The Beatles "Ticket to Ride" / "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away" (First Time Reaction)

[@L33Reacts]

Do you prefer Help! or A Hard Day's Night better? (Movie, not album)

[@johnbyrnes7912]

Tough call Lee - I'd say Help! Because of the maturing with the dylanesque You've Got To Hide Your Love Away , folk I've Just Seen A Face , preheavy rock Ticket To Ride and of course the gorgeous amazing Yesterday ! Though I must say that there's a few special tracks on A Hard Day's Night such as the future nostalgic dream like Things We Said Today , the wonderful And I Love Her and beautiful I'll Be Back ! 🤡 Oh he means the movie that should be an easy A Hard Day's Night though the fun & colour of Help! may win out for alot ! 😹

[@genegarrett3372]

As just a movie, Hard Days Night was better; However HELP! was a satire of the James Bond Films and also was full of John's sarcastic humor. Example: in the studio recording scene when they recorded You're Gonna lose that Girl, the "baddies" are trying to capture Ringo to extract the sacrificial ring off his hand by using a saw to cut a hole around Ringo's drum kit from below so he'd fall through. At the end of recording, the engineer asks, "Boys are you buzzing (the saw noise)? John replies "No thanks, I got me car." (a drug reference, Buzzing!)

[@fineasfogg1461]

They're both very tongue and cheek anyway. But hard days night was about BeatleMania Both were very funny and silly.

[@AceAnnie1-7]

I preferred Help, possibly because I was a bit older when I first saw it (8 years old) and it was silly and colourful. I loved the music from both films, but I think that Hard Day’s Night went over my head! I’ve watched it since and loved it, but still prefer Help.

[@JaySpangler]

Hard days night is considered the five star movie, because it’s a fictional, black and white, cinéma vérité of a day in their life. I always thought Help was an even more entertaining movie for me. The humor is a lot more Monty Python-esque, way before Monty Python. Criticisms of Help are that while it’s fun, the plot is more like a premise than a plot. Both movies are great watches though if you’re into the fabs. Hard days night was the Rum and Coke movie where Help was weed.

[@orchidwave2574]

There are people out there who think they're edgy by hating on the Beatles. I regard them like I regard flat earth people. What the Beatles accomplished is too exhausting to even bother to try to describe. So glad they existed and were recorded. I'd leave it at that.

[@mrheem44]

flat earthers "Ringo sucks"

[@deborahpaley21]

It's pathetic. it is like flat earth people. Smug ignorance.

[@sueprator9314]

Plus which Beates do they "hate"? Early cutsy Beatles? Or the more evolved maturing more intense Beatles? I was 14 when they arrived in '64. Even though I "liked" them initially but when your parents liked them as much as you it got boring for a while. Plus we had Motown, the Beach Boys, and the growing folk to Rock scene that was starting to reflect the turbulence of the 60s change. RUBBER SOUL brought me back to the Beatles in '66. I was a junior in high school. The Beatles were now cool, deep and caught up with the HUGE events of the later 60s.

[@TheCornishCockney]

Ozzy was once asked if he was stranded on a desert island and allowed one item,what would it be. He immediately said “my entire Beatles collection”

[@graemejones6530]

People that hate on Beatles are just trying to be too cool…. The Beatles have virtually influenced everyone after them. G.O.A.T ❤

[@atgdcommish608]

Ticket to Ride is one of those songs that would still be a hit if it came out today.

[@carolynschmidt5467]

They were never pretentious. Wicked charm, they had.

[@walterpanovs]

Anyone who questions Ringo's drumming ability only needs to listen to "Ticket to Ride." His steady beat and terrific fills really stand out. "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" was John's attempt at a Bob Dylan folk-style song. He definitely made it work. The movie "Help!" rode the James Bond trend at the time.. It was colorful (literally) and featured some good songs (and performance segments) but it was nowhere near as good or important a film as the earlier documentary-style "A Hard Day's Night."

[@L33Reacts]

Yes!! He is so damn good. The whole rhythm of ticket to ride is just perfection. Ringo is one of the best! I love his work.

[@kentclark6420]

Ringo said he was the best drummer in rock, and I'll take his word for it! Maybe he wasn't the flashiest or the most complex, but he was the most natural-born drummer.

[@kuvasz5252]

Ringo was a human metronome.

[@DaBadger354]

I agree, I remember seeing "A Hard Day's Night" at the theater I was in 7th grade at the time! Me and my friends were all in on the Beatles I even had a pair of "Beatle Boots" which were just too cool!

[@jannaromine5908]

"You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" one of my favorites!

[@geob3963]

Two of their best songs.That crazy beat on the ticket to ride, makes the song 10x more catchy.

[@Edawgg1983]

One thing that I absolutely love about the Beatles is how funny they are. ❤

[@gsparkman]

@@marthagavey9321Producers of the Monkees used the Beatles as their blueprint for that band.

[@marthagavey9321]

​@@gsparkman❤❤not surprising, great to know 👍😍

[@BuddyAkin478]

George Harrison said that because Monty Python debuted on British television just after the Beatles broke up, that the comic spirit of the Fab Four traveled right over to the Python. Interesting theory. The Beatles were well known for their wit.

[@nthdegree1269]

​@@BuddyAkin478 I was just going to type that and I saw that you mentioned that... Exactly right. The silliness and that thing about Monty Python is directly related to the Beatles. The energy is the same

[@rubbersole79]

A good sense of humor is a classic sign of intelligence.

[@dennispottie1893]

You've Got to Hide Your Love Away is a compilation of clips from the movie. Ticket to Ride is as it was in the movie.

[@lizroberts6257]

John's voice. CLASSIC. For me the voice of the Beatles. Paul has his lovely moments, of course.

[@helenchristie6530]

I adore “You’ve got to hide your love away”. Lennon’s raspy voice is just beautiful.

[@anthonyferris8912]

With just those two songs, they’d have assured their spot in music history.

[@mattleppard1970]

Well observed and totally true. Masterpieces.

[@damonhines8187]

Must agree about John's vocals. It was John's performances that pushed me over the edge at age 7 to say to myself, "That's what I want to do, that's who I want to be." 🖖🏼😎🎶❤️🍁❤️🎄🥃✨️🕊

[@thetek2006]

You've Got to Hide your Love Away is probably my favourite Lennon vocal.

[@andreakubsch8428]

i saw this as a 12 year old in theatre. one of my best memories!!!!!

[@antoniolehyt9847]

Vocals like John did in "You've got to Hide Your Love Away" are a powerfull reason to get caught by Beatles music. I remember when I heard this song for the first time whatching the film Help! in 1965. From that moment I started to collect Beatles material from the first to the last LP. I became a Beatles Story expert, even performing my own broadcast program at the radio... I can't leave this great music ever

[@EricSmith-hd1wk]

Have you heard Bad Boy with John on lead vocals? Yes, it’s a cover, but John’s vocals drive this whole song! His vocals are mind blowing!

[@shellihouge938]

Their humor and cheeky attitude was as much of a draw as the music. They always looked like they were having a blast. Who wouldn't want to be a part of so much fun? ✌️❤️

[@thomastimlin1724]

you are sooo right. Young people often don't understand how outrageous they were 60 years ago, especially the hair and carefeee attitude, not just the music. We had an uptight environment , guys wearing crew cuts, listneing a lot of mundane music the adults tried to tamp down rock and roll with teen crooners and such. Some adults and politicans thought the Beatles were a commie plot to corrupt youth...

[@FredGarnett]

HELP! is a James Bond spoof. In 1964 the top two movies in the UK were 1) Goldfinger 2) Hard Days Night so hey just combined them such that "we were extras in our own movie" (John). John had a crush on/fling with Eleanor Bron to whom he delightfully sings "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away" They had the rights to Lord of The Rings as a possible follow up but thankfully left it for Peter Jackson... I prefer Hard Days Night since you ask but Ticket To Ride is one of Ringo's great drum tracks

[@JohnLancaster-i2o]

Eddie Kramer, Hendrix's engineer, says when he was working on the recording of "Baby you're a Rich Man" he couldn't believe how great Lennon's voice was.

[@EsmaelGonzales-y7t]

John's voice in YOU'VE GOT TO HIDE YOUR LOVE AWAY was the most perfect I'd ever heard in any song, up to this point, in any of his songs! I know I was only 15 when this album came out but by then, they'd already had plenty of songs we'd sampled and this song just resonated with me so bad! I hadn't even yet met my 1st girlfriend but I did have a crush on someone! Looking back, John Lennon & the group were with me as I experienced stuff thru my 20th year and their music carried me thru so much! I'm thankful for them and I'm not sorry to say no other future music EVER supplanted Beatles' music! I'm 74, and, guess what, I still listen to them! RUBBER SOUL is in my car's CD player rn as a matter of fact and it'll most probably play rather than the radio on my next errand! Why not? 😂

[@lizroberts6257]

How weird is it that John did not care for his voice?!

[@Kerazen123]

Now "Ticket to Ride" will be stuck in my head all day.

[@thomastimlin1724]

All were actual clips from the Help movie, but Ticket to Ride was the full clip for the song right from the movie as planned.

[@C.O.G.]

Paul's harmonies are what made Ticket to Ride a great song.

[@thomastimlin1724]

And Ringo unsual drumming style for sure..it was way different than the straight ahead rock style, it gave the song more character

[@lauraallen55]

And John's vocals, and Ringo's drumming and John's songwriting and Paul's songwriting, and....

[@clifton8929]

You understand that music can lift us out of depression or move us to tears; it is a medication for our soul; music is a necessity of life. Merry Christmas to you and your family. Your hard work and dedication are greatly appreciated.

[@fineasfogg1461]

@@clifton8929 Truth!👍🏼🖐🏻🖐🏼

[@deborahpaley21]

You've Got To Hide Your Love Away is a beauty, a BELOVED Beatles song. Be-effing-loved.

[@diogenesagogo]

It was the jumping-off point, the bridge to the next stage in their progression. I can't think of another 'pop' song that expresses bitterness & abject self hatred so eloquently. The film is a distraction (much as I adore Eleanor Bron)

[@beholdmessiah6526]

Lennon’s voice is the best there is.

[@dawntucker5052]

I LOVE HELP! Please make this old lady happy and watch the whole thing. It is so silly.

[@davidharward8908]

The skiing clip is exactly how it appears in the movie. The "Hide Your Love Away" video was several clips from the movie thrown together.

[@thereunionparty]

You should give yourself a Christmas treat and watch both "A Hard Day's Night" and "Help". They're both great fun!

[@garylee3685]

Ticket To Ride was shot in the Austrian Alps. It was their first time on skis. This kind of video inspired the creation of the Monkees.

[@smffeb58]

Help’s revolves around that giant Ruby looking ring that Ringo is wearing. Wherein some evil James Bond like villains are trying to steal it. The plot is absurd, and fun loving as the Beatles were in that particular time. They built a movie around them, which at the time a movie of them taking a 2 hour nap would have been #1 at the box office. Side note .. the movie was originally going to be called Eight Arms to Hold You With, until John was tasked to come up with a song, which he wrote that night, called, you guessed it Help.

[@robinfoster7597]

Another great reaction Lee, thanks. John's voice is magic. :)

[@gsparkman]

John’s vocal on “You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away” has always been a favorite. And mixed so well; right up front. Back in this era one of the big music mags took a poll for best voice in rock & roll and, yep, John Lennon was #1.

[@lizroberts6257]

Agree; the mix is deceptively "natural", like they are playing ing your own living room. Yet the vocals are properly up front.

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

Ringo is in top ten drummers and longest playing!!!❤❤❤❤ STILL PERFORMING!!! 🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶

[@SSArcher11]

They, and the movie makers, invented the music video.

[@fineasfogg1461]

I've been seeing a lot of news stories in the last 24 hours about Paul and Ringo performing together in London.❤😊😊😊

[@olias056]

yeah, there are youtube videos up with that.. along with Paul and Ronnie Wood, and Paul using his re-found bass guitar, first time playing it live in about 400 years, I think ;)

[@annekayser8042]

Yeah on Paul McCartneys got back tour .02 areana London and the clips are.on you tube and McCartney tour looks great 😊

[@annekayser8042]

They done Sgt pepper and helter skelter together on pauls got back tour at o2 arena in London 😊

[@Kerazen123]

Really? That would be amazing!

[@fineasfogg1461]

@@olias056 at least 400 fo sho😁👍🏼

[@ronster58]

Author Rob Sheffield described The Beatles ever-lasting popularity from one generation to the next including yours this way: “The Beatles tried breaking up but it didn’t work.” That says it all! Keep these fab reactions coming!

[@annuvynarawn392]

Ticket to Ride is one of my fave Beatles tracks of all time. Ringo does an incredible job, there is nothing like it. Every part is played with perfection. Carpenters did a really smooth cover of it, one of Karen's best performances in the studio. You've got to hide your love away is still thought provoking.

[@shellihouge938]

A ticket to ride is one of my faves, too. Paul has great harmonies all the time, but this is my favorite. He and John on this song can't be beat. 😍

[@Kerazen123]

OMG 😂 I love Help! It's hilarious! You would love it, Lee.

[@corawheeler9355]

Fun songs and video of the Beatles

[@pairofpints]

Who hasn't done the Beatles fall back into the snow. Best band ever.

[@thomastimlin1724]

They copied that in the movie Love Story 5 years later lol

[@perrymalcolm3802]

Definitely react to both movies!!!

[@rickmts]

You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away is my all time favorite Beatles song!!

[@danielhugorodrigues4808]

Love see you discover The Beatles and at last love them like all of us... Thank you!!!!

[@grahamharley4895]

i think 'you've got to hide your love away' was one one of the first tracks to really get me into them.

[@leonardsfriend5821]

The plot of help is basically silly fun. Just streamed it for free about a month ago, but can’t remember which channel had it.

[@billbitterman9487]

The Beatles were doing MTV style videos way before MTV existed. Just one more innovation from the greatest band of all time. As a mediocre guitarist/singer (going on 50+ years), You've Got To Hide Your Love Away has been a go to from most of that time. Love that song.

[@thomastimlin1724]

You can thank Dick Lester, director, for pre-MTV videos.

[@trainman5323]

Dude! You just said something that’s been believed by us OLDER listeners…that John’s voice was THEE quintessential rock and roll voice of the era. Hide your love away is beautiful. Simple. 10:29

[@54fighting5]

The plot of the movie is, Ringo acquires a mysterious ring from the middle east and a nefarious group from an ambiguous country sets out to get it back...but it can't be removed from Ringo's finger. Hijinks ensue.😂 Its a little sillier than Hard Days Night (a great movie) but has some amazing music in the soundtrack, and some hilarious sight gags (my favorite is when Geaorge attempts to show the policeman the trap door trigger at the pub😂). I highly recommend both movies.

[@shirleybhs9zd6li5i]

Thanks Laura for these fantastic picks, John had such a great voice. Great reaction, L33. Blessings and joy all.

[@stevecrescini2081]

Chris Cornell and Eddie Vetter both did covers of You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away”. Both brilliant

[@ROUGHSEES]

I preferred A Hard Day's Night, but I still love this movie. They are so goofy.

[@BadErnest]

The Carpenters covered both Ticket To Ride and Help. Absolutely worth listening to!

[@meherenowmaybe]

Don't forget Cheap Trick's live cover of Day Tripoer!

[@ryban1001]

I absolutely agree with you on John’s voice. Ticket to Ride,Dig a Pony, Good Morning Good Morning, every song he sang well known or deep track, Beatles or solo, his voice made the performances even better! Find the video of him singing I’ve Got a Feeling during a rehearsal. He was a magical genius.

[@louiseluna4024]

It's from the movie, 'Help'.

[@Coquinagirl]

✨Greatness Such fun visuals! Thank you, Laura and Lee!

[@forwardpeace]

The vogue back then was James Bond movies, so this was a silly spy-type intrigue played for comedy. Great songs.

[@Fuphyter]

I love the movie and the songs from HELP! The movie Across The Universe is a great movie with others singing Beatle songs. Great story too!!

[@jskit92380]

Lee, thanks for your thoughtful reactions, much appreciated. The Beatles movies were not heavy on plot. We wanted to see them no matter what they were doing and we loved their sense of humor. The movies had their music and them running around most of the time being funny. 😂 Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. ☃️🎄🎅 Janet from Louisiana ☮🖤🤘

[@babylonsister118]

This memory is etched in my mind forever! I was just 6 years old and in those days variety shows were huge because they offered somethimg for everyone in the household. Ed Sullivan announced The Beatles, and at such a young age I knew I was in the presence of greatness and it was truly love at first sight! I remember thinking "move over Tuppo Giogo, which was a mouse puppet, previously my favorite part of the show, lol.

[@1967PONTIACGTO]

The video for "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away" was a random assortment of scenes, but for "Ticket to Ride" that was the actual full clip from the movie. Both songs are amazing and showcase John's growing maturity as a songwriter... the film of them in the Alps for "Ticket to Ride" is one of my favourite things of all time... it is sublime!.. and it was widely influential... this was before Rock videos were a thing.. and this clip, and the clip from A Hard Day's Night for the song "Can't Buy Me Love" where they are playing in a field, were the prototype of future rock videos, and also a huge inspiration for the TV show The Monkees that came out a year after the movie Help!.... as for the movie Help!, it sometimes gets a bad rap because people love A Hard Day's Night so much, but the sniping at Help! are ridiculous because it is also an amazing movie... very few things about the Beatles can be said to be underrated, but the movie Help! is actually underrated and it is a must watch movie

[@Kieop]

I don't know who made the first video, but it was very well edited. I like the way the scene clips from the film were incorporated into the music sequence from the film.

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

BECAUSE ALL FOUR COULD SING, IT MADE THEM BETTER!!! AND 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼NO TWO SONGS SOUND ALIKE"👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼😎😎😎😎❤❤❤❤

[@Lwize]

I haven't seen Help! since the 1970's. I don't remember anything about it (except there's Beatles in it). Hard Days Night was more of a mockumentary in glorious B&W.

[@Driecnk]

A Hard Days Night is a must watch

[@JaniceChampion]

You have to watch both of these movies you see their humor and personalities

[@pestbsn]

Thank you, Laura. I requested the Ticket to Ride clip, too! I guess great minds do think alike. And thank you, Lee, for showing them both.

[@zendt66]

You have come across a lesser-known gem in "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away". One of my favorite mid-era songs.

[@lauraallen55]

He had a little help coming across it1 ;)

[@MisterWondrous]

"Ticket to Ride" was the first Beatles song I learned on guitar, and remains a favorite to play. The other song is about Brian Epstein, their manager. You need to see both Help and Long Day's Night. Watch the Fab Four perform their greatest hits.

[@garybrockie6327]

Brian Wilson saw the HELP movie while on tour in Hawaii. He was so inspired that he wrote a Beach Boys song using Beatle like chord progression called “Girl Don’t Tell Me”, you can tell the “Ticket to Ride” influence.

[@michaeldezego340]

You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away is John Lennon doing Bob Dylan. He was very inspired by him at this time. A Hard Days Night is not only my favorite Beatles movie, but one of my favorite movies period.

[@mattneil4211]

I liked A hard days night movie, but the help album. All of it was great. Help was a fun, stoned romp in which they went around the world having a blast.

[@Russ-gy7tx]

Merry Christmas L33 and Everybody. Laura, you have to tell L33 about The Beatles "1963, '64, '65 Christmas Messages"

[@richardcollette9884]

Another funny aspect of this Ticket Ti Ride segment they were smoking weed during the filming. They said they had a blast token weed and skiing,well, trying to ski.

[@NVprods]

Those were all clips from the movie. "Help" was a take off of a James Bond style movie, with a simple plot of Ringo being chased around by a cult trying to steal one of his rings.

[@lauraallen55]

They were trying to have him sacrificed to Kaili because he was wearing the 'sacrificial' ring that was sent to him by the person who was supposed to be sacrificed. Whomever wears it is the one to be sacrificed. Two people were trying to steal it, and the lady was trying to warn him, while the others were chasing him to kill him.

[@spicy321]

The first video was assorted clips from the movie. Ticket To Ride is the sequence as it appears in the movie. The movie is great and holds up well today, especially if you are familiar with the James Bond series.

[@stevedahlberg8680]

I was just listening to your comments at the end of the reaction and I always enjoy your Beatles reactions, and your reactions in general, but it suddenly occurred to me that it would probably be amazing for you to go back and react to Now and Then the music video, if you haven't heard it or seen it a bunch since then. I think it could be a really cool reaction.

[@todwest]

Richard Lester's Three Musketeers / Four Musketeers is still the high-water mark for the film adaptations. One of the most amazing film casts ever assembled. Frank Finlay as Porthos is a performance for the ages. Screenplay(s) by the great George MacDonald Fraser. They were huge box-office hits. You really need to see them if you haven't.

[@JaySpangler]

Full movie reactions would be amazing

[@shiannesmith6877]

I love seeing them run around doing random stuff. Why is it so appealing? I wouldn't care if it were anyone else 😂

[@marymargaretmoore9034]

Hard Day's Night and Help are both great movies. I'd have to say that Help is my favorite; it's very funny.

[@NoviJimB]

Help was kind of a bridge between the earlier Beatles and the later, more 'progressive' Beatles. Rubber Soul was next, which was a definite change but not real drastic. Then Revolver, which was where they really moved forward. And yes, their voices are just special. The cool thing is that John and Paul had completely different voices, and they blended together so well. When they're singing solo they sound incredible, and when they join together its something special.

[@patjane]

Love AHDN of course and Help, I just got it on Blu Ray, But Help has a sound of its own I think. Most of the vocals are set a bit off the mic with a touch of reverb. I love them both.

[@JB-Deadskins]

Nice, these are some great songs

[@DrewG-wd8ql]

Another great tune from that movie is "Another Girl" and Paul sings that one. I saw this and "A Hard Days Night" at the theater when they were new. Yes, I'm old.

[@jeffmartin1026]

The first vid was a compilation from the movie, the 2nd is the entire clip from the movie.

[@fidge54]

Of course it was great to see them on video or film, and of course we would and did gladly pay for our tickets. Help was a lot of silly fun but Hard Day's Night is clearly the better movie

[@davidheiser2225]

I always avoid video when listening to a song for the first time. It always ends up being a distraction or worse. After I have a good sense of a song it's fun to see what was done with it visually, as the video can't dominate my own interpretation.

[@denisepoole5838]

Hard days night! But love all Beatles songs!!

[@gregfagan199]

As a drummer, I'm sure you can appreciate Ringo's unique drum pattern on "Ticket to Ride."

[@lauraallen55]

Thanks, Lee! As you know, I'm not gonna disagree with you in the slightest about the attraction for me to Beatles music of John's voice. Ticket to Ride is so good with his vocals, and Ringo's beat.

[@vernhoke7730]

I highly recommend watching the movie. Great soundtrack, scenery, and madcap fun. I first saw it in the theater back in the sixties as a kid. I own a copy on DVD now.

[@cattewest]

Johnny and George were taken from us way too soon. Love both movies, hard to choose.

[@johncollier9280]

I can just imagine Bob Rafelson 'n Bert Schneider watchin' these film clips with musical accompaniment 'n sayin'..."What if we use this same formula to create our own tv show. We'll find four dashin' young men to play the parts 'n call 'em The Monkees! By the way L33, that insignia on yer cap reminds me some o' my Main Man Ian Anderson...

[@susanscott3333]

React to both movies. A Hard Day's Night is so well written and so funny, and Help is gloriously silly.

[@KayHerbert-z2v]

Another 2 great reactions of 2 of the many amazing Beatles songs. Remember this so well , 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿thank you

[@ohfour-seven6228]

Thanks Laura, two of my favorites!

[@bobmessier5215]

I think of the B&W film "A Hard Day's Night" to be the 1962 (conquered Europe), 1963-1964 (conquered the world) Beatlemania movie. The movie and albums "Help" and "Rubber Soul" were the 1965 color bridges that linked the old Beatlemania to the new start of psychedelia, "Revolver" in 1966 thru 1968.

[@kowindsurf1590]

one of my fave Beatles songs! -ticket .