My First time hearing Beatles - Shes leaving home - reaction

[@tjeffpowellful]

I’m a 72 year old man and bought Sgt Peppers when it first came out. I’ve heard She’s Leaving Home thousands of times but I still have tears in my eyes.

[@subwaygoddess1]

Jeff Powell, me too, still tears after all these years

[@khankrum1]

me to. i am 72 as well. The Sgnt. Pepper Album is still a milestine in music history!

[@joeshea1010]

same 72 and the tears....

[@lilyflower4962]

Always, always makes me cry...but then again I raised a girl. A rebellious girl!

[@williamwebster4285]

5:57 the most underrated Beatles song ever.

[@hdgboy]

One of Paul’s masterpieces. The vocal interchange between Paul and John is incredible.

[@sweedlepipe]

In Many Years From Now, Paul's biography, Paul gives John much credit in this song. Namely the Greek Chorus which makes this song special.

[@mokamo23]

@@sweedlepipe exactly. this is very much a lennon/mccartney collaboration.

[@Allan-et5ig]

It's a co-write - according to Paul. The entire Greek Chorus ("gave her most of our lives" etc) was written by John Lennon. Still you're right. It is one of PM's masterpieces!

[@cameroncooper4175]

I realize, on listening it now at 60, after hearing it all my life, that it is a localized but still poignantly tragic misunderstanding between overprotective (if loving) parents and the sheltered daughter who is finally breaking free... It is very universal and a mature piece of work from McCartney [25 at the time] and Lennon [about 26 years old], seeing the situation from both perspectives. The "Greek chorus" of the parents, decrying their best of intentions, their struggle to look after their girl, and now she is abandoning them. Their side of the story. Fantastic stuff. Without that chorus, the story would would be simplistic and the parents would be minor villains... But the way they finally rendered it, everyone in the story feels the tragedy.

[@djackson652]

I bought the album with my first wage packet when I was 15 years old working on a building-site during my school holidays. There's a very good YT explanation by the composer, Howard Goodall, of the genius of Sgt Pepper. Did you know the two songs of the double-A single, Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever, were originally on the album? You only realise how true and heart-rending this song when you reach my age and your own children have fled the coop. Those strings really pull at the heart-strings, don't they? And those celestial voices!

[@bryter00]

The Beatles are on a completely different level than anyone else.

[@stevenschmidt3464]

I completely agree and I love all different music and bands from all other areas of genre ( including a lot of the Beatles haters favorite bands). But you can just hear the imaginative quality and effort put into creating a feeling through songs. Its like everyone tries to create music when they were creating humble experiences. Quite incredible.

[@robertm7071]

Very true. I grew up in London as each song came out. EVERY song was different. You had no idea what was coming next. It was magical and unrepeatable. Thank you John, Paul, George and Ringo.

[@Isleofskye]

@@robertm7071 100% Right and completely revolutionary for their time:)

[@igsigsolutions5248]

Completely.

[@drgwhatsthetruth3783]

No other band has come close to their talent.

[@HoofHearted6]

Tears flow when i hear this. Amazing amazing song.

[@darkpatches]

"The Beatles wasn't a band. They were a miracle."

[@mhsanichar]

❤❤❤YES

[@17Watman]

Amen to that

[@danielbrown3461]

Many Rock Historians say that the Beetles were the first band to incorporate or introduce Rap to the public. And none of them participated in the OG Lifestyle.

[@rdekemper]

The Beatles……

[@Paul-tk2my]

👍David Gilmore

[@japfourme381]

The thing with the Beatles, and I’ve always said this, you can actually hear all the words they’re singing, their music flows magically!! Like or hate them you can’t deny their musical abilities!!

[@albertschepis]

They worked hard at it.

[@richardscally694]

Exactly.!

[@teresakym2672]

And this is why the Beatles will never be surpassed. Absolute geniuses ❤❤❤

[@martinleavitt6094]

👍🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@markwilensky5547]

They certainly were!~...and George Martin only enhanced their genius.

[@ritchiec6317]

Great minds think alike 😅

[@gwine9087]

@@markwilensky5547 Very true.

[@khankrum1]

They may well be surpased at some time, but not today!

[@ray0711star]

I'm so grateful to have shared some of my time on Earth with them at their best

[@johnlicata513]

The Beatles changed the world with their unbelievable musical genius.

[@alabhaois]

They absolutely did!! 👍👍👍

[@arthurfears9464]

With some help from George Martin!!!

[@bw4025]

And look where the mainstream music is today! na na na na meaningless tribble and crotch grabbing.

[@MsAppassionata]

@@arthurfears9464 Yes, yes, yes George Martin was like the fifth Beatle but it was the variety of material which the three wrote (and occasionally Ringo) which kept people coming back for more. It boggles the mind how they could keep coming up with songs that were completely different from the ones that they did previously, and in so many genres. I don’t think that there will ever be anyone else quite like them again. I feel privileged to have grown up during that era. The fact that we had them and so many other great musicians, in various fields, all existing at the same time is remarkable.

[@zitabraun1176]

I was this girl once upon a time. Big mistake.

[@KBoege]

The more you listen to the Beatles the more their genius lifts you higher and higher.

[@albertschepis]

Yeah, most first time listeners usually go "wait... what did I just hear?" and do keep gaining and lifting the more they hear it. Good thing. I'm 70 and it still lifts me - it's incredible. Thank goodness there's such a large catalog too.

[@joemonroe1106]

@@KBoege So true.

[@TheCornishCockney]

Only the second Beatles song you’ve heard ?!? Wow,are YOU going on a journey! They are the greatest band in history for a reason. They touch EVERYONE who listens to them.

[@ALF782]

The journey must be taken by listening to all albums front to back with singles and eps in chronological order. I'd give my left nut to have those memories erased and go on that journey anew.

[@novi0974]

... hard to believe .. this day and age, anyone not heard a Beatles song ..

[@cbrmax4192]

ahah I thought the same 😂 there are SO MANY other marvellous songs in the Beatles history, make yourself the biggest favor ever and go listening, starting from Rubber Soul album 😉

[@gribwitch]

"...and go listening, starting from Rubber Soul album..."" 😉 What, and ignore all their earlier work ? No ! ALL Beatles music needs to be respected and appreciated. Their early stuff were largely simple love songs yes, but it's not the lyrics that mattered at that early stage of their career, they would evolve and mature later - it was the terrific melodies. Melodies were the Beatles strongest aptitude. And that started from the very beginning !@@cbrmax4192

[@LarryNeie-lj7zc]

Love this young lady's reaction to this sad beautiful song. So much Beatles brilliance to explore!

[@TheSonicfrog]

Impossible to listen to this song without crying. There's absolutely nothing like it today, or any band approaching within a thousand miles of the Beatles.

[@truthray2885]

I love this song. But "Creep" by Radiohead is pretty good too.

[@pixl8me]

There is an understory in this song.

[@brithaddenhadden8383]

creep is one of the worst songs ever written !@@truthray2885

[@DanielSedgwick-q7n]

Beautiful. It can be interpreted in so many ways, eg. Something in the haunted parental backing voices. Love this reaction

[@danielbrown3461]

Theres alot of material like it today....and throughout the 80's and 90's...people just have to search instead of watching T.V. or spending time drinking at a bar.

[@dorothyramser7805]

Exactly the same reaction as those who listened in 1967. WOW! Beautiful. Now you know why The Beatles are legends.

[@robertantonides]

I’m 78 and my heart is full of love for this brilliant song writing .

[@humphreygruntwhistle3946]

The ending (“…bye-bye”) always puts a lump in my throat. A sad, beautiful song by the greatest band in history. Paul contributes a great lead vocal.

[@kkampy4052]

The Beatles had it all, thoughtful deep lyrics, incredible musicianship and amazing composition. It's not hard to see why they are so revered 60 years later.

[@buddyneher9359]

and they also had George Martin who could do things like add a string quartet to a pop group and produce this kind of magic. It was the combination which produced the era-defining cultural phenomenon that was the Beatles.

[@bwana-ma-coo-bah425]

If it was not for the album Freak Out, which the beatles openly admitted, sgp was their attempt to do what Frank did with Freak Out, the beatles would just be another boy band.

[@pasion4piano]

Born in 1952, I remember from late 1963 until the end of 1966, the BeaTles were regularly releasing non stops albums after albums as if they were inspired by external forces until they disappeared for 6 months in total reclusion to produce the Sergeant Pepper Album. BeaTles fans were wondering if they were finish to the point that a press came out to reassure the fans stating that some great album was about to be released but it needed time for . When it finally came out , they nailed it again by giving us a new inspirational look towards the future of music .

[@bwana-ma-coo-bah425]

@@pasion4piano without Freak Out they would just be another boy band, sorry.

[@tomelder2358]

Unmatched originality.

[@jmc6687]

So simple but so powerful......you cant help but be touched.

[@geoffcurtis9890]

A masterpiece would be an understatement!

[@richardscally694]

True.!

[@roywolfe8691]

300 years from now. Their music will still be played

[@howardjohnrobertson7097]

I've been listening to this song for 40 years and I still well up. It's amazing.

[@MrDaiseymay]

WELL---I haven't heard this for a similar time, and it made me tear up.

[@dianetheisen8664]

I'm bawling 😭

[@kiwihib]

Wasn't based on a true story, about running off with a mechanic.

[@teeteebee]

Same. The gap between 'dressing gown' and 'Picks up the letter'. Agonisingly beautiful.

[@MUE4731]

You have no idea what your getting into, but you will enjoy the voyage 😊

[@darenreynolds8824]

The beatles are a masterclass of perception , of us all on earth

[@BirdTalk13]

Well said.

[@kenstubbs8093]

I bought this album wen I was 24 loved it I am now 63 and still listen to it

[@nonosays]

For those of us who grew up with the Beatles in real time, it is gratifying to watch new generations discover them. Now continue discovering! You will be amazed.

[@fibsism]

Yes. Nobody will ever write and perform a song as good as this. Ever. Pure genius. ❤

[@jeffwatt8652]

One of the most beautiful songs ever written!

[@alonenjersey]

oh you are so right.👍

[@MegaMkmiller]

It's great but I think Let It Be and Yesterday are McCartney's masterpieces. Also, Penny Lane and You Never Give Me Your Money.

[@alonenjersey]

@@MegaMkmiller And to think Sir Paul has been performing "Let It Be" & "Yesterday" live on stage off & on since 1976.

[@Drenwickification]

McCartney and Lennon are the greatest musical pairing of all time. What they created together in just 7-8 years is simply spectacular. They were born to make music together. It’s such a tragedy John was taken from us so young and they never had a chance to reunite musically

[@MrDaiseymay]

Most people believe they would have worked togethe again. Theres a strong hint of it in'' NOW AND THEN'',

[@dennymartin18]

The quality of their genius was dissipating by the time they broke up. All the great Brit band and American bands like the Beach Boys had a golden period in their early to mid 20's when they hit the mountaintop and peaked with their talents ( including the Rolling Stones) and then their masterful songeriting capabilities rapidly faded. John+ Paul could have hooked up post Beatles, but they had already shot their wad if creativity with eack other and it wouldd never be the same with them because their singwriting tastes ran in divergent directions. NOTHING SEEMS TO REMAIN THE SAME ( Otis Redding, DOCK OF THE BAY) .Even Otis saw the light... 😎👌🏼

[@TorkG8]

Lennon/McCartney, Benny Andersson/Bjorn Ulvaeus, Simon/Garfunkel, Bernie Taupin/Elton John... all great songwriting duos, whose best work is together.

[@mitchmitchell80]

Just another amazing song by this incredible band!!

[@robertoseveno]

3 minutes of divine melancholy beauty right there. There's so much more to explore with The Beatles - greatest band ever.

[@KevCraven]

The fact that Paul wrote this at age 25 is astounding.

[@hempluva]

And when it was all over... they were all still in their twenties.

[@brunosvlog24k]

@@hempluva The Beatles were a gift from Father God. There will never be another group like them. Thank you for this wonderful video reaction. I enjoyed hearing your opinion of the message that you received from this beautiful song.

[@albertschepis]

@@hempluva Yeah, that they did all they did at their age still blows my mind all these years later.

[@RonRicho]

I haven't heard this song in many years. I forgot how emotional it is. More like a short story than a song.

[@MrDaiseymay]

And probably typified the experience of many parents in the''swinging 60's''. when teens were influenced by new interests and values.

[@phillipecook3227]

​@@MrDaiseymay My goodness yes. That hadn't occurred to me before but I think you've hit on something fundamental which must've given the song a poignancy and power in 1967. Young people of that time may have been the first generation en masse not to automatically adopt and think like their parents (and of course also young women in the 1960s were the first generation in history to have the pill with all the control and freedom it allowed).

[@nickwescombe8079]

@@MrDaiseymay That’s such a good point

[@nickwescombe8079]

I’d never thought but as well as a story about a family, it’s also an elegy for times that were drawing to an end. The sort of thing that Ray Davies wrote so beautifully about

[@rah7868]

Yes it is isn't it. Beatles forever!

[@clementreid907]

Great that you're hearing them. If it's new, you have a lot to look forward to. The Beatles are the greatest musical phenomenon imaginable, and I hope you hear all their music.

[@realperceiver1010]

They had so many talents and so much of it, an incredible moment in time they were and before mine. Yet their music was still a part of my life throughout the 70s and to this day.

[@jamiekatz7591]

Parental nightmare!!! How anyone could denounce the Beatles as being anything other than brilliant and heartfelt writers ahead of their time is beyond me!!! All the emotion in this song you can feel every word!!! Thank you

[@andywatts8654]

Especially in the 60s

[@beatlebrian4404]

The Beatles are the, William Shakespeare of music and like Shakespeare they will never be forgotten.

[@richardscally694]

100% YES!

[@comradeozzbug]

An astute comparison, which will become more evident as time goes on.

[@colinpumpernickel2605]

A good analogy. How they were so prolific yet consitent in the quaility of their music is beyond me and I love that. With the Beatles you can never see the join. They are like a musical conjuring trick. Paperback writer for example is a two chord song. How is that?

[@deanwolfechannel]

Brilliant! I've never heard this comparision but yes, time itself is proving what eternal masterpieces they created

[@liamb8624]

McCartney during the Beatles years was indeed like a writer of 2-3 min plays. Elenor Rigby, For No One, Here, There And Everywhere, 64 and Lovely Rita. All pocket sized and perfect

[@kainajones9393]

Masterpiece, I still cry when I hear this. My favorite.Beatle song

[@benjaminpugsley4015]

Paul McCartney is the Mozart of Rock/Pop music. Simply the best musician, composer ever born.

[@martinleavitt6094]

Agreed,not even close..attribute that to Paul's passion for music,and a driven work a holic mentality.....any questions?......next....

[@kavalere]

And biggest ego ever born.

[@lllULTIMATEMASTERlll]

@@kavalere ever heard of Kanye West?

[@chetsenior7253]

For pop music, maybe.

[@SpreadEagle6]

​@@kavalereutterly asinine statement. Zero points, mercy on your soul.

[@rdlewis3616]

Such a beautiful and melancholy song. How did such young men come up with such complex emotion filled songs?

[@LesCish]

Being a son, and now a father with adult children, this song still resonates with me.

[@GreySkyLady]

Same. It's the generational jump from child to adulthood and the pain and satisfaction of both perspectives. It's agony as a parent and liberating for the kids, but that agony and freedom is the measure of success. It's all so hard, and this song hits that button.

[@johnfarnborough6424]

When I first heard this as a young teenager I thought great, leaving behind repressive parents. 40 years later you discover the other side of the story.

[@thomaskolioupoulos6590]

The Beatles music was pure artistry and lyrical genius....they were so diverse, especially as they progressed through the years they were together....

[@allenjones3130]

One of the greatest pop ballads of all time.

[@Billma48]

I was just doing my morning KZbin thing and came upon this. I"m 75 and remember when the album came out. Has been a while since I have heard this. I am still stunned to listen to this.

[@ricknbacker5626]

Paul McCartney (who sings the verses and falsetto SHEEEEE) and John Lennon (who sings the anguished parents refrains and Bye Byes) wanted to create a very intimate vocal give and take. So they recorded their vocals live on the same microphone. Doubling each of their own parts. A Masterpiece . Few songs cover both sides of a story quite like She's Leaving Home. I loved your reaction Sarah. You are a very impressive young woman. Take care, RNB

[@Colin623]

Yes indeed, what most people don't realise is back then this was recorded on a 4-Track recorder only ! hence having to sing many instruments and vocals at the same time !

[@leonardshevlin7260]

compare and contrast: Cat Stevens - "Father and Son" (1970) and Chicago - "Dialogue" (1972).

[@mattgoldberg4335]

@@leonardshevlin7260 Yes, I was just thinking that. All are masterpieces.

[@rosemaryhopkin9086]

One of my favourite songs .. Although I have not thought about it for years ..

[@thinkforyourself828]

One of their best tearjerkers. They are truly a gift to this world. God bless the Beatles ❤️

[@doughty10000]

I love what you do. After listening to the Beatles for over half a century, it all becomes new again when experiencing their music through your appreciative ears. It's exciting to know that their work is still current. Please carry on my dear because I'm sure, along with me, there are many who love the authentic respect and joy you show with your interpretive listening of the greatness that was. ❤

[@gillcawthorn7572]

Fantastic to think that they were composing their own material and performing it to such a high standard and still all of them in their early twenties.

[@MrDaiseymay]

Then broke up, soon after.

[@zeroceiling]

@@MrDaiseymay ..well they didn’t break up in their early 20’s but certainly the oldest guy wasn’t yet 28 or so…

[@traceydaizy]

​@@MrDaiseymay and??

[@annereidy7981]

Yes, amazing weren't they?

[@gillcawthorn7572]

@@MrDaiseymay But three of them went on performing and composing individually ,so breaking up allowed each of them to progress .

[@VickieCarey-qj9mu]

Im in tears every time ive heard this... gorgeous and haunting at the same time. Parenting is rewarding and heartbreaking

[@martham8061]

I'm listening to this song with tears rolling down my face. It's both beautiful and heartbreaking. A real masterpiece. 🥲

[@dbcb4146]

You are a beautiful soul and this song belongs to the ages now. Sending love. ❤️

[@094340]

Masterpiece. The multiple meanings of the word "by" (bye, buy) is just genius, and so much more brilliance in this song. The way the strings convey all the emotion in the song, the singular violin note (pluck), which depicts the mother "picking up the letter that's lying there", the deep cello of "father snoring"..., it's nuance like that that puts the Beatles in another universe from everyone else.

[@colinslant]

Strings arranged by George Martin, of course. The fifth Beatle.

[@094340]

@@colinslant Martin was in total sync with those guys, and yes, his contributions were incalculable.

[@Simon-re4jg]

@@colinslant Nope - George Martin was not available - arranged by another.

[@colinslant]

@@Simon-re4jg Ah, I see on checking Wikipedia that this particular track was in fact arranged by Mike Leander, although George Martin conducted the orchestra for the recording. Credit to him then, thanks for the info.

[@Simon-re4jg]

@@colinslant Stunning arrangement. I wonder what it would have been like if Martin had done it? Stunning also I am sure.

[@RobertNixAlternativeArtist]

Always great to see a Beatles song touch someone,I think the joy The Beatles Music has brought to humanity is incalculable.

[@stevedahlberg8680]

I've heard this so many times but it still gets to me every time. What a powerful and poignant song and yes, it is so beautifully rendered. It's so amazing because it captures both generational viewpoints at the same time. That's what so painful is that both sides what they are feeling are true at the same time.

[@marcosalvarenga3225]

The Beatles were in another level! Top!

[@jimpaquette8007]

The greatest band ever its been 60 years and still going strong!!

[@bwana-ma-coo-bah425]

Rolling Stones are.

[@marc-yv7cu]

@@bwana-ma-coo-bah425 Let’s say the Beatles concern those with thin ears. Let’s leave the grimaces and postures to the Stones ...

[@bwana-ma-coo-bah425]

@@marc-yv7cu and better music from the stones

[@alkholos]

The Beatles are not "still going strong." Half are dead. They made some great music in their era.

[@jimpaquette8007]

@@alkholos I think if you check sales of the Beatles world wide since they broke up until today they are still going strong!!

[@garytooley2399]

incredible and will still be incredible in a thousand years time

[@z512345]

Sarah, I cried the second time I heard this song , because I couldn't believe what I was listening to the first time ,some 60 years ago, and I am crying right now.🥲 The Beatles the best Band that ever has been!

[@macca8562]

I thank god every day that i am an old fogey, who was young enough to be a teenager when the Beatles hit the uk in 62, you will never know what it was like, they were just too good.

[@mrofnocnon]

Me too, wonderful days!

[@alanhill769]

I always get emotional when I hear this song. Beautiful song, thank you The Beatles. I grew up in the 60's so I am blessed with memories of the finest explosion of talent the world has ever known.

[@MegaYosarian]

Me too. All my children have flown. I get emotional when I think of my daughter out in the big world

[@RhysAZ2024]

She's Leaving Home such a beautiful song. One of the best the Beatles did. Tells a complete story.

[@roymoore3156]

Fifty years on only makes their sound more sincere. My dad had just been killed in early Feb 1964, then this eight year old saw the Beatles on the Rd Sullivan show. My life took its second major twist in a week. I was never the same.

[@levin448]

@@roymoore3156 Very sorry.

[@Markinfilm]

They were truly brilliant.

[@LOBOIV]

The story in this song pulls the heart strings. Very well put together. It’s such a great song. John’s vocal part and contrast to Paul’s voice makes this song for me.

[@SarahWRah]

Vocals are extraordinary, backed by a brilliant band/orchestra.

[@izzonj]

I'm 64 years old (The Beatles have a song about that, too!). When I was young, I'd listen to this and it was a slow, beautiful song and is relax and usually fall asleep - not because I was bored but because I was relaxed - so I never got its meaning. A few decades later I bought this album again and had a totally different experience. Because by then I had raised my own daughter through a turbulent adolescence where the fear of losing her was very real. Everything turned out wonderfully and my wife and I have a close relationship with our adult daughter. But this song brings me to tears every time because it brings back those times of uncertainty. Thank you for experiencing it with us.

[@coled2048]

I, too, am turning 64 and have listened to Beatles songs my whole life. I also have gone through different levels of emotions at various points in my lifespan. Some, like this one now bring tears and a sense of feeling so blessed at having the soundtrack to my life as we have had.

[@colinslant]

And it's amazing to think that John and Paul were only 26 and 24 when they wrote it!

[@TheBigBuckBunny]

Can you knit a sweater by a fireside, or does someone make it for you? ;)

[@repsyca]

Really pleased things worked out for you ❤

[@thekitowl]

Recently received a bottle of wine on my 64th birthday.

[@ALF782]

Watching you cry to this amazing song had me crying and I've known the song since 1967.

[@franciscolopez3229]

The Beatles really crossed over thru generations with their music all of these years that will never fade away.

[@joseparan8973]

Yes even from me to my 3 Brothers my 5kids up to my grandkids my 1 granddaughter here in the U.S. can sing help when one advertisement used it so Her grandma from New Jersey was so amazed when She heard She can sing with it he he

[@truthray2885]

I first heard that song when I was a kid, and it has always moved me, the story telling, the voices, the melancholy. Love it.

[@teeteebee]

A work of art. Truly great art. Such spare lyrics painting an entire world of anguish. They were geniuses.

[@OMFGandalf]

One of the most beautiful songs ever written, The Beatles were far more than just Rock and Roll. They are music.

[@tj-kv6vr]

i imagine, ones early upbringing and family life, may hit some really hard in the Heart, hearing this for the first time. Brilliant

[@fosbury68]

That's really one of Paul's best vocal performances.

[@robertstephens165]

Sargent pepper is a masterpiece. Love Love Love The Beatles

[@eunicej]

Been listening to the Beatles since I was 13, I’m now 49. Still amazes me every time I listen.

[@davezul4396]

I’ve been listening to the Beatles since 1964. Still amazing.

[@christinefougere]

One of the greatest songs ever. No one will ever surpass the Beatles, greatest band who changed the world.

[@FRATZROCKET]

Sarah, your reaction made me cry. Such a beautiful song. Gets me every time.

[@anngreen4646]

Just listened again. Still crying X

[@bryanspindle4455]

As someone who grew up with the Beatles, it is unimaginable that anyone could reach adulthood never having heard of them. They were known for decades in every corner of the world and their music influenced many musicians who came after them. Both as a group and individually they probably have had more of an impact on music than any four people who ever lived.

[@tobinsarttrading1733]

I love those old more obscure Beatles songs that continues to make more and more meaning as the years roll on! These guys were still in their twenties for the most part…. Wonderful insight!

[@rodneysmith9177]

Nothing on Sgt Peppers was "obscure". At least not at the time.

[@augustdaye2746]

Sarah is so expressive that hearing She's Leaving Home through her ears is a more moving experience than when I first heard it oh those many eons ago. I was only 17 on that day I reverently placed a new Beatles album on the turn table at a friend's house. Sarah's made it new again.

[@frizzlefrap]

I agree, augustdaye2746 ------ Sarah does bring out the best in her remarks ---- Tks! ALL !!

[@Morticia1313]

I heard it many years ago & I had the same reaction. So sad yet so beautiful ❤

[@johnkeatley917]

The Beatles never missed a word on their songs. All of their songs where so well arranged and put together. They were so well written and produced. It’s no wonder how influential they were. Girl from Rubber Soul is also one of my favourites. Great words.

[@gibbogle]

I love Girl too.

[@TomKuhl]

It's so nice to see you listening to one of my all-time favourite songs. I love the Beatles. Greetings from Germany

[@michaelteale6386]

The Beatles will never be beaten.

[@physicsguru5580]

One of so many reasons the Beatles are the GOAT!

[@neilfranklin5644]

The writing is realistic its just what parents say, the harmonies are beautiful.

[@BIGeSTRING]

It made me cry too. Still after all those times i hear it

[@walterfleury3840]

They were some of the best ever at harmonizing their vocal sounds. That was Paul McCartney singing lead and mostly John Lennon doing the backing vocals. They had different voices but knew how to harmonize so well.

[@gretchennelson7056]

They really did.

[@stevejones924]

The Beatles lyrics speak to your heart...a form of truth from everybody’s experiences in life. Like they are relating part of who we are. We love it!😊

[@humandroid53]

An extraordinary song. The beautiful interleaving of the voices and story line are unsurpassed. Gorgeous, moving and relatable... even after so many years.

[@peterheywood7453]

What a beautiful beautiful song.❤

[@stephensevenpounder5447]

My daughter is 17, and I just had this conversation with my wife, just today. She's going to leave home. I cannot deal.

[@thomasellis8586]

That is a common feeling among parents of late teens. My sister at that age was impossibly moody, and would shut herself in her room for hours on end...all I can say is, be patient. Be there when she needs you, but leave her alone when she wants to be left alone. And above all, make sure she knows that however many quarrels you might have, that you still love her, no matter what she chooses to do with her life. Cultivating such attitudes will pay off in the future. Above all, remember that at 17, within one year, she will be an adult, fully entitled to make her own decisions, and then you will have to let her go. Best of luck, and just love her, no matter what...

[@debbieking4128]

❤❤

[@timburrows5807]

What a beautiful smile, her reaction is lovey

[@randomami8176]

I learnt this poem in my English class (Spanish is my native language) in the mid 70s before I became a Beatlemaniac. Even today, more than 40 years later I still tear up to this song. A masterpiece.

[@benmeltzer]

Wow. When I was in school we had "Elanor Rigby" in our poetry textbook.

[@danfoss1535]

When I was in school we had Twinkle Twinkle Little Star ( written by Mozart)

[@janissa-i4g]

Thank-you I haven't heard that song in 30+years and I could still sing most of the lyrics...so emotive

[@davetubervid]

I was at university in the late sixties in the UK when the Sgt Pepper album came out. A group of us used to meet in one of our college rooms most afternoons for tea and biscuits. Someone put on this record and all the chatting and munching stopped - we all just sat there open-mouthed listening to these amazing songs, it was like we were stunned, we couldn't believe how extraordinary this music was......a memory that stands out from over 50 years ago as if it were yesterday. (No pun intended )

[@anneberkeley7411]

Love reading your memory, Dave, millions of us had some variation of your experience when we first listened to Pepper. It felt like something in the world changed with this record. A big paradigm shift of some kind.

[@rickibutler6870]

I just found Sarah's channel today. As a lifelong Beatles fan who first saw the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964, I was so moved to witness someone hearing Beatles songs for the first time. I cried with joy, as Sarah's reactions mirrored my own so many years ago when I first fell in love with the Beatles. I love this channel.

[@brianfisher6165]

The Beatles will continue to amaze and blow your mind with with well over 200 songs, non of which are the same! I’ve been listening to the Beatles since 1964 and I’m still in awe!!! A couple of my all time favs is “One after 909”, “Hey Bulldog “. 👌❤️👍😴😀

[@terrythekittieful]

John said 'Yes It Is' was 'This Boy' rejigged and it is, but both songs are great in their own right. Apart from that I can't think of any two Beatles songs too alike.

[@janeward5811]

Yes, one of my favourites is one after 909, my brother plays it on guitar and sings and me and my husband jive to it, he is 75 and I'm 73.

[@AngelRivera-wp9bg]

What a heartwarming reaction and such a beautiful young woman also in spirit

[@lionheartroar3104]

Beautiful, sad and haunting. Great choice!

[@sarahtooldtocare8561]

It's Why The Beatles are the legends they are.

[@Serai3]

This song is about a trend that was sweeping Britain and the Western world at the time - young girls leaving home, without notice, without permission. It was one thing for boys to want adventure, it was quite another for girls to take their destinies in their own hands and light out for the territories, as they used to say. The 60's was a pressure cooker of a decade, so many cultural explosions and implosions, and girls and women were discovering their own ideas and their own ability to choose for themselves what their lives would be.