You are his biggest hits but two of my personal favorites are Who Done it? and Mr. Richland's Favorite Song.

[@jakejake7289]

Amazing back story on an amazing song!

[@malcolmadams2105]

I hear this song starting in piano going to the major ascending, growing in grandeur and then returning to the lethargic nature of the original melody. I may have to see what that would sound like. Cheers from Utah.

[@marinaamiller]

Here after the release of the 2019 remaster. Will always be a unique, dare I say perfect favourite of mine.

[@blakewhittington4336]

Great video lots of information I never knew

[@davidvasquez8658]

George Harrison said this was his favourite Beatles song.Also I Want You (She's so Heavy).This was on Google. Peace and Love.

[@nicolanightingale77]

I love this song it's so unusual calming love how they do it in the Across The Universe film god I just love The Beatles so god damn much 👏🏻☺️👏🏻☺️👏🏻☺️

[@jasonvorhees2404]

Hey man beautiful video, this is jack from twitter btw

[@terryperring104]

Nice work HollyHobs, thank you. Subscribed.

[@resolute7627]

I so remember hearing this in real time back in the day and thinking how they EVER going to top THIS album ? appropriately their swan song. And "Because" a stunning example of what John Lennon was capable of. And thanks to George Harrison for bringing the MOOG into the studio. I cant imagine how they could have employed it any better.

[@eminem7152]

up until now, my mind watching this video is the closest thing I'll get to Heaven

[@jazziered142]

Abby Road is my favorite Beatles album.

[@BrunoPerry1]

thank you

[@LFOVCF]

Some rather nice synthesizer by way of a brass patch, and a flutey resonant piece. Most likely a Moog modular.

[@aya7790]

OH MY GOD! THANKS!

[@heinkle1]

Again, another good video, held back by the lack of a clip of the song

[@harperellenburg]

More like this my dude.

[@neilneilrebel]

Ello from the Philippines!

[@umalunatica]

It's a very underrated song for me

[@musgrave6886]

yoko might have 4th-part harmonized at 20 khz as it is a lennon song, without the others knowing☺

[@dougefresh7765]

musgrave68 . Are you saying she was singing to dogs ?

[@musgrave6886]

@@dougefresh7765 😆

[@stormhawk3319]

John, Paul & George harmonising together. None Greater.

[@iutubsacs]

would be fantastic if you named sources for the different quotes, or state when they are more hearsay.

[@JBmusicart]

Moonlight Sonata

[@arikast5157]

I've never heard any resemblance to Moonlight in that song, but in the opening harpsichord sequence I do hear strong resemblance to a Bach lute piece BWV 999 kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2qbdHmuo7qqaM0

[@DrDolan2000]

My personal favorite from Abbey Road. And great job!

[@ozzycruz]

Hey bro how did you put your songs on spotify?

[@Retro_80s_Guy]

Whose album "Mr Mortimer" contains the secret track?

[@twomindz79]

How The Doors made 'the end' would be a great story to tell.

[@plusfour1]

I'm sure I've heard Ray tell it

[@Alex-gn9px]

Hollyhobs beautiful video, congratulations. Abbey Road is the last Beatles album. In the songs of this album there is a new-found harmony between the Beatles as musicians and as friends. Hollyhobs also confirms this in this video. Yet, despite a renewed harmony, a few months later, the Beatles broke up as a band. Can anyone tell me why?

[@kitcat4650]

John Winston Ono Lennon, born 9 October 1940. John was asked in an interview, (coda: 1968), about his future in the Beatles. He replied; "I can't see myself being in the group, & being 30." 20 September 1969 Lennon told the group he was leaving. He was 29 years 11 months old. Was it; 1) He thought 30 was too old to be in a group. 2) Yoko was pressuring him to leave & work with her. 3) 1957 thru 1967 was fun working with Paul, but this new guy... 4) While visiting New York visiting, he was asked to visit an office, where he was informed that the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations, (TIHR) formerly the Tavistock Clinic in England, was using the Beatles to negatively influence the youth culture thru the use of drugs, & Indian thought. This made John mad, & he stormed out. He returned a few days latter to apologize, & after thinking about it, they were right. 5) In 1960 Hamburg, he sold his soul to the devil for 20 years of fame & fortune. He brought his friends along for 10 years, but wanted to do the last 10 on his own. * *NOTE; When you sell your soul, you are selling your memory track, NOT your spirit. So you would not remember those good 20 years. Doesn't seem worth it to me. Unless, you are a Bodhisattva, willing to sacrifice those 20 years, (yeah, yeah, yeah. Divide 20 by 3, you get 6.66. Numerology 6+6+6 = 18 & 1+8 = 9 The number of endings), for the betterment of mankind as a whole. Ask Yehoshua ben Yosef who's number is 888. This is just a record of what I have heard in the past. This just here for you to ponder. I don't claim to know???

[@Alex-gn9px]

@@kitcat4650

[@Alex-gn9px]

@@kitcat4650 Thanks for the reply. John, meeting Yoko, put her first in his life. Yoko was more important than his ex-wife, his son Jullian and also the Beatles, not only as fellow musicians, but also as friends. And unfortunately there was even the sudden death of Brian Epstein, who was not only their maneger, but, being about 8/10 years older than them, he was like an older brother for all 4 Bealtes. Everyone trusted him and listened to him. He was the only one who could possibly have reasoned with John, even though he was completely scorned for Yoko. If John really declared these things you wrote a week before Abbey Road's release in record stores, an explanation could be that John, sensing that it would be the last Beatles record, wanted to end the Beatles experience giving his bst. To the points 3 and 5, since Paul did not die being replaced by a double and John did not make pacts with the Devil, obviously you are joking. Have a nice day.

[@JBmusicart]

I new it was based on moonlight sonata

[@revolutionaryviews9702]

Love the videos, but can you play the songs in them?

[@richsackett3423]

Can't. KZbin will demonetize the videos.

[@haydengibson5592]

Love this video but the piano piece at the beginning is amazing and I don’t know the name. Someone, please tell me!

[@drogoburrows8805]

Moonlight Sanatra - Beethoven

[@annakermode6646]

It's the piece yoko was playing that inspired John as mentioned at the beginning.

[@gregchristopfel8106]

Drogo Burrows um, isn’t it sonata?

[@drogoburrows8805]

@@gregchristopfel8106 lol yeah

[@malloryhaha]

Hey!

[@marvinhanson9391]

I did a little drum cover on facebook of cannonball express incase you missed it

[@muhammadwega5103]

Because? Let it be >:)

[@kingdom777866]

Wouldn’t have been so bad if you’d have played the bloody song !!!

[@richsackett3423]

It would demonetize his video. Learn how KZbin works before running your mouth.

[@kingdom777866]

What.. a “know all” Big mouth like yours !

[@richsackett3423]

Better than a know-nothing like yourself.

[@kingdom777866]

Rich Sackett V V. Ha ha. !!

[@mattwilson3244]

How about this , there is Nothing that has happened since Beatles broke up ,that there isn't ,a Beatles Song About !

[@Luthiart]

George was wrong... The best song on Abbey Road is "Something". :-) But "Because" is indeed awesome... I can listen to it over and over again and never get tired if it.

[@_PuppetMaster86]

But then there’s “Here Comes The Sun”, “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)”, “Golden Slumbers”, and “The End”. Abbey Road is, IMO the greatest-composed album of all time.

[@camilochaves4771]

I honestly doubt Yoko can play Moonlight Sonata, especially the last two movements.

[@PC4USE1]

I hate 99 percent of her singing but she could be an excellent classical pianist.

[@iloveutubesince3207]

Yoko's first husband was a classical musician, I guess she learned something from him.

[@camilochaves4771]

I have never seen any evidence of Yoko being apt at anything. She made sure to tell the world she had been playing piano since 4, but you'd figure there was some clip of her playing. She's a liar but I get John loved her.

[@CattyTatty]

Ridicilous...

[@mattwilson3244]

Beatles made some of the Best music in Human History .(probably less than top 10% worth listening to) And I still gotta hear ",If " they would have stayed together ,. . .. Idiot's _ It Was Finished !

[@rrichards31]

If Yoko was a classically trained musician then she needs to ask for a refund for whatever school she went to. 😯

[@starfishplectrumelectrumge8013]

She worked in the Avant-garde. That scene's whole vibe is subversively nihilistic. It rejected anything formal. Complicates things. John Cage is classically trained, but you don't see him writing non-repetitious pieces with many notes like Liszt or Chopin.

[@felinavasquez2339]

Classically trained in music does not mean classically trained in singing, it means she was a killer music player, but as the previous reply states she was also apart of a polarizing artistic movement

[@OceanTooth]

I read somewhere that Ringo kept the timing for everyone by either hitting the high hat or using its pedal, I’ve forgotten which, but I would love to hear the harpsichord and that high hat together. Personally I find the sound of high hat psychedelic and I feel it would add a lot to the song. That’s just me tho 😂😂

[@brettletourneau1417]

This song is a good example of why the Beatles are better than the Rolling Stones...

[@sulatlalaki]

Phenomenal song/work of art. Flat video, though. Almost robotic.

[@LawrenceCarroll1234]

Another of Yoko’s beautiful, simple-yet-abstract contributions was her haunting “Who Has Seen The Wind?” It is one of her simple masterpieces. (I’m sure most of us old Beatle fans know this, but then there are probably tons of new ones every year) Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor i But when the trees bow down their heads The wind is passing by Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor i But when the trees bow down their heads The wind is passing by Oh, wind, wind Wind, wind, wind Who has seen enough? Only me and john But when a smile goes 'round the world Our love is catching on Oh, smile, smile Smile, smile, smile Who has seen your dream? Only you and him But when the world gets bright and clear You know that we were there Oh, world, world World, world, world

[@fasteddylove-muffin6415]

Who DOESN'T KNOW "Because" was inspired by Yoko playing Moonlight Sonata & John requesting that she play it backwards? ONLY EVERY Rolling Stones fan EVER. Therein perhaps lies the difference between Beatles fans & Rolling Stones fans...who believe the Rolling Stones were/are the greatest band ever. You get it or you don't. You get a song like Cry Baby Cry or Penny Lane or A Day in the Life (and dozens of other Beatle's songs) or you don't. Hard to argue taste...or lack thereof. Not that the Stones aren't perhaps the greatest rock band ever either. Point being it is largely a matter of taste. What gets me though, is most Rolling Stones fans argue from the view of not really understanding what went in to the Beatles recordings. Back in the day (1970's) I'd argue with Rolling Stones fans about who was the better band only to find out that most of them hadn't even listened to every Beatle's album. Their arguments sounded as dumb as that statement sounded. Yeah...how about an informed opinion?

[@Johnbays43]

Nine part harmony

[@davidmorris8965]

No three part harmony triple tracked

[@plaguedoctormasque8089]

Gfd stop dissing Ringp.

[@joeybonin7691]

I don't think anyone meant to do that. There were no rhythm parts in the song.

[@Longtack55]

Just ease up on Yoko for a moment. John loved her, and she was John's muse. John broke up the Beatles - as Paul has said many times

[@creamcheese3596]

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[@marimbadearco]

nice dreamy idea -- but, in the real world, the chords to Because are not The Moonlight Sonata backwards. What John picked up on, if in fact Beethoven's piece was on his mind, was a minor chord, followed by a half step up chord that resolves to a new tonic. John was so freakin creative in this part of his life Beethoven wasn't necessary, but he and Paul were picking up on everything and music was just flowing out of them. And as for Yoko: she needed to get a life, and stop hanging around the office where people were working, sheesh: do your visual art, that was your thing. Just listen to her music after Lennon's death, exploitative album covers and total garbage in the grooves. yuch.

[@jameswilkinson3959]

Make some videos on Rolling Stones etc

[@stevejaubert2892]

This is FOS! You should do more research. It's a rip off of another tune. But I'll let you do the work. Ringo a human metronome? Good one!

[@shyman99]

Because the sky is blue it makes me cry? That seems a bit melodramatic to me.

[@TheJayson8899]

What’s so bad about that? Just seems like something to look to complain about

[@shyman99]

@@TheJayson8899 - Yeah, something to complain about like Lennon taking a jab at McCartney's lightweight silly love songs? Yet no one created more cream puffs than Lennon. Just because he's dead doesn't mean he can't be called a hypocrite.

[@reparalcd]

llora de felicidad, happy cry

[@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770]

Becuase the earth is brown, it makes me shit. Becuase the earth is brown...

[@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770]

Because I see a chick, it grows my dick. Because I see a chick...

[@Kermit_T_Frog]

"Because the world is round it turns me on." I have not the faintest idea what that means. The world is in the shape of a pill and by just looking at things in the shape of a pills I get high? Lennon wrote some good lyrics. But this is a poor example.

[@lurking0death]

Hmmph! Self-indulgent nonsense.

[@Datsunofthebeach]

Man , you talk too much.

[@toddubow2599]

Awful song.

[@thedolphin5428]

Funniest comment on the web. Laughing at you.