BRITISH GIRL LISTENS TO THE BEATLES FOR THE FIRST TIME - PENNY LANE REACTION

[@Itsprincesss]

What should I react to next ?

[@peteypete1216]

Here there and everywhere or I'm only sleeping

[@americanhistoryjunky]

Back in the USSR

[@tonyherbert-fm3uy]

@@Itsprincesss Don't pass me by, (this one is Ringo Stars).

[@shadowfax7799]

Some early Beatles songs would be "I Want to Hold Your Hand", "She Loves You", "Can't Buy me Love" and "All My Loving"

[@mnamhie]

@@Itsprincesss Beatles “Come Together”

[@greggwilliamson]

This hit my old ass much harder than I thought it would. Wow. My whole childhood passed before my eyes. We've lost so much.

[@mickymantle3233]

Back in 69 I was working as a messenger in Fleet street, London - when a guy came steamin into our office & said " Iv'e just come from Saville Row & The Beatles are there playin up on a roof ! " No one believed him - until we saw the news on the tele that night. Just missed that one. Magical days !

[@papercup2517]

Oh, wow... Magical days indeed. Couldn't you just feel the energy in the air in London back then? You never knew who you might bump into or what interesting 'happening' might be happening next!

[@mickymantle3233]

@@papercup2517 Yes indeed ! So much creativity & positivity in the air ! Anything seemed - & was possible. To me, even the sunshine felt different. Lol.

[@ChristopherRobinson-l5v]

This should be England’s national anthem imo. This song is so British in the best possible way. “And the fireman rushes in, from the pouring rain, very strange.” 🤌writing.

[@finch45lear]

This is one of the finest songs ever written. A young musician reminiscing about his childhood in Liverpool. It was so good it was released as a single in February 1967 along with John’s masterpiece ‘Strawberry Fields Forever. ‘. The Beatles are the best. It’s so nice to see a young lady like yourself enjoying their music. Wonderful.

[@1967PONTIACGTO]

this song was released as a "single"... one of those small 45 RPM records that had one song on each side, and in Canada sold for the affordable price of @ 79 cents.. the "flip side" was Strawberry Fields Forever... two masterpieces for 79 cents! ... the Beatles gave great value

[@michaelbeckwith6177]

"And though she feels as if she's in a play she is anyway" The Beatles and Bob Dylan lyrics makes one think differently about the world!!

[@innertube47]

My favourite line!

[@davisworth5114]

Penny Lane is among my fave Beatle craves, don't worry, do school, we will be here, dear!

[@Jeff_Lichtman]

"Penny Lane" is based on Paul McCartney's memories of growing up in Liverpool, just as "Strawberry Fields Forever" was based on John Lennon's memories. The two songs were on opposite sides of the same single. Record companies liked to put their hit songs on different singles to increase sales, but in this case the public got two hit songs for the price of one. When "Penny Lane" transitions from the verses into the choruses , the pitch goes up, but the key modulates down by a full tone. It goes back to the original key when it transitions from the chorus back to the verse. This gives the choruses a wistful feeling. The Beatles had so many great songs that it's hard to narrow down my recommendations. Here are a few: "A Day in the Life" - the last track on the Sgt. Pepper album Abbey Road Medley - the tracks from side B of the Abbey Road album, starting with "You Never Give Me Your Money" and ending with "Her Majesty." Most of the songs are short, and the entire medley is about 16 minutes long. Listen to them one after the other as if there were a single piece of music (each segues smoothly into the next). I should warn you there are some versions of the medley on KZbin that move "Her Majesty" from the end into the middle of the set, based on the mistaken idea that this is how The Beatles intended it. The KZbin video titled "Medley from ABBEY ROAD" on the "Maxime PETAUTON" channel is a good one to listen to, with the tracks in their proper order. "Eleanor Rigby" - An unusual and haunting song and performance Thanks!

[@lindasalvaterra1304]

I love this song too. Another Paul McCartney masterpiece!

[@mnamhie]

Yes, yes, yes! More Beatles! Thanks for another great reaction. And don’t worry, you’re doing just fine 💙 Yeah, there’s something really sweet and wonderful about the sound of Penny Lane. Paul’s voice sounds so soothing and friendly and the lyrical melody is so pleasant and joyful. Thanks again.

[@Itsprincesss]

❤️❤️

[@donepearce]

So many key changes, but they are so beautifully crafted you don't notice them.

[@lloydcountess2744]

It is incredible that there are young folks were not even a gleam in their father's eye, don't know the Beatles and their music.We need to educate these younguns! Show them what real music and songwriting is.

[@geraldharkness8830]

Yes this is the real thing

[@CW_9]

💙 I love Penny Lane

[@michaelcorkery3853]

Many thanks Princess, please keep reviewing the Beatles when you can!

[@nickrizzi4927]

Lovely reaction; thank you!

[@liamwarwick2710]

who are they? the greatest band to ever walk the planet

[@Isleofskye]

Thanks for this. Penny Lane is a District of their Home City of Liverpool....

[@Pokafalva]

No it's not! It is simply a 'road'. I know - I'm from Liverpool, and lived about 400 yards from Penny Lane.

[@Isleofskye]

@@Pokafalva Well take it up with Google...😀" Penny Lane Ward: An electoral district of Liverpool City Council, located within the Liverpool Wavertree and Liverpool Riverside constituencies. Penny Lane Street A suburban street in Liverpool's Mossley Hill area ..........

[@Pokafalva]

@@Isleofskye An electoral Ward is not an actual district. It is an electoral catchment area, that's all. 'Penny Lane Street'? Don't make me laugh! It is simply called Penny Lane. I lived in Mossley Hill from 1975 to 1987, 23 Hillside Road, with Menlove Avenue at the top of the road and Allerton Road at the bottom. About 400 yards from the top of Penny Lane in one direction, and about 800 yards from Lennon's old house on Menlove Avenue in the other. Please don't try to preach to me about that area...

[@Isleofskye]

@@Pokafalva I'm sure you're right. What do Google know anyway? That won't last giving out information like that. I give them another 3 months....😀

[@Pokafalva]

@@Isleofskye I used to pass the 'shelter in the middle of the roundabout', the mens' hairdressers', the bank (it was a Martins Bank at the time) on my way to work and on my way home from work 5 days a week. The Fire station (a fireman is mentioned in the song) was about a mile further along past Allerton Road, on Mather Avenue. Happy days, but they passed all too quickly. The shelter in the middle of a roundabout, was a small bus terminus office. I think it was the 46 bus that terminated there.

[@martifingers]

I recognise the feeling that led to the applause after a first listen but just imagine what it was like back in 1967 in a world with no Internet, no colour TV in the UK at least and a musical landscape just beginning to open up to new sounds and influences. Any wonder I wore out my copy of the single...

[@willtank3146]

So simple and sweet. One of my all time favorite songs. Thank you. Very glad you enjoyed it.

[@tdgallagher218]

I recall reading that The Beatles recorded nine different piano tracks for various sections on this song. A few months earlier, they announced that they were no longer going on🎉 tour or perform live. As a consequence, they intended to devote all of their energy into further developing their craft in the recording studio.

[@robbielux8353]

Hey Princess..so nice to see you back! And with a Beatle tune too. The world is now spinning again 🙂 💙💙

[@daztrue]

"Four of fish and finger pies." I'm guessing she hasn't figured out that line! The first bit means four portions of fish and chips. Not much left to figure out!

[@bobsapsford7526]

Four of chips was 4d worth, a slightly smaller bag than 6 of chips, 6d

[@Brandi6666]

I dont think thats what they are talking about😂😂😂😂😂

[@daztrue]

@@Brandi6666 It's a fact. McCartney has stated it.

[@Brandi6666]

@@daztrue oh you mean the nice guy that didnt like to make waves with the press👍 i tend to go with john who liked playing with words and using inuendos; and a more meaningful writer

[@mlong1958]

Penny Lane was written by Paul and he sings lead on it. He wrote it when John was writing Strawberry Fields. Both songs were about the place they grew up, Liverpool. It was released as a double A side single with Strawberry Fields.

[@thomastimlin1724]

Paul singing...tells the story of the place he grew up in Liverpool. The trumpet player, David Mason, was from philharmonic orchestra playing piccolo trumpet, short very high playing trumpet. Mason became a member of the orchestra of the Royal Opera House, moving on later to the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra where he eventually became principal trumpet. After seven years in that role he moved to the Philharmonia, where he remained for most of the rest of his orchestral career. He was a professor of trumpet at the Royal College of Music for thirty years and thus taught many of the trumpet players who now make up the core of the profession in the UK.

[@willtank3146]

John singing.

[@strathman7501]

@@willtank3146 No, Paul.

[@willtank3146]

@strathman7501 you are right. Thank you , don't know what I was thinking !

[@GaryNoone-jz3mq]

The biggest band of all time, and you ask who they are!?😮

[@CoolHandLuke-q1e]

She's reacted to a few other Beatles songs before this one !!! .

[@19HurdyGurdyMan46]

This comes second to your school work, simply enjoy it as a bit of free time with no pressure. Peace be with you.

[@jameshealy8402]

They covered a song called Hannah on their 1st album, and what a grt job . So get Hannah to react, or is she Anna lol , wouldn't matter tho

[@SeasonedAngel1]

It's Anna. I also was going to suggest that!

[@newms69]

Paul McCartney is the writer and singer of this great song.

[@mikefetterman6782]

This is Paul's song about the local bus stop in a town square just blocks from his home on Forslin ave (just off Booker). The fire station is actually down the street a bit, but the barber shop and bank and the central station where the girls would sell flowers. Paul wrote this in answer to John writing Strawberry fields forever, about a little church garden around the block from his aunt Mimi's home on Menlove ave. John used to hide in the small woods there as a child, and had a little fort when he was 10-12 years old.

[@grandwazoodebris1015]

You should do Strawberry Fields next. It was the other side of this 45 rpm single disc, a "double A side" single. Penny Lane & Strawberry were peaks of that period of the Beatles, and were the first songs recorded in the Sgt Pepper sessions. I also think that Penny Lane is such a Paul song, and Strawberry such a John song, it's fun to hear them and compare.

[@mgonzales56]

💙💙💙 Always and Forever!❤️❤️❤️

[@richardhargrave6082]

Glad you're back reacting to The Beatles. I'm going to sound like your dad (well I am old enough!) but education is more important than this, and family❤❤ Do this when you want to and enjoy it, we're only here once. More Beatles, don't care what, its all brilliant. Take it easy

[@davidbronstein2745]

This is all Paul. This is Paul's response to John's Strawberry Fields. Paul worked closely with George Martin on the instruments -- the english horn. It's sweeping, sweet, affectionate recall of the bright side of childhood in Liverpool. It is infused with Paul's magic touch. It's like his songs are sprinkled with gold dust.

[@RossAmor-s6h]

Strawberry Fields Forever and Penny Lane were released as a double A side singles under pressure from EMI who wanted another single. In hindsight both should have been on the Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band Album and then released as singles.

[@MikeWalsh-f1g]

💙 I recommend Lovely Rita or And Your Bird Can Sing by the Beatles.

[@RossAmor-s6h]

That's Paul McCartney on Vocals

[@AGETheGawdYT]

Beatles were Generational 🔥☮️✌️

[@PhilipOgden-m7z]

I first became a young fan with Hello Goodbye.

[@GaryNoone-jz3mq]

Strawberry Field was a park in Liverpool. (The Beatles home town, and Penny lane was a street 👌 😊

[@Pokafalva]

No it wasn't! It was a childrens institution run by the Salvation Army.

[@boosuedon]

Actually, "Strawberry Fields" is the name of a "Salvation Army Children's Home" in Liverpool England, a facility where John Lennon use to play as a child.

[@danielabbott3975]

💜definitely think you should continue

[@Itsprincesss]

💗💗

[@newms69]

Listen to Martha My Dear from their White Album.

[@innertube47]

Nice one girl!

[@spitfirenutspitfirenut4835]

❤️

[@thomastimlin1724]

Keep in mind most opf never saw this film you call "video". We just heard it new on the radio. We used our imagination, did not need a video.

[@kentclark6420]

Why would the Beatles be so concerned about copyrights? You'd think they made enough money by now?

[@tonyherbert-fm3uy]

💙 keep going miss princess. My favourite Beatles song. For no one by Paul McCartney. Love your reactions

[@Itsprincesss]

❤️❤️

[@americanhistoryjunky]

I think you should try "Back on the USSR"

[@richardbeaton7324]

Dive into their earlier work they were heavily Soul and R&B influenced.

[@graemejones6530]

Great reaction, if you’re on a Beatles journey’ - then you’re in for a hell of a ride ! The Beatles never wrote a poor song. Enjoy ❤

[@MichaelGris-u2o]

Plz get to the Abbey Road medley. Finish what you started. You will be glad you did, and so will we. You are awesome.

[@chelsea747]

💙

[@Itsprincesss]

❤️❤️

[@williambilly3269]

Great stuff👍😊

[@Itsprincesss]

❤️❤️

[@scottroloff7391]

Do your schoolwork first it's more important.. But love your reactions.

[@Itsprincesss]

🩷🩷

[@yournamehere6002]

You know who they are already

[@CoolHandLuke-q1e]

She's doing it as clickbait .

[@vincentvancraig]

penny lane....very much influenced by brian wilson's masterpiece album "pet sounds" from 1965/66 (brian was the musical genius behind the u.s. group, The Beach Boys)....to this day "pet sounds" is paul mccartney's favorite album.

[@caseylight4245]

Hey Pretty Lady! It doesn’t matter what song you react to, just as long as I get to see your pretty face ❤

[@Itsprincesss]

🩷🩷

[@IqbalHussain-v8r]

Do you even follow the lyrics? It would be nice if you give a nice analysis of the songs you review.😊

[@Watchman70]

Can anyone tell me if that's a French horn in the solo? 🤔

[@Kevin-xj6cf]

It's a piccolo trumpet buddy..

[@Watchman70]

@Kevin-xj6cf Thank you friend! 👍🏻

[@jimschultz9826]

Dear Prudence and, I am The Walrus please

[@SteveM-lz7ct]

Great music, too bad most music nowadays is total crap.

[@matheuskelter]

Who are they in 2024? Seriously?

[@ButternutGOLD]

Gen z who the Beatles?

[@CoolHandLuke-q1e]

Why do you keep putting Who are they on each reaction ? . Surely you can see how silly that is !!! .

[@Getoffmylawn9]

Please react to the Beatles: hey bulldog