Reacting to The Beatles - Don’t Let Me Down | SOULFUL MAGIC!

[@prebenwolff]

An iconic song from the most iconic concert ever by the most iconic band. There's The Beatles and then there's the rest.

[@andi17ish]

Nailed it

[@Paranormalcamera52]

Amen to that. There was nothing compared to them, there still isn't. I'm delighted that the newer generations will be exposed to what was and what may still be. It's obvious that they are moved by what they are experiencing. I love it! 🪲

[@StephGardofficial]

Hey everyone! I just wanted to let you know that I’m aware the volume of my voice in these reaction videos is lower than the music. I’m sorry if it makes it hard to hear what I’m saying during the reactions. I’ll make sure to adjust the audio levels in future videos to improve this. Thanks for your understanding and for watching!StephGardLoveStephGardCute

[@StevesFunhouse]

I just commented (before you replayed it) but I forgot to mention, this was a spur-of-the-moment gig, and it weas a COLD morning (6:00am), so the clothes they were wearing were whatever they could grab before going on top of that roof. So, they are wearing their girlfriend's clothes, which amounted to women's winter coats. The fact that it was 6 o'clock in the morning and NOT approved is WHY the cops were there. I believe John's statement, "I would like to say on behalf of the group and ourselves ... I hope we passed the audition" was perfect for the moment. Cheeky and humorous, just as we would expect !!! Well done, guys !!!

[@joescott8877]

Please do try to fix it, thanks! We want to see you, but also want to HEAR your reaction! If you say something about the song, we want to know what it is!

[@StevesFunhouse]

@@joescott8877 Perfect !!!

[@Archipelington]

@@StevesFunhouseit was around 12:30 in the afternoon, not 6 in the morning.

[@StevesFunhouse]

@@Archipelington Yeah, apparently, I got bad info all those years ago but, I've got a question ... Did you "Like"" your own comment ??? I ask because it's 4 in the morning now, and it shows you only posted this 2 hours ago.

[@StevieH1055]

They were just so unbelievably good. First saw them as a kid on TV in the early '60's and have loved them ever since. We'll never see their like again.

[@GregCombs100]

RIP John. Such an incredible voice, songwriter, and artist. What a tragic loss so young. Get Back, I've Got a Feeling, and Dig a Pony (all from the roof top concert) are also great. The band was having issues at this time, and would break up in little more than a year. At the time they had no way of knowing this would be their last public performance together. Given all that, the joy they had just playing together like the early years is so apparent. They were able to put all the B.S. behind them, for a while at least.

[@squidkid2]

Thank the gods of music that someone got this performance on film. It will last forever.

[@michaelt6218]

I've always loved this song, and their performance -- and I love your reaction too!

[@ronp1903]

And let's not forget the awesome rooftop keyboard performance by the late, great, Billy Preston. Who also had a successful solo music career. Peace everyone! 🎸🥁🤘

[@StarkRavenMad8]

The first R&R show I went to was Billy Preston at the Rainbow Theatre in London, summer of 1974, on my first trip to Europe.🤩😍🥰

[@TheMan21892]

Yeah, I wish more people would recognize how much he contributed to this performance.

[@AlisonJones-v1p]

I had to smile at your reaction to ' she really done me, she done me good '. I laugh every time I hear that line, as did Paul McCartney, grinning away.

[@RP_Williams]

Haha "I want to watch it again" ....well, she definitely liked it!

[@kevinwaters5872]

Wow! John was really in good voice on this one ! Dynamite performance by all , including the one and only B.Preston.

[@tonym362]

The music of my youth. When the Beatles broke up, you would have thought the world was ending. My older sisters cried for days. The talent of 4 guys coming together to make so much great music, might come around once in a lifetime .

[@pairofpints]

John and Paul were always trying to make each other laugh. Watch the Let it be film or Get Back series to see how this gig came about.

[@JesusRamirez-rd2he]

Yeees more beatles ❤

[@isaacgonzalez9354]

Don't let me down can be considered one of the firsts power ballad song. I highly recommend to you react to "Something" - another song of them.

[@edwardj64]

January 30, 1969. So long ago and yet future generations are keeping this moment, this day alive. This group is now immortal.

[@SuperKevin57]

You’re right that performance was a work of art.😊

[@jeromedeparis]

They were on the roof of the Apple Records building. The people around were employees, neighbors, passers-by and police who had been called because of the noise.

[@michaelbriefs9764]

Steph, great reaction! Yes, that rooftop concert was the "grand finale" of the "Let it Be" film, from 1970, as well as the "Get Back" film/TV Series (on Disney +), from 2021. They had tried to arrange a more formal concert, once that would be filmed and a documentary released about that performance. However, the Let it Be sessions were extremely fraught, with lots of ups and downs, and they ran out of time and options for something more standard/officially produced. Therefore, they decided to have a short concert on the roof of the building within which they were recording the album and practicing (all the while filming for the documentary). It was great fun, although it was a cold January day in 1969, and the city Police were having to respond to noise complaints, as you saw. The film "Get Back" (directed by Peter Jackson) is very, very good. You really get pulled in by the genius not only of their musicianship but also of their friendship, their brotherhood -- through all the ups and downs. It is such a journey to go through! You should watch it and bond with The Beatles!

[@jollyrodgers7272]

That's Billy Preston in back (the 5th Beatle) playing the Fender Rhodes Seventy Three organ, Paul on his '63 Hofner Bass, Ringo on the Ludwig Hollywood drum kit, John singing and playing his Epiphone Casino, George on his brand new Fender Rosewood Telecaster, and Yoko on her flat old arse. and I still have this vinyl LP album! 50+ years ago. (All the amplifiers are Fenders, too).

[@derekstephen2508]

They invented the modern music system

[@hmsljj]

The most KZbin viewed Beatles song currently sitting at 504 million.

[@dolfin9879]

You can read all about this famous rooftop performance at the end of their time playing together on a freezing cold winter day in London. On Wikipedia. They may have stopped playing together, but here we are all these years later still watching them.

[@Brandi6666]

That move that paul did that made you smile big was his props to elvis presley one of their influencers

[@hanshaag2224]

Hello Steph, Beauty and heart, plus your honesty, make your channel something special. Stay the way you are! Best regards from Germany.❤

[@dennisandrews8620]

Love your reactions Miss Steph!❤❤❤ The Beatles are #1 on my list. p.s. My birthday is September 19th and I'm also accepting donations...😂😂

[@thomastimlin1724]

Note the moving notes beneath John's singing on George's guitar and Paul's bass being doubled. Called a "countermelody." Genius - it moves the song along better and gives variety to it. I think George was laughing at the camera man on his back trying to get a weird shot of George from below and Paul cracking up at the sight of it.

[@markos_vault]

Loved this back in 1969, still do love the video also. Actually one of my favorite songs by them. To me it's a timeless song Twist and Shout is also very good especially John and Paul singing using the same mike. Revolution is also very good and Give Peace a Chance. Best of success with your channel

[@MichaelBrown-x1q]

This is the last time they ever played together. For free on a roof top!!!!

[@PeterOConnell-pq6io]

Their last live performance, and then the heat came round and busted them for smiling on a cloudy day

[@alundavies1016]

Bloody Babylon…

[@JJackRebel]

You got to see get back take 3 which was their final public performance

[@MarceloMarqués-b1l]

Great reaction ! Hay more songs from the same concert . Yes , many soul. Saludos Steph !

[@axiomist4488]

It was just the way you think. They went up on the roof of their studio and played good and loud. People started to stop, looking up and the area got really crowded. Thats why you see those 2 cops standing there. They came up to try and stop the show and you can see how successful they were = ) (But I bet those two young cops were loving it, live Beatles right in front of them).

[@marrkhicks]

It is a work of art. This band changed the world

[@michaelparks6120]

Such a truly cool song !!😊

[@marrkhicks]

This band changed the world

[@vicprovost2561]

This was a nice tune off their last album and from the famous roof top concert they did above their studio. This is the greatest band ever, they influenced every rock band that followed their 1964 debut to the world. Try While My Guitar Gently Weeps, official audio original and enjoy. In time, if you keep hearing them, you will understand why everyone calls them the best. Enjoy! 🔥🎵🎸🎤🎸🎤🎸🎤🎹🎶🔥

[@ESyshej-gf2eg]

It’s hilarious when John sings the lyrics “I guess nobody ever really done me, she done me good” and George can’t help himself and they all start giggling like idiots. That’s what makes them so relatable and lovable for me personally, aside from their music.

[@LeChaunce]

George is laughing because that clip is from the take where John flubbed the lyrics and just sings gibberish. The video is an edited composite of both performances that day.

[@ESyshej-gf2eg]

Oh I see, regardless it’s still cute how they all crack up, they never took themselves seriously basically that’s where I was getting at

[@LeChaunce]

@@ESyshej-gf2eg Which is wonderful. 😊

[@mgonzales56]

Yes, this was the last time they performed live in front of people, but this was not the end of their recording together. They got together again to record their final, and greatest album Abbey Road. You can see the entire performance in their documentary "Get Back", or a condensed version in their 1970 movie, "Let It Be". Millions and millions of people loved The Beatles, more than any other band. Thank you for listening to them, and I hope you continue to listen to their music.

[@musicguy694]

On 30 January 1969, the Beatles performed a concert from the rooftop of their Apple Corps headquarters at 3 Savile Row, in central London's office and fashion district. Joined by guest keyboardist Billy Preston, the band played a 42-minute set before the Metropolitan Police arrived and ordered them to reduce the volume.

[@270yis7]

This would be the last time the Beatles would perform live as a band. The original plan for GET BACK was to make a movie about them making a new album. Having quit playing live concerts three years earlier in 1966, the Beatles had made several albums and hit singles between 1966 and 1968 that required extensive overdubs of additional instruments and effects that would have been impossible to pull off live during the 1960s. For GET BACK (1969), the idea was for the Beatles to get back to their rock 'n roll roots and record new songs that could be performed live before an audience. The band initially planned to end the movie with a live concert and perhaps follow with a concert tour, but several members of the band opposed returning to touring (or even a one-off concert). The final compromise was to perform an unannounced show on the roof of their company's office building in London.

[@hongfang2348]

John was young when he married his first wife (Cynthia). When he met Yoko, John found his muse, his soul mate. Their love consumed him. Btw, there's a wonderful organ in this song, played by Billy Preston, the 'black' Beatle. Billy started playing with the Beatles near the end of their time together, adding keyboards to the mix. You get a couple peeks of Billy in the video.

[@kevin6667]

Billy Preston’s contributions to this song and the entire sessions adds sooooo much.. it’s the special sauce! Without the keyboard in this track it’s a completely different song. They first met in 1961 when he was touring with Little Richard.. and it’s awesome they were able to reunite in this iconic film! Loved the reaction! I’d be very interested in your thoughts and reactions to Judee Sill’s performance of The Kiss from Old Grey Whistle Test.

[@Paranormalcamera52]

They are so iconic that even the policemen who were sent to investigate or break up the noise, stood in silence soaking up their enormous opportunity for an up close and personal Beatles concert. They knew that they were witnessing history, lucky blokes.😊

[@Man_The_Machines]

Yessssss! More Beatles please Miss Steph ;)

[@williammcdonald5325]

No worries, great video, great reaction & great channel ! 😊

[@joescott8877]

You should ABSOLUTELY watch an early video from them! ANY "Ed Sullivan Show" Beatles vid will blow your mind at how different they looked and sounded, but ALSO how crazy the female fans went in the audience, LOL! It's such great fun to see!

[@gettinhungrig8806]

But not the first couple of shows...includes 'I Want To Hold Your Hand'. They turned off John's mike! The best singer in the group.

[@joescott8877]

@@gettinhungrig8806 Good lookin' out. I didn't know that, wow!

[@Rick-or2kq]

There is video of Paul, Linda, Ringo and their manager sitting around discussing the situation with Yoko injecting herself into everything John does and how disrupting it is to the creative energy, that sometimes Yoko is talking for John, he is just sitting quietly.

[@jorgeeduardocalvillo5808]

Junuary 30, 1970. The Scotland been shocked listening The Beatles. Let me tell you. I love you Steph Preciosa Mujer !!!

[@keymack2477]

Not that it matters too much, but I'm pretty sure this concert happened on January 30, 1969!

[@alanr4447a]

@@keymack2477 Yes, 1969, months BEFORE they recorded _Abbey Road._ By January 1970 John had been no longer involved with group work for a few months, and the other three did their last studio work together at the beginning of the month, recording "I Me Mine" and a bit of other stuff.

[@Mike_Huntt]

You can see how cold and windy it was. John & George were wearing their wives' coats.

[@JohnLedger-g4i]

This was filmed on the roof of Apple HQ the home of the Beatles record label

[@kenrock8692]

This is the las time they all played together in front of a live audience. Its from the Let it be movie. this was on the roof of Apple recording studio. The people standing around worked for them or at the studio. they are not showing you the reactions of the people down on the street. that is very cool to see.

[@davisworth5114]

The great Billy Preston on keys. John had a tragic childhood and was cruel to his Father, who was shunted out of his life by his irresponsible, adulterous wife, Julia. Johns' grandfather was a musician who played in minstrel shows in the US in the latter 1800s. Great reaction, back in the day we listened to the entire album on vinyl, on good stereo systems, much superior listening experience compared to today. Great reaction!

[@macmanus56]

It was the last "live concert" of Beatles, offered to all the city from the roof of Abbey Road Studios. All employers were there and neighbourn called police for "noise"...

[@mikehushaw]

His first wife was a gem.

[@jimnicosia5934]

They were on top of their recording studio.

[@StevesFunhouse]

What you don't see is that electric piano ... which is played by a VERY FAMOUS Billy Preston, who WAY later found an excellent solo career of his own !!! Happy Birthday 🎂🎈🎉🎊🪅💃🥳!!!

[@PhilipOgden-m7z]

I think it is my all time favourite Beatles song.

[@joebarrera9741]

HEY MY LOVE ....GREAT REACTION AS ALWAYS ❤

[@richardhinman3046]

Next you should listen to "I've Got a Feeling", (The Beatles). It's from the same rooftop concert as this song.

[@tuviadavidmorrison4215]

Happy Birthday, Steph! It is Oct. 7th, I am just watching this post today! I hope you had a Healthy, Happy Birthday! You are so Cute!

[@PhilipOgden-m7z]

First heard this on a huge juke box and it sounded amazing. B side of Get Back.

[@Cucchulainnn]

Yeah, that is exactly what happened. They went up to the roof, set up and played a few songs. People heard them and before you know it there's a crowd out front. Stopped traffic and the police broke it up.

[@youtubedelusions6519]

It's so funny how George and Paul crack up when he sings the "I guess nobody ever really done me" line

[@classicsoapfan]

this was the finale to the get back film. they wanted to make a live album and was filmed rehearing songs for the album but they couldn't get along which u see on the film. as time went on they tried to decided where to have the concert. they talked about having it on a cruise ship and other places but decided to go up to the rooftop of their studio. they sang 5 songs I think. the album was let it be.

[@SandroPatel]

I've got a feeling, rooftop fantastic

[@Nick_the_Gold_Bach]

Of course I've paid my dues listening to the F4, still have a few albums somewhere. But this is the first time I've watched an MVid of theirs - so I didn't know Sir PM was actually a leftie. Learn something everyday - dint we'all? Also of interest, in last few days I've started re-reading Forsyth's, Odessa File. It starts as John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963. The novel's protagonist describes how he saw the Beatles in Hamburg in the early 60's , made his money writing a feature on them. One of life's strange coincidences, they were in Germany 5 days before JFK was shot : Hamburg: They played several gigs at the Indra Club starting in August 1960, followed by performances at the Kaiserkeller and Star-Club until December 1962. 1963 Tour: The Beatles also performed in Germany on November 17, 1963, as part of their European tour, which included concerts in various cities. These performances in Hamburg were crucial to their development as a band before their rise to fame.

[@axiomist4488]

Happy Birthday, angel !!!

[@mikehushaw]

Yoko is always a statue.

[@ShiaoMei2000]

You should try The Beatles song She's Leaving Home you'll love the deep feeling love

[@harrynewman6988]

This is a pretty deep Beatles track popularized by the recent movie. They had other songs that were much bigger hits in the ‘60s to 1970 and quite a few put to then new music video (we’d call it today). “Revolution” is a famous rocker filmed at the same time as “Hey Jude”, and I’ve seen “A Day in the Life” from their classic Sgt Peppers. “Hey Bulldog” is another rocker making the KZbin circuit , then you can find their older stuff live. Their 1967 “All You Need is Love” simulcast (the first global television simulcast ever) may be out there somewhere l The video you reviewed here was from a one-off impromptu live concert, as the band stopped touring as a band in 1966 for various reasons, but kept making more studio-only music for a few years later until their breakup (about a year after this was originally filmed)

[@markoliver630]

Beatles Forever 🇺🇸❤️🇬🇧

[@thiagogomesdm]

Por favor, reaja a "I’ve Got a Feeling" - The Beatles. Dessa mesma apresentação.

[@Getoffmylawn9]

I would love to see you react to The Beatles: hey bulldog

[@arturoochoa7237]

Tremendous! MY birthday is on October 3rd. You are unique and special - you are a Libra.

[@gaizkasalazarrodriguez5054]

What a SONG!!!!

[@ThomasGourley-ww1hk]

Hi Steph, you really need to watch the entire rooftop performance, It brought the area to a standstill, and a part from the great songs, there is quite a lot of humor in the video........Please react to more of The Beatles music when possible.

[@gradypowell5391]

The Roof of The Apple Studios in London.I Believe This Was Their Last ‘Live’ Performance.

[@Blue-qr7qe]

Any/every time that you fall in love it's the first time.

[@paulsonajo5734]

RIP John and George

[@thomasjacques5286]

Billy Preston was on the keyboard, sadly the cameras didn't show him.

[@jollyrodgers7272]

the 5th Beatle - the only person outside the Fab4 to get a credit on a recorded Beatles song. He euphemistically 'taught the band to play' when they first hooked up in '62 in Hamburg, so in essence, the inspiration for Sgt. Pepper to their 'salt'. John actually proposed he officially join - Paul objected citing that they can barely agree on anything with just four.

[@NightBazaar]

The camera did indeed show him, although it was pretty brief.

[@nelsonx5326]

The Beatles were sooooo good. I get high listening to them.

[@DocRock71]

"Who are those people watching in the back?". Some of the luckiest MF's on the face of the Earth, that's who they are! LOL

[@67Pepper]

The London Bobbies stopped the bloody roof top show. Their last live performance ended by the Polis.

[@michaelbrennick]

I hope someday you'll be able to watch the film / documentary of the making of this album. The original film Let it Be was made in 1969. It was a mixed offering. But several years ago Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson was allowed to go through hours and hours of raw footage for the original film. Jackson used new technology to recover and digitally remaster the footage that came out crystal clear. He also digitally remastered & remixed the sound. You can see some of the footage how people in the street below, Savile Row, London reacted to this surprise concert on KZbin.

[@GustavoRey-oo6zi]

Happy birthday!!!!

[@mikefetterman6782]

John and Cynthia got married when they were both very young, and she got pregnant. In those days, that meant you automatically got married. Cynthia was hoping for a nice calm husband who would be sitting by the fire in the evening in his 'jumper" and smoking a pipe. John was not a homebody, and she had the unfortunate timing of meeting him right before the world would take him away. By 1966, the Beatles had over 140 legitimate paternity cases pending that they settled out of court. Most of those pregnant girls were barely 18. Yoko was exotic, strong, and demanding, the opposite of Cynthia who was the girl next door. All kids do dumb things, the Beatles were just under a microscope the whole time, exacerbating the whole process.

[@llanitedave]

The real travesty was the way John and Yoko treated his son Julian. Paul ended up being more of a father figure to him than his real father ever was.

[@AllanZilth-ck6wi]

Happy birthday beautiful sweetie it's still October 2cd right now and thanks 😍😋😉😎

[@philipcone357]

Steph, very nice reaction. Yoko was not the bad guy. She was very difficult to get along with. The guys were use to women who put them first. John admitted to treating women badly. His ideal woman was Bridgette Bardot from France. He wanted his woman to be blonde, his first wife dyed her hair blonde. He freely admitted that like many people his first son was an accident. Paul was engaged to an actress and he constantly cheated on her. George married a model and they had issues. Ringo’s wife like John’s wife was a fan from Liverpool. George admitted at a dinner party in the early 1970’s that he was sleeping with Ringo’s wife. Breaking up two marriages. As to this rooftop concert, the director wanted a gigantic concert but Ringo had 3 young children and said, going in to the project that he did not want to go outside of England as he wanted to be with his kids. Paul had gone to America and seen the Jefferson Airplane give a rooftop concert. This gave him an idea when the big concert ideas did not pan out.

[@johnspillman5403]

They were play on roof of there o sound recording studio , and the footage has cut because the camera pans down to street and lots people standing and looking to roof listening to them play 🙏

[@jmcccand7336]

Yes, it was kind of a heartless lyric "I'm in love for the first time" considering at that time most all Beatle fans rejected Yoko and love John's first wife Cynthia.

[@jaquestraw1]

The Jefferson Airplane played a rooftop concert in NYC 2 months before the Beatles. I guess they thought it was a good idea! Both bands were interrupted by the police!

[@brandonflorida1092]

It wasn't a noise issue. They were causing disruption of traffic.

[@DJ-bj8ku]

John was singing to Yoko who was sitting nearby.

[@lsbill27]

Almost all of their songs are good. You may want to consider doing one a week for a while. Best to start with their early stuff, don't worry it's great stuff right from the beginning. May I suggest starting with their first #1 in the UK 'Please, Please Me'. Then check out their first #1 in the US 'I Want to Hold your Hand'. It's a great ride checking out their catalog!

[@llanitedave]

Well, except for "Maxwell's Silver Hammer..."

In the part when George laughs, is because John on the first take, got wrong that verse, he forgot the lyrics and that caused hillarity on everyone, that time. And on the actual take, John makes sure to read the lyrics well (because there was a guy in front and below of him, who was layed on the floor with a big paper with the lyrics written on), then, all the group was expecting how was be done this time, but even he did it well, the memory, specially on George, lead them to laugh again.

[@TheClarita1984]

You shuold check out Let It Be film and Get Back the documentary, so you'll understand all the event 😁👍

[@floramay7007]

The people casually standing around were employees of the music studio where the Beatles worked (downstairs)...so they weren't strictly speaking an "audience"...which explains their nonchalant attitude.

[@nindy-airaagung5566]

Slash ft myles kennedy n the conspirator "anastasia"❤

[@mperezmcfinn2511]

Yes, the line, "I'm in love for the first time," has always struck me as unnecessarily cold. Even if he'd never been in love with Cynthia, there was still no reason to share that with the world.

[@MusicMan61-j7o]

You love who you love

[@36814]

The reason the police were there is exactly because people passing by did realise t was the Beatles and quickly several hundred people gathered in the surrounding streets blocking the traffic. The police wanted to halt the performance but I thing ven they realised what a mistake that would have been .

[@marrkhicks]

You’re watching the greatest band of all time