The Beatles - A Day In The Life REACTION THE BEST BEATLES SONG

[@KingoRichie1990]

I'm proud to say that I'm actually from Blackburn, Lancashire. 😁 And we still have many holes in our roads.

[@barbarascotto3873]

😊

[@peterblood50]

Do they still have to count them all?

[@remedy9648]

💜

[@tonickton]

@@remedy9648 How many potholes now?

[@remedy9648]

@@tonickton probably too many to count!

[@stevevasell429]

My favorite Beatles song is the last Beatles song I've heard.

[@trespatines8698]

So true.

[@christopherdrzik6784]

That's a great way to explain The Beatles and their music.

[@hoppy2829]

I see you're speaking words of wisdom.

[@stevevasell429]

@@hoppy2829 let it be....

[@z9blitz532]

Wait doesn’t that mean every Beatles song is ur favourite *Confused noises*

[@ch11ew12y]

I'm 72, just imagine how ground breaking this was to us when it came out. Glad you like it.

[@jackhargrove4275]

I'm 68 ,No kidding !!!So Right

[@calebthemusicjunkie]

That and the end by the doors I don't know though because I'm 13

[@sharrongrant6240]

I was 13 in 1964 when I started this, now long, journey...music is my magic!

[@kittylemeu]

You honestly are just going to have to take the time to listen to every Beatles song they ever recorded.

[@Jadguy24]

You can make it easy there is an album that is only their songs that hit number 1 on the charts, it’s 27 songs

[@xchiro1818]

And do it chronologically, to fully appreciate how their music evolved and developed within a short 8-year span.

[@dennisharper5425]

That's a lot of songs....

[@carolyncappitelli1460]

I suggested a Beatles week on the last reaction....make that a Beatles MONTH!!! One a day. So much to discover!!

[@prettyteeth]

Everybody needs to have that phase. I remember getting into everything Beatles and listening to every album in chronological order repeatedly. Know them inside out, its worth it.

[@richardedenfield5167]

This song, this album startled the world. Shocked the world. No musician, no band ever did this. Literally, absolutely shocked the planet.

[@Jonathan-js3bx]

Pet sounds

[@tommathews3964]

Agree completely! And it stands up just as well today, if not better, when compared to some of what I hear now!! Brilliance!

[@CycolacFan]

Was McCartney’s answer to Brian Wilson’s Pet Sounds.

[@anonymusum]

@@Jonathan-js3bx Don´t get me wrong, I love the BB and I love Pet Sounds, but A Day In The Life and Sgt. Pepper in general reaches a different dimension. Even Brian Wilson felt that and tried to put the next climax on top of it but unfortunately failed.

[@NokiGaming]

@@Jonathan-js3bx you can definitely say that Pet Sounds inspired Sgt Peppers, because that’s a fact. But the thing about Pet sounds is that it wasn’t well received at the time. Nowadays it’s viewed as a masterpiece (rightfully so). Sgt Peppers, from the moment it was released, garnered universal acclaim, and culturally changed everything. It was the soundtrack to the summer of love, and no band had ever made such experimental music so palatable to every generation from its release to now

[@ianlaker9161]

They are the BEST of all time. No question. No one progressed at their rate. They burned briefly with the brightest flame. They built the road for every other band that followed.

[@bkkersey93]

That's an opinion, not a fact that they're THE best.

[@KarmasAbutch]

Pink Floyd - fight me!

[@vladdrakul7851]

@@KarmasAbutch The Floyd said the Beatles were the greaatest band ever and their inspiration.Also when driving and they first heard this they had to get off the road because it blew their minds, and it was this song that didi it!

[@vladdrakul7851]

@@bkkersey93 Liking them or not IS an opinion, the FACT that they evolved more than anyone else and thereby changed the world and music, is also a FACT! Fool!

[@jamesguitar7384]

@@vladdrakul7851 Please don't call anybody a fool (unless you're on a hill !) I don't think the Beatles would like that .For my sins I was there at the time .

[@rockturtleneck]

One of the most amazing things about A Day in the Life, aside from the song itself, is that they wrote and recorded it only THREE YEARS after I Want to Hold Your Hand, etc. That kind of growth is mind boggling.

[@JuanLopez-ef5pr]

4 years....1963/ 1967

[@JuanLopez-ef5pr]

Make it 3 and a half

[@HaFannyHa]

Absolutely right, they learned and evolved so fast. They had George Martin's incredible knowledge to help them. What progress they made! Even in just three years they went from 'Love Me Do' to the sophistication of 'Rubber Soul', that's pretty impressive in itself.

[@roryschweinfurter4111]

I remember listening to Casey Kasem's Top Ten radio show about the history of the Beatles and hearing how they changed music after smoking marijuana and I was absolutely shocked. But then I tried it and now I understand where they were coming from. And as a result I've been a "Pothead" ever since

[@waynesweeten6211]

Exactly what l tried to say.

[@winterdock]

"What??" that is exactly what the world said in 1967

[@ChrisJohnson-xm4bu]

See also: 1966's "Tomorrow Never Knows".

[@dinahdonovon]

Right before saying faaar out!

[@boyetdelapaz9893]

"WTF" is the term now !🙂

[@ReallyCoolSite]

Just your "what the F* did I just listen to?" face. Welcome to the world of the Beatles. Much love, man.

[@carlneoh5843]

Wait till this guy discover Pink Floyd albums

[@kellyegan9824]

Well said

[@petedaniels7617]

@@carlneoh5843 - his brain will be TOTALLY fried. Welcome to MY music world, so VERY glad you're here!!

[@MrDaiseymay]

the world of drugs

[@erik5374]

Next: tomorrow never knows.

[@donhathaway3234]

Beatles have been screwing with people’s heads for almost 60 years now. Welcome to the club!

[@emilymartinez6961]

I totally second that🤟😜

[@ceeezzzzzzz]

It's worth it!

[@anthonyrodriguez2382]

Never been more happy to be screwed

[@DNGINFORMANT]

Beatles are the Greatest ever!

[@mihalybethlen5917]

Take a yardstick. And imagine each hash mark representing a grouping of good bands starting fromn1961... Up to now... Really good bands and several one hit wonders. And then lay that stick down... And printed in bold letters its entire length, THE BEATLES. That's, what the Beatles are to every band ever! Their influence on music. Song writing and recording / production magic. Thanks to Geoff Emrrich and George Martin

[@martingreen2633]

the one fact that we are still talking about the Beatles 51 years after they broke up is proof in it's self

[@loosilu]

It will literally take an asteroid to erase Beatles songs from the earth

[@troyjacobsson9609]

not really, we’re talking about hitler like 80 years after

[@BenjWarrant]

*its

[@JMcCaffery02]

@@troyjacobsson9609 Hitler ordered the mass slaughter of Europe's Jewish population. Hitler caused over 40 million deaths by starting WW2. The Beatles made music. There's a difference.

[@troyjacobsson9609]

@@JMcCaffery02 no, my point remains the same, just because you talk about something a long time after doesn't mean anything except that the thing is well known

[@neilbrooks7098]

There was before the Beatles then after the Beatles its that simple the greatest to ever do it

[@PesaoManOG]

indeed!,so many ppl dont realise that fact!

[@firstbornunicorn1545]

"I want you (she's so heavy)" is a must listen by the Beatles

[@helenaalvarez988]

YES PLEASE

[@Peter-oh3hc]

Yea yes. Please please

[@mrjules1982]

Love, love love that one! There's an amazing cover of it by Funkadelic guitarist Eddie Hazel as well: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5Oak6KPib6BldE

[@hacksdp3]

Sick song

[@remedy9648]

💯🤘🏿💜

[@alexshkoditch4593]

That little noise at the end was the final groove on the original vinyl record. That very last groove would repeat endlessly unless you picked the needle off the record.

[@TheScavenger71]

If my understanding is correct, originally that recording in the last groove was available only on albums released in the UK until they started coming out with remastered versions. Back in the day I had both stereo and mono copies of the album and the last groove recording wasn't in either of them.

[@GivnoFyux444]

It supposedly says 'We'll f**k you like Superman' when played backward (which is really forward). [ Having lately listened to it both forward and backward, I can't really hear anything completely coherent either way. Listen for yourself here > kzbin.info/www/bejne/haXdfIiiYrSVpqM ]

[@charlestwisted9890]

The vocal at the very end, which would repeat until you pulled the needle off of the vinyl record, says "Never to see any other way." It is a reference to LSD, which had a profound effect on their creativity, their music, and obviously the Sgt Pepper's album.

[@petersilktube]

@@TheScavenger71 I now have an original mono Sgt Pepper and the sound is on it, but it sounds different to the one that is appended to the modern editions.

[@TheScavenger71]

@@petersilktube Is it on the British Parlophone label?

[@wewin_inonog]

The two orchestra climaxes in the middle and towards the end is the best definition of "eargasm". Genius

[@reganferguson4823]

There will never be another Beatles. They were the apex.

[@amandamcmillin3222]

Agreed. They're timeless. They have been there for good times in my life and for the bad.

[@Luming-di9rf]

No one will ever come close!

[@rays2794]

Imagine what the reaction of everyone living in 1967 was when this first came out. I remember and it blew all of the our minds!

[@lrwiersum]

I was 9 and got an early introduction to the Beatles form my brother. I feel blessed. It blew everything to bits !!!! Kapow, new world !

[@mikek5958]

Did you not notice that the light had changed?

[@alienskinmusic]

Absolutely. When you think of it in context, 1967, and what else was being produced by others at that time, it's then you can fully appreciate the majestic, innovative, influential, singular power of not only this song but the entire album! Long live their music and their memory!

[@foamrob6577]

I love hearing from people who listened to Sgt Pepper when it came out in 67

[@davidvornsand6054]

I was twelve! I can’t imagine a world without the Beatles! Still fresh, still amazing and so privileged to see you hear it for the first time! Thank you for sharing!

[@bruceheckerman7343]

Watch the interview with George Martin who says he remembers John singing this like it was yesterday and starts to cry.

[@matthewhoag2609]

A couple hundred years from now they will be studying The Beatles the way we study Bach or Mozart.

[@Samuelsuchapimp]

100%

[@davidparris7167]

Maybe.........but I have my doubts.Mozart is sublime perfection and Bach is from a different planet.

[@586bomin]

I don't know why they don't now. Maybe good music like this will open the mind of this generation

[@stimactzedvard7556]

In grade school my music teacher did some beatles songs at our fall and spring concerts. We sang maxwells silver hammer with hammer sound effects. We also sang let it be with her playing the piano. Thanks miss lilibridge for showing me the beatles.

[@utmostzen9602]

@@stimactzedvard7556 wow Maxwell's Silver Hammer is literally about a kid murdering people..even his own teacher 😂 But its still a good tune

[@steveschaff4620]

Ladies and Gentlemen the BEATLES

[@themadcow71]

I AM THE WALRUS - THE BEATLES. More mind blowing Beatles!

[@Rebel9668]

Koo-koo-ka-choob.

[@javiermgtaoism5702]

Listen to Tears for Fear taking the chord progression and rhythms of 'I am the Walrus' in 'Seeds of Love.' Talk about a hypno trance.

[@leedaley9354]

That's was Lennon's reply to the song "Whiter Shade of Pale" ...which was released in early May 1967...Lennon was obsessed with it, and listened to it when stoned .

[@ezvin8916]

That "transition" is the sound track of your life passing before your eyes/ears.

[@ShootYourRadio]

I was going to say the same thing. This song is the soundtrack to life.

[@theallseeingeye4233]

Yes and turn them means wake them up.

[@mr.b.5589]

The Beatles literally take us on a trip through the wormhole, from one dimension to another. Hope you enjoyed the ride.

[@daveartandmusic]

I'm 64 and and I really enjoy seeing young people hear this for the first time! I read somewhere that those squeeky voices at the end of the song can be played backwards to hear some message, only works on vinyl! You really have to listen to Sgt Peppers from start to finish to really appreciate their genius, this album changed the world of "pop" music.

[@86dieselman]

When I get older losing my hair Many years from now Will you still be sending me a Valentine Birthday greetings bottle of wine If I'd been out till quarter to three Would you lock the door Will you still need me, will you still feed me When I'm sixty-four You'll be older too And if you say the word I could stay with you I could be handy, mending a fuse When your lights have gone You can knit a sweater by the fireside Sunday mornings go for a ride Doing the garden, digging the weeds Who could ask for more Will you still need me, will you still feed me When I'm sixty-four Every summer we can rent a cottage In the Isle of Wight, if it's not too dear We shall scrimp and save Grandchildren on your knee Vera, Chuck and Dave Send me a postcard, drop me a line Stating point of view Indicate precisely what you mean to say Yours sincerely, wasting away Give me your answer, fill in a form Mine for evermore Will you still need me, will you still feed me When I'm sixty-four

[@marknewman5842]

@Jani Buni dang. You got there first..lol

[@bradjbourgeois73]

@@marknewman5842 Ha, I think everyone wanted to be the first to reply to this! 😂

[@sensey07]

That ending wasn't on the original vinyl version of Sgt Pepper that we got in 1967. Looks like it was added in the CD era.

[@eviekelpie1]

Kudos here not just for the boys but to Sir George Martin and his production. No wonder he was knighted by the Queen!

[@OroborusFMA]

Martin's orchestral work in the middle is what makes the song.

[@vKarl7]

@@OroborusFMA That’s not Martin’s orchestral work though? It’s McCartney’s. Paul came up with the idea of having each instrument slowly go from their lowest note to their highest, explained it to the very confused orchestra, and then conducted them playing the part. I Am The Walrus’s orchestral arrangement is George Martin’s, however.

[@eviekelpie1]

@@vKarl7 Yes, Paul had this crazy idea lol Genius!

[@jackoo666]

the 5th Beatle. as important as any other

[@eviekelpie1]

@@jackoo666 Absolutely, Sir George was a legend!

[@Luming-di9rf]

Ringo's drumming's out of this world. Truly the best band drummer ever. The Beatles are the BEST of all time!

[@timsnyder512]

They are overwhelmingly the best...all modern music is derived from what these four guys did.

[@GP-yc2it]

And the magic was in the 4 of them together. Arguably McCartney had the most public success afterward, but none alone possessed that spark that the group displayed on a regular basis.

[@antarcticorb9197]

Classic case of all greater than the sum.

[@pomx2900]

@Tim Snyder Behave, they were great, but that's a hell of a stretch.

[@robertreichle1]

@@MrDJROGERS Take it back far enough and it's some caveman that knocked a bone against a rock (Rock N Roll!). But the entire world wasn't running around trying to copy Muddy Waters. He's just part of the chain that goes back through the great influencers. None was more influential than the Beatles. Of course, they were also influenced by others before them, but the brick they put in the wall of modern music is almost the size of the entire wall. No one else can compare.

[@papercup2517]

@@pomx2900 I think Tim means 'all modern popular music'...? Brian May (of Queen) summed up this view when he said 'The Beatles were our Bible. Musically, they opened all the doors, and we (Queen plus all the other bands that followed) just walked through.' He went on to say that he thought with the development of technology that occurred after the Beatles, they (Queen) had been able to take some things further, but those doors the Beatles opened up was where it all came from. Or words to that effect...

[@timmcintosh2283]

The Beatles were deep it’s hard to say what their best song was. So many iconic songs.

[@briandonovan1584]

No true Beatles fan can have one favorite song. There are too many contenders. It all depends on how I feel at that moment and I still can't avoid then remembering others that are as brilliant or better. A wealth of choices.

[@Kutubukutu]

Yeah, my favorite Beatles song changes from day to day. Impossible to settle for only one!

[@StanSwan]

This song was about John reading a newspaper and a dream Paul had. While the music is amazing and moving the lyrics were not deep, they just sounded good.

[@timmcintosh2283]

@@StanSwan I said the Beatles are deep not just this particular song

[@jamesmckee3800]

Listen to more. Tomorrow never knows what your favorite Beatles song may be. It’s ever changing from day to night.

[@JohnLennon_1980]

If you fall in love with it, the best song changes every day

[@Roger-ss2lk]

Actually, he probably should listen to Tomorrow Never Knows 🤷The song is beyond great.

[@russellsweaney6953]

The look of total confoundment on your face was priceless.

[@dmtry9359]

Norwegian wood, Eleanor rigby, something, Michelle, the long and winding road, so many great beatles songs. Enjoy exploring them.

[@lcn325]

Exploring them is the perfect description!

[@williamosborne6866]

Rubber Soul, Revolver, St. Peppers, and Magical Mystery Tour - The Beatles at their very, very best. After that, with the possible exception of the White Album was, for the most part, going downhill for me.

[@electric_eel]

Strawberry fields!

[@rodin3872]

@@williamosborne6866 Abbey Road is a masterpiece. Its fantastic a level above rubber soul for sure.

[@GlennWH26]

Blackbird, Taxman, I'm So Tired, In My Life, Revolution... we are talking about the band that needed two double albums to do their greatest hits collection.

[@TheRealJasonHowell]

After the last chord, there is a dog whistle. Then that loop at the end was on the outer rim of the album that just catches the needle and circulates until you take it off and switch sides or change records on the turntable. They were screwing with people's expectations. It really is the height of creativity and pushing boundries.

[@rssmdb1]

My daughter can hear the dog whistle at the end; I never could! We were in the car one day and she was like “what’s that noise?! Aghhh!” I think that proves that everyone takes something new and different from Beatles songs. I love watching people discover their genius.

[@keensoundguy6637]

Actually it's a test tone rather than a dog whistle. For studio tape decks, test tones are used to match levels and calibrate EQ. It was at 15 kHz, if I recall, so it's certainly within the range of human hearing (many writers incorrectly claimed only dogs could hear it). As a kid, I had an American pressing, which omitted the tone and gibberish. When I first got a CD with the tone included, I could clearly hear it and still can. Having been somewhat of an audiophile since my teens, I naturally took care of my hearing through the years.

[@surfelvis5946]

I listened to the album when it first came out, and for years afterwards, and I don't remember that part being on there. I thought that maybe the Beatles originally wanted it on the song, but then it was cut since it took away from the first "ending", which was already so dramatic. Maybe it changed sides before it was heard, but I can't imagine that I would have overlooked it after decades. Oh well ....

[@markdettra1794]

That outer rim fill-in just destroys the magnificent profound excursion of the fade out. Even more useless to include it on a CD since it only applies to the vinyl record design. It was a novel thing to do , but spoils A Day In the Life !

[@RadCenter]

LPs play from the outer rim toward the center, so the end of the song would have been near the center

[@hdufort]

There is a mix of angst, humanity, resignation and sarcasm in this song. It gets you every time.

[@IngotAU]

Wow! Really beautifully put!

[@willasacco9898]

I agree - I have been trying to find words to describe this song for fifty years

[@willasacco9898]

but now I have thanks to you.

[@mjames4709]

And that....is the greatest song ever put on vinyl.

[@kurtsaxton9665]

Great song but greatest ever put to vinyl? It was a great monumental experimental album definitely changed the way things were done. But I don't even think it was the best Beatles album. It was a really good song though.

[@martyslazenger935]

Ummm...

[@mjames4709]

@@kurtsaxton9665 another Sgt Pepper basher. Following the latest trend I see.

[@kurtsaxton9665]

@@mjames4709 hey basher obviously you didn't read my post I said it was a monumental album. Definitely not the greatest album put to vinyl, Rubber sole The White album Abbey Road much more substance and musicianship.

[@jackwatson441]

I found the Beatles sgt peppers 1967 vinyl at a thrift shop for 13 bucks

[@michaelj2528]

I am 67 years old I've listen an followed The Beatles all my life , I remember hearing this for the first time and still brilliant and fresh today

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

There's the Beatles and there's Everything Else. It really is just that.

[@melaniejones2128]

For a Beatles song with depth of emotion, try “She’s Leaving Home” from this same album. Haunting

[@stevekennedy-williams94]

I obsessed on this song when I was 18. Summer of 87 and the CD had just come out. Played the whole record tonight after watching this reaction, She's Leaving Home still brings me to tears .

[@jolinkarlsson8569]

Yeah i tear up everytime i hear it same with the long and winding road

[@mikek5958]

How it switches from third person point of view, to first person, then back to third person, then to first again is so unique. Besides the beautiful music the narrative is what engages you in the song; beyond brilliant.

[@rockyraccoon6299]

Make sure you Do a lyric video

[@Brakdayton]

Agree. Best song on the album.

[@richardsleep2045]

53 years ago my parents claimed this music would be forgotten by now. We said the Beatles certainly will be remembered - but who knew the Rolling Stones would still be playing? lol

[@andrewft31]

Great music doesn't have a shelf life its not milk, it's art, the Mona Lisa is still popular why would music be any different?

[@barbarabisson2551]

I felt the same way. There were so many other better songs and artists back then that these "mop-heads" as they were called were just unique, that's all; voices and instruments were average joe, nothing special. But they were unique and captured the experimental youths back then. AND they came from overseas, which was new back then, too.

[@therabbitcanada]

The Stones however should just stick to recording, their live shows have sucked for over 20 years

[@andrewft31]

@@therabbitcanada and yet when they tour they sell out and are the top grossing tour, so obviously you are in the minority in that opinion.

[@therabbitcanada]

@@andrewft31 nope I know many fans who say the same thing. And the reason why they gross so much? Their tickets are ludicrously priced. I'd rathjer go by number of tickets sold. Money isn't the overall success of a tour, the number of seats they sell is.

[@Jadguy24]

Across the universe - is more mind blowing beatles

[@mr.dr.prof.patrick7284]

This is true. Do across the universe and tomorrow never knows if you haven’t yet

[@SherriLyle80s]

Yep

[@deanmcclymont6018]

I love the anthology version

[@Mandrake591]

Yes, the original from '68, with George's sitar and the female backing vocals, it's exquisite!

[@robertg5641]

"A Day in the Life" is regarded by many as the greatest of all Beatles songs. But there are so many *great* ones, that it can be hard to pick just one.

[@KevinSmith-wp9qs]

Here, there & everywhere for me

[@3John-Bishop]

Peppers is the best album

[@KevinSmith-wp9qs]

@@3John-Bishop Most are great, Abbey Road for me, but imo best 3 are Sgt Pepper, Revolver & AR

[@philippedevine5124]

Hey Bulldog

[@rebeccamaracle2878]

Just when you think you've chosen your favourite song or your favourite Beatle, you listen to something else and completely change your mind.

[@ericjahoda2997]

It's not over until the greatest chord in music history ends!

[@shawnaakers7667]

Please listen to this whole album in one sitting. It’s a complete masterpiece. Every song flows into the next and this is the last song on the album. It would have had even more impact on you if you had heard the previous songs leading into it.

[@jeremybalsley5765]

Yep, the GOAT. Black Sabbath paranoid is up there too, pixies Doolittle, I have a list somewhere. Only a couple dozen complete masterpieces out there; imo.

[@purple_ninja7914]

@@jeremybalsley5765 OK computer or In Rainbows by Radiohead

[@jayjohnston4365]

Lennon's lyrics actually was him reading the daily newspaper. McCartney contribution about waking up in the morning was the result of a dream he had. George Martin (the engineer/producer) combined the the two. Geniuses doing genius stuff.

[@JBron15]

This Jay agrees with you. “A Day in the Life.” He falls asleep, has a disturbing dream, wakes up in the morning light and happy, then ends his day by dozing again.

[@StanSwan]

We often apply genius to things that were mostly random. John Lennon hated being asked about these lyrics. He was just like "I just read a fucking newspaper. It had no deep meaning it just sounded good to me. If it gives you some deeper meaning when you listen to it that is fine but I did not put that in there. It was just words that sounded good so we recorded it". Fans would meet him and say it was like you were speaking right to me. John asked, what song do you mean. They would say, Let it Be. John tells them Paul wrote that and that is him singing. The poor guy looked crushed and was honestly clueless to not know who sings what songs.

[@christopherdrzik6784]

There wouldn't be the Beatles without George Martin.

[@StanSwan]

@@christopherdrzik6784 The Beatles also made George Martin famous. Martin was clearly a brilliant guy most of his work was classical music recording and even novelty songs, he work with Peter Sellers is amazing stuff. The Beatles made a lot of people famous and even more rich. George Martin disserved all the praise and financial gains as he helped the Beatles make the studio not just a recording of their amazing early live shows but to make the studio itself a "member" of the group.

[@whoneverknow9588]

He blew his mind out in a Car? He(Oswald) His(Kennedy) He hadn't noticed that the lights had changed (Double crossed) A crowd of people stood and stared (Dallas) Nobody knew if he was from the house of Lord's (Ruby)

[@mikewarker4445]

The look on your face says it all! The Beatles were magical! They changed music, they changed the world. You owe it to yourself to dive deep into their music. You’ll never be the same

[@arnavtandon2814]

The “aaaaahs” are far superior to Cardi B’s entire discography

[@JuanLopez-ef5pr]

It's Paul

[@arnavtandon2814]

@@JuanLopez-ef5pr no

[@dinahdonovon]

@@arnavtandon2814 you're right. JL. But... what Cardi 2?

[@sklermbot8993]

@@JuanLopez-ef5pr Both of them sing lead on this song, but the ahhhs after Paul's line "somebody spoke and I went into a dream" are definitely John.

[@jimmykarlsson2567]

Yeah that ahhh is John 100 %

[@lynng9618]

"Tomorrow Never Knows".

[@darlenegriffith6186]

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

[@TedSchoenling]

I can do without that as well as "Within you and without you" and "Bluejay way"

[@MsAppassionata]

@@TedSchoenling I love Tomorrow Never Knows, Within You Without You and Blue Jay Way. Oh well, to each their own.

[@eviekelpie1]

Yes I've been requesting this too!

[@mattandersonmusic]

Great choice. Would love to see that reaction.

[@randy1979]

Can you imagine people hearing this for the first time in 1967?

[@elenawaechter8205]

"Eleanor Rigby" is right up there. They're literally all incredible, though. Whichever one you react to will be a different experience. The Beatles are just amazing like that ;)

[@nigelw7626]

You said it right! Love Eleanor Rigby used to listen to the Beatles loads when I was really young as my parents played them in the car over and over - only last few years I've properly re-listened and really appreciate how spellbinding their genius is! check this out if you like late 60's stuff - kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHrdmX2umcqVqMU

[@akhilshah6508]

i mean the lyrics of this song hit way better tho. eleanor rigby, hey jude, and day tripper have better melodies but their lyrics were not as legendary. they are all boss songs tho

[@brianwilson3952]

Elena Waechter.... I get the feeling there is some bias there with ur name. But I agree. Its Beautiful.

[@randlnickel9196]

YOU could go insane trying to figure out all their lyrics

[@eziospaghettiauditore8369]

@@akhilshah6508 the lyrics are legendary for eleanor rigby and hey jude lol they're just not multi part rhapsodies. Day in the Life is three songs mashed together

[@conwil9594]

"You've Got to Hide Your Love Away"

[@gooddognigel4947]

The Beatles changed everything.

[@rcpsammy7186]

The piano crescendo and long fadeout is the greatest ending in rock history.

[@Robertlaw11111]

I think I read somewhere it's the most famous single note in at least contemporary history.

[@lindakelly9552]

Exactly well said, and if nothing else this puts Sgt Pepper Album as their number 1 album or at least tied with Abbey Road for number 1.

[@Rkw772]

Took six pianos to do it.

[@runfourcover]

The middle orchestra section was Paul’s idea: the first 2 verses were written by John, ( in the key of C) and Paul had an unfinished song he wanted to include (in the key of E). So, they got members of the London Philharmonic (21 pieces, I believe) and told them this: ‘Start at the lowest note of your instrument. You have 20 measures, but your final note must fit in the E major chord. Don’t listen to the person sitting next to you, climb up to that note on your own pace. You have 20 measures.’ They then double tracked it. Brilliant music history!

[@jamesolsen7610]

Its a 40 piece orchestra overdubbed 4 times, the equivalent of 160 players improvising with no written music. Oh boy!

[@waltercopus1485]

Geniuses

[@edmundo.anguiano333]

John's piece was in the key of G. (With all respect)

[@runfourcover]

@@edmundo.anguiano333 You are correct!

[@carolrobinson9565]

Paul's middle, the perfect example of why Lennon and McCartney are the most phenomenal songwriting partners of all time. I might as well go ahead and just stop right here. Thank you for listening and for your reaction brother. I'll turn 69 in a couple of hours Lord willing and you just made my day, along with all the other Beatles fans comments.

[@TheSeize102]

WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS by the beatles. its a must!!

[@kz1408]

The guitar on that song was played by Eric Clapton, which was a pretty good idea I'd say.

[@JustMe-vk4fn]

The orchestra was told to go from one octave to another, higher octave to that last high note in whatever way they wished and they created that crescendo you mentioned. No one else, to my knowledge, has ever done that with an orchestra before or since. We always knew when the song was over because our stereo speakers would stop vibrating. :D

[@Peter-oh3hc]

I heard that too.

[@almostfm]

If you listen in headphones (especially if you've got it on CD) at one point near the end of the chord, you can hear a piano bench creak when someone shifts his weight.

[@antarcticorb9197]

Their roadie Mal hit that last piano chord.

[@almostfm]

@@antarcticorb9197 It wasn't just Mal Evans. John and Ringo were also playing that final E chord.

[@antarcticorb9197]

@@almostfm Mal might have been hitting the lower notes..read it somewhere.

[@Quadrant14]

My Mum is 87 years old and will listen to ALL the Beatles songs, as they defined the life she had having us as children at the same time. She loves them.

[@steveakhurst7845]

Helter Skelter by the Beatles to see their diversity and heavy Rock ability

[@Hilarita9]

Not to mention it inspired Charles Manson.

[@adamsgrad93]

One of my favorites of all time.

[@manofconstantsorrow]

Sir Paul tried to do a heavy number, but he failed. He is a master of ballads and he should stick with it.

[@ricardofineartist]

@@manofconstantsorrow definitely not a failure, maybe you just don't like it. Shows how versatile a musician and songwriter he is. Amazing song.

[@manofconstantsorrow]

@@ricardofineartist A failure for sure, but that doesn't change the fact, that he's a genius.

[@robbiemontgomery581]

John's voice is hauntingly beautiful

[@gloop4725]

It’s so cool to see someone react to this masterpiece for the first time

[@105claire]

I'm into ""Don't let me down" these days.

[@Leon-cd1iy]

Try out material world or who can see it by George Harrison

[@debjorgo]

@@Leon-cd1iy I wouldn't agree with that. I go with Give Me Love from that album. But there's a lot of songs that would come before it. Like Don't Let Me Down.

[@Leon-cd1iy]

@@debjorgo hey, I’m just recommending some songs to them that they may not have heard of. I’m not trying to compare songs either.

[@debjorgo]

@@Leon-cd1iy No worries. Material World is kind of fun but Who Can See It always seemed like a dirge to me.

[@Leon-cd1iy]

@@debjorgo well for me it’s very fresh so I’m sure you can understand what that feeling is like. It’s difficult to find something bad to say about the album as I only just discovered All Things Must Pass and this album

[@WDRhine]

That last bit of weirdness - let me explain what that was. Back in the day, 1967 to be specific, the only popular medium for recorded music was "records" or what we call vinyl. They were "played", not surprisingly, on a device called a "record player". At the very end of each side of a record was a bit of silence that was called the "run-out groove". This groove allowed the record player to detect that the record had ended and that the needle should lift off the record and return to the "off' position. Got it so far? "A Day in the Life" is the last song on side B of "Sgt. Peppers". Normally, after the song ended there would be silence and then the record would end. The Beatles thought it would be funny, and a bit startling, to suddenly have a bit of gibberish play before the record player turned off. This was very much like them: they played with everything. That's what you heard: a few seconds of gibberish designed to create exactly the response you had -"WTF".

[@tbolt5883]

You're showing your age. You needed a manual turntable to hear the gibberish because some automatic record players would lift the arm off the record before it played the gibberish. I know because mine did.

[@parisbrat]

@@tbolt5883 Exactly!

[@AMolePerson]

I also think it was a continuous run-out groove, right? Like, it would loop forever if you let it.

[@WDRhine]

@@AMolePerson Absolutely.

[@tbolt5883]

@@AMolePerson Yes, you are correct.

[@garyspillett7103]

THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT THERE ARE NO BAD BEATLES SONGS ONLY BETTER ONES

[@AngelaT0763]

The Beatles were a force - they literally changed music, and practically over night.

[@armadillotoe]

They changed the world. I think mostly for the better, but.....

[@samsowden]

they changed music overnight in 1964. And then they did it again with Revolver and Sgt Pepper.

[@Senator107]

Not overnight, but they were a force.

[@farfromperfek]

Some times I am jealous of you. Being able to hear such amazing songs for the first time. I grew up listening to this and couldn't tell you the first time I heard this song or even the Beatles. It was just always there. Btw this was two different songs that they put together into one. The piano chord at the end is 6 people on 3 pianos hitting the chord hard and letting it fade out.

[@PortugalandMore-pu9kt]

What you don't know - what a lot of Beatles fans do not know, is that for that last, super long piano E chord, the Beatles actually cut all the strings in the piano not used with an E chord. They retuned what strings remained, removed the legs of the piano, then literally dropped the piano on a padded floor to get that 40 second long E chord close to the song. I also loved your reactions to the cacophony of orchestral instrumentation doing it's crescendo for 28 beats, both before the Bridge of the song, and the ending. If you listen closely, especially the first time, you can hear John Lennon counting off the beat.

[@105claire]

Also, "Something", sung by George Harrison

[@freebirdtony]

My favorite Beatle. 🎸🎤

[@hdufort]

George was the kind, loving Beatles.

[@lisarainbow9703]

Ranked as the "best love song ever written" by Frank Sinatra....

[@liamreidy1175]

One of my favourite songs.... Ever

[@davidharbrecht3011]

So difficult to choose a favorite Beatles album, much less a favorite song, but “Something” is close to the top for me.

[@garyarnett1220]

It was a partial song by Lennon "I heard the news today" melded with a partial song by Paul "Woke up, fell out of bed". And a lot of orchestration.

[@IgNaceus]

Bigger than the sum of its parts.

[@danmcn61]

And great drumming by Ringo. Don't overlook that.

[@kikialdrich4574]

I didn’t see your comment before I made mine. I actually used the word “meld”. Great minds think alike!

[@juliobauer84]

A truly master piece..it blew me away when i first listened to it...fantastic..every detail every little sound is amazing

[@teknikel]

Good reaction! You caught on to the orchestra crescendo quickly. Don't see many requests for The Beatles' "Oh, Darling." Paul sings with grit and soul like it's live.

[@chrisd7047]

When you told me you didn't need me anymore Well you know, I nearly broke down and cried

[@jayniesgottagun]

I second the request for "Oh, Darling"

[@annakermode6646]

Me too. It's a thinly disguised song about when John said he wanted to leave the band. Put Johnny in for Darling and it makes perfect sense.

[@toddedwards5144]

That is definitely one of Paul’s finest vocal performances. And every time I hear the Eagles’ Christmas song, it reminds me of “Oh Darling”.

[@dport62]

I just listened to "Oh Darling" right before watching this video. I actually HAD to listen to it twice!! Great song!

[@Borna909]

Somebody once said: "If you want to know about The Beatles, listen to their records. If you only got 45 Minutes, listen to "Sgt. Pepper". If you only got 5 Minutes, listen to "A Day in the Life"." I think it was George Martin, but I dont know.

[@lee6198]

I took a History of Rock n Roll class in college. It was a night class. Once class was listening to Sgt Pepper from start to finish, in the dark, no talking at all between songs, to each other., only silence except the album.

[@Borna909]

@@lee6198 i don't know who it was anymore, but an artist once said that his welcome reaction from the audience would be to leave it with open mouths, without applause, without anything, just in astonished silence. this is what happened to almost anybody that listenened to this song.

[@snakelite61]

I was 18 when this came out and can still clearly remember when I first heard the album. There had never been anything quite like it. It was a game changer that took music in a new direction. It's worthwhile to listen to their albums in order to see how they progressed.

[@davidharbrecht3011]

I am in that same age range, and I agree. We grabbed each Beatles album as they came out, and spent hours appreciating the music & trying to figure out the meaning of the lyrics. We saw the evolution as it happened, which is a lot different than being able to choose from the entire catalog nowadays. Either way it’s hard to go wrong with any Beatles track, so welcome to the rabbit hole.

[@ugadawgs1990]

Well, Pet Sounds, but SPLHCB was certainly unique and special.

[@snakelite61]

@@ugadawgs1990 Pet Sounds was an amazing album, but it wasn't a big departure from their earlier work. I'm not sure it was that influential for other artists. It came out about a year before Sgt. Pepper. I think much of the appreciation for the album came in later years.

[@geoffreyevans1549]

Legend has it that when bbc disc jockey John Peel played it on air for the first time,he broke down.

[@suzandouglass5241]

That is the reaction everyone had when that song came out. Mind blowing.

[@kennybailey140]

The Beatles had 4 front men. All could, and did, their part on lead vocals.

[@jeannejorgensen1230]

She’s Leaving Home is a classic! And Eleanor Rigby

[@sassymessmess9110]

I forgot about "SHE'S LEAVING HOME". In 1966/67 many teens were running away from home and hitchhiking to join other hippies. In America it was like a mini epidemic. I think that's what the song is touching on.

[@dinahdonovon]

@@sassymessmess9110 oddly, that girl John wrote about met Paul 3 years earlier and was on maybe Ready, Steady, Go and 4 teen girls had to dance and lipsynch to a Brenda Lee song and Paul had to pick the winner, which ended up being her at 14 ish. Then the article, the song, the early 70s, she makes up with her parents, and they put it together, got confirmation Paul saw THE article about her. However, didn't notice it was that girl he met doing Brenda Lee because he met MANY TEEN GIRLS in that whirlwind. But by the 70s it came full circle and Paul found they wrote a song about an affluent girl he picked as winner of a contest a few years before. Small World.

[@sarthakjain1824]

I want you she's so heavy

[@roberttreborable]

Think of how groundbreaking this was when first released in the 60's.... It's an Opera in few minute song, references to things John had read in the paper about potholes in Blackburn, a young man, with a bright future killed in a car crash.... Then Paul come in almost missing the bus, relaxes and back to John's narrative of the day... Pure Genius.....

[@midiot777]

All tape - no digital editing. This is what you get when the bottom line is art and not money. Great selection.

[@Kupcho58]

TRUTH!

[@Steveypoos]

This song is the kind of song that I imagine will play in your head as you're about to die. It has that ethereal quality to it.

[@reanimated]

....dude. this messed me up because you're right.

[@alexroswell856]

Or a star exploding !

[@gingerfreak01]

My family already know to play Tomorrow Never Knows on constant loop to me if I'm at the end.

[@nowheregirl1585]

you’re actually right omg

[@johnpickett8533]

This whole album needs to be listened to beginning to end. Many times. It's indescribable.

[@victor7574]

It begins as a burlesque, and ends as a hymn.

[@kadathsmith]

It is so good to see a person reacting to this kind of music that actually can understand its importance. Keep doing what you do man, you're awesome.

[@zigman63]

The whole album is out of this world, and you can see where Floyd got some of their concepts from.

[@pauldocmusic2411]

Imagine being in abbey road studios with this being recorded in one studio and pink floyd doing piper at the gates, in the studio next door

[@willswomble7274]

Even the final chord is a masterpiece of analogue recording. Be amazed, they are simply the greatest. From long before computers and digital music.

[@michaelastorga2478]

John's voice on this song is simply a masterpiece

[@cannedratmeat]

I seriously envy you being able to hear this song for the first time. I remember listening this for the first time at like 10 years old and when it was over just sitting there like “wow”

[@Tuesdays_Gone]

Me, too.

[@aeskes1978]

In the top 5 but personal fav is “Don’t Let Me Down”...another emotion for y’all.

[@makeadifference4all]

This is one of John and Paul's best songwriting collaborations. John wrote most of the song (the haunting parts he sings), with Paul writing the short, bouncy middle section. Paul suggested the orchestral transitions and the two unforgettable, chaotic orchestral climaxes. Add George Martin's superb production values and Ringo's perfect drumming, and you have one of the greatest rock or pop songs ever.

[@Bryt25]

Yes they had ideas for two songs that came together in this.

[@daveburns3886]

Perfect summary

[@karl-emilvik5591]

The last snippet of whatever that is at the end of the song makes sense if you play sgt pepper's on vinyl. This is the last song and when the B-side is finished the vinyl needle on most vinyl players tends to repeat the last part of the side into eternity, and if you put that last snippet on repeat it almost sounds hypnotizing. Props to the Beatles + George Martin for being geniuses

[@jaculinkittel732]

I've heard if you play it backwards on vinyl, it has some clue about the whole Paul is dead rumor. I think they were just having a little fun!

[@Crispvs1]

@@jaculinkittel732 No - all it is is a fragment of a recording of when they had some members of the studio staff just come in and be recorded singing anything which came into their heads at the same time each other. The whole recording was about 5 minutes long and of that, a two second edit was taken and recorded onto the inner groove of the record, so it would endlessly repeat. It should not be attached to 'A Day in the Life', as it is a seperate piece.

[@DmRofAtoZ]

@@Crispvs1 @Jaculin Kittel is right in that it was “a bit of fun“. And poor Rome !... Mind blown while seeing there was more time yet, and then getting blasted with the Inner Groove ! has he seen yet the history were this was indeed created to run continuously at the end of the record and then followed by the tone for only dogs and that they are separate pieces ? Jaculin is half right also because this isn’t really grouped in the “Paul is dead“ clues. As it loops it begins to sound like “never do see any other way”... but backwards ?... Many have agreed it sounds like “ we’ll fuck you like a superman”. There has to be a video that plays it on a loop and also backwards and I’m going to look for that now: kzbin.info/www/bejne/epK7n6StYr-pZrs

[@patrickquinlan67]

Welcome to 1967. A highwater mark in popular music. Your reaction right at the end gave me a big generous laugh. It was just as weird to us back then. The Beatles and the Floyd who took off during the 70s created the most inventive music between them. It's a delight to witness you discovering it all again.

[@philippesauvie639]

The best song off of the greatest album of all time! Blows your mind every time!

[@dylansorokin2733]

Please listen to "Across the universe" and "Something" those are two of the best songs ever written in my opinion.

[@crystaldottir]

That bit at the end from the big chords was supposed to sound like "the end of the world". Generally, their albums were the perfect mesh of their creative vision and songwriting skill with the genius production of George Martin.

[@richardedenfield5167]

And it wasn't until after that they (the beatles) found out the cord they hit is called the Heaven Note on the register on the piano. The one right in the middle.

[@WestCoastJazzForever]

I'm getting chills watching you listen to this masterpiece for the first time. I first heard it as a kid in 1977, & it has been part of my DNA ever since.

[@Mirrorgirl492]

I spent the entirety of 1977 baby-sitting and listening to this album on every imaginable type of sound system. DNA indeed.

[@welllivedlife-desireeg2804]

Please do 'Something', "Help', 'Paperback Writer'.

[@waynej2608]

Nice.

[@HaFannyHa]

or 'Tomorrow Never Knows'!

[@rileysteve]

"Intense" would describe anything John Lennon had a hand in. For people of my generation this album was a game-changer. It also put everybody on notice that the Beatle's were going to stay hot. They kept their versatility until the break-up and went on to even greater heights of musical genius, individually. I just cannot say enough about how much the Beatles influenced my life and those people I grew-up with. They were the the BOMB, man.

[@scottbarr2889]

A Thing that is most underappreciated about this song is Ringo's drumming. Perfectly serves the song.

[@williamellis8593]

"A Day in the Life" is my favorite Beatles song. It's slow and sad, happy and whimsical, it's instrumentality minimal, it's orchestral, in certain spots it rocks, it's mysterious, and almost mystical. It has everything The Beatles had to offer.

[@deechatterton5828]

Back in the day when records were on vinyl, that little noise at the very end was what was recorded in the grove that was nearest the to center of the record. For me, this is not only the best Beatles song but perhaps the best song of the second half of the 20th century, period. John wrote the first three and last verses and Paul the middle eight. John had the concept of what he referred to as "war noises" or the two crescendos, and Paul directed the orchestra in fleshing them out.. Two creative geniuses at the absolute peak of their creativity. Doesn't get much better than this. Thanks for the review.

[@lysisfilms]

and the orchestral players refused to play what they were asked (the crescendos), because it wasn't 'proper music', until one of them convinced the others that it was ok.

[@davidorson6135]

@@lysisfilms I I’m

[@corryunedited8154]

Now I'm going to have to get my turntable dusted off and check out that ending groove! I have my dad's copy of Sgt Pepper's, White album & several others from that time. Good stuff!

[@SR-vl6ql]

Don’t forget George Martin in all of this. The forgotten about fifth Beatle.

[@jeffreykaufmann2867]

It's too bad that most Rock Musicans are done by age 40. Beethoven and Bach were composing some of their greatest music in their 50s.

[@chadwhite4236]

Absolutely one of the greatest songs written, by one of the greatest bands ever!!

[@Marksbrother]

One of the Greatest pieces of recorded music... Eternally.

[@matthewnickerson8629]

And that's why Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Band is an epic album.

[@kelvinh8327]

I am so pleased that the Beatles are thrilling another generation. They are still beautiful and still relevent 😍