I AM IN AWE!! The Beatles - Abbey Road Album FIRST TIME EVER Reaction Part 1

[@sourisvoleur4854]

Your reaction to Maxwell was well worth the price of admission! At the end he doesn't kill himself, he kills the judge at his trial.

[@RicoBurghFan]

Only Paul could make a jaunty song about a serial killer 😳

[@margaretkichenama2040]

The sound of the “bang” came from behind the Judge…..Max should be set Free!

[@deanbellevue5618]

@@margaretkichenama2040 We should set up a go fund me "Free Maxwell Edison"

[@jeanmc4213]

Yaaassssssssssssss! He killed the judge!!!!!!!!!

[@bosullivan5462]

Paul McCartneys voice was the most versatile voice you will ever hear. He could shred, sing sweat, screech and shout.... Amazing singer at his peak

[@FlooferLand]

And still is! He and Ringo still make music, even together. They're mostly just doing solo stuff now though.

[@stonewall554]

Abbey Road is definitely one of the greatest albums ever!

[@stewartcohen-jones2949]

Every Beatles album is so special. Listening to them develop from their early youthful efforts to their more maturing work is such a privilege. The Beatles are aliens from another planet sent here to further our evolution.

[@James-hd6ez]

Their early years might seem simplistic compared to their later albums but don't take away from their amazing ability to perform and also write songs of the highest calibre for the times and what was aloud concerning the technology at hand in the world of music production in the early 1960s

[@TheRyanH.]

@@James-hd6ez oh yeah definitely. If you go with the alien theory it's like warming us up for swimming in the shallow end before throwing us in the deep end

[@James-hd6ez]

@@TheRyanH. what on earth are you talking about crank.

[@kpmac1]

I'm from Oklahoma and I can definitely say we never heard anything as good as O Darling at any of our proms. LOL.

[@StillColour]

Hahah sounds like I guessed that wrong!

[@MegaSting1981]

Lennon really wanted to sing the vocals on Oh Darling. But it definitely worked out with Macca. Incredible versatility.

[@nathalietocze9451]

I always thought that it would have been interesting on THIS song to hear as well a Lennon’s version

[@macroman52]

I always thought "Oh Darling", was McCartney's response to "Don't let me down".

[@MadGeorgeProductions]

Honestly Lennon was right. Paul sounds amazing on it but it's definitely a song that was perfect for John's vocals, even if Paul wrote it.

[@kdmdlo]

Well, this is just my opinion ... but Lennon simply couldn't sing that song. He would have screeched it, since he didn't have the kind of range McCartney has.

[@MJP3055]

This album is a masterpiece. My favorite bass playing by Paul ever!!

[@piperofsimms]

I'm 65 now. I'm in tears because this is still so amazing WoW ! Thank you Still Color from Tucson, Arizona

[@StillColour]

Thank you so much, I'm happy you could relive this with me

[@djmilkdudgbdad2669]

I’m 17. This album is the greatest of all time to me. When ever my friends want to move away from rap and listen to something different I show them my music and that includes the Beatles. More than 60 years later it’s a masterpiece even to them.

[@shwabe8133]

Hey Piper is your name JoJo?

[@piperofsimms]

@@shwabe8133 No, it's Maxwell Edison. Cheers !

[@ThatGuy-bp4gz]

I used sit and listen to "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" over and over and over again, trying to guess when it would end. Never got it right. It's an hypnotic masterpiece. Perhaps my favourite Beatle song of all... and I like a lot of them!

[@keensoundguy6637]

It's easy to figure out when to expect the abrupt ending, and you don't need a stopwatch or to count bars or anything like that.

[@mirasolbalaga5616]

Hypnotic masterpiece for sure. I don’t think I’d ever want to know when it ends.

[@MsAppassionata]

@@keensoundguy6637 I do! I could never quite figure that out unless I counted.

[@jennifermason9557]

I knew a guy who was really into blues, hard and metal rock. He was adamant that he did not like the Beatles. I could never figure it out. One day, we are in the car. I am playing I want you (she's so heavy) and he's like what is this song? It's incredible. Oh yes, I converted him on that one track.

[@switchbladeponger2373]

​@@jennifermason9557 any metal fan should know that I Want You (She's So Heavy) is literally the first Doom Metal song, predates Sabbath by a few months

[@debjorgo]

Ringo learned that Octopuses collect shiny things from the ocean bottom and take them back to where they live, creating an Octopuses' Garden.

[@StillColour]

Now this adds extra context to the song

[@se6369]

Do they actually, or was he just told so?

[@debjorgo]

@@se6369 He wasn't scuba diving, and he didn't see it for himself, if that's what you're asking.

[@ezclappoggers]

@@se6369 yes octopuses do make gardens. they didn't make it up

[@muttleycrew]

John Lennon's voice was made for rock n roll. It's unbelievable how much it adds to the songs.

[@docbearmb]

Yet the one truly Rock 'n Roll type song from the album, Oh! Darling, was sung masterfully by McCartney.

[@marioreginensi273]

El que canta es Paul!!!!

[@muttleycrew]

Eh? What? @@marioreginensi273 Come Together 4:00 and I Want You (She's So Heavy) 28:50 are both John singing. Something 9:46 has George singing. Maxwell's Silver Hammer 14:07 and Oh! Darling 19:30 are both Paul. Octopus's Garden 24:45 has Ringo singing. There are six songs on this video. John sings two of them, Paul sings two of them.

[@OzzybinOswald]

​@@muttleycrewOne and one and one is three.

[@jimnicosia5934]

When I first bought that album in 1969 I locked myself in room for a month just listening to it.

[@mjeffn2]

Wow…You came out of the room? Maybe I can too. ❤

[@andynator501]

John Lennon wanted the ending "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" to keep building until it was nothing but static and white noise, but it wouldn't fit on the LP. Frustrated during mixing, he famously said "cut it right there" giving the abrupt ending. Lennon also played lead guitar on the track and it was the last day that all four Beatles worked in the studio together - August 11 1969.

[@user-rb5il9zo5f]

Sad day for sure.

[@finlaylonghurst]

damn that original ending would’ve been so good

[@MKMousanz]

As much as I love it, they should've cut Maxwell's Silver Hammer to fit this ending for IWY(SSH)

[@andynator501]

@@finlaylonghurst Yes!

[@andynator501]

@@MKMousanz Agreed.

[@davidfisher8821]

Be sure to listen to side two as it is meant to be heard, from Because to the end you can listen as one song, it’s amazing!

[@jnagarya519]

The so-called "medley" is nothing more than song fragments strung together. And it was recorded in bits and pieces, not as one performance.

[@dobythedog]

@@jnagarya519 It's still a medley. And it's very good listened to as a medley rather than individually.

[@jnagarya519]

@@dobythedog A medley is comprised of portions of completed songs. The "Abbey Road" "medley" is composed of song fragments strung together to give it the appearance of something or other.

[@dobythedog]

@@jnagarya519 You're splitting hairs. It's a medley.

[@jnagarya519]

@@dobythedog I don't mistake McCartney for a god.

[@richardmindemann6935]

George outdoes himself on this album. His playing is beautiful, and alway serves the song perfectly'

[@aBeatleFan4ever]

"Maxwell's Silver Hammer" is a magnificent dark comedy piece. Btw... at the end Maxwell doesn't kill himself - he kills the judge. The joyful uplifting music is perfectly countered by McCartney's wacky serial killer - death by silver hammer - lyrics. And, yes, Paul is laughing at his own lyrics as he sings. The fact that this song was so very different than anything else being made at the time - makes it another great track on this outstanding album.

[@aviadilo]

Maxwell actually fits in well with the wackiness of Come Together, Octopus's Garden, Mean Mr Mustard / Polythene Pam, and Bathroom Window.

[@MsCloudrider]

It´s a freemason song.

[@looneygardener]

Geniuses, so ahead of their time!!! Serendipity. They came together for a moment and made musical history.

[@singlesideman]

There's so much to say. Just one bit: 'I Want You (She's So Heavy)' is actually doom metal / dark ambient, decades before such a thing existed. It's absolutely brilliant.

[@aviadilo]

Yes, a truly brilliant song!

[@makeadifference4all]

I think John Lennon was getting some interesting classical and advante garde music influences at this time through Yoko Ono. The coda of this song, with its dark, minor key arpeggios and grand sound has the feel of Bach's organ works, but the hiss that grows stronger and stronger is advante garden. John said his inspiration for "Because" was hearing Yoko play Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata.

[@stephenqualtrough7322]

The last track on side 1 was definitely an influence on Led Zep and Pink Floyd . But then the Beatles did everything first. Check out Tomorrow Never Knows on 1966 Revolver which is acknowledged as an influence by Pink Floyd . Incidentally there us a big new deluxe version of Revolver out at the end of November . Maybe you should react to that album.. It is one of the great albums of all time

[@scottandrewbrass]

End of this week actually man. Can't wait.

[@stephenqualtrough7322]

@@scottandrewbrass Revolver is my favourite album. It is about time it got the same razzmatazz as Sgt Pepoer. It has the same level of creativity to me. It is a game changer too ( without knocking Pepper )

[@StillColour]

Let me add this to the list!! thanks so much for the recommendation

[@CharlesDunkley]

If I had to pick one Beatles album as my favorite it would be Revolver.

[@stephenqualtrough7322]

@@CharlesDunkley The same here. It is indispensable

[@robertasirgutz8800]

Even Frank Sinatra said that "Something" is the greatest love song ever written.

[@korganrocks3995]

I love seeing the look on people's faces when they hear Maxwell's hammer come down for the first time! :D

[@jackmccomb4234]

You absolutely nailed the breakdown for come together! John Lennon was using heroin at this point and I’ve always thought the song was a look at himself or a look at the band. Octopus’s Garden too, Ringo wrote it while he was on vacation escaping from the Beatles and all that came with it. Awesome reaction man and remember for part 2 the transitions between the songs are very important so make sure you let the songs play through

[@jnagarya519]

Lennon engaged in nonsense word-play beginning in childhood. "Come Together" is neither autobiography nor biography. If it's about anything it's about sex with Yoko on top.

[@robertsaul234]

The origin: Timothy Leary was mulling over a possible presidential run and asked John to write him a campaign song.

[@jnagarya519]

@@robertsaul234 Research where Leary ended up. And the destruction he left in his path.

[@robertsaul234]

@@jnagarya519 I know all about that.

[@StillColour]

Thanks so much Jack first of all for watching and for the knowledge, it adds a lot of context to the songs/style of the album. Part 2 is coming out in the next week :)

[@johndavids4780]

You reacted to Maxwell's Silver Hammer just the way they intended. They didn't want to let their albums be sappy and humorless. Part of their genius.

[@mercurywoodrose]

i listented to this album live at age 9. my mom was a beatles fan, we listened to the whole sequence of their albums. even as a kid i knew this was beyond magical. it really seemed to be about the whole world and all of us fans. very intimate. still cant believe it. they were channeling something...

[@reinacarbetta388]

You’re so fun to watch. Your interpretations are pretty spot on. I was in tears watching you listen to “Maxwell’s” 😂 It’s about instant karma. And yes, Paul started laughing at that one point you heard. That’s also Paul singing “Oh Darling.” You have to listen to side B (after “Here Comes the Sun”) without stopping. It’s the long medley - a bunch of short songs strung together. And it’s the main reason this album is so iconic (I mean, “Something” is my favorite song ever but the long medley is iconic.) ❤

[@StillColour]

Thanks for your kind words Reina :) Paul's singing on Oh Darling was epic, i didn't expect that to be honest. I listened to the whole album in 1 but cut the video into 2 parts. Part 2 should be coming out in the next week :)

[@karlwiggins]

@@StillColour Paul covered several Little Richard songs with The Beatles, and the Beatles toured with Richard in Germany. I've always heard it as a throwback to Little Richard - especially songs like "Ooh! My Soul"

[@Gaiaphage]

maxwells silver hammer is famously the song the beatles spent the most time on, much to the dismay of John, George, and Ringo. Supposedly the reason Paul laughs is because John walked into the room and mooned him since they had spent the whole day doing takes of maxwells silver hammer

[@joannevincent2035]

You didn't name Ringo, Paul, and George properly - from right to left: it's John, Ringo, Paul, George. If you can't identify them, then you're living on the wrong planet.

[@zennenn]

Would you be able to identify the members of a band that became popular within the last year? He didn't grow up knowing the Beatles, big deal, that's hardly a reason to take this tone. Especially given that he's genuinely interested now.

[@joannerichards1750]

@@zennenn Yes, you're right. I'm sorry I was so foolish.

[@mesier]

Man, I really loved your reaction. This is how a real react should be, respecting the music, listening to it properly, instead of stopping the music a hundred times to make a thousand comments that kill the mood of the song. I could see how the songs touched you and how you enjoyed each one properly. Very nice video.

[@davidrauh8118]

A word of advice when listening to Side 2, the first couple of songs stand on their own but the rest of the side is a suite. And all the songs run together and should be listened to as such. Please don't stop and comment on each one. Carry on brother.

[@jameshealy8402]

Yeh you need to do the Beatles Medley right through because they're all unfinished songs put together in one Medley. It's a joy to your ears

[@charliecochran3035]

Did you just realize what a versatile, talented vocalist Paul is? Oh Darling, for me, is his defining Beatles song. That vocal is almost shocking even for a lifelong Beatles fan. Edit...please follow the advice and don't stop side two between You Never Give Me Your Money and The End. It works way better listened to as a block of connected songs. One thing you miss out on by not immediately going from side one to side two is the contrast between She's So Heavy and the intro to Here Comes the Sun. It's just one of those brilliant things they did that people take for granted. There's definitely a little menace to She's So Heavy, right? That sort of obsessive love might be a turn on to some, but it's probably a little intimidating to most I would think.

[@TheirFinestHour]

Oh Darling is a very Fats Domino vibe. But you nailed it about the McCartney vocal.

[@michaelyagodmorris]

You are spot on here. I totally agree with all these points. The fact that Jervis didn't even realize that Paul was singing both parts of Oh Darling just emphasizes his versatility. Also, the silence between the sudden break off of "She's So Heavy" and the intro of "Here Comes the Sun" deserves a track number for itself. It leads me from the darkest of nights to a new dawn.

[@MegaSting1981]

It is a bit crazy how Macca altered his vocal for Oh Darling and for the Let It Be album as a whole really.

[@muttleycrew]

The bass line on Oh, Darling is also pretty stunning.

[@bobwoolerOriGinal]

@@muttleycrew Played by George.

[@tyjuarez]

the fantastic Billy Preston plays the keyboard on "I Want You" Mal Evans, the beatles' roadie, plays the anvil on "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" George Martin's production process helped by Glyn Johns, with his trademark drum mic technique, and Alan Parsons, future sound engineer for Pink Floyd and producer of The Alan Parsons Project the Moog synthesizer on this album, then a new invention, developed by synth pioneers Bob Moog and Wendy Carlos

[@CowmanUK]

I enjoyed your reaction and thoughts to this Beatles album (which is my personal favourite Beatles album) - interesting little fact is that Abbey Road Studios was simply known as EMI Recording Studios and was changed to Abbey Road in 1976. Then in December 2010, the zebra crossing at Abbey Road the Beatles are crossing on the album cover was given Grade II listed status!

[@blackmore56]

I appreciate your feeling for this music. The song 'Oh! Darling' is typical Little Richard who heavily influenced The Beatles. Respect from Melbourne Australia.

[@pardyhardly]

I'm glad to see that this great music still connects with young people.

[@kathleensmith3555]

I used to sing Octopuses Garden to my kids when they were little -- Yellow Submarine and Rocky Raccoon too

[@vendelayindustries]

Definitely my favourite Beatles-album, and this was the last one they recorded!!! Talk about a impressive list of recordings and releases when you can save the best for last! Still, I love The white album, Sgt. Pepper, Revolver and the rest of them, but this has always had a special place in my heart, especially side 2 ...

[@techguyMD]

Rick Beato recently had a discussion here on YT about how music today is short and how the entire tick toc 16 second clips are ruining music because to get into that trance music gives you, you need to listen for longer than 4 minutes. The Beatles realized this and I think that's why they released long songs and albums like Sgt Pepper that the tracks took you on a long continuous journey. Because if listened to as they intended from beginning to end without stopping you reached the trance state. I want you/she's so heavy was like that.. watching you rock back and forth reminded me of his discussion. It makes sense. The guys were brilliant. They took you on a journey. NOT to sell you music, but to expand your mind.

[@calebclunie4001]

"She's So Heavy" abruptly ending, was John stopping the recording. That reaction, is exactly what he was going for. What a joker...He just did, what he pleased.

[@sharilynbratton6476]

I was 7 when this album came out and even being so young I was obsessed with this album, ha. I kept stealing it from my older sister to listen to it and I remember happily singing Maxwell's Hammer without a clue that it was about a serial killer! I used to use my hairbrush for a microphone and just stand on my bed belting out Oh Darling! with every ounce of angst and fervor my 7 year old heart could muster. My child soul really resonated with this album and of course over the decades I discovered the rest of the Beatles' discography and have loved their music. But now at 60 years old I still consider Abbey Road my absolute fave Beatles record. Maybe because it was my first experience of them at 7 but also because there are some damned great songs on it!

[@thefleasofathousandcamels6498]

FYI...The conspiracy theorists back then cited this album cover as one more piece of evidence that Paul is dead. They see a funeral procession: John, up front in the white suit is the clergyman. Ringo, next in the dark suit is the undertaker. Paul, shoeless and out of step is the corpse. George, in working man's clothes is the grave digger.

[@zombieparrot2606]

Don’t forget the VW in the background, with the license “28 IF” which is how old Paul would have been IF he’d lived

[@Nerkin610]

@@zombieparrot2606 The fact that he “would” in fact have been 27 just didn’t matter :D

[@jameshealy8402]

You're spot on , Oh Darling is a 50s sound. Black and White artists sang that style. Have a listen to The Platters. Great Pretender, and you'll see.

[@subanakatz4943]

it truly is one of my all time favorite albums!! For an album that was released more than 50 years ago, is just amazing!! I was in awe back then just as I am today!! 😎

[@RicoBurghFan]

I Want You (She's So Heavy) was actually the last Beatles song, and when Lennon mixed it, he cut it off abruptly to symbolize the end of the Beatles. Always makes me sad.

[@LetItBeSummer-1]

Btw, if you really get to know the Beatles and each of their characters, you’ll see how John here was singing about each Beatle and it’s really quite funny.

[@RadCenter]

Your interpretations of these songs were excellent! You definitely picked up the right vibe from "Oh, Darling" (that was Paul singing the soulful lyrics)-it was intended as a throwback to the 1950s. And you also picked up on the darkness of "I Want You/She's So Heavy." This is considered a predecessor of heavy metal and doom rock like Black Sabbath. I've been listening to these songs for more than 50 years, and I still respect all four of the Beatles more with each listen. Paul's bass, Ringo's drums, and Billy Preston's keys (let's not forget the "Fifth Beatle") here were stellar. PS On the cover, left to right, it is George, Paul, Ringo, and John! Much was made of Paul's bare feet and John's white suit at the time; some people said it symbolized the fact that they had actually died. "Paul is dead" became a running joke for a time.

[@imkluu]

"I Want You/She's So Heavy." came years after the beginnings of heavy Metal music, which was as early as 1965, and mainly in 1966, and was commercially topical by 67. Even the Beatles had heavy metal songs before this.

[@jnagarya519]

Geroge Martin was more the "5th Beatle" than Preston. And Brian Epstein was more the "5th Beatle" than Martin.

[@jnagarya519]

Actually, some consider "Helter Skelter," on "The Beatles," which was released in 1968, before "Abbey Road," to be a predictor of so-called "heavy metal".

[@RadCenter]

Beatles nitpickers are the worst nitpickers

[@jnagarya519]

@@RadCenter The worst "interpret" songs which are obvious in meaning without the interpretation. And worse than that is the assumption that the songs are always personal autobiography.

[@mjeffn2]

She’s so Heavy is has so many odd but cool meter changes and portions are very much featuring the whole jazzy backbeat thing. So cool. When i listen to this song I can very easily hear Miles Davis joining in in my imagination.

[@Bluewizard7131]

Heavy meant "cool" and "deep" during this period.

[@AlBarzUK]

Intense, I’d say.

[@ollietsb1704]

I never recommend (or "allow") folks to hear this album first. This should be their last Beatles album - their ultimate experience - but it is SUCH a powerful work, top to bottom. I'd still say, "Go to the beginning and see if you can understand why they started gaining fans." And go from there.

[@ollietsb1704]

By the way, most of us were reading their lyrics... you should, too - some are quite fun.

[@samguberman2288]

​@@ollietsb1704especially the backing vocals.

[@PeterBuwen]

I'm glad having subscribed to your channel. Alone because of this great great reaction! btw: it was Paul McCartney's voice at "Oh! Darling". Paul is an extraordinary singer. He can do anything with his voice and has an incredibly wide range.

[@StillColour]

I really didn't expect his voice to do that, so far in my Beatles experience his voice has been quite soft and almost conversational but I was so impressed. Thanks for subscribing!

[@petegiant]

"I want you (she's so heavy)" was the end of first side of the vinyl. Ending abruptly and on a relatively dark mood was done on purpose in my mind as a setup for the next song on side b being "here comes the sun".

[@sendtosw]

With regard to "Maxwell's Silver Hammer," have you ever heard the song "Mac the Knife," by Bobby Darin? Same sort of song, and my bet is that McCartney got his idea from that song.

[@MrDiddyDee]

Each of The Beatles albums had at least one song that featured their drummer Ringo Starr on vocals, 'Octopuses garden' is credited to Ringo but George Harrison helped him develop it. The song appears to be a light hearted kids song but it's lyrical inspiration comes from the fact that The Beatles were going through a tough time with their inter-band relationships. They were growing apart and not the tight unit they once were. Ringo would not get involved in any band disputes and would sit it out hoping it would blow over. This song shows how he longed for somewhere peaceful to hide away, on the second side of 'Abbey Road' George Harrison also expresses the same feelings in 'Here comes the sun' longing for a time when they were no longer under the pressure of being a Beatle. Octopuses do create their own 'gardens' they collect stones, shiny shells and anything else hard to build themselves shelters, the object being to strengthen their habitat with tough objects.

[@pestbsn]

Ringo told the story on Letterman. The KZbin vid of his interview is available. They were on vacation and the nanny was behind Ringo. She suddenly said, "take the baby". He said, huh? Then she repeated, take the baby. He did, then looked down. An octopus had one of his tendrils wrapped around her ankle. Then he told Letterman that if that had been him, and he mocked tossing the baby over his shoulder. He was laughing, of course. Then he said the captain of the boat they were on told him how Octopus make a garden on the ocean's floor. Ringo liked the story so much he wrote a song about it.

[@markee1010]

John wrote Come Together and said it was "a nonsense song". When he played it live after the Beatles broke up, he messed up the lyrics, and said live on the mic "That's what happens when you write nonsense lyrics". It's still one of my favorites, and I'm just soooo glad that I got to play it live as a bass player, and also sing the lead vocal in my last band project. It was one of the highlights of my live playing days, and one of the best audience reactions too. Thank you John Lennon! :)

[@ed.z.]

This reaction is genuine, spontaneous, honest, and sincere. Most righteous.I enjoyed the whole thing, a lot.

[@StillColour]

Thank you so much, I appreciate your kind words

[@musicaficionado2974]

I know you skip bits of songs for copyright reasons. But I hope you, yourself, are listening to entire songs uninterrupted. Cause every little note in the Beatles songs matters. Thanks for your reaction!

[@StillColour]

Definitely, I always listen to the entire songs no skips or cuts :)

[@musicaficionado2974]

@@StillColour Thank you!

[@Saffy-yr8vo]

They were so creative they blew our minds as teens, actually my mom and dad liked them too.

[@Barb5001]

Maxwell's silver hammer is just a metaphor for a rich boyfriend (Maxwell) laying down the law for his woman. It has nothing to do with killing anyone. BTW, Beatles songs are not in in any particular genre ,it's just Beatles music that is in a genre all by its self.

[@genebaughbba]

Actually it is John in white as the preacher or some people say God second is Ringo dressed as a undertaker third of course is Paul the dead man with bare feet and last is George Harrison the grave digger in blue jeans. Try to tell me that that wasn't planned. This album is the Resurrection of the Dead Paul McCartney from Sergeant Pepper's and the first thing they do is go into the studio and record the song Come together.

[@MostlyLoveOfMusic]

This album truly is a masterpiece of passion and attention to detail

[@peterramsay4674]

Maxwell Silver Hammer is the happiest serial killer I’ve ever heard of. How do you make a serial killer sound fun? The Beatles found a way.

[@imkluu]

You have Ringo and George mixed up on the album cover. in the Paul is dead conspiracy theory, they represent John the preacher in white, Ringo the undertaker in black, Paul the dead body barefoot in his best suit, and George the grave digger.

[@mr.crapper7197]

Some of the greatest music ever written! Now you know my reaction when it first came out.

[@Saffy-yr8vo]

McCartney was inspired by Little Richard screaming. He said it.

[@Tunachaz62]

Still the greatest band of all time!

[@tonyfeuerhelm]

I am not a racist seeing a Black man on the Beatles "Yellow Submarine" I'm giddy

[@meola53]

I love to watch young people discover the Beatles! There were/are something so special. On the cover, by the way, it's John in white, Ringo behind him, Paul barefoot, and George in the blue jeans.

[@williamhogge5549]

Bro, you MUST hear the Donny Hathaway version of Yesterday. So Soulful, it'll take your breath away.

[@freddymo3339]

Funk, little brother. The Groove was 'Funky'

[@gunthersam4365]

23:16 Paul has lead vocals on "Oh, darling!"

[@tyjuarez]

Recording "Maxwell's Silver Hammer", Paul was on a perfectionist streak, but when he sang the line "So he waits behind" John, fed up with the long work day, showed Paul his 'behind'... causing Paul to laugh on the next line "writing 50 times"

[@MsAppassionata]

Thanks. I always wondered what he was laughing at. ☺️

[@sleeper9]

You saying I want you she’s so heavy was about becoming obsessed with someone… Oop 👀

[@mgonzales56]

Jervis, don't listen to that jnagarya character. I think his real name is Karen. Everyone refers to the second side of Abbey Road as The Beatles medley, and it is better to listen to it in it's entirety rather than breaking it up. It is a masterful piece of work and a grand way for The Beatles to end their journey together. The Beatles were a gift from God who brought so much joy to the world, and we should all be glad we have their music to listen to for the rest of our lives. Thank you for listening to Abbey Road, and I can't wait to see what you think of The Beatles medley.

[@martinrenzhofer8241]

Lennon was a huge fan of Lewis Carroll (Alice in Wonderland, etc), which accounts for his love of word play, sounds more than meaning. Oh yes, listen to second side, from the song Because onward, as one song.

[@craigwarner6156]

You are correct about Maxwell's Silver Hammer apart from he didn't kill himself at the end, he killed the Judge who was sentencing him. Yeah a jolly upbeat song from Paul McCartney and the Beatles about a serial killer for laughs. Lol

[@noelnewlon]

Their order of walking: JL, RS, PM, GH.

[@jlrthebassplayer]

Quick thought.. Oh Darling is Paul McCartney on vocal and bass and I think of this as Paul truly showing how much MoTown influenced him as a player (nod to Jamerson) and a singer.

[@jnagarya519]

"The Beatles" grew up listening to and loving "Goon" comedy. The next generation of the equivalent was Monty Python. "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" is twisted like that. And, no: Maxwell doesn't kill himself. At the end he kills THE JUDGE.

[@gj8683]

Yes, "goon" comedy. Makes me think of Spike Jones, Tom Lehrer, and the Goons themselves.

[@jnagarya519]

@@gj8683 The generation after the "Goons" -- who were absurd and surrealist, unlike Lehrer -- was "Monty Python". Both were quintessentially British.

[@debjorgo]

Maxwell's Silver Hammer actually inspired a serial killer. When Manson Family serial killer Charles Manson was on trial, he tried to jump past the court guards and kill the judge, to recreate the song's last verse. (Maxwell doesn't kill himself in the end, he kills his judge.) Charlie's girls were chanting "Must go, must go free" from the gallery seats.

[@scottandrewbrass]

It was The White Album mainly though.

[@TheDivayenta]

Helter Skelter was Manson’s anthem.

[@debjorgo]

@@TheDivayenta Don't forget Piggies, and Revolution #9, as in Revelation 9, the book of the Bible all about the Beatles, the apocalypse and Charlie himself.

[@StillColour]

So wait the song is inspired by Charles Manson?

[@TheDivayenta]

@@StillColour the other way around!

[@chuckyoneill9029]

He's was laughing, and he killed the judge not himself!

[@stud105]

37:15 The genius of having a good music ear. Subbed.

[@ElliotSykes-q2s]

Just watching your reaction to this album gave me an unbelievable amount of joy and it felt like I was listening to it for the first time again

[@juliaconnell]

😂 - oh I never knew Maxwells Silver Hammer was the Beatles - I remember *happily* singing this at primary school with my peers!😂🤣😂

[@JamesAllenJr]

Maxwell's belongs with Helter Skelter

[@t1r3deye5]

That first song is a total John Lennon Word-Mind-Fuck based upon an old Chuck Berry Song "You Can't Catch Me" (see link, wait for the chorus). The Beatles spent their first four or five years doing nothing but covers of people like Berry and John became a passable blues shouter - listen to him on Long Tall Sally or Roll Over Beethoven. as for the rest of that song... yeah, he was on drugs but so were we! I was in high school when their first album came out... the change from there to the end of the 60s and their final album... we lost something of that hope, which we could use again kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5uuo3uwpdhjjq8

[@johnbyrnes7912]

Tim Sally was Paul & Beethoven was George btw! 🤡

[@Archipelington]

George in blue, Ringo in black. Maxwell kills the judge in verse three, not himself. 👍

[@dorothyjernigan2492]

The line-up is John, Ringo, Paul, George.

[@antonioorts1889]

You don't have to pay much attention or take the lyrics of the beatles songs very seriously, they composed the melody, choirs, instrumentation, etc, first, then they put any lyrics that rhymed, that's why their music is so excellent quality, even to this day

[@paulsullivan1650]

True, Maxwell was a serial killer who killed his girlfriend, his teacher and the judge that was about to sentence him for the murders. He didn't kill himself..

[@TzamuliY]

Good observations about I Want You, You understood it.

[@yourebusted5786]

IWant You/She's So Heavy has one of the hardest intros ever.

[@KA-pe6sv]

I always thought Maxwell kills the judge not himself but your interpretation is more fun

[@andrewcrocker9432]

In reference to Come Together in particular, you have to remember that Lennon loved to just play with words even if they were sometimes nonsensical. George Harrison was finally allowed to fully express himself with two of his greatest songs, Something & Here Comes The Sun having spent years in then shadow of Lennon & McCartney. MSH is not about drugs!!!

[@bosullivan5462]

Mccartney vocals were unbelievable. He could sing sweat, screech, Shout, Scream and do it all in the same song! He sang Oh Darling

[@clark7662]

Priceless reactions. I hope you experience the whole “B” side uninterrupted some day. It’s thematically like a mini rock opera where they used partially finished songs in a unique way. It ties together so well.

[@Clevername22726]

George is the one in blue and ringo is in black

[@oscarfairley6600]

You got Ringo and George mix up om the cover

[@tlamb1379]

She's So Heavy - never ends, it just runs out of record. And please listen to side 2 the way everyone is saying...straight through.

[@jimfrederick3907]

Over 50 years old and the production rivals anything of today.

[@Saffy-yr8vo]

They managed to make us obsessed by them.

[@chrisdebonv62]

For your information it’s George on the left, after Paul and Ringo and on the right in white suit, John