Drummer reacts to "I Feel Fine" by The Beatles

I don't know how they keep doing it... but they keep doing it. They never miss. it's honestly odd to me now... they must have a lame track SOMEWHERE in their catalog..... no? ..... yeah you're right. Wow, man. thank you to our patron scott for this awesome pick!
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[@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.

[@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!

[@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!

[@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."

[@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 living 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)!

[@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.

[@flight505]

Just having fun, it's great.

[@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!

[@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. ❤

[@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.

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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 💯♥️

[@ednieto05]

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

[@shemanic1]

Always love their harmonies & enthusiasm at this time.

[@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.

[@Coquinagirl]

Thank you, Scott and Lee for the BEATLES listen 🪐

[@scottyhotty1003]

@@Coquinagirl You're Most Welcome!! 💯🎶♥️

[@Coquinagirl]

@@scottyhotty1003 ❤️

[@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

[@mattleppard1964]

First use of feedback in a song, I think

[@davidwalsh7128]

The Beatles had recently seen The Who live, where Pete was doing his normal guitar feedback.

[@rghilino6734]

At least per John. Good enough for me.

[@spooley]

On the feedback, from the Playboy interview 1980: "I claim it for the Beatles. Before Hendrix, before The Who, before anybody. The first feedback on record" "That's me, including the guitar lick with the first feedback ever recorded" He said apart from some obscure old 1920s blues record he knew they were first. Great song.

[@davidwalsh7128]

From Ian Macdonald's definitive book, Revolution In The Head, "they had played with The Who (The High Numbers at that time) weeks before I Feel Fine was written/recorded and witnessed Townsend using feedback as part their act and not feedback by accident."

[@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.

[@davidwalsh7128]

Always one of my favorites

[@brianfisher6165]

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

[@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.

[@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 😅♥️🎶

[@firebird7479]

That's the problem with reacting to music videos or promotional videos, they distract from the song itself.

[@AlBarzUK]

And they were all shit back then.

[@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.

[@KayHerbert-z2v]

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

[@thomasmcintosh390]

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

[@Leightym]

I see what you did there!

[@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.

[@fineasfogg1461]

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

[@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..

[@StephanieTruelove-z5n]

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

[@Coquinagirl]

❤ And his beat here is so distinctive and neat!

[@robbielux8353]

Beatles…no one like them, no one will ever be like them

[@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.

[@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.

[@MisterWondrous]

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

[@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.

[@jeremiahdillon7672]

They were always doing something funny with ringing in the early days.

[@L33Reacts]

Poor Ringo. Just kidding, he probably came up with it himself 😂

[@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.

[@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.

[@marysweeney7370]

I have a feeling that the promoters or whoever dreamt up this "video" was also thinking of the fans who wanted to see the "cute" Beatles doing things, not just performing. I somehow think that having Ringo sitting behind the drums was considered too static for their purposes. And, he was pretty cute in this segment, right? lol

[@mattleppard1964]

Sort of the point I made. There’s method but not too much malice I would say

[@Xcris_crosX]

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

[@stlmopoet]

Always. Good. Music. Beatles!

[@Trunkfish]

In 2000 when I was 10 years old this was my favorite song

[@frankp9324]

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

[@brianfisher6165]

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

[@EsmaelGonzales-y7t]

That feedback in the beginning of that song is hugely ICONIC! Accidental but John liked it, was left in! Also, notice the shoes they're wearing? When the Beatles hit America, seemed like every American male in high school bought what were very CLASSY "Beatle boots"! The market was flooded with them my sophomore year and wow!They were SO AWESOME! No one cared that everyone else were wearing a pair! They looked good in dress pants, "stretch" Levi's, regular levi's, everything! But, Beatles ruled in everything! Cord pants became fashionable! U name it!

[@laurencaulton103]

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

[@corawheeler9355]

Early Beatles ... takes me back

[@Linda-y9h]

I absolutely LOVE this song. And yes, Ringo does get dis'd, but he always kept his sense of humor. ✌️❤😊

[@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.

[@jpksilver]

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

[@kweile4339]

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

[@John-et9yl]

My favourite track from their 62 - 64 catalogue. Had it on 7in single as a kid and played it non-stop aswell as the B-side She's a Woman.

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

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

[@cletushouse906]

One thing about the Beatles was that they never had the best videos. But then again, no one else did either at that time.

[@johnnhoj6749]

Most of them are simply TV show appearances. Miming to a playback on such shows was the norm, in effect just like the way film musicals are shot.

[@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.

[@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 💖💯🎶🎉

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

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

[@chrisjenkins6120]

🎼Ringo was riding in time with his own part. Pretty cool.

[@stevefreary7449]

Totally miming but so fun

[@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.

[@GivnoFyux_INFP]

It's John's riff on an acoustic, with George following along and also playing the solo.

[@wpollock1]

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

[@cspack]

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

[@mariaportengen2959]

A real Masterpiece from the Fab Four.

[@davidwolf4677]

Back then, they could do no wrong.

[@mattreynolds612]

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

[@dianechaves4071]

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

[@sharondavid-melly1498]

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

[@AdaedA1]

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

[@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.

[@dawnschneider187]

Wow, I never saw the vid for this song, I can't believe they had Ringo on a stationary bike either. Love this song, great reaction Lee.

[@kitharley6159]

Ringo always hated faking it on the drums. He generally refused to do it.

[@caryd67]

During Ringo’s very first recording session with the Beatles, he was replaced with a session drummer, and then relegated to a fkn tambourine. You are 100% right L33, no respect, at all.

[@marthagavey9321]

❤😂 I remember going to live concerts when the bands copied that feedback, far out, lol! Great foggy memories!! 🎉

[@keithwright1621]

Supposedly the first recorded feedback in rock music. I think they're making fun of lipsincing, etc. for the video.

[@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.

[@scottyhotty1003]

Awesome reaction Lee as per usual!!! I couldn't wait and had to go to the patreon to see the blocked one before Tuesday I love the comparisons back and forth between a John & a Paul song....You ROCK BRO!!! ❤💯🎶🔥

[@davidwolf4677]

Oh man, it’s classic.

[@YiorgosChronis]

Don't get angry for non respecting Ringo man, in all their videos they did whatever they choose to do on their own. Do you believe anyone could ever patronize them?

[@StanSwan]

Was the very first time feedback was used on a record.

[@junkersish]

Lennon sported freakislhy long hair for 1964....good thing he didnt have to apply for a job

[@beverleyrankin3482]

I had a Beatles wig!

[@pvank1799]

Late '64. I thought it was 65.

[@beverleyrankin3482]

@@pvank1799 The song was released in November 1964 and the promotional film was November 1965, according to a Google search.

[@bluetopguitar1104]

First use of feedback on a record. Hey, at least they got paid better than most most bands of the era. And of course the songwriting is awesome.

[@pvank1799]

George is always mocking the lip sync.

[@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.

[@RadCenter]

Director: "I know, let's pretend the band is in a gym, and make them interact with barbells, a punching bag, and an exercise bike for no reason whatsoever. But be sure not to show their hands when they're playing the guitar."

[@Annie-hd3jx]

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

[@StevenMichals0812]

I think John was strumming the chords and George was playing the lead. The feedback gives it a more modern sound than their previous stuff.

[@mattleppard1964]

John plays lead here, George on rhythm. John wrote the guitar riff 👍🏻

[@Moz1011]

Beatles day woo hoo.

[@mattleppard1964]

One of their finest. Pulled over to say hi in the live chat 😊 As to Ringo, blame the system if anything as that is what’s pandered to here, I think. Pretty boys pushed forward, drummer an afterthought. I doubt there was any ill intention - “different times back then” and boy bands were big business.

[@L33Reacts]

Yeah, I’ve heard they were pretty big. These guys totally were so much more than that and I’m glad they grew back out of this image. They still rocked it don’t get me wrong but the future Beatles stuff is like, a whole new band at points. It’s crazy.

[@L33Reacts]

Sorry I missed you! Glad to see you bro

[@mattleppard1964]

@@L33Reacts Yeah. I love it all - when one of these hits comes on the radio in the car, you’ll sing your heart out. Other times, late at night, you’re across the universe ❤️ Ooh, not seen your reaction to that yet!

[@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!

[@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.

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

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

[@carolynschmidt5467]

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

[@nthdegree1269]

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

[@Bill_Jones.]

I love The Beatles.

[@pete3883]

relax, comedy theater, young man.