Simon Pegg does four Beatles impressions in 12 seconds

[@brenda3089]

Love the way he said "yknow" when he did Paul haha

[@djmammo9826]

The "yknow" is the key to Paul. Put it at the end of the sentence and let it trail off. Dana Carvey knows that too.

[@howtomusic5157]

300 people now agree

[@iloveedkandjeonghan]

lol oh my god

[@StevenTwoTwo]

Agree, but he doesn't have the pronunciations right with Paul at all, even the "y'know" is wrong pronunciation wise

[@rocket81ful]

Duooooooooo, Hari hari, Peace & Lov, Yap yap.

[@jennydeaf9O9]

George is hard, nobody can pull it off perfectly but that’s a great John impression.

[@michaelrawson6261]

George managed it pretty well!!!

[@fafski1199]

Steven Coogan can do a good George (All his Beatles impressions are spot on). He said, it's a bit like doing John, only high on LSD and with a hint of drag queen. I've only seen him do it once at one of his stand up shows, years ago though. TBH, he's pretty damn good, at a lot of impressions.

[@Hedge_witch]

Kevin Eldon does all four Beatles perfectly. And George Martin.

[@rattyeely]

Yeah, George is the one most people struggle with. Honestly he had such a unique voice

[@william89309]

Justin long does a very good George impression as well

[@samvalecaaguilar1807]

Why did he do Paul so accurately? He said y'know and the hand movements, visible increase in energy. The facial expressions. And he said "sort of like that, y'know" I swear I've heard Paul say that before.

[@BobRobie1]

Thats how paul says it sort of like that yknow

[@monica3020]

I think I've heard him say that too! In interviews whenever he hums/sings part of a song to move along a story about him songwriting, he often says, "Like that, y'know?"

[@richardvanderstelt7365]

@@monica3020 paul is dead

[@jpringle1979]

@@richardvanderstelt7365 you're an idiot

[@davidcoons89]

@@jpringle1979 come now, that’s a little bit harsh, no? Besides. He is 🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️

[@Banana_Split_Cream_Buns]

I once did a less impressive party trick of having four beetles in my mouth and now I have some type of parasitic disease.

[@Booksaremysolace]

Joseph McDermott underrated comment

[@cooperdavis4212]

That's funny as hell

[@graememorrison333]

You win...

[@tecnosinemusic]

LOL

[@filthyclown8033]

@@Booksaremysolace what would shift this from being underrated to rated? Or do you just say things are underrated when you like them?

[@jtmichaelson]

His "John" was spot on!

[@chipgaasche4933]

Not even close.

[@stephenburnage7687]

His George didn't work.The three impressions were passable.

[@FaxanaduJohn]

You’re not British, huh?

[@jammin6816]

John had a slower more careful approach but was quick witted at the same time. His accent was a higher British grade than the other 3- in fact his Aunt Mimi didn’t want John hanging around the other 3 because of their lower accent.

[@judyb737]

I closed my eyes when he did it - I only heard John come thru. He really needs to do a couple lines to prove if he is really good!

[@Chigger]

"And Ringo's right in the front like that, you see." He's clearly never seen the video for "Help!"

[@byronp2311]

Interviewer to Ringo: Are you a Mod or a Rocker? Ringo (immediatately): I'm a mocker.

[@royayersrules]

What do you reckon?

[@Chigger]

@@royayersrules In the "Help!" video, Ringo sits behind everyone else and holds an umbrella the entire time.

[@who9387]

@@byronp2311 It wasn't exactly new even then, everyone was saying way before the Beatles got going

[@SUP3RKAPON]

Paperback writer

[@kaymuldoon3575]

His Ringo was quite impressive.

[@itamarbushari88]

@Elizabeth Thorburn Jones kind of

[@anthonyvasquezactor]

It just needs to be a little deeper.

[@hepty3179]

He did all four on the spot,each Beatle has completely different voice.Each completely separate from the last.For what it was is impressive

[@EzeICE]

Yes being that Ringo is always the toughest one to get right.

[@TrainBoi227]

Ringo's a lot deeper ngl, a bit closer to Paul þan George

[@alwlferventdreams2651]

This is why their harmonies sounded so good, diverse tones and resonance.

[@notanotherjamesmurphy5574]

and then you have the Beach Boys, 3 brothers who sound similar, 2 of which sound incredibly similar, their similar-sounding cousin, and a childhood friend who also sounds similar

[@rishabhaniket1952]

@@notanotherjamesmurphy5574😂😂😂 brilliant. Seriously never figured out which song was sung by whom.

[@caveydavey2486]

Generally, really different voices cause harmonies to sound off because of the diverse tones, resonances and harmonics. That's why sibling harmonies often sound better.

[@noahmay7708]

@caveydavey2486 Could you share an example of this? I once heard that harmonies that are slightly off tend to sound more real and earthy, where perfectly aligned harmonies sound a bit fake and robotic (like what you might get with autotune).

[@arigol2]

Bee Gees

[@markzappasodi]

Dhani Harrison does the best George. And that's without even speaking!

[@wanderer1955]

Agreed! No Paternity test needed there.

[@sylph8005]

@@wanderer1955 I think a paternity test is needed to make sure George is his father and not just him

[@wanderer1955]

@@sylph8005 "and not just him". What the eff does that even mean?? Clearly English isn't your first language.

[@sylph8005]

@@wanderer1955 English is my first language, but I kinda knew that I was screwing up that sentence when I wrote it. I was probably tired too. To ruin the joke by explaining it, I was referencing how they look exactly the same, so they would have to make sure Dhani was George's son instead of just actually being George.

[@wanderer1955]

@@sylph8005 Ah! Now I get it!😁

[@mccloysong]

Nailed them. Twice as effective that each only got a sentence and he was done. Like a drive-by impression

[@thebeatles6484]

These impressions remind me of the voice actors in Yellow Submarine

[@giacomoc4119]

Aren't them the Beatles themselves?

[@DaringNote62]

@@giacomoc4119 no the Beatles didn't do the voices in the film which I found was off putting, in fact the Beatles didn't even have much involvement in the film.

[@THO-BRO2000]

+@@DaringNote62 Wasn't it 1, 2, 3, 4?

[@aaronorenstein5963]

@@DaringNote62 Aside from the live-action sequence at the end. Funny thing, one of the voice actors, Lance Percival, actually voiced Paul and Ringo in the cartoon series that aired from '65-'67, before Yellow Submarine was but a twinkle in the producers' eyes.

[@videoplusdvd]

@@aaronorenstein5963 Lance Percival was also the voice of "Old Fred" in Yellow Submarine. Also, Geoffrey Hughes, the voice of Paul in YS, was Onslo in "Keeping Up Appearances", and still sounded like Paul in YS...

[@YellowravenRS]

George is by far the hardest one to pull off, but the other ones were pretty much on point

[@galaxybiscuit]

I think the paul impression was overdone

[@dane21dc]

George definitely has the least distinctive voice out of the four

[@davidb2206]

The George must be the hardest of all to imitate, for anyone. One reason that George's particular intonation sounds so brilliant on the early songs, especially. I can listen to a song like "You Like Me Too Much" on loop for over an hour.

[@zitherzon2121]

Very good. Simon proves here once again and then twice again that "The human voice is the greatest musical instrument."

[@bitcheslovesticks6993]

George was off, but otherwise it was good.

[@danb8891]

To me, his imitation of George sounds more like John than is imitation of John lol.

[@Sapphirebulletsofpurelove]

Dan B Yeah the George sounded like early 60s John to me. I have found that nobody can do a good George, maybe it’s his slightly different accent

[@swagmeister3000]

george impressions are literally impossible

[@idigmusic4405]

oh please

[@birdlawco]

justin long did a really good george impression in walk hard

[@Diggy22]

So technically, if they did a Beatles animated movie now, they could have Simon Pegg play all four 😁

[@MisterSynyster]

Hilariously, they've never made an animated Beatles movie with the voices of the Beatles.

[@mbrombert]

@@MisterSynyster As a kid I had no idea it was not their actual voices in Yellow Submarine but after re-watching it in my later years it is pretty obvious. Great film.

[@juliebraden6911]

Nothing technical about it so I'm not sure why you said that unless you just thought it sounded smart.

[@juliebraden6911]

@@MisterSynyster no animated movie is ever made with the voices of the actual people. If they were able to get the actual people, they wouldn't have to animate it. Think about things every once in a while.

[@GrugTheJust]

@@juliebraden6911 I'm imagining the Underwater scenes in Yellow Submarine might have gotten a bit expensive for live action, no? Think about things every once in a while.

[@tcaudiobooks737]

I'm hearing John, Paul, John again and Ringo.

[@REDBEARD5252]

I love Simon Pegg, and all of his movies, which most include his PIC, Nick Frost!!

[@oldskoolfool141]

This is TOTALLY my theory too! so weird to hear someone else say it, I'd long pondered the idea that the reason P, J and G sounded so good in their harmonising together was because all cavities were present, nasal, mouth and throat, wow this is mad to hear echoed

[@wids]

Damn thats a dope theory

[@DaniloSilva-pl3sq]

It's really cool to think of it that way, but the singing voice is quite different from the speaking voice. They actually activate distinct parts of the human brain, that's also why most people sing without accent! :)

[@allex2256]

This is an incredible theory

[@ramonparelladamartin4877]

@@DaniloSilva-pl3sq What do you mean, without accent?

[@DaniloSilva-pl3sq]

@@ramonparelladamartin4877 Most people lose their accents when they are singing

[@matthewhetzler4912]

I love how he does a soft S with Ringo “It’s right up in the front, you zee.”

[@jacksteinberg5874]

I do believe the fab four would love this. Simon pegg is such a talent. R.I.p. John& George🎶😎🎶.

[@kevinsworld5088]

Simon Pegg, a great actor AND impressionist!!!

[@Airestotle09]

we need more of this. His John sounded really good

[@gwynnielsen5081]

Simon Pegg is pretty accurate. I'm sure he is a real hit at parties.

[@vanshipman]

John, Paul, and Ringo were spot on...George wasn’t bad, just not as good. Either way...applaud this bloody man!!! 👏🏻 😂

[@michaelschneider-]

+1 Priceless ... !! Well, Done !!

[@bravetherainbow]

lol the way he says "You know" as Paul sounds like the Queen's English.

[@stevecarter8810]

No

[@freidarhealness5216]

what the fuck are you talking about?

[@tlatosmd]

Didn't you know Paul has often been standing in for the Queen for decades?

[@michaelrawson6261]

It's ALL the Queen's English...

[@JohnsysChannel]

@@michaelrawson6261 na.

[@thesomethingwickedpodcast2893]

Credit where it's due - that was brilliant.

[@stephanM5]

Brilliant impressions, never heard all fab four impressions before. Simon is amazing.

[@maval4537]

Brilliant! I recognised them all at once, I only wish he did it longer!

[@Nina5144]

Love Simon, such a talented bloke. When I first saw him in Spaced we knew he was going places

[@uglyduckling5580]

John and Ringo were good!

[@jolson9]

his Paul was great as well

[@georgefowler3027]

his pegg was good as well

[@barnijones1]

@@georgefowler3027 😆

[@rickyman2307]

Absolutely. Brilliant Simon

[@evelyncortez8643]

I really enjoyed this. I'm from the States and have been a Beatles fan since I was a 70s kid. Sadly, they were broken up by then, but their music lives on.🎙🎹 🎸🥁🤘

[@tedl7538]

That was flat-out incredible!

[@shaindysegall951]

Grates 12 seconds of my life!!

[@williammclauchlan2610]

Simon Pegg just makes me smile as soon as I see him,he is sensational.

[@ImMagnetz]

I thought he was just going to do a Liverpool accent for all of them but he actually nailed each one.

[@nafisagaffar8599]

Wow he got them exactly. 👏

[@alvilla9659]

The best Beatles impressions I've heard

[@arnesaknussemm2427]

I suggest you check out Stevie Riks

[@dcmastermindfirst9418]

Peter serafinowicz is far better

[@tonyt8805]

That was great🎉🎉🎉 I wish the clip was longer 😉

[@americankulak2294]

That was rather impressive. -- Henry Higgins

[@damo128]

Brilliant!!!! He nailed it!! Simon pegg is an absolute legend!!

[@jhgfdsertuiokjhg]

Any other Americans like myself thought he said “math” not “mouth” at first?

[@jefffinkbonner9551]

I think that’s because they do math in metric

[@ElasticGiraffe]

It wasn't just you. That he didn't say "maths" should've tipped me off.

[@glortw]

I could not figure out what he was saying at first. I thought he was maybe saying "your man" (?). (I'm American.) Finally realized towards the end. So you not alone! I thought the impressions were spot-on though!

[@drakebrown9622]

I thought he said brain, I was confused

[@josho2053]

@Da Dole99 you're cool

[@ngarci8040]

Me & the family absolutely Love this guy …!

[@magneto7930]

Damn, had to watch that a second time. He definitely nailed John and Paul!

[@prla5400]

Yeah, he nailed them and did them in his mouth

[@indmych]

Fantastic! One regional accent, four distinct speakers. Golden.

[@TakaAmun]

Simon Pegg is a joy to watch, truly. As an aside, I'm sure that somewhere out there, there's an old groupie with a "four Beatles in your mouth" story as well 😉

[@rozpu9001]

best comment of the decade xD

[@robertb2245]

Wow best 4 seconds ever...bless the Beatles 🤟🎸🥁🎤

[@JTCurtisMusic]

"George Harrison" from Broadway here: and I agree with comments listed, George is very hard to nail down, took me a long time to find that space where you speak in his voice. It's similar to John but it's a bit more gentle and the speed of his contemplative cadence is definitely key. I feel like his voice changed a lot too. You watch A HARD DAY'S NIGHT, his voice has more of a drawl and sibilance to it, maybe after coming off of having a sore throat from their American tour. But when you get to 70s and 80s interviews, his voice is much earthier, like he's channeling the spiritual guru that he's become.

[@douglasnewman4163]

Amazing! Absolutely perfect!

[@coldplayvideoedits4965]

As a scouser I want to say that his impressions are spot on

[@braeeee_]

you dont need to be scouse to confirm the impressions are good, you just need to know what the beatles sound like.

[@christophersimon8339]

@@braeeee_ Actually, you do.

[@braeeee_]

@@christophersimon8339 lmao, no you don't. it surely helps, but its not a requirement. I'm from the South west of the UK and I listen to the beatles a lot so I naturally just know the accent quite well. and even if you don't, you just need to know what the beatles sound like.

[@AICabal]

@@sexytiff7539 Remember the 69!!

[@youreshouldoflearntgrammer8277]

As a scouser

[@FutureAbe]

This contextualises their vocal harmonies in a whole new way for me

[@jamiehess4211]

Wow. Best Beatles impression I've heard & it was a throwaway....

[@randomgamers2914]

I've been doin this forever and now just realized I do it since he explained ut

[@sas2300]

2hat wasmkst impressive is how he switched between them all so quickly as he explained it 😆

[@briandavis9921]

Genius! Thank U!! now to attempt to sing like all Fab 4 of them

[@juancarlosvaldes4538]

Great work Scottie!! Always enjoyed your work dedication on Star Trek and Mission Impossible! I hope you are part of their next movies!

[@GiuseppeGazerro]

Impressive! John’s perfect.

[@RobsonTheRed]

George Harrison: These are not the droids you’re looking for

[@AdultThirdCultureKid1971]

Sir Alec Guinness had that kind of speaking voice throughout his acting career.

[@lufsolitaire5351]

You will not find a greater hive of scum and villainy

[@benringenberg6265]

Benjy nailed those. I love him.

[@theknightofhyrule]

“Four Beatles in your mouth trick” Uhhhhhhhhhhh

[@laurie4048]

Dirty mind, dirty undies

[@laurie4048]

wait that's not right. it's dirty mind clean undies. now i'm confused

[@reinjouke9743]

It's called the "backstage invitation" trick

[@pixelperfectgaming2830]

Yes

[@margaretjbuckley]

That would be Yoko, before she got the one she wanted ;-)

[@jaelge]

Astounding party trick. Spot on, mate.

[@michaelyoungstrom9412]

John and Paul was spot on. Actually they all were spot on!

[@colleenjacobs9466]

And just one more reason to adore Simon!

[@cisium1184]

This is a good impression. Commenters arguing otherwise may be mistaking an _impression_ for an _imitation._ They're not the same thing. An _impression_ is just what it says: the artist's subjective impression of a person, a caricature that gives us the flavor of its subject by emphasizing a particular quality or qualities that we identify with the subject. It's not intended to sound exactly like the subject. The theory is that caricature conveys the subject more forcefully than a strictly accurate representation would. The genius of a really good impression/caricature is the creator's emphasis of traits that the audience at best only subconsciously recognized, but which become instantly and consciously define the subject once revealed to the audience. In this case, what makes the impression good is the idea that the four Beatles speak from different parts of the mouth; in this sense it really is one impression of the four Beatles collectively, not four separate impressions of the four different Beatles.

[@bearsikes1311]

I LOVE Simon Pegg!!!

[@CHOCOVIRUS]

I never knew the Beatles did a Simon Pegg impression

[@RegularGiraffe]

Delivers what it promises with no preamble! 10/10

[@victoriagarcia3078]

He should make them have conversations with each other, that would be cool.

[@Berniewahlbrinck]

That's exactly what Stevie Riks does!

[@stupreme]

Oh he's so great love him.

[@NxDoyle]

Just like Peter Serafinowicz, Simon does 3/4 very well. George is tough.

[@Mudge07]

Peter is a Liverpudlian, so it comes more naturally to him, whereas Simon, from Gloucester, applies the techniques shown to manipulate the tone along with the accent. Both very talented in creating characters and sometimes new voices to bring them to life.

[@glenphillips9068]

Albert Hammond does George well.

[@luke-alex]

@@Mudge07 It's not any more natural for a Liverpudlian to manipulate the tone of their voice than someone from Gloucester! The only added difficulty for Simon is getting the accent right, and it's not exactly one of the more difficult British accents.

[@michaeljohn1978]

The Shaun Of The Dead set must’ve just been one big Beatles-Off…….. with zombies

[@aboutbooks1843]

He shows off so much talent just by doing this

[@aldente3709]

Search "Jess Harnell does all 4 Beatles voices". That's how it's done. Harnell did the voice of Wacko on Animaniacs, among other voices

[@drewood]

Thats funny. I said the same thing and then saw your comment. Yeah, Jess was way better.

[@CIMAmotor]

I just watched Jess, he wasn't as good as Simon Pegg.

[@localbod]

Harnell's impressions were rubbish, well at least to a British person. All the Beatles sounded the same.

[@tlatosmd]

Well, if he does Wacko, he's basically doing Ringo with an American accent.

[@cathalmacsiurdain7762]

Beautiful. Definitely a Beatles fan.

[@janwerk3647]

John: 10 Paul: 6 George: That's John again! Ringo: 5

[@termsofusepolice]

One thing that stands out to me in George's vocals is how much he was apparently trying to emulate John. Either that or they just naturally had very similar tonality.

[@henrikbunkenborg6743]

This is great

[@theseventhsojourner1413]

I do a Pete Best imitation but never could make a living with it.

[@T.E.P..]

How the Beatles live in your "Math" .... kinda makes sense too. Thank you for your glorious channel!!!

[@AndEis93]

I would love to hear him do a good 30 seconds of each Beatle!

[@samuelli-a-sam]

That's very impressive and cool!!

[@FIQKYFADZAN]

Not gonna lie. That was impressive.

[@barnijones1]

Very impressive

[@RickyRayFitz]

“I was quite prepared for that eventuality!” 👌🏼

[@gns423]

He didn’t really sound like George. He nailed the other 3.

[@yesterdayproductions1019]

George has that real thick liverpudlian accent. Very difficult.

[@johnfbremerjr]

Such an amazingly talented guy.

[@phillippershing6315]

A blue meanie disliked this.

[@sherryBLUE735]

I sure wish Simon could get a part two Paul movie. The first Paul movie is so fun and unique. We all could use another Paul movie during these unsettling times.

[@nerdymusicianfangirl7024]

Fun fact: Jess Harnell does an impression of all four Beatles at once for the voice of Wakko Warner.

[@jetnut89]

Thats not true. Its just Ringo but in a higher register. Oddly enough that video was recommended right next to where your comment was.

[@nerdymusicianfangirl7024]

@@jetnut89 Actually, I've listened closely to a lot of Wakko Warner dialogue, mainly 'cause I'm a huge Animaniacs fan, and I can hear little bits of John and Paul in there. Occasionally there's a little smidge of George. Also, is it the vid where Jess explains his Animaniacs audition?

[@jetnut89]

@@nerdymusicianfangirl7024 Thats the one.

[@nerdymusicianfangirl7024]

@@jetnut89 Thought so. Yeah, it's all four at once. If you listen closely, you can hear a little bit of each Beatle in Wakko's voice.

[@jetnut89]

@@nerdymusicianfangirl7024 Twodifferent interviews, one he says its ringo: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGikgoaHlq6qp7s the other he says its John. I dont know anymore.

[@Mooseman327]

Jeez. So good. Nailed them all.

[@Buenomars]

His Paul reminded me of Mr. Garrison from South Park.

[@Mebzy]

The only person to properly distinguish the beatles from each other

[@LeastTango]

John and Paul, spot on. George and Ringo were just mild variations of John

[@mikewest1542]

A mimic as well, is there no end to Simons talents!

[@NextScamdemic]

George had a mellow easygoing songful thing he didn’t get

[@jordanwillrog]

Need more of this

[@123Elvis1]

Haha! He sounded more like Stewie Griffin when he did Paul’s voice.😂😂😂

[@trevorhock8442]

This is how I remember when doing Beatles impressions. They’re so fun to do, I think of the Dewey Cox scene a lot

[@1982pencil]

George was a little off (I’ve never heard anyone do a spot-on impression of him), but the rest were pretty much perfect!

[@thevideocommenter3061]

Everybody talks about how good his John or George is, no one gonna talk about that sick ass Simon Pegg impression?

[@jamesheath7601]

0:30 lol