Paul McCartney Composing Get Back

A "fly on the wall" moment in music history!
January 7, 1969
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#PaulMcCartney
#TheBeatles
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[@simpego81]

00:53 feeling the pressure of their approaching deadline, Paul composes within minutes a no. 1 hit that lasts for decades

[@renaudrenard601]

McCartney with his voice and his accent: "Well I had 10 minutes off...so I composed a hit U know....Yesterday came in a dream, Get back came in a nap u Know"

[@renaudrenard601]

@@wildomegamusic "Well, that's the oooooone; DuuUUUUuuu"

[@chrisjames6327]

He probably had the idea in his head for years

[@beatles123]

Stevie Rikks!@@renaudrenard601

[@Raelsalmacis]

Perfect synthesis

[@BIG_MUNKY]

Just imagine how Peter Jackson reacted when he found this tape. He must've freaked out.

[@user-pi1ut2yj7p]

what a fucking genius dude he literally just pulled a #1 hit single out of thin air

[@darrenkingston9440]

This scene is so unbelievable

[@emilgeo1]

The whole history of the Beatles is quite amazing

[@brgreg8725]

@@mindcontrol67 no it’s amazing. You’re wrong. I’m sure you strummed a classic recently tho

[@rmleider]

I wish Peter Jackson didn't cut so much out of it :(

[@GDN_Dan]

@@mindcontrol67 Loser attention seeking contrarian?

[@IgorBS02]

@@mindcontrol67 but Paul don't have any ideia

[@donaldlusk2035]

Love how ringo is cool with everyone, sticks up for John and cares deeply about Paul's new tune. He also would always go to George first when he had new songs he needed help composing. Love Ringo!

[@johndaniel8032]

Thought the same thing, Ringo was the glue that kept them together long enough to produce this album

[@petew.1418]

Ringo is awesome, but I think he went to George for help with songwriting because George would help him. John and Paul would either dismiss or take over. (George complained about that before.)

[@Drenwickification]

@@petew.1418 yeah I felt George and ringo always had a nice relationship. But then again George did sleep with Ringo’s wife too 😂

[@vitoribas]

He was so focused

[@frommetoyou1981]

He's the glue that binds them together x

[@yoya4766]

It's Ringo's intense listening of Paul composing, that allows him to find the perfect beat and that's what nails the song/single. Ringo was so important because of how he complimented anything they wrote. It's like a custom made suit vs off the shelf. Most drummers are oblivious to the singer and just play their parts. But Ringo uses the drums in a different way he blends them to the song/singers/music.

[@christosioannou9628]

Exactly!! It’s why I’ll always consider him one of the best drummers. He was never as flashy as some other guys, but his presence really took a great band to one of the best musical groups ever.

[@MaxineAI-ym1tv]

TRUE!!!

[@walley2637]

As a singer myself, in reality many singers are listening to the drums more than it appears they are. its all about timing and rhythm for both players. it's just that they are behind you and there is no need for eye contact so it may seem that they are closer to the lead instruments.

[@calbassas87]

John walking in, late, and just sitting down and picking up the tune is freakin legendary. It shows how in sync he and Paul were. Even in those tumultuous later years. They were just always lock step. Finishing each other’s sentences even when they couldn’t stand each other anymore.

[@Ukraineaissance2014]

That isn't really hard when you play the guitar even a fair bit to be honest, especially with bar chords. You can even just copy what hes doing on the bass straight to chords

[@SAK1855]

I didn’t see them not being able to stand each other. I saw them having the friction that’s inevitable in any serious relationship, especially when you have pressure to complete something together. There was a lot more fun than misery between them. George, however, clearly was resentful.

[@chrisjames6327]

He’s not an amateur, playing in his bedroom. He’s a world class musician who’d been doing it a long time

[@spiritof6663]

@@SAK1855 Judging by Harrison's behavior in this clip, I'm not sure he was resentful so much as just tired of the grueling early morning filming sessions! (and yes, I know all about his actual resentments at this time)

[@danielgoncalves6438]

​@@spiritof6663George was very resentful with Paul. If you watched this documentary he actually left the band around that time. If there was one person that couldn't stand to be a beatle anymore that person was George Harrison because he felt, and in my opinion quite right, that his talent as a songwriter and musician wasn't respected especially by Paul.

[@Larryboy2701]

One moment this song that we all know by heart and has been heard millions and millions of times didn’t exist, then one moment it just… did. McCartney just pulled it out of thin air. Things like this I think is the closest humanity has to real actual magic.

[@78zappaf]

This is kind of what Cynthia Lennon said about the few times she went during a Beatles recording session. "We were there waiting, and the boys were strumming and it felt like hours that nothing was happening. We left with Pattie and Mo for lunch for a few hours, when we came back, all of a sudden a full song was finished! Where did that song come from?"

[@concernedhuman3828]

This scene is brilliant. The way he composes this song is pure genius. Reminiscent of a sculptor carving a block of stone.

[@Better_Call_Raul]

He plays his bass almost like he is strumming guitar chords. Never seen anybody do that. This is genius.

[@user-xd8yl9ch4f]

it's called power chords. anything he does looks genius

[@phil92601]

Lemmy strummed bass

[@speedoflight9005]

Paul's understanding of music, is at the same level of Alexander or Julius Caesar watching the battle field with all the strategy to win, how to move the troops, already in the brain. The rest is just a matter of time.

[@bullseyecello]

Paul always uses bass chords (and I love her, I want to hold your hand, don’t bother me, while my guitar gently weeps)

[@Anthony-hu3rj]

@@user-xd8yl9ch4f Silly Love Songs -- was that genius?

[@prikov1]

Gonna go to work today and write a tune that will still be great 50 years from now...

[@safedreamsimagebliss4676]

Did you do it?

[@prikov1]

@@safedreamsimagebliss4676 Yeah, I did..It's probably not out yet where you live...

[@generalyellor8188]

@@safedreamsimagebliss4676 Some people have no sense of humor.

[@coolmacatrain9434]

Well ..that's a great opening line/lyric anyway! But let me open it up a bit "Gonna go to work today, an' write a tune that'll still be great, 50 years from this very date"

[@Sebastian-lo3hn]

You hear the brilliance of Macca giving birth to the track - and then when it's gasping to be born, Harrison just steps in. I can't believe how easy Lennon just walks off from the street - doesn't even take his coat off, and finds the chords and key, he hasn't for them. I want to see this film.

[@013itay]

Its is not so hard to find the key when you can see the bass chords.just saying

[@jamesroyle6888]

@@013itay you just need ears when you've been playing long enough.

[@Kos0818]

@@jamesroyle6888 Yup

[@JamesBond-ml3zp]

@@jamesroyle6888 especially since they've been "Jelling" together for almost 20yrs!

[@charalampostseronis6500]

It’s just an A chord what’s so difficult about?

[@Scotttyist]

Macca's strumming his bass in that galloping style that Ringo would later adopt on his drums. That feel was right there at the start.

[@roto528]

The way they fixed perfectly their songs in few days is unbelievable.

[@sarahForensicCriminologistBSc]

This is just amazing isn't it

[@lyndamcardle4123]

Ringo's military snare make this record.

[@allison3874]

@@lyndamcardle4123 Truth

[@rexrathtar3893]

Let's agree that Ringo developed his drumming style earlier than 1969.

[@tax7836]

This is one of the greatest scene ever filmed and shown on KZbin. Here you see - absolutly LIVE - the birth of a No. 1 single hit of The Beatles "Get Back". Unbelieveable.

[@zootsoot2006]

What's really fascinating is how his legs move as he's composing it, like an excited child at play. That's someone at their true creative force firing on all cylinders.

[@tomward2688]

Mind you, long before then, he apparently could compose a song in his sleep - "Yesterday" being a case in point..

[@tombryan1]

Did you celebrate with a skin wrapped slider sausage?

[@robertgodlewski8553]

@@tombryan1 I felt bad that no one has responded to you. Have you found Oscar Mayer as your one and true savior? Ketchup and Mustard with a bit of relish might tantalize your taste buds. I know you might want to swallow whole but chewing is recommended. Just here to help.

[@rexrathtar3893]

True. 1. Woman falls down hole. 2. Charlie bit my finger 3. McCartney composes Get Back

[@newsduke]

I’m sure Paul McCartney had many moments like this, considering all his great songs. It’s just that this one happened to be caught on film for us to see. Amazing stuff. Everyone could tell right away he was onto something really good. Watching his bandmates perk up and then join in is a magical, goosebumps moment. Even when they weren’t getting along, these guys were incredible together anyway.

[@terragthegreat175]

It's wild to think that every single Lennon/McCartney song began like this. It was all just sort of conjured out of thin air. As people have mentioned before, that degree of songwriting potency is once in a lifetime. Even the great masters of history didn't create as many masterpieces proportional to their careers.

[@joe6096]

The real question here is why did Michael Lindsay-Hogg choose not to include this clip in the original 1970 Let It Be movie! He was right there as this was happening right in front of his eyes, and as the was cutting and editing the film by that time Get Back had gone to Number One on both the UK and American charts. One of the roughly 30 number one hits the Beatles had, when most pop stars would die for more than one, and be giddy and completely satisfied with 3-4 over their entire lives. He knew it was a number one hit as he was cutting and editing the film, yet all he focused on was the argument between Paul and George, about 5 minutes of Billy, and half the rooftop gig. Thank you Peter Jackson!!! Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!!

[@stormcloudsabound]

Given that the Beatles broke up in April of that year, Lindsay-Hogg likely made the film about the sadder/rougher bits to reflect how people were feeling, or how the band was feeling. You go with what the world needs at that point, I guess.

[@braunhausmedia]

Seems to me he choose to present a hit piece on the deterioration of The Beatles rather than a celebration of their genius.

[@joe6096]

@@stormcloudsabound Seems like a personal vendetta of some sort but things like that were happening around the Beatles at that time so I can see that. But still - it's like, Get Back the song is on every radio station on the planet at the very same moment you're deciding what footage to include in a movie you're making, and you literally have the very footage, the very proof, of the guy who wrote that very song playing on every radio station on the planet in the process of pulling it out of nowhere! And you just toss it aside????? What kind of filmmaker are you?

[@pedromarques7457]

More likely, when viewing the 60 hours of footage, Michael Lindsay-Hogg did not see them in their entirety. There are many other great scenes he could have included had he been given 4 years to view and edit the reels like Peter Jackson did.

[@joe6096]

@@pedromarques7457 Don't forget, Lindsay-Hogg was right there in the studio with them all the time. So he saw and heard everything first hand. He didn't need to pour over all 60 hours to know what were the good bits and what should be cut out..... and if he was driving to his studio to edit this film in 1970 it's almost a guarantee the song Get Back came on the radio, it was at that moment a number one hit around the world, and he was right friggin there just less than a year before when he watched Paul pull it out of nowhere!!!! For him to NOT run in and put that clip into the final edit is an egregious mistake or just complete incompetence on his part!!

[@martatompkins4184]

Saw them live in 64 when I was 12 and followed and loved their music my whole life. My father was a jazz musician and thought their music was simplistic at first. As they progressed he began to really appreciate their music and talent. When this documentary came out I was able to watch it with both my adult sons who were exposed to the Beatles music all during their childhood. One of my sons is a musician as well and when this part of the movie came on we just looked at each other and said "Did we just witness this song come into being?" It was such a magical moment for both of us. For me it was about my childhood memories and for him it was witnessing the greatness of these musicians. Thank you Peter Jackson for bringing this to fruition.

[@karenwolsey2283]

I love how Ringo stands up for John being late ("Between 10 and 11 is the time") and then is laser focused on Paul composing this song. Love Ringo.😍⭐🥁

[@faithcurrent658]

I think it's "Glyn's late again" as someone pointed out below, Paul wouldn't call John "Lennon"

[@scottandrewbrass1931]

No it's "Lennon's late again". It even says so in the subtitles. Watch the clip again.

[@peterowen9183]

@@faithcurrent658 He calls him 'Lennon' because he's taking the piss, talking about John as if he was an employee - 'I'm thinking about getting rid of him...' They're just larking about.

[@richardgratton7557]

I am currently watching the film. There’s a scene a little after this one, perhaps the day after, where Ringo is discussing something with the director (I think) while Paul is on the piano (apparently composing Let it Be). Ringo is disagreeing with the man then says « I could listen to Paul play the piano for hours…isn’t it just beautiful » or words to that effect. It choked me up a little, just the communication of love and admiration. Gotta love Ringo!

[@Judes6647]

This song was written 53 years ago. But somehow in this video it still feels completely new and ahead of its time.

[@JonasTisell]

The power of film reels

[@deanbohana1269]

"You're playing that bass again..". Classic!

[@DiegoRodriguez-dw7pv]

I will never cease to be amazed at the amount of talent this man has. I mean, how does he do it? You just show up for work one day and out of thin air create a number 1 hit?

[@robertwilson3866]

I think Paul was the no.1 genius in the Beatles. You can see in this documentary. He takes charge and creates. Lennon was a genius too no doubt but Paul was underrated for years. I think this doc shows the truth

[@coolmacatrain9434]

One of the truly greatest moments in modern pop culture ...caught on camera for future generations to see.

[@vivaelbetis2086]

few men in history can improvise a masterpiece like he just did

[@PreacherAtArrakeen]

Hey! I've done the same thing for decades! Bashed away at the guitar and babbled! Nothing like Get Back ever came out, unfortunately. Ha.

[@Bladerunner4924764]

Ah, but how many other tunes came out that were diamonds in the rough? Remember, this song wasn't a hit yet at this point in time, he/they could've discarded it and moved on to something else, but, that could've been a hit as well and this one could've been lost "like tears in the rain".

[@lloydpinto623]

Ha ha.

[@davidpfingston3188]

And they say he died in 1966? How could there be two rock geniuses...that look/sound identical?🤔🤣

[@willferris366]

@@davidpfingston3188 His fingerprints weren't identical to those Interpol had when he was drug busted in Japan though were they?! Check out Mike Williams Paul is Dead Channel and you'll find out how ..!

[@robertwilson3866]

I think they key is to record all your sessions like that even if hours long. They listen back later and you will find some great chord sequences and melodies to hang a song over. Sometimes it's hard to know what sounds good in the moment.

[@aperson2943]

0:40 I love that woo sound Paul is making along with the rift. It has a cool sort of relaxing galloping through the countryside on horseback just before the sun completely sets vibe. Very western. I freakin love this song. It was always one of my favorite Beatles songs, and to see it birthed here was nothing short of magical. This documentary is so awesome in so many ways.

[@lewisbracken5520]

*riff

[@aperson2943]

@@lewisbracken5520 Yes Richard that's quite true.

[@loosilu]

Earlier in the documentary he was singing a Canned Heat Song. I'm guessing that's where it comes from.

[@gordeauxd]

in 2:33 we see demonstration of the genius of Paul McCartney. Amazing.

[@matteodemicheli5890]

This is pure genius... it looks like Michelangelo the Sculptor, who, by placing his hands on the bare stone, "felt" the underlying work of art and brought it to the surface by removing superfluous parts.

[@x6049]

great analogy

[@ziggyzipgun]

Paul had a gift for melodies and arrangements, but you can see how little effort he puts into the lyrics. John liked to make songs that had double meanings, and George always wanted his songs to get a specific message across.

[@newagain9964]

Genius? It’s a cheesy 4/4 blues riff.

[@matteodemicheli5890]

@@newagain9964 OK Try to compose a similar cheesy blues riff in 4/4 yourself and make it as successful as it is and then write me again on you tube.

[@scottandrewbrass1931]

Regardless of how successful and enjoyable "Get Back" is, the fact remains is that it is STILL just a three chord blues in A major. It's not an amazing work of musical art but a nice pop song. A less good "Back In The USSR" mixed in with "Sour Milk Sea".

[@mattthrun-nowicki8641]

The moment nothing becomes something. Incredible feeling/moment

[@AcousticJamDad]

Ok so this right here is a brilliant example of why I love the Beatles so much. The songwriting was absolutely amazing and they seemingly just plucked these tunes right out of thin air. As a musician myself, it astounds me how a good songwriter is the driving force behind a band. What are the chances that you’d have not one, not even two, but THREE great songwriters in one band?!? And we aren’t talking about just one hit wonder stuff but a constant flow of worldwide hit after hit! How?!?! I’m in awe of it really

[@dand900]

I love how Ringo listens as intensely as the rest of us!

[@xgalarion8659]

Saved. Bookmarked. And will watch forever. This video is incredible.

[@NSW2040]

The setlist from their last tour (in 1966) is still attached to Pauls bass

[@phillydisco]

Before his bass was stolen.

[@mikeperez114]

Love how Paul plays the bass like a guitar here … like everyone I was goosebumped blow away how he magically created Get Back out of thin air right before the worlds eyes… PURE GENIUS

[@foujj]

So incredible, to hear this song which I know so well and hear Paul play around and almost get it, I am simultaneously in awe amd want to yell through the screen, "Paul it goes like this..."

[@norwegianwoode6870]

Ringo is the one friend that everyone loves and shows up to every gathering. "Im never late"

[@bruceburns1672]

Life is funny , George and Ringo are sitting there bored shitless listening to one of the Beatles and one of the greatest music geniuses in history , anybody else from that era would have thought they had died and gone to heaven if they found themselves sitting there listening to Paul create a tune .

[@davidpfingston3188]

I would think they were both putting together arrangements to accompany Paul. After ten years, the procedure was perfected.Make a hit...forget about it, on to the next one!

[@rexrathtar3893]

George and Ringo behave totally normally given the context. Stop trying so hard to be a time traveller. It was early in the morning on a long stretch of boring studio rehearsal. What do you want them to do?

[@robertwilson3866]

Don't forget they spend all day there. Is kind of dull sitting in a studio all day and Paul was just working it out too. In the actual clip (cut here) Ringo and George join in while they are still near Paul

[@dongskijyu8583]

You can hear the song started with a fuzzy melody until it started to take shape. Thats incredible

[@MarkSeibold]

Donhski, Yes also watch the entire documentary, Get Back, all the way through. And I would highly suggest that others hear that have not seen it, to watch the documentary in its entirety. Especially part one where it shows McCartney practicing the later evolution of the song, Get Back. It's originally a protest song as he points out the government official in London, Enoch Powell, ordering the Pakistanis to get out of England. Then MacCartney vocalizes these lyrics, but he does it in an Elvis Presley style. This is yet another hidden metaphor that Peter Jackson decided to put into the editing. For those not old enough to remember, President Nixon had assigned Elvis Presley and his manager, Colonel Tom Parker to spy on and get the Beatles run out of America. News storied show Presley at the White House confronting President Nixon, as Presley has a gun in a holster on his swivel hip, and a purple sport jacket. Presley had suggested that he be hired to be made a narcotics agent for the FBI. Nixon was afraid that the Beatles were perpetrating drug use to our youth in America. Shortly after one of these practice scenes with McCartney composing Get Back, you see the camera in the dark Twickenham Studios zoom in on Michael Lindsey-Hogg, the director. He appears to be perplexed or as if he's bloating while he holds that fat cigar, [in a similar way Orson Welles was seen directing his movie Citizen Kane,] then a clapboard appears, from the left side of the frame, then it pulls away and the camera zooms back, as Lindsey-Hogg seems to fade into the distance. This is just after John and Paul are shown to be playing Django Reinhardt style guitars and the theme music for the famous British film noir movie in 1949, The Third Man, starring Orson Welles. I've informed you a little bit here out of chronology in Part one of three of the documentary, but this is where it is divulged with symbolism in editing, and it is now historically archived if you look it up, such as Michael Lindsey-Hogg in Wikipedia. That it is disclosed that Lindsay-Hogg was the illegitimate son of Orson Welles. These are some of the beautiful hidden edits that Peter Jackson had executed into working for 4 years on this documentary that those who have not watched it, and even some of the younger generations today that do watch it, may not understand the historically accurate messages being shown here in the documentary.

[@iammrig]

@@MarkSeibold wow thanks for this

[@juliosanchez95]

I love that he is singing the words from Don't let me down and they merge into Get back

[@Kos0818]

When? I don't hear it

[@mykubaka]

@@Kos0818 1:45 "don't you know it's gonna last"

[@majipoorcat]

@@mykubaka is he also singing the words don’t let me down? I think so.

[@loltimno]

I can never pass up this video. It’s incredible

[@rosarioforino7075]

It gives me shivers to see the birth of a Song.

[@robertgodlewski8553]

George's smile at 2:07 when he realizes Paul is on to something.

[@Gioagla]

I have never imagined that i would see this moment.... simply incredible ...❤

[@davidrabello5619]

Genius at work !!

[@michaelireland7239]

that is fucking magic seeing that song just evolve before your eyes

[@rexrathtar3893]

True. I've trawled through a lot of comments that try to do justice to what this video shows, but these are the right words.

[@rporta]

Paul is just incredible

[@federicocamp2231]

Nothing more amazing than listening to a musical genius create a classic song from the very beginning.

[@nelsoncokanasiga1552]

Genius . This is surreal. Are there any other documentary tapes of other bands from the 60's or 70's which are lying undiscovered? . Give it to Peter Jackson

[@jayborcherding153]

No portable videotape in 1969--this was shot in 16mm, and it was expensive. I'm sure there are plenty of 8mm home movies from the era that are unreleased, but professionally shot 50 plus hours of 16mm film like this won't be equaled. Add in the talent and resources of Peter Jackson and the Beatles to stitch it all into such a brilliant documentary, and we are even more in the land of "we won't see the likes of this again."

[@rotanal9563]

Pure genious

[@valyum5504]

I'm looking at Ringo looking at Paul creating a masterpiece out of thin air. Ringo seems to be in awe of what's happening right in front of him. He's seen Paul do this countless times and it still gives him chills it seems. He knows what's happening and he takes it all in.

[@austinwilkerson84]

I’m so glad this footage was found and included in the documentary. As extraordinary as it is, this is precisely how almost all great songs in history are conceived and created- just improvising and experimenting with patterns and melodies, going largely by “feel”, and then workshopping various iterations of the idea until, again according to “feel”, the song is finished. Paul obviously worked quickly here, but the process is the same regardless; what sets him apart is how readily he recognizes when he’s onto something good that’s worth workshopping, and how attuned to his “feel” the rest of the band is at any given moment. This footage demystifies the art of songwriting and lays bare its essential components; thus, the keys to good songwriting: experimentation, openness, patience, hard work, and trusting one’s vision or (feeling). Learn from the masters!

[@Ben_Mdws]

One thing I took from this documentary is just how often Paul played that Hofner like a rhythm guitar.

[@thesilvershining]

Well he’s always said he’s a guitarist at heart. He played bass for The Beatles out of necessity, but it’s still amazing how innovative a bassist he became in just a few years.

[@guinnesstrail6799]

McCartney on fire-he even looks like a flare from the sun in that yellow jumper.

[@FilipeBrasAlmeida]

This scene makes me cry of joy. Every time.

[@mgebi1]

In a matter of 2 minutes paul takes this mix of sound in his head, and suddenly near the end of the video it's gone from some strumming to sounding similar to the recorded hit. He's such a natural brilliant composer. In other video he helps compose songs he gets no credit on. It just flows from him. It's an amazing process. Lennon does this in recording session videos as well. But I love the entire band. But without Paul, would they ever have been. The Beatles. He's blessed with a gift so rare. If you get a chance watch him with James Corden in carpool karaoke. James tries to create a song. Not so good. Then paul takes the challenge. And I swear it sounds like a hit as he makes it up riding in a car. But in closing, these four together were something magical for sure. They did impact the entire world, forever!!! And I'm so thankful. Rock on!!! ✌️🎶🎹🕊️🎸☮️🥁

[@libraryquiet]

This is awesome! I'm a musician and a long time Beatles fan and this clip is inspiring to me. I've read many Beatle books and magazines on how their songs came into existence and I've heard personal home audio recordings from the three songwriting Beatles where song ideas began to take shape but this video is great! I get to see it!

[@morimotosan1]

When I saw this scene I fell in love with these Fab Four all over again 😍

[@davidpfingston3188]

It's as if the feeling for these guys has never left. A huge part of my formidable years.We had sooooo many good bands in the 60's I took for granted we would always have the Beatles. I know where I was when jfk was shot. I know where I was when the Beatles broke up.

[@JustinSeara]

It must be said, Ringo has some laser focus while also being a really nice guy to everyone. What a bloke.

[@thesilvershining]

I love him ❤

[@alanparker3130]

I love McCartney taking the piss out of the posh English accent when he asks for better microphones. Soo well spoken, with not a trace of Scouse.

[@stephenbrown1622]

It’s fantastic seeing a hit song being born

[@blonded0532]

This scene is, genuinely, an incredible piece of history. How lucky we are that it was caught on camera and preserved.

[@danielh3668]

That moment a bit over halfway through the video when he hits the "right" chord rhythm, goddammit. It looks so simple... it IS so simple.

[@billd3060]

That is literally the birth of a great song. That was so real…amazing moment. Paul is unreal

[@HachiTheBullMoose]

Their dynamics as a band were amazing, when Lennon finally gets back nobody says a word, he just grabs his guitar and joins them as if he was there from the beginning.

[@adeyesufu7142]

when Lennon finally 'Gets Back' - Nice pun ☺

[@Nerd4LifeTV]

What makes it really mind blowing is, that after all the crazy world wide fame, songs, albums, films & concerts. Paul, John, George & Ringo were still in their 20's when The Beatles split up. How crazy is that then?!

[@nicolasguilbert3435]

This scene reminds me of the film Amadeus, where Mozart hears a small composition by Salieri once, replays it perfectly and improves it live. Geniuses.

[@jimmysimms2399]

Paul composing a timeless classic and George sits yawning a couple of times. What a great piece of film.

[@charly19]

Very beautiful song, Paul the best as always !!!

[@gaizkasalazar4862]

Incredible!!!!!!

[@arkletv5697]

Everyone is glued to the Moneymaker. Paul really is a genius.

[@DF-ui1ro]

Still can’t believe this immense talent

[@user-rc4nk3uv1q]

This is precious footage, like watching a sculptor finding the structure of the human body in the air. He was a preternatural genius.

[@Vegan_Vampire]

The birth of the best song on the album. 🖤🖤🖤

[@bobtausworthe2671]

Just saw something about their biographer watching Paul and John compose "Get By with a Little Help from my Friends" and the description was just like what we see in the documentary including spotaneously playing their old songs or covers of songs in the middle of everything. That's just the way they were.

[@Microtonal_Cats]

This gives me chills, makes me laugh, and maybe cry a tiny bit.

[@rexrathtar3893]

Maybe? You cry like a newborn... When you think no-one is looking.

[@charalampostseronis6500]

This video is like a time machine

[@rexrathtar3893]

No, but there was this documentarian called something Zemeckis who made a really good film about a real one.

[@9nomni]

At the beginning George and Ringo have that exhausted/I want to go back home and go to sleep feeling just when you first arrive at the office.

[@jeffstone2136]

Reminds me of the old days, back in '63/4, when John and Paul would just lock themselves in a room with two guitars and a tape machine and come out six hours later with half an album and two B sides ready to take to the studio.

[@goriotv2023]

Paul McCartney can write 10 very good songs under 30 minutes.

[@sandraflores2828]

Es interesante el cambio de actitud de George, al principio se muestra aburrido e incluso de bosteza, pero luego, cuando la canción empieza a tomar forms se nota una expresión diferente en su rostro, participa en la ejecución y después: ¡¡¡Otra composición para la historia!!!

[@olihhayes]

Y más adelante se lo ve entusiasmado pidiendo que la saquen como single prontamente

[@danielhudson5186]

When I first saw this scene I got the goosebumps and was practically giddy. Watching it again, it never fails to amaze.

[@joaofabiodaconceicaorebouc3254]

Essa parte me arrepiou, compondo no meio do nada um clássico. Isso é surreal!

[@Teeder]

I love how they all eventually join in and catch the groove, and add their special, unique magic to the nascent song they are creating. This movie depicts four incredible artists working together on the same canvas, producing one masterpiece at a time. The pinnacle of their work: Abbey Road. I remember being heartbroken when they parted ways. Maybe the line from “She’s Leaving Home” was prophetic: “Fun is the one thing that money can’t buy.” I always found the line a contradiction because being a penniless college student at the time, I could have had a lot of fun and good times with money. True happiness, when you think about it, comes from inside and not from material possessions. The Beatles had lots of money, but I guess, being a Beatle wasn’t fun for them any more. Paul tried to keep the dream alive, but the others had already clocked out.

[@mileswalcott7241]

Is he absolutely amazing and out of this world Paul McCartney

[@rexrathtar3893]

100% That is Paul McCartney. Doubt no longer about his identity. I can also tell you the name of the band, if you're interested.

[@jduill]

Mcartney literally giving birth to a masterpiece

[@rexrathtar3893]

The waters broke before Lennon took his coat off.

[@julie8245]

Just incredible

[@GustavoFagftv]

1:40 Paul MacCartney pasa de hombre común rondando un esbozo de canción que no avanzaba a la categoría de GENIO sin escalas (Got it!). Hay un video por el estilo con una guitarra acústica pasando Helter Skelter. Impresiona!

[@j0hnPan]

Crazy genius!!. For me 'Get Back' was and is one if the very best Rock song. And just knee it was created just like that?!!?!!! On the spot? Marvelous Paul!! Love him so much

[@rexrathtar3893]

Knee is the operative word.

[@derek-press]

you can see Ringo after a minute thinking...yeep I've got this!!!!! this is how the drums will be!

[@olihhayes]

Some people say “Paul just wanted to get a lot of his songs on the albums”.. watching Get Back you realize he was just pulling them out of his ass (in what could be like half an hour) to meet the album quota 😭 even his ‘rush jobs’ are that good

[@thesilvershining]

Paul wrote at least one #1 song every year from 1962-1984. The man is just ridiculously prolific and never stops creating.

[@chrismooney7582]

It's also the little pieces of musicianship that impress me - like Paul playing chords on a bass, as he can't be bothered to go and get a guitar. Or George and Ringo perfectly nailing the arrangement, within, likely, minutes of being shown it. Or John Lennon picking up the chords and arrangements, within 10 seconds of hearing it................An amateur wedding band, full of good musicians, would spend days working to achieve a performance like that - and The Beatles wrote it, arranged it, learned it and performed it in probably 30 minutes

[@teedledee9383]

Amazing. what comes across is their deep love of playing music with each other.

[@Iemonzinger]

If John wasn't late this would never have been written

[@jordanerocks]

shivers

[@GA-gd3wi]

The first part of the video sounds like he says "Glynn's late again" although the captions say Lennon. I'm not sure what to believe.

[@Iemonzinger]

@@GA-gd3wi either way, John wasn't there

[@rossanopinelli5150]

Genius at work.

[@satorified1612]

This scene wouldn’t have as much weight to it if it wasn’t such a killer song. It's so bizarre observing history being made.....

[@creativologist1813]

Stand back, genius at work.

[@clairef3142]

I love how you see George and Ringo notice he's on to something and start figuring out how they're going to flesh it out The fact that Paul has never learned to read music also blows my mind but i respect it.

[@kiwilerner]

Listening/watching Paul coax a classic into fruition will never get old. I bet I'm not alone that, while watching as he alllllllmost gets to the chord progression we all know, I'm anxiously rooting for him to figure it out, lol. Add in George and Ringo picking up their contributions and then, amazingly, Lennon walks in w/o having heard it at all and joins in perfectly. Just genius. The music world owes Peter Jackson a lot for finding this unique gem.

[@paolanatoli1647]

Durante la visione del Docufilm diretto da Peter Jackson mi sono emozionata di continuo. Ho amato vedere la creazione artistica di Get back. I Beatles fanno parte della mia vita da sempre, li amo.

[@dashmasterful]

Holy shit. I did not expect to stumble upon this tonight.