Ringo Starr says 'not a lot of joy' in 1970 Beatles documentary 'Let It Be'

[@hugosanchez7599]

Think about The Beatles. Someone made a movie they don't like about them breaking up in 1969 and they still release it because they know that's history right there

[@Vel_0000]

took them just some 40+ years to reissue it, after being announced officially countless times over the years, that's not speaking much

[@VAPIDISM]

Yea, but it’s understandable they didnt like it because it just has the negative slant. The Jackson one shows there was a lot of joy and laughter too.

[@laartwork]

You should see the new one Get Back. It shows they didn't break up as Let it Be's edit made it seem. They made another album after it.

[@The_momur]

My feelings exactly. I have my original 📼 of Let It Be. I love it , thorns and all.

[@corybarnes2341]

@@Vel_0000 The new version is way more interesting for anyone who is more interested in the music than the celebrities.

[@tygerstripes3752]

Ringo really nailed this. Let It Be's director had some sort of weird ax to grind. Through manipulative editing, he shaped a very bitter viewpoint of The Beatles in Let It Be. When you watch Peter Jackson's series, he presents so much more of the footage in chronological order and you get a more honest, unbiased picture of what was going on with The Beatles at that time. I'm so happy and thankful to Peter Jackson for doing that. It was all a joy to watch, even the in-fighting and arguments.

[@WinkDaMan07]

Peter Jackson even revealed more context behind Paul and George's famous argument, "Look, I'll play whatever you want me to play, or I won't play at all if you don't want me to play."

[@tygerstripes3752]

@@WinkDaMan07 I agree. All the context Jackson gives reveals the background behind the hateful soundbites that the Let It Be director parsed and edited. Plus the chronology reveals the way that the LIB director and others wanted to manipulate The Beatles into travelling in order to fabricate a 'Big Ending' to the film. They were wise to say no to all of that.

[@easterntrees]

boy, are you ever drinking McCartney's kool aid. the Jackson film is propaganda made to support the happy beatles myth McCartney has been pushing for thirty years. it's all mythology that reduces the band to cartoon characters, perfectly in harmony and perfectly marketable too. don't take my word for it. listen to all 96 hours of the nagra reels and then you'll know. this was a miserable period for all of them, including McCartney. Lindsay Hogg's version of the recording of let it be is accurate. Jackson's is pure fantasy. while I'm at it, the assertion that Lindsay Hogg wanted to 'manipulate' the beatles into performing at an exotic venue is completely false. in actuality that was McCartney's idea, and nobody else wanted to do it because they were tired of McCartney's show business objectives after magical mystery tour and wanted to go home. Lennon and Harrison were increasingly feeling they had better things to do than the beatles and McCartney wasn't helping. you have a lot of research to do if you want to understand the band's objective history, not the cartoon McCartney version. if you're interested I suggest you start with Lewisohn day by day and recording sessions.

[@jasonl1942]

​@@easterntrees agreed. Everyone chugs the McCartney cool aid...

[@thewilythylacine]

@@easterntreesIt’s clear that you have an anti-McCartney bias for whatever pathetic reason (jealousy perhaps?). But the history shows that, although they were having a difficult time working together during the “Get Back” sessions, they were quite amicable and happy to work together (according to George Martin and numerous other witnesses at the time) on “Abbey Road” and were even working on plans for the album they would do after that. However, as a group, but especially Lennon and Harrison, they were ready to move on, even if just temporarily to doing their own thing, but clashing egos and uncomfortable contractual entanglements (John and Yoko’s blind faith and support for Allen Klein) made it extremely difficult if not impossible to work together again.

[@Stonecutter334]

Totally agree. Its a tough watch. But the roof top set proves they were still a real band till the end.

[@notanotherjamesmurphy5574]

I think you might misunderstand. The original was called ‘Let it Be’ & made by Michael Lindsey Hogg. Peter Jackson made ‘Get Back,’ the updated version

[@Stonecutter334]

@@notanotherjamesmurphy5574 no mistake. I find both extremely tough to watch. A very unhappy time for the band.

[@someguy42093]

@@notanotherjamesmurphy5574no he dosent. Let it be includes the rooftop concert too. Have you seen it?

[@realitycheck4960]

@@Stonecutter334 What's tough about the new version?

[@dieseIboy]

@@Stonecutter334couldn’t disagree more.

[@sheilahyland590]

Ringo is just amazing. And he looks fabulous!!

[@bigsykedaddy999]

@FunkyMonk6 🤣🤣

[@Mike1614b]

@FunkyMonk6 lol. he's 83, he paints his hair and stache. that's ok 😊

[@wxman2003]

500 face lifts will do that.

[@Mike1614b]

@FunkyMonk6 why's that

[@Mike1614b]

@FunkyMonk6 ha! its always best to say less. or nothing at all

[@MrElliotc02]

Stay well dear Ringo...you gave the world so much...

[@odenseassholesstinker3119]

Same with John, Paul and George. We all miss them so much❤

[@MrElliotc02]

@ArrangerKeyboardPlayer He's 84.

[@carolhawley5941]

You gotta love Ringo!!!!❤❤❤❤

[@tygerstripes3752]

RINGO!

[@heerkojohanneskooistra6708]

He,s a cheat, he,s not on any beatles albums

[@laurencetyson7395]

@@heerkojohanneskooistra6708 Prove it.

[@ThaiThom]

@@heerkojohanneskooistra6708 That's a flat out lie. Ringo plays drums on most Beatles songs and sings quite a few of them too, which are songs that he wrote.

[@neilsun2521]

@@heerkojohanneskooistra6708 Same with most of the major media-backed bands. (They're gonna use studio players to get the best possible recordings in the quickest time.)

[@muffinman4353]

Iconic music legend.....

[@srothbardt]

Hey, Ringo! You’re great!

[@sstills951]

Thank you. -Ringo

[@JasonOkonski-rv3mx]

I am glad we have the rooftop concert. I would have loved a recorded performance at Woodstock or anywhere else at the later stage of their career, but at least we have one.

[@Vinylfiend60]

What I love about the series it shows our hero's (The Beatles) as real people. We as fans have a tendency to put our heroes on a pedestal and see them as gods. The Beatles were 4 very talented charismatic human beings that experienced life in much the same way we all do. Seeing them as human is far better than worshiping them as untouchable deities. There will never be another group like the Beatles. It's great to see Ringo looking so healthy and vibrant. I hope I can age as well as he has.

[@PlayNiceFolks]

They poo too. I'll bet they had some nasty diarrhea back in the day too.

[@pamelalapier9633]

Ringo was my favorite Beatle at 5 years old and remains my favorite. Such a lovely man. In spite of seeing some of the tension between the guys, they pulled it together at the end of the Get Back documentary. I loved, loved, loved the rooftop concert. They still had fun playing music together, and it was a joy to watch. I hope the Let It Be doc will be even better!

[@SgtMjr]

I got to see Paul in concert in the 90's. Had to be the slickest rock show ever IMHO. Made me think what a Beatles show could have been if they had access to modern rock show staging and sound. They were a great live act in the early days that transitioned to a studio band due to the craziness around their concerts and the limitations of what of their recorded songs could be reproduced live. Then the roof top concert showed that given the right circumstances a live Beatles show was possible. Then it all fell apart.

[@darrenjray]

Ringo needs to watch Let It Be again. Nothing wrong with it. George certainly doesn’t leave.

[@jamesdrynan]

I agree with Ringo. I was nineteen when I saw Let it Be at a matinee in Toronto. It was May of 1970 and the group had basically broken up by then. The film was dark and gloomy with a pervasive quality of glumness.

[@elwin38]

I agree. I'm a little younger. Didnt become a Beatle fan until 1981(almost 13yrs old) and didnt see Let it Be until Spring '82...it was a little sad and depressing watching the group fall apart especially after watching Help on local TV for the 1st time.

[@neilsun2521]

The film actually makes me feel cold when watching it! That studio they're in looks so gloomy and they've all got their coats on. And it's filmed in the heart of winter of course.

[@elwin38]

@@neilsun2521 They all hated the 1st studio(in think it was Twickenham studios). They wore their coats because Twickenham was freezing cold.🌬 They ended up at Apple studios on Jan 21st.

[@sleep_sounds]

The irony of the rose colored glasses!

[@brycemcneil4404]

The weird thing about the original doc is that I never knew it was an "out of print" thing. I remember renting it with a fellow Beatles friend in hs and just assuming it was widely available everywhere.

[@Anthony19byrne]

I honestly think it brought a lot joy to the world. Jackson's version i mean

[@_SliK_]

I don't know why they didn't release a docuseries featuring all available footage.

[@tizianalancia7679]

Docuseries in 1970?

[@_SliK_]

@@tizianalancia7679 Hahah. As in, for the 2021 Get Back project, there seemed no use in vetoing the 1970 Let It Be footage.

[@reginaldcampos5762]

So they wouldn't remove the purpose of the original movie.

[@OdditiesandRarities]

can you imagine how red everything looks for him lol

[@ahones2255]

I watched Let It Be time ago and then Get Back years later; wish I hadn't seen any.

[@Psyclonus7]

Doesn't have to have "joy" as long as it's real

[@user-qr7ee2cp4y]

Pete Townsend very poiniently said "to you, they're your heroes, but to me, they're my friends and they're dead". That hit a little closer when he framed it that way....

[@AlexJones-dd2kh]

I've never watched Let It Be film but I have watched Get Back and to me it still painted a pretty bleak picture of the band in its final year; Paul seemed to be the only person who actually wanted to be there, John indifferent, George frustrated and Ringo diligent but bored.

[@johnrussell3961]

George wanted to know how Paul wants him to play. No one told Ringo how to drum.

[@DeeLee-p8c]

Paul mccartney has just said that they wished they would have asked Pete Best to be in in the film Let it Be. But as Pete was on a tour in Japan as part of his world tour at the time its unlikey he would have been the drummer n the movie. He just did not have the time. We will never know...

[@MJP3055]

Why do we need this after 8 hours of Get Back???????

[@thebarryman]

Better movie

[@lsmoulton]

Ringo is "ageless" ....what's his secret ? 🤔

[@7JANEWAY]

Hair dye and dark glasses.

[@gregwilliams3120]

He's a vampire?

[@lsmoulton]

@@gregwilliams3120 ......back off Boogaloo !😄

[@Fool3SufferingFools]

@@gregwilliams3120A Hollywood Vampire.

[@mungofinalfi4480]

Money (That's What He's Got)

[@trevoreivershypnosis]

It’s true what he says about the let it be film . However Peter Jackson’s get back also manipulates the footage to show his point of view too. For example at the end of get back part one it seems to show John, Paul and ringo hugging because George left the band. This footage was manipulated it was not reality. Also all of Yokos input was cut out .. if you listen to the nagra tapes etc .. her input and impact on the goings on was watered down in get back .. a bit of a whitewashing to be honest . The truth probably lies somewhere between the two

[@theroves]

sort of worried about ringo

[@janetownley]

Welcome to the Beatles Experts comment section! Everybody here knows EVERYTHING about them, apparently

[@Greenballoffire]

So the opposite of "Get back"

[@ijustwannaleaveacommentony6511]

wonder what brand of beard dye he uses

[@rhinomechanics8423]

Anything to TRY and make Paul Look better. I got the original !

[@peterblack3665]

Life’s always different when you are wearing rose coloured glasses....

[@jeririce4928]

cause paul was dead?

[@justiceforjamespaulmccartney]

James Paul McCartney died in car crash on September 11 1966 and was replaced by William (Billy). This is the truth no matter what!

[@michaeldonovan4793]

In less than eight years these four lads moved a generation and the world from i want to hold your hand to a day in the life, she loves you to every song on revolver, sgt. pepper's, the white album, let it be and abbey road..The creativity and output in so short a time was staggering and will never be equalled..

[@bburns]

Ah yeah, the rooftop concert is the best!

[@joegordon2915]

ringo is right but the original is nice to finally have for its historic significance.

[@sammcbride2149]

Editing is everything. With editing you can turn an apple into a rotten tomato.

[@jjmarz1001]

Or a rotten tomato into an Apple (iPhone).

[@jc4evur661]

Or Yoko Ono into a quality singer?

[@Greenballoffire]

She already is! ​@@jc4evur661

[@sjeanmacleod]

​@@jc4evur661Oh my so edgy with the Yoko diss. Yawn.

[@stormytempest6521]

Love the way ringo aka Richard Starkey looks, going back to his roots when he was Rory Storm and the Hurricanes.

[@hudsonrilke]

1969 actually. Was an awful film but I think Get Back was emphasizing the positive elements.

[@donna25871]

Get Back does make Let It Be redundant. But I’ll watch it again to see it restored (I have an old copy from the 80’s but it’s gathering dust somewhere).

[@ronfowlermusic]

The problem with Get Back is, you see them working on songs, but you never get any complete performances. And they left out For You Blue, Long and Winding Road, Two of Us, and Let it Be. Get Back was worth seeing once, to see the story unfold, but I prefer Let it Be, for the focus on the music.

[@Theslavedrivers]

There's stuff in Let It Be that wasn't included in Get Back??

[@Nerkin610]

@@Theslavedrivers For sure there is!

[@doctorrobert1339]

@@Theslavedrivers Yeah, them working on For You Blue for example, or when they jam out Besame Mucho

[@TakaHondaGuitar]

I guess Get Back is meant for the people who have already seen Let It Be so they might have thought there's no point duplicating what's already out there.

[@EmileJoulbert]

@@TakaHondaGuitar I seem to remember Jackson using exactly that rationale in an interview.

[@FleagleSangria]

To bad Peter used so much noise reduction on the Get Back Doc, Ringo. Made you guys look like wax figures at times.

[@Mark-ld5um]

Ringo must own a majority share in Just for Men.

[@tizianalancia7679]

‘Let it be’ film wasn’t melancholy but our eyes were. The group had just split up, the dream was over 🥲

[@JohnnyPerth]

Original is kind of depressing

[@johncooper2790]

For us, Beatles fans, the Let It Be movie is another opportunity to get back and watch our favorite band.

[@robprinc89]

Agree

[@SwizzleTheNerd]

Another chance to get back. Get back to where we once belong

[@grahamematthews388]

The thing about the Beatles is how they made music and lyrics that was important and meant something to them. They shared it with the world to enjoy.

[@readmelancholystrumpetmaster]

Thank you for that! I thought it was the incredible melodies and production.

[@MIB_63]

The original movie was very dark. The director chose to focus on the fights and the arguments and on putting McCartney in a bad light. The Get Back series is much more nuanced and enjoyable in spite of the longer duration. But LIB is still worth seeing, if only for the legendary rooftop footage.

[@andreascollet9644]

This guy is 82 years old. He could pass for 60. Wouldn’t be surprised if he makes it to 100

[@sstills951]

I'd say he could pass for 70. 60 is pushing it.

[@nickpmusic]

84 in July 2024

[@RickOnTheDrums]

Its amazing what Just For Men can do to change your appearance.

[@christopherp.hitchens3902]

Now if only he could PLAY DRUMS instead of just keeping time.

[@sstills951]

@@christopherp.hitchens3902 that’s all that was required of him. He’s not the greatest, but he did what he needed to do.

[@astrosjer822]

This is why the Fabs and Apple ignored the film for over 40 years!

[@wpl8275]

Bands don't last very long. And they especially didn't last long in the 60's. The Beatles lasted 6 or 7 years in a time most ands lasted a week or a month. And in that time they produced the definitive collection of music from a band for that decade.

[@kerpin09]

Fair point but actually they were together longer than that

[@revrotunda3206]

The Beatles were together as a band for 10 years. 1960-70

[@revrotunda3206]

Otherwise I agree with what the commenter said about The Beatles putting out THE definitive collection of music for that decade-the 1960’s where the fans grew up as children & teenagers. What a phenomenon they were. I thought every song they covered on their early albums was better than the original. I miss the old days of buying Beatle cards, buying Beatle records & constantly playing our records on the record player. Beatles Forever!

[@craigphillips6308]

As others have noted; Let It Be actually focuses more on the music. I thought it outrageous that after seven hours of the Get Back documentary there were no complete musical performances of Two of Us, The Long and Winding Road etc. The film was actually anti-climatic. Now we get all of those completed performances, AND the rooftop concert, all in a 90 minute film.

[@donna25871]

If you had read the Jackson interviews when Get Back came out he didn’t include anything that was in the original documentary.

[@Apollostowel]

He’s right, I prefer PJ’s version.

[@AntonioBarsanio]

Ringo is wearing really cool shades there!

[@ivanconnolly7332]

Hogg presented his own disenchantment with the fabs as reality, the murky print added to the scene of misery.

[@tubalcain1039]

Ringo is the luckiest Beatle.👍

[@donniemoder1466]

It's practically a miracle, really.

[@chathammkm]

You guys have to check out Ringo's new song, February Sky. I love it.

[@jonyivre4541]

Let It Bleed!

[@vincentthao3497]

Ringo needs to come clean about Paul's death in 1966 and the imposter Billy shears taking his place

[@spiritualarchitect4276]

I think Ringo was pretty clear when he sang about Paul: "Wake up, meat head, Don't pretend that you are dead". That was in 1971. But the covers of Anthology 3 and McCartney 3 show that Paul is still playing his PID game.

[@jojopuppyfish]

Honestly I'd like to see just the rooftop without the cops and the people on the street. Just show the Beatles playing on the Rooftop.

[@PlayNiceFolks]

❤

[@williamparker1085]

ask Ludwig about how much Ringo influenced drumming

[@TrudyTrew]

Ringo Starr superb

[@sammcbride2149]

The Beatles should have stayed together and done 100 rooftop concerts all over the world.

[@johnrussell3961]

John would have chucked Paul off the roof at some point.

[@Mike1614b]

@@johnrussell3961 If it wasn't for Paul the rest of that band wouldn't have done anything- real slackers they were. George always disgruntled, Ringo and John being lazy. Then John brings that GF unit into the recording studio. its a joke

[@LKH-DragonsInSpace]

First ❤

[@billyc6678]

If that’s all you have to say, the why bother??

[@KurtI2525]

This was 5 days ago??? Ringo is proof that a life of wealth doing something you love, being married to a hot Bond wife, and having awesome friends, is the secret to a long, happy, and healthy life.

[@Bellmore1395]

I think the director was trying to show even the Beatles could struggle to make an album but the lads all were feeling pretty unhappy at that time and it hurts them a little bit more but it wasn’t supposed to be a negative unhappy film. That’s just their point of view because that’s how they were feeling.

[@justiceforjamespaulmccartney]

James Paul McCartney died in car crash on September 11 1966 and was replaced by William (Billy). This is the truth no matter what!

[@ElliottRidgway]

You can tell he's serious because there were exactly zero "peace and love"s in this clip

[@genlossaddict]

I LOVE RINGOGOOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGGOGGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOOGOGOGGOGOGOGOGOGOOOOOGO

[@spiritualarchitect4276]

About time. My bootleg version is not very clean looking.

[@jasonl1942]

Its funny, it sounds like the ultimate pliers teeth pulling cat fight, but you watch this 'horrible' period and its all cordial and polite, very 'english'... I heard about the infighting and animosity for decades and being a beatles fan avoided watching anytjing to do with this for fear itd tarnish my memory and feelings for the band. I finally watched it and was like: 'seriously?! Thats IT?!?'....

[@tod3msn]

Beatles stopped enjoying the company of each other Hard to be a band that way

[@thebarryman]

I watched Let it Be for the first time after watching Get Back. Honestly, I think its reputation of being too negative was probably a result coming out in the midst of the Beatles breaking up. I don't think the editing was unfair but it doesn't include a ton of the goofing off seen in Get Back. I liked both projects but probably prefer Let it Be for how it presents the songs in full with more cinematic visuals.

[@christopherp.hitchens3902]

If Paul McCartney had said this…it would mean something.

[@ProudtobeEnglish]

This film should have been included in the Get Back DVD and Blu-ray sets. Surely its time for the Rubber Soul deluxe edition?

[@p0llenp0ny]

Yeah. Yet another money grab. I bought the book, the Get Back Blu-ray and the Let It Be deluxe. Not forking out for this.

[@Jan-qg1iy]

*_I get a chance to see you guys on the roof more often than you'd think._*

[@christopherholt8248]

Always the cheating negative lead, however it is disguised in words reasonable.

[@metallives529]

Imagine the money he has spent on hair and beard dye in the last 40 plus years!!!!! Should have sponsored one or two.

[@franzherflek4116]

He looks amazing for 134000

[@paulaoh5306]

If we must have a president over 80 years old, then let it be Ringo.

[@wxman2003]

His plastic surgeon was able to buy an island with all the work he did on Ringo. 🤣

[@rigsby1454]

Thing is LET IT BE does show the issues. It wasn't all that was there at the time, but it was a part of it

[@goodbababadbaba6370]

Ringo still on the pop fairplay🍻🍷🍹

[@Corleone1891]

Imagine wanting Let It Be after getting Get Back.

[@Ben_Mdws]

Ringo is such a beautiful dude

[@ODUBlue]

I’m with Ringo 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@jenniferwells9032]

Ringo, you never age 😂❤️❤️

[@justinbard3312]

Also... not a lot of peace and love.

[@someguy42093]

It’s very depressing.

[@Red-Revolution708]

Where’s is Grey Hair lol

[@debbie5792]

Yeah cause you’re in it!

[@paul47796]

Love is all you need

[@adi2.054]

He doesn't look 83

[@Ojb_1959]

Ringo’s sees red !

[@Robbie963]

The trouble we’ve got now is Paul and ringo want the candy land version of The Beatles,when it’s all there to see in history .

[@dhollsynthmusic]

Ringo is 83...gwbuinely looks & sounds 30 years younger.

[@PlayNiceFolks]

That hair dye could melt steel beens.

[@MMT58]

Yoko while Paul is playing ‘Martha My Dear.’ 🙉

[@cesarmadero05]

I always sensed that throughout "Get Back"; Ringo was constantly trying to counsel with Michael Lindsay-Hogg not to express his point of view that the band was breaking up. And at the same time, he became mortified when Paul McCartney suggested that the final scene should be a news reel announcing the end of the band.