The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun REACTION

[@trendydelquendy]

George Harrison had a knack for inventing melodies you've been born knowing.

[@exmagnolia]

Including My Sweet Lord.

[@rachelolson5488]

My chants

[@timkis64]

if babies can hear in the womb.they probably did hear these songs BEFORE they were born.millions of babies couldve been born allready comforted by beatles songs before they actually breathed.

[@peggyryan2851]

1964. I was 14. I come from the most musically lucky generation of all time.

[@farrken]

This is a George Harrison masterpiece. His others include while my guitar gently weeps and something.

[@luca4mvp]

I agree!

[@TomozAlpha]

Taxman is underrated

[@karenstpeter6321]

Yes! He really needs to play While My Guitar Gently Weeps!!

[@KungaMatata]

If I Needed Someone and I Need You too

[@DAWSOOON]

And dont forget almost all his solo career songs

[@bluegrassreb1]

when the third best song writer IN A BAND writes a masterpiece, its gotta be THE BEATLES...

[@Mr.Septon]

Right?!

[@karenstpeter6321]

Amen, Jake!!

[@trillionsydney6897]

George wasnt the most prolific, but his songs are most of my favourite ones.

[@someguitargentlycomes889]

I’d say that George would be the second best songwriter, Lennon-McCartney at one

[@willsalach3807]

When the "third best song writer" causes the two best song writer's to question their worth, he isn't the third best song writer. But, he is the better human being.

[@eduardolandazuri3639]

The Beatles are the BEST band ever!!!!!!

[@adamrule4386]

George Harrison, the coolest and most underrated Beatle. While My Guitar Gently Weeps will blow you away.

[@ryanedwards4512]

Especially the tribute version with Jeff Lynne,Tom Petty ,Prince and others

[@davidholaday2817]

YES

[@michaelshafer5192]

SOMETHING - another great by George Harrison = I think the best Beatles song of all time

[@marievaleur7877]

He is my favorite Beatle 🥰

[@jgilbertify]

Yeah ... Hands down .. George had the Swag!!

[@lonelybones1]

I really don’t know life without the Beatles in it. And I thank the heavens for that.

[@CheleBoxy]

Amen!

[@XaviClot]

Same here!!!

[@70snostalgia]

So "Yesterday" was a horror movie???? Guess it was.

[@dreyestud123]

@@70snostalgia But the Beatle music travels to the parallel universe.

[@virginiaalvespons2590]

Amén ❤❤❤

[@jacobdavis9547]

"In My Life." Possibly the most universal lyric ever written. Has made me cry countless times

[@Serai3]

Me, too. "The Long and Winding Road' freaking KILLS me - I sob like a baby every time I hear it.

[@Akchun21]

Lucy in the sky for me bc of how beautiful it is.

[@jacobdavis9547]

@@Serai3 "Many times, I've been alone/ And many times I've cried/ Anyway, you'll never know/ The many ways I've tried" 😭😭😭

[@jacobdavis9547]

@@Akchun21 I hate the narrative that it's an LSD song when it is so obviously about the innocent beauty that is a child's imagination, if not even perhaps in a spiritual way

[@inspirationworks8357]

@@Serai3 Same here. After watching Across the Universe, several of their songs hit different. I didn't really care for Dear Prudence until I saw that movie. Let It Be and Hey Jude in the movie and any other time I have heard them reduce me to tears.

[@samsmith4216]

You want to know what the Beatles vibe was when they played. KZbin any Live concert video of them. You will strain to hear all the music thru the girls screaming. I myself saw the Beatles first appearance on Ed Sullivan when I was 5.

[@aleatharhea]

I don't really remember a world without the Beatles in it, but I think the White Album was the first Beatles Album I was aware of. It came out when I was 7.

[@paulvalerius3674]

George Harrison wrote this at Eric Clapton’s house sitting by the pool.

[@Bobhughes1989]

that's amazing! I had never heard that

[@waynej2608]

And he was walking in Eric's garden, strumming a guitar, while he wrote it. George was 'chill'.

[@Bobhughes1989]

@@waynej2608 I can picture that so vividly

[@CheleBoxy]

George was my favorite Beatle. "While my guitar gently weeps" is still one of my favorites. My sister loves the Beatles so much she got a tattoo of them in profile.

[@clivefernthecamper7831]

He was at Eric’s house because he was ditching a business meeting. Probably one of the best business decisions he ever made (even if that was not intended) as I’m sure he made more money from writing that song than he would have done sitting in an office for a couple of hours.

[@tashakomaroff2982]

“They always make you feel something.” I don’t think you know how beautiful and profound that observation is.

[@jaytrace1006]

“Something” and “Yesterday” are the real deal.

[@maxhammer4067]

Come together is the real deal lol

[@shellilopes6213]

Get right out of my head. These are my 2 favs.

[@maxhammer4067]

@@shellilopes6213 No I like it here, it's warm and cosy 🙂

[@SHADCEO]

Something and let it be

[@beatles1141]

Everything they did is the real deal for me.

[@davidcasias847]

Rain. live version. Best song I've ever heard. The ultimate Beatles song for real.

[@MrMurph73]

Dude, the Beatles stopped playing live half way through their career and just locked themselves away in the studio for a few years. Thats when they produced their best work.

[@Dr-Pepper15]

It's funny cus that actually depends on who you ask cus there are definitely people who preferred the older works than the later. In my opinion I believe that is a sign of just how amazing this band was regardless of which era of their music they were at it was so good that you have so many people who love all of their work and multiple factions who also love specific eras in their music

[@jareczek1980]

and the reason for that was the girls, they just squealed too loudly and drowned out the music from the speakers. The last concert was on the roof, which was repeated several dozen years later by the U2 band

[@odgjr]

@@jareczek1980 then the Be Sharps played on the roof of Moe's Tavern

[@blueberrypanquakes]

@@jareczek1980 supposedly they didn't even bother to tune their guitars on their last concert performances (rooftop aside), because they realized that not only could they not hear if they were playing correctly, neither could the audience, so what difference did it make how it sounded?

[@alphasixty1316]

Not only "the girls" Jarek, but sound systems of the day just were not very good for large audiences and the type of the music they wanted to present.

[@craigmitchell5501]

“Happiness is a warm gun” , “youve got to hide your love away”, “shes a woman”, and “strawberry feilds forever”, all highly recommended

[@benschuler4940]

dont forget "sergeant peppers lonely hearts club band" :D

[@tristanfarquhar9148]

I would also suggest for no one

[@EireannAnnie]

you've got hide your love away, good one, love it

[@bitbandita]

Eleanor Rigby too...

[@Blue-rl5dp]

"All You Need Is Love" that one's addictive.

[@sarahzentexas]

I fell in love with George’s face when my mom took me to see A HARD DAY’S NIGHT in the theater. I was five, I know that. They’ve always been a part of my life-since 1965.

[@patriciaburroughs]

I fell in love with his face on the cover of Meet the Beatles.

[@catherinemccullough299]

@@patriciaburroughs George was always my favourite Beatle, so handsome and so underappreciated!

[@kurtsaxton9665]

George Harrison was by far the best musician and my favorite Beatle for sure.

[@greghortonsr.5428]

did y7ou know that Phil Collins is in Hard Days Night ? he was a 7-8 year old kid in the audience

[@DF-uo9ku]

George was always my favorite.

[@MackerelCat]

If you’re having a bad time of it, this song is a perfect antidote.

[@markdecker6190]

My first time seeing the Fab Four was their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 when I was all of 11 yrs old. A year later I went with my female cousins to see their first movie A Hard Day's Night and all the girls in the theater were screaming as if they were right up there on stage. The only Beatle I've seen perform live was Paul McCartney in Philadelphia during his Wings Over America tour and of course it was awesome.

[@jamesbyersmusic]

My first time hearing The Beatles was in 1985, when I was 4. I was OBSESSED with 'Thomas The Tank Engine' which was narrated by Ringo Starr. My Dad said to me 'Ringo who reads your Thomas stories used to be in a band called 'The Beatles.' He then played me 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' and I immediately became OBSESSED with The Beatles and over 35 years later I still am!

[@joerobbins1046]

I'm old.ok? Imagine way back when there wasn't even fm radio everywhere. Just the generic sounding, transistor radio AM stations, were all we knew as youngsters. The sound out of them was rather shilly. Even so,when the song " I wanna hold your hand" came blurting out of it...there was something magical about the sound. It was euphoric in some way. You knew immediately it was special. It's difficult to describe but it made your ears perk up in some way. It might be similar to walking through a desert parched,but not realizing it. Until someone throws a gallon of cool water over you. It filled an empty spot in my soul I didn't know was there. I was fortunate enough to be one of those first group of people to hear them on the airwaves.

[@XaviClot]

Thanks for sharing your great story!

[@toyferBritney]

I was in 4th grade when a classmate turned me on to the Beatles. He was an artist, was always drawing Beatles pictures, so I had to go to the drugstore in the village and buy a Beatles record. Meet the Beatles. This was four or five years after it had been released, but I didn't have many choices there, and I didn't know that anyways. Listened to it over and over. Must have been during a break in the school day, possibly at the beginning, not remembering exactly when, but I was at the blackboard, and "my girl" was up there right next to me, I broke into the verse "I Want to Hold Your Hand". She had no idea what that was about. Sorry, over a half century ago. Guess my memory's not completely shot

[@robplotnick]

"a day in the life" I've heard the Beatles as far back as i can remember.

[@rhondamcbath6279]

Hey my name is "KAREN" & I HATE THE BEATLES, THE MONKEYS, AMONGST MANY OTHER BANDS THAT BEGIN WITH THE WORD, "THE"...FEEL ME, GET IT, U-N-D-E-R-S-T-A-N-D ?+?+?+?+!+!+!+

[@robplotnick]

@@rhondamcbath6279 love your hate!👍

[@robotto8858]

It's amazing that a band who only released albums together for about 6 years were so diverse and impactful.

[@bobbyscott5162]

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[@robotto8858]

@@bobbyscott5162 yeah, typo. Sorry.

[@peterthefox2076]

Again the best act ever in the world. Listen to the song: Yesterday. Its the most covered song from the Beatles. Other songs are Get Back, Blackbird oh so many!!!

[@ethanlora6054]

Not just from the beatles. Yesterday is the most covered song ever.

[@johnharrison9685]

Covert? I thought it was pretty upfront and in your face.

[@7colliemac]

I’m 70 .. I was a rocker in 1964 I was 13 year old rebel, Elvis was King.. I went to a mates place, he had all his hair brushed forward not greased back .. I looked at him puzzled & he said the Beatles mate, I went “who!!!” The Beatles listen to this, he put on Love Me Do, I can’t say I loved it, but I knew they had taken music in a different direction & that interested me, I thought they were a one hit wonder, but song after song, with this catchy different sound, I was hypnotised by their greatness & still they cranked out hit after hit, I finally gave in & become a Beatle maniac a fan for life.. I still love them & always will.

[@barneymiller6204]

Since they quit live performances in 1966, it's not easy to find someone who saw them live! My sister did in Seattle in 1964.

[@shineon7641]

Wow, I actually had the opportunity to go to what was to be their last concert at "Candlestick Park, in San Francisco, in 1966. I had something in mind that conflicted with the concert, (wish I could remember what it was now), and I can remember thinking to myself: "Nah, I'll just see them the next time they come." Little did I or anyone know, at that time, that The Beatles would never play anothr Live concert again?! ARGH! I think I'm taking that "Regret" to my grave, with me. UGH!

[@becksullivan4796]

I’m 66. I saw the Beatles on tv in 1964-so right from the beginning. From that moment you could see there was a real musical change happening. Little did we know!! Their music is so diverse anyone can find something they like. This song is truly lovely!!

[@ellavader4411]

I'll never forget the first time I saw them on The Ed Sullivan show. It was the first and last time I "shushed" my mother. She was shocked speechless, but I did hear about it later (I was only 8 yrs old and children of the '50s did not sass their mothers, non-negotiable)

[@michelcyr4232]

I’m 67 and was sitting to watch the same show you did, you just can’t forget that shoe on Ed Sullivan.

[@garyspry1444]

I was 4 and remember seeing them on ES.

[@liverpoolishgirl]

Me, too.

[@amitychief3061]

"They always make you feel something." That was such a simple but profound statement about The Beatles.

[@nicanorroebuck953]

In My Life! My favorite but that doesn't really matter considering they have a truly ridiculous number of brilliant songs. They are unrivaled.

[@parisbrat]

In My Life is...you know.

[@flinx1241]

Me too

[@rossanarobinson6320]

My absolute favorite by them. Such beautiful melody and poignant lyrics.

[@jordanbeckstead486]

Not the Beatles but I've seen Paul McCartney 2 times in my life. Amazing. He plays about 8 instruments and just rocks the whole time. Plus hearing him play Blackbird live is flat out an experience. AND he plays "something" in tribute to George on George's old ukulele. Amazing.

[@merrimcarthur7198]

I was 9 years old and brand new to the United States (I'm Canadian). My family and I were watching the Ed Sullivan Show. Once I saw the Beatles I knew that everything would be different. I fell in love with them and their music. To this day, I still have all my Beatles vinyl....all of it. I never got to see them live, but they started me on a musical journey where I got to see a LOT of truly legendary bands live over the years. It was a great time to grow up.

[@greasyrailman]

She’s leaving home. A story many parents would endure.

[@stevenhershkowitz2265]

The Beatles make you feel something and Something makes you feel the Beatles (react to The Beatles doing "Something" - one of the greatest love songs of all time) (my favorite song is "You Never Give Me Your Money")

[@joshuavanderhei4213]

You should check out their song “I Want You (She’s So Heavy).” Definitely and interesting one!

[@trespatines8698]

I concur. Excellent song that wasn’t a “hit”.

[@hiro111]

Not a song I would pick to introduce someone to the Beatles.

[@GoDawgs18]

@@hiro111 he’s done multiple songs already so I think it’s time ☺️

[@sandrapaulette2282]

The first time I heard of the Beatles was when they appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964. I was a senior in high school and have been a Beatles fan ever since, both as a group and as individual artists. And the first time I heard "Here Comes the Sun" I was just coming down from a really spectacular acid trip. Still enjoy their music.

[@dougmoniaci4957]

You nailed it; that is why their music is so lasting and popular, it makes you feel good, happy. It will last forever.

[@lcn325]

I'm 62 so it's been a trip growing up with their music. How they evolved through the decades. Love them! They each had their talent blended in. 🌞

[@michelleortega1514]

We really had the best music growing up didn't we.I am the same age as you.

[@haeleth7218]

One of my favourites is an early one called, "If I Fell".

[@rossanarobinson6320]

One of my favorites, too.

[@berdy5064]

@@rossanarobinson6320 Me too!

[@eggchipsnbeans]

It's unspeakably lovely

[@TheGreatGig73]

They have well over 100 hits and they were only recording for about 7 years.

[@rubbersole79]

And broke up before they reached their 30's.

[@mrsouthjersey4956]

That fact continues too blow me away Mr. Moose. There is, "The Beatles"....then everyone else.

[@Realbillball]

Here Comes the Sun is still a timeless masterpiece.

[@JonHammerHeart]

I saw them play on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 when I was 9. It changed my life and the lives of almost everyone in western culture at that time. The Beatles were a musical revolution. I feel so fortunate to have grown up in these years because I got to experience the greatest era music has yet known.

[@ronaldyankovich8363]

First time was on the Ed Sullivan Show, 1964. It changed my life.

[@hammernails6779]

Ditto ..... on a black & white TV.

[@akahina]

Yup...me too. I bought everything as released. They continue to change the world to this day.

[@akahina]

My favorite: You know my name (Look up the number)

[@kurtsaxton9665]

That was the beginning of Beatle mania for sure but my opinion is Rubber Soul was their breakout album. It's when they became real musicians instead of pop stars.

[@nancysimonds9760]

@@hammernails6779 yep me too.

[@jesselobo3213]

When i was a child we would watch "The Beatles" cartoons on a black and white tv. That was the beginning of my love for their music.

[@datrandom]

didn't they come on right after H and R Puffinstuff

[@robmarconi6758]

Omg, forgot about the cartoon!

[@angelika_munkastrap4634]

There was a cartoon???

[@jesselobo3213]

@@angelika_munkastrap4634 kzbin.info/www/bejne/in7SmqSpmc6SpdU

[@erichernandez3846]

Confession cuz I heard all the time I love their B Sides 1)taste of honey 2) you really got a hold on me

[@cisium1184]

I think it's funny that RomeLife is saying, "Don't hate on me for not having heard of the Beatles until Black Beatles" because I only discovered Smokey Robinson from hearing the Beatles' cover of "You Really Got A Hold On Me." I think that is just one of the ways people discover great music.

[@pjames8683]

My favorite Beatles song is whichever one im listening to at the time !

[@southernwanderer7912]

There's a word "Beatlemania" for a reason. If you watch their live shows, you'll see why.

[@subwaygoddess1]

@Southern Wanderer Beatlemania beginning with the Ed Sullivan Shows

[@michelleortega1514]

I was 5 years old when I heard them on the radio singing I want to hold your hand.I never stopped listening to them after that.

[@martyslazenger935]

You should try "Something," which as on the same album. At the time, Frank Sinatra called it the greatest love song of the past 25 years. "And it doesn't even use the word 'love'," he added.

[@cremetangerine82]

Frank Sinatra also called it his favorite Lennon/McCartney song.

[@papercup2517]

@@cremetangerine82 So he did... whoops!

[@lazyhazeldaisy9596]

Hi there, sorry but it does 'I don't need no other lover' and 'Your asking me will my love grow' he got that wrong.

[@martyslazenger935]

@@lazyhazeldaisy9596 Lol. You're right. And, actually, he called it the greatest love song of the past 50 years.

[@lazyhazeldaisy9596]

@@martyslazenger935 That's right and I think my favourite song is this one it's just simply beautiful.xx

[@jmango2636]

A day in the life / Elenor Rigby / And I love her and Penny Lane. All great songs

[@manchild3437]

"While my Guitar Gently Weeps," is one of their strongest songs written by the same guy George Harrison who did this one. I recommend the 2018 mix its sounds better.

[@photo161]

Dude, Don't you realizejust how very few rock/pop songs through all the decades are geared to making the listener feel good about oneself, and one's life. And how many are as hopeful and as joyous and as flay out beautiful as Here Comes the Sun? ...very few indeed.

[@jeffstumpf9129]

“You Got to Hide Your Love Away”

[@patdonnelly9392]

Great call!

[@flash1660]

Yep

[@waynej2608]

Outstanding!

[@paullashley8681]

I grew up with them. Every song a hit. At their concert there were thousands of young screaming girls going crazy. They were like kings. Unreal just unreal. Like a dream time

[@ronkrupovich7152]

Love this song!

[@lexlang7688]

My personal favorites are "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (amazing solo played by Eric Clapton), and "Eleanor Rigby" (Paul McCartney's first foray into writing music for a string ensemble). I'd love to see a reaction to either!

[@johnclibbens6803]

I was born in 1953, so followed the Beatles’ career from the beginning!

[@bluestingray67]

As far as Beatles live performances go, they only toured in the U.S. from 1964 to 1966. And if you watch any of the videos you will see it was complete insanity, with every teenage girl in the audience screaming at the top of their lungs from beginning till end. The amazing thing is, even with tiny PA systems and NO monitors at all, they were always singing perfectly in key, totally f'ing amazing.

[@davidbweiner]

Note the drums in the chorus. They go from a simople pop rhythm to an Indian beat and back tom= pop in one line. Incredible.

[@bobbyscott5162]

Sorry, I can't ever remember a time I didn't hear of them.

[@inspirationworks8357]

Same. I commented similarly. 😁

[@johnpelham9310]

Nothing to be sorry about. I was basically raised listening to the Beatles . My 3 elder brothers bought everything when it first came out.

[@sarahdee374]

ditto friend! Good times, challenging times, but always the best music!

[@lordofthevalley]

One of the amazing things about this song is that it was never released as a single by the Beatles, yet it is probably one of their most well known songs. You should react to "Hey Jude" if you haven't already.

[@BobbyCYeah]

the acoustic design of this song is freaking incredible... someone did some super awesome post production audio production here.

[@JustMe-vk4fn]

:D Here you go... After I read your comment, I found a you tube link to the story behind the writing and recording of "Here Comes the Sun". I'm going back to finish watching it now, but I thought of your comment and figured you might like to see this too. Be safe. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXOXgJmvasqJo9U

[@cremetangerine82]

Thank the team of producer George Martin (R.I.P.) and engineer Geoff Emerick (also R.I.P.).

[@BobbyCYeah]

@@JustMe-vk4fn Thanks!

[@annetterivers7423]

I was 14 or 15 yrs old, sitting at home, on the couch waiting for the Ed Sullivan show and I heard "I want to hold your hand." That was it for me and I soon learned, along with the country, the Beatles had tapped into the soul of music. It was an eye opener for the power of music.

[@nivleknollav3548]

Paul and John: “we are the best lyricist in this band” George: “Hold my beer Gringo”

[@stuckonvenuzz]

Hah true

[@martincarny5079]

*Ringo

[@carlneoh5843]

@@martincarny5079 that's part of the joke

[@davidlzerbe3720]

“ In My Life” This is a favorite Beatles song.

[@thomasalexand]

Judy Collins did a lovely version of In My Life.

[@izardk]

“How many of you have seen the Beatles live in concert?... and what was the vibe like?” Made me laugh out loud. If Rome only knew.

[@TheSanityInspector]

Well, it's not like there aren't a lot of old people here in the comments, so it's a reasonable question!

[@booboo8577]

Bob Geldof said Beatles concerts smelled of urine and it stank. All the crazy girls working themselves into a frenzy and passing out pissed themselves, and he could see little tiny rivers of pee rolling down the auditorium floors to gather in front of the stage. You couldn't hear them playing the music because of those same girls screeching.

[@iche50]

Me....: in June, 1966. Circus-Krone, Munich, Germany.......... :-) :-)

[@zortic1]

@@TheSanityInspector It's not a matter of age, it's the historical significance of the events (look up the Beatles at Shea Stadium). It was such a mad house that the Beatles stopped performing live and only recorded in studio from that point on. In fact, they essentially created the concept of music videos to avoid performing live on TV shows.

[@lorenzsabbaer7725]

@@iche50 im actually jelous since i was born in 1983 i obviously couldnt see them live, but i wish i could...... also german so funny to me

[@bobbiehowder2352]

"Here Comes the Sun" is my absolute favorite Beatles song... and it is an integral part of my Winter Solstice celebration! George H. was an un-sung hero; here his brilliance shines through.

[@Gregdevopitts]

So funny that head gestures are spot on for the beats of ALL the Beatles songs he's never heard.

[@lionheartroar3104]

I always remember what producer George Martin brought to the sessions. He was an integral part of this bands success.

[@luckykennedy7364]

He was the definition of a man ahead of his time imagine if I had the technology of today back then

[@korybeavers6528]

It's very hard to grow up in the last 50 years and not know some Beatle songs, they are such a fabric of our lives

[@AngelWingsVIII]

While I never saw them perform, they had crazy fangirls in their early years. These fans would just scream non stop through the concerts that the Beatles could never hear themselves or each other. Worth checking out videos of them

[@MsAppassionata]

If you want to see a really crazy reaction to them, watch when they first landed in Australia. Over 300,000 crazy Beatlemaniacs turned out to greet them when they arrived at their hotel. 😁

[@chiefkaysee5720]

Their last public performance was 52 years ago and that was the one on the rooftop. I would think there isn't a whole lot of people still around that last saw them perform. I have listened to them for over 45 years myself and I never get tired of them.

[@BobbyCYeah]

first time i heard of them i was 3 years old and "Lucy in the Sky" was one of my favorite songs along with "Puff The Magic Dragon".

[@jaydyer6682]

I had to google if the Beatles had a song named puff the magic dragon 😅 but remembered that’s a Peter Paul Mary song 😂

[@waynej2608]

@@jaydyer6682 The boys did their fair share of 'puffing the magic dragon, though. 😎👍

[@carenhelms8518]

I heard of the Beatles when I was a very young child, because they still had music on the radio then! I never saw them live, of course, but heard their music all the time at home. My very favorite song is "Norwegian Wood". I'm not sure why, but that song has always touched my heart.

[@warlockasylum]

Not only do they always make you feel something, but the music is very transcendent in the sense that their music still sounds fresh after 50 years! My favorite Beatles song is Tomorrow Never Knows and I Want You

[@carollandrum9223]

I saw their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan show in 1964!

[@leannewilson7184]

I was 4 years old: Lucy in the Sky: I distinctly remember trying to explain to Grandma “do you know the song ‘Lucy in the sky has diamonds’? “ I’m 52 now and can’t remember what I said last week.

[@timbillings6884]

Lucy in the sky with diamonds was about a magic mushroom trip !

[@jeancoughlin5490]

I'm not sure if that is the real story of one of the many rumors over the years.

[@becksullivan4796]

I can’t remember where I left my keys but remember all the words to their songs

[@rbodee]

LSD trip

[@timbillings6884]

@@rbodee nope Shrooms look it up!!!

[@jimlahey148]

And from an old duffer like me such a pleasure to see the effect they have on you :-)

[@sarahvanucci597]

1964 I was 9. We’d never seen or heard anything like them before and the whole world had Beatlemania.

[@jimb5163]

1964 "She loves you"

[@sansabasongbird5130]

Answer to that Q for many: The Ed Sullivan Show, Sunday nights on CBS.

[@ingridstrickland8768]

Except, i fell asleep before the Beatles came on.

[@teresapack4788]

I was born in 60s the baby of 5 children with teenagers and parents who loved music ....yes I was force feed 60s and 70s music and every song has a childhood memory and the first time I saw The Osmonds and the Jackson 5 andBand Stand every Saturday. Please review the American Bandstand shows

[@davidlightfoot348]

I remember my mom couldn't stop commenting on how long their hair was.

[@distinguishedsoul1217]

Yes, February 1964. I was 7 years old.

[@trianafoxwood7525]

My Dad saw the Beatles once. The crowd was sooooo hyped, the band was only able to play 3 songs before being forced to exit the stage for safety reasons.

[@seanie002]

I remember listening to Penny Lane in 1967, as a 3 yr old, on morning radio.

[@balloonfarm5903]

57 years ago February 9th on the Ed Sullivan show I saw/ heard the Beatles for the first time along with 70 million American viewers. I was 13; the perfect age to be introduced to this revolutionary group of musicians. They are still my favorite musical group of all time at age 70. Thanks for your reaction, brother Rome.😎✌🏽☮️🎸

[@Michael-ie2hx]

You truly feel the music the way we did. You have a gifted way of travelling time and discovering the same ground as us. Thank you so much I was 7 yo when this came out and I felt I could walk on rainbows. Feelings never leave the Source.

[@PCallahanPhilly]

I was a baby. I was born in 1963, and my mom was a fan. Always heard The Beatles and Elvis in the house.

[@myopicseer]

Me born in 63. My uncle loved music, tons of records, but was definitely a big Beatles fan. Beatles Elvis and Nat King Cole in my house growing up.

[@bufordteejustice1119]

Elvis and the Beatles. Not a bad combo.

[@eviekelpie1]

Same here. Mainly through radio and old records. I was 3 in 1965 when I first heard them. Part of my life ever since

[@ginahollingsworth5907]

I was born in 67 so I don't know when I actually "heard" the Beatles. Kinda like asking the 1st time I heard Elvis... and other great artists. They were always there. 🤷‍♀️❤

[@yorkvillevic6528]

When they broke up, lol. I was a wee one. Older kids were crying. Later in grade school, I understood why.

[@jasonfisher8529]

"When was the first time, like, y'all ever actually *heard* of the Beatles." Man, my parents were (are) straight-up hippies. I was born in Portland, Oregon. My father played jazz guitar back then, up and down the West Coast. There is literally no part of my life where I did NOT know the Beatles, inside and out. I have a boxed set of the 13 original vinyls they released in Britain ...

[@doncourtreporter]

Lucky child. My kids were singing Beatles at age 5, Peace.

[@sv3931]

13 originals! Lucky you!

[@agenttheater5]

I'm certain I was introduced tot hem when I was 7. All I remember is mum pulling me into the living room, putting 'The Red Album' on, my standing there thinking 'This had better be good', and then one second later dancing around the living room with her to 'Love Me Do'. I was introduced to the Blue Album a day or so later. If I remember right and I was 7 when this happened, then this would have been around the time when George died (he was Dad's favourite Beatle for various reasons including his bringing Indian music to mainstream culture - dad's not Indian but he loves the music and the culture - I think he even said at one point that he was something like a father figure to him for a bit), because in 2016 every time a famous singer died they spent half the day getting their old cds of them out and listening to them non-stop (interesting experience holding your mums hand at the table listening to 'So Long Marianne'), so it makes sense that they'd introduce me to the Beatles as a response to George Harrison's death. A year later I was the only one who seemed to remember the rest of the lyrics to 'yellow submarine' (I read the lyrics in the booklet the cds had).

[@doncourtreporter]

@@agenttheater5 Good thoughts for Georgie. Peace.

[@susanmaggiora4800]

Same. I truly can’t think of a time where I wasn’t aware of the Beatles, Elton John, Simon & Garfunkel, Three Dog Night, The Who, Isaac Hayes, Crosby, Stills & Nash Billy Joel, James Taylor or the Dave Brubeck quartet. Those albums were constantly being played in our house since I was a baby (born in ‘68). I remember being around 3 or 4 & sitting in front of this low, yellow coffee table we had & playing ‘piano’ on the table along with Elton John😊

[@tfarrell3279]

I'm an original believer back to 1962. A gift to be part of their evolution. Awesome true musicians, experimenting and loving their art

[@DeLee596]

Eleanor Rigby is one of my favorite.

[@primeminister66]

Classic

[@MsAppassionata]

Mine too.

[@raindancer80]

Living in England, I always have this song pop into my head that first day in the year that the Sun is out and is actually warm, might be April, might be May, but it's been a 6 month wait and you really feel like you've earned it.

[@albaPhenom]

Song's Iconic, I now play this for my kids in the car... such a nostalgia evoking melody.

[@julianortiz4151]

This is one of the most uplifting songs ever. I got to say most Beatles songs make me feel happy but there are some that really make you feel just a little sorrowful but in a good way. It’s hard to describe but listen to In My Life, Julia, Yesterday, Eleanor Rigby, or For No One and you’ll get what I mean. They’re all beautiful songs with deep meanings.

[@tamifaulkner4103]

I first heard of them was in 1968 when they had sent the precursor to videos to the Smothers Brothers show. I was 8 years old.

[@Rippypoo]

“You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away” NEXT, PLEASE!

[@freckled100]

I was away from home and feeling lonely when I listened to this song. It was winter and I was looking out the window - then the sun came out and a whole flock of robins landed in the yard. The song and the robins uplifted me.

[@marymargaretmoore9034]

I first heard of, and first heard, the Beatles when I was in 4th grade in 1963-64 when I saw them on the Ed Sullivan Show. After that is history. Please do their songs "Something", "In My Life", and "Blackbird."

[@deniseglenn4691]

I was 9 years old in 1963 when my older sister came home with single “I Want To Hold Your Hand”. Beatlemania ensued. I am 66 years old now and can sing every harmony and tell you every guitar riff and drumbeat of every Beatle song ever written. An original Beatlemaniac. Exactly 50 years after the Beatles hit America, at the age of 59, I got to see my favorite Beatle, Paul McCartney, in Lincoln, NE. An amazing 3 hour concert. No front group. He went through many Beatles songs and took time to honor both John and George, who had both passed away; singing some of their songs. He has an incredible band of young people. If I closed my eyes, I would swear I was listening to the original.

[@willettej7988]

Feb 7, 1964 on Walter Cronkite. There will never be anyone like them. They changed more than music ... they changed the WORLD.

[@krakatoa1200]

George's songwriting had so much meaning. Thanks for playing it all the way through.

[@alnitak2044]

The Beatles started off creating songs like "Please Please Me" and "Love Me Do" and then near of their career releasing "Helter Skelter". Probably the most dynamic bands ever. Not to mention they all had incredible solo careers after their breakup.

[@richardburnett6123]

"In my life" is one of my favourite of theirs

[@pamelahofman1785]

I was barely 6 years old and my mother bought Rubber Soul. I was fascinated. The thing is, it's not JUST that they live up to the hype. It's impossible to explain how important they were to the evolution of music. They are the definition of iconic. They changed everything.

[@ubilo]

Very astute comment.

[@danielrincon7836]

First time I heard a Beatles song was listening to my father's Wes Montgomery albums and came across this song called Eleanor Rigby and I loved it , then my mother pulled out the Beatles and played the same song and it blew me away, from then on I wanted to hear all of their albums , I was hooked.