“I Feel Fine" by The Beatles (Drummer Reacts)

[@TodayImMaking]

Your talking about Ringo getting no respect is reminding me of an old skit from SNL (1980s, I think). They were auctioning off Beatles memorabilia (Paul toothbrish selling for $1M, etc). Then they offer Ringo for auction, making special note that he comes with rings so there's additional value. But bidders were not interersted. It was literally Ringo in the flesh, and it was hilarious. He's such a good sport.

[@frankelliott1083]

As a drummer, the thing I've noticed about Ringo -- other than his incredible ability to serve the song rather than his ego -- is that he RARELY repeated his approach to a song. Listen to an album and from one song to the next, he's doing something different, something sometimes subtle, sometimes bold, but always just right to make the sound a little more interesting.

[@aron9368]

The fact that Ringo sitting on a bicycle is the fact that BBC didn't won't to have drumms and amps just doing a slim budget promfilm 😂 and noone of the members was even 30yers yet thats quite fantastic

[@p-dru2205]

Again, you had me at The Beatles. You often talk about how young they look. When they recorded their first album in March of 1963 ("Please Please Me"), Ringo (the oldest) and John were 22, Paul was 20 (3 months shy of his 21st birthday) and George had just turned 20. When they recorded their final album in 1969, "Abbey Road," none of them had yet turned 30 years old. What they accomplished in those 7-1/2 years ... simply amazing. Thank you for this reaction.

[@steveschaff4620]

the opening of this GREAT SONG was the first INTENTIONAL use of FEEDBACK ever! Only the Beatles!!

[@thomastimlin1724]

Only Lennon,l ol

[@lauraallen55]

from the guitar John leaned against the live amp!

[@SpuzzyLargo]

Now check out the "A Hard Day's Night" movie, which came out in the summer of 1964 when Beatlemania was perhaps at its peak.

[@izzonj]

This song shows the brilliance of the Beatles style of making sunless things interesting. The lyric just says, "Baby's good to me. She's happy as can be." Not very interesting. But make it: Baby's good to me, you know, She's happy as can be, you know, She said so!" Much more interesting!

[@cliffhughes6010]

Her baby buys her diamond rings, but I feel fine because she's in love with me!!

[@willlockler9433]

George singing to a punching bag, Ringo pedaling an exercise bike, just the Beatles sence of humor. By this time, they cant take the lip-synching videos seriously.

[@L33Reacts]

You’re so right man I didn’t pick up on the trolling until yall pointed it out. That’s hilarious haha

[@rubbersole79]

And John is "grimace/smiling" to future generations.............so fucking cool.

[@mikek5958]

The boys didn't give two frigs about all this extraneous "nonsense" and that's one of the things that makes them so damn special. Four more real and authentic dudes you won't find anywhere, megastars or not.

[@braudabo]

@@L33Reacts By the way, there are some pretty good live performances of "I feel fine" (Blackpool 1965, Munich 1966) or this playback version "The Beatles - I Feel Fine - [TV Footage & RARE Remix]", fixing on Ringo Starr.

[@visaman]

​@L33Reacts it will make more sense if you watch their film, A Hard Days Night.

[@maxxxmodelz4061]

Notice the black turtle neck shirts on Paul and John. Later, that became the trademark shirt for Steve Jobbs, who named his little computer company "Apple" because of The Beatles record label.

[@donw804]

As a child of the 60's, it should come as no surprise that we couldn't wait for the next Beatles single or album to come out. More so than any other group of the day. The great part was that they cranked out a lot of music to keep us very satisfied and kept us ever anticipating what was to come. All we knew was, whatever it would be, it would be great.

[@rickenbackerboy4123]

Amen.

[@tommelle5074]

I do not remember The Beatles videos in America from the first few years. I’m sure Ed Sullivan must have played them when they were not live. When this came out, I was 7, 2 of my 3 sisters were totally obsessed by The Beatles, got every teen magazine they were on the cover, every 45 and album, saw at Shea Stadium Notice no mics or cords for the guitars ( pre wireless by almost 15 years. Ringo is such an underrated drummer. Partly because he liked to clown around, from the books, he was like that with no camera’s on him. And still like that. Ringo was the perfect drummer for the Beatles, the biggest rock/pop group ever.

[@cspack]

I love John's vocals on this track. One of my favorite early Beatles songs.

[@SpuzzyLargo]

The timbre of John's vocal is fantastic.

[@shiannesmith6877]

Poor ringo ❤ he probably thought it was funny too ❤

[@flight505]

Just having fun, it's great.

[@stevedahlberg8680]

Even these earlier Beatles songs are like perfect jigsaw puzzles. Ringo is just incredible with this and it interplays so well with Paul's bass guitar line, but then again that guitar riff is counterpoint to even all of that, and it's what gives the song even more energy, and then of course you've got the vocals doing their dominant thing on top as well, including judicious but wonderful bursts of reinforcing harmony here and there.

[@thescrewfly]

Even though I've hardly listened to their 1963-65 songs for many decades, I realise still know all the words without even thinking about it.

[@kentnottingham9635]

They always had fun when the cameras came on. I’d venture to say Ringo probably came up with the bike thing.

[@lindasalvaterra1304]

Now you can kind of understand the Beatle mania. Music just totally changed when they came along!

[@kentnottingham9635]

I was 2 when this came out. May be the first song I consciously remember hearing. Our house, when dad couldn’t hear, was TOTALLY BEATLES!

[@Kerazen123]

I haven't heard this song in DECADES and still I knew every word. That's the power of The Beatles.

[@lauraallen55]

They kinda created the pop video format with this and all the others they filmed this day. Saved them loads of time sending these out instead of going in person to promote themselves when on tour.

[@j.kevvideoproductions.6463]

You can tell they didn't take it very seriously.

[@lauraallen55]

@@j.kevvideoproductions.6463 For sure! They just had fun. lol!

[@iftikharkamaruddin1592]

If you love their 3-part harmonies and their romantic melodies from the early sixties, please react to 'This Boy', the b side to the 'I Wanna Hold Your Hand' single from early 1964. Lennon's singing on it is arguably one of his best performances.

[@dreweasterbrook2003]

Lee you have to see this through the eyes of a kid in 1964. We heard them on our transister radios all the time but we couldn't see them whenever we wanted. It didn't matter what they were doing. Lip-syncing wasn't even a term back then. We wanted to see them. Five years later, doing the rooftop concert (my fav) they were still younger than you.

[@brianfisher6165]

You're attached to them now, because they make you happy, think and feel!!! 👍👍✌✌😁😁

[@elisabethaxelsson4736]

I love this song Beatles was the Band as made me love pop

[@ROUGHSEES]

Please do more! I can't get enough of these videos now 😅

[@johndavids4780]

I was 13 in 1963 and I purchase every Beatles album and single along with others like The Beach Boys, Stones, Dylan and a lot of Motown. I still have every record I ever brought as they are prized possessions. At ;east 40 feet of shelves in my rec room, literally thousands of them, most in very good condition. I also have my Silvertone mono record player my sister brought me around 1962 so I can still play my 45s. My first 45 was Telstar by the Tornados.

[@FreethoughtsOnline]

The first time I heard this Beatles single would have been around the time it was just released Nov 1964. I was at home home with my Sister when in came her friend Sandra, she was holding a brand new Beatles single 45 , so my sister played it on the stereo radiogram...and they both danced to "I Feel Fine."

[@WDHJKY]

One of my top three favorite Beatles songs. The other two being You Can’t Do That and I Am The Walrus. 😀

[@FredGarnett]

When this came out in England on a Friday I went into to town to buy it when the music shop opened at 9 am. There was a queue, I was about twentieth in the queue. The record store had a stack of I Feel Fine on the counter and every body who went in bought the new Beatles single, like me. No other records were sold whilst I was there and by Sunday, two days later, it was Number One on the British charts, which were announced on the BBC on a programme called Pick of The Pops. I took it to a Christmas party the next day and boy was I popular...

[@alanstein5930]

@@FredGarnett What a GREAT MEMORY! I can picture that scene in my mind's eye, and it the excitement is palpable. I was a 5 year-old living with my family in NYC at the time, but I LOVED THE BEATLES. And the excitement was the SAME (picture the reaction to their live performance on The Ed Sullivan Show)!

[@Frankincensedjb123]

Great tune. My favorite part is Ringo's bike play. Truly gifted.

[@L33Reacts]

Hahaha yes truly inspired work from Ringo

[@jpksilver]

They were in movie making mode. Always been my fave Beatles riff!

[@michaelbeckwith6177]

Many say The Beatles music was great starting with "Rubber Soul" but I love all of their music especially some of the early ones like this with the feedback at the start and the amazing riff and the harmonies and just joy they brought us after the JFK assassination a few months prior to Feb 4, 1964!!

[@alanstein5930]

IMHO, they were brilliant ALL THE WAY THROUGH, from "PLEASE PLEASE ME" through "ABBEY ROAD". What they accomplished in those 6-7 years is awe-inspiring and UNPRECEDENTED!

[@StephanieTruelove-z5n]

Ringo showing his great sense of humor. LOVE HIM ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Coquinagirl]

❤ And his beat here is so distinctive and neat!

[@nthdegree1269]

This song drips with the 1960s. They could put the vibe of the times right into their music.

[@Xcris_crosX]

Have you seen Ringo playing the umbrella? He was a master at it!

[@hongfang2348]

My grandma gave me this single for Christmas, a 45! I Feel Fine on one side, She's a Woman on the other. Both are fantastic. I wish I had that 45 today and all the other 45s that I owned back in the 60s.

[@lauraallen55]

That A string feedback in the beginning was the end result of leaning a guitar against a live amp.

[@stlmopoet]

They liked the result and kept it.

[@lauraallen55]

@@stlmopoet A happy accident!

[@ROUGHSEES]

You should see the "Help!" Movie 😂

[@Kathmak]

You need to check out "I'm Down.". One of Paul's best vocal performances. He just lets it rip!

[@braudabo]

Has he already.

[@lisajudge6320]

Absolutely! Especially the Shea Stadium performance

[@glass2467]

Nah, Ringo was a willing participant in their goofing around. Notice George mouthing different words to the song! Hahaha. They were asked to mime the performance, which they thought was ridiculous. So the made it more ridiculous.

[@laurencaulton103]

That feedback was an accident that they loved. The riff is a Beatles classic.

[@lauraallen55]

I know over 200 songs of theirs, well, probably all of their songs and not one single lame song anywhere to be seen!

[@pamstuckey8349]

Same! Will be able to sing them all by heart til I die

[@stevedahlberg8680]

Not that I haven't thought about it a hundred times before, but I really did kind of get goosebumps when you were talking about this idea of coming to this music all this time later and still being attracted to it. And starting to really see how influential it was. As a musician and a musicologist, this stuff endlessly fascinates me, not just with the Beatles obviously, but yeah that was a great moment.

[@sharondavid-melly1498]

Ringo has a great humor wonder if the bike was his idea.👌❤️

[@AntoineTee68]

There's two videos where he's not playing the drums it's because he wasn't recorded on the drums for that take apparently he either was it available to do the drums for paperback writer and this song and and this one they had to bring in another guy who was actually familiar with that triple on the ride

[@kenford4798]

There is an outtakes video of this song where they are sat about on the set eating fish and chips and someone plays the song so they start singing along with it as they eat.

[@ROUGHSEES]

Yes! One of my favorite Lennon songs from this period. This video is a spoof of the Monkees.

[@Kieop]

Monkees didn't exist yet.

[@stevedahlberg8680]

Who knows for sure, but supposedly that intro where there is guitar and amp feedback? Supposedly it's the first intentional recorded use of that in a studio recording.

[@thomasmcintosh390]

They really stepped up their production game with this one. "Very clean"

[@Leightym]

I see what you did there!

[@Bill_Jones.]

I love The Beatles.

[@ROUGHSEES]

Me too. They are simply the greatest. ❤

[@LanceHall]

George liked to mime out-of-sync to throw them off. He also does it in the "Ticket to Ride" promo. This Giles Martin remix is NOT horrible for a change.

[@timbaker6540]

Paperback Writer Great single One of my favorites

[@stephanieo2509]

These promos were made to satisfy fans who couldn't see them in concert and because they were meant for young girls were meant to be happy and playful.

[@davidwolf4677]

Oh man, it’s classic.

[@cindyfalstrom7231]

I love the fact that you and other younger folks are discovering and loving the Beatles, still my favorite. Your first is always the best. Loved them since I was a kid.

[@lathedauphinot6820]

One of my favorite early Beatles songs. Everyone’s on, incredible harmonies, Ringo’s going nuts, first-ever feedback, and just a confident coolness to the whole thing. Ringo stood up for himself when he thought he needed to. For instance, on “With a Little Help From My Friends”, the lyrics said “…if I sang out of tune, would you throw ripe tomatoes at me?” He refused to sing it.

[@stevedahlberg8680]

Love your comments at the end. So much to think about. And it's strange to think this year that they blew up are pretty much some of my earliest memories from say preschool and kindergarten. So they just infiltrated the fabric of my being. And of course by early grade school, you have pretty good recall of lots of things and then the Beatles were even more prevalent. And that just continued. And then they stopped. And it was a huge deal across the world. But then we enjoyed their solo stuff. And then when I was a senior in high John got murdered. It was such a crazy roller coaster ride for a band, but their music is still so available today, and regardless, it's always in my head and in my heart. ❤

[@mickell241]

i feel fine...... yeah, yeah, yeah!!! Beatles are the very best🎶🎸🥁🎵

[@ednieto05]

My Dad’s favorite Beatles song. He used to listen to it on the radio when it first came out.

[@carolynschmidt5467]

I still say if I could play and sing like that I would not need drugs or alcohol.

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

NO TWO BEATLES' SONGS SOUND THE SAME!!! HUGE SONGBOOK!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@brianfisher6165]

They were in their teens and 20's during their short career as Beatles, Mind Blowing!!!! ✌✌😁😁

[@AdaedA1]

Next time some rock drummer says that Ringo sucks, Ask them to play this ! And hey check out George’s Old Brown Shoe

[@NoviJimB]

They filmed this video a year after they recorded the song - you can tell by their appearances. This would have been just before Rubber Soul was released. The TV show Top of the Pops was reviewing the best songs of the year and they did it for that show. The video director came up with the gym equipment idea, and I doubt any disrespect was meant, it was just a weird theme he thought up. There was a second video they did for it that Brian Epstein wouldn't even allow to be released.

[@lauraallen55]

I know there's one of them eating fish and chips while filming this, and George Martin didn't allow it in the clip. What video are you referring to?

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

ROCKER SONG BY BEATLES-"YOU CAN'T DO THAT" 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@marcribe6483]

I Feel Fine released in Nov. 1964 by The Beatles, is generally cited as the first use of feedback in a pop song; in this case, as an intro. In May 1965, The Who release Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere, another song using guitar feedback this time as part of the actual song embedded within the guitar solo. A gigantic step forward in artistic use and control over electronic sounds in pop. By the end of 1966, you get Jimi Hendrix in London re-imagining what guitar work in a pop song can mean.

[@stevedahlberg8680]

I've been playing in bands one way or the other or doing something with music my whole life. I'm so excited to hear that you want to get back into it for real.

[@KayHerbert-z2v]

Old school Beatles, love it, thank you 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@armenflintstone]

The drum part on the verse on this is really interesting. It starts on “and 1” with the toms and bass drum off a half beat. I had to practice for a month before I got it and even then the whole tim he’s playing the ride cymbal in 16th notes…I could only do 8th.

[@Annie-hd3jx]

Yeah they had five songs in the charts at no.1,2,3,4,and 5

[@JohnnyC60]

Great song! Definitely in my Beatles "early years" top 10. How about a couple early George vocals next: Do You Want to Know a Secret or I'm Happy Just to Dance with You.

[@shemanic1]

Always love their harmonies & enthusiasm at this time.

[@itcouldbeclark]

Someone else in the comments suggested Old Brown Shoe, so I'll second that.

[@HiddenSymmetry]

I was 5 years old rocking out to this..Sis had the single & as usual I played it to death..I still love this & She's A Woman..

[@frankp9324]

Ringo had to write the drum part for 3 prolific songwriters. About 400 songs, about half of which were hits.

[@davidwalsh7128]

Always one of my favorites

[@stlmopoet]

Always. Good. Music. Beatles!

[@mattreynolds612]

Not many bad Beatles songs... This hits too🎶🎶🎵🎶💯✌️ Though they definitely matured extremely as musicians and songwriters in later years.

[@wpollock1]

In the 1960's "Music Video" was not a term that was known of course. I am so glad this footage survived.

[@fineasfogg1461]

The feedback sound on that song was perfect. I liked it. Their sounds were so different than anybody else.

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

My favorite song on "HELP!" ALBUM.👍🏼👍🏼🎸🎸👍🏼

[@DrStrangelove3891]

Ringo was killing it on the bike.

[@debjorgo]

Hey, there's video of Frank Zappa playing a bicycle on the Steve Allen Show in 1963.

[@DrStrangelove3891]

@@debjorgo I saw that one too. Lee should react to it. (Or maybe he has done so already, so many Zappa reactions on this channel)

[@quantanglement]

@@debjorgo Steve was not impressd to say the least as I remember.

[@scottyhotty1003]

Pure 🔥🔥🔥🔥 lol 😅♥️🎶

[@stevedahlberg8680]

That's not a spiel; that's highly informative and it totally sets the context. I'm glad you do it. I knew some of that but not all of that. I'm glad you said all that before you got rolling.

[@Kerazen123]

I'm also glad he does those. I haven't heard these in decades and need to be informed again 😅

[@gsaugust]

My favorite Beatles song, thank you for playing it!

[@L33Reacts]

Hey thanks for watching! I can see why this is your favorite. This rocks

[@reneevernooij7015]

Paulie again is having a real good time.

[@Kathmak]

He always does! The joy is obvious. ❤

[@reneevernooij7015]

@@Kathmak, yes it is. He has such an expressive face. I can't get my eyes off him.

[@scottyhotty1003]

Fab Four Always Awesome❤🎶

[@Coquinagirl]

❤️ Thanks, Scott! I’ve loved I Feel Fine and Beatles since I was 8 years old!

[@scottyhotty1003]

@@Coquinagirl My Sister and Brother had the 45's so I was always learning, listening and loving most of what they did musically growing up!! 💖💯🎶🎉

[@scottyhotty1003]

@@Coquinagirl it was released the year I was born...lol thank God for older Sisters & Brother..and access to their 45 collections... lol

[@Coquinagirl]

@@scottyhotty1003 You’ve known Beatles practically from birth! It’s wonderful that your siblings showed you the music. ❤️ We had Beatles on the radio. I was 9 years old when the Beatles appeared on Ed Sullivan , but somehow my family missed it.

[@Coquinagirl]

@@scottyhotty1003 Older Brothers and Sisters 💖💯🎶🎉

[@CarlosMartinez-hv2vj]

It seems the Beatles didn't really care for lip syncing their songs so they made a bit of a mockery of this video, but all in good fun with Ringo on a bicycle and George just mouthing strange words in the middle of the song there. But a great song nonetheless and it's fun to hear your take on these classic songs.

[@IZZY_EDIBLE]

Agree. And to add insult to injury, that was a badass drum take! The bike only distracts from an otherwise perfect rock song. I would like to think that Ringo's kit got lost or damaged, and Brian Epstein was determined to cut that promo clip with the camera crew. The director then asked Ringo to climb on the bike, and Ringo said, "Fuck it. Sure."

[@fidge54]

Video was obviously made when the suits in the record companies still thought of the Beatles as a bubblegum teeny bopper pop group. The disrespect for Ringo didn't extend to the group and was about to end soon

[@shirleybhs9zd6li5i]

Yay, Scott. Love these early Beatles, it takes me back to the farmhouse, hunched over my scratchy record player. What memories, so many thanks. Great reaction, Lee. You always make me smile. Blessings all. Peace

[@scottyhotty1003]

@@shirleybhs9zd6li5i Absolutely 💯♥️

[@Fred-fl2fo]

They are a bit special aren't they. 😍

[@dianechaves4071]

I really like "I'm a Loser" and "I'll Cry Instead". You should check them out. Great reaction today!

[@kweile4339]

Double play! 🎉 Glad you are planning on playing again!

[@carolynschmidt5467]

I would like to feel fine and I mostly do. Thanks for the post. I liked this song, back in the day.

[@donnakubiski5572]

I once owned the Capitol Records 45 of this song with "She's A Woman" on the other side. Wish I still had it. Two great songs!

[@shemanic1]

I still have mine & play it

[@donnakubiski5572]

​@@shemanic1Lucky you! I'm envious. Unfortunately I had to sell mine with some other records to pay an electric bill years ago. Long story.

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

Why did all the kids want to form rock bands ? This is why

[@MisterWondrous]

One of the few Beatles songs I know and love to play and sing with my trusty guitar.

[@thereunionparty]

I just googled that The Beatles wrote 188 original songs in their career. If you count their career as 1962 to 1970 ( I know they formed in 1957 but they were really a covers band in the early years) that's an average of 23.5 per year. That is amazingly prolific!

[@samguberman2288]

I absolutely love I Feel Fine, that feedback at the beginning sent tingles down my spine when I was 6 years old , such a great happy song and as you say , what a riff. I used to have drum kit in my late teens but could never master Ringo's drumming, I think it's rumba style.